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1982 Buffalo Bills: 4-5-0
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Home record: 4-1-0 (77 points scored, 40 allowed) Road record: 0-4-0 (73 points scored, 114 allowed) Head Coach: Chuck Knox

150 points scored (19th of 28 teams), 154 points allowed (6th) NFL Averages: 20.2 points/game (181.4 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   149   273   1,556   (20)   5.46    8   17    319   1,371   ( 1)    4.3    9    2,927    (11)      26
Defense:   114   256   1,300   ( 2)   4.85    8   13    268   1,034   (16)    3.9    6    2,334    ( 2)      21

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 1  Efren Herrera        K      7   5'9   190   31    8   UCLA
 5  Nick Mike-Mayer      K      2   5'8   185   32   10   Temple
 7  Greg Cater           P      9   6'0   191   25    3   Tennessee-Chattanooga
10  Matt Kofler          QB     4   6'3   182   23    R   San Diego State
12  Joe Ferguson         QB     9   6'1   195   32   10   Arkansas
17  Matt Robinson        QB     5   6'2   196   27    6   Georgia
20  Joe Cribbs           RB     7   5'11  190   24    3   Auburn
21  Art Whittington      RB     2   5'11  185   27    5   Southern Methodist
22  Steve Freeman        DB     9   5'11  185   29    8   Mississippi State
24  Lemar Parrish        DB     7   5'11  170   34   13   Lincoln (Mo.)
25  Roland Hooks         RB     8   6'0   195   29    7   North Carolina State
26  Charles Romes        DB     9   6'1   190   27    6   North Carolina Central
27  Chris Williams       DB     5   6'0   197   23    2   Louisiana State
29  Mario Clark          DB     9   6'2   185   28    7   Oregon
33  Ted McKnight         RB     3   6'1   212   28    6   Minnesota-Duluth
34  Booker Moore         RB     5   5'11  224   23    1   Penn State
35  Allan Clark          RB     1   5'10  186   25    3   Northern Arizona
38  Jeff Nixon           DB     7   6'3   190   26    4   Richmond
41  Phil Villapiano      LB     9   6'2   225   33   12   Bowling Green
42  Rod Kush             DB     9   6'0   188   25    3   Nebraska-Omaha
45  Bill Simpson         DB     9   6'1   191   30    8   Michigan State
47  Curtis Brown         RB     9   5'10  203   27    6   Missouri
48  Roosevelt Leaks      RB     9   5'10  225   29    8   Texas
51  Jim Ritcher          OG     9   6'3   251   24    3   North Carolina State
52  Chris Keating        LB     9   6'2   223   25    4   Maine
53  Will Grant           C      9   6'3   248   28    5   Kentucky
54  Eugene Marve         LB     9   6'2   230   22    R   Saginaw Valley State
55  Jim Haslett          LB     7   6'3   232   26    4   Indiana (Pa.)
57  Lucius Sanford       LB     9   6'2   216   26    5   Georgia Tech
58  Isiah Robertson      LB     9   6'3   225   33   12   Southern
59  Shane Nelson         LB     1   6'1   225   27    6   Baylor
60  Joey Lumpkin         LB     6   6'2   230   22    R   Arizona State
61  Tom Lynch            OG     8   6'5   250   27    6   Boston College
62  Ervin Parker         LB     9   6'4   240   24    3   South Carolina State
65  Tim Vogler           C      6   6'3   245   26    4   Ohio State
67  Reggie McKenzie      OG     9   6'4   242   32   11   Michigan
70  Joe Devlin           OT     9   6'5   250   28    7   Iowa
72  Ken Jones            OT     9   6'5   250   29    7   Arkansas State
73  Jon Borchardt        OG     9   6'5   255   25    4   Montana State
76  Fred Smerlas         DT     9   6'3   270   25    4   Boston College
77  Ben Williams         DE     9   6'3   245   28    7   Mississippi
78  Justin Cross         OT     9   6'6   257   23    1   Western State
80  Jerry Butler         WR     7   6'0   178   25    4   Clemson
81  Perry Tuttle         WR     7   6'0   178   23    R   Clemson
82  Frank Lewis          WR     8   6'1   196   35   12   Grambling
83  Sherman White        DE     9   6'5   250   34   11   California
84  Buster Barnett       TE     9   6'5   225   23    2   Jackson State
86  Mark Brammer         TE     9   6'3   225   24    3   Michigan State
87  Robert Holt          WR     7   6'1   182   23    1   Baylor
88  Mike Mosley          WR     9   6'2   192   24    1   Texas A&M
89  Lou Piccone          WR     8   5'9   175   33    9   West Liberty State
91  Ken Johnson          DE     7   6'5   253   27    4   Knoxville
97  Darrell Irvin        DE     9   6'4   255   25    3   Oklahoma
99  Mark Roopenian       DT     9   6'5   254   24    1   Boston College

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Joe Ferguson         264  144   54.5  1,597   6.05  11.1   7   2.7   16   6.1    11   105    56.3
Matt Robinson          8    5   62.5     74   9.25  14.8   1  12.5    0   0.0     1    10   132.3
Joe Cribbs             1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    1 100.0     0     0     0.0
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Frank Lewis            28    443   15.8    2
Jerry Butler           26    336   12.9    4
Mark Brammer           25    225    9.0    2
Joe Cribbs             13     99    7.6    0
Roosevelt Leaks        13     91    7.0    0
Lou Piccone            12    140   11.7    0
Mike Mosley             9     96   10.7    0
Perry Tuttle            7    107   15.3    0
Curtis Brown            6     38    6.3    0
Robert Holt             4     45   11.2    0
Buster Barnett          4     39    9.8    0
Booker Moore            1      8    8.0    0
Jim Haslett             1      4    4.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Joe Cribbs            134    633    4.7    3
Roosevelt Leaks        97    405    4.2    5
Curtis Brown           41    187    4.6    0
Joe Ferguson           16     46    2.9    1
Booker Moore           16     38    2.4    0
Roland Hooks            5     23    4.6    0
Matt Kofler             2     21   10.5    0
Art Whittington         7     15    2.1    0
Robert Holt             1      3    3.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Mike Mosley            18    487   27.1    0
Robert Holt             7    156   22.3    0
Lou Piccone             3     50   16.7    0
Ted McKnight            3     34   11.3    0
Art Whittington         2     39   19.5    0
Curtis Brown            1     17   17.0    0
Chris Keating           1      9    9.0    0
Mark Roopenian          1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Mike Mosley            11     61    5.5    6    0
Robert Holt            10     45    4.5    0    0
Roland Hooks            4     13    3.2    0    0
Bill Simpson            1      0    0.0    0    0
Perry Tuttle            0      0      ?    1    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Greg Cater 35 1,328 37.9 1 13 0 10 30 36.5 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Efren Herrera 1/1 1/2 2/4 4/7 0/0 8/14 11/12 35 Nick Mike-Mayer 0/0 1/2 0/0 0/2 0/0 1/ 4 4/ 5 7 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Steve Freeman 1.0 3 27 0 Chris Keating 1 14 0 Eugene Marve 1 0 0 Lemar Parrish 1 8 0 Isiah Robertson 1 0 0 Charles Romes 1 8 0 Bill Simpson 1.0 4 45 0 Fred Smerlas 2.0 Sherman White 4.0 Ben Williams 4.0 1 20 0

1982 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 19 WR Perry Tuttle 24 Clemson [pick acquired from DEN] 2 48 QB Matt Kofler 41 San Diego State 3 59 LB Eugene Marve 156 Saginaw Valley State [pick acquired from CLE] 4 93 RB Van Williams 37 Carson-Newman [pick acquired from STL] 6 160 TE DeWayne Chivers South Carolina 7 171 K Gary Anderson 353 Syracuse [pick acquired from CLE] 8 218 QB Luc Tousignant Fairmont State 9 245 DT Dennis Edwards 3 USC 10 272 DB Vic James Colorado 11 298 OG Frank Kalil Arizona 12 329 DT Tony Suber Gardner-Webb

Traded draft picks: #1 to DEN (Gerald Willhite), #3 to SEA (Pete Metzelaars), #4 to DEN (Dan Plater), #5 to WAS (Michael Williams), #7 to DET via LA (Victor Simmons)


Transactions:

04-24-1982traded Tom Cousineau to Browns for Cleveland's #1 pick in the 1983 draft, #3 pick in the 1984 draft and #5 pick in the 1985 draft
04-27-1982traded Buffalo's #1 and #4 picks in the 1982 draft to Broncos for Denver's #1 pick in the 1982 draft
04-27-1982traded Buffalo's #3 pick in the 1983 draft to Cardinals for St. Louis' #4 pick in the 1982 draft
04-27-1982traded Buffalo's #5 pick in the 1982 draft to Redskins for Lemar Parrish
08-07-1982claimed Art Whittington on waivers from Raiders
09-07-1982Steelers claimed Gary Anderson on waivers


1982 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/12/82 vs Kansas City Chiefs W 14-9 1-0-0 09/16/82 vs Minnesota Vikings W 23-22 2-0-0 11/21/82 vs Miami Dolphins L 7-9 2-1-0 11/28/82 vs Baltimore Colts W 20-0 3-1-0 12/05/82 at Green Bay Packers L 21-33 3-2-0 12/12/82 vs Pittsburgh Steelers W 13-0 4-2-0 12/19/82 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 23-24 4-3-0 12/27/82 at Miami Dolphins L 10-27 4-4-0 01/02/83 at New England Patriots L 19-30 4-5-0

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