1992 Los Angeles Rams season

1992 Los Angeles Rams season
Owner	Georgia Frontiere
Head coach	Chuck Knox
Home field	Anaheim Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Uniform

The 1992 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 55th year with the National Football League and the 47th season in Los Angeles. In a scheduling quirk, the Rams' first four opponents were all AFC East teams. The Rams' final twelve games were against only NFC teams.

According to Football Outsiders, the 1992 Rams had the second-worst run-defense they had ever tracked.^[1] The Rams allowed 383 points, the second most in the league in 1992.^[2] The Rams were also second-worst in the league in total allowed yards (5,523), allowed rushing yards (2,230), and yards per rushing attempt (4.8).^[3]

The Rams' first four games were vs. the AFC East, the first time a team played four inter-conference games to begin a season since the AFL-NFL merger. This was repeated two years later by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1992 NFL draft

1992 Los Angeles Rams draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	3	Sean Gilbert *	Defensive tackle	Pittsburgh
2	30	Steve Israel	Defensive back	Pittsburgh
3	57	Marc Boutte	Defensive tackle	LSU
3	60	Todd Kinchen	Wide receiver	LSU
4	87	Shawn Harper	Offensive tackle	Indiana
5	114	Chris Crooms	Defensive back	Texas A&M
6	144	Joe Campbell	Running back	Middle Tennessee
7	171	Darryl Ashmore	Offensive tackle	Northwestern
8	198	Ricky Jones	Quarterback	Alabama State
9	228	T. J. Rubley	Quarterback	Tulsa
10	255	Tim Lester	Running back	Eastern Kentucky
11	281	Brian Townsend	Linebacker	Michigan
11	282	Brian Thomas	Wide receiver	Southern
12	312	Kelvin Harris	Center	Miami (FL)
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

^[4]

Personnel

Staff

1992 Los Angeles Rams staff

Front office Owner/president – Georgia Frontiere Executive vice-president – John Shaw Senior vice-president – Jay Zygmunt Administrator of football operations – Jack Faulkner Director of player personnel – John Becker Head coaches Vice-president/head coach – Chuck Knox Assistant head coach/safeties – Joe Vitt Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Ernie Zampese Quarterbacks – Ted Tollner Running backs – Chick Harris Wide receivers – Milt Jackson Tight ends – Howard Tippett Offensive line – Jim Erkenbeck Offensive assistant – Mike Martz

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/defensive line – George Dyer Linebackers – Dick Selcer Defensive backs – Rod Perry Special teams coaches Special teams – Howard Tippett Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Chris Clausen

Roster

1992 Los Angeles Rams roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 11 Jim Everett 14 Mike Pagel 12 T. J. Rubley Running backs (RB) 39 Robert Delpino 43 Cleveland Gary 38 David Lang KR 34 Tim Lester 32 Anthony Thompson Wide receivers (WR) 83 Flipper Anderson 89 Jeff Chadwick 80 Henry Ellard 22 Emile Harry PR 81 Todd Kinchen Tight ends (TE) 88 Pat Carter 82 Travis McNeal 87 Jim Price

Offensive linemen (OL) 61 Bern Brostek C 51 Blair Bush 72 Robert Jenkins T 71 Joe Milinichik G 66 Tom Newberry G 69 Jeff Pahukoa G 64 Gerald Perry T 78 Jackie Slater T Defensive linemen (DL) 96 Marc Boutte DT 90 Sean Gilbert DT 95 Mike Piel DE 98 Warren Powers DE 97 Gerald Robinson DE 76 Robert Young DE/DT

Linebackers (LB) 91 Kevin Greene OLB 52 Larry Kelm MLB 58 Roman Phifer OLB 50 Scott Stephen OLB 53 Fred Strickland MLB 55 Leon White OLB Defensive backs (DB) 28 Robert Bailey CB 25 Chris Crooms SS 42 Courtney Griffin CB 20 Darryl Henley CB 31 Steve Israel CB 41 Todd Lyght CB 26 Anthony Newman SS 23 Michael Stewart FS 37 Pat Terrell FS Special teams 17 Don Bracken P 10 Tony Zendejas K

Practice squad 77 Darryl Ashmore T 73 Shawn Harper T 57 Thomas Homco LB 47 active, 6 inactive, 3 practice squad Reserve 59 Paul Butcher LB (IR) 84 Aaron Cox WR (IR) 70 Bill Hawkins DE (IR) 86 Damone Johnson TE (IR) 27 Sammy Lilly CB (IR) 92 David Rocker DT (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 6	at Buffalo Bills	L 7–40	0–1	Rich Stadium	79,001
2	September 13	New England Patriots	W 14–0	1–1	Anaheim Stadium	40,402
3	September 20	at Miami Dolphins	L 10–26	1–2	Joe Robbie Stadium	55,945
4	September 27	New York Jets	W 18–10	2–2	Anaheim Stadium	42,005
5	October 4	at San Francisco 49ers	L 24–27	2–3	Candlestick Park	63,071
6	October 11	at New Orleans Saints	L 10–13	2–4	Louisiana Superdome	68,591
7	October 18	New York Giants	W 38–17	3–4	Anaheim Stadium	53,541
8	Bye
9	November 1	at Atlanta Falcons	L 28–30	3–5	Georgia Dome	62,168
10	November 8	Phoenix Cardinals	L 14–20	3–6	Anaheim Stadium	40,788
11	November 15	at Dallas Cowboys	W 27–23	4–6	Texas Stadium	63,690
12	November 22	San Francisco 49ers	L 10–27	4–7	Anaheim Stadium	65,858
13	November 29	Minnesota Vikings	L 17–31	4–8	Anaheim Stadium	54,831
14	December 6	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–27	5–8	Tampa Stadium	38,387
15	December 13	New Orleans Saints	L 14–37	5–9	Anaheim Stadium	47,355
16	December 20	at Green Bay Packers	L 13–28	5–10	Lambeau Field	57,796
17	December 27	Atlanta Falcons	W 38–27	6–10	Anaheim Stadium	37,706
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC West
view talk edit	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

See also

Other Anaheim–based teams in 1992

• California Angels (Anaheim Stadium)
  • 1992 California Angels season

References

1. Football Outsiders – DVOA 7.0: Worst Teams Ever, from 1991–2011, second only to the 1996 Redskins
2. Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1992 Los Angeles Rams
3. 1992 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics, second in 1992 to the Atlanta Falcons.
4. "1992 Los Angeles Rams draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

External links

• 1992 Los Angeles Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com