1992 Indianapolis Colts season

The 1992 Indianapolis Colts season was the 40th season for the team in the National Football League and ninth in Indianapolis. The Colts looked to improve on their dismal 1991 season, where they finished 1–15.

1992 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coachTed Marchibroda
Home fieldHoosier Dome
Results
Record9–7
Division place3rd AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The Colts improved by eight games, recording a 9–7 record, and finished third in the AFC East division. It was the team's first season under the returning Ted Marchibroda, who had spent the previous five seasons as the quarterbacks coach and later offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills; Marchibroda had been the head coach of the team from 1975 until 1979 when it was in Baltimore. Marchibroda succeeded interim coach Rick Venturi, who coached the last eleven games of the 1991 season following the firing of Ron Meyer. Venturi remained on Marchibroda's staff as defensive coordinator.

Football Outsiders calls the 1992 Colts "possibly the luckiest team in NFL history", due to ranking the Colts as the second worst team in 1992, statistically. "The Colts finished 9–7 even though opponents outscored them 302–216", Football Outsiders continued. "They were 4–7 after losing 30–14 to Pittsburgh on November 22. Then they finished the year with a five-game winning streak – but they won those games by an average of four points. ... It didn't hurt that the Colts recovered 59 percent of fumbles that season and had a below-average schedule."[1]

The Colts' 1,102 rushing yards is the lowest for any team in a single season in the 1990s.[2]

Offseason

On April 26, 1992, the Colts parted ways with Eric Dickerson after five seasons, trading him to the Los Angeles Raiders. Although they had gone to great lengths to acquire him in 1987 and he led the NFL in rushing while playing for them in 1988, the Colts' relationship with Dickerson soured during the 1990 season and he was suspended twice for conduct detrimental to the team. Dickerson was also unhappy with the Colts' fans blaming him for the team's lack of success and was said to be angry over the team's firing of Ron Meyer, his former college coach, during the previous season.

NFL Draft
Main article: 1992 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 1 Steve Emtman Defensive End Washington
1 2 Quentin Coryatt Linebacker Texas A&M
2 29 Ashley Ambrose Defensive Back Mississippi Valley State
4 85 Rodney Culver Running Back Notre Dame
4 105 Tony McCoy Defensive Tackle Florida
5 113 Maury Toy Running Back UCLA
6 141 Shoun Habersham Wide Receiver Tennessee-Chattanooga
7 169 Derek Steele Defensive End Maryland
8 197 Jason Belser Defensive Back Oklahoma
8 212 Ronald Humphrey Running Back Mississippi Valley State
9 225 Eddie Miller Wide Receiver South Carolina
10 253 Steve Grant Linebacker West Virginia
12 309 Michael Brandon Defensive End Florida

Personnel

Staff
1992 Indianapolis Colts staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Roster
1992 Indianapolis Colts final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 55 Quentin Coryatt ILB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 79 Steve Emtman DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 66 Ron Solt G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 47 active, 3 inactive, 3 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 6 Cleveland Browns W 14–3 1–0 Hoosier Dome 50,766
2 September 13 Houston Oilers L 10–20 1–1 Hoosier Dome 44,851
3 September 20 at Buffalo Bills L 0–38 1–2 Rich Stadium 77,781
4 Bye
5 October 4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 24–14 2–2 Tampa Stadium 56,585
6 October 11 New York Jets W 6–3 (OT) 3–2 Hoosier Dome 48,393
7 October 18 San Diego Chargers L 14–34 3–3 Hoosier Dome 48,552
8 October 25 at Miami Dolphins W 31–20 4–3 Joe Robbie Stadium 61,117
9 November 1 at San Diego Chargers L 0–26 4–4 Jack Murphy Stadium 40,324
10 November 8 Miami Dolphins L 0–28 4–5 Hoosier Dome 59,892
11 November 15 New England Patriots L 34–37 (OT) 4–6 Hoosier Dome 42,631
12 November 22 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–30 4–7 Three Rivers Stadium 51,101
13 November 29 Buffalo Bills W 16–13 (OT) 5–7 Hoosier Dome 50,221
14 December 6 at New England Patriots W 6–0 6–7 Foxboro Stadium 19,429
15 December 13 at New York Jets W 10–6 7–7 Giants Stadium 33,684
16 December 20 Phoenix Cardinals W 16–13 8–7 Hoosier Dome 46,763
17 December 27 at Cincinnati Bengals W 21–17 9–7 Riverfront Stadium 47,837
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Miami Dolphins 11 5 0 .688 5–3 9–3 340 281 W3
(4) Buffalo Bills 11 5 0 .688 5–3 7–5 381 283 L1
Indianapolis Colts 9 7 0 .563 5–3 7–7 216 302 W5
New York Jets 4 12 0 .250 3–5 4–8 220 315 L3
New England Patriots 2 14 0 .125 2–6 2–10 205 363 L5

See also

References
  1. "1992 DVOA Ratings and Commentary | Football Outsiders".
  2. Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1990 to 1999, in the NFL, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Rushing Yds


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