1982 Denver Broncos season
1982 Denver Broncos season | |
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Owner | Edgar Kaiser |
General manager | Grady Alderman |
Head coach | Dan Reeves |
Home field | Mile High Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 2–7 |
Division place | 12th AFC |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1982 Denver Broncos season was the team's 23rd year in professional football and its 13th with the National Football League (NFL). The Broncos played only nine games this season, owing to the strike imposed by the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). The Broncos were looking to improve on their 10–6 record from 1981. But due to many injuries plus the strike, the Broncos only won two games and lost seven. This was their worst record since 1971, their first losing season since 1975, and their first with fewer than three wins since 1964. Both of the Broncos’ wins came against interconference teams, and the team only won one home game the entire season, against the reigning Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers. Their only other win was against the Los Angeles Rams. The Broncos went winless against AFC foes in 1982, although all their non-division AFC games[i] were cancelled by the strike.
NFL Draft[edit]
1982 Denver Broncos draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 21 | Gerald Willhite | RB | San Jose State | |
2 | 50 | Orlando McDaniel | WR | LSU | |
4 | 106 | Dan Plater | WR | BYU | |
5 | 131 | Sammy Winder * | RB | Southern Mississippi | |
7 | 189 | Alvin Ruben | DE | Houston | |
9 | 243 | Keith Uecker | OT | Auburn | |
10 | 274 | Ken Woodard | LB | Tuskegee | |
11 | 300 | Stuart Yatsko | G | Oregon | |
12 | 327 | Brian Clark | G | Clemson | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel[edit]
Staff[edit]
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Roster[edit]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
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Schedule[edit]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 12 | San Diego Chargers | L 3–23 | 0–1 | Mile High Stadium | 73,564 | |
2 | September 19 | San Francisco 49ers | W 24–21 | 1–1 | Mile High Stadium | 73,899 | |
Players' strike | |||||||
10 | November 21 | Seattle Seahawks | L 10–17 | 1–2 | Mile High Stadium | 73,996 | |
11 | November 28 | at San Diego Chargers | L 20–30 | 1–3 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 47,629 | |
12 | December 5 | Atlanta Falcons | L 27–34 | 1–4 | Mile High Stadium | 73,984 | |
13 | December 12 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 27–24 | 2–4 | Anaheim Stadium | 48,112 | |
14 | December 19 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 16–37 | 2–5 | Mile High Stadium | 74,192 | |
15 | December 26 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 10–27 | 2–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 44,160 | |
16 | January 2, 1983 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 11–13 | 2–7 | Kingdome | 43,145 | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Standings[edit]
AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Los Angeles Raiders(1) | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 5–0 | 5–1 | 260 | 200 | W5 |
San Diego Chargers(5) | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 288 | 221 | L1 |
Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 127 | 147 | W1 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 176 | 184 | W1 |
Denver Broncos | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 148 | 226 | L3 |
# | Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
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Seeded postseason qualifiers | |||||||||
1 | Los Angeles Raiders | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 260 | 200 | W5 | |
2[a] | Miami Dolphins | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 198 | 131 | W3 | |
3[a] | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 232 | 177 | W2 | |
4[b][c] | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 204 | 146 | W2 | |
5[b][c] | San Diego Chargers | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 288 | 221 | L1 | |
6[c] | New York Jets | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 245 | 166 | L1 | |
7 | New England Patriots | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 143 | 157 | W1 | |
8[d] | Cleveland Browns | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 140 | 182 | L1 | |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||
9[d] | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 150 | 154 | L3 | |
10[d] | Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 127 | 147 | W1 | |
11 | Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 176 | 184 | W1 | |
12 | Denver Broncos | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 148 | 226 | L3 | |
13 | Houston Oilers | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 136 | 245 | L7 | |
14 | Baltimore Colts | 0 | 8 | 1 | .056 | 113 | 236 | L2 | |
Tiebreakers | |||||||||
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Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Urena, Ivan (2014). Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Guide from 1933 to the Presen. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 98–103. ISBN 9780786473519.
- ^ 2010 Denver Broncos Media Guide. p. 363. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
External links[edit]
- Denver Broncos – 1982 media guide
- 1982 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com