1982 Houston Oilers Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Ed Biles (1-8) | 1-8 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Robert Abraham | LB | July 13, 1960 | 6’1′ | 228 | North Carolina St. |
| Gary Allen | RB | April 23, 1960 | 5’10’ | 183 | Hawaii |
| Adger Armstrong | RB | June 21, 1957 | 6’0′ | 213 | Texas A&M |
| Walt Arnold | TE | August 31, 1958 | 6’3′ | 228 | New Mexico |
| Harold Bailey | WR,SB | April 12, 1957 | 6’2′ | 195 | Oklahoma St. |
| Jesse Baker | DE | July 10, 1957 | 6’5′ | 269 | Jacksonville St. |
| Elvin Bethea | DE | March 1, 1946 | 6’2′ | 260 | North Carolina A&T |
| Gregg Bingham | LB | March 13, 1951 | 6’1′ | 227 | Purdue |
| Robert Brazile | LB | February 7, 1953 | 6’4′ | 241 | Jackson St. |
| Steve Bryant | WR | October 10, 1959 | 6’2′ | 195 | Purdue |
| Earl Campbell | RB | March 29, 1955 | 5’11’ | 232 | Texas |
| David Carter | C-G | November 27, 1953 | 6’2′ | 250 | West. Kentucky |
| Dave Casper | TE | September 26, 1951 | 6’4′ | 240 | Notre Dame |
| John Corker | LB | December 29, 1958 | 6’5′ | 240 | Oklahoma St. |
| Donnie Craft | RB | November 19, 1959 | 6’0′ | 206 | Louisville |
| Greg Davidson | C | April 24, 1958 | 6’2′ | 250 | North Texas |
| Stan Edwards | RB | May 20, 1960 | 6’0′ | 208 | Michigan |
| Ed Fisher | G-C-DE | May 31, 1949 | 6’3′ | 249 | Arizona St. |
| Carter Hartwig | DB | February 27, 1956 | 6’0′ | 205 | USC |
| Mike Holston | WR | January 8, 1958 | 6’3′ | 189 | Morgan St. |
| Daryl Hunt | LB | November 3, 1956 | 6’3′ | 229 | Oklahoma |
| John James | P | January 21, 1949 | 6’3′ | 197 | Florida |
| Bill Kay | DB | January 10, 1960 | 6’1′ | 190 | Purdue |
| Florian Kempf | K | May 25, 1956 | 5’9′ | 170 | Pennsylvania |
| Ken Kennard | NT-DE | October 4, 1954 | 6’2′ | 248 | Angelo State (TX) |
| Mark Koncar | T | May 5, 1953 | 6’5′ | 271 | Colorado |
| Archie Manning | QB | May 19, 1949 | 6’3′ | 212 | Mississippi |
| Mike Munchak | G | March 5, 1960 | 6’3′ | 281 | Penn St. |
| Gifford Nielsen | QB | October 25, 1954 | 6’4′ | 205 | BYU |
| Cliff Parsley | P | December 26, 1954 | 6’1′ | 211 | Oklahoma St. |
| Vernon Perry | DB | September 22, 1953 | 6’2′ | 211 | Jackson St. |
| Tate Randle | DB | August 15, 1959 | 6’0′ | 202 | Texas Tech |
| George Reihner | G | April 27, 1955 | 6’4′ | 263 | Penn St. |
| Mike Reinfeldt | DB | May 6, 1953 | 6’2′ | 192 | Wisc-Milwaukee |
| Mike Renfro | WR | June 19, 1955 | 6’0′ | 184 | TCU |
| Avon Riley | LB | February 10, 1958 | 6’3′ | 230 | UCLA |
| Carl Roaches | WR | October 2, 1953 | 5’8′ | 168 | Texas A&M |
| John Schuhmacher | G-T | September 23, 1955 | 6’3′ | 271 | USC |
| Daryle Skaugstad | NT | April 8, 1957 | 6’5′ | 254 | California |
| Tim Smith | WR | March 20, 1957 | 6’2′ | 201 | Nebraska |
| Greg Stemrick | DB | October 25, 1951 | 5’11’ | 185 | Colorado St. |
| Mike Stensrud | NT-DE-DT | February 19, 1956 | 6’5′ | 280 | Iowa St. |
| Malcolm Taylor | DE | June 20, 1960 | 6’6′ | 288 | Tennessee St. |
| Rich Thomaselli | RB | February 26, 1957 | 6’1′ | 199 | West Virginia Wesleyan |
| Ted Thompson | LB | January 17, 1953 | 6’1′ | 220 | SMU |
| Morris Towns | T | January 10, 1954 | 6’4′ | 270 | Missouri |
| Willie Tullis | DB | April 5, 1958 | 6’0′ | 193 | Southern Miss |
| Ted Washington | LB | February 16, 1948 | 6’1′ | 244 | Miss. Valley St. |
| Ralph Williams | G-T | March 27, 1958 | 6’3′ | 280 | Southern |
| J.C. Wilson | DB | March 11, 1956 | 6’0′ | 178 | Tampa |
| Tim Wilson | FB | January 14, 1954 | 6’3′ | 226 | Maryland |
