1982 Dallas Cowboys Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Tom Landry (6-3)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1982 Dallas Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 6-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Tom Landry (6-3)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1982 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 6 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
The Cowboys piled up points with 226 points, and the solid defense yielded 145. Danny White threw for 2,079 yards. Tony Hill hauled in 35 passes for 526 yards. Doug Cosbie provided receiving help, too.
Tony Dorsett ran for a team-best 745 yards for Dallas.
Everson Walls intercepted 7 errant tosses from the opposition. Harvey Martin sacked quarterbacks 8 times, leading the way for a team which created 32 sacks.
Tom Landry coached the team. The 1982 Dallas Cowboys lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Brian Baldinger | G-T-C | January 7, 1960 | 6'4" | 278 | Duke | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Benny Barnes | SS | March 3, 1951 | 6'1" | 190 | Stanford | Lufkin, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 76 | Larry Bethea | DT-DE | July 21, 1956 | 6'2" | 251 | Michigan St. | Florence, SC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 53 | Bob Breunig | MLB | July 4, 1953 | 6'2" | 226 | Arizona St. | Inglewood, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 59 | Guy Brown | RLB | June 1, 1955 | 6'4" | 223 | Houston | Palestine, TX USA | 9 | 8 |
| 18 | Glenn Carano | QB | November 18, 1955 | 6'3" | 201 | UNLV | San Pedro, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 47 | Dextor Clinkscale | DB | April 13, 1958 | 5'11" | 192 | South Carolina St. | Greenville, SC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 61 | Jim Cooper | RT | September 28, 1955 | 6'5" | 262 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 84 | Doug Cosbie | TE | March 27, 1956 | 6'6" | 236 | Holy Cross | Palo Alto, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 51 | Anthony Dickerson | LB | June 9, 1957 | 6'2" | 220 | SMU | Texas City, TX USA | 9 | 1 |
| 83 | Doug Donley | WR | February 6, 1959 | 6'0" | 175 | Ohio St. | Cambridge, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 67 | Pat Donovan | LT | July 1, 1953 | 6'5" | 253 | Stanford | Helena, MT USA | 9 | 9 |
| 33 | Tony Dorsett | RB | April 7, 1954 | 5'11" | 192 | Pittsburgh | Rochester, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 26 | Michael Downs | FS | June 9, 1959 | 6'3" | 205 | Rice | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 89 | Billy DuPree | TE | March 7, 1950 | 6'4" | 225 | Michigan St. | Monroe, LA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 78 | John Dutton | LDT | February 6, 1951 | 6'6" | 266 | Nebraska | Rapid City, SD USA | 9 | 9 |
| 27 | Ron Fellows | KR | November 7, 1958 | 6'0" | 178 | Missouri | South Bend, IN USA | 9 | 0 |
| 58 | Mike Hegman | LLB | January 17, 1953 | 6'1" | 227 | Alabama A&M | Memphis, TN USA | 9 | 9 |
| 80 | Tony Hill | WR | June 23, 1956 | 6'2" | 199 | Stanford | San Diego, CA USA | 9 | 8 |
| 25 | Rod Hill | DB | March 14, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Kentucky St. | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Gary Hogeboom | QB | August 21, 1958 | 6'4" | 205 | Central Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | Monty Hunter | DB | January 21, 1959 | 6'0" | 202 | Salem | Dover, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 86 | Butch Johnson | WR | May 28, 1954 | 6'1" | 187 | California-Riverside | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 72 | Too Jones | LDE | February 23, 1951 | 6'9" | 271 | Tennessee St. | Jackson, TN USA | 9 | 9 |
| 23 | James Jones | RB | December 6, 1958 | 5'10" | 200 | Mississippi St. | Starkville, MS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 57 | Angelo King | LB | February 10, 1958 | 6'1" | 224 | South Carolina St. | Columbia, SC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 79 | Harvey Martin | RDE | November 16, 1950 | 6'5" | 260 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 44 | Robert Newhouse | RB | January 9, 1950 | 5'10" | 209 | Houston | Longview, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 30 | Timmy Newsome | RB | May 17, 1958 | 6'1" | 232 | Winston-Salem St. | Ahoskie, NC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 88 | Drew Pearson | WR | January 12, 1951 | 6'0" | 184 | Tulsa | South River, NJ USA | 9 | 8 |
| 22 | George Peoples | RB | August 25, 1960 | 6'0" | 211 | Auburn | Tampa, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 65 | Kurt Petersen | RG | June 17, 1957 | 6'4" | 264 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 9 | 9 |
| 75 | Phil Pozderac | T | December 19, 1959 | 6'9" | 277 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
| 64 | Tom Rafferty | C | August 2, 1954 | 6'3" | 256 | Penn St. | Syracuse, NY USA | 9 | 9 |
| 70 | Howard Richards | LG | August 7, 1959 | 6'6" | 263 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 8 | 8 |
| 50 | Jeff Rohrer | LB | December 25, 1958 | 6'3" | 228 | Yale | Inglewood, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 87 | Jay Saldi | TE-WR | October 8, 1954 | 6'3" | 225 | South Carolina | White Plains, NY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 68 | Herbert Scott | G | January 18, 1953 | 6'2" | 254 | Virginia Union | Virginia Beach, VA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 1 | Rafael Septien | K | December 12, 1953 | 5'10" | 176 | La-Lafayette | Mexico City, Mexico | 9 | 0 |
| 60 | Don Smerek | DT-DE | December 20, 1957 | 6'7" | 255 | Nevada-Reno | Waterford, MI USA | 7 | 0 |
| 55 | Danny Spradlin | LB | March 3, 1959 | 6'1" | 235 | Tennessee | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | Ron Springs | FB | November 4, 1956 | 6'0" | 213 | Ohio St. | Williamsburg, VA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 32 | Dennis Thurman | RCB | April 13, 1956 | 5'11" | 176 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 63 | Glen Titensor | G-C | February 21, 1958 | 6'4" | 263 | UCLA | Bellflower, GA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Everson Walls | LCB | December 28, 1959 | 6'1" | 194 | Grambling St. | Dallas, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 54 | Randy White | RDT | January 15, 1953 | 6'4" | 257 | Maryland | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Danny White | P | February 9, 1952 | 6'2" | 193 | Arizona St. | Mesa, AZ USA | 9 | 9 |
| 73 | Steve Wright | T-G-TE | April 8, 1959 | 6'6" | 271 | Northern Iowa | St. Louis, MO USA | 9 | 0 |
