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.

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.

Offseason

1982 draft class

1982 Seattle Seahawks Draft
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

Undrafted free agents

1982 undrafted free agents of note
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

Personnel

Staff

1982 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

  • Managing general partner – Elmer Nordstrom
  • general manager – John Thompson
  • Assistant general manager – Mark Duncan
  • Director of football operations – Mike McCormack
  • Director of player personnel – Dick Mansperger
  • Director of pro scouting – Chuck Allen

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive/quarterbacks/receivers – Jerry Rhome
  • Offensive backs – Andy MacDonald
  • Offensive line – Howard Mudd
 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head trainer – Bruce Scott
  • Assistant trainer – Jim Whitesel

Final roster

1982 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

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

[4]

  • Starters in bold.
  • (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1983 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

Preseason

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
Source: Seahawks Media Guides[5][6]

Regular season

By finishing in fifth place in 1981, Seattle plays the two NFC fifth-place finishers, the Cardinals and Bears, and two games against the other AFC fifth-place finisher, the Patriots.

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
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1982 NFL season results[7]

Standings

Playoff teams were determined by the top eight conference teams.

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# Team W L T PCT PF PA STK
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
  1. ^ a b Miami finished ahead of Cincinnati based on better conference record (6–1 to Cincinnati’s 6–2).
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c 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
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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

Game summaries

Preseason

Week P1: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 000
Seahawks 7 7 0014

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: August 13
  • Game time: 7:30 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 55,525
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • Gamebook

Week P2: at Minnesota Vikings

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 0 003
Vikings 0 0 707

at Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: August 21
  • Game time: 7:30 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 57,880
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV: KING
  • Gamebook

Week P3: at Los Angeles Rams

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 7613
Rams 7 6 3723

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

  • Date: August 28
  • Game time: 7:00 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 74 °F (23 °C), 75% humidity, wind E 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 54,537
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV: KING
  • Gamebook

Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 3 14 0017
Seahawks 0 0 6713

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 7:35 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 57,839
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • Gamebook

Regular season

Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 7 14 0021
Seahawks 0 0 707

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: September 12
  • Game time: 1:02 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 55,907
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • CLE – Charles White 18-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 14:49 (CLE 14–0)
  • CLE – Mike Pruitt 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick), 4:36 (CLE 21–0)

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • CLE – Charles White: 5 rec, 66 yds
  • SEA – Steve Largent: 6 rec, 71 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • CLE – 130 – 200 – 330 – 1
  • SEA – 140 – 40 – 180 – 3

Week 2: at Houston Oilers

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Houston Oilers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 01421
Oilers 0 7 10623

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

  • Date: September 19
  • Game time: 3:00 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 43,117
  • Referee: Tom Dooley
  • TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • HOU – Florian Kempf 24-yard field goal, 10:48 (HOU 10–7)
  • HOU – Mike Reinfeldt fumble recovered in end zone (Norm Johnson kick), 7:11 (HOU 17–7)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Theotis Brown 3-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:00 (HOU 17–14)
  • SEA – David Hughes 29-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 5:42 (SEA 21–17)
  • HOU – Earl Campbell 12-yard run (PAT failed), 0:53 (HOU 23–21)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Byron Walker: 4 rec, 81 yds, 1 TD
  • HOU – Donnie Craft: 6 rec, 62 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 223 – 80 – 303 – 3
  • HOU – 112 – 170 – 282 – 3

Week 11: at Denver Broncos

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 71017
Broncos 0 7 3010

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 2:00 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 48 °F (9 °C), 30% humidity, wind E 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 73,996
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 5:36 (Tied 10–10)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 34-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 0:49 (SEA 17–10)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Paul Johns: 5 rec, 103 yds
  • DEN – Steve Watson: 3 rec, 47 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 303 – 84 – 387 – 1
  • DEN – 114 – 136 – 250 – 2

Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 0 000
Seahawks 3 6 7016

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 55,553
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Len Dawson
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 48-yard field goal, 1:54 (SEA 6–0)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 0:02 (SEA 9–0)

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • PIT – 135 – 83 – 218 – 5
  • SEA – 166 – 124 – 290 – 1

Week 13: at Los Angeles Raiders

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 01623
Raiders 7 21 0028

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: December 5
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: hazy, 75 °F (24 °C), 75% humidity, wind N 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 42,170
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • LA – Kenny King 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 14:12 (LA 14–0)
  • LA – Rod Martin 39-yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick), 13:09 (LA 21–0)
  • LA – Marcus Allen 3-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 7:18 (LA 28–0)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 10-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 1:11 (LA 28–7)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Theotis Brown 3-yard run (PAT failed), 12:08 (LA 28–13)
  • SEA – Roger Carr 23-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 9:15 (LA 28–20)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 30-yard field goal, 4:51 (LA 28–23)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 1 car, 35 yds
  • LA – Marcus Allen: 24 car, 156 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA – 251 – 80 – 331 – 4
  • LA – 41 – 194 – 235 – 1

Week 14: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 0 0714
Seahawks 3 14 0320

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 12
  • Game time: 1:02 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 52,826
  • Referee: Gene Barth
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan and Johnny Morris
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SEA – Jim Zorn 15-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 10:45 (SEA 10–7)
  • SEA – Byron Walker 7-yard pass from Jim Zorn (Norm Johnson kick), 1:56 (SEA 17–7)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • CHI – Matt Suhey 2-yard run (John Roveto kick), 11:53 (SEA 17–14)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 1:57 (SEA 20–14)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • CHI – Walter Payton: 14 car, 40 yds
  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 4 car, 41 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • CHI – 213 – 97 – 310 – 2
  • SEA – 164 – 126 – 290 – 0

Week 15: vs. New England Patriots

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 3 7 3316
Seahawks 0 0 000

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 19
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 53,457
  • Referee: Dick Jorgensen
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Gene Washington
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • NE – John Smith 21-yard field goal, 0:04 (NE 3–0)

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • NE – John Smith 37-yard field goal, 8:41 (NE 13–0)

Fourth quarter

  • NE – John Smith 23-yard field goal, 3:05 (NE 16–0)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • NE – Tony Collins: 32 car, 103 yds
  • SEA – Dan Doornink: 5 car, 20 yds

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • NE – 144 – 249 – 393 – 1
  • SEA – 118 – 53 – 171 – 6

Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 7010
Bengals 0 14 01024

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: December 26
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: showers, 43 °F (6 °C), 79% humidity, wind N 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 55,330
  • Referee: Bob Frederic
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph and Bob Griese
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

  • CIN – Pete Johnson 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 13:09 (CIN 7–0)
  • SEA – Norm Johnson 43-yard field goal, 4:50 (CIN 7–3)
  • CIN – David Verser 56-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick), 2:13 (CIN 14–3)

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • CIN – Jim Breech 34-yard field goal, 10:30 (CIN 17–10)
  • CIN – Pete Johnson 3-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 7:46 (CIN 24–10)

Top passers

  • SEA – Jim Zorn: 19/35, 217 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
  • CIN – Ken Anderson: 22/29, 265 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • SEA – Dan Doornink: 10 car, 34 yds
  • CIN – Pete Johnson: 17 car, 69 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • SEA –200 – 79 – 279 – 3
  • CIN – 256 – 133 – 389 – 3

Week 17: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 2 0 7211
Seahawks 3 0 01013

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: January 2
  • Game time: 1:00 pm local
  • Game weather: indoors
  • Game attendance: 43,145
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (NBC): Phil Stone and Gene Washington
  • Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 22-yard field goal, 8:09 (SEA 3–0)
  • DEN – Safety, Greg Boyd tackled Theotis Brown in end zone, 0:01 (SEA 3–2)

Second quarter

  • No scoring plays

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Norm Johnson 34-yard field goal, 10:57 (DEN 9–6)
  • DEN – Safety, Barney Chavous tackled Dave Krieg in end zone, 3:44 (DEN 11–6)
  • SEA – Steve Largent 19-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick), 0:47 (SEA 13–11)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • DEN – James Wright: 3 rec, 64 yds
  • SEA – Dan Doornink: 5 rec, 67 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

  • DEN – 188 – 199 – 387 – 4
  • SEA – 234 – 129 – 363 – 3

References

  1. ^ Cour, Jim (October 14, 1982). "Patera fired". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 29.
  2. ^ "Do Seahawks want James?". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 14, 1982. p. 1C.
  3. ^ Cour, Jim (December 20, 1982). "Patriots steal the Seahawks blind". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. C1.
  4. ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
  5. ^ 1982 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  6. ^ 1983 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  7. ^ 1982 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.

External links

  • Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
  • 1982 NFL season results at NFL.com
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