1982 Houston Oilers season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Houston Oilers 1982 1–8 13th AFC Ed Biles Ladd Herzeg Bud Adams Houston Astrodome Did not qualify LB Robert Brazile Oilers seasons The 1982 Houston Oilers season was the franchise’s 23rd overall and the 13th in the National Football League (NFL). After losing their season opener, the Oilers beat the Seattle Seahawks at the Astrodome 23–21. The Oilers were 1–1 before the two-month players’ strike. When the season resumed the Oilers struggled, losing all seven games. Earl Campbell was held to just 536 yards, as the Oilers finished the season with a 1–8 record. The last remaining active member of the 1982 Houston Oilers was offensive lineman Mike Munchak, who retired after the 1993 season. Offseason NFL draft 1982 NFL draft 1982 Houston Oilers 1 8 Mike Munchak Guard Penn State yes yes yes 2 44 Oliver Luck Quarterback West Virginia yes 3 72 Stan Edwards Running back Michigan yes 3 77 Robert Abraham Linebacker North Carolina State yes 4 94 Steve Bryant Wide receiver Purdue yes 5 121 Malcolm Taylor Defensive end Tennessee State yes 6 148 Gary Allen Running back Hawaii yes 9 234 Matt Bradley Defensive back Penn State 10 261 Ron Reeves Quarterback Texas Tech 11 287 Jim Campbell Tight end Kentucky 12 314 Donnie Craft Running back Louisville yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1982_draft.htm 1982 Houston Oilers draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 22, 2014 Personnel Staff / Coaches 1982 Houston Oilers Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ladd Herzeg Head coach – Ed Biles Offensive coordinator – Jim Shofner Offensive Backs – Elijah Pitts Receivers – Andy Bourgeois Offensive line – Ray Callahan Defensive line – Ralph Staub Linebackers – Dick Selcer Defensive Backs – Bob Gambold Defensive assistant – Ken Houston Strength and Conditioning – Bill Allerheiligen Roster 1982 Houston Oilers  8 Archie Manning 10 Oliver Luck 14 Gifford Nielsen 31 Gary Allen gridiron football y 39 Adger Armstrong 34 Earl Campbell 40 Donnie Craft y 35 Stan Edwards y 28 Rich Thomaselli 80 Harold Bailey gridiron football 81 Steve Bryant American football y 84 Mike Holston 82 Mike Renfro 85 Carl Roaches 83 Tim Smith wide receiver 86 Walt Arnold 87 Dave Casper 89 Tim Wilson American football 58 David Carter offensive lineman C 66 Greg Davidson American football C 60 Ed Fisher American football G 72 Mark Koncar T 63 Mike Munchak y G 62 John Schuhmacher T 76 Morris Towns T 68 Ralph Williams American football G 75 Jesse Baker American football DE 65 Elvin Bethea DE 71 Ken Kennard DE 90 Daryle Skaugstad NT 67 Mike Stensrud NT 70 Malcolm Taylor American football y DE 56 Robert Abraham American football y ILB 54 Gregg Bingham ILB 52 Robert Brazile OLB 50 Daryl Hunt ILB 53 Avon Riley OLB 51 Ted Thompson ILB 59 Ted Washington Sr. OLB 36 Carter Hartwig SS 22 Bill Kay defensive back CB 32 Vernon Perry SS 21 Tate Randle FS 37 Mike Reinfeldt FS 27 Greg Stemrick CB 20 Willie Tullis CB 33 J. C. Wilson CB  6 John James American football P  4 Florian Kempf y K 00 Ken Burrough WR IR 69 Andy Dorris DE IR 64 George Reihner G IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 12 at Cincinnati Bengals L 6–27 0–1Riverfront Stadium Recap 2 September 19 Seattle Seahawks W 23–21 1–1Astrodome Recap – September 26 Buffalo Bills canceled 1–1 Astrodome – – October 3 at New York Jets canceled 1–1 Shea Stadium – – October 10 at Kansas City Chiefs canceled 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium – – October 17 Denver Broncos canceled 1–1 Astrodome – – October 24 Washington Redskins canceled 1–1 Astrodome – – October 31 at Cleveland Browns canceled 1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium – – November 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers canceled 1–1 Three Rivers Stadium – – November 14 Cincinnati Bengals postponed 1–1 Astrodome – 3 November 21 Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–24 1–2Astrodome Recap 4 November 28 at New England Patriots L 21–29 1–3Schaefer Stadium Recap 5 December 5 at New York Giants L 14–17 1–4Giants StadiumRecap 6 December 13 Dallas Cowboys L 7–37 1–5AstrodomeRecap 7 December 19 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–35 1–6Veterans StadiumRecap 8 December 26 Cleveland Browns L 14–20 1–7Astrodome Recap 9 January 2 Cincinnati Bengals L 27–35 1–8AstrodomeRecapNote: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 1982 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com Houston Oilers Category:Houston Oilers seasons Houston Category:Long stubs with short prose