1992 San Diego Chargers season

1992 San Diego Chargers season
Head coach	Bobby Ross
General manager	Bobby Beathard
Owner	Alex Spanos
Home field	Jack Murphy Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Chiefs) (17–0) Lost Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) (31–0)

The 1992 San Diego Chargers season was the team's 33rd season, their 32nd in San Diego, and 23rd in the National Football League.

The Chargers began with the team trying to improve on their 4–12 record in 1991. Bobby Ross began his first season as the team's head coach, after having spent the previous five years as a college coach at Georgia Tech. The team made the playoffs for the first time in ten years. The Chargers would lose their first four games of the season, but would rally to an 11–5 finish to the season, clinching the AFC West title, and becoming the first (and to this day, only) NFL team to start 0–4 and still make the playoffs.

Personnel

Staff

1992 San Diego Chargers staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board and President – Alex Spanos Vice Chairman – Dean Spanos General Manager – Bobby Beathard Assistant General Manager – Dick Daniels Director of Player Personnel – Billy Devaney Director of Pro Personnel – Rudy Feldman Director of College Scouting – John Hinek Coordinator of Football Operations – Marty Hurney Head coaches Head Coach – Bobby Ross Offensive coaches Quarterbacks/Passing Game Coordinator – Jack Reilly Tight Ends/H-Backs/Running Game Coordinator – Ralph Friedgen Offensive Backs – Sylvester Croom Wide Receivers – Jerry Sullivan Offensive Line – Carl Mauck Quality Control – John Misciagna			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Bill Arnsparger Defensive Line – George O'Leary Linebackers – Dale Lindsey Secondary – John Fox Special teams coaches Special Teams – Chuck Priefer Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – John Dunn Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Chip Morton

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 6, 1992	Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–10	45,024
2	September 13, 1992	at Denver Broncos	L 21–13	74,367
3	September 20, 1992	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 23–6	46,127
4	September 27, 1992	at Houston Oilers	L 27–0	57,491
5	October 4, 1992	Seattle Seahawks	W 17–6	36,783
6	Bye
7	October 18, 1992	at Indianapolis Colts	W 34–14	48,552
8	October 25, 1992	Denver Broncos	W 24–21	53,576
9	November 1, 1992	Indianapolis Colts	W 26–0	40,324
10	November 8, 1992	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 16–14	72,826
11	November 15, 1992	at Cleveland Browns	W 14–13	58,396
12	November 22, 1992	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 29–14	43,197
13	November 29, 1992	Los Angeles Raiders	W 27–3	59,894
14	December 6, 1992	at Phoenix Cardinals	W 27–21	26,880
15	December 13, 1992	Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–10	50,579
16	December 20, 1992	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 36–14	40,152
17	December 27, 1992	at Seattle Seahawks	W 31–14	49,324

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	January 2, 1993	Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–0	58,278
Divisional	January 10, 1993	at Miami Dolphins	L 31–0	71,224

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(3) San Diego Chargers	11	5	0	.688	5–3	9–5	335	241	W7
^(6) Kansas City Chiefs	10	6	0	.625	6–2	8–4	348	282	W1
Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	4–4	7–5	262	329	L1
Los Angeles Raiders	7	9	0	.438	4–4	5–7	249	281	W1
Seattle Seahawks	2	14	0	.125	1–7	2–10	140	312	L4

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