1992 New England Patriots season

The 1992 New England Patriots season was the team’s 33rd season overall and 23rd in the National Football League. It was the team’s second year with Dick MacPherson as head coach and the team had its third owner in the last five seasons. Businessman Victor Kiam, who had purchased the team from its founders, the Sullivan family, in 1988, sold the team to advertising executive and Anheuser-Busch scion James Orthwein in the 1991-92 offseason.

1992 New England Patriots season
Head coach	Dick MacPherson
Owner	James Orthwein
Home field	Foxboro Stadium
Results
Record	2–14
Division place	5th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	TE Marv Cook
AP All-Pros	none
Uniform

The Patriots were looking to improve on their 6-10 record from the year before but instead regressed back to a 2-14 record. They finished last in the AFC East and their record tied the Seattle Seahawks for the worst mark in the entire league that season. The Patriots did manage to earn the first pick in the subsequent draft.

Following the season, wholesale changes were made. MacPherson and his staff were fired and Bill Parcells, who had last coached the New York Giants to victory in Super Bowl XXV, was brought in as his replacement. The 1992 team was also the last to play in the colors that the Patriots had played in since their founding, as the team adopted a new logo and a blue, silver, and red color scheme.

Offseason

1992 NFL Draft

Main article: 1992 NFL Draft

1992 New England Patriots Draft Selections

Round	Overall	Player	Position	College
1	13	Eugene Chung	Tackle	Virginia Tech
2	35	Rod Smith	Cornerback	Notre Dame
3	64	Todd Collins	Linebacker	Carson–Newman
3	71	Kevin Turner	Running back	Alabama
4	90	Dion Lambert	Cornerback	UCLA
4	93	Darren Anderson	Cornerback	Toledo
5	116	Dwayne Sabb	Linebacker	New Hampshire
6	165	Tracy Boyd	Guard	Elizabeth City State
6	142	Lawrence Hatch	Cornerback	Florida
7	176	Wayne Hawkins	Wide receiver	SW Minnesota
7	194	Jim Gray	Defensive Tackle	West Virginia
8	204	Scott Lockwood	Running back	USC
8	205	Sam Gash	Fullback	Penn State
9	232	David Dixon	Guard	Arizona State
10	261	Turner Baur	Tight end	Stanford
10	277	Steve Gordon	Center	California
11	288	Mike Petko	Linebacker	Nebraska
12	333	Freeman Baysinger	Wide receiver	Humboldt State

Staff

1992 New England Patriots staff

	Front office Chairman of the Board – James Orthwein Vice Chairman of the Board – Michael O'Hallaron Chief Executive Officer – Sam Jankovich President – Fran Murray Vice President – Bucko Kilroy Vice President of Administration – Patrick Forte Vice President of Pro Personnel and Player Assistance – Tom Bass Director of College Scouting – Charley Armey Head coaches Head Coach – Dick MacPherson Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Dick Coury Running Backs – Bobby Grier Wide Receivers – Ivan Fears Tight Ends – Dante Scarnecchia Offensive Line – Rod Humenuik Assistant Running Backs/Assistant Wide Receivers – Joel Collier			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Joe Collier Defensive Line – Stan Jones Assistant Defensive Line – Dave Uyrus Inside Linebackers – Norm Gerber Outside Linebackers – Myrel Moore Defensive Backs – Charlie West Special teams coaches Special Teams – Dante Scarnecchia Assistant Special Teams – Dave Uyrus Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Ian Pyka

Roster

1992 New England Patriots final roster

	Quarterbacks 7 Hugh Millen 13 Tommy Hodson 16 Scott Zolak 17 Jeff Carlson Running backs 32 Leonard Russell 40 Scott Lockwood 24 Jon Vaughn 34 Kevin Turner 33 Sam Gash 44 John Stephens FB Wide receivers 80 Irving Fryar 86 Greg McMurtry 83 Michael Timpson 81 Walter Stanley Tight ends 87 Ben Coates 85 Marv Cook		Offensive linemen 78 Bruce Armstrong LT 63 Gene Chilton C 75 Larry Williams RG 70 Reggie Redding LG 71 Gregg Rakoczy C 69 Eugene Chung G/OT 77 Pat Harlow RT Defensive linemen 91 Chris Gannon DE/TE 72 Tim Goad NT 96 Brent Williams RDE 92 Ray Agnew LDE 60 Marion Hobby DE		Linebackers 55 Chris Singleton ILB 56 Andre Tippett OLB 59 Vincent Brown ILB 54 Todd F. Collins ILB 95 Dwayne Sabb OLB 52 Johnny Rembert ILB Defensive backs 36 Jerome Henderson FS 37 Maurice Hurst CB 22 Rod Smith DB 28 Dion Lambert FS 27 David Pool LCB 23 Terry Ray FS 25 Darren Anderson DB 48 Randy Robbins FS/SS 47 Rodger Brown DB Special teams  11 Shawn McCarthy P  8 Charlie Baumann K		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics active, inactive, practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Result	Score	Attendance
1	Bye
2	at Los Angeles Rams	L	0–14	40,402
3	Seattle Seahawks	L	6–10	42,327
4	Buffalo Bills	L	7–41	52,527
5	at New York Jets	L	21–30	60,180
6	San Francisco 49ers	L	12–24	54,126
7	at Miami Dolphins	L	17–38	57,282	The game was originally scheduled to be played in Week 1, but the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew forced a postponement. The game was rescheduled for what would’ve been the team’s scheduled bye week.
8	Cleveland Browns	L	17–19	32,219
9	at Buffalo Bills	L	7–16	78,268
10	New Orleans Saints	L	14–31	45,413
11	at Indianapolis Colts	W	37–34	42,631
12	New York Jets	W	24–3	27,642
13	at Atlanta Falcons	L	0–34	54,494
14	Indianapolis Colts	L	0–6	19,429
15	at Kansas City Chiefs	L	20–27	52,208
16	at Cincinnati Bengals	L	10–20	45,355
17	Miami Dolphins	L	13–16	34,726

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(2) Miami Dolphins	11	5	0	.688	5–3	9–3	340	281	W3
^(4) Buffalo Bills	11	5	0	.688	5–3	7–5	381	283	L1
Indianapolis Colts	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–7	216	302	W5
New York Jets	4	12	0	.250	3–5	4–8	220	315	L3
New England Patriots	2	14	0	.125	2–6	2–10	205	363	L5

See also

• New England Patriots seasons

References