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1982 New England Patriots
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Record: 5-4-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 143 points (15.9/g), 21st of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 157 points (17.4/g), 7th.
Differential of -14 points (-1.6/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 4.0-5.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.7/g), 4th.
Coached by Ron Meyer (5-4-0)
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1982 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Steve Grogan | 29 | 7 | 6 | 66 for 122, 930 yards, 7 td, 4 int, & 9 rushes for 42 yards and 1 td | New England Patriots / 5th / 116th pick / 1975 |
| RB | Tony Collins | 23 | 1 | 9 | 164 rushes for 632 yards, 1 td, & 19 catches for 187 yards and 2 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 47th pick / 1981 |
| FB | Mark van Eeghen | 30 | 8 | 5 | 82 rushes for 386 yards, 0 td, & 2 catches for 14 yards and 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 75th pick / 1974 |
| WR | Morris Bradshaw | 30 | 8 | 5 | 6 catches for 111 yards, 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 93rd pick / 1974 |
| WR | Stanley Morgan | 27 | 5 | 9 | 28 catches for 584 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for 3 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977 |
| TE | Don Hasselbeck | 27 | 5 | 5 | 15 catches for 158 yards, 1 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1977 |
| LT | Brian Holloway | 23 | 1 | 9 | New England Patriots / 1st / 19th pick / 1981 |
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| LG | John Hannah* | 31 | 9 | 8 | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1973 |
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| C | Pete Brock | 28 | 6 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 12th pick / 1976 |
| RG | Ron Wooten | 23 | Rook | 7 | New England Patriots / 6th / 157th pick / 1981 |
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| RT | Shelby Jordan | 30 | 7 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 157th pick / 1973 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Kenneth Sims | 23 | Rook | 9 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1982 |
| NT | Lester Williams | 23 | Rook | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 27th pick / 1982 |
| RDE | Julius Adams | 34 | 11 | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 27th pick / 1971 |
| LOLB | Larry McGrew | 25 | 2 | 8 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 1980 |
| LILB | Steve Nelson | 31 | 8 | 9 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 1974 |
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| RILB | Clayton Weishuhn | 23 | Rook | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 60th pick / 1982 |
| ROLB | Don Blackmon | 24 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Mike Haynes* | 29 | 6 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 5th pick / 1976 |
| RCB | Raymond Clayborn | 27 | 5 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977 |
| SS | Roland James | 24 | 2 | 7 | 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1980 |
| FS | Rick Sanford | 25 | 3 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1979 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Smith | 33 | 8 | 0 | 5 of 8 field goals & 6 of 7 extra points | |
| P | Rich Camarillo | 23 | 1 | 0 | 49 punts for a 43.7 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Ricky Smith | 22 | Rook | 0 | 16 punt returns for a 8.7 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 6th / 141st pick / 1982 |
| KR | Ricky Smith | 22 | Rook | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 23.6 average and 1 td | New England Patriots / 6th / 141st pick / 1982 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Julius Adams | 34 | DE-DT | 9 | 9 | 270 | 6-3 | Texas Southern | 4/26/1948 | 11 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 27th pick / 1971 |
| Don Blackmon | 24 | LB | 9 | 9 | 235 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 3/14/1958 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1981 |
| Morris Bradshaw | 30 | WR | 8 | 5 | 195 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/19/1952 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 93rd pick / 1974 |
| Pete Brock | 28 | C-T-G | 9 | 9 | 267 | 6-5 | Colorado | 7/14/1954 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 12th pick / 1976 |
| Preston Brown | 24 | WR | 9 | 4 | 184 | 5-10 | Vanderbilt | 3/2/1958 | 2 | New England Patriots / 6th / 160th pick / 1980 |
| Rich Camarillo | 23 | P | 9 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Washington | 11/29/1959 | 1 | |
| Matt Cavanaugh | 26 | QB | 7 | 3 | 212 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 10/27/1956 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 50th pick / 1978 |
| Raymond Clayborn | 27 | DB | 9 | 9 | 186 | 6-0 | Texas | 1/2/1955 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 16th pick / 1977 |
| Tony Collins | 23 | RB | 9 | 9 | 208 | 5-11 | East Carolina | 5/27/1959 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 47th pick / 1981 |
| Larry Cowan | 22 | RB | 6 | 0 | 194 | 5-11 | Jackson State | 7/11/1960 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 192nd pick / 1982 |
| George Crump | 23 | DE | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | East Carolina | 7/22/1959 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 85th pick / 1982 |
| Bob Cryder | 26 | T-G | 9 | 3 | 275 | 6-4 | Alabama | 9/7/1956 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 18th pick / 1978 |
| Sam Cunningham | 32 | RB | 6 | 2 | 226 | 6-3 | USC | 8/15/1950 | 9 | New England Patriots / 1st / 11th pick / 1973 |
| Lin Dawson | 23 | TE | 8 | 4 | 240 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 6/24/1959 | 1 | New England Patriots / 8th / 212th pick / 1981 |
| Paul Dombroski | 26 | DB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Hawaii,Linfield | 8/8/1956 | 2 | |
| Vagas Ferguson | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 3/6/1957 | 2 | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1980 |
| Tom Flick | 24 | QB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Washington | 8/30/1958 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 90th pick / 1981 |
| Tim Golden | 23 | LB | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Florida | 11/15/1959 | Rook | |
| Steve Grogan | 29 | QB | 6 | 6 | 210 | 6-4 | Kansas State | 7/24/1953 | 7 | New England Patriots / 5th / 116th pick / 1975 |
| Darryl Haley | 21 | T-G | 9 | 0 | 269 | 6-4 | Utah | 2/16/1961 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 55th pick / 1982 |
| John Hannah* | 31 | G | 8 | 8 | 265 | 6-2 | Alabama | 4/4/1951 | 9 | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1973 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 27 | TE | 9 | 5 | 245 | 6-7 | Colorado | 4/1/1955 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1977 |
| Mike Haynes* | 29 | DB | 9 | 9 | 192 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 7/1/1953 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 5th pick / 1976 |
| Luther Henson | 23 | NT | 8 | 0 | 275 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 3/25/1959 | Rook | |
| Brian Holloway | 23 | T-G | 9 | 9 | 284 | 6-7 | Stanford | 7/25/1959 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 19th pick / 1981 |
| Brian Ingram | 23 | LB | 8 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 10/31/1959 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 111th pick / 1982 |
| Roland James | 24 | DB | 7 | 7 | 191 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 2/18/1958 | 2 | New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1980 |
| Cedric Jones | 22 | WR | 2 | 0 | 184 | 6-1 | Duke | 6/1/1960 | Rook | New England Patriots / 3rd / 56th pick / 1982 |
| Shelby Jordan | 30 | T | 9 | 9 | 260 | 6-7 | Washington (MO) | 1/23/1952 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 157th pick / 1973 |
| Keith Lee | 25 | DB | 9 | 2 | 192 | 5-11 | Colorado State | 12/22/1957 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 129th pick / 1980 |
| Fred Marion | 23 | DB | 9 | 0 | 192 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/2/1959 | Rook | New England Patriots / 5th / 112th pick / 1982 |
| Larry McGrew | 25 | LB | 8 | 8 | 233 | 6-5 | USC | 7/23/1957 | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 45th pick / 1980 |
| Dan Miller | 22 | K | 2 | 0 | 172 | 5-10 | Miami (FL) | 12/30/1960 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 11th / 281st pick / 1982 |
| Stanley Morgan | 27 | WR | 9 | 9 | 181 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/17/1955 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1977 |
| Steve Nelson | 31 | LB | 9 | 9 | 230 | 6-2 | Augsburg,North Dakota State | 4/26/1951 | 8 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 34th pick / 1974 |
| Dennis Owens | 22 | NT | 9 | 0 | 257 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 2/24/1960 | Rook | |
| Rex Robinson | 23 | K | 3 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Georgia | 3/17/1959 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 146th pick / 1981 |
| Rick Sanford | 25 | DB | 9 | 9 | 192 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 1/9/1957 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 25th pick / 1979 |
| Kenneth Sims | 23 | DE | 9 | 9 | 272 | 6-5 | Texas | 10/31/1959 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1982 |
| John Smith | 33 | K | 4 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | King Alfred's (England),South (England) | 12/30/1949 | 8 | |
| Ricky Smith | 22 | DB-WR | 9 | 0 | 182 | 6-0 | Alabama State | 7/20/1960 | Rook | New England Patriots / 6th / 141st pick / 1982 |
| Ron Spears | 23 | DE | 7 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | San Diego State | 11/23/1959 | Rook | |
| Mosi Tatupu | 27 | RB | 9 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | USC | 4/26/1955 | 4 | New England Patriots / 8th / 215th pick / 1978 |
| Greg Taylor | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | Virginia | 10/23/1958 | Rook | New England Patriots / 12th / 308th pick / 1982 |
| Andre Tippett | 23 | LB | 9 | 1 | 240 | 6-3 | Iowa | 12/27/1959 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 41st pick / 1982 |
| Ken Toler | 23 | WR | 9 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 4/9/1959 | 1 | New England Patriots / 7th / 185th pick / 1981 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 30 | RB | 9 | 5 | 223 | 6-2 | Colgate | 4/19/1952 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 75th pick / 1974 |
| Robert Weathers | 22 | RB | 6 | 2 | 220 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 9/13/1960 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 40th pick / 1982 |
| Clayton Weishuhn | 23 | LB | 9 | 9 | 220 | 6-2 | Angelo State (TX) | 10/9/1959 | Rook | New England Patriots / 3rd / 60th pick / 1982 |
| Dwight Wheeler | 27 | T-C-G | 9 | 0 | 269 | 6-3 | Tennessee State | 1/13/1955 | 4 | New England Patriots / 4th / 102nd pick / 1978 |
| Brian K. Williams | 25 | TE | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-5 | Southern | 10/14/1957 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 320th pick / 1981 |
| Lester Williams | 23 | NT-DE | 9 | 9 | 275 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 1/19/1959 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 27th pick / 1982 |
| Ron Wooten | 23 | G | 9 | 7 | 274 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 6/28/1959 | Rook | New England Patriots / 6th / 157th pick / 1981 |
| John Zamberlin | 26 | LB | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Pacific Lutheran | 2/13/1956 | 3 | New England Patriots / 5th / 135th pick / 1979 |
| Team Total | 25.4 | 9 | 223.7 | 6-2.0 | 2.7 |