The 1992 New York Giants season was the 68th season for the club in the National Football League . The Giants finished in fourth place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 6–10 record.[1] Ray Handley was fired after this season,[2] when the Giants finished 1–6 after starting the season 5–4.[1]
Injuries helped to mar the Giants' season. Starting quarterback Phil Simms injured his elbow during week four, and did not return. Jeff Hostetler , who replaced Simms, also had an injury; his was a concussion suffered in the Giants' 13th regular season contest.[3] Rookie Dave Brown broke the thumb on his right hand, and fellow first-year quarterback Kent Graham had elbow and shoulder injuries.[4] [5] Perhaps the most catastrophic injury was the torn Achilles' tendon suffered by future Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor in Week 10,[6] as the Giants only won once more after the injury.[1] It was the second consecutive year that an injury to Taylor ended his season prematurely (a sprained knee in Week 13 of the 1991 season forced Taylor to miss the final game of the regular season and a previous game against the Cincinnati Bengals ).[7] [8] [9]
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 6, 1992
San Francisco 49ers
L 31–14
74,519
2
September 13, 1992
Dallas Cowboys
L 34–28
76,430
3
September 21, 1992
at Chicago Bears
W 27–14
63,444
4
Bye
5
October 4, 1992
at Los Angeles Raiders
L 13–10
43,103
6
October 11, 1992
Phoenix Cardinals
W 31–21
70,042
7
October 18, 1992
at Los Angeles Rams
L 38–17
53,541
8
October 25, 1992
Seattle Seahawks
W 23–10
67,399
9
November 1, 1992
at Washington Redskins
W 24–7
53,647
10
November 8, 1992
Green Bay Packers
W 27–7
72,038
11
November 15, 1992
at Denver Broncos
L 27–13
75,269
12
November 22, 1992
Philadelphia Eagles
L 47–34
68,153
13
November 26, 1992
at Dallas Cowboys
L 30–3
62,416
14
December 6, 1992
Washington Redskins
L 28–10
62,998
15
December 12, 1992
at Phoenix Cardinals
L 19–0
28,452
16
December 19, 1992
Kansas City Chiefs
W 35–21
53,428
17
December 27, 1992
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 20–10
64,266
Standings [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "1992 New York Giants" . Pro Football Reference . http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1992.htm . Retrieved May 12, 2009 .
↑ Litsky, Frank (December 31, 1992). "Pro Football; Handley's Unhappy Reign Is Brought to an End" . The New York Times . http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/31/sports/pro-football-handley-s-unhappy-reign-is-brought-to-an-end.html . Retrieved May 12, 2009 .
↑ Whittingham, Richard (2005). Illustrated History of the New York Giants . Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 270. ISBN 1-57243-641-7 .
↑ Litsky, Frank (December 16, 1992). "Pro Football; Optimistic Hostetler Returns to Practice" . The New York Times . http://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/16/sports/pro-football-optimistic-hostetler-returns-to-practice.html . Retrieved May 12, 2009 .
↑ Litsky, Frank (October 17, 1992). "Pro Football: Giants Notebook; For Simms, Next Year Is Too Far Downfield" . The New York Times . http://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/17/sports/pro-football-giants-notebook-for-simms-next-year-is-too-far-downfield.html . Retrieved May 12, 2009 .
↑ Litsky, Frank (November 10, 1992). "Pro Football; Successors Are Sought to an Irreplaceable Giant" . The New York Times . http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/10/sports/pro-football-successors-are-sought-to-an-irreplaceable-giant.html . Retrieved May 12, 2009 .
↑ "Bored Taylor practices again" . Hudson Valley News . Associated Press . December 4, 1991. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pjhGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DyENAAAAIBAJ&pg=3426,932058 . Retrieved May 1, 2011 .
↑ Litsky, Frank (December 21, 1991). "Football; Today, the Motivated vs. the Moribund" . The New York Times . http://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/21/sports/football-today-the-motivated-vs-the-moribund.html . Retrieved May 1, 2011 .
↑ "Oilers–Giants notes" . The Victoria Advocate . Associated Press. December 22, 1991. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oGtIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RFYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3235,4751785 . Retrieved May 1, 2011 .