1982 Cleveland Browns Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Sam Rutigliano (4-5)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1982 Cleveland Browns StatisticsTeam Record: 4-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Sam Rutigliano (4-5)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
1982 Cleveland Browns Results
The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 4 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Browns scored 140 points, but the defensive squad allowed 182. Brian Sipe passed for 1,064 yards. Ozzie Newsome topped pass catchers, snagging 49 passes for 633 yards.
Mike Pruitt ran for a team-leading 516 yards for Cleveland.
The larcenous defense pounced on 28 turnovers. Lawrence Johnson and Hanford Dixon each intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Chip Banks led the defensive unit with 5.5 sacks.
Sam Rutigliano coached the team. The 1982 Cleveland Browns lost in the First Round.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Willis Adams | WR | August 22, 1956 | 6'2" | 194 | Houston | Weimar, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Dick Ambrose | RILB | January 17, 1953 | 6'0" | 235 | Virginia | New Rochelle, NY USA | 9 | 9 |
| 61 | Mike Baab | C | December 6, 1959 | 6'4" | 270 | Texas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Matt Bahr | K | July 6, 1956 | 5'10" | 175 | Penn St. | Philadelphia, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 99 | Keith Baldwin | DE | October 13, 1960 | 6'4" | 263 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 9 | 1 |
| 56 | Chip Banks | LOLB | September 18, 1959 | 6'4" | 243 | USC | Fort Lawton, OK USA | 9 | 9 |
| 28 | Ron Bolton | DB | April 16, 1950 | 6'2" | 180 | Norfolk St. | Petersburg, VA USA | 4 | 2 |
| 91 | Henry Bradley | NT | September 4, 1953 | 6'2" | 261 | Alcorn St. | St. Joseph, LA USA | 6 | 5 |
| 47 | Larry Braziel | DB | September 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 188 | USC | Fort Worth, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 75 | Mark Buben | DE-NT | March 23, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Tufts | Auburn, MA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | Clinton Burrell | SS | September 4, 1956 | 6'1" | 192 | LSU | Franklin, LA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 50 | Tom Cousineau | LILB | May 6, 1957 | 6'3" | 225 | Ohio St. | Fairview Park, OH USA | 9 | 9 |
| 53 | Bill Cowher | LB | May 8, 1957 | 6'3" | 225 | North Carolina St. | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 9 | 2 |
| 15 | Steve Cox | P | May 11, 1958 | 6'4" | 195 | Tulsa | Shreveport, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 38 | Johnny Davis | RB | July 17, 1956 | 6'1" | 235 | Alabama | Montgomery, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Joe DeLamielleure | RG | March 16, 1951 | 6'3" | 254 | Michigan St. | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 9 |
| 54 | Tom DeLeone | C | August 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 248 | Ohio St. | Ravenna, OH USA | 9 | 9 |
| 73 | Doug Dieken | LT | February 12, 1949 | 6'5" | 254 | Illinois | Streator, IL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 29 | Hanford Dixon | RCB | December 25, 1958 | 5'11" | 186 | Southern Miss | Mobile, AL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 83 | Ricky Feacher | WR | February 11, 1954 | 5'10" | 174 | Miss. Valley St. | Crystal River, FL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 20 | Judson Flint | DB | January 26, 1957 | 6'0" | 201 | Memphis | Farrell, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 94 | Elvis Franks | DE | July 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 252 | Morgan St. | Doucette, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 70 | Andy Frederick | T | July 25, 1954 | 6'6" | 257 | New Mexico | Oak Park, IL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 86 | Danny Fulton | WR | September 2, 1956 | 6'2" | 184 | Nebraska | Memphis, TN USA | 9 | 0 |
| 79 | Bob Golic | NT | October 26, 1957 | 6'2" | 264 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 6 | 4 |
| 34 | David Green | RB | September 7, 1953 | 5'10" | 200 | Chowan | Jacksonville, NC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 26 | Dino Hall | KR | December 6, 1955 | 5'7" | 165 | Rowan | Atlantic City, NJ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 90 | Marshall Harris | LDE | December 6, 1955 | 6'6" | 261 | TCU | San Antonio, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 68 | Robert Jackson | LG | April 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 255 | Duke | Charlotte, NC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 36 | Bill Jackson | DB | July 1, 1960 | 6'1" | 202 | North Carolina | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 51 | Eddie Johnson | LB | February 3, 1959 | 6'1" | 220 | Louisville | Albany, GA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 48 | Lawrence Johnson | LCB | September 11, 1957 | 5'11" | 204 | Wisconsin | Gary, IN USA | 8 | 7 |
| 23 | Mark Kafentzis | DB | June 30, 1958 | 5'10" | 190 | Hawaii | Richland, WA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 85 | Dave Logan | WR | February 2, 1954 | 6'4" | 219 | Colorado | Fargo, ND USA | 9 | 9 |
| 57 | Clay Matthews | LB | March 15, 1956 | 6'2" | 245 | USC | Palo Alto, CA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Paul McDonald | QB | February 23, 1958 | 6'2" | 185 | USC | Montebello, CA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 30 | Cleo Miller | RB | September 5, 1952 | 5'11" | 207 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Gould, AR USA | 5 | 0 |
| 71 | Matt Miller | T-G | July 30, 1956 | 6'6" | 270 | Colorado | Durango, CO USA | 9 | 0 |
| 82 | Ozzie Newsome | TE | March 16, 1956 | 6'2" | 232 | Alabama | Muscle Shoals, AL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 58 | Scott Nicolas | LB | August 7, 1960 | 6'3" | 226 | Miami (FL) | Wichita Falls, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 84 | McDonald Oden | TE | March 28, 1958 | 6'4" | 234 | Tennessee St. | Franklin, TN USA | 9 | 0 |
| 43 | Mike Pruitt | FB | April 3, 1954 | 6'0" | 222 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 63 | Cody Risien | RT | March 22, 1957 | 6'7" | 269 | Texas A&M | Bryan, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 92 | Mike Robinson | RDE | August 19, 1956 | 6'4" | 265 | Oklahoma St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 8 | 8 |
| 22 | Clarence Scott | FS | April 9, 1949 | 6'0" | 190 | Kansas St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 17 | Brian Sipe | QB | August 8, 1949 | 6'1" | 195 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Rick Trocano | QB-DB | April 4, 1959 | 6'0" | 188 | Pittsburgh | Cleveland, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Kevin Turner | LB | February 5, 1958 | 6'2" | 223 | Pacific | Fremont, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 42 | Dwight Walker | PR | January 10, 1959 | 5'10" | 185 | Nicholls St. | Metairie, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 55 | Curtis Weathers | ROLB | September 16, 1956 | 6'5" | 224 | Mississippi | Memphis, TN USA | 7 | 5 |
| 25 | Charles White | RB | January 22, 1958 | 5'10" | 190 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 81 | Mike Whitwell | DB-WR | November 14, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | Texas A&M | Kenedy, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
