1982 Los Angeles Raiders Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Tom Flores (8-1)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1982 Los Angeles Raiders StatisticsTeam Record: 8-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Tom Flores (8-1)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1982 Los Angeles Raiders Results
The Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 8 wins and 1 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Raiders moved the ball well, scoring 260 points, and the defensive squad allowed 200. Jim Plunkett passed for 2,035 yards. Todd Christensen paced pass catchers, grabbing 42 passes, while Cliff Branch accumulated 575 receiving yards. Marcus Allen contributed to the receiving game, too.
Marcus Allen carried the pigskin for a team-best 697 yards for Los Angeles.
The larcenous defense pounced on 29 turnovers, topping in the league. Burgess Owens intercepted 4 opponent throws. Ted Hendricks and Lyle Alzado each sacked opposing passers 7 times, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 38 sacks.
Tom Flores coached the team. The 1982 Los Angeles Raiders lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Marcus Allen | RB | March 26, 1960 | 6'2" | 210 | USC | San Diego, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 77 | Lyle Alzado | RDE | April 3, 1949 | 6'3" | 255 | Yankton | Brooklyn, NY USA | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Chris Bahr | K | February 3, 1953 | 5'10" | 170 | Penn St. | State College, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 56 | Jeff Barnes | LB | March 1, 1955 | 6'2" | 223 | California | Philadelphia, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 80 | Malcolm Barnwell | WR | June 28, 1958 | 5'11" | 184 | Virginia Union | Charleston, SC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 40 | Rick Berns | RB | February 5, 1956 | 6'2" | 205 | Nebraska | Kadena AFB, Okinawa | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Cliff Branch | WR | August 1, 1948 | 5'11" | 170 | Colorado | Houston, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 73 | Dave Browning | DE | August 18, 1956 | 6'5" | 245 | Washington | Spokane, WA USA | 5 | 4 |
| 85 | Bob Chandler | WR | April 24, 1949 | 6'0" | 180 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | Todd Christensen | TE | August 3, 1956 | 6'3" | 230 | BYU | Bellefonte, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 50 | Dave Dalby | C | October 19, 1950 | 6'3" | 247 | UCLA | Alexandria, MN USA | 9 | 9 |
| 79 | Bruce Davis | LT | June 21, 1956 | 6'6" | 287 | UCLA | Rutherfordton, NC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 45 | James Davis | DB | June 12, 1957 | 6'0" | 193 | Southern | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 36 | Mike Davis | SS | April 15, 1956 | 6'3" | 203 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Ray Guy | P | December 22, 1949 | 6'3" | 195 | Southern Miss | Swainsboro, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 27 | Frank Hawkins | RB | July 3, 1959 | 5'9" | 210 | Nevada-Reno | Las Vegas, NV USA | 9 | 0 |
| 57 | Mike Hawkins | LB | October 29, 1955 | 6'2" | 235 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Bay City, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Lester Hayes | LCB | January 22, 1955 | 6'0" | 200 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 83 | Ted Hendricks | LOLB | November 1, 1947 | 6'7" | 220 | Miami (FL) | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 9 | 9 |
| 48 | Kenny Hill | DB | July 25, 1958 | 6'0" | 194 | Yale | Oak Grove, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 42 | Monte Jackson | DB | July 14, 1953 | 5'11" | 193 | San Diego St. | Sherman, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 31 | Derrick Jensen | RB-TE | April 27, 1956 | 6'1" | 221 | Texas-Arlington | Waukegan, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 33 | Kenny King | FB | March 7, 1957 | 5'11" | 203 | Oklahoma | Clarendon, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 62 | Reggie Kinlaw | NT | January 9, 1957 | 6'2" | 245 | Oklahoma | Miami, FL USA | 8 | 8 |
| 70 | Henry Lawrence | RT | September 26, 1951 | 6'4" | 272 | Florida A&M | Danville, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 75 | Howie Long | LDE | January 6, 1960 | 6'5" | 268 | Villanova | Somerville, MA USA | 9 | 5 |
| 60 | Curt Marsh | LG | August 25, 1959 | 6'5" | 273 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 53 | Rod Martin | ROLB | April 7, 1954 | 6'2" | 218 | USC | Welch, WV USA | 9 | 9 |
| 65 | Mickey Marvin | RG | October 5, 1955 | 6'4" | 270 | Tennessee | Pisgah Forest, NC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 57 | Randy McClanahan | LB | December 12, 1954 | 6'5" | 225 | La-Lafayette | Lincoln, NE USA | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Vann McElroy | DB | January 13, 1960 | 6'2" | 193 | Baylor | Birmingham, AL USA | 7 | 1 |
| 23 | Odis McKinney | DB | May 19, 1957 | 6'2" | 187 | Colorado | Detroit, MI USA | 9 | 1 |
| 55 | Matt Millen | LILB | March 12, 1958 | 6'2" | 250 | Penn St. | Hokendauqua, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 28 | Cleo Montgomery | KR | July 1, 1955 | 5'8" | 183 | Abilene Christian | Greenville, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
| 82 | Calvin Muhammad | WR | December 10, 1958 | 5'11" | 190 | Texas Southern | Jacksonville, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 76 | Ed Muransky | T | January 20, 1960 | 6'7" | 277 | Michigan | Youngstown, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 51 | Bob Nelson | RILB | June 30, 1953 | 6'4" | 232 | Nebraska | Stillwater, MN USA | 9 | 8 |
| 44 | Burgess Owens | FS | August 2, 1951 | 6'2" | 200 | Miami (FL) | Columbus, OH USA | 8 | 8 |
| 54 | Cal Peterson | LB | October 16, 1952 | 6'3" | 220 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Jim Plunkett | QB | December 5, 1947 | 6'3" | 220 | Stanford | San Jose, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 34 | Greg Pruitt | PR | August 18, 1951 | 5'10" | 190 | Oklahoma | Houston, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 84 | Derrick Ramsey | TE | December 23, 1956 | 6'4" | 230 | Kentucky | Hastings, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 74 | Archie Reese | DE-NT-DT | February 4, 1956 | 6'3" | 267 | Clemson | Mayesville, SC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 68 | Johnny Robinson | NT | February 14, 1959 | 6'2" | 260 | Louisiana Tech | Jonesboro, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 52 | Jim Romano | C | September 7, 1959 | 6'3" | 260 | Penn St. | Glen Cove, NY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 78 | Art Shell | T | November 26, 1946 | 6'5" | 265 | Md-Eastern Shore | Charleston, SC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 58 | Jack Squirek | LB | February 16, 1959 | 6'4" | 230 | Illinois | Cleveland, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 66 | Steve Sylvester | C-G-T | March 4, 1953 | 6'4" | 260 | Notre Dame | Cincinnati, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | Billy Taylor | RB | July 6, 1956 | 6'0" | 215 | Texas Tech | San Antonio, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Ruben Vaughan | DT-NT-DE | August 5, 1956 | 6'2" | 261 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | Ted Watts | RCB | May 29, 1958 | 6'0" | 195 | Texas Tech | Tarpon Springs, FL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 38 | Chester Willis | RB | May 2, 1958 | 5'11" | 195 | Auburn | Elberton, GA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | Marc Wilson | QB | February 15, 1957 | 6'6" | 205 | BYU | Bremerton, WA USA | 8 | 0 |
