1982 Cleveland Browns season

1982 Cleveland Browns season
Head coach	Sam Rutigliano
Owner	Art Modell
Home field	Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Results
Record	4–5
Division place	8th AFC
Playoff finish	Lost First Round Playoffs

The 1982 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 33rd season with the National Football League.

The Browns were among 8 teams that qualified for the playoffs during this strike shorted season, and became one of only four teams to ever qualify for the playoffs despite having a losing record.^[1]^[2]^[3] Browns and the Detroit Lions from the same year are the only two teams with a losing record to qualify as wildcards. In 2010, the Seattle Seahawks became the third team with a losing record to qualify for the playoffs and the first team to win a division title with a losing record (however, the Seahawks were the first to accomplish the former in a non-strike shortened season), followed by the Carolina Panthers four years later.^[2] In 1982, the Los Angeles Raiders eliminated the Browns from the playoffs for a second consecutive season, 27–10.

The Browns' first round draft pick, rookie sensation linebacker Chip Banks earned 6.5 sacks in just nine games.

NFL Draft

The following were selected in the 1982 NFL Draft.

Round	Overall	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	3	Chip Banks	Linebacker	USC
2	31	Keith Baldwin	Defensive end	Texas A&M
4	87	Dwight Walker	Running back	Nicholls State
5	115	Mike Baab	Center	Texas
6	162	Mike Whitwell	Defensive back	Texas A&M
8	199	Mark Kafentzis	Defensive back	Hawaii
8	204	Van Heflin	Tight end	Vanderbilt
8	211	Bill Jackson	Defensive back	North Carolina
9	227	Milton Baker	Tight end	West Texas A&M
10	255	Ricky Floyd	Running back	Southern Miss
11	282	Steve Michuta	Quarterback	Grand Valley State
12	310	Scott Nicolas	Linebacker	Miami

^[4]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1982	at Seattle Seahawks	W 21–7	55,907
2	September 19, 1982	Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–21	78,830
3	September 27, 1982	Cincinnati Bengals	canceled
4	October 3, 1982	at Washington Redskins	canceled
5	October 10, 1982	at Los Angeles Raiders	canceled
6	October 17, 1982	Baltimore Colts	canceled
	October 24, 1982	at Pittsburgh Steelers	postponed until January 2, 1983
7	October 31, 1982	Houston Oilers	canceled
8	November 7, 1982	New York Giants	canceled
9	November 14, 1982	at Miami Dolphins	canceled
11	November 21, 1982	New England Patriots	W 10–7	51,781
12	November 25, 1982	at Dallas Cowboys	L 31–14	46,267
13	December 5, 1982	San Diego Chargers	L 30–13	54,064
14	December 12, 1982	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 23–10	54,305
15	December 19, 1982	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 10–9	67,139
16	December 26, 1982	at Houston Oilers	W 20–14	36,559
17	January 2, 1983	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 37–21	52,312

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	January 8, 1983	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 27–10	56,555

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

Roster

1982 Cleveland Browns roster

Quarterbacks

16 Paul McDonald
17 Brian Sipe

Running backs

Wide receivers

33 Reggie Rucker
80 Willis Adams
81 Mike Whitwell DB
83 Ricky Feacher
85 Dave Logan
86 Danny Fulton
88 James Troutner

Tight ends

82 Ozzie Newsome
84 McDonald Oden

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

75 Mark Buben NT
79 Bob Golic NT
90 Marshall Harris DE
91 Henry Bradley NT
92 Mike Robinson DE
94 Elvis Franks DE
99 Keith Baldwin DE

Linebackers

50 Tom Cousineau ILB
51 Eddie Johnson ILB
52 Dick Ambrose ILB
53 Bill Cowher OLB
55 Curtis Weathers OLB
56 Chip Banks OLB
57 Clay Matthews OLB
58 Scott Nicolas ILB
59 Kevin Turner ILB

Defensive backs

12 Rick Trocano S/QB
20 Judson Flint CB
22 Clarence Scott FS
23 Mark Kafentzis S
28 Ron Bolton CB
29 Hanford Dixon CB
36 Bill Jackson CB
47 Larry Braziel CB
48 Lawrence Johnson CB
49 Clinton Burrell SS

Special Teams

9 Matt Bahr K
15 Steve Cox P
26 Dino Hall KR/PR

Rookies in italics

References

↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 978-0-7611-2480-1, p. 294
1 2 Seahawks defeat Rams 16–6 to win NFC West title, 2 January 2011, retrieved 3 January 2011
↑ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24929639/panthers-are-fourth-team-ever-to-make-nfl-playoffs-with-losing-record
↑ "1982 NFL Draft Listing – Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2009-07-24.

External links

Season summary and statistics at Cleveland Browns.com

Cleveland Browns

Founded in 1946 Based in Cleveland, Ohio Headquartered in Berea, Ohio

Franchise	History Players Head coaches Seasons Logos and uniforms First-round draft picks 1999 expansion draft

Stadiums	Cleveland Stadium FirstEnergy Stadium

Key personnel	Owners: Jimmy Haslam Dee Haslam President (de facto): Paul DePodesta General manager (de facto): Sashi Brown Head coach: Hue Jackson

Culture and lore	Art Modell Cleveland sports curse Dawg Pound Draft Day Hot Tub Time Machine Kardiac Kids Paul Brown Marty Ball Red Right 88 Relocation controversy "The Best Man" The Drive The Express The Fortune Cookie The Fumble

Rivalries	Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers

Playoff appearances (28)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1958 1964 1965 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1980 1982 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1994 2002

Division titles (12)	1946 1947 1948 1967 1968 1969 1971 1980 1985 1986 1987 1989

Conference titles (11)	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1964 1965 1968 1969

League titles (8)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1954 1955 1964

Retired numbers	14 32 45 46 76

Hall of Fame inductees	Players: Brown DeLamielleure Ford Gatski Graham Groza Hickerson Kelly Lavelli McCormack Mitchell Motley Newsome Warfield Willis Coach: Brown

Media	Broadcasters Radio network Flagships: WKNR WKRK-FM WNCX Television: WEWS-TV

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1950–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

Former league affiliation	League: All-America Football Conference (1946–1949)

Seasons (67)	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Cleveland Browns seasons

1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AAFC championship (through 1949) or NFL championship

1982 NFL season

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
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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