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1992 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1992 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 17th season with the National Football League (NFL). This was the first of three seasons in Seattle for head coach Tom Flores, but the Seahawks' winning percentage (.125) remains the worst in franchise history.

1992 Seattle Seahawks season
OwnerKen Behring
General managerTom Flores
Head coachTom Flores
Home fieldKingdome
Results
Record2–14
Division place5th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersDT Cortez Kennedy
FS Eugene Robinson
AP All-ProsDT Cortez Kennedy (1st team)

The Seahawks' 140 points (8.8 points per game) scored in the regular season is the lowest total for any team playing a 16-game (minimum) season. Long-time quarterback Dave Krieg had left Seattle for the rival Kansas City Chiefs in the offseason, leaving Seattle with Kelly Stouffer, Stan Gelbaugh, and Dan McGwire (brother of Major League Baseball star Mark McGwire) as their three quarterbacks.

Football Outsiders called Seattle's 1992 offense "the worst offense in (their ranking system's) history."[1] Seattle's 1,778 passing yards are the fewest in a season by any team during the 1990s.[2] The teams's 3,374 all-purpose yards are the lowest by a team in a 16-game (minimum) season in NFL history; they had 31 fewer total yards than the previous record-holders, the 1988 Detroit Lions, who had 3,405 all-purpose yards just four seasons prior.[3][4] Seattle was so inept that from the first game of the season until their Week 13 overtime win over Denver, they collectively had fewer points scored than punts attempted; for the entire season, the team finished with only slightly more points than punts. The team failed to score more than 17 points in a single game.

Despite their historically inept offense, Football Outsiders also ranked Seattle as having the third-best defense in 1992, making them the most imbalanced team they had ever measured. The Seahawks' star defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy was named the 1992 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Seattle gave up the fourth-fewest passing yards (2,661), and tied for fewest passing touchdowns allowed (11) of any team in 1992.

Before their Monday Night Football victory over the Denver Broncos in the Kingdome in late November,[5] the Seahawks honored radio announcer Pete Gross, inducting him as the fourth member of the Ring of Honor, its first non-player. After his long bout with cancer, Gross died two days later at age 55.[6][7] That game was also the last MNF game played in the Kingdome and the last in Seattle until 2002.[note 1]

Offseason

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Additions Subtractions
G Sean Farrell (Broncos) WR Jeff Chadwick (Rams)
QB Stan Gelbaugh (Cardinals) RB Derrick Fenner (Bengals)
FB Tracy Johnson (Falcons) QB Dave Krieg (Chiefs)
RB Rueben Mayes (Saints) TE Travis McNeal (Rams)
WR Paul Skansi (CFL)
TE Mike Tice (Vikings)

NFL Draft

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Main article: 1992 NFL Draft
1992 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 10 Ray Roberts  Offensive tackle Virginia
3 66 Bob Spitulski  Linebacker Central Florida
5 122 Gary Dandridge  Defensive back Appalachian State
6 150 Michael Bates *  Wide receiver Arizona
7 178 Mike Frier  Defensive end Appalachian State
8 207 Muhammad Shamsid-Deen  Running back Tennessee-Chattanooga
9 234 Larry Stayner  Tight end Boise State
10 263 Anthony Hamlet  Defensive end Miami (FL)
11 290 Kris Rongen  Guard Washington
12 319 Chico Fraley  Linebacker Washington
12 320 John MacNeil  Defensive end Michigan State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Undrafted free agents

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1992 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Jeb Flesch Center Clemson
Rafael Robinson Cornerback Wisconsin
Tyrone Rodgers Defensive End Washington

Personnel

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Staff

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1992 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

  • Owner – Ken Behring
  • Executive vice president – Mickey Loomis
  • Vice president of football operations – Chuck Allen
  • Player personnel director – Mike Allman
  • Pro personnel director – Randy Mueller
  • Assistant player personnel director – Rick Thompson

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Russ Purnell

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Frank Raines


Final roster

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1992 Seattle Seahawks roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
47 active, 16 reserve, 4 practice squad

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  • Starters in bold.
  • (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1993 Pro Bowl.

Schedule

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Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 August 6 Los Angeles Rams L 7–21 0–1 Kingdome Recap
2 August 15 at Indianapolis Colts W 27–10 1–1 Hoosier Dome Recap
3 August 22 Phoenix Cardinals W 17–10 2–1 Kingdome Recap
4 August 28 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–24 2–2 Candlestick Park Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides[10][11]

Regular season

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Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap
1 September 6 Cincinnati Bengals L 3–21 0–1 Kingdome Recap
2 September 13 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–26 0–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
3 September 20 at New England Patriots W 10–6 1–2 Foxboro Stadium Recap
4 September 27 Miami Dolphins L 17–19 1–3 Kingdome Recap
5 October 4 at San Diego Chargers L 6–17 1–4 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap
6 October 11 at Dallas Cowboys L 0–27 1–5 Texas Stadium Recap
7 October 18 Los Angeles Raiders L 0–19 1–6 Kingdome Recap
8 October 25 at New York Giants L 10–23 1–7 Giants Stadium Recap
9 Bye
10 November 8 Washington Redskins L 3–16 1–8 Kingdome Recap
11 November 15 at Los Angeles Raiders L 3–20 1–9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
12 November 22 Kansas City Chiefs L 14–24 1–10 Kingdome Recap
13 November 30 Denver Broncos W 16–13 (OT) 2–10 Kingdome Recap
14 December 6 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–20 2–11 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
15 December 13 Philadelphia Eagles L 17–20 (OT) 2–12 Kingdome Recap
16 December 20 at Denver Broncos L 6–10 2–13 Mile High Stadium Recap
17 December 27 San Diego Chargers L 14–31 2–14 Kingdome Recap
Bold indicates division opponents.
Source: 1992 NFL season results[12]

Standings

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AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) San Diego Chargers 11 5 0 .688 5–3 9–5 335 241 W7
(6) Kansas City Chiefs 10 6 0 .625 6–2 8–4 348 282 W1
Denver Broncos 8 8 0 .500 4–4 7–5 262 329 L1
Los Angeles Raiders 7 9 0 .438 4–4 5–7 243 281 W1
Seattle Seahawks 2 14 0 .125 1–7 2–10 140 312 L4

Game summaries

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Preseason

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Week P1: vs. Los Angeles Rams

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Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 7 7 7021
Seahawks 7 0 007

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P2: at Indianapolis Colts

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Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 7 10727
Colts 0 10 0010

at Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis

Week P3: vs. Phoenix Cardinals

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Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 3 0710
Seahawks 7 7 3017

at Kingdome, Seattle

Week P4: at San Francisco 49ers

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Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 31417
49ers 7 17 0024

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

  • Date: August 28
  • Game time: 5:03 pm local
  • Game weather: clear, 70 °F (21 °C), 60% humidity, wind NW 22 miles per hour (35 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 52,822
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • TV: KING
  • Gamebook

Regular season

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Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 7 01421
Seahawks 3 0 003

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs

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Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 007
Chiefs 7 6 7626

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 3: at New England Patriots

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Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 0310
Patriots 0 0 606

at Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

Week 4: vs. Miami Dolphins

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Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 3 3 31019
Seahawks 0 10 0717

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 5: at San Diego Chargers

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Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 306
Chargers 10 7 0017

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Week 6: at Dallas Cowboys

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Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 000
Cowboys 7 13 7027

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

Game information

Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Raiders

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Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 0 12 0719
Seahawks 0 0 000

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 8: at New York Giants

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Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 7010
Giants 0 6 14323

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 1:01 pm local
  • Game weather: cloudy, 51 °F (10.6 °C), 50% humidity, wind NW 21 miles per hour (34 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 67,399
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert and Bill Parcells
  • Gamebook
Game information

Week 10: vs. Washington Redskins

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Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Redskins 0 3 6716
Seahawks 0 3 003

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 11: at Los Angeles Raiders

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Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 0 033
Raiders 6 7 7020

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Game information

Week 12: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 10 7 7024
Seahawks 0 7 7014

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos

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Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Broncos 10 0 30013
Seahawks 0 3 010316

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 14: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 7014
Steelers 7 3 01020

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Eagles 3 7 07320
Seahawks 3 7 07017

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Week 16: at Denver Broncos

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Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 3 306
Broncos 0 0 7310

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Game information

Week 17: vs. San Diego Chargers

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Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 6 71831
Seahawks 7 0 7014

at Kingdome, Seattle

Game information

Notes

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  1. ^ The Seahawks did not appear on MNF again until Mike Holmgren's return to Green Bay in 1999.

References

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  1. ^ 1992 DVOA Rankings stats from 1992 to 2010 seasons
  2. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1990 to 1999, in the NFL, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Passing Yds
  3. ^ "Fewest All-purpose Yards By A Team In A Season In NFL History, Minimum 16 Games Played". StatMuse. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Detroit Lions All-purpose Yards In The 1988 Season". StatMuse. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Seahawks kick losing streak". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 1, 1992. p. C1.
  6. ^ "Pete Gross loses battle with cancer". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 3, 1992. p. C2.
  7. ^ Weaver, Dan (December 3, 1992). "Hardest loss of all for Hawks". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  8. ^ "1992 Seattle Seahawks Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  9. ^ "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
  10. ^ 1992 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  11. ^ 1993 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
  12. ^ 1992 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
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