1982 Houston Oilers season

1982 Houston Oilers season
Head coach	Ed Biles
General manager	Ladd Herzeg
Owner	Bud Adams
Home field	Astrodome
Results
Record	1–8
Conference place	13th AFC
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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 player's 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.

Offseason

NFL draft

1982 Houston Oilers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	8	Mike Munchak * ^†	Guard	Penn State
2	44	Oliver Luck	Quarterback	West Virginia
3	72	Stan Edwards	Running back	Michigan
3	77	Robert Abraham	Linebacker	North Carolina State
4	94	Steve Bryant	Wide receiver	Purdue
5	121	Malcolm Taylor	Defensive end	Tennessee State
6	148	Gary Allen	Running back	Hawaii
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
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1982 Houston Oilers staff
	Front office Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ladd Herzeg Head coaches Head Coach – Ed Biles Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Jim Shofner Offensive Backs – Elijah Pitts Receivers – Andy Bourgeois Offensive Line – Ray Callahan			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Ralph Staub Linebackers – Dick Selcer Defensive Backs – Bob Gambold Defensive Assistant – Ken Houston Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Bill Allerheiligen

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1982	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 27–6	52,268
2	September 19, 1982	Seattle Seahawks	W 23–21	43,117
3	November 21, 1982	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–10	42,338
4	November 28, 1982	at New England Patriots	L 29–21	33,602
5	December 5, 1982	at New York Giants	L 17–14	71,184
6	December 13, 1982	Dallas Cowboys	L 37–7	51,808
7	December 19, 1982	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 35–14	44,119
8	December 26, 1982	Cleveland Browns	L 20–14	36,559
9	January 2, 1983	Cincinnati Bengals	L 35–27	26,522

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cincinnati Bengals^(3)	7	2	0	.778	3–1	6–2	232	177	W2
Pittsburgh Steelers^(4)	6	3	0	.667	3–1	5–3	204	146	W2
Cleveland Browns^(8)	4	5	0	.444	2–2	4–3	140	182	L1
Houston Oilers	1	8	0	.111	0–4	1–5	136	245	L7

American Football Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Raiders^(1)	8	1	0	.889	260	200	W5
Miami Dolphins^(2)	7	2	0	.778	198	131	W3
Cincinnati Bengals^(3)	7	2	0	.778	232	177	W2
Pittsburgh Steelers^(4)	6	3	0	.667	204	146	W2
San Diego Chargers^(5)	6	3	0	.667	288	221	L1
New York Jets^(6)	6	3	0	.667	245	166	L1
New England Patriots^(7)	5	4	0	.556	143	157	W1
Cleveland Browns^(8)	4	5	0	.444	140	182	L1
Buffalo Bills	4	5	0	.444	150	154	L3
Seattle Seahawks	4	5	0	.444	127	147	W1
Kansas City Chiefs	3	6	0	.333	176	184	W1
Denver Broncos	2	7	0	.222	148	226	L3
Houston Oilers	1	8	0	.111	136	245	L7
Baltimore Colts	0	8	1	.056	113	236	L2

References

1. "1982 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 22, 2014.

External links

• 1982 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com