1992 New England Patriots season

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 and 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.

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 Patriots were looking to improve on their 6-10 record from the year before but instead regressed back to a 2-14 record. They finished last in the AFC East and their record tied the Seattle Seahawks for the worst mark in the entire league that season. The Patriots did manage to earn the first pick in the subsequent draft.

Following the season, wholesale changes were made. MacPherson and his staff were fired 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
RoundOverallPlayerPositionCollege
113Eugene ChungTackleVirginia Tech
235Rod SmithCornerbackNotre Dame
364Todd CollinsLinebackerCarson–Newman
371Kevin TurnerRunning backAlabama
490Dion LambertCornerbackUCLA
493Darren AndersonCornerbackToledo
5116Dwayne SabbLinebackerNew Hampshire
6165Tracy BoydGuardElizabeth City State
6142Lawrence HatchCornerbackFlorida
7176Wayne HawkinsWide receiverSW Minnesota
7194Jim GrayDefensive TackleWest Virginia
8204Scott LockwoodRunning backUSC
8205Sam GashFullbackPenn State
9232David DixonGuardArizona State
10261Turner BaurTight endStanford
10277Steve GordonCenterCalifornia
11288Mike PetkoLinebackerNebraska
12333Freeman BaysingerWide receiverHumboldt 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


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Opponent Result Score Attendance
1 Bye
2 at Los Angeles Rams L 0–14
40,402
3 Seattle Seahawks L 6–10
42,327
4 Buffalo Bills L 7–41
52,527
5 at New York Jets L 21–30
60,180
6 San Francisco 49ers L 12–24
54,126
7 at Miami Dolphins L 17–38
57,282
 The game was originally scheduled to be played in Week 1, but the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew forced a postponement. The game was rescheduled for what would’ve been the team’s scheduled bye week.
8 Cleveland Browns L 17–19
32,219
9 at Buffalo Bills L 7–16
78,268
10 New Orleans Saints L 14–31
45,413
11 at Indianapolis Colts W 37–34
42,631
12 New York Jets W 24–3
27,642
13 at Atlanta Falcons L 0–34
54,494
14 Indianapolis Colts L 0–6
19,429
15 at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–27
52,208
16 at Cincinnati Bengals L 10–20
45,355
17 Miami Dolphins L 13–16
34,726

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
  • New England Patriots seasons

References
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