1992 Indianapolis Colts season

1992 Indianapolis Colts season
Head Coach	Ted Marchibroda
Home Field	Hoosier Dome
Results
Record	9–7
Place	3rd AFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1991	1993

The 1992 Indianapolis Colts season was the 40th season for the team in the National Football League and 9th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1992 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, and finished third in the AFC East division.

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 302–216," 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."

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1992 NFL Draft

Round # (Overall)	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1(1)	Indianapolis Colts	Steve Emtman	Defensive Tackle	Washington
1(2)	Indianapolis Colts	Quentin Coryatt	Linebacker	Texas A&M
2(29)	Indianapolis Colts	Ashley Ambrose	Defensive Back	Mississippi Valley St.
4(85)	Indianapolis Colts	Rodney Culver	Running Back	Notre Dame
4(105)	Indianapolis Colts	Tony McCoy	Defensive Tackle	Florida

Personnel

Staff

1992 Indianapolis Colts staff
	Front office President/Treasurer – Robert Irsay Vice President/General Manager – Jim Irsay Assistant General Manager – Bob Terpening Director of Player Personnel – Jack Bushofsky Head coaches Head Coach – Ted Marchibroda Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Nick Nicolau Running Backs – Gene Huey Receivers – Dwain Painter Tight Ends – Brad Seely Offensive Line – Alex Gibbs Offensive Assistant – Ron Blackledge			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Rick Venturi Defensive Line – Francis Peay Secondary – George Catavolos Defensive Assistant – Jay Robertson Special teams coaches Special Teams – Brad Seely Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 6, 1992	Cleveland Browns	W 14–3	1–0	Hoosier Dome	50,766
2	September 13, 1992	Houston Oilers	L 10–20	1–1	Hoosier Dome	44,851
3	September 20, 1992	at Buffalo Bills	L 0–38	1–2	Rich Stadium	77,781
4	Bye
5	October 4, 1992	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 24–14	2–2	Tampa Stadium	56,585
6	October 11, 1992	New York Jets	W 6–3	3–2	Hoosier Dome	48,393
7	October 18, 1992	San Diego Chargers	L 14–34	3–3	Hoosier Dome	48,552
8	October 25, 1992	at Miami Dolphins	W 31–20	4–3	Joe Robbie Stadium	61,117
9	November 1, 1992	at San Diego Chargers	L 0–26	4–4	Jack Murphy Stadium	40,324
10	November 8, 1992	Miami Dolphins	L 0–28	4–5	Hoosier Dome	59,892
11	November 15, 1992	New England Patriots	L 34–37	4–6	Hoosier Dome	42,631
12	November 22, 1992	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–30	4–7	Three Rivers Stadium	51,101
13	November 29, 1992	Buffalo Bills	W 16–13	5–7	Hoosier Dome	50,221
14	December 6, 1992	at New England Patriots	W 6–0	6–7	Foxboro Stadium	19,429
15	December 13, 1992	at New York Jets	W 10–6	7–7	The Meadowlands	33,684
16	December 20, 1992	Phoenix Cardinals	W 16–13	8–7	Hoosier Dome	46,763
17	December 27, 1992	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 21–17	9–7	Riverfront Stadium	47,837

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Miami Dolphins	11	5	0	.688	340	281
Buffalo Bills	11	5	0	.688	381	283
Indianapolis Colts	9	7	0	.563	216	302
New York Jets	4	12	0	.250	220	315
New England Patriots	2	14	0	.125	205	363

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts-Patriots rivalry
• Chiefs-Colts rivalry