1992 Cleveland Browns season

1992 Cleveland Browns season
Owner	Art Modell
Head coach	Bill Belichick
Defensive coordinator	Nick Saban
Home field	Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Local radio	WHK · WMMS
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None

The 1992 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 43rd season with the National Football League.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
RB Ron Wolfley (Cardinals)	C Mike Baab (Chiefs)
TE Mark Bavaro (Giants)
RB James Brooks (Bengals)
CB Alonzo Hampton (Buccaneers)
WR Jamie Holland (Raiders)
TE Pete Holohan (Chiefs)
WR Keenan McCardell (Redskins)

NFL Draft

Main article: 1992 NFL draft

1992 Cleveland Browns draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	9	Tommy Vardell	Fullback	Stanford
2	52	Patrick Rowe	Wide receiver	San Diego State
3	65	Bill Johnson	Defensive tackle	Michigan State
3	78	Gerald Dixon	Linebacker	South Carolina
6	143	Rico Smith	Wide receiver	Colorado
7	177	Selwyn Jones	Cornerback	Colorado State
9	233	Tim Hill	Cornerback	Kansas
10	260	Marcus Lowe	Defensive tackle	Baylor
11	289	Augustin Olobia	Wide receiver	Washington State
12	316	Keithen McCant	Quarterback	Nebraska
12	339	Tim Simpson	Guard	Illinois
Made roster

Personnel

Staff

1992 Cleveland Browns staff

Front office Owner and president – Art Modell Director of pro personnel – Michael Lombardi Director of College Scouting – Dom Anile Head coaches Head coach – Bill Belichick Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Gary Tranquill Running Backs – Steve Crosby Wide receivers – Richard Mann Offensive line – Hal Hunter Assistant offensive line/Tight Ends - Pat Hill Offensive assistant/Tight Ends – Ernie Adams

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Nick Saban Defensive line – John Mitchell Outside linebackers – Al Groh Inside Linebackers – Jim Bates Defensive assistant – Phil Savage Special teams coaches Special teams – Scott O'Brien Coaching Assistant – Kevin Spencer Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Jerry Simmons Assistant Strength/Pass Rush Consultant - Joe Kim

Roster

1992 Cleveland Browns roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 19 Bernie Kosar 17 Todd Philcox 18 Mike Tomczak Running backs (RB) 23 Randy Baldwin KR 33 Leroy Hoard 34 Kevin Mack 21 Eric Metcalf PR 26 Ron Wolfley FB Wide receivers (WR)  1 Michael Jackson 87 Keenan McCardell 84 Rico Smith 85 Lawyer Tillman Tight ends (TE) 83 Mark Bavaro 81 Scott Galbraith 89 Pete Holohan 88 Brian Kinchen LS

Offensive linemen (OL) 77 Freddie Childress T 72 Bob Dahl G 69 Dan Fike T 63 Jay Hilgenberg C 66 Tony Jones T 68 Ed King G 60 Lance Zeno C Defensive linemen (DL) 90 Rob Burnett DE 94 Bill Johnson DT 96 James Jones DT 97 Ernie Logan DT 92 Michael Dean Perry DT 98 Anthony Pleasant DE 75 Pio Sagapolutele DE

Linebackers (LB) 58 David Brandon OLB 53 Cedric Figaro MLB 59 Mike Johnson MLB 57 Clay Matthews OLB 50 Frank Stams OLB Defensive backs (DB) 37 Harlon Barnett SS 36 Fred Foggie CB 39 Randy Hilliard CB 25 Alfred Jackson CB 31 Frank Minnifield CB 22 Vince Newsome FS 49 Ken Swilling FS 24 Terry Taylor CB 29 Eric Turner SS 28 Everson Walls CB Special teams 11 Brian Hansen P  3 Matt Stover K

Practice squad -- Herbie Anderson CB -- John Brown WR -- Eddie Sutter LB 47 active, 14 inactive, 3 practice squad Reserve 52 Richard Brown LB (IR) 80 Shawn Collins WR (IR) 51 Gerald Dixon LB (IR) 27 Derrick Douglas RB (IR) 74 Paul Farren T (PUP) 20 Alan Haller CB (IR) 48 Selwyn Jones CB (IR) 65 Rod Milstead G (IR) 27 Stevon Moore S (IR) 70 John Rienstra G (IR) 86 Patrick Rowe WR (IR) 91 John Thornton DT (IR) 44 Tommy Vardell FB (IR) 95 George Williams DT (IR) Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 6	at Indianapolis Colts	L 3–14	0–1	Hoosier Dome	50,766
2	September 14	Miami Dolphins	L 23–27	0–2	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	74,765
3	September 20	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 28–16	1–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	48,102
4	September 27	Denver Broncos	L 0–12	1–3	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	78,064
6	October 11	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–9	2–3	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	78,080
7	October 18	Green Bay Packers	W 17–6	3–3	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	69,268
8	October 25	at New England Patriots	W 19–17	4–3	Foxboro Stadium	32,219
9	November 1	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 10–30	4–4	Riverfront Stadium	54,765
10	November 8	at Houston Oilers	W 24–14	5–4	Houston Astrodome	57,348
11	November 15	San Diego Chargers	L 13–14	5–5	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	58,396
12	November 22	at Minnesota Vikings	L 13–17	5–6	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	53,323
13	November 29	Chicago Bears	W 27–14	6–6	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	73,578
14	December 6	Cincinnati Bengals	W 37–21	7–6	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	68,368
15	December 13	at Detroit Lions	L 14–24	7–7	Pontiac Silverdome	65,970
16	December 20	Houston Oilers	L 14–17	7–8	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	59,898
17	December 27	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–23	7–9	Three Rivers Stadium	53,776

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(1) Pittsburgh Steelers	11	5	0	.688	5–1	10–2	299	225	W1
(5) Houston Oilers	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	352	258	W2
Cleveland Browns	7	9	0	.438	3–3	5–7	272	275	L3
Cincinnati Bengals	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	274	364	L1

External links

• 1992 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com)
• 1992 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
• 1992 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com
• 1992 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com