1982 New York Jets season

The 1982 New York Jets season was the 23rd season for the franchise and its 13th in the National Football League. It began with the team trying to improve upon its 10–5–1 record from 1981 and return to the playoffs under head coach Walt Michaels. The season was marred by an eight-week players’ strike, cancelling eight scheduled games (one game was made up at the end of the season), and eliminating divisional play for the season; the top eight teams from each conference advanced to the playoffs. The Jets finished the season with a record of 6–3 in sixth place in the American Football Conference. They defeated the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Raiders in the first two rounds of the playoffs to advance to their first AFC Championship Game. There, they fell to their division rivals, the Miami Dolphins, 14–0.

1982 New York Jets season
OwnerLeon Hess
Head coachWalt Michaels
Home fieldShea Stadium
Results
Record6–3
Division place6th AFC
Playoff finishWon Wild card playoffs
(at Bengals) 44–17
Won Divisional Playoffs
(at Raiders) 17–14
Lost AFC Championship
(at Dolphins) 0–14
Pro BowlersC Joe Fields
T Marvin Powell
WR Wesley Walker
RB Freeman McNeil
DE Mark Gastineau

Offseason

Draft
Main article: 1982 NFL draft
1982 New York Jets draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 23 Bob Crable  LB Notre Dame
2 51 Reggie McElroy  OT West Texas State
3 79 Dwayne Crutchfield  RB Iowa State
4 107 George Floyd  DB Eastern Kentucky
5 135 Mark Jerue  LB Washington
6 163 Lonell Phea  WR Houston
7 191 Tom Coombs  TE Idaho
8 219 Lawrence Texada  RB Henderson State
9 247 Rocky Klever  RB Montana
10 275 Darryl Hemphill  DB West Texas State
11 302 Perry Parmelee  WR Santa Clara
12 330 Tom Carlstrom  G Nebraska
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Roster
1982 New York Jets final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 30 Rocky Klever TE/FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 68 Reggie McElroy G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Regular season
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Venue
1 September 12 Miami Dolphins L 28–45 0–1 Shea Stadium 53,360
2 September 19 at New England Patriots W 31–7 1–1 Schaefer Stadium 53,515
September 26 at Baltimore Colts[1] 1–1 Memorial Stadium Cancelled due to 1982 NFL players strike
October 3 Houston Oilers[1] 1–1 Shea Stadium
October 10 Denver Broncos[1] 1–1 Shea Stadium
October 18 Buffalo Bills[1] 1–1 Shea Stadium
October 24 at Kansas City Chiefs[1] 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium
October 31 New England Patriots[1] 1–1 Shea Stadium
November 7 at Buffalo Bills[1] 1–1 Rich Stadium
November 14 at Pittsburgh Steelers[1] 1–1 Three Rivers Stadium
3 November 21 Baltimore Colts W 37–0 2–1 Shea Stadium 46,970
4 November 28 Green Bay Packers W 15–13 3–1 Shea Stadium 53,872
5 December 6 at Detroit Lions W 28–13 4–1 Pontiac Silverdome 79,361
6 December 12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 32–17 5–1 Shea Stadium 28,147
7 December 19 at Miami Dolphins L 19–20 5–2 Miami Orange Bowl 67,702
8 December 26 at Minnesota Vikings W 42–14 6–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 58,672
9 January 2, 1983 at Kansas City Chiefs L 13–37 6–3 Arrowhead Stadium 11,902

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1 vs Dolphins
See also: 1982 Miami Dolphins season
Week One: Miami Dolphins (0–0) at New York Jets (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 14 10 21045
Jets 7 7 01428

at Shea Stadium • Flushing, New York

Game information

Week 2
1 234Total
• Jets 0 10714 31
Patriots 0 070 7

[2]

Week 3
1 234Total
Colts 0 000 0
• Jets 10 1773 37
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Shea Stadium
  • Referee: Fred Wyant
  • TV announcers (NBC): Bob Costas and Bob Trumpy

[3]

Week 4
1 234Total
Packers 6 700 13
• Jets 6 090 15

[4]

Week 5
1 234Total
• Jets 7 1407 28
Lions 3 073 13

[5]

Week 6
1 234Total
Buccaneers 0 377 17
• Jets 14 099 32
  • Date: December 12
  • Location: Shea Stadium
  • Game weather: 23, cloudy
  • Referee: Ben Dreith <
  • TV announcers (CBS): John Madden and Pat Summeral

[6]

Week 7 at Dolphins
Week Fifteen: New York Jets (5–1) at Miami Dolphins (4–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Jets 6 10 0319
Dolphins 10 7 0320

at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

  • Date: December 18, 1982
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,702
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV: NBC
  • Box Score
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Jets PassingRichard Todd16/29, 174 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingFreeman McNeil21 Rush, 89 Yds
ReceivingWesley Walker7 Rec, 96 Yds, TD
Dolphins PassingDavid Woodley12/25, 148 Yds, TD, 2 INT
RushingAndra Franklin17 Rush, 75 Yds, TD
ReceivingDuriel Harris4 Rec, 74 Yds, TD

Week 8
1 234Total
• Jets 7 14714 42
Vikings 0 707 14

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Week 9
1 234Total
Jets 6 007 13
• Chiefs 7 20010 37

[8]

Postseason
Main article: 1982–83 NFL playoffs
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Wildcard January 9, 1983 at Cincinnati Bengals (3) W 44–17 1–0 Riverfront Stadium 57,560
Divisional January 15, 1983 at Los Angeles Raiders (1) W 17–14 2–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 90,038
AFC Championship Game January 23, 1983 at Miami Dolphins (2) L 0–14 2–1 Miami Orange Bowl 67,396

Wild card
1 234Total
• Jets 3 17321 44
Bengals 14 030 17

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Divisional
1 234Total
• Jets 7 307 17
Raiders 0 0140 14
Scoring summary
1NYJWesley Walker 20 yard pass from Richard Todd (Pat Leahy kick)NYJ 7–0
2NYJPat Leahy 30 yard field goalNYJ 10–0
3LAMarcus Allen 3 yard run (Chris Bahr kick)NYJ 10–7
3LAMalcolm Barnwell 57 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)LA 14–10
4NYJScott Dierking 1 yard run (Pat Leahy kick)NYJ 17–14

[10]

Championship
1 234Total
Jets 0 000 0
• Dolphins 0 077 14

[11]

The Mud Bowl

Standings
AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Miami Dolphins(2) 7 2 0 .778 6–1 6–1 198 131 W3
New York Jets(6) 6 3 0 .667 2–2 2–3 245 166 L1
New England Patriots(7) 5 4 0 .556 3–1 5–3 143 157 W1
Buffalo Bills 4 5 0 .444 1–3 3–3 150 154 L3
Baltimore Colts 0 8 1 .056 0–5–0 0–7–0 113 236 L2
American Football Conference
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

Awards and honors

Footnotes and references
  1. "1982 NFL schedule". Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  2. The Football Database. Retrieved 2018-Feb-02.
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