The 1992 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 61st season in the National Football League. This season began with the team trying to win their second Super Bowl in a row since the 1989 San Francisco 49ers, following Super Bowl XXVI.
| 1992 Washington Redskins season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jack Kent Cooke |
| General manager | Charley Casserly |
| Head coach | Joe Gibbs |
| Offensive coordinator | Joe Gibbs |
| Defensive coordinator | Richie Petitbon |
| Home field | RFK Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 3rd NFC East |
| Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Vikings) 24–7 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 13–20 |
The Redskins finished with a record of nine wins and seven losses, a far inferior record to their previous 14–2 season, but made the 1992–93 NFL playoffs and defeated the Minnesota Vikings in the wild-card round. However, their hopes of back to back championships ended with a loss to the 49ers in the Divisional Round. The Redskins did not qualify for the postseason again until the 1999 season.
The season would be Joe Gibbs' final season coaching the Washington Redskins until he returned in the 2004 season. Gibbs is the most successful coach in Braves/Redskins/Football Team/Commanders history, leading the team to three Super Bowl victories (1982, 1987, 1991), and eight playoff berths in eleven seasons (1981-1992).
Draft
editThe Redskins traded up in the first round to draft Desmond Howard, who would go on to play the most games for the Redskins of the draft class, despite only playing in 48 games for the team. He later won Super Bowl MVP as a member of the Green Bay Packers. Howard went on to have the longest career of the draft class playing 11 seasons, while the remainder of the draft class was out of league by the end of the 1997 season, all but one (Matt Elliott) of which was out by the end of the 1994 season. In 2015, the entire 1992 NFL Draft was named the worst draft class from 1990 to 2015 by NFL.com.[1]
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Desmond Howard | WR | Michigan |
| 2 | 47 | Shane Collins | DE | Arizona State |
| 3 | 74 | Paul Siever | T | Penn State |
| 6 | 168 | Ray Rowe | TE | San Diego State |
| 8 | 224 | Darryl Moore | G | UTEP |
| 10 | 280 | Tony Barker | LB | Rice |
| 12 | 336 | Matt Elliott | C/G | Michigan |
Roster
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Schedule
editPre-season
edit| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 1 | at Miami Dolphins | L 21–22 | 0–1 |
| 2 | August 8 | at New York Jets | L 13–14 | 0–2 |
| 3 | August 16 | San Francisco 49ers | L 15–17 | 0–3 |
| 4 | August 22 | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 27–23 | 1–3 |
| 5 | August 28 | Minnesota Vikings | L 0–30 | 1–4 |
Regular season
edit| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Game recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 7 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 10–23 | 0–1 | Texas Stadium | 63,538 | Recap |
| 2 | September 13 | Atlanta Falcons | W 24–17 | 1–1 | RFK Stadium | 54,343 | Recap |
| 3 | September 20 | Detroit Lions | W 13–10 | 2–1 | RFK Stadium | 55,818 | Recap |
| 4 | Bye | ||||||
| 5 | October 4 | at Phoenix Cardinals | L 24–27 | 2–2 | Sun Devil Stadium | 34,488 | Recap |
| 6 | October 12 | Denver Broncos | W 34–3 | 3–2 | RFK Stadium | 56,371 | Recap |
| 7 | October 18 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 16–12 | 4–2 | RFK Stadium | 56,380 | Recap |
| 8 | October 25 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 15–13 | 5–2 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 59,098 | Recap |
| 9 | November 1 | New York Giants | L 7–24 | 5–3 | RFK Stadium | 53,647 | Recap |
| 10 | November 8 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 16–3 | 6–3 | Kingdome | 53,616 | Recap |
| 11 | November 15 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 16–35 | 6–4 | Arrowhead Stadium | 75,238 | Recap |
| 12 | November 23 | at New Orleans Saints | L 3–20 | 6–5 | Louisiana Superdome | 68,591 | Recap |
| 13 | November 29 | Phoenix Cardinals | W 41–3 | 7–5 | RFK Stadium | 53,541 | Recap |
| 14 | December 6 | at New York Giants | W 28–10 | 8–5 | Giants Stadium | 62,998 | Recap |
| 15 | December 13 | Dallas Cowboys | W 20–17 | 9–5 | RFK Stadium | 56,437 | Recap |
| 16 | December 20 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 13–17 | 9–6 | Veterans Stadium | 65,841 | Recap |
| 17 | December 26 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 20–21 | 9–7 | RFK Stadium | 53,032 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Playoffs
edit| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Game recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card | January 2, 1993 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 24–7 | 1–0 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 57,363 | Recap |
| Divisional | January 9, 1993 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 13–20 | 1–1 | Candlestick Park | 64,991 | Recap |
Standings
edit| NFC East | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (2) Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 409 | 243 | W2 |
| (5) Philadelphia Eagles | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 354 | 245 | W4 |
| (6) Washington Redskins | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 300 | 255 | L2 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 306 | 367 | L1 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–6 | 4–10 | 243 | 332 | L2 |
References
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