1982 Denver Broncos season

1982 Denver Broncos season
1982 Denver Broncos season
Owner	Edgar Kaiser
Head coach	Dan Reeves
General manager	Grady Alderman
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	2–7
Division place	12th AFC (would have been 5th [last] in the AFC West)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1981; Broncos seasons; 1983 →;

The 1982 Denver Broncos season was the team's 23rd year in professional football and its 13th with the National Football League (NFL). The Broncos played only nine games this season, owing to the strike imposed by the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). The Broncos were looking to improve on their 10-6 record from 1981. But due to many injuries plus the strike, the Broncos only won 2 games, while losing 7, their worst record since 1971 as well as their first losing season since 1975. This was also their first season with below 3 wins since 1964. Both of the Broncos wins came against interconference teams; the Broncos only won 1 home game the entire year, against reigning Super Bowl champion San Francisco, and their only other win was against the Los Angeles Rams. The Broncos went winless against AFC foes in 1982. All of their AFC foes were their own division rivals.

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1982 Denver Broncos draft
1	21	Gerald Willhite	RB	San Jose State
2	50	Orlando McDaniel	WR	LSU
4	106	Dan Plater	WR	BYU
5	131	Sammy Winder *	RB	Southern Mississippi
7	189	Alvin Ruben	DE	Houston
9	243	Keith Uecker	OT	Auburn
10	274	Ken Woodard	LB	Tuskegee
11	300	Stuart Yatsko	G	Oregon
12	327		G	Clemson
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel[]

Staff[]

**1982 Denver Broncos staff**

	Front office Owner – Edgar Kaiser General Manager – Grady Alderman Director of Player Personnel – Coordinator of College Scouting – Carroll Hardy Coordinator of Pro Scouting – Head coaches Head Coach – Dan Reeves Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Joe Collier Special Assistant – Marvin Bass Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – Rod Dowhower Running Backs – Nick Nicolau Offensive Line – Jerry Frei Offensive Line –			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Stan Jones Linebackers – Bob Zeman Defensive Backs – Richie McCabe Special teams coaches Special Teams/Tight Ends – Fran Polsfoot

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Roster[]

**1982 Denver Broncos roster**

	Quarterbacks 17 Steve DeBerg 10 Mark Herrmann 7 Craig Morton Running backs 41 Rob Lytle 24 Rick Parros 46 Dave Preston 47 Gerald Willhite 23 Sammy Winder Wide receivers 83 Wade Manning 82 Orlando McDaniel 80 Rick Upchurch 81 Steve Watson Tight ends 85 Ron Egloff 88 Riley Odoms		Offensive linemen 54 Keith Bishop G 64 Billy Bryan C 62 Tom Glassic G 60 Paul Howard G 76 Ken Lanier T 71 Claudie Minor T 70 Dave Studdard T 67 Keith Uecker G Defensive linemen 77 Greg Boyd DE 79 Barney Chavous DE 68 Rubin Carter DT 75 Rulon Jones DE 72 Don Latimer DT 66 Brison Manor DE		Linebackers 58 Steve Busick 56 Larry Evans 53 Randy Gradishar 57 Tom Jackson 59 Mark Merrill 58 Rob Nairne 50 Jim Ryan 51 Bob Swenson Defensive backs 43 Steve Foley CB 31 Mike Harden FS 22 Aaron Kyle CB 49 Dennis Smith 37 Steve Trimble 20 Louis Wright CB Special teams 3 Rich Karlis K 11 Luke Prestridge P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 12	San Diego Chargers	L 3–23	0–1	Mile High Stadium	73,564
2	September 19	San Francisco 49ers	W 24–21	1–1	Mile High Stadium	73,899
Players' strike
10	November 21	Seattle Seahawks	L 10–17	1–2	Mile High Stadium	73,996
11	November 28	at San Diego Chargers	L 20–30	1–3	Jack Murphy Stadium	47,629
12	December 5	Atlanta Falcons	L 27–34	1–4	Mile High Stadium	73,984
13	December 12	at Los Angeles Rams	W 27–24	2–4	Anaheim Stadium	48,112
14	December 19	Kansas City Chiefs	L 16–37	2–5	Mile High Stadium	74,192
15	December 26	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 10–27	2–6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	44,160
16	January 2, 2003	at Seattle Seahawks	L 11–13	2–7	Kingdome	43,145

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

AFC West
view talk	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

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

References[]

^ 2010 Denver Broncos Media Guide. p. 363. Retrieved March 6, 2011.

External links[]

Denver Broncos – 1982 media guide
1982 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com

[1] 2010 Denver Broncos Media Guide. p. 363. Retrieved March 6, 2011.

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v t Denver Broncos
Founded in 1960 Based in Denver, Colorado Headquartered in Dove Valley, Colorado
Franchise	History Players Starting quarterbacks Coaches Seasons First-round draft picks Broadcasters
Stadiums	Mile High Stadium Empower Field at Mile High
Key personnel	Owner Estate of Pat Bowlen President/CEO Joe Ellis Executive Vice President/General Manager John Elway Head Coach Vic Fangio
Culture	A Few Seconds of Panic Barrel Man Bingo Cheerleaders Everybody's All-American "Hold That Mork" (Mork & Mindy episode) "Joy to the World" Miles No Fly Zone Orange Crush Defense "Rocky Mountain Way" South Park Thunder "You Only Move Twice" (The Simpsons episode)
Lore	Mile High Miracle Snowball Game The Drive The Fumble
Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers New England Patriots Brady–Manning rivalry Pittsburgh Steelers
Retired numbers	7 18 44
Division championships (15)	1977 1978 1984 1986 1987 1989 1991 1996 1998 2005 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Conference championships (8)	1977 1986 1987 1989 1997 1998 2013 2015
League championships (3)	1997 (XXXII) 1998 (XXXIII) 2015 (50)
Media	Broadcasters Dave Logan Brian Griese Scott Hastings Ed McCaffrey Alan Roach TV: KUSA 9News Radio: 850 KOA (AM)
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

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Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance