1992 Los Angeles Rams season

NFL team season

1992 Los Angeles Rams season

Owner| Georgia Frontiere
Head coach| Chuck Knox
Home field| Anaheim Stadium
Results
Record| 6–10
Division place| 4th NFC West
Playoff finish| Did 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.

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

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### NFL Draft

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Main article: 1992 NFL draft

1992 Los Angeles Rams draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | College  | Notes
1  | 3  | Sean Gilbert * | Defensive tackle | Pittsburgh |
2  | 30  | Steve Israel | Defensive back | Pittsburgh  |
3  | 57  | Marc Boutte | Defensive tackle  | LSU |
3  | 60  | Todd Kinchen | Wide receiver | LSU  |
4  | 87  | Shawn Harper | Offensive tackle | Indiana |
5  | 114  | Chris Crooms | Defensive back  | Texas A&M |
6  | 144  | Joe Campbell | Running back | Middle Tennessee |
7  | 171  | Darryl Ashmore | Offensive tackle | Northwestern |
8  | 198  | Ricky Jones | Quarterback | Alabama State |
9  | 228  | T. J. Rubley | Quarterback  | Tulsa |
10  | 255  | Tim Lester | Running back  | Eastern Kentucky |
11  | 281  | Brian Townsend | Linebacker | Michigan |
11  | 282  | Brian Thomas | Wide receiver | Southern |
12  | 312  | Kelvin Harris | Center | Miami (FL) |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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## Personnel

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### Staff

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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

* Vice-president/head coach – Chuck Knox
* Assistant head coach/safeties – Joe Vitt

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

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### Roster

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1992 Los Angeles Rams roster Quarterbacks (QB)

* 11 Jim Everett

* 14 Mike Pagel

* 12 T. J. Rubley

Running backs (RB)

* 39 Robert Delpino

* 43 Cleveland Gary

* 38 David Lang KR

* 34 Tim Lester

* 32 Anthony Thompson

Wide receivers (WR)

* 83 Flipper Anderson

* 89 Jeff Chadwick

* 80 Henry Ellard

* 22 Emile Harry PR

* 81 Todd Kinchen

Tight ends (TE)

* 88 Pat Carter

* 82 Travis McNeal

* 87 Jim Price

|  | Offensive linemen (OL)

* 61 Bern Brostek C

* 51 Blair Bush

* 72 Robert Jenkins T

* 71 Joe Milinichik G

* 66 Tom Newberry G

* 69 Jeff Pahukoa G

* 64 Gerald Perry T

* 78 Jackie Slater T

Defensive linemen (DL)

* 96 Marc Boutte DT

* 90 Sean Gilbert DT

* 95 Mike Piel DE

* 98 Warren Powers DE

* 97 Gerald Robinson DE

* 76 Robert Young DE/DT

|  | Linebackers (LB)

* 91 Kevin Greene OLB

* 52 Larry Kelm MLB

* 58 Roman Phifer OLB

* 50 Scott Stephen OLB

* 53 Fred Strickland MLB

* 55 Leon White OLB

Defensive backs (DB)

* 28 Robert Bailey CB

* 25 Chris Crooms SS

* 42 Courtney Griffin CB

* 20 Darryl Henley CB

* 31 Steve Israel CB

* 41 Todd Lyght CB

* 26 Anthony Newman SS

* 23 Michael Stewart FS

* 37 Pat Terrell FS

Special teams

* 17 Don Bracken P

* 10 Tony Zendejas K

|  |  |  | Practice squad

* 77 Darryl Ashmore T

* 73 Shawn Harper T

*   * 57 Thomas Homco LB

47 active, 6 inactive, 3 practice squad Reserve

* 59 Paul Butcher LB (IR)

* 84 Aaron Cox WR (IR)

* 70 Bill Hawkins DE (IR)

* 86 Damone Johnson TE (IR)

* 27 Sammy Lilly CB (IR)

* 92 David Rocker DT (IR)

Rookies in italics

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## Regular season

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### Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance

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1  | September 6  | at Buffalo Bills | L 7–40  | 0–1  | Rich Stadium | 79,001
2  | September 13  | New England Patriots | W 14–0  | 1–1  | Anaheim Stadium | 40,402
3  | September 20  | at Miami Dolphins | L 10–26  | 1–2  | Joe Robbie Stadium | 55,945
4  | September 27  | New York Jets | W 18–10  | 2–2  | Anaheim Stadium  | 42,005
5  | October 4  | at San Francisco 49ers | L 24–27  | 2–3  | Candlestick Park | 63,071
6  | October 11  | at New Orleans Saints | L 10–13  | 2–4  | Louisiana Superdome | 68,591
7  | October 18  | New York Giants | W 38–17  | 3–4  | Anaheim Stadium  | 53,541
8  | Bye
9  | November 1  | at Atlanta Falcons | L 28–30  | 3–5  | Georgia Dome | 62,168
10  | November 8  | Phoenix Cardinals | L 14–20  | 3–6  | Anaheim Stadium  | 40,788
11  | November 15  | at Dallas Cowboys | W 27–23  | 4–6  | Texas Stadium | 63,690
12  | November 22  | San Francisco 49ers | L 10–27  | 4–7  | Anaheim Stadium  | 65,858
13  | November 29  | Minnesota Vikings | L 17–31  | 4–8  | Anaheim Stadium  | 54,831
14  | December 6  | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 31–27  | 5–8  | Tampa Stadium | 38,387
15  | December 13  | New Orleans Saints | L 14–37  | 5–9  | Anaheim Stadium  | 47,355
16  | December 20  | at Green Bay Packers | L 13–28  | 5–10  | Lambeau Field | 57,796
17  | December 27  | Atlanta Falcons | W 38–27  | 6–10  | Anaheim Stadium  | 37,706
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Standings

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NFC West

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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK
(1) San Francisco 49ers | 14  | 2  | 0  | .875  | 6–0  | 11–1  | 431  | 236  | W8
(4) New Orleans Saints | 12  | 4  | 0  | .750  | 4–2  | 9–3  | 330  | 202  | W1
Atlanta Falcons | 6  | 10  | 0  | .375  | 1–5  | 4–8  | 327  | 414  | L2
Los Angeles Rams | 6  | 10  | 0  | .375  | 1–5  | 4–8  | 313  | 383  | W1

## See also

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Other Anaheim–based teams in 1992

* California Angels (Anaheim Stadium)
* 1992 California Angels season

## References

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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.

## External links

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* 1992 Los Angeles Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com

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Buffalo | Cincinnati| Denver| Dallas| Chicago| Atlanta
Indianapolis | Cleveland| Kansas City| NY Giants| Detroit| LA Rams
Miami | Houston| LA Raiders| Philadelphia| Green Bay| New Orleans
New England | Pittsburgh| San Diego| Phoenix| Minnesota| San Francisco
NY Jets | | Seattle| Washington| Tampa Bay|

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