1992 New England Patriots season
OwnerJames Orthwein
Head coachDick MacPherson
Home fieldFoxboro Stadium
Results
Record2–14
Division place5th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersTE Marv Cook
AP All-ProsNone
Uniform

The 1992 New England Patriots season was the team’s 33rd season overall and 23rd in the National Football League. It was the team’s second year with Dick MacPherson as head coach, but the team had its third owner in the last five seasons. Businessman Victor Kiam, who had purchased the team from its founders, the Sullivan family, in 1988, sold the team to advertising executive and Anheuser-Busch scion James Orthwein in the 1991-92 offseason.[1] Rumours Orthwein planned to move the Patriots from Foxborough were denied.[2]

The Patriots were looking to improve on their 6–10 record from the year before but instead regressed back to a 2–14 record, being affected by serious knee damage to mainstay offensive tackle Bruce Armstrong that caused him to miss the second half of the season.[3] However, an inept running game that did not score a rushing touchdown until the eleventh game was the primary cause of the Patriots’ bad record.[3] They finished last in the AFC East and their record tied the Seattle Seahawks for the worst mark in the entire league. However, the Patriots finished dead last in the NFL because of their Week 3 loss to the Seahawks. The Patriots thus received the first pick in the subsequent draft.

Following the season, wholesale changes were made. MacPherson and his staff were fired[4] and Bill Parcells, who had last coached the New York Giants to victory in Super Bowl XXV, was brought in as his replacement. The 1992 team was also the last to play in the colors that the Patriots had played in since their founding, as the team adopted a new logo and a blue, silver, and red color scheme.

Offseason

1992 NFL Draft

Main article: 1992 NFL Draft
1992 New England Patriots Draft Selections
Round Overall Player Position College
1 13 Eugene Chung Tackle Virginia Tech
2 35 Rod Smith Cornerback Notre Dame
3 64 Todd Collins Linebacker Carson–Newman
3 71 Kevin Turner Running back Alabama
4 90 Dion Lambert Cornerback UCLA
4 93 Darren Anderson Cornerback Toledo
5 116 Dwayne Sabb Linebacker New Hampshire
6 165 Tracy Boyd Guard Elizabeth City State
6 142 Lawrence Hatch Cornerback Florida
7 176 Wayne Hawkins Wide receiver Southwest Minnesota State
7 194 Jim Gray Defensive tackle West Virginia
8 204 Scott Lockwood Running back USC
8 205 Sam Gash Fullback Penn State
9 232 David Dixon Guard Arizona State
10 261 Turner Baur Tight end Stanford
10 277 Steve Gordon Center California
11 288 Mike Petko Linebacker Nebraska
12 333 Freeman Baysinger Wide receiver Humboldt State

Staff

1992 New England Patriots staff

Front office

  • Chairman of the board – James Orthwein
  • Vice chairman of the board – Michael O'Hallaron
  • Chief executive officer – Sam Jankovich
  • President – Fran Murray
  • Vice president – Bucko Kilroy
  • Vice president of administration – Patrick Forte
  • Vice president of pro personnel and player assistance – Tom Bass
  • Director of college scouting – Charley Armey

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Joe Collier
  • Defensive line – Stan Jones
  • Assistant defensive line – Dave Uyrus
  • Inside linebackers – Norm Gerber
  • Outside linebackers – Myrel Moore
  • Defensive backs – Charlie West

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Dante Scarnecchia
  • Assistant special teams – Dave Uyrus

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Ian Pyka

Roster

1992 New England Patriots final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

47 active, 11 inactive, 2 practice squad
Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 Bye
2 September 13 at Los Angeles Rams L 0–14 0–1 Anaheim Stadium 40,402
3 September 20 Seattle Seahawks L 6–10 0–2 Foxboro Stadium 42,327
4 September 27 Buffalo Bills L 7–41 0–3 Foxboro Stadium 52,527
5 October 4 at New York Jets L 21–30 0–4 Giants Stadium 60,180
6 October 11 San Francisco 49ers L 12–24 0–5 Foxboro Stadium 54,126
7 October 18 at Miami Dolphins L 17–38 0–6 Joe Robbie Stadium 57,282
8 October 25 Cleveland Browns L 17–19 0–7 Foxboro Stadium 32,219
9 November 1 at Buffalo Bills L 7–16 0–8 Rich Stadium 78,268
10 November 8 New Orleans Saints L 14–31 0–9 Foxboro Stadium 45,413
11 November 15 at Indianapolis Colts W 37–34 (OT) 1–9 Hoosier Dome 42,631
12 November 22 New York Jets W 24–3 2–9 Foxboro Stadium 27,642
13 November 29 at Atlanta Falcons L 0–34 2–10 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 54,494
14 December 6 Indianapolis Colts L 0–6 2–11 Foxboro Stadium 19,429
15 December 13 at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–27 2–12 Arrowhead Stadium 52,208
16 December 20 at Cincinnati Bengals L 10–20 2–13 Riverfront Stadium 45,355
17 December 27 Miami Dolphins L 13–16 (OT) 2–14 Foxboro Stadium 34,726
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

External links

References

  1. ^ "Kiam Sells His Share of Patriots". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. March 20, 1992. p. D9.
  2. ^ "Orthwein Agrees To Assume Kiam's Debt". Harford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. March 20, 1992. p. D1.
  3. ^ a b Price, Terry (November 2, 1992). "Armstrong Probably Out for the Season: Pro Bowl Tackle Suffers Serious Knee Injury". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut.
  4. ^ "MacPherson Fired by Patriots". St. Cloud Times. St. Cloud, Minnesota. January 9, 1993. p. 19.
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