1982 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-6
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Mike Ditka (3-6)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1982 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 3-6
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Mike Ditka (3-6)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1982 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 3 wins and 6 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Bears scored 141 points, and the defensive squad surrendered 174. Jim McMahon tossed for 1,501 yards. Matt Suhey topped all receivers, hauling in 36 balls, while Emery Moorehead added 363 receiving yards, while Walter Payton contributed to the receiving game, too.
Walter Payton rushed for a team-leading 596 yards for Chicago.
Terry Schmidt intercepted 4 opponent throws. Dan Hampton blasted opposing passers 9 times, leading the way for a team which created 30 sacks.
Mike Ditka coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bob Avellini | QB | August 28, 1953 | 6'2" | 208 | Maryland | Queens, NY USA | 2 | 2 |
| 84 | Brian Baschnagel | WR | January 8, 1954 | 5'11" | 187 | Ohio St. | Kingston, NY USA | 9 | 9 |
| 79 | Kurt Becker | G | December 22, 1958 | 6'5" | 271 | Michigan | Aurora, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Todd Bell | DB-LB | November 28, 1958 | 6'1" | 207 | Ohio St. | Middletown, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 54 | Brian Cabral | LB | June 23, 1956 | 6'1" | 233 | Colorado | Fort Benning, GA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 59 | Gary Campbell | RLB | March 4, 1952 | 6'1" | 218 | Colorado | Honolulu, HI USA | 9 | 9 |
| 57 | Al Chesley | LB | August 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 240 | Pittsburgh | Washington, DC USA | 4 | 2 |
| 72 | Jerry Doerger | C-T | July 18, 1960 | 6'5" | 270 | Wisconsin | Cincinnati, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Robin Earl | TE | March 18, 1955 | 6'5" | 242 | Washington | Boise, ID USA | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | Vince Evans | QB | June 14, 1955 | 6'2" | 215 | USC | Greensboro, NC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | Gary Fencik | SS | June 11, 1954 | 6'1" | 194 | Yale | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 24 | Jeff Fisher | DB | February 25, 1958 | 5'10" | 188 | USC | Culver City, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 21 | Leslie Frazier | RCB | April 3, 1959 | 6'0" | 189 | Alcorn St. | Columbus, MS USA | 9 | 6 |
| 29 | Dennis Gentry | PR | February 10, 1959 | 5'8" | 181 | Baylor | Lubbock, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 99 | Dan Hampton | RDT | September 19, 1957 | 6'5" | 264 | Arkansas | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 9 | 9 |
| 35 | Roland Harper | RB | February 28, 1953 | 5'11" | 208 | Louisiana Tech | Seguin, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 90 | Al Harris | RDE | December 31, 1956 | 6'5" | 250 | Arizona St. | Bangor, ME USA | 8 | 7 |
| 73 | Mike Hartenstine | LDE | July 27, 1953 | 6'3" | 251 | Penn St. | Bethlehem, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 71 | Perry Hartnett | G | April 28, 1960 | 6'5" | 278 | SMU | Galveston, TX USA | 9 | 4 |
| 20 | Reuben Henderson | DB | October 3, 1958 | 6'1" | 196 | Oklahoma St. | Santa Monica, CA USA | 4 | 3 |
| 51 | Bruce Herron | LB | April 14, 1954 | 6'2" | 220 | New Mexico | Victoria, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 63 | Jay Hilgenberg | C-G | March 21, 1959 | 6'3" | 259 | Iowa | Iowa City, IA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 57 | Bruce Huther | LB | July 23, 1954 | 6'1" | 221 | New Hampshire | Paterson, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | Noah Jackson | LG | April 14, 1951 | 6'2" | 267 | Tampa | Jacksonville Beach, FL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 62 | Dan Jiggetts | T | March 10, 1954 | 6'4" | 274 | Harvard | Brooklyn, NY USA | 9 | 1 |
| 82 | Ken Margerum | WR | October 5, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | Stanford | Fountain Valley, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 37 | Willie McClendon | RB | September 13, 1957 | 6'1" | 205 | Georgia | Brunswick, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 67 | Phil McKinnely | LT | July 8, 1954 | 6'4" | 248 | UCLA | Oakland, CA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Jim McMahon | QB | August 21, 1959 | 6'1" | 195 | BYU | Jersey City, NJ USA | 8 | 7 |
| 76 | Steve McMichael | DT-NT | October 17, 1957 | 6'2" | 270 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 87 | Emery Moorehead | TE | March 22, 1954 | 6'2" | 218 | Colorado | Evanston, IL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 58 | Jerry Muckensturm | LB | October 13, 1953 | 6'4" | 223 | Arkansas St. | Belleville, IL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 52 | Dan Neal | C | August 30, 1949 | 6'4" | 250 | Kentucky | Corbin, KY USA | 9 | 9 |
| 68 | Jim Osborne | LDT | September 7, 1949 | 6'3" | 250 | Southern | Sylvania, GA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 86 | Bob Parsons | P | June 29, 1950 | 6'4" | 234 | Penn St. | Bethlehem, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 34 | Walter Payton | RB | July 25, 1954 | 5'10" | 200 | Jackson St. | Columbia, MS USA | 9 | 9 |
| 46 | Doug Plank | DB | March 4, 1953 | 6'0" | 200 | Ohio St. | Greensburg, PA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 53 | Dan Rains | LB | April 26, 1954 | 6'1" | 224 | Cincinnati | Rochester, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | John Roveto | K | February 20, 1958 | 6'0" | 180 | La-Lafayette | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 44 | Terry Schmidt | LCB | May 28, 1952 | 6'0" | 177 | Ball St. | Columbus, IN USA | 9 | 9 |
| 89 | James Scott | WR | March 28, 1952 | 6'1" | 190 | Trinity Valley CC (TX) | Longview, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 50 | Mike Singletary | MLB | October 9, 1958 | 6'0" | 230 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 26 | Matt Suhey | FB | July 7, 1958 | 5'11" | 217 | Penn St. | Bellefonte, PA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 33 | Calvin Thomas | RB | January 7, 1960 | 5'11" | 239 | Illinois | St. Louis, MO USA | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Bob Thomas | K | August 7, 1952 | 5'10" | 178 | Notre Dame | Rochester, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | Keith Van Horne | RT | November 6, 1957 | 6'6" | 281 | USC | Mount Lebanon, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 75 | Henry Waechter | DE | February 13, 1959 | 6'5" | 270 | Nebraska | Epworth, IA USA | 9 | 2 |
| 23 | Len Walterscheid | FS | September 13, 1954 | 5'11" | 190 | Southern Utah | Gainesville, TX USA | 9 | 8 |
| 80 | Rickey Watts | KR | May 16, 1957 | 6'1" | 203 | Tulsa | Longview, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 74 | Jeff Williams | RG | April 15, 1955 | 6'4" | 256 | Rhode Island | Gloucester, MA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 88 | Brooks Williams | TE | December 7, 1954 | 6'4" | 226 | North Carolina | Baltimore, MD USA | 9 | 0 |
| 43 | Walt Williams | DB | July 10, 1954 | 6'1" | 185 | Ashland | Bedford Hills, NY USA | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Otis Wilson | LLB | September 15, 1957 | 6'2" | 227 | Syracuse | New York, NY USA | 9 | 9 |
