1992 Chicago Bears season

1992 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	Mike Ditka
Home field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1992 Chicago Bears season was their 73rd regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). The Bears were looking to get back into the playoffs for a third straight year and improve on their 11–5 record, which was good enough for second place in the NFC Central, and to win their eighth division title in ten years. Although the Bears had a 4–3 record through seven games, they lost eight of their remaining nine (including six consecutively) and finished at 5–11. The Bears' poor record resulted in the termination of Mike Ditka as head coach after eleven seasons. Dave Wannstedt, who was serving as the Dallas Cowboys' defensive coordinator, was hired to take his place. Ditka was fired from coaching the Bears with a 106-62 record, playoff appearances in 7 out of 11 seasons since 1982 and a Super Bowl victory in 1985, with the defense considered the best of all time. He would return as a head coach in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints in 1997.

Offseason

NFL draft

1992 Chicago Bears draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	22	Alonzo Spellman	Defensive end	Ohio State
2	49	Troy Auzenne	Offensive tackle	California
3	80	Jeremy Lincoln	Cornerback	Tennessee
4	107	Will Furrer	Quarterback	Virginia Tech
5	134	Todd Harrison	Tight end	North Carolina State
6	161	Mark Berry	Defensive back	Texas
7	192	John Brown	Wide receiver	Houston
9	246	Mirko Jurkovic	Guard	Notre Dame
10	273	Nikki Fisher	Running back	Virginia
11	304	Louis Age	Offensive tackle	Louisiana–Lafayette
12	331	Chris Wilson	Linebacker	Oklahoma
Made roster

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Personnel

Staff

1992 Chicago Bears staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Ed McCaskey President and Chief Executive Officer – Michael McCaskey Vice President of Player Personnel – Bill Tobin Director of Finance – Ted Phillips Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Rod Graves Head coaches Head Coach – Mike Ditka Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Greg Landry Running backs – Johnny Roland Wide receivers – Vic Rapp Tight ends – Steve Kazor Offensive Line – Dick Stanfel			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Vince Tobin Defensive Line – John Levra Linebackers – Dave McGinnis Defensive backs – Zaven Yaralian Special teams coaches Special Teams – Danny Abramowicz Strength and conditioning Strength Coordinator – Clyde Emrich Physical Development Coordinator – Russ Riederer

Roster

1992 Chicago Bears roster
	Quarterbacks  4 Jim Harbaugh  2 Will Furrer 10 Peter Tom Willis Running backs 35 Neal Anderson 44 Bob Christian FB 31 Mark Green 33 Darren Lewis 25 Brad Muster FB Wide receivers 82 Wendell Davis 29 Dennis Gentry 88 Glen Kozlowski 81 Anthony Morgan 84 Ron Morris 87 Tom Waddle 86 Barry Wagner 83 Eric Wright		Tight ends 89 Kelly Blackwell 85 Keith Jennings Offensive linemen 79 Louis Age T 70 Troy Auzenne T 62 Mark Bortz G 67 Jerry Fontenot C 58 Jay Leeuwenburg C 57 Tom Thayer G 60 Stan Thomas T 78 Keith Van Horne T 73 John Wojciechowski G		Defensive linemen 93 Trace Armstrong DE 95 Richard Dent DE 76 Steve McMichael DT 72 William Perry DT 96 Tim Ryan DE 90 Alonzo Spellman DE 71 James Williams DT 97 Chris Zorich DT Linebackers 54 Ron Cox OLB 53 Dante Jones MLB 51 Jim Morrissey OLB 59 Ron Rivera OLB 55 John Roper OLB 65 Jim Schwantz OLB 50 Mike Singletary MLB		Defensive backs 20 Mark Carrier FS 37 Maurice Douglass CB 24 Richard Fain CB 23 Shaun Gayle SS 26 John Mangum CB/S 36 Markus Paul SS 32 Lemuel Stinson CB 49 David Tate FS 21 Donnell Woolford CB Special teams  6 Kevin Butler K 17 Chris Gardocki P 52 Mark Rodenhauser LS Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 6, 1992	Detroit Lions	W 27–24	63,672
2	September 13, 1992	at New Orleans Saints	L 28–6	68,591
3	September 21, 1992	New York Giants	L 27–14	63,444
4	September 27, 1992	Atlanta Falcons	W 41–31	63,528
5	October 4, 1992	at Minnesota Vikings	L 21–20	60,992
6	Bye
7	October 18, 1992	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–14	61,412
8	October 25, 1992	at Green Bay Packers	W 30–10	59,435
9	November 2, 1992	Minnesota Vikings	L 38–10	61,257
10	November 8, 1992	Cincinnati Bengals	L 31–28	56,120
11	November 15, 1992	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 20–17	69,102
12	November 22, 1992	Green Bay Packers	L 17–3	56,170
13	November 29, 1992	at Cleveland Browns	L 27–14	73,578
14	December 7, 1992	at Houston Oilers	L 24–7	62,193
15	December 13, 1992	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 30–6	52,904
16	December 20, 1992	at Detroit Lions	L 16–3	72,777
17	December 27, 1992	at Dallas Cowboys	L 27–14	63,101

Game summaries

Week 8: at Green Bay Packers

Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 3 17 3 7 30 Packers 0 10 0 0 10 Date: Sunday, October 25 Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Game start: 12:00 p.m. CST Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary 1 Bears Kevin Butler 18-yard field goal Bears 3–0 2 Packers Chris Jacke 51-yard field goal Tie 3–3 2 Bears Brad Muster 1-yard run (Kevin Butler kick) Bears 10–3 2 Bears Keith Jennings 4-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick) Bears 17–3 2 Packers Sterling Sharpe 10-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick) Bears 17–10 2 Bears Kevin Butler 30-yard field goal Bears 20–10 3 Bears Kevin Butler 21-yard field goal Bears 23–10 4 Bears Darren Lewis 30-yard run (Kevin Butler kick) Bears 30–10

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(3) Minnesota Vikings	11	5	0	.688	7–1	8–4	374	249	W2
Green Bay Packers	9	7	0	.563	4–4	6–6	276	296	L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	11	0	.313	3–5	5–9	267	365	W1
Chicago Bears	5	11	0	.313	3–5	4–8	295	361	L2
Detroit Lions	5	11	0	.313	3–5	3–9	273	332	L1

References

1. "1992 Chicago Bears draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
2. "1992 Chicago Bears starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.

External links

• 1992 Chicago Bears at Pro-Football-Reference.com