1982 Kansas City Chiefs season

1982 Kansas City Chiefs season
1982 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
Head coach	Marv Levy
General manager	Jim Schaaf
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	3–6
Conference place	11th AFC
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DE Art Still; CB Gary Green; S Gary Barbaro
	← 1981; Chiefs seasons; 1983 →;

The 1982 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's strike-shortened 13th season in the National Football League and the 23rd overall.

In May 1982, running back Joe Delaney underwent surgery to repair a detached retina in his eye, a radical procedure at the time.^[1] Optimism abounded at Arrowhead Stadium thanks to the club's promising 9–7 record from 1981, but swelling labor unrest from NFL players spelled doom for both the Chiefs and Levy in 1982. The Chiefs split their first two games of the year before a 57-day strike by the NFL Players Association began at midnight on September 20. The strike concluded on November 17 after seven games were canceled and one was rescheduled, but the Chiefs would never recover, losing four straight games after their return to the field.^[1] Center Jack Rudnay, who had been one of the franchise's most durable and decorated offensive performers over the past decade, announced on December 20 that he would retire after the season. Despite wins in two of the season's final three games, the Levy era concluded as the club finished the strike-shortened campaign at 3–6.^[1]

Offseason[]

NFL draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1982 Kansas City Chiefs draft
1	11	Anthony Hancock	Wide receiver	Tennessee
2	46	Calvin Daniels	Linebacker	North Carolina
4	100	Louis Haynes	Linebacker	North Texas State
4	104	Stuart Anderson	Linebacker	Virginia
5	130	Del Thompson	Running back	Texas–El Paso
6	157	Durwood Roquemore	Defensive back	Texas A&I
7	184	Greg Smith	Defensive end	Kansas
8	214	Case deBruijn	Punter	Idaho State
9	241	Lyndle Byford	Guard	Oklahoma
10	268	Larry Brodsky	Wide receiver	Miami (FL)
11	297	Bob Carter	Wide receiver	Arizona
12	324	Mike Miller	Defensive back	Southwest Texas State
Made roster

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Personnel[]

Staff[]

**1982 Kansas City Chiefs staff**

	Front office Founder – Lamar Hunt President – Jack Steadman Vice President and General Manager – Jim Schaaf Director of Player Personnel – Les Miller Director of Research and Development – Ron Waller Head coaches Head Coach – Marv Levy Offensive coaches Quarterbacks and Receivers – Kay Dalton Offensive Backs – J. D. Helm Tight Ends – Frank Gansz Offensive Line – Tom Bresnahan			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Rod Rust Defensive Line – Don Lawrence Linebackers – Ted Cottrell Defensive Backs – Walt Corey Special teams coaches Kicking Teams – Frank Gansz Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Rick Abernethy

Roster[]

**1982 Kansas City Chiefs roster**

	Quarterbacks 4 Steve Fuller 11 Bob Gagliano 9 Bill Kenney Running backs 30 37 Joe Delaney 48 James Hadnot 43 Billy Jackson FB 39 Del Thompson Wide receivers 83 88 Carlos Carson 89 Henry Marshall 87 Stan Rome 86 J. T. Smith Tight ends 85 Ed Beckman 84 Al Dixon 81 Willie Scott		Offensive linemen 66 Brad Budde G 65 Tom Condon G 77 Charlie Getty T 60 Matt Herkenhoff T 70 Jim Rourke T 58 Jack Rudnay C 73 Bob Simmons G 64 Les Studdard C Defensive linemen 99 Mike Bell DE 91 Ken Kremer DT 71 Dave Lindstrom DE 74 Dino Mangiero DT 67 Art Still DE		Linebackers 50 Calvin Daniels OLB 56 Louis Haynes 52 Thomas Howard, Sr. OLB 51 Charles Jackson ILB 59 Gary Spani ILB Defensive backs 25 Gary Barbaro FS 34 Lloyd Burruss SS 20 Deron Cherry FS 41 Herb Christopher SS 24 Gary Green CB 44 Eric Harris CB 38 Durwood Roquemore CB Special teams 5 P 7 Jeff Gossett P 8 Nick Lowery K		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 12	at Buffalo Bills	L 9–14	0–1	Rich Stadium	76,383	Recap
2	September 19	San Diego Chargers	W 19–12	1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	60,514	Recap
3–10	Players' strike
11	November 21	at New Orleans Saints	L 17–27	1–2	Louisiana Superdome	39,341	Recap
12	November 28	at Los Angeles Rams	L 14–20	1–3	Anaheim Stadium	45,793	Recap
13	December 5	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–35	1–4	Three Rivers Stadium	52,090	Recap
14	December 12	Los Angeles Raiders	L 16–21	1–5	Arrowhead Stadium	26,307	Recap
15	December 19	at Denver Broncos	W 37–16	2–5	Mile High Stadium	74,192	Recap
16	December 26	San Francisco 49ers	L 13–26	2–6	Arrowhead Stadium	24,319	Recap
17	January 2	New York Jets	W 37–13	3–6	Arrowhead Stadium	11,902	Recap

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[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Kansas City Chiefs History – 1980's Archived May 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ "1982 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

External links[]

1982 Kansas City Chiefs at Pro-Football-Reference.com

[Chiefs_History_1980's-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Kansas City Chiefs History – 1980's Archived May 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "1982 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

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