1992 Indianapolis Colts season

1992 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach	Ted Marchibroda
Home field	Hoosier Dome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1992 Indianapolis Colts season was the 40th season for the team in the National Football League and ninth in Indianapolis. The Colts looked to improve on their dismal 1991 season, where they finished 1-15.

The Colts improved by eight games, recording a 9-7 record, and finished third in the AFC East division. It was the team's first season under the returning Ted Marchibroda, who had spent the previous five seasons as the quarterbacks coach and later offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills; Marchibroda had been the head coach of the team from 1975 until 1979 when it was in Baltimore. Marchibroda succeeded interim coach Rick Venturi, who coached the last eleven games of the 1991 season following the firing of Ron Meyer. Venturi remained on Marchibroda's staff as defensive coordinator.

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."^[1]

The Colts' 1,102 rushing yards is the lowest for any team in a single season in the 1990s.^[2]

Offseason

On April 26, 1992, the Colts parted ways with Eric Dickerson after five seasons, trading him to the Los Angeles Raiders. Although they had gone to great lengths to acquire him in 1987 and he led the NFL in rushing twice while playing for them, the Colts' relationship with Dickerson soured during the 1990 season and he was suspended twice for conduct detrimental to the team. Dickerson was also unhappy with the Colts' fans blaming him for the team's lack of success and was said to be angry over the team's firing of Ron Meyer, his former college coach, during the previous season.

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	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Miami Dolphins	11	5	0	.688	5–3	9–3	340	281	W3
⁽⁴⁾ Buffalo Bills	11	5	0	.688	5–3	7–5	381	283	L1
Indianapolis Colts	9	7	0	.563	5–3	7–7	216	302	W5
New York Jets	4	12	0	.250	3–5	4–8	220	315	L3
New England Patriots	2	14	0	.125	2–6	2–10	205	363	L5

References

Indianapolis Colts

Founded in 1953 Played in Baltimore (1953–1983) Based and Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana

Franchise	History in Baltimore relocation to Indianapolis in Indianapolis Players Quarterbacks Coaches Seasons Draft First-round draft picks Ring of Honor

Stadiums	Memorial Stadium RCA Dome Lucas Oil Stadium

Culture	Carroll Rosenbloom Robert Irsay Jim Irsay 12th Man AAFC Colts Baltimore Colts Marching Band The Band That Wouldn't Die Blue Cheerleaders

Lore	The Greatest Game Ever Played Ghost to the Post 1995 AFC Championship Game Deflategate

Rivalries	New England Patriots (Manning vs. Brady)

Division championships (20)	1958 1959 1964 1965✝ 1968 1970 1975 1976 1977 1987 1999 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2013 2014 ^{✝Tied for 1st place in their division, but since there was no tie-breaking system in 1965, a game was played to determine who went to the conference championship. The Colts lost the divisional playoff game.}

Super Bowl appearances (4)	III (1968) V (1970) XLI (2006) XLIV (2009)

League championships (5)	1958 1959 1968 1970 2006

Retired numbers	18 19 22 24 70 77 82 89

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (63)	1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts seasons

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1992 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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