1982 Philadelphia Eagles season
OwnerLeonard Tose
General managerJim Murray
Head coachDick Vermeil
Home fieldVeterans Stadium
Results
Record3–6
Division place5th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1982 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 50th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Eagles failed to improve on their 10–6 record from 1981, and finished only 3–6 (a players' strike reduced the season to 9 games). The Eagles failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1977.

This season would mark the end of an era under head coach Dick Vermeil. While under Vermeil the Eagles had the most successful period of their existence up to that time, making the playoffs four straight seasons (1978–1981) and having a record of 54–47 in six seasons with Vermeil (1976–1982) while making the Super Bowl in 1980. Vermeil retired after the 1982 season citing burnout, but would return to coaching in 1997 with the St. Louis Rams and would lead them to a Super Bowl victory in 1999.

Offseason

NFL draft

After going 10–6 and losing in the NFC Wildcard game at home to the New York Giants (9–7) in the 1981 season the Eagles would be picking 20th in the 12 rounds of the draft.

The 1982 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 27–28, 1982. ESPN would cover all 12 rounds live. ESPN would then show a replay later that night.

The Philadelphia Eagles would get the 20th pick in the 12 rounds. The Eagles would draft 11 players in this year's draft.

1982 Philadelphia Eagles Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 20 Mike Quick Wide receiver North Carolina State University
2 47 Lawrence Sampleton Tight end University of Texas at Austin
3 78 Vyto Kab Tight end Penn State
4 105 Anthony Griggs Linebacker Ohio State
5 132 Dennis DeVaughn Defensive back Bishop
6 159 Curt Grieve Wide receiver Yale
7 190 Harvey Armstrong Defensive tackle Southern Methodist
8 217 Jim Fritzche Tackle Purdue
9 244 Tony Woodruff Wide receiver Fresno State
10
11 301 Ron Ingram Wide receiver Oklahoma State
12 328 Rob Taylor Tackle Northwestern

Personnel

Staff

1982 Philadelphia Eagles staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Harry Gamble


Roster

1982 Philadelphia Eagles roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

The Eagles' 1982 schedule was set based on how they finished in 1981: 2nd in the NFC East. The way it was laid out, 4 of the 5 teams in the same 5-team division could end up having 10 to 14 common opponents during the season. Also, when the last regular season game was over, each team would know which teams they would play the following year. The Eagles' 1982 schedule called for:

Seven games were canceled due to the players' strike (at Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, at Green Bay, at St Louis, Los Angeles Rams, and at Pittsburgh) – the latter was actually planned for Monday Night Football (the two teams have yet to meet in prime-time to this day). The game against the New York Giants originally scheduled for Monday Night Football on October 25, 1982 was moved to January 2, 1983 as the NFL created a "17th week" of the 1982 season. It was the first time the NFL played a regular season game in January.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 12 Washington Redskins L 34–37 0–1 Veterans Stadium 68,885
2 September 19 at Cleveland Browns W 24–21 1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,830
3–10 Players' strike
11 November 21 Cincinnati Bengals L 14–18 1–2 Veterans Stadium 65,172
12 November 28 at Washington Redskins L 9–13 1–3 RFK Stadium 48,313
13 December 5 St. Louis Cardinals L 20–23 1–4 Veterans Stadium 63,622
14 December 11 at New York Giants L 7–23 1–5 Giants Stadium 66,053
15 December 19 Houston Oilers W 35–14 2–5 Veterans Stadium 44,119
16 December 26 at Dallas Cowboys W 24–20 3–5 Texas Stadium 46,199
17 January 2, 1983 New York Giants L 24–26 3–6 Veterans Stadium 55,797

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 14 at Giants

See also: 1982 New York Giants season
Week Fourteen: New York Giants (2–3) at Philadelphia Eagles (1–4)
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 7 0 007
Giants 3 14 3323

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 11
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,053
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • Box Score
Game information

Standings

NFC East
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
National Football Conference
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Washington Redskins(1) 8 1 0 .889 190 128 W4
Dallas Cowboys(2) 6 3 0 .667 226 145 L2
Green Bay Packers(3) 5 3 1 .611 226 169 L1
Minnesota Vikings(4) 5 4 0 .556 187 198 W1
Atlanta Falcons(5) 5 4 0 .556 183 199 L2
St. Louis Cardinals(6) 5 4 0 .556 135 170 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers(7) 5 4 0 .556 158 178 W3
Detroit Lions(8) 4 5 0 .444 181 176 W1
New Orleans Saints 4 5 0 .444 129 160 W1
New York Giants 4 5 0 .444 164 160 W1
San Francisco 49ers 3 6 0 .333 209 206 L1
Chicago Bears 3 6 0 .333 141 174 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 3 6 0 .333 191 195 L1
Los Angeles Rams 2 7 0 .222 200 250 W1

References

External links

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