1982 New York Jets Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Walt Michaels (6-3)
Location: New York, New York
1982 New York Jets StatisticsTeam Record: 6-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Walt Michaels (6-3)
Location: New York, New York
1982 New York Jets Results
The New York Jets 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 American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
New York moved the ball well, scoring 245 points, while the defensive squad yielded 166. Richard Todd tossed for 1,961 yards. Wesley Walker hauled in 39 balls for 620 yards.
Freeman McNeil rushed for a team-leading 786 yards for the Jets.
The sticky-fingered defense created 26 turnovers. Bobby Jackson intercepted 5 opponent throws. Mark Gastineau sacked quarterbacks 6 times.
Walt Michaels coached the team. The 1982 New York Jets lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | Dan Alexander | RG | June 17, 1955 | 6'4" | 260 | LSU | Houston, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 86 | Steve Alvers | TE-C | April 4, 1957 | 6'4" | 240 | Taft | Palm Beach, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Mike Augustyniak | FB | July 17, 1956 | 5'11" | 225 | Purdue | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 9 | 8 |
| 31 | Marion Barber | RB | December 6, 1959 | 6'3" | 224 | Minnesota | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 83 | Jerome Barkum | TE | July 18, 1950 | 6'3" | 218 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 9 | 8 |
| 78 | Barry Bennett | DT-DE | December 10, 1955 | 6'4" | 257 | Concordia (MN) | St. Paul, MN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 64 | Guy Bingham | C-G-T | February 25, 1958 | 6'3" | 255 | Montana | Koiaumi Gumma Ken, Japan | 7 | 0 |
| 54 | Stan Blinka | MLB | April 29, 1957 | 6'2" | 230 | Sam Houston St. | Columbus, OH USA | 8 | 8 |
| 51 | Greg Buttle | LLB | June 20, 1954 | 6'3" | 235 | Penn St. | Atlantic City, NJ USA | 7 | 7 |
| 88 | Tom Coombs | TE | May 31, 1959 | 6'3" | 236 | Puget Sound | Eureka, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | Bob Crable | LB | September 22, 1959 | 6'3" | 228 | Notre Dame | Cincinnati, OH USA | 9 | 2 |
| 55 | Ron Crosby | LB | March 2, 1955 | 6'3" | 224 | Penn St. | McKeesport, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 45 | Dwayne Crutchfield | RB | September 30, 1959 | 6'0" | 235 | Iowa St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Scott Dierking | RB | May 24, 1955 | 5'10" | 218 | Purdue | Great Lakes Naval Base, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 65 | Joe Fields | C | November 14, 1953 | 6'2" | 250 | Rutgers-Camden | Woodbury, NJ USA | 9 | 9 |
| 38 | George Floyd | DB | December 21, 1960 | 5'11" | 190 | East. Kentucky | Tampa, FL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 81 | Derrick Gaffney | WR | May 24, 1955 | 6'1" | 181 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 9 | 2 |
| 99 | Mark Gastineau | LDE | November 20, 1956 | 6'5" | 266 | Arizona St. | Ardmore, OK USA | 9 | 9 |
| 94 | Rusty Guilbeau | LB-DE | November 20, 1958 | 6'4" | 242 | McNeese St. | Opelousas, LA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Bruce Harper | KR | June 20, 1955 | 5'8" | 174 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | Englewood, NJ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 47 | Jerry Holmes | RCB | December 22, 1957 | 6'2" | 175 | Chowan | Newport News, VA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 40 | Bobby Jackson | LCB | December 23, 1956 | 5'9" | 178 | Florida St. | Albany, GA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 27 | Jesse Johnson | B | January 10, 1958 | 6'3" | 185 | Colorado | Fort Collins, CO USA | 9 | 0 |
| 80 | Lam Jones | WR | April 4, 1958 | 5'11" | 180 | Texas | Lawton, OK USA | 8 | 7 |
| 89 | Bobby Jones | WR | July 12, 1955 | 5'11" | 180 | Youngstown St. | Sharon, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 73 | Joe Klecko | DT-NT-DE | October 15, 1953 | 6'3" | 263 | Temple | Chester, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Pat Leahy | K | March 19, 1951 | 6'0" | 194 | St. Louis | St. Louis, MO USA | 9 | 0 |
| 71 | Jim Luscinski | T-G | December 16, 1958 | 6'5" | 275 | Norwich | Arlington, MA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | Johnny Lynn | DB | December 19, 1956 | 6'0" | 196 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 93 | Marty Lyons | RDT | January 5, 1957 | 6'5" | 269 | Alabama | Takoma Park, MD USA | 7 | 7 |
| 24 | Freeman McNeil | RB | April 22, 1959 | 5'11" | 216 | UCLA | Jackson, MS USA | 9 | 9 |
| 56 | Lance Mehl | RLB | February 14, 1958 | 6'3" | 235 | Penn St. | Bellaire, OH USA | 9 | 9 |
| 77 | Kenny Neil | RDE | January 8, 1959 | 6'4" | 244 | Iowa St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 9 | 7 |
| 44 | Tom Newton | RB | March 8, 1954 | 6'0" | 212 | California | Carmel, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 62 | Joseph Pellegrini | G-C | April 8, 1957 | 6'4" | 265 | Harvard | Boston, MA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 79 | Marvin Powell | RT | August 30, 1955 | 6'5" | 268 | USC | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 8 | 8 |
| 15 | Chuck Ramsey | P | February 24, 1952 | 6'2" | 191 | Wake Forest | Rock Hill, SC USA | 9 | 0 |
| 28 | Darrol Ray | FS | June 25, 1958 | 6'1" | 200 | Oklahoma | San Francisco, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 61 | John Roman | T | August 31, 1952 | 6'4" | 255 | Idaho St. | Ventnor City, NJ USA | 9 | 1 |
| 76 | Ben Rudolph | DT | August 29, 1957 | 6'5" | 271 | Long Beach St. | Evergreen, AL USA | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | Pat Ryan | QB | September 16, 1955 | 6'3" | 210 | Tennessee | Hutchinson, KS USA | 9 | 0 |
| 74 | Abdul Salaam | LDT | February 12, 1953 | 6'3" | 262 | Kent St. | New Brockton, AL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 48 | Ken Schroy | SS | September 22, 1952 | 6'2" | 198 | Maryland | Valley Forge, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 82 | Mickey Shuler | TE | August 21, 1956 | 6'3" | 232 | Penn St. | Harrisburg, PA USA | 9 | 2 |
| 87 | Kurt Sohn | WR | June 26, 1957 | 5'11" | 180 | North Carolina St. | Ithaca, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 21 | Kirk Springs | DB | August 16, 1958 | 6'0" | 192 | Miami (OH) | Cincinnati, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Richard Todd | QB | November 19, 1953 | 6'2" | 207 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 70 | Stan Waldemore | LG | February 20, 1955 | 6'4" | 263 | Nebraska | Newark, NJ USA | 9 | 9 |
| 85 | Wesley Walker | WR | May 26, 1955 | 6'0" | 179 | California | San Bernardino, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 72 | Chris Ward | LT | December 16, 1955 | 6'3" | 267 | Ohio St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 9 | 9 |
| 57 | John Woodring | LB | April 4, 1959 | 6'2" | 232 | Brown | Philadelphia, PA USA | 9 | 1 |
