1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season
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Steelers Diadomds Jubilee Logo
OwnerThe Rooney Family
Head coachBill Cowher
General managerTom Donahoe
Home fieldThree Rivers Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st AFC Central
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Bills) 3–24
Pro Bowlers
6
AP All-Pros
2
  • Barry Foster (1st team)
  • Rod Woodson (1st team)
Team MVPBarry Foster
Team ROYDarren Perry

The 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 60th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.

The Pittsburgh Steelers celebrated their 60th Anniversary season in 1992. This was also Bill Cowher's first season as head coach following the retirement of Chuck Noll after 23 seasons. The team was coming off a 7–9 season in 1991.

Cowher led the Steelers to an 11–5 record in his first season and the top seed in the AFC playoffs. However, in what later became commonplace in Cowher's reign as coach of the Steelers, the team failed to capitalize on the seeding and lost to the eventual AFC champion Buffalo Bills in the divisional playoffs.

Offseason[]

NFL draft[]

1992 Pittsburgh Steelers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 11 Leon Searcy *  Tackle Miami (FL)
2 38 Levon Kirkland *  Linebacker Clemson
3 67 Joel Steed *  Nose tackle Colorado
4 94 Charles Davenport  Wide receiver North Carolina State
5 123 Alan Haller  Cornerback Michigan State
7 179 Russ Campbell  Tight end Kansas State
7 188 Scottie Graham  Running back Ohio State
8 203 Darren Perry  Free safety Penn State
8 206 Hesham Ismail  Guard Florida
8 215 Nate Williams  Defensive tackle Mississippi State
9 235 Elnardo Webster  Linebacker Rutgers
10 262 Mike Saunders  Running back Iowa
11 262 Kendall Gammon *  Long snapper Pittsburg State
12 318 Cornelius Benton  Quarterback Connecticut
      Made roster  

Staff[]

1992 Pittsburgh Steelers staff
Front office
  • President – Daniel M. Rooney
  • Vice President – John R. McGinley
  • Vice President – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr.
  • Secretary & Counsel – Arthur J. Rooney II
  • Administration Advisor – Chuck Noll
  • Director of Communications – Joe Gordon
  • Public Relations Coordinator – Dan Edwards
  • PR Assistant/Community Relations – Ron Miller
  • Controller – Dan McGrogan
  • Assistant Controller – Dan Ferens
  • Assistant Controller – Jim Ellenberger
  • Ticket Sales Manager – Geraldine Glenn
  • Football Operations
  • Director of Football Operations – Tom Donahoe
  • Football Business Manager – James A. Boston
  • Player Development Coordinator – Anthony Griggs
  • Scouting Staff
  • Director of Scouting – Tom Modrak
  • Pro Personnel Coordinator – Charles Bailey
  • College Scout – Bob Schmitz
  • College Scout – Max McCartney
  • College Scout – Phil Kreidler
  • BLESTO College Scout – Bob Lane

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Bill Cowher

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Ron Erhardt
  • Offensive Backfield – Dick Hoak
  • Wide Receivers – Bob Harrison
  • Tight Ends – Pat Hodgson
  • Offensive Line – Kent Stephenson
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Dom Capers
  • Defensive Line – Steve Furness
  • Linebackers – Marvin Lewis
  • Defensive Backs – Dick LeBeau

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – John Guy

Strength and conditioning

  • Conditioning Coordinator – Chet Fuhrman
  • Medical Staff
  • Physician, Orthopedic – Dr. James P. Bradley
  • Ophthalmologist – Dr. Phillip Buzzelli
  • Neurological Surgery Consultant – Dr. Joseph Maroon
  • Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze
  • Physician, Consultant – Dr. Abraham J. Twerski
  • Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates
  • Training Staff
  • Head Trainer – John Norwig
  • Administrative Trainer - Ralph Berlin
  • Equipment Manager – Anthony Parisi
  • Field Manager – Rodgers Freyvogel
  • Video Coordinator – Bob McCartney
  • Video Assistant – Pat Dolan
  • Photographers – Mike Fabus, Bill Amatucci

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Notable additions include Levon Kirkland, Joel Steed, Darren Perry and Yancey Thigpen

Roster[]

1992 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

  • 60 Kendall Gammon LS
  •  1 Gary Anderson K
  •  3 Mark Royals P/H
Reserve lists


Practice squad

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Rookies in italics
52 active, 2 inactive, 6 practice squad

Preseason[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Game Site Kickoff (ET) TV Result Record
1 Sat. Aug. 8 Philadelphia Eagles Three Rivers Stadium 6:00 p.m. WPXI L 35–33 0–1
2 Mon. Aug. 17 at New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome 8:00 p.m. WPXI L 26–0 0–2
3 Sun. Aug. 23 at Chicago Bears Soldier Field 8:00 p.m. TNT W 28–17 1–2
4 Sat. Aug. 29 New York Giants Three Rivers Stadium 6:00 p.m. WPXI W 24–3 2–2

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Game Site Kickoff (ET) TV Result Record
1 Sun. Sep. 6 at Houston Oilers Astrodome 1:00 p.m. NBC W 29–24 1–0
2 Sun. Sep. 13 New York Jets Three Rivers Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC W 27–10 2–0
3 Sun. Sep. 20 at San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC W 23–6 3–0
4 Sun. Sep. 27 at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field 4:00 p.m. NBC L 17–3 3–1
5 Sun. Oct. 4 Bye
6 Sun. Oct. 11 at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Municipal Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 17–9 3–2
7 Mon. Oct. 19 Cincinnati Bengals Three Rivers Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC W 20–0 4–2
8 Sun. Oct. 25 at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium 7:30 p.m. TNT W 27–3 5–2
9 Sun. Nov. 1 Houston Oilers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 21–20 6–2
10 Sun. Nov. 8 at Buffalo Bills Rich Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC L 28–20 6–3
11 Sun. Nov. 15 Detroit Lions Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS W 17–14 7–3
12 Sun. Nov. 22 Indianapolis Colts Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 30–14 8–3
13 Sun. Nov. 29 at Cincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 21–9 9–3
14 Sun. Dec. 6 Seattle Seahawks Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 20–14 10–3
15 Sun. Dec. 13 at Chicago Bears Soldier Field 1:00 p.m. NBC L 30–6 10–4
16 Sun. Dec. 20 Minnesota Vikings Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS L 6–3 10–5
17 Sun. Dec. 27 Cleveland Browns Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 23–13 11–5

Game summaries[]

Week 1 (Sunday September 6, 1992): at Houston Oilers[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 9 6 7 29
Oilers 14 10 0 0 24

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
  • Game weather: Dome
  • Game attendance: 63,713
  • Referee: Gary Lane
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)

Bill Cowher wins his first game as Steelers Head Coach.

Scoring Drives:

  • Houston – Meads 15 fumble return (Del Greco kick)
  • Houston – Givins 11 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
  • Houston – FG Del Greco 36
  • Pittsburgh – Graham 26 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
  • Houston – Givins 8 pass from Moon (Del Greco kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 25
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 37
  • Pittsburgh – Cooper 9 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)

Week 2 (Sunday September 13, 1992): vs. New York Jets[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Jets 3 7 0 0 10
Steelers 0 10 0 17 27

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
  • Game weather: 75 °F (Sunny)
  • Game attendance: 56,050
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • New York Jets – FG Staurovsky 32
  • Pittsburgh – Foster 23 run (Anderson kick)
  • New York Jets – Brim 77 interception return (Staurovsky kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 28
  • Pittsburgh – Foster 54 run (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35
  • Pittsburgh – Griffin 65 interception return (Anderson kick)

Week 3 (Sunday September 20, 1992): at San Diego Chargers[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 7 0 16 23
Chargers 3 3 0 0 6

at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 46,127
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • San Diego – FG Carney 24
  • Pittsburgh – Cooper 24 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
  • San Diego – FG Carney 43
  • Pittsburgh – Stone 6 pass from O'Donnell (kick failed)
  • Pittsburgh – O'Donnell 1 run (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 42

Week 4 (Sunday September 27, 1992): at Green Bay Packers[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 0 0 0 3
Packers 0 10 0 7 17

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Game time: 4:00 pm EDT
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 58,724
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Charlie Jones (play by play), Todd Christensen (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 35
  • Green Bay – FG Jacke 47
  • Green Bay – Sharpe 76 pass from Favre (Jacke kick)
  • Green Bay – Brooks 8 pass from Favre (Jacke kick)

Week 5 (Sunday October 4, 1992): Bye Week[]

Week 6 (Sunday October 11, 1992): at Cleveland Browns[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 3 0 3 9
Browns 0 3 7 7 17

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 78,080
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Ahmad Rashād (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 25
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 36
  • Cleveland – FG Stover 51
  • Cleveland – Mack 1 run (Stover kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 40
  • Cleveland – Jackson 47 pass from Tomczak (Stover kick)

Week 7 (Monday October 19, 1992): vs. Cincinnati Bengals[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 0 0 0 0
Steelers 3 7 0 10 20

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 9:00 pm EDT
  • Game weather: 32 °F (Clear)
  • Game attendance: 55,411
  • Referee: Gerald Austin
  • TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf (color commentators)

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 21
  • Pittsburgh – Stone 24 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Stone 5 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 27

Week 8 (Sunday October 25, 1992): at Kansas City Chiefs[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 6 7 7 27
Chiefs 0 3 0 0 3

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • On October 24, 1992, Eddie Murray (American football) signed with the Kansas City Chiefs to play this game in place of an injured Nick Lowery. He was released on October 28.

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  • Game time: 7:30 pm EST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
  • Game attendance: 76,175
  • Referee: Tom White
  • TV announcers: NFL on TNT (TNT) Gary Bender (play by play), Pat Haden (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Woodson 80 punt return (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 49
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 30
  • Kansas City – FG Murray 52
  • Pittsburgh – Foster 4 run (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Green 4 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 1, 1992): vs. Houston Oilers[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Oilers 3 3 14 0 20
Steelers 0 7 0 14 21

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: 47 °F (Light Rain)
  • Game attendance: 58,074
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Bill Parcells (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • Houston – FG Del Greco 29
  • Houston – FG Del Greco 19
  • Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
  • Houston – Slaughter 11 pass from Carlson (Del Greco kick)
  • Houston – Childress 8 fumble return (Del Greco kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Cooper 2 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Green 5 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)

Week 10 (Sunday November 8, 1992): at Buffalo Bills[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 6 14 0 20
Bills 7 14 7 0 28

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

  • Game time: 4:00 pm EST
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 80,294
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Bill Parcells (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • Buffalo – Lofton 22 pass from Kelly (Christie kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 28
  • Buffalo – Frerotte 2 pass from Kelly (Christie kick)
  • Buffalo – Thomas 1 run (Christie kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 49
  • Pittsburgh – Mills 12 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
  • Buffalo – Lofton 45 pass from Kelly (Christie kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Hoge 11 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)

Week 11 (Sunday November 15, 1992): vs. Detroit Lions[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 7 0 7 14
Steelers 7 3 0 7 17

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: 29 °F (Snow Showers)
  • Game attendance: 52,242
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers: (CBS) Sean McDonough (play by play), John Robinson (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Mills 11 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 20
  • Detroit – Green 73 pass from Kramer (Hanson kick)
  • Detroit – Sanders 1 run (Hanson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Jorden 1 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)

Week 12 (Sunday November 22, 1992): vs. Indianapolis Colts[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Colts 0 0 7 7 14
Steelers 7 6 14 3 30

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: 64 °F (Light Rain)
  • Game attendance: 51,101
  • Referee: Gary Lane
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Tom Hammond (play by play), Cris Collinsworth (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Foster 20 run (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 31
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 22
  • Indianapolis – Culver 1 run (Biasucci kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Foster 13 run (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Thompson 2 run (Anderson kick)
  • Indianapolis – Culver 4 pass from Trudeau (Biasucci kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 36

Week 13 (Sunday November 29, 1992): at Cincinnati Bengals[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 7 7 0 21
Bengals 0 6 0 3 9

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance: 54,253
  • Referee: Jerry Markbreit
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Dan Hicks (play by play), John Dockery (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Davenport 34 fumble return (Anderson kick)
  • Cincinnati – FG Breech 33
  • Pittsburgh – Foster 2 run (Anderson kick)
  • Cincinnati – FG Breech 42
  • Pittsburgh – Foster 1 run (Anderson kick)
  • Cincinnati – FG Breech 38

Week 14 (Sunday December 6, 1992): vs. Seattle Seahawks[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 7 7 0 14
Steelers 7 3 0 10 20

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: 25 °F (Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 47,015
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Jim Lampley (play by play), Ahmad Rashād (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Mills 19 pass from O'Donnell (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 38
  • Seattle – Kane 28 pass from Gelbaugh (Kasay kick)
  • Seattle – Williams 3 pass from Gelbaugh (Kasay kick)
  • Pittsburgh – Foster 4 run (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 39

Week 15 at Bears[]

Week Fifteen: Pittsburgh Steelers (10–3) at Chicago Bears (4–9)
1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 3 036
Bears 3 10 71030

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: December 13, 1992
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52, 904
  • Referee: Gerald Austin
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Bill Parcells
  • Pro-Football-Reference, The Football Database

Week 16 (Sunday December 20, 1992): vs. Minnesota Vikings[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 0 0 6 6
Steelers 0 3 0 0 3

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: 37 °F (Sunny)
  • Game attendance: 53,613
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Dan Fouts (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 23
  • Minnesota – FG Reveiz 38
  • Minnesota – FG Reveiz 36

Week 17 (Sunday December 27, 1992): vs. Cleveland Browns[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 0 3 7 3 13
Steelers 7 10 3 3 23

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST
  • Game weather: 32 °F (Sunny)
  • Game attendance: 53,776
  • Referee: Bob McElwee
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Joel Meyers (play by play), Paul Maguire (color commentator)

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – Foster 7 run (Anderson kick)
  • Cleveland – FG Stover 22
  • Pittsburgh – Jorden 2 pass from Brister (Anderson kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 26
  • Cleveland – M. Jackson 38 pass from Tomczak (Stover kick)
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 29
  • Cleveland – FG Stover 22
  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 28

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

Playoffs[]

Game summary[]

AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday January 9, 1993): vs. Buffalo Bills[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bills 0 7 7 10 24
Steelers 3 0 0 0 3

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Game time: 12:30 pm EST
  • Game weather: 37 °F (Light Rain)
  • Game attendance: 60,407
  • Referee: Bernie Kukar
  • TV announcers: (NBC) Marv Albert (play by play), Bill Parcells (color commentator), John Dockery (Pittsburgh Sideline) and O. J. Simpson (Buffalo Sideline)

Scoring Drives:

  • Pittsburgh – FG Anderson 38
  • Buffalo – Frerotte 1 pass from Reich (Christie kick)
  • Buffalo – Lofton 17 pass from Reich (Christie kick)
  • Buffalo – FG Christie 43
  • Buffalo – Gardner 1 run (Christie kick)

Awards, honors, and records[]

  • Bill Cowher, AP NFL Coach of the Year
  • Bill Cowher, Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year

References[]

  1. ^ a b 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  2. ^ 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  3. ^ "1992 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
  4. ^ [1]. Retrieved 2020-Jul-07.

External links[]

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