1982 Buffalo Bills Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-5
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Knox (4-5)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1982 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 4-5
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Chuck Knox (4-5)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1982 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 4 wins and 5 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Bills scored 150 points, and the stingy defense surrendered 154. Joe Cribbs rushed for a team-leading 633 yards for Buffalo.
Joe Ferguson threw for 1,597 yards. Frank Lewis topped all receivers, hauling in 28 balls for 443 yards. Jerry Butler and Mark Brammer contributed to the receiving game as well.
Bill Simpson picked off 4 opponent throws. Sherman White and Ben Williams each led pass rushers with 4 sacks.
Chuck Knox coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Buster Barnett | TE | November 24, 1958 | 6'5" | 228 | Jackson St. | Macon, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
| 73 | Jon Borchardt | RG | August 13, 1957 | 6'5" | 260 | Montana St. | Minneapolis, MN USA | 9 | 9 |
| 86 | Mark Brammer | TE | May 3, 1958 | 6'3" | 238 | Michigan St. | Traverse City, MI USA | 9 | 9 |
| 47 | Curtis Brown | RB | December 7, 1954 | 5'10" | 203 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 9 | 3 |
| 80 | Jerry Butler | WR | October 12, 1957 | 6'0" | 178 | Clemson | Ware Shoals, SC USA | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | Greg Cater | P | April 17, 1957 | 6'0" | 191 | Tenn-Chattanooga | La Grange, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 35 | Allan Clark | RB | June 8, 1957 | 5'10" | 186 | Northern Arizona | Grand Rapids, MN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Mario Clark | LCB | March 29, 1954 | 6'2" | 194 | Oregon | Pasadena, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 20 | Joe Cribbs | RB | January 5, 1958 | 5'11" | 190 | Auburn | Sulligent, AL USA | 7 | 6 |
| 78 | Justin Cross | T | April 29, 1959 | 6'6" | 263 | West. State (CO) | Montreal, QC Canada | 9 | 0 |
| 70 | Joe Devlin | RT | February 23, 1954 | 6'5" | 261 | Iowa | Phoenixville, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 12 | Joe Ferguson | QB | April 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | Arkansas | Alvin, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 22 | Steve Freeman | SS | May 8, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | Mississippi St. | Lamesa, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 53 | Will Grant | C | March 7, 1954 | 6'3" | 254 | Idaho St. | Milton, MA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 55 | Jim Haslett | RILB | December 9, 1955 | 6'3" | 232 | Indiana (PA) | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 7 | 5 |
| 1 | Efren Herrera | K | July 30, 1951 | 5'9" | 185 | UCLA | Guadalajara, Mexico | 7 | 0 |
| 87 | Robert Holt | WR | October 4, 1959 | 6'1" | 182 | Baylor | Denison, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 25 | Roland Hooks | RB | January 2, 1953 | 6'0" | 197 | North Carolina St. | Brooklyn, NY USA | 6 | 0 |
| 97 | Darrell Irvin | DE | January 21, 1957 | 6'4" | 259 | Oklahoma | Pawhuska, OK USA | 9 | 0 |
| 91 | Ken Johnson | DE | March 25, 1955 | 6'5" | 253 | Knoxville | Nashville, TN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 72 | Ken Jones | LT | December 1, 1952 | 6'5" | 260 | Arkansas St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 9 | 9 |
| 52 | Chris Keating | LB | October 12, 1957 | 6'2" | 223 | Maine | Boston, MA USA | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | Matt Kofler | QB | August 30, 1959 | 6'3" | 192 | San Diego St. | Longview, WA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Rod Kush | DB | December 29, 1956 | 6'0" | 188 | Nebraska-Omaha | Omaha, NE USA | 9 | 0 |
| 48 | Roosevelt Leaks | FB | January 31, 1953 | 5'10" | 225 | Texas | Brenham, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 82 | Frank Lewis | WR | July 4, 1947 | 6'1" | 196 | Grambling St. | Houma, LA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 60 | Joey Lumpkin | LB | February 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 230 | Arizona St. | Ardmore, OK USA | 6 | 0 |
| 61 | Tom Lynch | G | May 24, 1955 | 6'5" | 256 | Boston Col. | Chicago, IL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 54 | Eugene Marve | LILB | August 14, 1960 | 6'2" | 237 | Saginaw Valley St. | Flint, MI USA | 9 | 8 |
| 67 | Reggie McKenzie | LG | July 27, 1950 | 6'4" | 255 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 9 |
| 33 | Ted McKnight | RB | February 26, 1954 | 6'1" | 209 | Minnesota-Duluth | Duluth, MN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Nick Mike-Mayer | K | March 1, 1950 | 5'8" | 186 | Temple | Bologna, Italy | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Booker Moore | RB | June 23, 1959 | 5'11" | 224 | Penn St. | Flint, MI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 88 | Mike Mosley | KR | June 6, 1958 | 6'2" | 192 | Texas A&M | Hillsboro, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 59 | Shane Nelson | LB | May 25, 1955 | 6'1" | 226 | Baylor | Mathis, TX USA | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Jeff Nixon | DB | October 13, 1956 | 6'3" | 190 | Richmond | Furstenfeldbruck, Germany | 7 | 0 |
| 62 | Ervin Parker | LOLB | August 19, 1958 | 6'4" | 236 | South Carolina St. | Georgetown, SC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 24 | Lemar Parrish | DB | December 13, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Lincoln (MO) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 89 | Lou Piccone | WR | July 17, 1949 | 5'9" | 175 | West Liberty St. | Vineland, NJ USA | 8 | 2 |
| 51 | Jim Ritcher | G | May 21, 1958 | 6'3" | 273 | North Carolina St. | Hinckley, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 58 | Isiah Robertson | ROLB | August 17, 1949 | 6'3" | 225 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 17 | Matt Robinson | QB | June 28, 1955 | 6'2" | 196 | Georgia | Farmington, MI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | Charles Romes | RCB | December 16, 1954 | 6'1" | 191 | North Carolina Central | Verdun, France | 9 | 9 |
| 99 | Mark Roopenian | NT | July 10, 1958 | 6'5" | 254 | Boston Col. | Medford, MA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 57 | Lucius Sanford | LB | February 14, 1956 | 6'2" | 216 | Georgia Tech | Milledgeville, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 45 | Bill Simpson | FS | December 5, 1951 | 6'1" | 184 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 9 |
| 76 | Fred Smerlas | NT | April 8, 1957 | 6'3" | 277 | Boston Col. | Waltham, MA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 81 | Perry Tuttle | WR | August 2, 1959 | 6'0" | 178 | Clemson | Lexington, NC USA | 7 | 1 |
| 41 | Phil Villapiano | LB | February 26, 1949 | 6'2" | 225 | Bowling Green | Long Branch, NJ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 65 | Tim Vogler | G-C | October 2, 1956 | 6'3" | 259 | Ohio St. | Troy, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 83 | Sherman White | RDE | October 6, 1948 | 6'5" | 250 | California | Manchester, NH USA | 9 | 9 |
| 21 | Arthur Whittington | RB | September 4, 1955 | 5'11" | 185 | SMU | Cuero, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Chris Williams | DB | January 2, 1959 | 6'0" | 197 | LSU | Alexandria, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 77 | Ben Williams | LDE | September 1, 1954 | 6'3" | 251 | Mississippi | Yazoo City, MS USA | 9 | 9 |
