1992 Cincinnati Bengals season

1992 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach Dave Shula
Owner Mike Brown
Home field Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record 5–11
Division place 4th AFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1992 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 25th year in professional football and its 23rd with the National Football League (NFL). They finished the year with five wins and 11 losses, and did not qualify for the playoffs. The Bengals, who were then owned by Mike Brown, the son of coach Paul Brown, now turned to the son of another coach to lead the team on the field when he hired assistant Dave Shula to assume the head coaching reins. The Bengals selected University of Houston quarterback David Klingler in the first round of the 1992 NFL Draft. The younger Shula got off to a good start as the Bengals won their first two games, but then lost its next five games, on the way to a five-win season. Wide receiver Carl Pickens, a second-round selection out of the University of Tennessee, earned Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. Following the season, perennial all-pro offensive tackle Anthony Muñoz retired, as the Bengals moved in a new direction by trading quarterback Boomer Esiason to the New York Jets.[1]

Offseason

NFL Draft

1992 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 6 David Klingler  Quarterback Houston
1 28 Darryl Williams *  Defensive back Miami (FL)
2 31 Carl Pickens *  Wide receiver Tennessee
3 84 Leonard Wheeler  Defensive back Troy State
4 88 Ricardo McDonald  Linebacker Pittsburgh
5 115 Craig Thompson  Tight end North Carolina A&T
6 142 Chris Burns  Defensive tackle Middle Tennessee State
7 172 Lance Olberding  Offensive tackle Iowa
8 199 Roosevelt Nix  Defensive end Central State (OH)
9 226 Ostell Miles  Running back Houston
10 256 Horace Smith  Defensive back Oregon Tech
11 283 John Earle  Offensive tackle Western Illinois
12 310 Eric Shaw  Linebacker Louisiana Tech
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[2]

Personnel

Staff

1992 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office
  • President – John Sawyer
  • Vice President/General Manager – Mike Brown
  • Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Marv Braden

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength – Kim Wood

Roster

1992 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

{{{reserve_lists}}}


Rookies in italics

[3]

Regular season

Schedule

1992 Cincinnati Bengals schedule
DateOpponentResultScoreAttendanceStadium
Sep 6at Seattle SeahawksW21–357,350Kingdome
Sep 13Los Angeles RaidersW24–2154,240Riverfront Stadium
Sep 20at Green Bay PackersL24–2357,272Lambeau Field
Sep 27Minnesota VikingsL42–753,847Riverfront Stadium
Oct 11Houston OilersL38–2454,254Riverfront Stadium
Oct 19at Pittsburgh SteelersL20–055,411Three Rivers Stadium
Oct 25at Houston OilersL26–1058,701Houston Astrodome
Nov 1Cleveland BrownsW30–1054,765Riverfront Stadium
Nov 8at Chicago BearsW31–2856,120Soldier Field
Nov 15at New York JetsL17–1460,196The Meadowlands
Nov 22Detroit LionsL19–1348,574Riverfront Stadium
Nov 29Pittsburgh SteelersL21–954,253Riverfront Stadium
Dec 6at Cleveland BrownsL37–2168,368Cleveland Stadium
Dec 13at San Diego ChargersL27–1050,579Jack Murphy Stadium
Dec 20New England PatriotsW20–1045,355Riverfront Stadium
Dec 27Indianapolis ColtsL21–1747,837Riverfront Stadium

Game summaries

Week 10

1 234OTTotal
• Bengals 7 01473 31
Bears 7 14700 28
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Soldier Field, Chicago
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 56,120
  • Game weather: 36°F; wind 10

[4]

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Pittsburgh Steelers 11 5 0 .688 5–1 10–2 299 225 W1
(5) Houston Oilers 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 352 258 W2
Cleveland Browns 7 9 0 .438 3–3 5–7 272 275 L3
Cincinnati Bengals 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 274 364 L1

Team leaders

Passing

PlayerAttCompYdsTDINTRating
Boomer Esiason2781441407111557.0

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsYPCLongTD
Harold Green26511704.4532
Derrick Fenner1125004.5357

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgLongTD
Harold Green412145.2190
Tim McGee3540811.7363
Jeff Query1626516.6833

Defensive

PlayerTacklesSacksINTsFFFR
Tim Krumrie974.0021
Alfred Williams4410.0030
Darryl Williams782.0421

Kicking and punting

PlayerFGAFGMFG%XPAXPMXP%Points
Jim Breech271970.4%3131100.0%88
PlayerPuntsYardsLongBlkdAvg.
Lee Johnson76319664042.1

Special teams

PlayerKRKRYardsKRAvgKRLongKRTDPRPRYardsPRAvgPRLongPRTD
Milt Stegall2543017.2390000.000
Carl Pickens000.0001822912.7951

Awards and records

Pro Bowl selections

Milestones

References

  1. ↑ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cylclopedia
  2. ↑ "1992 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ "1992 Cincinnati Bengals starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Apr-07.
  5. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/player/haroldgreen/2500893/profile
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.