1992 Indianapolis Colts season

1992 Indianapolis Colts season
1992 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach	Hoosier Dome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1991; Colts seasons; 1993 →;

The

season was the 40th season for the team in the National Football League and ninth in Indianapolis

. The Colts looked to improve on their dismal 1991 season, where they finished 1–15.

The Colts improved by eight games, recording a 9–7 record, and finished third in the AFC East division. It was the team's first season under the returning Ted Marchibroda, who had spent the previous five seasons as the quarterbacks coach and later offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills; Marchibroda had been the head coach of the team from 1975 until 1979 when it was in Baltimore. Marchibroda succeeded interim coach Rick Venturi, who coached the last eleven games of the 1991 season following the firing of Ron Meyer. Venturi remained on Marchibroda's staff as defensive coordinator.

Football Outsiders calls the 1992 Colts "possibly the luckiest team in NFL history", due to ranking the Colts as the second worst team in 1992, statistically. "The Colts finished 9–7 even though opponents outscored them 302–216", Football Outsiders continued. "They were 4–7 after losing 30–14 to Pittsburgh on November 22. Then they finished the year with a five-game winning streak – but they won those games by an average of four points. ... It didn't hurt that the Colts recovered 59 percent of fumbles that season and had a below-average schedule."^[1]

The Colts' 1,102 rushing yards is the lowest for any team in a single season in the 1990s.^[2]

Offseason

On April 26, 1992, the Colts parted ways with Eric Dickerson after five seasons, trading him to the Los Angeles Raiders. Although they had gone to great lengths to acquire him in 1987 and he led the NFL in rushing while playing for them in 1988, the Colts' relationship with Dickerson soured during the 1990 season and he was suspended twice for conduct detrimental to the team. Dickerson was also unhappy with the Colts' fans blaming him for the team's lack of success and was said to be angry over the team's firing of Ron Meyer, his former college coach, during the previous season.

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	1	Steve Emtman	Defensive End	Washington
1	2	Quentin Coryatt	Linebacker	Texas A&M
2	29	Ashley Ambrose	Defensive Back	Mississippi Valley State
4	85	Rodney Culver	Running Back	Notre Dame
4	105	Tony McCoy	Defensive Tackle	Florida
5	113	Maury Toy	Running Back	UCLA
6	141	Shoun Habersham	Wide Receiver	Tennessee-Chattanooga
7	169	Derek Steele	Defensive End	Maryland
8	197	Jason Belser	Defensive Back	Oklahoma
8	212	Ronald Humphrey	Running Back	Mississippi Valley State
9	225	Eddie Miller	Wide Receiver	South Carolina
10	253	Steve Grant	Linebacker	West Virginia
12	309	Michael Brandon	Defensive End	Florida

Personnel

Staff

**1992 Indianapolis Colts staff**
	Front office President/treasurer – Robert Irsay Vice president/general manager – Jim Irsay Assistant general manager – Bob Terpening Director of player personnel – Jack Bushofsky Head coaches Head coach – Ted Marchibroda Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Nick Nicolau Running backs – Gene Huey Receivers – Dwain Painter Tight ends – Brad Seely Offensive line – Alex Gibbs Offensive assistant – Ron Blackledge			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Rick Venturi Defensive line – Francis Peay Secondary – George Catavolos Defensive assistant – Jay Robertson Special teams coaches Special teams – Brad Seely Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Roster

**1992 Indianapolis Colts final roster**

	Quarterbacks 11 Jeff George 10 Jack Trudeau 7 Tom Tupa Running backs 44 Maurice Carthon 32 Ken Clark 35 Rodney Culver 23 Anthony Johnson 28 Ed Toner Wide receivers 80 Bill Brooks 84 Jessie Hester 85 Reggie Langhorne 86 Eddie Miller 83 Clarence Verdin KR/PR Tight ends 81 Charles Arbuckle 88 Kerry Cash		Offensive linemen 71 Kevin Call T 69 Randy Dixon G 53 Ray Donaldson C 64 Trevor Matich C/G/LS 75 Ron Mattes T 73 Zefross Moss T 74 Bill Schultz G 68 Joe Staysniak G/T 72 Mark Vander Poel T Defensive linemen 76 Sam Clancy DE 78 Jon Hand DE 95 Skip McClendon DE 94 Tony McCoy NT 96 Willis Peguese DE 98 Tony Siragusa NT		Linebackers 51 Chip Banks OLB 50 Duane Bickett OLB 59 Steve Grant ILB/OLB 54 Jeff Herrod ILB 97 Scott Radecic ILB 58 Matt Vanderbeek OLB/ILB 92 Tony Walker OLB Defensive backs 33 Ashley Ambrose CB 31 Michael Ball SS 36 John Baylor SS 29 Jason Belser SS 38 Eugene Daniel CB 37 Chris Goode CB 39 Mike Prior FS 45 Tony Stargell CB Special teams 4 Dean Biasucci K 3 Rohn Stark P		Reserve lists 55 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 79 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 66 IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 56 Michael Heldt C 25 Ronald Humphrey RB -- Tim Paulk LB Rookies in italics 47 active, 3 inactive, 3 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 6	Cleveland Browns	W 14–3	1–0	Hoosier Dome	50,766
2	September 13	Houston Oilers	L 10–20	1–1	Hoosier Dome	44,851
3	September 20	at Buffalo Bills	L 0–38	1–2	Rich Stadium	77,781
4	Bye
5	October 4	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 24–14	2–2	Tampa Stadium	56,585
6	October 11	New York Jets	W 6–3 (OT)	3–2	Hoosier Dome	48,393
7	October 18	San Diego Chargers	L 14–34	3–3	Hoosier Dome	48,552
8	October 25	at Miami Dolphins	W 31–20	4–3	Joe Robbie Stadium	61,117
9	November 1	at San Diego Chargers	L 0–26	4–4	Jack Murphy Stadium	40,324
10	November 8	Miami Dolphins	L 0–28	4–5	Hoosier Dome	59,892
11	November 15	New England Patriots	L 34–37 (OT)	4–6	Hoosier Dome	42,631
12	November 22	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–30	4–7	Three Rivers Stadium	51,101
13	November 29	Buffalo Bills	W 16–13 (OT)	5–7	Hoosier Dome	50,221
14	December 6	at New England Patriots	W 6–0	6–7	Foxboro Stadium	19,429
15	December 13	at New York Jets	W 10–6	7–7	Giants Stadium	33,684
16	December 20	Phoenix Cardinals	W 16–13	8–7	Hoosier Dome	46,763
17	December 27	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 21–17	9–7	Riverfront Stadium	47,837
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC East
view talk edit	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

References

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[1] "1992 DVOA Ratings and Commentary | Football Outsiders".

[2] Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1990 to 1999, in the NFL, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Rushing Yds

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