The 1992 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 17th season with the National Football League (NFL). This was the first of three seasons in Seattle for head coach Tom Flores, but the Seahawks' winning percentage (.125) remains the worst in franchise history.
The Seahawks' 140 points (8.8 points per game) scored in the regular season is the lowest total for any team playing a 16-game (minimum) season. Long-time quarterback Dave Krieg had left Seattle for the rival Kansas City Chiefs in the offseason, leaving Seattle with Kelly Stouffer, Stan Gelbaugh, and Dan McGwire (brother of Major League Baseball star Mark McGwire) as their three quarterbacks.
Football Outsiders called Seattle's 1992 offense "the worst offense in (their ranking system's) history."1992 DVOA Rankings stats from 1992 to 2010 seasons Seattle's 1,778 passing yards are the fewest in a season by any team during the 1990s.Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1990 to 1999, in the NFL, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Passing Yds The teams's 3,374 all-purpose yards are the lowest by a team in a 16-game (minimum) season in NFL history; they had 31 fewer total yards than the previous record-holders, the 1988 Detroit Lions, who had 3,405 all-purpose yards just four seasons prior. Seattle was so inept that from the first game of the season until their Week 13 overtime win over Denver, they collectively had fewer points scored than punts attempted; for the entire season, the team finished with only slightly more points than punts. The team failed to score more than 17 points in a single game.
Despite their historically inept offense, Football Outsiders also ranked Seattle as having the third-best defense in 1992, making them the most imbalanced team they had ever measured. The Seahawks' star defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy was named the 1992 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Seattle gave up the fourth-fewest passing yards (2,661), and tied for fewest passing touchdowns allowed (11) of any team in 1992.
Before their Monday Night Football victory over the Denver Broncos in the Kingdome in late November, the Seahawks honored radio announcer Pete Gross, inducting him as the fourth member of the Ring of Honor, its first non-player. After his long bout with cancer, Gross died two days later at age 55. That game was also the last MNF game played in the Kingdome and the last in Seattle until 2002.The Seahawks did not appear on MNF again until Mike Holmgren's return to Green Bay in 1999.
Offseason Additions SubtractionsG Sean Farrell (Broncos) WR Jeff Chadwick (Rams)QB Stan Gelbaugh (Cardinals) RB Derrick Fenner (Bengals)FB Tracy Johnson (Falcons) QB Dave Krieg (Chiefs)RB Rueben Mayes (Saints) TE Travis McNeal (Rams) WR Paul Skansi (CFL) TE Mike Tice (Vikings)
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents + 1992 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeJeb FleschCenterClemsonRafael RobinsonCornerbackWisconsinTyrone RodgersDefensive EndWashington
Personnel Staff
Final roster
Starters in bold. (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1993 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 Los Angeles Rams L 7–21 0–1 Kingdome Recap 2 at Indianapolis Colts W 27–10 1–1 Hoosier Dome Recap 3 Phoenix Cardinals W 17–10 2–1 Kingdome Recap 4 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–24 2–2 Candlestick Park Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides1992 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.1993 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
Regular season Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.
Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 September 6 Cincinnati Bengals L 3–21 0–1 Kingdome Recap 2 September 13 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–26 0–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 3 September 20 at New England Patriots W 10–6 1–2 Foxboro Stadium Recap 4 September 27 Miami Dolphins L 17–19 1–3 Kingdome Recap 5 October 4 at San Diego Chargers L 6–17 1–4 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap 6 October 11 at Dallas Cowboys L 0–27 1–5 Texas Stadium Recap 7 October 18 Los Angeles Raiders L 0–19 1–6 Kingdome Recap 8 October 25 at New York Giants L 10–23 1–7 Giants Stadium Recap 9Bye 10 November 8 Washington Redskins L 3–16 1–8 Kingdome Recap 11 November 15 at Los Angeles Raiders L 3–20 1–9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap 12 November 22 Kansas City Chiefs L 14–24 1–10 Kingdome Recap 13 Denver Broncos W 16–13 2–10 Kingdome Recap 14 December 6 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–20 2–11 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 15 December 13 Philadelphia Eagles L 17–20 2–12 Kingdome Recap 16 December 20 at Denver Broncos L 6–10 2–13 Mile High Stadium Recap 17 December 27 San Diego Chargers L 14–31 2–14 Kingdome RecapBold indicates division opponents.Source: 1992 NFL season results1992 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
Standings
Game summaries
Preseason
Week P1: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Week P2: at Indianapolis Colts
Week P3: vs. Phoenix Cardinals
Week P4: at San Francisco 49ers
Regular season
Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 3: at New England Patriots
Week 4: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week 5: at San Diego Chargers
Week 6: at Dallas Cowboys
Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Week 8: at New York Giants
Week 10: vs. Washington Redskins
Week 11: at Los Angeles Raiders
Week 12: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 14: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 16: at Denver Broncos
Week 17: vs. San Diego Chargers
Notes
References
External links
1992 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN 1992 Seattle Seahawks at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com) 1992 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com 1992 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com