1992 Cincinnati Bengals season

1992 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head Coach	Dave Shula
Home Field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Place	4th AFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1991	1993

The 1992 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 25th year in professional football and its 23rd with the National Football League. The Bengals finished the 1992 season with 5 wins and 11 losses, and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	David Klingler	Quarterback	Houston
1	Darryl Williams	Defensive Back	Miami
2	Carl Pickens	Wide Receiver	Tennessee
3	Leonard Wheeler	Defensive Back	Troy State
4	Ricardo McDonald	Linebacker	Pittsburgh
5	Craig Thompson	Tight End	North Carolina A&T
6	Chris Burns	Defensive Tackle	Middle Tennessee State
7	Lance Olberding	Tackle	Iowa

Personnel

Staff

1992 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Head Coaches Head Coach – Dave Shula Offensive Coaches Quarterbacks – Dana Bible Running Backs – Jim Anderson Wide Receivers – Richard Williamson Tight Ends – Mike Pope Offensive Line – Jim McNally			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ron Lynn Defensive Line – Bob Karmelowicz Linebackers – Mike Haluchak Defensive Backs – Ron Meeks Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Marv Braden Strength and Conditioning Strength – Kim Wood

Roster

1992 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks  7 Boomer Esiason 12 Donald Hollas 15 David Klingler Running Backs 42 Eric Ball FB 44 Derrick Fenner 28 Harold Green 36 Ostell Miles Wide Receivers 83 Brian Brennan 85 Tim McGee 80 Carl Pickens 89 Jeff Query 88 Reggie Rembert 84 Milt Stegall Tight Ends 82 Rodney Holman 87 Jim Riggs 49 Jeff Thomason 48 Craig Thompson		Offensive Linemen 65 Mike Arthur C 64 Bruce Kozerski G 62 Jon Melander G 73 Ken Moyer G/T 78 Anthony Muñoz T 61 Tom Rayam G 77 Kevin Sargent T 76 Kirk Scrafford T 63 Joe Walter T 60 Mike Withycombe Defensive Linemen 97 Mike Frier DE 69 Tim Krumrie NT 99 Alonzo Mitz DE 95 Roosevelt Nix DE 72 Elston Ridgle DE 79 Lamar Rogers DE 98 Tony Savage DE		Linebackers 57 Ray Bentley 50 James Francis OLB 58 Alex Gordon 55 Randy Kirk 56 Ricardo McDonald ILB 52 Gary Reasons ILB 90 Eric Shaw ILB 96 Danny Stubbs OLB 51 Brian Townsend 59 Kevin Walker 94 Alfred Williams OLB/DE Defensive Backs 35 Antoine Bennett CB 27 Barney Bussey S 29 Rickey Dixon DB 33 David Fulcher SS 25 Rod Jones CB 32 Mitchell Price CB 23 Frank Robinson CB 22 Eric Thomas CB 34 Fernandus Vinson S 31 Darryl Williams FS 37 Leonard Wheeler CB Special Teams  3 Jim Breech K 11 Lee Johnson P		Practice Squad 38 Mike Dingle RB —— Elbert Turner WR Reserve Lists 89 Shane Garrett WR (IR) File:Injury icon.svg Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

1992 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule
Date	Opponent #	Result	Score	Attendance	Stadium
Sept 6	at Seattle Seahawks	W	21–3	57,350	Kingdome
Sept 13	Los Angeles Raiders	W	24–21	54,240	Riverfront Stadium
Sept 20	at Green Bay Packers	L	24–23	57,272	Lambeau Field
Sept 27	Minnesota Vikings	L	42–7	53,847	Riverfront Stadium
Oct 11	Houston Oilers	L	38–24	54,254	Riverfront Stadium
Oct 19	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L	20–0	55,411	Three Rivers Stadium
Oct 25	at Houston Oilers	L	26–10	58,701	Houston Astrodome
Nov 1	Cleveland Browns	W	30–10	54,765	Riverfront Stadium
Nov 8	at Chicago Bears	W	31–28	56,120	Soldier Field
Nov 15	at New York Jets	L	17–14	60,196	The Meadowlands
Nov 22	Detroit Lions	L	19–13	48,574	Riverfront Stadium
Nov 29	Pittsburgh Steelers	L	21–9	54,253	Riverfront Stadium
Dec 6	at Cleveland Browns	L	37–21	68,368	Cleveland Stadium
Dec 13	at San Diego Chargers	L	27–10	50,579	Jack Murphy Stadium
Dec 20	New England Patriots	W	20–10	45,355	Riverfront Stadium
Dec 27	Indianapolis Colts	L	21–17	47,837	Riverfront Stadium

Standings

AFC Central
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Pittsburgh Steelers	11	5	0	.688	299	225
Houston Oilers	10	6	0	.625	352	258
Cleveland Browns	7	9	0	.438	272	275
Cincinnati Bengals	5	11	0	.313	274	364

References

• Bengals on Pro Football Reference
• Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com
• Bengals History on Official Site