1982 Philadelphia Eagles season

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1982 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerLeonard Tose
Head coachDick Vermeil
General managerJim Murray
Home fieldVeterans Stadium
Results
Record3–6
Division place5th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1982 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 50th season in the National Football League. This season would mark the end of an era under head coach Dick Vermeil. While under Vermeil the Eagles had the most successful period of their existence up to that time, making the playoffs four straight seasons (1978–1981) and having a record of 54–47 in six seasons with Vermeil (1976–1982) while making the Super Bowl in 1980. Vermeil retired due to burnout but would return to coaching in 1997 with the St. Louis Rams and would lead them to a Super Bowl victory in 1999. As for the season, the Eagles failed to improve on their 10–6 record from 1981, and finished only 3–6 because of a season strike that reduced the season to 9 games, and failed to make the playoffs for the 5th straight year. They missed the playoffs for the first time since 1977.

Offseason[]

NFL draft[]

After going 10–6 and losing in the NFC Wildcard game at home to the New York Giants (9–7) in the 1981 season the Eagles would be picking 20th in the 12 rounds of the draft

The 1982 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 27–28, 1982. ESPN would cover all 12 rounds live. ESPN would then show a replay later that night.

The Philadelphia Eagles would get the 20th pick in the 12 rounds. The Eagles would draft 11 players in this year's draft.

Round Pick Player Position School
1 20 Mike Quick Wide receiver North Carolina State University
2 47 Lawrence Sampleton Tight end University of Texas at Austin
3 78 Vyto Kab Tight end Penn State
4 105 Anthony Griggs Linebacker Ohio State
5 132 Dennis DeVaughn Defensive back Bishop
6 159 Curt Grieve Wide receiver Yale
7 190 Harvey Armstrong Defensive tackle Southern Methodist
8 217 Jim Fritzche Tackle Purdue
9 244 Tony Woodruff Wide receiver Fresno State
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11 301 Ron Ingram Wide receiver Oklahoma State
12 328 Rob Taylor Tackle Northwestern

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1982 Philadelphia Eagles staff
Front office

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Dick Vermeil

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Marion Campbell
  • Defensive Line – Chuck Clausen
  • Linebackers – George Hill
  • Defensive Backs – Fred Bruney

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Harry Gamble


Roster[]

1982 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

The 1981 season schedule was set by how the Eagles finished in 1981, 2nd in NFC East. The way it was laid out, 4 of the 5 teams in the same 5 team division could end up having 10 to 14 common opponents during the 1981 season. Also, when the last regular season game is over teams know who they play the following year.

  • A home and home series vs Dallas, New York Giants, St. Louis and Washington = 8 games
  • The top 4 teams in the NFC East play the 4 teams in the AFC Central = 4 games
  • The 2nd and 3rd place team in NFC Central and NFC West in the 1980 Season
  • Eagles lose 7 games due to strike (at Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, at Green Bay, at St Louis, Los Angeles Rams, and at Pittsburgh) – the latter was actually planned for Monday Night Football (they have yet to meet in primetime to this day). The game against the New York Giants that was originally scheduled for Monday Night Football on October 25, 1982 was moved to January 2, 1983 as the NFL created a "17th week" of the 1982 NFL season. It was the first time the Eagles and the NFL played a regular season game in January.

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 12 Washington Redskins L 34–37 0–1 Veterans Stadium 68,885
2 September 19 at Cleveland Browns W 24–21 1–0 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,830
Players' strike
3 November 21 Cincinnati Bengals L 14–18 1–2 Veterans Stadium 65,172
4 November 28 at Washington Redskins L 9–13 1–3 RFK Stadium 48,313
5 December 5 St. Louis Cardinals L 20–23 1–4 Veterans Stadium 63,622
6 December 11 at New York Giants L 7–23 1–5 Giants Stadium 66,053
7 December 19 Houston Oilers W 35–14 2–5 Veterans Stadium 44,119
8 December 26 at Dallas Cowboys W 24–20 3–5 Texas Stadium 46,199
9 January 2, 1983 New York Giants L 24–26 3–6 Veterans Stadium 55,797

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary[]

Week 14 at Giants[]

See also: 1982 New York Giants season
Week Fourteen: New York Giants (2–3) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–4)
1 2 34Total
Eagles 7 0 007
Giants 3 14 3323

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 11
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,053
  • Box Score

Standings[]

NFC East
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Washington Redskins(1) 8 1 0 .889 6–1 8–1 190 128 W4
Dallas Cowboys(2) 6 3 0 .667 2–1 4–2 226 145 L2
St. Louis Cardinals(6) 5 4 0 .556 3–1 5–4 135 170 L1
New York Giants 4 5 0 .444 2–3 3–5 164 160 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 3 6 0 .333 1–5 1–5 191 195 L1
National Football Conference
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 W L T PCT PF PA STK
Washington Redskins(1) 8 1 0 .889 190 128 W4
Dallas Cowboys(2) 6 3 0 .667 226 145 L2
Green Bay Packers(3) 5 3 1 .611 226 169 L1
Minnesota Vikings(4) 5 4 0 .556 187 198 W1
Atlanta Falcons(5) 5 4 0 .556 183 199 L2
St. Louis Cardinals(6) 5 4 0 .556 135 170 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers(7) 5 4 0 .556 158 178 W3
Detroit Lions(8) 4 5 0 .444 181 176 W1
New Orleans Saints 4 5 0 .444 129 160 W1
New York Giants 4 5 0 .444 164 160 W1
San Francisco 49ers 3 6 0 .333 209 206 L1
Chicago Bears 3 6 0 .333 141 174 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 3 6 0 .333 191 195 L1
Los Angeles Rams 2 7 0 .222 200 250 W1

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