1982 Denver Broncos Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-7
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Dan Reeves (2-7)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1982 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 2-7
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Dan Reeves (2-7)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1982 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 2 wins and 7 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
Denver netted 148 points, while the leaky defense yielded 226. Steve DeBerg passed for 1,405 yards. Rick Parros hauled in 37 passes, while Steve Watson accumulated 555 receiving yards.
Gerald Willhite ran for a team-best 347 yards for the Broncos, and Rick Parros also aided the ground game.
Aaron Kyle picked off 3 errant tosses from the opposition. Barney Chavous topped pass rushers with 5 sacks.
Dan Reeves coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Keith Bishop | G-C | March 10, 1957 | 6'3" | 260 | Nebraska | San Diego, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 77 | Greg Boyd | DE | September 15, 1952 | 6'6" | 274 | San Diego St. | Merced, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 64 | Bill Bryan | C | June 21, 1955 | 6'2" | 251 | Duke | Burlington, NC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 58 | Steve Busick | LB | December 10, 1958 | 6'4" | 227 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 68 | Rubin Carter | NT | December 12, 1952 | 6'0" | 256 | Miami (FL) | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 9 | 7 |
| 79 | Barney Chavous | LDE | March 22, 1951 | 6'3" | 252 | South Carolina St. | Aiken, SC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 59 | Darren Comeaux | LB | April 15, 1960 | 6'1" | 227 | Arizona St. | San Diego, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Steve DeBerg | QB | January 19, 1954 | 6'3" | 210 | San Jose St. | Oakland, CA USA | 9 | 5 |
| 55 | Rick Dennison | LB | June 22, 1958 | 6'3" | 220 | Colorado St. | Kalispell, MT USA | 9 | 0 |
| 85 | Ron Egloff | TE | October 3, 1955 | 6'5" | 230 | Wisconsin | Garden City, MI USA | 9 | 1 |
| 56 | Larry Evans | LILB | July 11, 1953 | 6'2" | 216 | Mississippi Col. | Biloxi, MS USA | 9 | 9 |
| 43 | Steve Foley | DB | November 11, 1953 | 6'2" | 189 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 62 | Tom Glassic | LG | April 17, 1954 | 6'3" | 254 | Virginia | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 9 | 9 |
| 53 | Randy Gradishar | RILB | March 3, 1952 | 6'3" | 233 | Ohio St. | Warren, OH USA | 9 | 9 |
| 31 | Mike Harden | FS | February 16, 1958 | 6'1" | 192 | Michigan | Memphis, TN USA | 5 | 4 |
| 10 | Mark Herrmann | QB | January 8, 1959 | 6'4" | 200 | Purdue | Cincinnati, OH USA | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | Paul Howard | G | September 12, 1950 | 6'3" | 260 | BYU | Redding, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 28 | Roger Jackson | DB | February 28, 1959 | 6'0" | 186 | Bethune-Cookman | Macon, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 57 | Tom Jackson | ROLB | April 4, 1951 | 5'11" | 220 | Louisville | Cleveland, OH USA | 9 | 9 |
| 75 | Rulon Jones | RDE | March 25, 1958 | 6'6" | 260 | Utah St. | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Rich Karlis | K | May 23, 1959 | 6'0" | 180 | Cincinnati | Salem, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | Aaron Kyle | RCB | April 6, 1954 | 5'11" | 185 | Wyoming | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 9 |
| 76 | Ken Lanier | RT | July 8, 1959 | 6'3" | 281 | Florida St. | Columbus, OH USA | 9 | 9 |
| 72 | Don Latimer | NT | March 1, 1955 | 6'3" | 259 | Miami (FL) | Fort Pierce, FL USA | 9 | 3 |
| 41 | Rob Lytle | RB | November 12, 1954 | 6'1" | 198 | Michigan | Fremont, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 83 | Wade Manning | WR-DB | July 25, 1955 | 5'11" | 190 | Ohio St. | Meadville, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 66 | Brison Manor | DE | August 10, 1952 | 6'4" | 247 | Arkansas | Bridgeton, NJ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 82 | Orlando McDaniel | WR | December 1, 1960 | 6'0" | 180 | LSU | Shreveport, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | Mark Merrill | LB | May 5, 1955 | 6'4" | 237 | Minnesota | St. Paul, MN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Claudie Minor | LT | April 21, 1951 | 6'4" | 280 | San Diego St. | Pomona, CA USA | 9 | 7 |
| 7 | Craig Morton | QB | February 5, 1943 | 6'4" | 214 | California | Flint, MI USA | 3 | 3 |
| 88 | Riley Odoms | TE | March 1, 1950 | 6'4" | 230 | Houston | Luling, TX USA | 8 | 6 |
| 24 | Rick Parros | FB | June 14, 1958 | 5'11" | 200 | Utah St. | Brooklyn, NY USA | 9 | 9 |
| 34 | Nathan Poole | RB | December 17, 1956 | 5'9" | 210 | Louisville | Alexander City, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 46 | Dave Preston | RB | May 29, 1955 | 5'10" | 195 | Bowling Green | Dayton, OH USA | 8 | 5 |
| 11 | Luke Prestridge | P | September 17, 1956 | 6'4" | 235 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 50 | Jim Ryan | LOLB | May 18, 1957 | 6'1" | 217 | William & Mary | Camden, NJ USA | 9 | 9 |
| 49 | Dennis Smith | SS | February 3, 1959 | 6'3" | 200 | USC | Santa Monica, CA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 70 | Dave Studdard | RG | November 22, 1955 | 6'4" | 260 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 51 | Bob Swenson | LB | July 1, 1953 | 6'3" | 225 | California | Stockton, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | J.T. Thomas | DB | April 22, 1951 | 6'2" | 196 | Florida St. | Macon, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 37 | Steve Trimble | DB | May 11, 1958 | 5'10" | 181 | Maryland | Cumberland, MD USA | 6 | 1 |
| 67 | Keith Uecker | T | June 20, 1960 | 6'5" | 278 | Auburn | Hollywood, FL USA | 5 | 2 |
| 80 | Rick Upchurch | PR | May 20, 1952 | 5'10" | 175 | Minnesota | Toledo, OH USA | 9 | 8 |
| 81 | Steve Watson | WR | May 28, 1957 | 6'4" | 195 | Temple | Baltimore, MD USA | 9 | 9 |
| 47 | Gerald Willhite | KR | May 30, 1959 | 5'10" | 200 | San Jose St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 9 | 2 |
| 45 | Steve Wilson | DB | August 24, 1957 | 5'10" | 195 | Howard | Los Angeles, CA USA | 8 | 2 |
| 23 | Sammy Winder | RB | July 15, 1959 | 5'11" | 203 | Southern Miss | Madison, MS USA | 8 | 2 |
| 52 | Ken Woodard | LB | January 22, 1960 | 6'1" | 218 | Tuskegee | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 87 | James Wright | TE | September 1, 1956 | 6'3" | 240 | TCU | Fort Hood, TX USA | 9 | 3 |
| 20 | Louis Wright | LCB | January 31, 1953 | 6'2" | 200 | Arizona St. | Gilmer, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
