The 1992 Indianapolis Colts season was the 40th season for the team in the National Football League and ninth in Indianapolis. The Colts looked to improve on their dismal 1991 season, where they finished 1–15.
The Colts improved by eight games, recording a 9–7 record, and finished third in the AFC East division. It was the team's first season under the returning Ted Marchibroda, who had spent the previous five seasons as the quarterbacks coach and later offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills; Marchibroda had been the head coach of the team from 1975 until 1979 when it was in Baltimore. Marchibroda succeeded interim coach Rick Venturi, who coached the last eleven games of the 1991 season following the firing of Ron Meyer. Venturi remained on Marchibroda's staff as defensive coordinator.
Football Outsiders calls the 1992 Colts "possibly the luckiest team in NFL history", due to ranking the Colts as the second worst team in 1992, statistically. Football Outsiders continued,
The Colts' 1,102 rushing yards is the lowest for any team in a single season in the 1990s.
Offseason On April 26, 1992, the Colts parted ways with Eric Dickerson after five seasons, trading him to the Los Angeles Raiders. Although they had gone to great lengths to acquire him in 1987 and he led the NFL in rushing while playing for them in 1988, the Colts' relationship with Dickerson soured during the 1990 season and he was suspended twice for conduct detrimental to the team. Dickerson was also unhappy with the Colts' fans blaming him for the team's lack of success and was said to be angry over the team's firing of Ron Meyer, his former college coach, during the previous season.
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1992 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDerrick FranklinRunning backIndiana StateErrol McCorveyDefensive backFlorida StateIsaac MorehouseDefensive backJackson StateJohn RayTackleWest VirginiaAlec ThomasDefensive backAuburnJames WilliamsDefensive backTexas Southern
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 6 Cleveland Browns W 14–3 1–0 Hoosier Dome 50,766 2 September 13 Houston Oilers L 10–20 1–1 Hoosier Dome 44,851 3 September 20 at Buffalo Bills L 0–38 1–2 Rich Stadium 77,781 4 Bye 5 October 4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 24–14 2–2 Tampa Stadium 56,585 6 October 11 New York Jets W 6–3 3–2 Hoosier Dome 48,393 7 October 18 San Diego Chargers L 14–34 3–3 Hoosier Dome 48,552 8 October 25 at Miami Dolphins W 31–20 4–3 Joe Robbie Stadium 61,117 9 November 1 at San Diego Chargers L 0–26 4–4 Jack Murphy Stadium 40,324 10 November 8 Miami Dolphins L 0–28 4–5 Hoosier Dome 59,892 11 November 15 New England Patriots L 34–37 4–6 Hoosier Dome 42,631 12 November 22 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–30 4–7 Three Rivers Stadium 51,101 13 November 29 Buffalo Bills W 16–13 5–7 Hoosier Dome 50,221 14 December 6 at New England Patriots W 6–0 6–7 Foxboro Stadium 19,429 15 December 13 at New York Jets W 10–6 7–7 Giants Stadium 33,684 16 December 20 Phoenix Cardinals W 16–13 8–7 Hoosier Dome 46,763 17 December 27 at Cincinnati Bengals W 21–17 9–7 Riverfront Stadium 47,837 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
See also History of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts seasons Colts–Patriots rivalry
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