1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Pittsburgh Steelers 60th US football season August 2023 March 2026 Pittsburgh Steelers 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season logo.jpg Steelers Diamond Jubilee Logo 1992 11–5 1st AFC Central Bill Cowher Ron Erhardt Dom Capers Tom Donahoe The Rooney Family Three Rivers Stadium Lost Divisional Playoffs(vs. Bills) 3–24 border:none; padding:0; 6 C Dermontti Dawson RB Barry Foster OG Carlton Haselrig OLB Greg Lloyd QB Neil O'Donnell CB Rod Woodson border:none; padding:0; 2 Barry Foster (1st team) Rod Woodson (1st team) Barry Foster Darren Perry Steelers seasons 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 at home to the eventual AFC champion Buffalo Bills in the divisional playoffs. Offseason Additions SubtractionsTE Tim Jorden (Cardinals) DE Keith Willis (Bills)P Mark Royals (Buccaneers) WR Louis Lipps (Saints)G Duval Love (Rams) CB Delton Hall (Chargers)S Solomon Wilcots (Vikings) WR Chris Calloway (Giants)T Stan Clayton (Patriots) NFL draft 1992 NFL draft 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 11 Leon Searcy Tackle Miami (FL) yes yes 2 38 Levon Kirkland Linebacker Clemson yes yes 3 67 Joel Steed Nose tackle Colorado yes yes 4 94 Charles Davenport Wide receiver North Carolina State yes 5 123 Alan Haller Cornerback Michigan State yes 7 179 Russ Campbell Tight end Kansas State yes 7 188 Scottie Graham Running back Ohio State 8 203 Darren Perry Free safety Penn State yes 8 206 Hesham Ismail Guard Florida 8 215 Nate Williams Defensive tackle Mississippi State 9 235 Elnardo Webster Linebacker Rutgers yes 10 262 Mike Saunders Running back Iowa 11 262 Kendall Gammon Long snapper Pittsburg State yes yes 12 318 Cornelius Benton Quarterback Connecticut no no Undrafted free agents + 1992 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeGerry CollinsRunning backPenn StateMark DidioWide receiverUConnHenry OstaszewskiDefensive LinemanFlorida StateKacy RodgersLinebackerTennesseePaul SiffriTight endFurmanDerrick ThomasLinebackerKentucky Staff 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers 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 coach – Bill Cowher Offensive coordinator – Ron Erhardt Offensive backfield – Dick Hoak Wide receivers – Bob Harrison Tight ends – Pat Hodgson Offensive line – Kent Stephenson Defensive coordinator – Dom Capers Defensive line – Steve Furness Linebackers – Marvin Lewis Defensive backs – Dick LeBeau Special teams – John Guy 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 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide Notable additions include Levon Kirkland, Joel Steed, Darren Perry and Yancey Thigpen Roster 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers 47 3 4  6 Bubby Brister 14 Neil O'Donnell 11 Rick Strom American football 29 Barry Foster American football 33 Merril Hoge FB 34 Leroy Thompson running back 42 Warren Williams American football 80 Charles Davenport American football y 81 Jeff Graham 89 Ernie Mills 20 Dwight Stone American football KR 82 Yancey Thigpen 87 Adrian Cooper 86 Eric Green tight end 84 Tim Jorden 63 Dermontti Dawson C 77 Carlton Haselrig G 62 Tunch Ilkin T 65 John Jackson offensive tackle T 67 Duval Love G 72 Leon Searcy y T 69 Ariel Solomon G 73 Justin Strzelczyk T 64 Kenny Davidson American football DE 66 Donald Evans American football DE 78 Garry Howe NT 97 Aaron Jones defensive end DE 98 Gerald Williams American football NT 93 Joel Steed y NT 53 Bryan Hinkle OLB 99 Levon Kirkland y ILB 50 David Little linebacker ILB 95 Greg Lloyd OLB 54 Hardy Nickerson ILB 55 Jerry Olsavsky ILB 57 Jerrol Williams OLB 22 Larry Griffin American football SS 44 D. J. Johnson cornerback, born 1966 CB 37 Carnell Lake SS 39 Darren Perry y FS 24 Richard Shelton American football CB 23 Sammy Walker American football CB 41 Solomon Wilcots FS 26 Rod Woodson CB  1 Gary Anderson placekicker K 60 Kendall Gammon y LS  3 Mark Royals P 25 Gary Jones American football S IR 92 Elnardo Webster American football y LB IR 38 Tim Worley RB Susp. 88 Mark Didio y WR 79 Mike Finn American football DE 40 Stan Smagala S 43 Maury Toy y RB 1993 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/pit/1992_roster.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com 2014-12-24 Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Game site Kickoff (ET) TV Result Record 1 August 8 Philadelphia Eagles Three Rivers Stadium 6:00 p.m. WPXI L 35–33 0–1 2 August 17 at New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome 8:00 p.m. WPXI L 26–0 0–2 3 August 23 at Chicago Bears Soldier Field 8:00 p.m. TNT W 28–17 1–2 4 August 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 September 6 at Houston Oilers Astrodome 1:00 p.m. NBC W 29–24 1–0 2 September 13 New York Jets Three Rivers Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC W 27–10 2–0 3 September 20 at San Diego Chargers Jack Murphy Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC W 23–6 3–0 4 September 27 at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field 4:00 p.m. NBC L 17–3 3–1 5 October 4 Bye 6 October 11 at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Municipal Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC L 17–9 3–2 7 October 19 Cincinnati Bengals Three Rivers Stadium 9:00 p.m. ABC W 20–0 4–2 8 October 25 at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium 7:30 p.m. TNT W 27–3 5–2 9 November 1 Houston Oilers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 21–20 6–2 10 November 8 at Buffalo Bills Rich Stadium 4:00 p.m. NBC L 28–20 6–3 11 November 15 Detroit Lions Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS W 17–14 7–3 12 November 22 Indianapolis Colts Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 30–14 8–3 13 November 29 at Cincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 21–9 9–3 14 December 6 Seattle Seahawks Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. NBC W 20–14 10–3 15 December 13 at Chicago Bears Soldier Field 1:00 p.m. NBC L 30–6 10–4 16 December 20 Minnesota Vikings Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 p.m. CBS L 6–3 10–5 17 December 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 Steelers 7 9 6 7 Oilers 14 10 0 0 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 Jets 3 7 0 0 Steelers 0 10 0 17 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 Steelers 0 7 0 16 Chargers 3 3 0 0 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 Steelers 3 0 0 0 Packers 0 10 0 7 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 Steelers 3 3 0 3 Browns 0 3 7 7 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 Rashad (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 Bengals 0 0 0 0 Steelers 3 7 0 10 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 Steelers 7 6 7 7 Chiefs 0 3 0 0 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. 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Game time: 7:30 pm EST Game weather: 61 F C • 9 mph km/h knot 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 Oilers 3 3 14 0 Steelers 0 7 0 14 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 Steelers 0 6 14 0 Bills 7 14 7 0 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 Lions 0 7 0 7 Steelers 7 3 0 7 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 Colts 0 0 7 7 Steelers 7 6 14 3 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 Steelers 7 7 7 0 Bengals 0 6 0 3 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 Seahawks 0 7 7 0 Steelers 7 3 0 10 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 Rashad (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 (Sunday December 13, 1992): at Chicago Bears 1992 Chicago Bears season Pittsburgh Steelers 1992 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Fifteen: Pittsburgh Steelers (10–3) at Chicago Bears (4–9) December 13, 1992 1:00 p.m. EST Steelers 0 3 0 3 Bears 3 10 7 10 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 52, 904 34 F C Gerald Austin NBC Marv Albert and Bill Parcells Pro-Football-Reference, The Football Database First quarter CHI – Kevin Butler 37-yard field goal, 3:40. Bears 3–0. Drive: Second quarter CHI – Darren Lewis 3-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 6:27. Bears 10–0. Drive: CHI – Kevin Butler 26-yard field goal, 0:50. Bears 13–0. Drive: PIT – Gary Anderson 38-yard field goal, 0:08. Bears 13–3. Drive: Third quarter CHI – Neal Anderson 15-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick), 6:20. Bears 20–3. Drive: Fourth quarter CHI – Kevin Butler 38-yard field goal, 13:35. Bears 23–3. Drive: PIT – Gary Anderson 38-yard field goal, 10:05. Bears 23–6. Drive: CHI – Neal Anderson 6-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 3:02. Bears 30–6. Drive: Top passers PIT – Bubby Brister – 14/31, 143 yards, 2 INT CHI – Jim Harbaugh – 11/21, 90 yards, TD Top rushers PIT – Barry Foster – 12 rushes, 25 yards CHI – Neal Anderson – 11 rushes, 56 yards, TD Top receivers PIT – Adrian Cooper – 3 receptions, 58 yards CHI – Wendell Davis – 3 receptions, 41 yards Week 16 (Sunday December 20, 1992): vs. Minnesota Vikings Vikings 0 0 0 6 Steelers 0 3 0 0 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 Browns 0 3 7 3 Steelers 7 10 3 3 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 Playoffs Game summary AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday January 9, 1993): vs. Buffalo Bills Bills 0 7 7 10 Steelers 3 0 0 0 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 External links 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season at Pro Football Reference 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com Category:Pittsburgh Steelers seasons Pittsburgh Steelers Category:AFC Central championship seasons Pitts Category:1992 in Pittsburgh