1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season
1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season logo.jpg
Steelers Diamond Jubilee Logo
Owner The Rooney Family
General manager Tom Donahoe
Head coach Bill Cowher
Home field Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st AFC Central
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Bills) 3–24
Pro Bowlers
6
AP All-Pros
2
  • Barry Foster (1st team)
  • Rod Woodson (1st team)
Team MVP Barry Foster
Team ROY Darren Perry

The 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 60th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers celebrated their 60th Anniversary season in 1992. This was also Bill Cowher's first season as head coach following the retirement of Chuck Noll after 23 seasons. The team was coming off a 7–9 season in 1991.

Cowher led the Steelers to an 11–5 record in his first season and the top seed in the AFC playoffs. However, in what later became commonplace in Cowher's reign as coach of the Steelers, the team failed to capitalize on the seeding and lost at home to the eventual AFC champion Buffalo Bills in the divisional playoffs.

Offseason

AdditionsSubtractions
TE Tim Jorden (Cardinals)DE Keith Willis (Bills)
P Mark Royals (Buccaneers)WR Louis Lipps (Saints)
T Stan Clayton (Patriots)

NFL draft

1992 Pittsburgh Steelers draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
111 Leon Searcy  *  Tackle Miami (FL)
238 Levon Kirkland  *  Linebacker Clemson
367 Joel Steed  *  Nose tackle Colorado
494 Charles Davenport   Wide receiver North Carolina State
5123 Alan Haller   Cornerback Michigan State
7179 Russ Campbell   Tight end Kansas State
7188 Scottie Graham   Running back Ohio State
8203 Darren Perry   Free safety Penn State
8206 Hesham Ismail   Guard Florida
8215Nate Williams  Defensive tackle Mississippi State
9235 Elnardo Webster   Linebacker Rutgers
10262 Mike Saunders   Running back Iowa
11262 Kendall Gammon  *  Long snapper Pittsburg State
12318Cornelius Benton  Quarterback Connecticut
      Made roster  

Undrafted free agents

1992 Undrafted Free Agents of note
PlayerPositionCollege
Gerry CollinsRunning back Penn State
Mark Didio Wide receiver UConn
Paul SiffriTight end Furman
Derrick ThomasLinebacker Kentucky

Staff

1992 Pittsburgh Steelers staff

Front office

  • President – Daniel M. Rooney
  • Vice president – John R. McGinley
  • Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr.
  • Secretary & counsel – Arthur J. Rooney II
  • Administration advisor – Chuck Noll
  • Director of communications – Joe Gordon
  • Public relations coordinator – Dan Edwards
  • PR Assistant/Community Relations – Ron Miller
  • Controller – Dan McGrogan
  • Assistant controller – Dan Ferens
  • Assistant controller – Jim Ellenberger
  • Ticket sales manager – Geraldine Glenn
  • Football operations
  • Director of football operations – Tom Donahoe
  • Football business manager – James A. Boston
  • Player development coordinator – Anthony Griggs
  • Scouting staff
  • Director of scouting – Tom Modrak
  • Pro personnel coordinator – Charles Bailey
  • College scout – Bob Schmitz
  • College scout – Max McCartney
  • College scout – Phil Kreidler
  • BLESTO College Scout – Bob Lane

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – John Guy

Strength and conditioning

  • Conditioning coordinator – Chet Fuhrman
  • Medical staff
  • Physician, orthopedic – Dr. James P. Bradley
  • Ophthalmologist – Dr. Phillip Buzzelli
  • Neurological surgery consultant – Dr. Joseph Maroon
  • Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze
  • Physician, consultant – Dr. Abraham J. Twerski
  • Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates
  • Training staff
  • Head trainer – John Norwig
  • Administrative trainer - Ralph Berlin
  • Equipment manager – Anthony Parisi
  • Field manager – Rodgers Freyvogel
  • Video coordinator – Bob McCartney
  • Video assistant – Pat Dolan
  • Photographers – Mike Fabus, Bill Amatucci

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Notable additions include Levon Kirkland, Joel Steed, Darren Perry and Yancey Thigpen

Roster

1992 Pittsburgh Steelers 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


[1] [2] [3] Reserve

Rookies in italics
47 active, 3 reserve, 4 practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentGame siteKickoff (ET)TVResultRecord
1Sat. Aug. 8 Philadelphia Eagles Three Rivers Stadium 6:00 p.m. WPXI L 35–330–1
2Mon. Aug. 17at New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome 8:00 p.m.WPXIL 26–00–2
3Sun. Aug. 23at Chicago Bears Soldier Field 8:00 p.m. TNT W 28–171–2
4Sat. Aug. 29 New York Giants Three Rivers Stadium6:00 p.m.WPXIW 24–32–2

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentGame siteKickoff (ET)TVResultRecord
1Sun. Sep. 6at Houston Oilers Astrodome 1:00 p.m.NBCW 29–241–0
2Sun. Sep. 13New York Jets Three Rivers Stadium 4:00 p.m.NBCW 27–102–0
3Sun. Sep. 20at San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium 4:00 p.m.NBCW 23–63–0
4Sun. Sep. 27at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field 4:00 p.m.NBCL 17–33–1
5Sun. Oct. 4Bye
6Sun. Oct. 11at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Municipal Stadium 1:00 p.m.NBCL 17–93–2
7Mon. Oct. 19Cincinnati BengalsThree Rivers Stadium9:00 p.m.ABCW 20–04–2
8Sun. Oct. 25at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium 7:30 p.m.TNTW 27–35–2
9Sun. Nov. 1Houston OilersThree Rivers Stadium1:00 p.m.NBCW 21–206–2
10Sun. Nov. 8at Buffalo Bills Rich Stadium 4:00 p.m.NBCL 28–206–3
11Sun. Nov. 15Detroit LionsThree Rivers Stadium1:00 p.m.CBSW 17–147–3
12Sun. Nov. 22Indianapolis ColtsThree Rivers Stadium1:00 p.m.NBCW 30–148–3
13Sun. Nov. 29at Cincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium 1:00 p.m.NBCW 21–99–3
14Sun. Dec. 6Seattle SeahawksThree Rivers Stadium1:00 p.m.NBCW 20–1410–3
15Sun. Dec. 13at Chicago Bears Soldier Field 1:00 p.m.NBCL 30–610–4
16Sun. Dec. 20Minnesota VikingsThree Rivers Stadium1:00 p.m.CBSL 6–310–5
17Sun. Dec. 27Cleveland BrownsThree Rivers Stadium1:00 p.m.NBCW 23–1311–5

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 6, 1992): at Houston Oilers

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Steelers796729
Oilers14100024

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Bill Cowher wins his first game as Steelers Head Coach.

Scoring drives:

  • Houston – Meads 15 fumble return (Del Greco kick)
  • Houston – Givins 11 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
  • Houston – FG Del Greco 36
  • Pittsburgh – Graham 26 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
  • Houston – Givins 8 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 25
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 37
  • Pittsburgh – Cooper 9 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)

Week 2 (Sunday September 13, 1992): vs. New York Jets

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Jets370010
Steelers01001727

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring drives:

  • New York Jets – FG Staurovsky 32
  • Pittsburgh – Foster 23 run (Anderson kick)
  • New York Jets – Brim 77 interception return (Staurovsky kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 28
  • Pittsburgh – Foster 54 run (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35
  • Pittsburgh – Griffin 65 interception return (Anderson kick)

Week 3 (Sunday September 20, 1992): at San Diego Chargers

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Steelers0701623
Chargers33006

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

Scoring drives:

Week 4 (Sunday September 27, 1992): at Green Bay Packers

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Steelers30003
Packers0100717

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 58,724
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35
  • Green Bay – FG Jacke 47
  • Green Bay – Sharpe 76 pass from Favre (Jacke kick)
  • Green Bay – Brooks 8 pass from Favre (Jacke kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 4, 1992): Bye Week

Week 6 (Sunday October 11, 1992): at Cleveland Browns

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Steelers33039
Browns037717

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Scoring drives:

Week 7 (Monday October 19, 1992): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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Bengals00000
Steelers3701020

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring drives:

Week 8 (Sunday October 25, 1992): at Kansas City Chiefs

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Steelers767727
Chiefs03003

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

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  • Game time: 7:30 pm EST
  • Game weather:61 °F (16 °C) • 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
  • Game attendance: 76,175
  • Referee: Tom White
  • TV announcers: NFL on TNT (TNT) Gary Bender (play by play), Pat Haden (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Week 9 (Sunday November 1, 1992): vs. Houston Oilers

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Oilers3314020
Steelers0701421

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather:47 °F (8 °C) (Light Rain)
  • Game attendance: 58,074
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Bill Parcells (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Houston – FG Del Greco 29
  • Houston – FG Del Greco 19
  • Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
  • Houston – Slaughter 11 pass from Carlson (Del Greco kick)
  • Houston – Childress 8 fumble return (Del Greco kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Cooper 2 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Green 5 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 8, 1992): at Buffalo Bills

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Steelers0614020
Bills7147028

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Scoring drives:

Week 11 (Sunday November 15, 1992): vs. Detroit Lions

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Lions070714
Steelers730717

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather:29 °F (−2 °C) (Snow Showers)
  • Game attendance: 52,242
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers: (CBS) Sean McDonough (play by play), John Robinson (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Mills 11 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 20
  • Detroit – Green 73 pass from Kramer (Hanson kick)
  • Detroit – Sanders 1 run (Hanson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Jorden 1 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)

Week 12 (Sunday November 22, 1992): vs. Indianapolis Colts

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Colts007714
Steelers7614330

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather:64 °F (18 °C) (Light Rain)
  • Game attendance: 51,101
  • Referee: Gary Lane
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Foster 20 run (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 22
  • Indianapolis – Culver 1 run (Biasucci kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Foster 13 run (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Thompson 2 run (Anderson kick)
  • Indianapolis – Culver 4 pass from Trudeau (Biasucci kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 36

Week 13 (Sunday November 29, 1992): at Cincinnati Bengals

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Steelers777021
Bengals06039

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Davenport 34 fumble return (Anderson kick)
  • Cincinnati – FG Breech 33
  • Pittsburgh – Foster 2 run (Anderson kick)
  • Cincinnati – FG Breech 42
  • Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
  • Cincinnati – FG Breech 38

Week 14 (Sunday December 6, 1992): vs. Seattle Seahawks

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Seahawks077014
Steelers7301020

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather:25 °F (−4 °C) (Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 47,015
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Lampley (play by play), Ahmad Rashad (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Week 15 (Sunday December 13, 1992): at Chicago Bears

Week Fifteen: Pittsburgh Steelers (10–3) at Chicago Bears (4–9)
Quarter1234Total
Steelers 03036
Bears 31071030

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 16 (Sunday December 20, 1992): vs. Minnesota Vikings

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Vikings00066
Steelers03003

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather:37 °F (3 °C) (Sunny)
  • Game attendance: 53,613
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dan Fouts (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Week 17 (Sunday December 27, 1992): vs. Cleveland Browns

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Browns037313
Steelers7103323

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather:32 °F (0 °C) (Sunny)
  • Game attendance: 53,776
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

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

Playoffs

Game summary

AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday January 9, 1993): vs. Buffalo Bills

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Bills0771024
Steelers30003

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 38
  • Buffalo – Frerotte 1 pass from Reich (Christie kick)
  • Buffalo – Lofton 17 pass from Reich (Christie kick)
  • Buffalo – FG Christie 43
  • Buffalo – Gardner 1 run (Christie kick)

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References

  1. 1 2 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  2. ↑ 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  3. ↑ "1992 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
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