1992 in football

American football

 * Orange Bowl (1991 season):
 * The Miami Hurricanes won 22-0 over the Nebraska Cornhuskers to win the AP Poll national championship
 * Steve Emtman is the No. 1 pick in the 1992 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts
 * June 25 – death of Jerome Brown (27), Philadelphia Eagles player, in a car crash
 * Super Bowl XXVI – The Washington Redskins win their third Super Bowl title, and fifth NFL title, over the Buffalo Bills, 37–24, January 26, 1992 (from 1991 season)
 * Steve Young (American football), quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, wins the 1992 NFL MVP
 * November 29 – Dennis Byrd of the New York Jets is paralyzed from a neck injury during a game against the Kansas City Chiefs. He made a recovery that bordered on the miraculous; although he would never play again, he would walk unassisted several months later.
 * Gino Torretta of the Miami Hurricanes wins the Heisman Trophy, Davey O'Brien Award and Walter Camp Award