1992 Detroit Lions season

1992 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	Wayne Fontes
General manager	Chuck Schmidt
Owner	William Clay Ford, Sr.
Home field	Pontiac Silverdome
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	3rd NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1992 Detroit Lions season was the 63rd season in franchise history. After going 12–4 the previous season, the Lions had a disappointing season, finishing with five wins and eleven losses despite another Pro Bowl season from Barry Sanders.

Personnel

Staff

1992 Detroit Lions staff
	Front office Owner and President – William Clay Ford, Sr. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer – Chuck Schmidt Treasurer – William Clay Ford, Jr. Director of Player Personnel – Ron Hughes Director of Pro Scouting – Kevin Colbert Head coaches Head Coach – Wayne Fontes Assistant Head Coach – Dave Levy Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Dan Henning Running Backs – Billie Matthews Receivers – Charlie Sanders Offensive Line – Jerry Wampfler Offensive Assistant – Dave Jaumotte			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Woody Widenhofer Defensive Line – Lamar Leachman Inside Linebackers – Herb Paterra Outside Linebackers – Don Clemons Defensive Backs – John Fontes Special teams coaches Special Teams – Frank Gansz Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning/Defensive Assistant – Bert Hill

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Roster

1992 Detroit Lions final roster
	Quarterbacks 12 Erik Kramer  9 Rodney Peete 11 Andre Ware Running backs 26 Eric Lynch 20 Barry Sanders 34 Ed Tillison Wide receivers 40 Reggie Barrett 87 Jeff Campbell PR 81 Mike Farr 86 Willie Green 83 Aubrey Matthews 84 Herman Moore 80 Brett Perriman KR Tight ends 89 Jimmie Johnson 82 Thomas McLemore		Offensive linemen 66 Shawn Bouwens G 75 Lomas Brown T 76 Scott Conover T 69 Mike Hinnant G 61 Brad Leggett C 72 Jack Linn G 63 Dennis McKnight C 71 Larry Tharpe T Defensive linemen 90 Dan Owens DE/NT 96 Lawrence Pete NT 91 Robert Porcher DE 94 Kelvin Pritchett DE 92 Marc Spindler DE		Linebackers 52 John Derby ILB 97 Darryl Ford OLB 98 Dennis Gibson ILB 95 Troy Johnson OLB 58 George Jamison OLB 51 Andre Jones OLB 57 Victor Jones ILB 59 Tracy Scroggins OLB 54 Chris Spielman ILB Defensive backs 36 Bennie Blades FS 32 Willie Clay CB 21 Harry Colon S 39 Ray Crockett CB 24 Melvin Jenkins CB 38 Kevin Scott CB 25 Sheldon White CB 35 William White SS Special teams  6 Jim Arnold P  4 Jason Hanson K		Reserve lists 93 Jerry Ball NT (IR) 68 Leonard Burton C (IR) 50 Toby Caston LB (IR) 55 Mike Cofer LB (IR) 67 Ken Dallafior G (IR) 53 Kevin Glover C (IR) 23 Mel Gray WR/RS (IR) 99 Tracy Hayworth LB (IR) 16 Chuck Long QB (IR) 62 Blake Miller C (IR) 27 Junior Robinson CB (IR) 64 Eric Sanders T (IR) Practice squad –– Leroy Smith LB 70 Bernard Wilson NT Rookies in italics 47 Active, 12 Inactive, 2 Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 6, 1992	at Chicago Bears	L 27–24	63,672
2	September 13, 1992	Minnesota Vikings	W 31–17	57,519
3	September 20, 1992	at Washington Redskins	L 13–10	55,818
4	September 27, 1992	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 27–23	51,374
5	October 4, 1992	New Orleans Saints	L 13–7	66,971
6	Bye
7	October 15, 1992	at Minnesota Vikings	L 31–14	52,816
8	October 25, 1992	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 38–7	53,995
9	November 1, 1992	Green Bay Packers	L 27–13	60,594
10	November 8, 1992	Dallas Cowboys	L 37–3	74,816
11	November 15, 1992	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–14	52,242
12	November 22, 1992	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 19–13	48,574
13	November 26, 1992	Houston Oilers	L 24–21	73,711
14	December 6, 1992	at Green Bay Packers	L 38–10	49,469
15	December 13, 1992	Cleveland Browns	W 24–14	65,970
16	December 20, 1992	Chicago Bears	W 16–3	72,777
17	December 28, 1992	at San Francisco 49ers	L 24–6	55,907

Game summaries

Week 16

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 3 0 3 • Lions 3 10 0 3 16 Date: December 20 Location: Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game weather: Indoors (dome)

Scoring summary Q1 DET Hanson 22 yard field goal DET 3–0 Q2 DET Sanders 6 yard run (Hanson kick) DET 10–0 Q2 DET Hanson 38 yard field goal DET 13–0 Q3 CHI Butler 24 yard field goal DET 13–3 Q4 DET Hanson 30 yard field goal DET 16–3

• Barry Sanders 20 Rush, 113 Yds

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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. "Administration and Coaching Staff". 1992 Detroit Lions Media Guide. pp. 4–30.
2. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-20.

External links

• 1992 Detroit Lions at Pro-Football-Reference.com