1992 New York Jets season

The 1992 New York Jets season was the 33rd season for the team and the 23rd in the National Football League. The Jets were looking to improve on their 8–8 record under head coach Bruce Coslet in 1991 and also make a second consecutive trip to the postseason. However, it was not to be.

1992 New York Jets season
OwnerLeon Hess
Head coachBruce Coslet
Home fieldThe Meadowlands
Results
Record4–12
Division place4th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

The Jets' problems began in the offseason when veteran quarterback Ken O'Brien announced he was holding out of training camp to get a new contract. O'Brien’s holdout continued into the season and Coslet named second-year backup Browning Nagle as the team's starter. Nagle did not have an effective year, only winning three of his thirteen starts. He was eventually replaced by O'Brien late in the year, but was pressed back into action after the veteran suffered a season-ending injury. The Jets didn't win a game until Week 5 against the New England Patriots and only won three more times the rest of the year to finish with a 4–12 record. Two of those wins came against division rivals, the eventual AFC Champion Buffalo Bills and the AFC East winner and conference runner up Miami Dolphins.

In addition to O'Brien’s injury, the Jets saw career-ending injuries claim two of their star players and a season-ending injury befall another. In Week 2 defensive end Jeff Lageman, who had been a defensive star for the Jets during their 1991 playoff push, went down with a season-ending injury. Then, in a Week 10 loss to the Denver Broncos, star receiver Al Toon suffered his ninth career concussion and was forced to retire immediately after eight seasons in the NFL. Finally, in Week 13 against Kansas City, defensive end Dennis Byrd broke his C-5 vertebra in his neck; while going to try to sack Chiefs’ quarterback Dave Krieg Byrd ran headfirst into teammate Scott Mersereau to cause the injury. The Jets wore a decal on their helmets for the rest of the season with Byrd's #90 surrounding an ichthys and have not issued #90 since; Byrd has since regained the ability to walk. With Byrd's injury still fresh in their minds the Jets went to Buffalo for their Week 14 matchup with the Bills and defeated them for their fourth and last win of the season. Denis Byrd was used as inspiration in the 2010/2011 playoffs by then Head Coach Rex Ryan. Byrd not only addressed the team prior to the upset win the AFC Divisional Playoff game at the New England Patriots, but his jersey that was cut off of him on the day he was injured was carried out to mid-field for the coin toss. Sadly Dennis Byrd was killed by a drunk driver in the winter of 2016.

After the season, Jets star running back Freeman McNeil announced his retirement. At the time of his retirement he was the all-time leading rusher in Jets history, but he has since been surpassed by Curtis Martin.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 15 Johnny Mitchell Tight End Nebraska
2 42 Kurt Barber Linebacker USC
3 68 Siupeli Malamala Offensive Tackle Washington
4 96 Keo Coleman Linebacker Mississippi State
5 127 Cal Dixon Center Florida
6 154 Glenn Cadrez Linebacker Houston
6 166 Jeff Blake Quarterback East Carolina
8 219 Vincent Brownlee Wide Receiver Ole Miss
10 266 Mario Johnson Defensive Tackle Missouri
11 293 Eric Boles Wide Receiver Central Washington

Personnel

Staff

1992 New York Jets staff
Front office
  • Chairman of the Board – Leon Hess
  • President – Steve Gutman
  • Vice President/General Manager – Dick Steinberg
  • Director of Player Personnel – Dick Haley
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Jim Royer
  • Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Pat Kirwan

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Greg Mackrides


Roster

1992 New York Jets 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
, 5 practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteAttendance
1September 6, 1992at Atlanta FalconsL 20–17Georgia Dome
65,585
2September 13, 1992at Pittsburgh SteelersL 27–10Three Rivers Stadium
56,050
3September 20, 1992San Francisco 49ersL 31–14The Meadowlands
71,020
4September 27, 1992at Los Angeles RamsL 18–10Anaheim Stadium
42,005
5October 4, 1992New England PatriotsW 30–21The Meadowlands
60,180
6October 11, 1992at Indianapolis ColtsL 6–3Hoosier Dome
48,393
7Bye
8October 26, 1992Buffalo BillsL 24–20The Meadowlands
68,181
9November 1, 1992Miami DolphinsW 26–14The Meadowlands
69,313
10November 8, 1992at Denver BroncosL 27–16Mile High Stadium
74,678
11November 15, 1992Cincinnati BengalsW 17–14The Meadowlands
60,196
12November 22, 1992at New England PatriotsL 24–3Foxboro Stadium
27,642
13November 29, 1992Kansas City ChiefsL 23–7The Meadowlands
57,375
14December 6, 1992at Buffalo BillsW 24–17Rich Stadium
75,876
15December 13, 1992Indianapolis ColtsL 10–6The Meadowlands
33,684
16December 20, 1992at Miami DolphinsL 19–17Joe Robbie Stadium
68,275
17December 26, 1992New Orleans SaintsL 20–0The Meadowlands
45,614

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

References

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