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    1992 Denver Broncos season

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    1992 Denver Broncos season
    OwnerPat Bowlen
    General managerJohn Beake
    Head coachDan Reeves
    Offensive coordinatorGeorge Henshaw
    Defensive coordinatorWade Phillips
    Home stadiumMile High Stadium
    Results
    Record8–8
    Division place3rd AFC West
    PlayoffsDid not qualify
    Uniform
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    The 1992 Denver Broncos season was the team's 33rd year in professional football and its 23rd with the National Football League (NFL). Overall, this team finished with an 8–8 record and did not make the playoffs. It was also head coach Dan Reeves' twelfth and final season as head coach. He was fired and replaced by Wade Phillips the following season. This would be the last time the Broncos ranked bottom 10 on offense and defense until the 2023 season.

    Offseason

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    NFL draft

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    Main article: 1992 NFL draft
    1992 Denver Broncos draft
    Round Pick Player Position College Notes
    1 25 Tommy Maddox  Quarterback UCLA
    2 54 Shane Dronett  Defensive end Texas
    4 110 Chuck Johnson  Guard Texas
    5 137 Frank Robinson  Defensive back Boise State
    7 170 Ron Geater  Defensive end Iowa
    7 181 Jim Johnson  Tackle Michigan State
    7 193 Jon Bostick  Wide receiver Nebraska
    8 208 Dietrich Lockridge  Guard Jackson State
    9 249 Muhammad Oliver  Cornerback Oregon
    10 278 Bob Meeks  Center Auburn
    11 305 Cedric Tillman  Wide receiver Alcorn State
    12 334 John Granby  Defensive back Virginia Tech
          Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

    Staff

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    1992 Denver Broncos staff

    Front office

    • President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen
    • General Manager – John Beake
    • Director of Football Operations – Lide Huggins
    • Director of Player Personnel – Reed Johnson

    Head coaches

    • Vice President/Head Coach – Dan Reeves
    • Special Assistant – Marvin Bass

    Offensive coaches

    • Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – George Henshaw
    • Quarterbacks – Raymond Berry
    • Running Backs – Mo Forte
    • Offensive Line – Pete Mangurian
    		 Defensive coaches
    • Defensive Coordinator – Wade Phillips
    • Defensive Line – Ernie Stautner
    • Linebackers – Mike Nolan
    • Defensive Backs – Charlie Waters
    • Defensive Assistant – Barney Chavous
    • Defensive Quality Control – Joe DeCamillis

    Special teams coaches

    • Tight Ends/Special Teams – Harold Richardson

    Strength and conditioning

    • Strength/Conditioning – Al Miller

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    Roster

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    1992 Denver Broncos roster
    Quarterbacks (QB)
    •  7 John Elway
    •  8 Tommy Maddox
    • 12 Shawn Moore

    Running backs (RB)

    • 40 Jeff Alexander
    • 28 Gaston Green
    • 31 Victor Jones
    • 20 Greg Lewis
    • 38 Reggie Rivers

    Wide receivers (WR)

    • 80 Mark Jackson
    • 82 Vance Johnson
    • 86 Arthur Marshall
    • 87 Cedric Tillman

    Tight ends (TE)

    • 89 Reggie Johnson
    • 88 Clarence Kay
    • 81 Shannon Sharpe
    		 Offensive linemen (OL)
    • 62 Jeff Davidson G
    • 68 Russell Freeman T
    • 66 Chuck Johnson T
    • 72 Keith Kartz C
    • 76 Ken Lanier T
    • 61 Bob Meeks C
    • 79 Dave Widell
    • 67 Doug Widell G

    Defensive linemen (DL)

    • 99 Shane Dronett DE
    • 92 Ron Geater NT
    • 71 Greg Kragen NT
    • 70 Brian Sochia DE
    • 54 Keith Traylor NT
    • 96 Kenny Walker DE
    		 Linebackers (LB)
    • 56 Michael Brooks ILB
    • 51 Mike Croel OLB
    • 73 Simon Fletcher OLB
    • 55 John Kacherski OLB
    • 59 Tim Lucas OLB
    • 77 Karl Mecklenburg ILB
    • 52 Jeff Mills OLB
    • 50 John Sullins ILB

    Defensive backs (DB)

    • 27 Steve Atwater FS
    • 34 Tyrone Braxton CB
    • 29 Charles Dimry CB
    • 24 Wymon Henderson CB
    • 21 Le-Lo Lang CB
    • 22 Alton Montgomery
    • 36 Frank Robinson CB
    • 49 Dennis Smith SS

    Special teams (ST)

    •  5 Brad Daluiso K/P
    •  9 David Treadwell K
    		 Practice squad
    • -- Mark Flythe DE
    • -- Jim Johnson T
    • -- Russ McCullough T

    47 active, 10 inactive, 3 practice squad Reserve

    • 65 Elbert Crawford G/C (PUP)
    • 93 Ronnie Haliburton OLB (IR)
    •  2 Mike Horan P (IR)
    • 42 Muhammad Oliver CB (IR)
    • 91 Willie Oshodin DE (PUP)
    • 78 Frank Pollack G (IR)
    • 85 Derek Russell (IR)
    • 30 Steve Sewell RB (IR)
    • 32 Sammie Smith RB (IR)
    • 25 Carlos Snow RB (IR)


    Rookies in italics

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    Schedule

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    Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
    1 September 6 Los Angeles Raiders W 17–13 1–0 Mile High Stadium 75,418
    2 September 13 San Diego Chargers W 21–13 2–0 Mile High Stadium 74,367
    3 September 20 at Philadelphia Eagles L 0–30 2–1 Veterans Stadium 65,833
    4 September 27 at Cleveland Browns W 12–0 3–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,064
    5 October 4 Kansas City Chiefs W 20–19 4–1 Mile High Stadium 75,629
    6 October 12 at Washington Redskins L 3–34 4–2 RFK Stadium 56,371
    7 October 18 Houston Oilers W 27–21 5–2 Mile High Stadium 74,827
    8 October 25 at San Diego Chargers L 21–24 5–3 Jack Murphy Stadium 53,576
    9 Bye
    10 November 8 New York Jets W 27–16 6–3 Mile High Stadium 74,678
    11 November 15 New York Giants W 27–13 7–3 Mile High Stadium 75,269
    12 November 22 at Los Angeles Raiders L 0–24 7–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 50,011
    13 November 30 at Seattle Seahawks L 13–16 7–5 Kingdome 51,612
    14 December 6 Dallas Cowboys L 27–31 7–6 Mile High Stadium 74,946
    15 December 12 at Buffalo Bills L 17–27 7–7 Rich Stadium 71,740
    16 December 20 Seattle Seahawks W 10–6 8–7 Mile High Stadium 72,570
    17 December 27 at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–42 8–8 Arrowhead Stadium 76,240

    Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

    Standings

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    		 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
    (3) San Diego Chargers 11 5 0 .688 5–3 9–5 335 241 W7
    (6) Kansas City Chiefs 10 6 0 .625 6–2 8–4 348 282 W1
    Denver Broncos 8 8 0 .500 4–4 7–5 262 329 L1
    Los Angeles Raiders 7 9 0 .438 4–4 5–7 249 281 W1
    Seattle Seahawks 2 14 0 .125 1–7 2–10 140 312 L4

    References

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    1. ^ 2010 Denver Broncos Media Guide. pp. 603–606. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
    2. ^ "1992 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
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