1992 Los Angeles Rams season

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1992 Los Angeles Rams season
Owner Georgia Frontiere
Head coach Chuck Knox
Offensive coordinator Ernie Zampese
Defensive coordinator George Dyer
Home stadium Anaheim Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th NFC West
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Uniform
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The 1992 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 55th year with the National Football League and the 47th season in Los Angeles. In a scheduling quirk, the Rams' first four opponents were all AFC East teams. The Rams' final twelve games were against only NFC teams.

Contents

According to Football Outsiders , the 1992 Rams had the second-worst run-defense they had ever tracked. [1] The Rams allowed 383 points, the second most in the league in 1992. [2] The Rams were also second-worst in the league in total allowed yards (5,523), allowed rushing yards (2,230), and yards per rushing attempt (4.8). [3]

The Rams' first four games were vs. the AFC East, the first time a team played four inter-conference games to begin a season since the AFL-NFL merger. This was repeated two years later by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Offseason

NFL draft

1992 Los Angeles Rams draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
13 Sean Gilbert *  Defensive tackle Pittsburgh
230 Steve Israel   Cornerback Pittsburgh
357 Marc Boutte  Defensive tackle LSU
360 Todd Kinchen   Wide receiver LSU
487 Shawn Harper   Offensive tackle Indiana
5114 Chris Crooms  Safety Texas A&M
6144Joe Campbell  Running back Middle Tennessee
7171 Darryl Ashmore   Offensive tackle Northwestern
8198Ricky Jones  Quarterback Alabama State
9228 T. J. Rubley  Quarterback Tulsa
10255 Tim Lester  Running back Eastern Kentucky
11281 Brian Townsend   Linebacker Michigan
11282Brian Thomas  Wide receiver Southern
12312Kelvin Harris  Center Miami (FL)
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[4]

Personnel

Staff

1992 Los Angeles Rams staff

Front office

  • Owner/president – Georgia Frontiere
  • Executive vice-president – John Shaw
  • Senior vice-president – Jay Zygmunt
  • Administrator of football operations – Jack Faulkner
  • Director of player personnel – John Becker

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Ernie Zampese
  • Quarterbacks – Ted Tollner
  • Running backs – Chick Harris
  • Wide receivers – Milt Jackson
  • Tight ends – Howard Tippett
  • Offensive line – Jim Erkenbeck
  • Offensive assistant – Mike Martz
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator/defensive line – George Dyer
  • Linebackers – Dick Selcer
  • Defensive backs – Rod Perry

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Howard Tippett

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Chris Clausen

Roster

1992 Los Angeles Rams 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 (ST)

Practice squad


47 active, 6 inactive, 3 practice squadReserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 6at Buffalo Bills L 7–400–1 Rich Stadium 79,001
2September 13 New England Patriots W 14–01–1 Anaheim Stadium 40,402
3September 20at Miami Dolphins L 10–261–2 Joe Robbie Stadium 55,945
4September 27 New York Jets W 18–102–2Anaheim Stadium42,005
5October 4at San Francisco 49ers L 24–272–3 Candlestick Park 63,071
6October 11at New Orleans Saints L 10–132–4 Louisiana Superdome 68,591
7October 18 New York Giants W 38–173–4Anaheim Stadium53,541
8 Bye
9November 1at Atlanta Falcons L 28–303–5 Georgia Dome 62,168
10November 8 Phoenix Cardinals L 14–203–6Anaheim Stadium40,788
11November 15at Dallas Cowboys W 27–234–6 Texas Stadium 63,690
12November 22 San Francisco 49ers L 10–274–7Anaheim Stadium65,858
13November 29 Minnesota Vikings L 17–314–8Anaheim Stadium54,831
14December 6at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 31–275–8 Tampa Stadium 38,387
15December 13 New Orleans Saints L 14–375–9Anaheim Stadium47,355
16December 20at Green Bay Packers L 13–285–10 Lambeau Field 57,796
17December 27 Atlanta Falcons W 38–276–10Anaheim Stadium37,706
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(1) San Francisco 49ers 1420.8756–011–1431236W8
(4) New Orleans Saints 1240.7504–29–3330202W1
Atlanta Falcons 6100.3751–54–8327414L2
Los Angeles Rams 6100.3751–54–8313383W1

See also

Other Anaheim–based teams in 1992

References

  1. Football Outsiders – DVOA 7.0: Worst Teams Ever, from 1991–2011, second only to the 1996 Redskins
  2. Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1992 Los Angeles Rams
  3. 1992 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics, second in 1992 to the Atlanta Falcons.
  4. "1992 Los Angeles Rams draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.