1992 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1992 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 43rd season in the National Football League and their 47th overall. The 49ers appeared in the NFC Championship Game for the second time in three seasons. This would be the last season the Niners would have with Joe Montana. His last game as a 49er was on the December 28 MNF game against the Lions.

1992 San Francisco 49ers season
Head coachGeorge Seifert
Home fieldCandlestick Park
Results
Record14–2
Division place1st NFC West
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) 20–13
Lost NFC Championship (Cowboys) 20–30

Offseason

NFL Draft

Personnel

With the departure of Mike Holmgren to Green Bay, the 49ers hired Denver Broncos offensive assistant Mike Shanahan to run the offense. Jeff Fisher joined the coaching staff as defensive backs coach.

Staff
1992 San Francisco 49ers staff
Front office
  • Owner – Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr.
  • President – Carmen Policy
  • Vice President of Football Administration – John McVay
  • Vice President of Player Personnel – Dwight Clark
  • Administrator of Football Operations – Neal Dahlen
  • Administrator of College Scouting – Tony Razzano
  • Administrator of Pro Personnel – Allan Webb

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Physical Development Coordinator – Jerry Attaway

Roster
1992 San Francisco 49ers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 active, inactive, practice squad

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result TV Time(PT) TV Announcers Attendance
1 September 6, 1992 at New York Giants W 31–14 CBS 1:00pm Verne Lundquist & John Madden
74,519
2 September 13, 1992 Buffalo Bills L 31–34 NBC 1:00pm Dick Enberg & Bob Trumpy
64,053
3 September 20, 1992 at New York Jets W 31–14 CBS 10:00am Verne Lundquist & Dan Fouts
71,020
4 September 27, 1992 at New Orleans Saints W 16–10 TNT 5:00pm Gary Bender & Pat Haden
68,591
5 October 4, 1992 Los Angeles Rams W 27–24 CBS 1:00pm Pat Summerall & John Madden
63,071
6 October 11, 1992 at New England Patriots W 24–12 CBS 10:00am James Brown & John Robinson
54,126
7 October 18, 1992 Atlanta Falcons W 56–17 CBS 1:00pm Dick Stockton & Randy Cross
63,302
8 Bye
9 November 1, 1992 at Phoenix Cardinals L 14–24 CBS 1:00pm Jim Nantz & Hank Stram <>47,642
10 November 9, 1992 (Mon) at Atlanta Falcons W 41–3 ABC 6:00pm Al Michaels, Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf
67,404
11 November 15, 1992 New Orleans Saints W 21–20 CBS 1:00pm Dick Stockton & Randy Cross
64,895
12 November 22, 1992 at Los Angeles Rams W 27–10 CBS 1:00pm Pat Summerall & John Madden
65,858
13 November 29, 1992 Philadelphia Eagles W 20–14 CBS 1:00pm Pat Summerall & John Madden
64,374
14 December 6, 1992 Miami Dolphins W 27–3 NBC 1:00pm Dick Enberg & Bob Trumpy
58,474
15 December 13, 1992 at Minnesota Vikings W 20–17 CBS 10:00am Dick Stockton & Randy Cross
60,685
16 December 19, 1992 (Sat) Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–14 CBS 1:00pm Tim Ryan & Matt Millen
60,519
17 December 28, 1992 (Mon) Detroit Lions W 24–6 ABC 6:00pm Al Michaels, Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf
55,907

Game Summaries

Week One at New York Giants

Steve Young completed four of six passes for 27 yards and a touchdown but was knocked out of the game; Steve Bono threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns while Ricky Watters rushed for 100 yards. Phil Simms was intercepted in the fourth quarter and the Niners scored on the pick.

Week Two vs. Buffalo Bills

In the first NFL game ever to go without a single punt, Steve Young, Jim Kelly, and two of the most famous offenses in league history – San Francisco's West Coast offense and Buffalo's K-Gun offense – combined for 1,086 yards and 65 points as a late Niners field goal attempt missed for a 34-31 Bills win. Jerry Rice was knocked out of the game after three catches for 26 yards; Mike Sherrard led the Niners receiving attack with 159 yards. |Weather= 84 °F (Sunny)

Week Three at New York Jets

The Niners returned to Giants Stadium and won 31-14 generating 335 yards of offense. Young threw for 163 yards and also rushed for fifty, nearly matching Ricky Watters' 55 yards. The Jets didn't score until the fourth quarter.

Week Four at New Orleans Saints

The Saints held the Niners to 333 yards of offense but fumbled twice and Bobby Hebert threw three picks. Steve Young and Ricky Watters accounted for 141 rushing yards as the Niners clawed out a 16-10 win.

Week Five vs. Los Angeles Rams

The Niners returned to The Stick and saw a 10-7 grinder explode in the fourth quarter as Robert Bailey picked off Steve Young and scored; Young followed with two rushing scores (and 60 rushing yards total, once again coming close to matching Ricky Watters' game total, here 83 yards) before Jim Everett's nine-yard score to Flipper Anderson tied the game; Mike Cofer then won it (27-24) on a late 21-yard field goal. |Weather= 82 °F (Sunny)

Week Six at New England Patriots

Despite two fumbles and a Steve Young pick the Niners manhandled the faltering Patriots 24-12, intercepting Hugh Millen twice and limiting the Patriots to 227 yards of offense. Young and Ricky Watters again were a two-pronged rushing attack with 173 combined yards on the ground.

Week Seven vs. Atlanta Falcons

The Niners scored five rushing touchdowns, three of them by Watters, and put up 191 rushing yards to go with 399 passing yards from Steve Young in a 56-17 massacre of the Falcons. |Weather= 67 °F (Cloudy)

Week Eight Bye

Week Nine at Phoenix Cardinals

Four years after one of the most frustrating losses of the Bill Walsh era, the Niners again fell to the Cardinals, this time 24-14. Chris Chandler threw three touchdowns and the Cards swallowed four Niners turnovers. The biggest highlight for San Francisco is when Mike Sherrard scored a touchdown after he grabbed the ball from Eric Hill who recovered a fumble from Brent Jones.

Week Ten Monday Night Football at Atlanta Falcons

The Niners responded to the Phoenix loss by unleashing three Steve Young touchdowns and a Merton Hanks punt return score while picking off Billy Joe Tolliver three times and swallowing three Falcons fumbles in a 41-3 massacre. Deion Sanders had four kick returns for 81 yards for Atlanta.

Week Eleven vs. New Orleans Saints

The Saints picked off Steve Young once and raced to a 20-7 lead, but in the fourth Young and Brent Jones erased New Orleans' lead on two touchdowns, winning 21-20. |Weather= 64 °F (Drizzle)

Week Twelve at Los Angeles Rams

The Niners assault through 1992 continued as they limited the Rams to 245 yards and won 27-10. Ricky Watters erupted to 163 rushing yards and two scores.

Week Thirteen vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Despite two Randall Cunningham touchdowns the Eagles fell 20-14 at San Francisco. Steve Young threw for 342 yards and posted the most rushing yards of the game at 26. |Weather= 62 °F (Sunny)

Week Fourteen vs. Miami Dolphins

Dan Marino was routed once again by the 49ers as they limited him to 192 passing yards and won 27-3. With Watters sidelined Amp Lee led the rushing attack with 58 yards and a score. |Weather= 55 °F (Rain)

Week Fifteen at Minnesota Vikings

Both teams combined for just 472 yards of offense as a late Terry Allen score could get the Vikings no closer than a 20-17 Niners win. Amp Lee exploded to 134 rushing yards.

Week Sixteen vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

With Steve Young facing his former team, the game lead tied or changed five times as Jerry Rice's 30-yard touchdown won the game for the Niners 21-14. The game was a clean affair with just five total penalties. |Weather= 51 °F (Sunny)

Week Seventeen Monday Night Football vs. Detroit Lions

Steve Young threw for 153 yards as the Niners clawed to a 7-6 halftime lead; from there Joe Montana came into the game and threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns. |Weather= 51 °F (Light rain)

Standings
NFC West
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

Best performances
  • Second Most Total Yards in One 49ers Game, 590 Total Yards (vs. Atlanta Falcons on October 18, 1992) [1]

Playoffs

NFC Divisional Playoff vs. Washington Redskins
NFC Divisional Playoff: Washington Redskins vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Redskins 3 0 3713
49ers 10 7 0320

at Candlestick Park

  • Date: January 9, 1993
  • Game time: 1 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 51°F (Cloudy), relative humidity 86%, wind 11 mph
Game information

In a rain-plagued , muddy, and sloppily played game, the 49ers defeated the Redskins 20-13. The entire field was covered in mud with resulting play affected. The 49ers took a 17-3 lead at halftime, but trailed off in the 2nd half and the Redskins kept it close. Steve Young was 20 for 30, throwing for 227 yards, but he fumbled three times (following one fumble 49ers radio analyst Wayne Walker criticized Young's run-heavy playing style, unfavorably contrasting it with erstwhile Niners starter Joe Montana) and threw an interception. Late in the game, the Redskins were at the San Francisco 28 and looking to take their first lead of the game when a hand off by Redskins quarterback Mark Rypien to running back Brian Mitchell was fumbled and recovered by the 49ers. Both teams committed 4 turnovers each.

NFC Championship Game vs. Dallas Cowboys
NFC Divisional Playoff: Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cowboys 3 7 71330
49ers 7 3 3720

at Candlestick Park

  • Date: January 17, 1993
  • Game time: 1 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 52°F (Light Rain), relative humidity 88%, wind 7 mph
Game information

In the first game of what would become one of the fiercest rivalries in the 90s, the Cowboys knocked off the 49ers. The 49ers, who struggled the previous week, did not look much better in this game as they had four turnovers, while the Cowboys had none. Even with the turnovers the Niners clawed to within 24-20 on a five-yard Jerry Rice touchdown catch, but on the ensuing Cowboys possession a 70-yard catch and run by Alvin Harper set up Troy Aikman's winning score to Kelvin Martin. In all the 49ers would have eight turnovers in two playoff games and Young finished the playoffs with a passer rating of 91.

Awards and records
  • Franchise Record, Most Points in One Game, 56 Points (vs. Atlanta Falcons on October 18, 1992) [2]
  • Franchise Record, Most Total Yards in One Game, 598 Total Yards (vs. Buffalo Bills on September 13, 1992) [1]
  • Led NFL, Points Scored, 431 Points [3]
  • Steve Young, Led NFL, Passer Rating, 107.0 Rating [4]
  • Steve Young, Led NFL, Touchdown Passes, 25 Passes [4]
  • Steve Young, Bert Bell Award[5]
  • Steve Young, Miller Lite Player of the Year [6]
  • Steve Young, NFL MVP [6]

Milestones
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References
  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 248
  2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 247
  3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 455
  4. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2012-08-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 400
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