1982 Dallas Cowboys season

1982 Dallas Cowboys season
Head coach	Tom Landry
General manager	Tex Schramm
Owner	Clint Murchison, Jr.
Home field	Texas Stadium
Results
Record	6–3
Division place	2nd in NFC
Playoff finish	Won First Round (Buccaneers) 30–17 Won Second Round (Packers) 37–26 Lost Conference Championship (at Redskins) 31–17

The 1982 Dallas Cowboys season was a strike-shortened nine game season, which the Cowboys finished with a record of 6 wins and 3 losses, placing them second in the NFC. After losing the season opening game against the Pittsburgh Steelers (the first time the Cowboys lost a season opener in 17 years), the Cowboys won the next six, including five after the strike had ended. However, two losses at the end of the regular season cost them homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. After beginning their playoff run at home with victories over the Buccaneers and the Packers, the Cowboys traveled to Washington, where they met defeat at the hands of their arch-rival, the Redskins. It was the third straight season that the Cowboys lost in the NFC championship game. The Redskins would advance to win the Super Bowl.^[1]

The Cowboys featured big-play capability on both sides of the ball in 1982. The offense relied on running back Tony Dorsett, who led the NFC in rushing (and during the season set an NFL record with a 99 yard run from scrimmage against Minnesota), and quarterback Danny White, who finished second in the NFL in passer rating. Despite the retirement of long time starters Charlie Waters and D.D. Lewis before the season, the Cowboys still tied for the NFC lead in sacks, and cornerback Everson Walls led the league with seven interceptions.^[2]

The Cowboys were the only team to defeat the Washington Redskins in the 1982 season, winning a regular season matchup in Game 5. The Cowboys were also the only team in the NFL who never trailed at halftime in '82.

Offseason

Tex Schramm and Gil Brandt, proposed to the NFL competition committee a centralization of the evaluation process for the NFL draft prospects. Before this, teams had to schedule individual visits with players to run them through drills and tests. This proposition created the NFL Scouting Combine, which was first held in Tampa, Florida, in 1982.^[3]

Coincidentally, the 1982 NFL Draft was one of the worst in Dallas Cowboys history. It is mostly remembered because it was the year the Cowboys drafted cornerback Rod Hill in the first round. Hill would go on to become the symbol of the team's failed draft strategy of the eighties, when the Cowboys took too many gambles. From that draft only Jeff Rohrer and Phil Pozderac made contributions.

1982 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Name	Position	School
1	25	Rod Hill	Cornerback	Kentucky State
2	53	Jeff Rohrer	Linebacker	Yale
3	81	Jim Eliopulos	Linebacker	Wyoming
4	101	Brian Carpenter	Defensive Back	Michigan
4	109	Monty Hunter	Defensive Back	Salem (WV)
5	137	Phil Pozderac	Offensive Tackle	Notre Dame
6	143	Ken Hammond	Offensive Guard	Vanderbilt
6	165	Charles Daum	Defensive Tackle	Cal Poly-SLO
7	193	Bill Purifoy	Defensive End	Tulsa
8	216	George Peoples	Running Back	Auburn
8	221	Dwight Sullivan	Running Back	North Carolina State
9	249	Joe Gary	Defensive Tackle	UCLA
10	277	Todd Eckerson	Offensive Tackle	North Carolina State
11	295	George Thompson	Tight End	Albany State (GA)
11	304	Mike Whiting	Running Back	Florida State
12	332	Rich Burtness	Offensive Guard	Montana

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
1	September 13, 1982	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 28–36	Texas Stadium	63,431
2	September 19, 1982	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 24–7	Busch Memorial Stadium	50,705
3	November 21, 1982	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 14–9	Texas Stadium	49,578
4	November 25, 1982	Cleveland Browns	W 31–14	Texas Stadium	46,267
5	December 5, 1982	at Washington Redskins	W 24–10	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	54,633
6	December 13, 1982	at Houston Oilers	W 37–7	Astrodome	51,808
7	December 19, 1982	New Orleans Saints	W 21–7	Texas Stadium	64,506
8	December 26, 1982	Philadelphia Eagles	L 20–24	Texas Stadium	46,199
9	January 3, 1983	at Minnesota Vikings	L 27–31	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	60,007

Game summaries

Week 5

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cowboys	0	7	10	7	24
Redskins	0	0	0	10	10

Date: December 5
Location: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Game start: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 64°F, wind 9 mph
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
Television network: CBS

Scoring summary

2	DAL	Ron Springs 8 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)	Cowboys 7–0

3	DAL	Rafael Septien 31 yard field goal	Cowboys 10–0

3	DAL	Timmy Newsome 18 yard run (Rafael Septien kick)	Cowboys 17–0

4	WSH	Mark Moseley 38 yard field goal	Cowboys 17–3

4	WSH	Charlie Brown 17 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)	Cowboys 17–10

4	DAL	Ron Springs 46 yard run (Rafael Septien kick)	Cowboys 24–10

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Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins⁽¹⁾	8	1	0	.889	6–1	8–1	190	128	W4
Dallas Cowboys⁽²⁾	6	3	0	.667	2–1	4–2	226	145	L2
St. Louis Cardinals⁽⁶⁾	5	4	0	.556	3–1	5–4	135	170	L1
New York Giants	4	5	0	.444	2–3	3–5	164	160	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	3	6	0	.333	1–4	1–5	191	195	L1

National Football Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins⁽¹⁾	8	1	0	.889	190	128	W4
Dallas Cowboys⁽²⁾	6	3	0	.667	226	145	L2
Green Bay Packers⁽³⁾	5	3	1	.611	226	169	L1
Minnesota Vikings⁽⁴⁾	5	4	0	.556	187	198	W1
Atlanta Falcons⁽⁵⁾	5	4	0	.556	183	199	L2
St. Louis Cardinals⁽⁶⁾	5	4	0	.556	135	170	L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers⁽⁷⁾	5	4	0	.556	158	178	W3
Detroit Lions⁽⁸⁾	4	5	0	.444	181	176	W1
New Orleans Saints	4	5	0	.444	129	160	W1
New York Giants	4	5	0	.444	164	160	W1
San Francisco 49ers	3	6	0	.333	209	206	L1
Chicago Bears	3	6	0	.333	141	174	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	3	6	0	.333	191	195	L1
Los Angeles Rams	2	7	0	.222	200	250	W1

Roster

Dallas Cowboys 1982 roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

76 Larry Bethea DT
78 John Dutton DT
72 Ed Jones DE
79 Harvey Martin DE
60 Don Smerek DE/DT
54 Randy White DT

Linebackers

53 Bob Breunig MLB
59 Guy Brown OLB
51 Anthony Dickerson OLB
58 Mike Hegman OLB
57 Angelo King MLB/OLB
50 Jeff Rohrer OLB
55 Danny Spradlin MLB

Defensive Backs

31 Benny Barnes SS/CB
26 Michael Downs FS
47 Dextor Clinkscale SS
27 Ron Fellows CB/RS
25 Rod Hill CB
34 Monty Hunter FS
32 Dennis Thurman CB
24 Everson Walls CB

Special Teams

1 Rafael Septien K

Reserve Lists

52 Jim Eliopulos OLB (IR)
23 James Jones RB (IR)
54 Scott McLean LB (IR)
63 Glen Titensor G (IR)

Rookies in italics
48 Active, 0 Inactive

Postseason

Playoff schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
First Round	January 9, 1983	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 30–17	Texas Stadium	65,042
Second Round	January 16, 1983	Green Bay Packers	W 37–26	Texas Stadium	63,972
NFC Championship	January 23, 1983	at Washington Redskins	L 17–31	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	55,045

Second Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	7	6	13	26
• Cowboys	6	14	3	14	37

Date: January 16
Location: Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
Game start: 3:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 63,972
Game weather: 38°F; wind 7
Referee: Gene Barth
Television network: CBS

Scoring summary

1	DAL	Rafael Septien 50 yard field goal	DAL 3–0

1	DAL	Rafael Septien 34 yard field goal	DAL 6–0

2	GB	James Lofton 6 yard pass from Lynn Dickey (Jan Stenerud kick)	GB 7–6

2	DAL	Timmy Newsome 2 yard run (Rafael Septien kick)	DAL 13–7

2	DAL	Dennis Thurman 39 yard interception return (Rafael Septien kick)	DAL 20–7

3	GB	Jan Stenerud 30 yard field goal	DAL 20–10

3	GB	Jan Stenerud 33 yard field goal	DAL 20–13

3	DAL	Rafael Septien 24 yard field goal	DAL 23–13

4	GB	James Lofton 71 yard run (kick failed)	DAL 23–19

4	DAL	Doug Cosbie 7 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)	DAL 30–19

4	GB	Mark Lee 22 yard interception return (Jan Stenerud kick)	DAL 30–26

4	DAL	Robert Newhouse 1 yard run (Rafael Septien kick)	DAL 37–26

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Awards

The Cowboys sent seven players to the Pro Bowl following the 1982 season: Bob Breunig, Pat Donovan, Tony Dorsett, Ed Jones, Harvey Martin, Herbert Scott, Everson Walls, and Randy White.
Danny White and Tony Dorsett were named to the All-NFL second team by the Associated Press at quarterback and running back, respectively. On the defensive side of the ball, end Ed Jones and tackle Randy White were named to the first team, while end Harvey Martin and cornerback Everson Walls were named to the second team.
Everson Walls, NFL Leader, Interceptions, (7)

Publications

The Football Encyclopedia ISBN 0-312-11435-4
Total Football ISBN 0-06-270170-3
Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes ISBN 0-446-51950-2

References

↑ The Football Encyclopedia ISBN 0-312-11435-4
↑ Total Football ISBN 0-06-270170-3
↑ Crouse, Karen (February 23, 2007). "Players Are Seen and Unseen At N.F.L. Scouting Combine". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

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East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
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