1982 Baltimore Colts season

30th season in franchise history; second winless season since AFL/NFL merger August 2023 March 2026 Baltimore Colts 1982 0–8–1 14th AFC Frank Kush Ernie Accorsi Robert Irsay Memorial Stadium Did not qualify None Colts seasons The 1982 Baltimore Colts season was the 30th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL), and the Colts’ penultimate season in Baltimore. It was their first under former Arizona State coach Frank Kush, who was hired to replace Mike McCormack after he recorded a 2–14 record in 1981.Lowman Wayne McCormack’s Fall Traced to Chaos in Front Office The Evening Sun December 22, 1981 Hanover, Pennsylvania 8 The Colts finished the NFL's strike-shortened 1982 season without a victory, finishing with eight losses and one tie in their nine games. The Colts became the third team since the league’s expansion era began in 1960, after the 1960 Dallas Cowboys and the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the second team since the AFL-NFL merger to finish a regular season winless. Since then, the 2008 Detroit Lions and the 2017 Cleveland Browns have posted winless seasons; the Colts are the only one of these five teams that did not do so in a full, uninterrupted season (the Cowboys played twelve games, the Buccaneers fourteen, and the Lions and Browns sixteen, as per the league standards of the time). The Colts are also the only winless team to not have a winning percentage of .000 due to the tie giving them a percentage of .056 which is the worst non-zero win percentage for a team in post-1900s North American sports history. It would be the final season the Colts tied a game for 40 years. This record is only breakable by an NFL team going 0–16–1 (.029) in a season, an MLB team going 8–154 or worse, an NBA team going 4–78 or worse, or by an NHL team finishing with 9 points or fewer. As mentioned above, the NFL's 1982 season was disrupted by a strike by the league's players. In the Colts’ first game after the end of the strike on November 21, they were shut out by the New York Jets 37–0. The following week, they were shut out by the Buffalo Bills 20–0, in a game in which the Colts’ offense never crossed the 50-yard line.Against Bills, Colts Have No Offense Los Angeles Times Times Wire Services November 29, 1982 6 Nevertheless, the week after that, they lost by only three points to the playoff-bound and defending AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals. Offseason NFL draft 1982 NFL draft 1982 Baltimore Colts 1 2 Johnie Cooks Linebacker Mississippi State no yes 1 4 Art Schlichter Quarterback Ohio State from L. A. Rams no yes 2 28 Leo Wisniewski Nose tackle Penn State no yes 2 34 Rohn Stark Punter Florida State from L. A. Rams yes yes 3 57 Jim Burroughs Cornerback Michigan State no yes 4 84 Mike Pagel Quarterback Arizona State no yes 5 113 Terry Crouch Guard Oklahoma no yes 6 140 Pat Beach Tight end Washington State no yes 7 169 Fletcher Jenkins Defensive tackle Washington no yes 8 196 Tony Loia Guard Arizona State no 9 225 Tony Berryhill Center Clemson no 10 252 Tom Deery Safety Widener no 11 280 Lamont Meacham Defensive back Western Kentucky no 12 307 Johnnie Wright Running back South Carolina no yes no Undrafted free agents + 1982 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBernard HenryWide ReceiverArizona State Personnel Staff 1982 Baltimore Colts President and Treasurer – Robert Irsay General manager – Ernie Accorsi Director of Pro Personnel – Bob Terpening Head coach – Frank Kush Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Zeke Bratkowski Running Backs – Roger Theder Receivers – Richard Mann Offensive Line – Hal Hunter Assistant Offensive Line – Mike Westhoff Defensive Coordinator – Bud Carson Defensive Line – Gunther Cunningham Linebackers – Rick Venturi Secondary – Bob Valesente Special Teams – Bob Valesente Roster 1982 Baltimore Colts 11 David Humm 18 Mike Pagel y 10 Art Schlichter y 33 Curtis Dickey 31 Zachary Dixon 28 Cleveland Franklin 32 Randy McMillan 38 Johnnie Wright no y 87 Elmer Bailey 85 Matt Bouza 80 Ray Butler American football 88 Bernard Henry American football y 84 Holden Smith no 81 Pat Beach y 86 Reese McCall 83 Tim Sherwin 75 Terry Crouch y G 53 Ray Donaldson C 68 Jeff Hart gridiron football T 63 Nat Hudson American football G 62 Ken Huff G 78 Greg Murtha T 79 John Sinnott American football T 64 Ben Utt T/G 73 Cleveland Crosby DE 72 Steve Durham American football DE 92 James Hunter no DE 94 Fletcher Jenkins y DE 99 Donnell Thompson DE 69 Leo Wisniewski y NT 52 Greg Bracelin OLB 98 Johnie Cooks y ILB 50 Joe Harris American football ILB 57 Mike Humiston ILB 51 Ricky Jones American football OLB 55 Barry Krauss ILB 49 Cliff Odom ILB 90 Gary Padjen ILB 54 Sanders Shiver OLB 60 Dave Simmons linebacker, born 1957 OLB 26 Kim Anderson American football FS 30 Larry Anderson American football SS 45 Jim Burroughs y CB 25 Nesby Glasgow FS 42 Derrick Hatchett CB 27 Darryl Hemphill y SS 48 Lamont Meacham y no CB  1 Dan Miller American football y K  3 Rohn Stark y P 34 Jeff Delaney S IR -- Tim Foley offensive tackle T PUP 72 Mike Fultz NT IR 44 Sid Justin CB IR -- Jimmy Moore no G PUP 71 Mike Ozdowski DE IR 93 Harry Stanback DE IR -- Hosea Taylor DE IR -- Kendall Williams y American football CB Left Squad Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 New England Patriots L 13–24 0–1 Memorial Stadium 39,055 2 September 19 at Miami Dolphins L 20–24 0–2 Miami Orange Bowl 51,999 NFLPA strike 3 November 21 at New York Jets L 0–37 0–3 Shea Stadium 46,970 4 November 28 at Buffalo Bills L 0–20 0–4 Rich Stadium 33,985 5 December 5 Cincinnati Bengals L 17–20 0–5 Memorial Stadium 23,598 6 December 12 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–13 0–6 Metrodome 53,981 7 December 19 Green Bay Packers T 20–20 (OT) 0–6–1 Memorial Stadium 25,920 8 December 26 at San Diego Chargers L 26–44 0–7–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 49,711 9 January 2, 1983 Miami Dolphins L 7–34 0–8–1 Memorial Stadium 19,073 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. New England Patriots Indianapolis Colts 1982;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: New England Patriots at Baltimore Colts – Game summary September 12 2:00 p.m. EDT Patriots 3 7 7 7 Colts 3 7 3 0 Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 39,055 73 F C Box score First quarter BAL – Mike Wood 49-yard field goal. Colts 3–0. NE – Rex Robinson 24-yard field goal. Tied 3–3. Second quarter BAL – Mike Pagel 1-yard run (Mike Wood kick). Colts 10–3. NE – Tony Collins 15-yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Rex Robinson kick). Tied 10–10. Third quarter BAL – Mike Wood 30-yard field goal. Colts 13–10. NE – Ken Toler 30-yard pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Rex Robinson kick). Patriots 17–13. Fourth quarter NE – Robert Weathers 1-yard run (Rex Robinson kick). Patriots 24–13. Top passers NE – Matt Cavanaugh – 7/16, 103 yards, 2 TD, INT BAL – Art Schlichter – 6/18, 103 yards, INT Top rushers NE – Tony Collins – 21 rushes, 137 yards BAL – Zachary Dixon – 8 rushes, 47 yards Top receivers NE – Tony Collins – 4 receptions, 56 yards, TD BAL – Matt Bouza – 6 receptions, 76 yards Week 2: at Miami Dolphins Indianapolis Colts 1982;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Baltimore Colts at Miami Dolphins – Game summary September 19 4:00 p.m. EDT Colts 0 17 0 3 Dolphins 14 0 10 0 Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida 51,999 83 F C Pat Haggerty NBC Gary Gerould and Jim Turner Box score First quarter MIA – David Woodley 1-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick). Dolphins 7–0. MIA – Bruce Hardy 4-yard pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick). Dolphins 14–0. Second quarter BAL – Ray Butler 53-yard pass from Mike Pagel (Mike Wood kick). Dolphins 14–7. BAL – Mike Wood 51-yard field goal. Dolphins 14–10. BAL – Barry Krauss 5-yard pass from Mike Wood (Mike Wood kick). Colts 17–14. Third quarter MIA – Tommy Vigorito 33-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick). Dolphins 21–17. MIA – Uwe von Schamann 29-yard field goal. Dolphins 24–17. Fourth quarter BAL – Mike Wood 48-yard field goal. Dolphins 24–20. Top passers BAL – Mike Pagel – 8/16, 124 yards, TD MIA – David Woodley – 16/25, 180 yards, TD Top rushers BAL – Zachary Dixon – 20 rushes, 87 yards MIA – Tony Nathan – 14 rushes, 56 yards Top receivers BAL – Ray Butler – 1 reception, 53 yards, TD MIA – Duriel Harris – 4 receptions, 78 yards Week 3: at New York Jets Indianapolis Colts 1982;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Baltimore Colts at New York Jets – Game summary November 21 1:00 p.m. EST Colts 0 0 0 0 Jets 10 17 7 3 Shea Stadium, Flushing, New York 46,970 50 F C Fred Wyant NBC Bob Costas and Bob Trumpy Box score First quarter NYJ – Freeman McNeil 34-yard run (Pat Leahy kick). Jets 7–0. NYJ – Pat Leahy 43-yard field goal. Jets 10–0. Second quarter NYJ – Mike Augustyniak 1-yard run (Pat Leahy kick). Jets 17–0. NYJ – Lam Jones 23-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick). Jets 24–0. NYJ – Pat Leahy 37-yard field goal. Jets 27–0. Third quarter NYJ – Freeman McNeil 32-yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick). Jets 34–0. Fourth quarter NYJ – Pat Leahy 19-yard field goal. Jets 37–0. Top passers BAL – Mike Pagel – 17/34, 230 yards, 2 INT NYJ – Richard Todd – 13/27, 231 yards, 2 TD Top rushers BAL – Zachary Dixon – 10 rushes, 37 yards NYJ – Freeman McNeil – 22 rushes, 123 yards, TD Top receivers BAL – Tim Sherwin – 5 receptions, 92 yards NYJ – Wesley Walker – 4 receptions, 84 yards Week 4: at Buffalo Bills Indianapolis Colts 1982;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Baltimore Colts at Buffalo Bills – Game summary November 28 1:00 p.m. EST Colts 0 0 0 0 Bills 3 14 0 3 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 33,985 27 F C Box score First quarter BUF – Efren Herrera 47-yard field goal. Bills 3–0. Second quarter BUF – Roosevelt Leaks 1-yard run (Efren Herrera kick). Bills 10–0. BUF – Roosevelt Leaks 1-yard run (Efren Herrera kick). Bills 17–0. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter BUF – Efren Herrera 41-yard field goal. Bills 20–0. Top passers BAL – Mike Pagel – 3/17, 62 yards BUF – Joe Ferguson – 6/16, 63 yards Top rushers BAL – Randy McMillan – 8 rushes, 16 yards BUF – Joe Cribbs – 20 rushes, 94 yards Top receivers BAL – Curtis Dickey – 1 reception 25 yards BUF – Frank Lewis – 2 receptions, 32 yards Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Indianapolis Colts 1982;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Colts – Game summary December 5 4:00 p.m. EST Bengals 0 6 7 7 Colts 7 3 0 7 Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 23,598 61 F C Box score First quarter BAL – Ray Butler 17-yard pass from Mike Pagel (Mike Wood kick). Colts 7–0. Second quarter CIN – Steve Kreider 24-yard pass from Ken Anderson (kick failed). Colts 7–6. BAL – Mike Wood 33-yard field goal. Colts 10–6. Third quarter CIN – M. L. Harris 1-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick). Bengals 13–10. Fourth quarter CIN – M. L. Harris 2-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick). Bengals 20–10. BAL – Pat Beach 4-yard pass from Mike Pagel (Mike Wood kick). Bengals 20–17. Top passers CIN – Ken Anderson – 22/29, 206 yards, 3 TD BAL – Mike Pagel – 11/20, 146 yards, 2 TD Top rushers CIN – Pete Johnson – 21 rushes, 90 yards BAL – Curtis Dickey – 12 rushes, 66 yards Top receivers CIN – Cris Collinsworth – 7 receptions, 79 yards BAL – Ray Butler – 2 receptions, 36 yards, TD Week 6: at Minnesota Vikings Indianapolis Colts 1982;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Baltimore Colts at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary December 12 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Colts 0 3 7 0 Vikings 7 0 3 3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 53,981 None (played indoors) Jerry Markbreit Box score First quarter MIN – Sammy White 24-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick). Vikings 7–0. Second quarter BAL – Mike Wood 39-yard field goal. Vikings 7–3. Third quarter BAL – Jim Burroughs 94-yard interception return (Mike Wood kick). Colts 10–7. MIN – Rick Danmeier 23-yard field goal. Tied 10–10. Fourth quarter MIN – Rick Danmeier 40-yard field goal. Vikings 13–10. Top passers BAL – Mike Pagel – 14/32, 116 yards, 2 INT MIN – Tommy Kramer – 19/35, 258 yards, TD, INT Top rushers BAL – Curtis Dickey – 13 rushes, 42 yards MIN – Ted Brown – 20 rushes, 75 yards Top receivers BAL – Randy McMillan – 5 receptions, 32 yards MIN – Sammy White – 3 receptions, 78 yards, TD Week 7: vs. Green Bay Packers Indianapolis Colts 1982;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Green Bay Packers at Baltimore Colts – Game summary December 19 2:00 p.m. EST Packers 0 10 3 7 0 Colts 3 0 3 14 0 Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 25,920 29 F C Box score First quarter BAL – Dan Miller 23-yard field goal. Colts 3–0. Second quarter GB – Jan Stenerud 40-yard field goal. Tied 3–3. GB – John Thompson 1-yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick). Packers 10–3. Third quarter BAL – Dan Miller 40-yard field goal. Packers 10–6. GB – Jan Stenerud 25-yard field goal. Packers 13–6. Fourth quarter GB – Eddie Lee Ivery 1-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick). Packers 20–6. BAL – Matt Bouza 12-yard pass from Mike Pagel (Dan Miller kick). Packers 20–13. BAL – Randy McMillan 1-yard run (Dan Miller kick). Tied 20–20. Overtime No scoring plays Top passers GB – Lynn Dickey – 16/34, 213 yards, TD, INT BAL – Mike Pagel – 23/39, 211 yards, TD Top rushers GB – Gerry Ellis – 11 rushes, 47 yards BAL – Curtis Dickey – 10 rushes, 39 yards Top receivers GB – John Jefferson – 5 receptions, 101 yards BAL – Matt Bouza – 5 receptions, 73 yards, TD Week 8: at San Diego Chargers Indianapolis Colts 1982;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Baltimore Colts at San Diego Chargers – Game summary December 26 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST Colts 0 3 10 13 Chargers 7 16 14 7 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California 49,711 55 F C Fred Silva NBC Charlie Jones and Len Dawson Box score First quarter SD – Kellen Winslow 30-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick). Chargers 7–0. Second quarter SD – Rolf Benirschke 45-yard field goal. Chargers 10–0. SD – Wes Chandler 41-yard pass from Dan Fouts (kick failed). Chargers 16–0. SD – Kellen Winslow 13-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick). Chargers 23–0. BAL – Dan Miller 46-yard field goal. Chargers 23–3. Third quarter BAL – Matt Bouza 15-yard pass from Mike Pagel (Dan Miller kick). Chargers 23–10. BAL – Dan Miller 58-yard field goal. Chargers 23–13. SD – James Brooks 8-yard run (Rolf Benirschke kick). Chargers 30–13. SD – Wes Chandler 44-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick). Chargers 37–13. Fourth quarter BAL – Curtis Dickey 1-yard run (pass failed). Chargers 37–19. SD – Kellen Winslow 28-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick). Chargers 44–19. BAL – Tim Sherwin 0-yard fumble return (Rolf Benirschke kick). Chargers 44–26. Top passers BAL – Mike Pagel – 17/25, 186 yards, TD, INT SD – Dan Fouts – 18/30, 298 yards, 5 TD, INT Top rushers BAL – Randy McMillan – 11 rushes, 39 yards SD – Chuck Muncie – 16 rushes, 126 yards Top receivers BAL – Matt Bouza – 5 receptions, 72 yards, TD SD – Kellen Winslow – 7 receptions, 120 yards, 3 TD Week 9: vs. Miami Dolphins Indianapolis Colts 1982;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Miami Dolphins at Baltimore Colts – Game summary January 2, 1983 2:00 p.m. Dolphins 10 7 17 0 Colts 0 7 0 0 Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 19,073 37 F C Box score First quarter MIA – Nat Moore 11-yard pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick). Dolphins 7–0. MIA – Uwe von Schamann 34-yard field goal. Dolphins 10–0. Second quarter BAL – Zacahry Dixon 11-yard run (Dan Miller kick). Dolphins 10–7. MIA – Jimmy Cefalo 34-yard pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick). Dolphins 17–7. Third quarter MIA – Andra Franklin 1-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick). Dolphins 24–7. MIA – Uwe von Schamann 25-yard field goal. Dolphins 27–7. MIA – Bruce Hardy 4-yard pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick). Dolphins 34–7. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers MIA – David Woodley – 14/22, 239 yards, 3 TD BAL – Mike Pagel – 11/23, 135 yards, INT Top rushers MIA – Andra Franklin – 19 rushes, 46 yards, TD BAL – Randy McMillan – 15 rushes, 67 yards Top receivers MIA – Duriel Harris – 4 receptions, 83 yards BAL – Curtis Dickey – 3 receptions, 50 yards Standings See also History of the Indianapolis Colts List of Indianapolis Colts seasons Colts–Patriots rivalry References Baltimore Colts Category:Baltimore Colts seasons Baltimore Category:NFL winless seasons