| 1982 Chicago Bears season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | George Halas |
| General manager | Jim Finks |
| Head coach | Mike Ditka |
| Home stadium | Soldier Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–6 |
| Division place | 12thNFC (5thNFC Central) |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| All-Pros | |
| Pro Bowlers | |
The1982 season was theChicago Bears' strike shortened 63rd season in theNational Football League, and their first underhead coachMike Ditka. The team failed to improve on their 6–10 record from 1981 to finish at 3–6 and failed to make the playoffs for the third consecutive season. The Bears would end up being the only team in theNFC Central to not make the playoffs in 1982. This particular feat would be repeated in a full 16-game season in1997.
The strike also prevented theBears–Packers rivalry from being played this year, making theLions–Packers rivalry the longest-running annual series in the league.
This would be the final full season thatGeorge Halas was the Bears' owner, as he died duringthe following season on October 31, 1983 at the age of 88.
After the draft, the Bears signed 2 undrafted free agents, linebackerDan Rains fromCincinnati and running backCalvin Thomas ofIllinois.[3]
| 1982 Chicago Bears draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Jim McMahon * | Quarterback | Brigham Young | |
| 3 | 62 | Tim Wrightman | Tight end | UCLA | |
| 4 | 89 | Dennis Gentry | Running back | Baylor | |
| 5 | 116 | Perry Hartnett | Offensive tackle | Southern Methodist | |
| 5 | 134 | Dennis Tabron | Defensive back | Duke | |
| 6 | 146 | Kurt Becker | Guard | Michigan | |
| 7 | 173 | Henry Waechter | Defensive tackle | Nebraska | |
| 8 | 200 | Jerry Doerger | Tackle | Wisconsin | |
| 9 | 230 | Mike Hatchett | Defensive back | Texas | |
| 10 | 257 | Joe Turner | Defensive back | USC | |
| 11 | 283 | Guy Boliaux | Linebacker | Wisconsin | |
| 12 | 313 | Ricky Young | Linebacker | Oklahoma State | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least onePro Bowl during career | |||||
| Quarterbacks(QB) Running backs(RB) Wide receivers(WR) Tight ends(TE) | Offensive linemen(OL) | Linebackers(LB)
Defensive backs(DB)
Special teams(ST)
| Reserve lists
Rookies in italics |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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| 1 | September 12 | atDetroit Lions | L 10–17 | 0–1 | Pontiac Silverdome | 71,337 | |
| 2 | September 19 | New Orleans Saints | L 0–10 | 0–2 | Soldier Field | 56,600 | |
| September 26 | atSan Francisco 49ers | canceled | 0–2 | Candlestick Park | 1982 NFL players strike | ||
| October 3 | Minnesota Vikings | canceled | 0–2 | Soldier Field | |||
| October 10 | Green Bay Packers | canceled | 0–2 | Soldier Field | |||
| October 17 | atSt. Louis Cardinals | canceled | 0–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | |||
| October 24 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | canceled | 0–2 | Soldier Field | |||
| October 31 | atGreen Bay Packers | canceled | 0–2 | Lambeau Field | |||
| November 7 | Atlanta Falcons | canceled | 0–2 | Soldier Field | |||
| November 14 | atTampa Bay Buccaneers | postponed | 0–2 | Tampa Stadium | |||
| 3 | November 21 | Detroit Lions | W 20–17 | 1–2 | Soldier Field | 46,783 | |
| 4 | November 28 | atMinnesota Vikings | L 7–35 | 1–3 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 54,724 | |
| 5 | December 5 | New England Patriots | W 26–13 | 2–3 | Soldier Field | 36,973 | |
| 6 | December 12 | atSeattle Seahawks | L 14–20 | 2–4 | Kingdome | 52,826 | |
| 7 | December 19 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 7–10 | 2–5 | Soldier Field | 43,270 | |
| 8 | December 26 | atLos Angeles Rams | W 34–26 | 3–5 | Anaheim Stadium | 46,502 | |
| 9 | January 2, 1983 | atTampa Bay Buccaneers | L 23–26(OT) | 3–6 | Tampa Stadium | 68,112 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text. | |||||||
| NFC Central | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Green Bay Packers(3) | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 226 | 169 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings(4) | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 158 | 178 | W3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers(7) | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 158 | 178 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions(8) | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 181 | 176 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 141 | 174 | L1 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
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| Seeded postseason qualifiers | |||||||||
| 1 | Washington Redskins | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 190 | 128 | W4 | |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 226 | 145 | L2 | |
| 3 | Green Bay Packers | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 226 | 169 | L1 | |
| 4[a] | Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 187 | 198 | W1 | |
| 5[a] | Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 183 | 199 | L2 | |
| 6[a] | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 135 | 170 | L1 | |
| 7[a] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 158 | 178 | W3 | |
| 8[b] | Detroit Lions | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 181 | 176 | W1 | |
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| 9[b] | New Orleans Saints | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 129 | 160 | W1 | |
| 10[b] | New York Giants | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 164 | 160 | W1 | |
| 11[c] | San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 209 | 206 | L1 | |
| 12[c] | Chicago Bears | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 141 | 174 | L1 | |
| 13[c] | Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 191 | 195 | L1 | |
| 14 | Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 200 | 250 | W1 | |
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