1992 Tampa Bay Storm season
| 1992 Tampa Bay Storm season | |
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| Owner | Bob Gries |
| Head coach | Florida Suncoast Dome |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–1 |
| Division place | 2nd |
| Playoff finish | Won 1st round (Rockers) 43-36 Lost semi-finals (Predators) 21-24 (OT) |
| Team MVP | Jay Gruden |
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The Southern Division, tied with the Orlando Predators, but Orlando won the division due to having scored more points than the Storm. The Storm lost in the AFL's Semi-finals to Orlando
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site | |
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| Final score | Team record | ||||
| 1 | May 29 | at Orlando Predators | W 39–32 | 1–0 | Orlando Arena
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| 2 | June 6 | New Orleans Night | W 64–60 | 2–0 | Florida Suncoast Dome
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| 3 | June 12 | at Charlotte Rage | W 39–37 | 3–0 | Charlotte Coliseum |
| 4 | June 20 | Cleveland Thunderbolts | W 35–24 | 4–0 | Florida Suncoast Dome
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| 5 | June 27 | at Dallas Texans | W 49–37 | 5–0 | Reunion Arena |
| 6 | July 2 | Orlando Predators | L 33–48 | 5–1 | Florida Suncoast Dome
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| 7 | July 11 | at Arizona Rattlers | W 59–28 | 6–1 | America West Arena
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| 8 | July 18 | Albany Firebirds | W 51–34 | 7–1 | Florida Suncoast Dome
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| 9 | July 25 | at New Orleans Night | W 53–14 | 8–1 | Louisiana Superdome
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| 10 | August 1 | Charlotte Rage | W 39–32 | 9–1 | Florida Suncoast Dome
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Standings
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | PF (Avg.) | PA (Avg.) | STK | ||
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| Southern Division | |||||||||||
| xyz-Orlando Predators | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 484 | 281 | 48.4 | 28.1 | W 9 | ||
| x-Tampa Bay Storm | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 472 | 354 | 47.2 | 35.4 | W 4 | ||
| Charlotte Rage | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 357 | 320 | 35.7 | 32 | L 2 | ||
| New Orleans Night | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 258 | 491 | 25.8 | 49.1 | L 10 | ||
| Northern Division | |||||||||||
| xy-Detroit Drive | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 497 | 314 | 49.7 | 31.4 | W 6 | ||
| x-Cincinnati Rockers | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 451 | 350 | 45.1 | 35 | L 1 | ||
| x-Albany Firebirds | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 422 | 416 | 42.2 | 41.6 | L 4 | ||
| x-Cleveland Thunderbolts | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 311 | 362 | 31.1 | 36.2 | W 1 | ||
| Western Division | |||||||||||
| xy-Dallas Texans | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 354 | 388 | 35.4 | 38.8 | W 2 | ||
| x-Sacramento Attack | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 354 | 395 | 35.4 | 39.5 | W 1 | ||
| Arizona Rattlers | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 324 | 420 | 32.4 | 42 | L 1 | ||
| San Antonio Force | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 268 | 461 | 26.8 | 46.1 | L 2 | ||
z – clinched homefield advantage
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
Playoffs
| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site | |
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| Final score | Team record | ||||
| 1st | August 8 | Cincinnati Rockers | W 41–36 | 1–0 | Florida Suncoast Dome
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| Semi-finals | August 15 | at Orlando Predators | W 21–24 (OT) | 1–1 | Orlando Arena
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Roster
| 1992 Tampa Bay Storm roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs
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Running Backs/Linebackers
Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen
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Defensive Specialists
Kickers
Rookies in italics → More rosters | ||||
Awards
| Position | Player | Award | All-Arena team |
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| Quarterback | Jay Gruden | Most Valuable Player | 1st |
| Offensive Specialist/Kick Returner | Stevie Thomas | none | 1st |