1982 New Orleans Saints season
OwnerJohn Mecom, Jr.
General managerBum Phillips
Head coachBum Phillips
Home fieldLouisiana Superdome
Results
Record4–5
Conference place9th NFC (would have been 2nd in the NFC West)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersRB George Rogers

The 1982 New Orleans Saints season saw the team nearly qualify for the NFL playoffs, missing it by a tiebreaker. The Saints finished with a 4–5 record, and narrowly missed the playoffs in a complicated labyrinth of tie-breakers.

Offseason

NFL draft

1982 New Orleans Saints draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 13 Lindsay Scott  Wide receiver Georgia
2 30 Brad Edelman *  Guard Missouri
3 58 Rodney Lewis  Defensive back Nebraska
3 66 Eugene Goodlow  Wide receiver Kansas State
3 68 Kenny Duckett  Wide receiver Wake Forest
3 76 John Krimm  Defensive back Notre Dame
4 86 Morten Andersen * †  Placekicker Michigan State
5 114 Tony Elliott  Defensive tackle North Texas
6 142 Marvin Lewis  Running back Tulane
8 198 Chuck Slaughter  Offensive tackle South Carolina
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1982 New Orleans Saints staff

Front office

  • Owner – John Mecom, Jr.
  • President – Eddie Jones
  • Director of Football Operations – Harry Hulmes
  • Director of player personnel – Pat Peppler

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Wade Phillips
  • Defensive line – Willie Zapalac
  • Linebackers – John Paul Young
  • Defensive backfield – Lance Van Zandt

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Russell Paternostro

Roster

1982 New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 12 St. Louis Cardinals L 7–21 0–1 Louisiana Superdome 58,673
2 September 19 at Chicago Bears W 10–0 1–1 Soldier Field 56,600
– September 26 Denver Broncos canceled 1–1 Louisiana Superdome 1982 NFL players strike
– October 3 at Los Angeles Raiders canceled 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
– October 10 San Francisco 49ers canceled 1–1 Louisiana Superdome
– October 17 at Minnesota Vikings canceled 1–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
– October 24 at Los Angeles Rams canceled 1–1 Anaheim Stadium
– October 31 Atlanta Falcons postponed 1–1 Louisiana Superdome
– November 7 Los Angeles Rams canceled 1–1 Louisiana Superdome
– November 14 at San Diego Chargers canceled 1–1 Jack Murphy Stadium
3 November 21 Kansas City Chiefs W 27–17 2–1 Louisiana Superdome 39,341
4 November 28 at San Francisco 49ers W 23–20 3–1 Candlestick Park 51,611
5 December 5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–13 3–2 Louisiana Superdome 61,709
6 December 12 at Atlanta Falcons L 0–35 3–3 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 39,535
7 December 19 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–21 3–4 Texas Stadium 64,506
8 December 26 Washington Redskins L 10–27 3–5 Louisiana Superdome 48,667
9 January 2, 1983 Atlanta Falcons W 35–6 4–5 Louisiana Superdome 47,336
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Atlanta Falcons(5) 5 4 0 .556 3–1 4–3 183 199 L2
New Orleans Saints 4 5 0 .444 2–1 3–5 129 160 W1
San Francisco 49ers 3 6 0 .333 1–3 2–3 209 206 L1
Los Angeles Rams 2 7 0 .222 1–2 1–5 200 250 W1
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

  1. ↑ "1982 New Orleans Saints draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "1982 New Orleans Saints starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
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