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1982 Houston Oilers
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Record: 1-8-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 136 points (15.1/g), 24th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 245 points (27.2/g), 27th.
Differential of -109 points (-12.1/g), 27th.
Expected W-L: 1.8-7.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-1.0/g), 26th.
Coached by Ed Biles (1-8-0)
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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 | Archie Manning | 33 | 11 | 5 | 66 for 125, 877 yards, 6 td, 6 int, & 13 rushes for 85 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 1971 |
| QB | Gifford Nielsen | 28 | 4 | 4 | 87 for 161, 1,005 yards, 6 td, 8 int, & 9 rushes for 37 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1978 |
| RB | Earl Campbell | 27 | 4 | 9 | 157 rushes for 538 yards, 2 td, & 18 catches for 130 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 1st pick / 1978 |
| FB | Stan Edwards | 22 | Rook | 4 | 15 rushes for 58 yards, 0 td, & 9 catches for 53 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1982 |
| WR | Harold Bailey | 25 | 1 | 8 | 26 catches for 367 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 13 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 8th / 217th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Mike Holston | 24 | 1 | 5 | 5 catches for 116 yards, 1 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1981 |
| TE | Dave Casper | 31 | 8 | 9 | 36 catches for 573 yards, 6 td, & 2 rushes for 9 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1974 |
| LT | John Schuhmacher | 27 | 4 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 322nd pick / 1978 |
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| LG | Ralph Williams | 24 | Rook | 5 | ||
| C | David Carter | 29 | 5 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 6th / 165th pick / 1977 |
| RG | Ed Fisher | 33 | 8 | 9 | ||
| RT | Morris Towns | 28 | 5 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 11th pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ken Kennard | 28 | 5 | 9 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| NT | Mike Stensrud | 26 | 3 | 9 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Jesse Baker | 25 | 3 | 9 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1979 |
| LOLB | Avon Riley | 24 | 1 | 8 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 9th / 243rd pick / 1981 |
| LILB | Gregg Bingham | 31 | 9 | 7 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 4th / 79th pick / 1973 |
| RILB | Daryl Hunt | 26 | 3 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 6th / 143rd pick / 1979 |
| ROLB | Robert Brazile* | 29 | 7 | 9 | 6.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1975 |
| LCB | J.C. Wilson | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 8th / 210th pick / 1978 |
| RCB | Greg Stemrick | 31 | 7 | 8 | ||
| SS | Vernon Perry | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Mike Reinfeldt | 29 | 6 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Florian Kempf | 26 | Rook | 0 | 4 of 6 field goals & 16 of 18 extra points | |
| P | John James | 33 | 10 | 0 | 31 punts for a 40.6 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Carl Roaches | 29 | 2 | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 5.5 average and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 14th / 377th pick / 1976 |
| KR | Carl Roaches | 29 | 2 | 0 | 21 kick returns for a 21.0 average and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 14th / 377th pick / 1976 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Abraham | 22 | LB | 9 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 7/13/1960 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1982 |
| Gary Allen | 22 | RB | 7 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | Hawaii | 4/23/1960 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 6th / 148th pick / 1982 |
| Adger Armstrong | 25 | RB | 6 | 3 | 213 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 6/21/1957 | 2 | |
| Walt Arnold | 24 | TE | 9 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | New Mexico | 8/31/1958 | 2 | |
| Harold Bailey | 25 | WR | 9 | 8 | 195 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 4/12/1957 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 217th pick / 1980 |
| Jesse Baker | 25 | DE | 9 | 9 | 269 | 6-5 | Jacksonville State | 7/10/1957 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1979 |
| Elvin Bethea | 36 | DE | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | North Carolina A&T | 3/1/1946 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1968 |
| Gregg Bingham | 31 | LB | 7 | 7 | 227 | 6-1 | Purdue | 3/13/1951 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 79th pick / 1973 |
| Robert Brazile* | 29 | LB | 9 | 9 | 241 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 2/7/1953 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1975 |
| Steve Bryant | 23 | WR | 7 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Purdue | 10/10/1959 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 4th / 94th pick / 1982 |
| Earl Campbell | 27 | RB | 9 | 9 | 232 | 5-11 | Texas | 3/29/1955 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 1st pick / 1978 |
| David Carter | 29 | C-G | 9 | 9 | 250 | 6-2 | Western Kentucky | 11/27/1953 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 165th pick / 1977 |
| Dave Casper | 31 | TE | 9 | 9 | 240 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 9/26/1951 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 1974 |
| John Corker | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-5 | Oklahoma State | 12/29/1958 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 134th pick / 1980 |
| Donnie Craft | 23 | RB | 9 | 2 | 206 | 6-0 | Louisville | 11/19/1959 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 12th / 314th pick / 1982 |
| Greg Davidson | 24 | C | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | North Texas | 4/24/1958 | 2 | |
| Stan Edwards | 22 | RB | 7 | 4 | 208 | 6-0 | Michigan | 5/20/1960 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1982 |
| Ed Fisher | 33 | G-C-DE | 9 | 9 | 249 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 5/31/1949 | 8 | |
| Carter Hartwig | 26 | DB | 9 | 3 | 205 | 6-0 | USC | 2/27/1956 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 214th pick / 1979 |
| Mike Holston | 24 | WR | 9 | 5 | 189 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 1/8/1958 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1981 |
| Daryl Hunt | 26 | LB | 9 | 9 | 229 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 11/3/1956 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 143rd pick / 1979 |
| John James | 33 | P | 5 | 0 | 197 | 6-3 | Florida | 1/21/1949 | 10 | |
| Bill Kay | 22 | DB | 9 | 1 | 190 | 6-1 | Purdue | 1/10/1960 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 159th pick / 1981 |
| Florian Kempf | 26 | K | 9 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Pennsylvania | 5/25/1956 | Rook | |
| Ken Kennard | 28 | NT-DE | 9 | 9 | 248 | 6-2 | Angelo State (TX) | 10/4/1954 | 5 | |
| Mark Koncar | 29 | T | 5 | 0 | 271 | 6-5 | Colorado | 5/5/1953 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 23rd pick / 1976 |
| Archie Manning | 33 | QB | 6 | 5 | 212 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 5/19/1949 | 11 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 1971 |
| Mike Munchak | 22 | G | 4 | 3 | 281 | 6-3 | Penn State | 3/5/1960 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 1st / 8th pick / 1982 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 28 | QB | 9 | 4 | 205 | 6-4 | BYU | 10/25/1954 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1978 |
| Cliff Parsley | 28 | P | 4 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 12/26/1954 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 147th pick / 1977 |
| Vernon Perry | 29 | DB | 7 | 6 | 211 | 6-2 | Jackson State | 9/22/1953 | 3 | |
| Tate Randle | 23 | DB | 7 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 8/15/1959 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 220th pick / 1982 |
| George Reihner | 27 | G | 3 | 1 | 263 | 6-4 | Penn State | 4/27/1955 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1977 |
| Mike Reinfeldt | 29 | DB | 9 | 9 | 192 | 6-2 | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 5/6/1953 | 6 | |
| Mike Renfro | 27 | WR | 9 | 4 | 184 | 6-0 | TCU | 6/19/1955 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1978 |
| Avon Riley | 24 | LB | 9 | 8 | 230 | 6-3 | UCLA | 2/10/1958 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 243rd pick / 1981 |
| Carl Roaches | 29 | WR | 9 | 0 | 168 | 5-8 | Texas A&M | 10/2/1953 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 14th / 377th pick / 1976 |
| John Schuhmacher | 27 | G-T | 9 | 9 | 271 | 6-3 | USC | 9/23/1955 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 322nd pick / 1978 |
| Daryle Skaugstad | 25 | NT | 9 | 0 | 254 | 6-5 | California | 4/8/1957 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1980 |
| Tim Smith | 25 | WR | 9 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 3/20/1957 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1980 |
| Greg Stemrick | 31 | DB | 8 | 8 | 185 | 5-11 | Colorado State | 10/25/1951 | 7 | |
| Mike Stensrud | 26 | NT-DE-DT | 9 | 9 | 280 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 2/19/1956 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 31st pick / 1979 |
| Malcolm Taylor | 22 | DE | 9 | 0 | 288 | 6-6 | Tennessee State | 6/20/1960 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 5th / 121st pick / 1982 |
| Rich Thomaselli | 25 | RB | 9 | 0 | 199 | 6-1 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 2/26/1957 | 1 | |
| Ted Thompson | 29 | LB | 9 | 2 | 220 | 6-1 | SMU | 1/17/1953 | 7 | |
| Morris Towns | 28 | T | 9 | 9 | 270 | 6-4 | Missouri | 1/10/1954 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 11th pick / 1977 |
| Willie Tullis | 24 | DB | 9 | 3 | 193 | 6-0 | Southern Miss,Troy State | 4/5/1958 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 217th pick / 1981 |
| Ted Washington | 34 | LB | 9 | 1 | 244 | 6-1 | Miss. Valley State | 2/16/1948 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 17th / 439th pick / 1972 |
| Ralph Williams | 24 | G-T | 7 | 5 | 280 | 6-3 | Southern | 3/27/1958 | Rook | |
| J.C. Wilson | 26 | DB | 7 | 6 | 178 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh,Tampa | 3/11/1956 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 210th pick / 1978 |
| Tim Wilson | 28 | FB | 9 | 1 | 226 | 6-3 | Maryland | 1/14/1954 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1977 |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 9 | 224.7 | 6-1.9 | 3.6 |