1992 Los Angeles Rams season

The 1992 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 55th year with the National Football League and the 47th season in Los Angeles. In a scheduling quirk, the Rams' first four opponents were all AFC East teams. The Rams' final twelve games were against only NFC teams.

1992 Los Angeles Rams season
OwnerGeorgia Frontiere
Head coachChuck Knox
Home fieldAnaheim Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform

According to Football Outsiders, the 1992 Rams had the second-worst run-defense they had ever tracked.[1] The Rams allowed 383 points, the second most in the league in 1992.[2] The Rams were also second-worst in the league in total allowed yards (5,523), allowed rushing yards (2,230), and yards per rushing attempt (4.8).[3]

The Rams' first four games were vs. the AFC East, the first time a team played four inter-conference games to begin a season since the AFL-NFL merger. This was repeated two years later by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1992 NFL Draft
1992 Los Angeles Rams draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 3 Sean Gilbert *  Defensive tackle Pittsburgh
2 30 Steve Israel  Defensive back Pittsburgh
3 57 Marc Boutte  Defensive tackle LSU
3 60 Todd Kinchen  Wide receiver LSU
4 87 Shawn Harper  Offensive tackle Indiana
5 114 Chris Crooms  Defensive back Texas A&M
6 144 Joe Campbell  Running back Middle Tennessee
7 171 Darryl Ashmore  Offensive tackle Northwestern
8 198 Ricky Jones  Quarterback Alabama State
9 228 T. J. Rubley  Quarterback Tulsa
10 255 Tim Lester  Running back Eastern Kentucky
11 281 Brian Townsend  Linebacker Michigan
11 282 Brian Thomas  Wide receiver Southern
12 312 Kelvin Harris  Center Miami (FL)
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff
1992 Los Angeles Rams staff
Front office
  • Owner/President – Georgia Frontiere
  • Executive Vice President – John Shaw
  • Senior Vice President – Jay Zygmunt
  • Administrator of Football Operations – Jack Faulkner
  • Director of Player Personnel – John Becker

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Ernie Zampese
  • Quarterbacks – Ted Tollner
  • Running Backs – Chick Harris
  • Wide Receivers – Milt Jackson
  • Tight Ends – Howard Tippett
  • Offensive Line – Jim Erkenbeck
  • Offensive Assistant – Mike Martz
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – George Dyer
  • Linebackers – Dick Selcer
  • Defensive Backs – Rod Perry

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Howard Tippett

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Chris Clausen

Roster
1992 Los Angeles Rams roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 6, 1992 at Buffalo Bills L 40–7
79,001
2 September 13, 1992 New England Patriots W 14–0
40,402
3 September 20, 1992 at Miami Dolphins L 26–10
55,945
4 September 27, 1992 New York Jets W 18–10
42,005
5 October 4, 1992 at San Francisco 49ers L 27–24
63,071
6 October 11, 1992 at New Orleans Saints L 13–10
68,591
7 October 18, 1992 New York Giants W 38–17
53,541
8 Bye
9 November 1, 1992 at Atlanta Falcons L 30–28
62,168
10 November 8, 1992 Phoenix Cardinals L 20–14
40,788
11 November 15, 1992 at Dallas Cowboys W 27–23
63,690
12 November 22, 1992 San Francisco 49ers L 27–10
65,858
13 November 29, 1992 Minnesota Vikings L 31–17
54,831
14 December 6, 1992 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 31–27
38,387
15 December 13, 1992 New Orleans Saints L 37–14
47,355
16 December 20, 1992 at Green Bay Packers L 28–13
57,796
17 December 27, 1992 Atlanta Falcons W 38–27
37,706

Standings
NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) San Francisco 49ers 14 2 0 .875 6–0 11–1 431 236 W8
(4) New Orleans Saints 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 330 202 W1
Atlanta Falcons 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 327 414 L2
Los Angeles Rams 6 10 0 .375 1–5 4–8 313 383 W1

See also
Other Anaheim–based teams in 1992

References
  1. Football Outsiders – DVOA 7.0: Worst Teams Ever, from 1991–2011, second only to the 1996 Redskins
  2. Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1992 Los Angeles Rams
  3. 1992 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics, second in 1992 to the Atlanta Falcons.
  4. "1992 Los Angeles Rams draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
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