1982 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Leeman Bennett (5-4)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1982 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 5-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Leeman Bennett (5-4)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1982 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1982 season with a record of 5 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Falcons scored 183 points, but the defense gave up 199. Steve Bartkowski passed for 1,905 yards. William Andrews paced the receiving corps, hauling in 42 passes for 503 yards.
William Andrews ran for a team-best 573 yards for Atlanta.
Bobby Butler, Fulton Kuykendall and Kenny Johnson each seized 2 opponent throws. Don Smith topped the defensive unit with 3.5 sacks.
Leeman Bennett coached the team. The 1982 Atlanta Falcons lost in the First Round.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | William Andrews | FB | December 25, 1955 | 6'0" | 206 | Auburn | Thomasville, GA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 82 | Stacey Bailey | WR | February 10, 1960 | 6'0" | 162 | San Jose St. | San Rafael, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Steve Bartkowski | QB | November 12, 1952 | 6'4" | 216 | California | Des Moines, IA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 88 | Clay Brown | TE | September 20, 1958 | 6'3" | 223 | BYU | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Warren Bryant | RT | November 11, 1955 | 6'6" | 273 | Kentucky | Miami, FL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 23 | Bobby Butler | LCB | May 28, 1959 | 5'11" | 174 | Florida St. | Boynton Beach, FL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 21 | Lynn Cain | RB | October 16, 1955 | 6'1" | 205 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 89 | William Curran | WR | December 30, 1959 | 5'10" | 175 | UCLA | Inglewood, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 50 | Buddy Curry | RILB | June 4, 1958 | 6'4" | 224 | North Carolina | Greenville, NC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 59 | Paul Davis | LB | July 10, 1958 | 6'2" | 221 | North Carolina | Appalachia, VA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 34 | Blane Gaison | DB | May 13, 1958 | 6'0" | 185 | Hawaii | Kaneohe, HI USA | 9 | 0 |
| 36 | Bob Glazebrook | SS | March 7, 1956 | 6'1" | 200 | Fresno St. | Fresno, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 83 | Floyd Hodge | WR | July 18, 1959 | 6'0" | 195 | Utah | Compton, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 64 | Pat Howell | LG | March 12, 1957 | 6'5" | 257 | USC | Fresno, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 85 | Alfred Jackson | WR | August 3, 1955 | 5'11" | 176 | Texas | Cameron, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 62 | Robert Jackson | LB | August 7, 1954 | 6'1" | 230 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 84 | Alfred Jenkins | WR | January 25, 1952 | 5'10" | 170 | Morris Brown | Hogansville, GA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 37 | Kenny Johnson | RCB | January 7, 1958 | 5'10" | 176 | Mississippi St. | Columbia, MS USA | 9 | 9 |
| 81 | Billy Johnson | PR | January 21, 1952 | 5'9" | 170 | Widener | Boothwyn, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | Earl Jones | DB | July 19, 1957 | 6'0" | 178 | Norfolk St. | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 78 | Mike Kenn | LT | February 9, 1956 | 6'7" | 273 | Michigan | Evanston, IL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 88 | Keith Krepfle | TE | February 4, 1952 | 6'3" | 227 | Iowa St. | Dubuque, IA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 54 | Fulton Kuykendall | LILB | June 10, 1953 | 6'4" | 225 | UCLA | Coronado, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 51 | Jim Laughlin | LB | July 5, 1958 | 6'0" | 222 | Ohio St. | Euclid, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | Mick Luckhurst | K | March 31, 1958 | 6'1" | 180 | St. Cloud St. | Redbourn, England | 9 | 0 |
| 75 | Jeff Merrow | RDE | July 12, 1953 | 6'4" | 236 | West Virginia | Akron, OH USA | 8 | 7 |
| 87 | Russ Mikeska | TE | September 10, 1955 | 6'3" | 225 | Texas A&M | Temple, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 80 | Junior Miller | TE | November 26, 1957 | 6'4" | 239 | Nebraska | Midland, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 15 | Mike Moroski | QB | September 4, 1957 | 6'4" | 200 | California-Davis | Bakersfield, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 53 | Neal Musser | LB | March 20, 1957 | 6'2" | 220 | North Carolina St. | Elon, NC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 71 | Mike Perko | NT | March 30, 1957 | 6'4" | 235 | Gonzaga | Seattle, WA USA | 9 | 2 |
| 27 | Tom Pridemore | FS | April 29, 1956 | 5'10" | 186 | West Virginia | Oak Hill, WV USA | 9 | 9 |
| 56 | Al Richardson | LOLB | September 23, 1957 | 6'2" | 211 | Georgia Tech | Abbeville, AL USA | 8 | 8 |
| 42 | Gerald Riggs | RB | November 6, 1960 | 6'1" | 230 | Arizona St. | Tullos, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | George Roberts | P | June 10, 1955 | 6'0" | 181 | Virginia Tech | Lynchburg, VA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Bo Robinson | RB-TE | May 27, 1956 | 6'2" | 228 | West Texas A&M | La Mesa, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 77 | Doug Rogers | DE | June 23, 1960 | 6'5" | 266 | Stanford | Chico, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 67 | Eric Sanders | T-G-C | October 22, 1958 | 6'6" | 277 | Nevada-Reno | Reno, NV USA | 9 | 0 |
| 70 | Dave Scott | G-T | December 26, 1953 | 6'4" | 276 | Kansas | Hackensack, NJ USA | 9 | 0 |
| 61 | John Scully | G-C | August 2, 1958 | 6'6" | 262 | Notre Dame | Huntington, NY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Dave Smigelsky | P | July 3, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | Virginia Tech | Perth Amboy, NJ USA | 6 | 0 |
| 65 | Don Smith | NT | May 9, 1957 | 6'5" | 256 | Miami (FL) | Oakland, CA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 47 | Mike Spivey | DB | March 10, 1954 | 6'0" | 197 | Colorado | Houston, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | Ray Strong | RB | May 7, 1956 | 5'9" | 184 | UNLV | Berkeley, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 68 | R.C. Thielemann | RG | August 12, 1955 | 6'4" | 255 | Arkansas | Houston, TX USA | 9 | 9 |
| 46 | Reggie Van Brown | KR | March 12, 1960 | 5'11" | 211 | Oregon | Dendron, VA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 57 | Jeff Van Note | C | February 7, 1946 | 6'2" | 247 | Kentucky | South Orange, NJ USA | 9 | 9 |
| 52 | Lyman White | LB | January 3, 1959 | 6'0" | 217 | LSU | Lafayette, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Joel Williams | ROLB | December 13, 1956 | 6'1" | 222 | Peru St. | Miami, FL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 79 | Jeff Yeates | LDE | August 3, 1951 | 6'3" | 248 | Boston Col. | Buffalo, NY USA | 9 | 9 |
| 63 | Mike Zele | NT-DT | July 3, 1956 | 6'3" | 239 | Kent St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 9 | 0 |
