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

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

Defensive linemen

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

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

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

External links

1992 Detroit Lions at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Detroit Lions

Founded in 1930 Formerly the Portsmouth Spartans (1930–1933) Based in Detroit, Michigan Headquartered in Allen Park, Michigan

Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Coaches

Stadiums	Universal Stadium University of Detroit Stadium Tiger Stadium Pontiac Silverdome Ford Field

Culture	NFL on Thanksgiving Day Paper Lion (film) "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye song) Home Improvement Cheerleaders

Lore	1932 Playoff Game Curse of Bobby Layne Mike Utley gives a thumbs up Marty Mornhinweg takes the wind "Fire Millen" 0–16 "Calvin Johnson rule" Miracle in Motown

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings

Notable people	William Clay & Martha Firestone Ford Barry Sanders Bobby Layne Glenn Presnell

Division championships (4)	1935 1983 1991 1993

Conference championships (4)	1952 1953 1954 1957

League championships (4)	1935 1952 1953 1957

Broadcasters	Radio: Radio network Dan Miller Jim Brandstatter Tony Ortiz WJR TV: Television network Matt Shepard Chris Spielman Jennifer Hammond WJBK Fox Sports Detroit

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (87)	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Portsmouth Spartans–Detroit Lions seasons

Portsmouth Spartans 1930 1931 1932 1933 Detroit 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1992 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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