1982 Los Angeles Raiders season

1982 Los Angeles Raiders season
OwnerAl Davis
General managerAl Davis
Head coachTom Flores
Home fieldLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Local radioKRLA–AM 1110
Results
Record8–1
Division place1st AFC
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Browns) 27–10
Lost Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Jets) 14–17
Pro BowlersRB Marcus Allen
OLB Ted Hendricks
CB Lester Hayes
AP All-ProsRB Marcus Allen
OLB Ted Hendricks

The 1982 Los Angeles Raiders season was the team's 23rd season, 13th season in the National Football League (NFL) and first of 13 seasons in Los Angeles.[1]

In May 1982, a lawsuit brought by the Raiders and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 1980 concluded, with the jury determining that the NFL violated antitrust laws when it rejected the proposed move by the team from Oakland to Los Angeles. The Raiders promptly moved to Los Angeles, although for the 1982 season, the team continued to practice in Oakland.

Despite the Raiders' disappointing 7–9 record in their previous season—their last in Oakland until 1995—the team cruised to an 8–1 record in the strike-shortened 1982 season, winning all four of their home games and clinching home-field advantage throughout the NFL's makeshift playoff tournament for 1982. However, in the second round of the playoffs, the Raiders blew a fourth-quarter lead to the sixth-seeded Jets, losing 17–14.

Offseason

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1982 Los Angeles Raiders draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 10 Marcus Allen * †  RB USC
2 35 Jack Squirek  LB Illinois
2 37 Jim Romano  C Penn State
3 64 Vann McElroy  S Baylor
4 91 Ed Muransky  G Michigan
5 123 Ed Jackson  LB Louisiana Tech
7 177 Jeff Jackson  DE Toledo
10 263 Rich D'Amico  LB Penn State
11 289 Willie Turner  WR LSU
12 316 Randy Smith  WR Texas A&M-Commerce
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Roster

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1982 Los Angeles Raiders roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Attendance Recap
1 September 12 at San Francisco 49ers W 23–17 1–0 Candlestick Park 59,748 Recap
2 September 19 at Atlanta Falcons W 38–14 2–0 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 54,774 Recap
Players' strike
11 November 22 San Diego Chargers W 28–24 3–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 42,162 Recap
12 November 28 at Cincinnati Bengals L 17–31 3–1 Riverfront Stadium 53,330 Recap
13 December 5 Seattle Seahawks W 28–23 4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 42,170 Recap
14 December 12 at Kansas City Chiefs W 21–16 5–1 Arrowhead Stadium 26,307 Recap
15 December 18 Los Angeles Rams W 37–31 6–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 56,646 Recap
16 December 26 Denver Broncos W 27–10 7–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 44,160 Recap
17 January 2 at San Diego Chargers W 41–34 8–1 San Diego Stadium 51,612 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

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Week 1

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See also: 1982 San Francisco 49ers season and 49ers–Raiders rivalry
Week One: Los Angeles Raiders (0–0) at San Francisco 49ers (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 10 01023
49ers 0 14 3017

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

  • Date: September 12, 1982
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18.3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 59,748
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and John Brodie
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information

Week 2

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1 234Total
• Raiders 7 1777 38
Falcons 7 070 14
  • Date: September 19
  • Location: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 54,774
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24.4 °C); wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Len Dawson
Scoring summary
Q1LAAllen 14-yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)LA 7–0
Q1ATLAndrews 1 yard run (Luckhurst kick)Tie 7–7
Q2LABahr 35-yard field goalLA 10–7
Q2LAAllen 4-yard run (Bahr kick)LA 17–7
Q2LABranch 30-yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)LA 24–7
Q3LAHawkins 1 yard run (Bahr kick)LA 31–7
Q3ATLRobinson 17-yard pass from Bartkowski (Luckhurst kick)LA 31–14
Q4LAReese 75-yard fumble return (Bahr kick)LA 38–14

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Week 3

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This was the first home regular-season game in Los Angeles for the Raiders.

1 234Total
Chargers 10 1400 24
• Raiders 0 7147 28
  • Date: November 22
  • Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
  • Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 42,162
  • Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C); wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, Don Meredith
Scoring summary
Q1SDBenirschke 19-yard field goalSD 3–0
Q1SDScales 29-yard pass from Fouts (Benirschke kick)SD 10–0
Q2SDMuncie 2-yard run (Benirschke kick)SD 17–0
Q2SDMuncie 1 yard run (Benirschke kick)SD 24–0
Q2:42LAChristensen 1 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)SD 24–7
Q3LAAllen 3-yard run (Bahr kick)SD 24–14
Q32:23LAAllen 6-yard run (Bahr kick)SD 24–21
Q4LAHawkins 1 yard run (Bahr kick)LA 28–24

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Week 4

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Week 5

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1 234Total
Seahawks 0 7016 23
• Raiders 7 2100 28
Scoring summary
Q1LAAllen 2-yard run (Bahr kick)LA 7–0
Q2LAKing 1 yard run (Bahr kick)LA 14–0
Q2LAMartin 39-yard interception return (Bahr kick)LA 21–0
Q2LAAllen 3-yard run (Bahr kick)LA 28–0
Q2SEALargent 10-yard pass from Zorn (Johnson kick)LA 28–7
Q4SEABrown 3-yard run (kick failed)LA 28–13
Q4SEACarr 23-yard pass from Zorn (Johnson kick)LA 28–20
Q4SEAJohnson 30-yard field goalLA 28–23

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Week 6

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1 234Total
• Raiders 0 7014 21
Chiefs 3 337 16
Scoring summary
Q1KCLowery 35-yard field goalKC 3–0
Q2LAChristensen 4-yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)LA 7–3
Q2KCLowery 27-yard field goalLA 7–6
Q3KCLowery 29-yard field goalKC 9–7
Q4LAChristensen 8-yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)LA 14–9
Q4KCJackson 1 yard run (Lowery kick)KC 16–14
Q4LAMuhammad 35-yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)LA 21–16

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Week 8

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1 234Total
Broncos 0 0010 10
• Raiders 3 2400 27
Scoring summary
1LAChris Bahr 19-yard field goalRaiders 3–0
2LAMarcus Allen 4-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)Raiders 10–0
2LAKenny King 5-yard run (Chris Bahr kick)Raiders 17–0
2LAMarcus Allen 51-yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)Raiders 24–0
2LAChris Bahr 36-yard field goalRaiders 27–0
4DENRich Karlis 31-yard field goalRaiders 27–3
4DENSteve Watson 18-yard pass from Mark Herrmann (Rich Karlis kick)Raiders 27–10

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Standings

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AFC West
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
AFC
# Team W L T PCT PF PA STK
Seeded postseason qualifiers
1 Los Angeles Raiders 8 1 0 .889 260 200 W5
2[a] Miami Dolphins 7 2 0 .778 198 131 W3
3[a] Cincinnati Bengals 7 2 0 .778 232 177 W2
4[b][c] Pittsburgh Steelers 6 3 0 .667 204 146 W2
5[b][c] San Diego Chargers 6 3 0 .667 288 221 L1
6[c] New York Jets 6 3 0 .667 245 166 L1
7 New England Patriots 5 4 0 .556 143 157 W1
8[d] Cleveland Browns 4 5 0 .444 140 182 L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
9[d] Buffalo Bills 4 5 0 .444 150 154 L3
10[d] Seattle Seahawks 4 5 0 .444 127 147 W1
11 Kansas City Chiefs 3 6 0 .333 176 184 W1
12 Denver Broncos 2 7 0 .222 148 226 L3
13 Houston Oilers 1 8 0 .111 136 245 L7
14 Baltimore Colts 0 8 1 .056 113 236 L2
Tiebreakers
  1. ^ a b Miami finished ahead of Cincinnati based on better conference record (6–1 to Cincinnati’s 6–2).
  2. ^ a b Pittsburgh finished ahead of San Diego based on better record against common opponents (3–1 to Chargers' 2–1). Conference tiebreak was initially used to eliminate New York Jets.
  3. ^ a b c Pittsburgh and San Diego finished ahead of New York Jets based on conference record (Pittsburgh and San Diego 5–3 against Jets’ 2–3)
  4. ^ a b c Cleveland finished ahead of Buffalo and Buffalo ahead of Seattle based on conference record (4–3 to Buffalo’s 3–3 to Seattle’s 3–5).

Postseason

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Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Venue Attendance Game
recap
First round January 8, 1983 Cleveland Browns (8) W 27–10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 56,555 Recap
Divisional January 15, 1983 New York Jets (6) L 14–17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 90,038 Recap

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References

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  1. ^ The team would return to Oakland after the 1994 season
  2. ^ "1982 NFL Draft at databaseFootball.com". Archived from the original on October 15, 2007.
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jun-22.
  4. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jun-23.
  5. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jul-04.
  6. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jul-06.
  7. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  8. ^ 1982 Los Angeles Raiders season at databaseFootball.com Archived April 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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