1992 Albany Firebirds season

1992 Albany Firebirds season
Head coach	Rick Buffington
Home field	Knickerbocker Arena
Results
Record	5–5
Division place	3rd
Playoff finish	Lost 1st Round (Texans) 45-48

The 1992 Albany Firebirds season was the third season for the Firebirds. They finished 5–5 and lost in the 1st round of the AFL playoffs to the Dallas Texans.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site
			Final score	Team record
1	May 30	Arizona Rattlers	W 62–35	1–0	Knickerbocker Arena
2	June 6	Detroit Drive	L 23–33	1–1	Knickerbocker Arena
3	June 13	at Dallas Texans	W 37–27	2–1	Reunion Arena
4	June 20	at Cincinnati Rockers	W 45–44	3–1	Riverfront Coliseum
5	June 27	Cleveland Thunderbolts	W 47–32	4–1	Knickerbocker Arena
6	July 3	New Orleans Night	W 67–29	5–1	Knickerbocker Arena
7	July 10	at Detroit Drive	L 34–58	5–2	Joe Louis Arena
8	July 18	at Tampa Bay Storm	L 42–62	5–3	Florida Suncoast Dome
9	July 25	Cincinnati Rockers	L 40–50	5–4	Knickerbocker Arena
10	August 3	at Cleveland Thunderbolts	L 25–46	5–5	Richfield Coliseum

Standings

1992 Arena Football League standings
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	PF (Avg.)	PA (Avg.)	STK
Southern Division
xyz-Orlando Predators	9	1	0	.900	484	281	48.4	28.1	W 9
x-Tampa Bay Storm	9	1	0	.900	472	354	47.2	35.4	W 4
Charlotte Rage	3	7	0	.300	357	320	35.7	32	L 2
New Orleans Night	0	10	0	.000	258	491	25.8	49.1	L 10
Northern Division
xy-Detroit Drive	8	2	0	.800	497	314	49.7	31.4	W 6
x-Cincinnati Rockers	7	3	0	.700	451	350	45.1	35	L 1
x-Albany Firebirds	5	5	0	.500	422	416	42.2	41.6	L 4
x-Cleveland Thunderbolts	4	6	0	.400	311	362	31.1	36.2	W 1
Western Division
xy-Dallas Texans	5	5	0	.500	354	388	35.4	38.8	W 2
x-Sacramento Attack	4	6	0	.400	354	395	35.4	39.5	W 1
Arizona Rattlers	4	6	0	.400	324	420	32.4	42	L 1
San Antonio Force	2	8	0	.200	268	461	26.8	46.1	L 2

z – clinched homefield advantage

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site
			Final score	Team record
Semi-finals	August 8	Dallas Texans	L 45–48	0–1	Knickerbocker Arena

Roster

1992 Albany Firebirds roster
Quarterbacks  8 Tom Porras -- Mike Rhodes -- Ed Rubbert Wide Receivers/Defensive Backs -- John Chaney -- Eric Hoskins -- Ozzie Jackson -- Myron Jefferson 27 Merv Mosely -- Alfred Parker -- B. T. Thompson -- Steve Thonn -- Willie Wood, Jr.	Running Backs/Linebackers -- Aric Anderson -- Eldridge Avery -- Jeff Blankenship Offensive Linemen/Defensive Linemen 77 Sylvester Bembery -- Jeff Neal 73 Pete Porcelli -- Rodney Smith -- Mitch Suplee -- Jim Warne -- Ricky Wells -- Isaac Williams	Wide Receivers/Linebackers -- Chris Dugan 84 Fred Gayles -- Darryl Hammond -- Tony Missick Kickers -- Gary Gussman Rookies in italics 28 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

Awards

Position	Player	Award	All-Arena team
Offensive/Defensive Lineman	Sylvester Bembery	none	1st
Wide Receiver/Defensive Back	Merv Mosely	none	1st

External links

• 1992 Albany Firebirds on ArenaFan.com