1982_Seattle_Seahawks_season

1982 Seattle Seahawks season
1982 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	The Nordstrom family
General manager	John Thompson (fired Oct. 13); Mike McCormack (acting)
Head coach	Jack Patera (fired Oct. 13, 0–2 record); Mike McCormack (interim, 4–3 record)
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	4–5
Division place	10th AFC
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	SS Kenny Easley
AP All-Pros	None
	← 1981; Seahawks seasons; 1983 →;

1982 Seattle Seahawks season

NFL team season

The 1982 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's seventh season with the National Football League (NFL), which was interrupted by a 57-day players strike, which began on September 21, after the second game.

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The Seahawks lost their first two games, and three weeks into the strike, head coach Jack Patera and general manager John Thompson were fired on Wednesday, October 13, and Mike McCormack took over as head coach for the remainder of the season.^[1]^[2]

After the strike ended in November, the Seahawks won twice to even their record at 2–2, then lost a close game to the Los Angeles Raiders. After beating the Chicago Bears the next week, the team was upset 16–0 in the Kingdome by the New England Patriots.^[3] Seattle finished at 4–5 and missed the expanded playoffs as the second team out in the tiebreaker.

Game summaries

Regular season

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[7–2-8] Miami finished ahead of Cincinnati based on better conference record (6–1 to Cincinnati’s 6–2).

[6–3a-9] Pittsburgh finished ahead of San Diego based on better record against common opponents (3–1 to Chargers' 2–1). Conference tiebreak was initially used to eliminate New York Jets.

[6–3b-10] Pittsburgh and San Diego finished ahead of New York Jets based on conference record (Pittsburgh and San Diego 5–3 against Jets’ 2–3)

[4–5-11] Cleveland finished ahead of Buffalo and Buffalo ahead of Seattle based on conference record (4–3 to Buffalo’s 3–3 to Seattle’s 3–5).

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Cour, Jim (October 14, 1982). "Patera fired". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 29.

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"Do Seahawks want James?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 14, 1982. p. 1C.

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Cour, Jim (December 20, 1982). "Patriots steal the Seahawks blind". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.

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"Home". pro-football-reference.com.

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1982 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.

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1983 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.

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1982 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

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Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	6	Jeff Bryant	Defensive end	Clemson
2	33	Bruce Scholtz	Linebacker	Texas
3	75	Pete Metzelaars	Tight end	Wabash
6	144	Jack Campbell	Offensive tackle	Utah
7	174	Eugene Williams	Defensive back	Tulsa
8	201	Chester Cooper	Wide receiver	Minnesota
9	228	David Jefferson	Linebacker	Miami (FL)
10	258	Craig Austin	Linebacker	South Dakota
11	284	Sam Clancy	Defensive end	Pittsburgh
12	311	Frank Naylor	Center	Rutgers

Player	Position	College
Robert Alexander	Safety	Prairie View
Pat Curry	Defensive end	Montana
Brion Demski	Quarterback	Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Jerry Gaillard	Wide receiver	Clemson
Kurt Garl	Linebacker	Humboldt State
Mike Hagen	Fullback	Montana
Norm Johnson	Kicker	UCLA
Tony Jackson	Safety	Michigan
Steve Krainock	Quarterback	Richmond
Bernie Nowotarski	Cornerback	Kutztown State
Jeff Reeves	Safety	Michigan
Grayson Rogers	Quarterback	Pacific
Mike Rustemeyer	Defensive tackle	Rutgers
Andy Shumway	Fullback	Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Sammy Sims	Safety	Nebraska
Jeff Smith	Linebacker	Alcorn State
Scot Tiesing	Tight end	UCLA
Willie Todd	Running back	Central Michigan


	Quarterbacks 17 Dave Krieg 10 Jim Zorn Running backs 30 Theotis Brown 33 Dan Doornink FB 46 David Hughes 32 Horace Ivory 47 Sherman Smith Wide receivers 87 Roger Carr 85 Paul Johns PR 80 Steve Largent 89 Byron Walker Tight ends 88 Pete Metzelaars 81 John Sawyer 86 Mike Tice		Offensive linemen 76 Steve August T 65 Edwin Bailey G 71 Jack Campbell T 66 Bill Dugan G 64 Ron Essink T 62 Kani Kauahi C 54 Art Kuehn C 61 Robert Pratt G 51 John Yarno C Defensive linemen 63 Fred Anderson DE/DT 82 Mark Bell DE 68 Dennis Boyd DT 77 Jeff Bryant DE 78 David Graham DT/NT 79 Jacob Green DE 75 Robert Hardy DT 72 Joe Nash NT 74 Manu Tuiasosopo DT 70 Mike White DT		Linebackers 53 Keith Butler 50 Brian Flones 55 Michael Jackson 57 Shelton Robinson 58 Bruce Scholtz 59 Rodell Thomas 54 Eugene Williams Defensive backs 22 Dave Brown CB 25 Don Dufek 45 Kenny Easley S * 44 John Harris S 27 Gregg Johnson 26 Kerry Justin CB 48 Ken McAlister 42 Keith Simpson CB Special teams 9 Norm Johnson K 37 Eric Lane KR 8 Jeff West P		Reserve lists 84 Sam Clancy DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 56 Greg Gaines LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 52 Joe Norman LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Rookies in italics 51 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	August 13	St. Louis Cardinals	W 14–0	1–0	Kingdome	Recap
2	August 21	at Minnesota Vikings	L 3–7	1–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Recap
3	August 28	at Los Angeles Rams	L 13–23	1–2	Anaheim Stadium	Recap
4	September 3	San Francisco 49ers	L 13–17	1–3	Kingdome	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
1	September 12	Cleveland Browns	L 7–21	0–1	Kingdome	Recap
2	September 19	at Houston Oilers	L 21–23	0–2	Astrodome	Recap
3–10	Players' strike
11	November 21	at Denver Broncos	W 17–10	1–2	Mile High Stadium	Recap
12	November 28	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 16–0	2–2	Kingdome	Recap
13	December 5	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 23–28	2–3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
14	December 12	Chicago Bears	W 20–14	3–3	Kingdome	Recap
15	December 19	New England Patriots	L 0–16	3–4	Kingdome	Recap
16	December 26	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 10–24	3–5	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
17	January 2	Denver Broncos	W 13–11	4–5	Kingdome	Recap

1982_Seattle_Seahawks_season

1982 Seattle Seahawks season

Offseason

1982 draft class

Undrafted free agents

Personnel

Staff

Final roster

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Standings

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Week P2: at Minnesota Vikings

Week P3: at Los Angeles Rams

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Regular season

Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 2: at Houston Oilers

Week 11: at Denver Broncos

Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 13: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week 14: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 15: vs. New England Patriots

Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 17: vs. Denver Broncos

References

External links

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AFC v t e
#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Seeded postseason qualifiers
1	Los Angeles Raiders	8	1	0	.889	260	200	W5
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Miami Dolphins	7	2	0	.778	198	131	W3
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Cincinnati Bengals	7	2	0	.778	232	177	W2
4^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Pittsburgh Steelers	6	3	0	.667	204	146	W2
5^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	San Diego Chargers	6	3	0	.667	288	221	L1
6^{[lower-alpha 3]}	New York Jets	6	3	0	.667	245	166	L1
7	New England Patriots	5	4	0	.556	143	157	W1
8^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Cleveland Browns	4	5	0	.444	140	182	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
9^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Buffalo Bills	4	5	0	.444	150	154	L3
10^{[lower-alpha 4]}	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
Miami finished ahead of Cincinnati based on better conference record (6–1 to Cincinnati’s 6–2). Pittsburgh finished ahead of San Diego based on better record against common opponents (3–1 to Chargers' 2–1). Conference tiebreak was initially used to eliminate New York Jets. Pittsburgh and San Diego finished ahead of New York Jets based on conference record (Pittsburgh and San Diego 5–3 against Jets’ 2–3) Cleveland finished ahead of Buffalo and Buffalo ahead of Seattle based on conference record (4–3 to Buffalo’s 3–3 to Seattle’s 3–5).

AFC West
view talk edit	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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Seahawks	7	7	0	0	14

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	0	0	0	3
Vikings	0	0	7	0	7

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	7	6	13
Rams	7	6	3	7	23

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	3	14	0	0	17
Seahawks	0	0	6	7	13