1982 Dallas Cowboys season
1982 Dallas Cowboys season | |
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Owner | Clint Murchison, Jr. |
General manager | Tex Schramm |
Head coach | Tom Landry |
Home field | Texas Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 6–3 |
Division place | 2nd NFC (also 2nd NFC East) |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Buccaneers) 30–17 Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Packers) 37–26 Lost NFC Championship (at Redskins) 17–31 |
Pro Bowlers | 8 |
The
The Cowboys featured big-play capability on both sides of the ball in 1982. The offense relied on
The Cowboys were the only team to defeat the Redskins in the 1982 season, winning a regular season matchup in Game 5 at
For the only time in franchise history, Dallas did not play the New York Giants, as both meetings fell victim to the strike.[3]
Offseason
Coincidentally, the
NFL Draft
1982 Dallas Cowboys draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 25 | Rod Hill | CB | Kentucky State | |
2 | 53 | Jeff Rohrer | LB | Yale | |
3 | 81 | Jim Eliopulos | LB | Wyoming | |
4 | 101 | Brian Carpenter | CB | Michigan | |
4 | 109 | Monty Hunter | S
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Salem | |
5 | 137 | Phil Pozderac | OT | Notre Dame | |
6 | 143 | Ken Hammond | OG
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Vanderbilt | |
6 | 165 | Charles Daum | DT | Cal Poly | |
7 | 193 | Bill Purifoy | DE | Tulsa | |
8 | 216 | George Peoples | RB | Auburn | |
8 | 221 | Dwight Sullivan | RB | North Carolina State | |
9 | 249 | Joe Gary | DT | UCLA | |
10 | 277 | Todd Eckerson | OT | North Carolina State | |
11 | 295 | George Thompson | WR | Albany State | |
11 | 304 | Michael Whiting | RB | Florida State | |
12 | 332 | Rich Burtness | OG
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Montana | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game Site | Attendance | Recap | |
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1 | September 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 28–36 | 0–1 | Texas Stadium | 63,431 | Recap | |
2 | September 19 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 24–7 | 1–1 | Busch Stadium | 50,705 | Recap | |
3 | — | at Minnesota Vikings | Rescheduled to January 3 | |||||
4 | — | New York Giants | Cancelled due to the 1982 NFL strike | |||||
5 | — | Washington Redskins | ||||||
6 | — | at Philadelphia Eagles | ||||||
7 | — | at Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
8 | — | at New York Giants | ||||||
9 | — | St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
10 | — | at San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
11 | November 21 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 14–9 | 2–1 | Texas Stadium | 49,578 | Recap | |
12 | November 25 | Cleveland Browns | W 31–14 | 3–1 | Texas Stadium | 46,267 | Recap | |
13 | December 5 | at Washington Redskins | W 24–10 | 4–1 | RFK Stadium | 54,633 | Recap | |
14 | December 13 | at Houston Oilers | W 37–7 | 5–1 | Houston Astrodome
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51,808 | Recap | |
15 | December 19 | New Orleans Saints | W 21–7 | 6–1 | Texas Stadium | 64,506 | Recap | |
16 | December 26 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 20–24 | 6–2 | Texas Stadium | 46,199 | Recap | |
17 | January 3, 1983 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 27–31 | 6–3 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 60,007 | Recap | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Season summary
Week 1: vs Pittsburgh Steelers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 6 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 36 |
Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
- Date: September 13, 1982
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 84 °F (28.9 °C)
- Game attendance: 63,431
- Referee: Pat Haggerty
- TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith & Howard Cosell
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Week 13: at Washington Redskins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
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- Date: December 5, 1982
- Game weather: 64 °F (17.8 °C), wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden
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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 |
# | Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
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Seeded postseason qualifiers | |||||||||
1 | Washington Redskins | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 190 | 128 | W4 | |
2 | Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 226 | 145 | L2 | |
3 | Green Bay Packers | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 226 | 169 | L1 | |
4[a] | Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 187 | 198 | W1 | |
5[a] | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 183 | 199 | L2 | |
6[a] | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 135 | 170 | L1 | |
7[a] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 158 | 178 | W3 | |
8[b] | Detroit Lions | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 181 | 176 | W1 | |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||
9[b] | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 129 | 160 | W1 | |
10[b] | New York Giants | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 164 | 160 | W1 | |
11[c] | San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 209 | 206 | L1 | |
12[c] | Chicago Bears | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 141 | 174 | L1 | |
13[c] | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 191 | 195 | L1 | |
14 | Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 200 | 250 | W1 | |
Tiebreakers
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Roster
Postseason
Playoff schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game Site | Attendance | Recap |
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First Round | January 9, 1983 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7) | W 30–17 | Texas Stadium | 65,042 | Recap |
Second Round | January 16, 1983 | Green Bay Packers (3) | W 37–26 | Texas Stadium | 63,972 | Recap |
NFC Championship | January 22, 1983 | at Washington Redskins (1) | L 17–31 | RFK Stadium | 55,045 | Recap |
First round
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Cowboys | 6 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 30 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 65,042
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)
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Second round
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Awards
- The Cowboys sent eight players to the .
- Danny White and Tony Dorsett were named to the All-NFL second team by the Associated Press at quarterback and running back, respectively. On the defensive side of the ball, end Ed Jones and tackle Randy White were named to the first team, while end Harvey Martin and cornerback Everson Walls were named to the second team.
- Everson Walls, NFL Leader, Interceptions, (7)
Publications
The Football Encyclopedia
Total Football
Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes
References
- ISBN 0-312-11435-4
- ISBN 0-06-270170-3
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants Results". August 23, 2022.
- ^ Crouse, Karen (February 23, 2007). "Players Are Seen and Unseen At N.F.L. Scouting Combine". The New York Times. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Steelers at Dallas Cowboys — September 13th, 1982". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins — December 5th, 1982". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com