1982 Baltimore Colts season

1982 Baltimore Colts season
1982 Baltimore Colts season
Owner	Robert Irsay
Head coach	Frank Kush
General manager	Ernie Accorsi
Home field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	0–8–1
Conference place	14th AFC
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
	← 1981; Colts seasons; 1983 →;

The 1982 Baltimore Colts season was the 30th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL), and the Colts’ penultimate season in Baltimore. The Colts finished the NFL's strike-shortened 1982 season without a victory, finishing with eight losses and one tie in their nine games. The Colts joined the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the second team since the AFL-NFL merger to finish a regular season winless. They were later joined by the 2008 Detroit Lions and the 2017 Cleveland Browns (the 1976 Buccaneers, 2008 Lions and 2017 Browns, however, went winless in full-length seasons).

The NFL's 1982 season was disrupted by a strike by the league's players. In the Colts’ first game after the end of the strike on November 21, they were shut out by the New York Jets 37–0. The following week, they were shut out by the Buffalo Bills 20–0, in a game in which the Colts offense never crossed the 50 yard line. But the week after that, they lost by only three points to the playoff-bound and defending AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals.

Offseason[]

NFL draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1982 Baltimore Colts draft
1	2	Johnie Cooks	Linebacker	Mississippi State
1	4	Art Schlichter	Quarterback	Ohio State
2	28	Leo Wisniewski	Nose tackle	Penn State
2	34	Rohn Stark *	Punter	Florida State
3	57	James Burroughs	Defensive back	Michigan State
4	98	Mike Pagel	Quarterback	Arizona State
5	113	Terry Crouch	Guard	Oklahoma
6	140	Pat Beach	Tight end	Washington State
7	169	Fletcher Jenkins	Defensive tackle	Washington
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents[]

1982 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
Bernard Henry	Wide Receiver	Arizona State

Personnel[]

Staff[]

**1982 Baltimore Colts staff**

	Front office President and Treasurer – Robert Irsay General Manager – Ernie Accorsi Director of Pro Personnel – Bob Terpening Head coaches Head Coach – Frank Kush Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Zeke Bratkowski Running Backs – Roger Theder Receivers – Richard Mann Offensive Line – Hal Hunter Assistant Offensive Line – Mike Westhoff			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Bud Carson Defensive Line – Gunther Cunningham Linebackers – Rick Venturi Secondary – Bob Valesente Special teams coaches Special Teams – Bob Valesente

Roster[]

**1982 Baltimore Colts roster**

	Quarterbacks 11 David Humm 18 Mike Pagel 10 Art Schlichter Running backs 33 Curtis Dickey 31 Zachary Dixon 32 Randy McMillan FB 28 Cleveland Franklin 38 Wide receivers 80 Ray Butler 85 Matt Bouza 87 Elmer Bailey 88 Bernard Henry 84 Tight ends 81 Pat Beach 86 Reese McCall 83 Tim Sherwin		Offensive linemen 53 Ray Donaldson C 68 Jeff Hart T 62 Ken Huff G 75 Terry Crouch G 63 Nat Hudson G 65 Glenn Hyde T 78 Greg Murtha T 79 John Sinnott T 67 Arland Thompson G 64 Ben Utt G Defensive linemen 73 Cleveland Crosby DE 72 DE 92 James Hunter DT 94 Fletcher Jenkins DE 93 Harry Stanback DE 99 Donnell Thompson DE 69 Leo Wisniewski DT		Linebackers 98 Johnie Cooks 55 Barry Krauss MLB 54 Sanders Shiver 52 Greg Bracelin 50 Joe Harris 57 Mike Humiston 51 Ricky Jones 49 Cliff Odom 90 Gary Padjen 60 Dave Simmons Defensive backs 26 Kim Anderson FS 25 Nesby Glasgow CB/FS 42 Derrick Hatchett CB 30 Larry Anderson SS 45 Jim Burroughs CB 34 Jeff Delaney CB 27 Darryl Hemphill CB 44 CB 35 Dwayne O'Steen CB Special teams 16 Mike Wood K 3 Rohn Stark P 1 Dan Miller K		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 12	New England Patriots	L 13–24	0–1	Memorial Stadium	39,055
2	September 19	at Miami Dolphins	L 20–24	0–2	Miami Orange Bowl	51,999
	September 26	New York Jets	Canceled	0–2	Memorial Stadium	NFLPA Strike
	October 3	at Detroit Lions	Canceled	0–2	Pontiac Silverdome
	October 10	Buffalo Bills	Canceled	0–2	Memorial Stadium
	October 17	at Cleveland Browns	Canceled	0–2	Cleveland Municipal Stadium
	October 24	Miami Dolphins	Postponed (played Jan 2)	0–2	Memorial Stadium
	October 31	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Canceled	0–2	Memorial Stadium
	November 7	at New England Patriots	Canceled	0–2	Schaefer Stadium
	November 14	Los Angeles Raiders	Canceled	0–2	Memorial Stadium
3	November 21	at New York Jets	L 0–37	0–3	Shea Stadium	46,970
4	November 28	at Buffalo Bills	L 0–20	0–4	Rich Stadium	33,985
5	December 5	Cincinnati Bengals	L 17–20	0–5	Memorial Stadium	23,598
6	December 12	at Minnesota Vikings	L 10–13	0–6	Metrodome	53,981
7	December 19	Green Bay Packers	T 20–20	0–6–1	Memorial Stadium	25,920
8	December 26	at San Diego Chargers	L 26–44	0–7–1	Jack Murphy Stadium	49,711
9	January 2, 1983	Miami Dolphins	L 7–34	0–8–1	Memorial Stadium	19,073

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. A 57-day-long players’ strike reduced the 1982 season from sixteen to nine games per team. Because of the shortened season, the NFL adopted a special 16-team playoff tournament. Division standings were ignored. Eight teams from each conference were seeded 1 to 8 based on their regular season records.

Standings[]

AFC East
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Miami Dolphins⁽²⁾	7	2	0	.778	6–1	6–1	198	131	W3
New York Jets⁽⁶⁾	6	3	0	.667	2–2	2–3	245	166	L1
New England Patriots⁽⁷⁾	5	4	0	.556	3–1	5–3	143	157	W1
Buffalo Bills	4	5	0	.444	1–3	3–3	150	154	L3
Baltimore Colts	0	8	1	.056	0–5–0	0–7–0	113	236	L2

American Football Conference
view talk	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

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Founded in 1953 Played in Baltimore (1953–1983) Based and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana
Franchise	History in Baltimore relocation to Indianapolis Players Quarterbacks Coaches Seasons Draft First-round draft picks Ring of Honor
Stadiums	Memorial Stadium RCA Dome Lucas Oil Stadium
Culture	Carroll Rosenbloom Robert Irsay Jim Irsay 12th Man AAFC Colts Baltimore Colts Marching Band Blue Cheerleaders Parks and Recreation
Lore	The Greatest Game Ever Played Ghost to the Post 1995 AFC Championship Game Immaculate Redemption/The Tackle Deflategate Colts Catastrophe Snowvertime
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League championships (5)	1958 1959 1968 1970 (V) 2006 (XLI)
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