1982 Washington Redskins season

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1982 Washington Redskins season
Head Coach Joe Gibbs
Home Field RFK Stadium
Results
Record 8-1
Place 1st NFC
Playoff Finish Won First Round (Lions) 31-7
Won Second Round (Vikings) 21-7
Won Conference Championship (Cowboys) 31-17
Won Super Bowl XVII (Dolphins) 27-17
Timeline
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The 1982 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-8 record from 1981. The 1982 NFL season was shortened from 16 games per team to 9 games because of a players' strike. The NFL adopted a special 16-team playoff tournament; eight teams from each conference were seeded 1–8, and division standings were ignored. The Redskins would go on to beat the Miami Dolphins 27-17 to win Super Bowl XVII.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NFL Draft

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
49 Washington Redskins Vernon Dean Defensive Back San Diego State
61 Washington Redskins Carl Powell Wide Receiver Jackson State University

[edit] Regular season schedule and standings

Redskins logo 1982
Redskins logo 1982

[edit] Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Game site Record
1 September 12, 1982 Philadelphia Eagles W 37-34 (OT) Veterans Stadium 1-0
2 September 19, 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21-13 Tampa Stadium 2-0
10 November 21, 1982 New York Giants W 27-17 Giants Stadium 3-0
11 November 28, 1982 Philadelphia Eagles W 13-9 RFK Stadium 4-0
12 December 5, 1982 Dallas Cowboys L 24-10 RFK Stadium 4-1
13 December 12, 1982 St. Louis Cardinals W 12-7 Busch Memorial Stadium 5-1
14 December 19, 1982 New York Giants W 15-14 RFK Stadium 6-1
15 December 26, 1982 New Orleans Saints W 27-10 Louisiana Superdome 7-1
16 January 2, 1983 St. Louis Cardinals W 28-0 RFK Stadium 8-1
Round One Detroit Lions W 31-7 RFK Stadium 9-1
Round Two Minnesota Vikings W 21-7 RFK Stadium 10-1
NFC Championship Dallas Cowboys W 31-17 RFK Stadium 11-1
Super Bowl XVII Miami Dolphins W 27-17 Pasadena, California 12-1

[edit] Conference standings

NFC
Team W L T PCT PF PA Streak
Washington Redskins 8 1 0 .889 190 128 Won 4
Dallas Cowboys 6 3 0 .667 226 145 Lost 2
Green Bay Packers 5 3 1 .611 226 169 Lost 1
Minnesota Vikings 5 4 0 .556 187 198 Won 1
Atlanta Falcons 5 4 0 .556 183 199 Lost 2
St. Louis Cardinals 5 4 0 .556 135 170 Lost 1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 4 0 .556 158 178 Won 3
Detroit Lions 4 5 0 .444 181 176 Won 1
New Orleans Saints 4 5 0 .444 129 160 Won 1
New York Giants 4 5 0 .444 164 160 Won 1
San Francisco 49ers 3 6 0 .333 209 206 Lost 1
Chicago Bears 3 6 0 .333 141 174 Lost 1
Philadelphia Eagles 3 6 0 .333 191 195 Lost 1
Los Angeles Rams 2 7 0 .222 200 250 Won 1

[edit] Fun Bunch

The Fun Bunch was the nickname for the wide receivers and tight ends of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League during the early 1980s. Known for their choreographed group celebrations in the end zone (usually a group high-five) following a touchdown.

The members of the Fun Bunch included the Redskins' wide receivers Art Monk, Virgil Seay, Charlie Brown, and Alvin Garrett, and tight ends Rick Walker, and Don Warren. Every single one of these players won a Super Bowl with the Redskins, and three have been chosen for the Pro Bowl. The first high-five leap performed by the Fun Bunch occurred after an Alvin Garrett touchdown 1982 first-round Playoff game against the Detroit Lions.

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] First Round

  • Washington Redskins 31, Detroit Lions 7
1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 0 7 0 7
Redskins 10 14 7 0 31

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

[edit] Second Round

  • Washington Redskins 21, Minnesota Vikings 7
1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 7 0 0 7
Redskins 14 7 0 0 21

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Running back John Riggins led the Redskins to a victory with 185 rushing yards and a touchdown.

[edit] NFC Championship Game

  • Washington Redskins 31, Dallas Cowboys 17
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 3 0 14 0 17
Redskins 7 7 7 10 31

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

John Riggins, who ran nine straight times to help Washington run out the clock in the final period, finished the game with 140 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns.

[edit] Super Bowl XVII

The Fun Bunch celebrating in the end zone after a touchdown in Super Bowl XVII.
The Fun Bunch celebrating in the end zone after a touchdown in Super Bowl XVII.

[edit] Scoring summary

  • MIA - TD: Jimmy Cefalo 76 yard pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick) 7-0 MIA
  • WAS - FG: Mark Moseley 31 yards 7-3 MIA
  • MIA - FG: Uwe von Schamann 20 yards 10-3 MIA
  • WAS - TD: Alvin Garrett 4 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) 10-10 tie
  • MIA - TD: Fulton Walker 98 yard kickoff return (Uwe von Schamann kick) 17-10 MIA
  • WAS - FG: Mark Moseley 20 yards 17-13 MIA
  • WAS - TD: John Riggins 43 yard run (Mark Moseley kick) 20-17 WAS
  • WAS - TD: Charlie Brown 6 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) 27-17 WAS

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] References

  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 400
  2. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450
1982 NFL season
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AFC East Central West NFC East Central West
Baltimore Cincinnati Denver Dallas Chicago Atlanta
Buffalo Cleveland Kansas City NY Giants Detroit LA Rams
Miami Houston LA Raiders Philadelphia Green Bay New Orleans
New England Pittsburgh San Diego St. Louis Minnesota San Francisco
NY Jets Seattle Washington Tampa Bay
1982 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XVII
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Washington Redskins Super Bowl XVII Champions
Players: 3 Mark Moseley | 5 Jeff Hayes | 7 Joe Theismann | 8 Bob Holly | 17 Tom Owen | 20 Joe Lavender | 21 Mike Nelms | 22 Curtis Jordan | 23 Tony Peters | 25 Joe Washington | 29 Mark Murphy | 30 Nick Giaquinto | 32 Vernon Dean | 38 Clarence Harmon | 39 Otis Wonsley | 40 Wilbur Jackson | 44 John Riggins | 45 Jeris White | 46 LeCharls McDaniel | 47 Greg Williams | 50 Larry Kubin | 51 Monte Coleman | 52 Neal Olkewicz | 53 Jeff Bostic | 54 Peter Cronan | 55 Mel Kaufman | 56 Quentin Lowry | 57 Rich Milot | 62 Donald Laster | 63 Fred Dean | 65 Dave Butz | 66 Joe Jacoby | 68 Russ Grimm | 69 Perry Brooks | 71 Garry Puetz | 72 Dexter Manley | 73 Mark May | 74 George Starke | 76 Mat Mendenhall | 77 Darryl Grant | 78 Tony McGee | 79 Todd Liebenstein | 80 Virgil Seay | 81 Art Monk | 82 Rich Caster | 85 Don Warren | 86 Clint Didier | 87 Charlie Brown | 88 Rick Walker | 89 Alvin Garrett
Head Coach Joe Gibbs
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