1992 Cleveland Browns season

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1992 Cleveland Browns season
Owner Art Modell
Head coach Bill Belichick
Defensive coordinator Nick Saban
Home field Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers None

The 1992 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 43rd season with the National Football League.

Contents

Offseason

AdditionsSubtractions
RB Ron Wolfley (Cardinals)C Mike Baab (Chiefs)
TE Mark Bavaro (Giants)
RB James Brooks (Bengals)
CB Alonzo Hampton (Buccaneers)
WR Jamie Holland (Raiders)
TE Pete Holohan (Chiefs)
WR Keenan McCardell (Redskins)

NFL Draft

1992 Cleveland Browns draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
19 Tommy Vardell   Fullback Stanford
252 Patrick Rowe   Wide receiver San Diego State
365 Bill Johnson   Defensive tackle Michigan State
378 Gerald Dixon   Linebacker South Carolina
6143 Rico Smith  Wide receiver Colorado
7177 Selwyn Jones   Cornerback Colorado State
9233Tim Hill Cornerback Kansas
10260Marcus Lowe Defensive tackle Baylor
11289Augustin Olobia Wide receiver Washington State
12316 Keithen McCant   Quarterback Nebraska
12339 Tim Simpson   Guard Illinois
      Made roster  

Personnel

Staff

1992 Cleveland Browns staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Jerry Simmons
  • Assistant Strength/Pass Rush Consultant - Joe Kim


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Roster

1992 Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad
  • --John BrownWR


47 active, 14 inactive, 3 practice squadReserve

  • 95George WilliamsDT Injury icon 2.svg (IR)


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 6at Indianapolis Colts L 3–140–1 Hoosier Dome 50,766
2September 14 Miami Dolphins L 23–270–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 74,765
3September 20at Los Angeles Raiders W 28–161–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 48,102
4September 27 Denver Broncos L 0–121–3Cleveland Municipal Stadium78,064
6October 11 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–92–3Cleveland Municipal Stadium78,080
7October 18 Green Bay Packers W 17–63–3Cleveland Municipal Stadium69,268
8October 25at New England Patriots W 19–174–3 Foxboro Stadium 32,219
9November 1at Cincinnati Bengals L 10–304–4 Riverfront Stadium 54,765
10November 8at Houston Oilers W 24–145–4 Houston Astrodome 57,348
11November 15 San Diego Chargers L 13–145–5Cleveland Municipal Stadium58,396
12November 22at Minnesota Vikings L 13–175–6 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 53,323
13November 29 Chicago Bears W 27–146–6Cleveland Municipal Stadium73,578
14December 6 Cincinnati Bengals W 37–217–6Cleveland Municipal Stadium68,368
15December 13at Detroit Lions L 14–247–7 Pontiac Silverdome 65,970
16December 20 Houston Oilers L 14–177–8Cleveland Municipal Stadium59,898
17December 27at Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–237–9 Three Rivers Stadium 53,776

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC Central
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(1) Pittsburgh Steelers 1150.6885–110–2299225W1
(5) Houston Oilers 1060.6253–37–5352258W2
Cleveland Browns 790.4383–35–7272275L3
Cincinnati Bengals 5110.3131–54–8274364L1

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References

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