1992 Indianapolis Colts season

40th season in franchise history August 2023 March 2026 Indianapolis Colts 1992 9–7 3rd AFC East Ted Marchibroda Nick Nicolau Rick Venturi Robert Irsay Hoosier Dome Did not qualify Colts seasons The 1992 Indianapolis Colts season was the 40th season for the team in the National Football League and ninth in Indianapolis. The Colts looked to improve on their dismal 1991 season, where they finished 1–15. The Colts improved by eight games, recording a 9–7 record, and finished third in the AFC East division. It was the team's first season under the returning Ted Marchibroda, who had spent the previous five seasons as the quarterbacks coach and later offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills; Marchibroda had been the head coach of the team from 1975 until 1979 when it was in Baltimore. Marchibroda succeeded interim coach Rick Venturi, who coached the last eleven games of the 1991 season following the firing of Ron Meyer. Venturi remained on Marchibroda's staff as defensive coordinator. Football Outsiders calls the 1992 Colts "possibly the luckiest team in NFL history", due to ranking the Colts as the second worst team in 1992, statistically. The Colts finished 9–7 even though opponents outscored them 302–216Schatz Aaron http://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2011/1992-dvoa-ratings-and-commentary 1992 DVOA Ratings and Commentary Football Outsiders https://web.archive.org/web/20230403213157/https://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2011/1992-dvoa-ratings-and-commentary April 3, 2023 Football Outsiders continued,They were 4–7 after losing 30–14 to Pittsburgh on November 22. Then they finished the year with a five-game winning streak – but they won those games by an average of four points. ... It didn't hurt that the Colts recovered 59 percent of fumbles that season and had a below-average schedule. The Colts' 1,102 rushing yards is the lowest for any team in a single season in the 1990s.http://pfref.com/tiny/1mYIj Pro-Football-Reference.com In a single season, from 1990 to 1999, in the NFL, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Rushing Yds Offseason On April 26, 1992, the Colts parted ways with Eric Dickerson after five seasons, trading him to the Los Angeles Raiders. Although they had gone to great lengths to acquire him in 1987 and he led the NFL in rushing while playing for them in 1988, the Colts' relationship with Dickerson soured during the 1990 season and he was suspended twice for conduct detrimental to the team. Dickerson was also unhappy with the Colts' fans blaming him for the team's lack of success and was said to be angry over the team's firing of Ron Meyer, his former college coach, during the previous season. NFL draft 1992 NFL draft 1992 Indianapolis Colts 1 1 Steve Emtman Defensive end Washington yes 1 2 Quentin Coryatt Linebacker Texas A&M yes 2 29 Ashley Ambrose Cornerback Mississippi Valley State yes yes 4 85 Rodney Culver Running back Notre Dame yes 4 105 Tony McCoy Defensive tackle Florida yes 5 113 Maury Toy Running back UCLA no 6 141 Shoun Habersham Wide receiver Chattanooga no 7 169 Derek Steele Defensive end Maryland no 8 197 Jason Belser Safety Oklahoma yes 8 212 Ronald Humphrey Running back Mississippi Valley State yes 9 225 Eddie Miller Wide receiver South Carolina yes 10 253 Steve Grant Linebacker West Virginia yes 12 309 Michael Brandon Defensive end Florida no yes no Undrafted free agents + 1992 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDerrick FranklinRunning backIndiana StateErrol McCorveyDefensive backFlorida StateIsaac MorehouseDefensive backJackson StateJohn RayTackleWest VirginiaAlec ThomasDefensive backAuburnJames WilliamsDefensive backTexas Southern Personnel Staff 1992 Indianapolis Colts President/treasurer – Robert Irsay Vice president/general manager – Jim Irsay Assistant general manager – Bob Terpening Director of player personnel – Jack Bushofsky Head coach – Ted Marchibroda Offensive coordinator – Nick Nicolau Running backs – Gene Huey Receivers – Dwain Painter Tight ends – Brad Seely Offensive line – Alex Gibbs Offensive assistant – Ron Blackledge Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Rick Venturi Defensive line – Francis Peay Secondary – George Catavolos Defensive assistant – Jay Robertson Special teams – Brad Seely Strength and conditioning – Tom Zupancic Roster 1992 Indianapolis Colts 47 3 3 11 Jeff George 10 Jack Trudeau  7 Tom Tupa 44 Maurice Carthon 32 Ken Clark running back 35 Rodney Culver y 23 Anthony Johnson running back 28 Ed Toner 80 Bill Brooks wide receiver 84 Jessie Hester 85 Reggie Langhorne 86 Eddie Miller wide receiver y 83 Clarence Verdin 81 Charles Arbuckle 88 Kerry Cash 71 Kevin Call T 69 Randy Dixon G 53 Ray Donaldson C 75 Ron Mattes T 73 Zefross Moss T 74 Bill Schultz American football G 68 Joe Staysniak G 72 Mark Vander Poel T 76 Sam Clancy DE 78 Jon Hand DE 95 Skip McClendon DE 94 Tony McCoy American football y NT 96 Willis Peguese DE 98 Tony Siragusa NT 51 Chip Banks OLB 50 Duane Bickett OLB 59 Steve Grant y LB 54 Jeff Herrod ILB 97 Scott Radecic ILB 58 Matt Vanderbeek LB 92 Tony Walker American football OLB 33 Ashley Ambrose y CB 31 Michael Ball American football SS 36 John Baylor American football SS 29 Jason Belser y SS 38 Eugene Daniel CB 37 Chris Goode American football CB 39 Mike Prior FS 45 Tony Stargell CB  4 Dean Biasucci K 64 Trevor Matich LS  3 Rohn Stark P 55 Quentin Coryatt y LB IR 79 Steve Emtman y DE IR 66 Ron Solt G IR 56 Michael Heldt y C 25 Ronald Humphrey American football y RB 52 Tim Paulk y LB Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 6 Cleveland Browns W 14–3 1–0 Hoosier Dome 50,766 2 September 13 Houston Oilers L 10–20 1–1 Hoosier Dome 44,851 3 September 20 at Buffalo Bills L 0–38 1–2 Rich Stadium 77,781 4 Bye 5 October 4 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 24–14 2–2 Tampa Stadium 56,585 6 October 11 New York Jets W 6–3 (OT) 3–2 Hoosier Dome 48,393 7 October 18 San Diego Chargers L 14–34 3–3 Hoosier Dome 48,552 8 October 25 at Miami Dolphins W 31–20 4–3 Joe Robbie Stadium 61,117 9 November 1 at San Diego Chargers L 0–26 4–4 Jack Murphy Stadium 40,324 10 November 8 Miami Dolphins L 0–28 4–5 Hoosier Dome 59,892 11 November 15 New England Patriots L 34–37 (OT) 4–6 Hoosier Dome 42,631 12 November 22 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–30 4–7 Three Rivers Stadium 51,101 13 November 29 Buffalo Bills W 16–13 (OT) 5–7 Hoosier Dome 50,221 14 December 6 at New England Patriots W 6–0 6–7 Foxboro Stadium 19,429 15 December 13 at New York Jets W 10–6 7–7 Giants Stadium 33,684 16 December 20 Phoenix Cardinals W 16–13 8–7 Hoosier Dome 46,763 17 December 27 at Cincinnati Bengals W 21–17 9–7 Riverfront Stadium 47,837 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. 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