1982 New England Patriots Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-4
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Ron Meyer (5-4)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1982 New England Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 5-4
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Ron Meyer (5-4)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1982 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 5 wins and 4 losses, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
New England scored 143 points, while the defensive squad conceded 157. Tony Collins rushed for a team-best 632 yards for the Patriots.
Steve Grogan tossed for 930 yards, and Matt Cavanaugh took a significant amount of snaps also. Stanley Morgan paced the receiving corps, catching 28 passes for 584 yards.
Mike Haynes picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Don Blackmon topped the defensive unit with 4.5 sacks.
Ron Meyer coached the team. The 1982 New England Patriots lost in the First Round.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Julius Adams | RDE | April 26, 1948 | 6'3" | 270 | Texas Southern | Macon, GA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 55 | Don Blackmon | ROLB | March 14, 1958 | 6'3" | 235 | Tulsa | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 88 | Morris Bradshaw | WR | October 19, 1952 | 6'1" | 195 | Ohio St. | Highland, IL USA | 8 | 5 |
| 58 | Pete Brock | C | July 14, 1954 | 6'5" | 267 | Colorado | Portland, OR USA | 9 | 9 |
| 81 | Preston Brown | WR | March 2, 1958 | 5'10" | 184 | Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN USA | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | Rich Camarillo | P | November 29, 1959 | 5'11" | 202 | Washington | Whittier, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | Matt Cavanaugh | QB | October 27, 1956 | 6'2" | 212 | Pittsburgh | Youngstown, OH USA | 7 | 3 |
| 26 | Raymond Clayborn | RCB | January 2, 1955 | 6'0" | 186 | Texas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 33 | Tony Collins | RB | May 27, 1959 | 5'11" | 208 | East Carolina | Sanford, FL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 44 | Larry Cowan | RB | July 11, 1960 | 5'11" | 194 | Jackson St. | Mobile, AL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 91 | George Crump | DE | July 22, 1959 | 6'4" | 260 | East Carolina | Portsmouth, VA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 75 | Bob Cryder | T | September 7, 1956 | 6'4" | 275 | Alabama | East St. Louis, IL USA | 9 | 3 |
| 39 | Sam Cunningham | RB | August 15, 1950 | 6'3" | 226 | USC | Santa Barbara, CA USA | 6 | 2 |
| 87 | Lin Dawson | TE | June 24, 1959 | 6'3" | 240 | North Carolina St. | Norfolk, VA USA | 8 | 4 |
| 47 | Paul Dombroski | DB | August 8, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | Hawaii | Sumter, SC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 43 | Vagas Ferguson | RB | March 6, 1957 | 6'1" | 204 | Notre Dame | Richmond, IN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Tom Flick | QB | August 30, 1958 | 6'2" | 190 | Washington | Patuxent River, MD USA | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | Tim Golden | LB | November 15, 1959 | 6'1" | 220 | Florida | Pahokee, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Steve Grogan | QB | July 24, 1953 | 6'4" | 210 | Kansas St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 6 | 6 |
| 68 | Darryl Haley | T-G | February 16, 1961 | 6'4" | 269 | Utah | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 73 | John Hannah | LG | April 4, 1951 | 6'2" | 265 | Alabama | Canton, GA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 80 | Don Hasselbeck | TE | April 1, 1955 | 6'7" | 245 | Colorado | Cincinnati, OH USA | 9 | 5 |
| 40 | Mike Haynes | LCB | July 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 192 | Arizona St. | Denison, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 70 | Luther Henson | NT | March 25, 1959 | 6'0" | 275 | Ohio St. | Sandusky, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 76 | Brian Holloway | LT | July 25, 1959 | 6'7" | 284 | Stanford | Omaha, NE USA | 9 | 9 |
| 51 | Brian Ingram | LB | October 31, 1959 | 6'4" | 236 | Tennessee | Memphis, TN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 38 | Roland James | SS | February 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 191 | Tennessee | Xenia, OH USA | 7 | 7 |
| 83 | Cedric Jones | WR | June 1, 1960 | 6'1" | 184 | Duke | Norfolk, VA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | Shelby Jordan | RT | January 23, 1952 | 6'7" | 260 | Washington (MO) | St. Louis, MO USA | 9 | 9 |
| 22 | Keith Lee | DB | December 22, 1957 | 5'11" | 192 | Colorado St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 9 | 2 |
| 31 | Fred Marion | DB | January 2, 1959 | 6'2" | 192 | Miami (FL) | Gainesville, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 50 | Larry McGrew | LOLB | July 23, 1957 | 6'5" | 233 | USC | Berkeley, CA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 2 | Dan Miller | K | December 30, 1960 | 5'10" | 172 | Miami (FL) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | Stanley Morgan | WR | February 17, 1955 | 5'11" | 181 | Tennessee | Easley, SC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 57 | Steve Nelson | LILB | April 26, 1951 | 6'2" | 230 | Augsburg | Farmington, MN USA | 9 | 9 |
| 98 | Dennis Owens | NT | February 24, 1960 | 6'1" | 257 | North Carolina St. | Clinton, NC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | Rex Robinson | K | March 17, 1959 | 5'11" | 205 | Georgia | Marietta, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Rick Sanford | FS | January 9, 1957 | 6'1" | 192 | South Carolina | Rock Hill, SC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 77 | Kenneth Sims | LDE | October 31, 1959 | 6'5" | 272 | Texas | Kosse, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 1 | John Smith | K | December 30, 1949 | 6'0" | 186 | King Alfred's (England) | Leafield, England | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Ricky Smith | KR | July 20, 1960 | 6'0" | 182 | Alabama St. | Quincy, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 78 | Ron Spears | DE | November 23, 1959 | 6'6" | 255 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 30 | Mosi Tatupu | RB | April 26, 1955 | 6'0" | 227 | USC | Pago Pago, American Samoa | 9 | 0 |
| 45 | Greg Taylor | RB | October 23, 1958 | 5'8" | 175 | Virginia | Richmond, VA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Andre Tippett | LB | December 27, 1959 | 6'3" | 240 | Iowa | Birmingham, AL USA | 9 | 1 |
| 82 | Ken Toler | WR | April 9, 1959 | 6'2" | 195 | Mississippi | Greenville, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
| 34 | Mark van Eeghen | FB | April 19, 1952 | 6'2" | 223 | Colgate | Cambridge, MA USA | 9 | 5 |
| 24 | Robert Weathers | RB | September 13, 1960 | 6'2" | 220 | Arizona St. | Westfield, NY USA | 6 | 2 |
| 53 | Clayton Weishuhn | RILB | October 9, 1959 | 6'2" | 220 | Angelo State (TX) | San Angelo, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 62 | Dwight Wheeler | T-C-G | January 13, 1955 | 6'3" | 269 | Tennessee St. | Memphis, TN USA | 9 | 0 |
| 49 | Brian Williams | TE | October 14, 1957 | 6'5" | 240 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Lester Williams | NT | January 19, 1959 | 6'3" | 275 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 61 | Ron Wooten | RG | June 28, 1959 | 6'4" | 274 | North Carolina | Bourne, MA USA | 9 | 7 |
| 54 | John Zamberlin | LB | February 13, 1956 | 6'2" | 230 | Pacific Lutheran | Tacoma, WA USA | 8 | 0 |
