1992 Los Angeles Rams season

Los Angeles Rams
1992 Los Angeles Rams season
Owner	Georgia Frontiere
Head coach	Chuck Knox
Home field	Anaheim Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Uniform

The 1992 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 55th year with the National Football League and the 47th season in Los Angeles. In a scheduling quirk, the Rams' first four opponents were all AFC East teams. The Rams' final twelve games were against only NFC teams.

According to Football Outsiders, the 1992 Rams had the second-worst run-defense they had ever tracked.^[1] The Rams allowed 383 points, the second most in the league in 1992.^[2] The Rams were also second-worst in the league in total allowed yards (5,523), allowed rushing yards (2,230), and yards per rushing attempt (4.8).^[3]

The Rams' first four games were vs. the AFC East, the first time a team played four inter-conference games to begin a season since the AFL-NFL merger. This was repeated two years later by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1992 Los Angeles Rams draft
1	3	Sean Gilbert *	Defensive tackle	Pittsburgh
2	30	Steve Israel	Defensive back	Pittsburgh
3	57	Marc Boutte	Defensive tackle	LSU
3	60	Todd Kinchen	Wide receiver	LSU
4	87	Shawn Harper	Offensive tackle	Indiana
5	114	Chris Crooms	Defensive back	Texas A&M
6	144	Joe Campbell	Running back	Middle Tennessee
7	171	Darryl Ashmore	Offensive tackle	Northwestern
8	198	Ricky Jones	Quarterback	Alabama State
9	228	T. J. Rubley	Quarterback	Tulsa
10	255	Tim Lester	Running back	Eastern Kentucky
11	281	Brian Townsend	Linebacker	Michigan
11	282	Brian Thomas	Wide receiver	Southern
12	312	Kelvin Harris	Center	Miami (FL)
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

**1992 Los Angeles Rams staff**

	Front office Owner/President – Georgia Frontiere Executive Vice President – John Shaw Senior Vice President – Jay Zygmunt Administrator of Football Operations – Jack Faulkner Director of Player Personnel – John Becker Head coaches Vice President/Head Coach – Chuck Knox Assistant Head Coach/Safeties – Joe Vitt Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Ernie Zampese Quarterbacks – Ted Tollner Running Backs – Chick Harris Wide Receivers – Milt Jackson Tight Ends – Howard Tippett Offensive Line – Jim Erkenbeck Offensive Assistant – Mike Martz			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – George Dyer Linebackers – Dick Selcer Defensive Backs – Rod Perry Special teams coaches Special Teams – Howard Tippett Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Chris Clausen

Roster

**1992 Los Angeles Rams roster**

	Quarterbacks 11 Jim Everett 14 Mike Pagel 12 T. J. Rubley Running backs 39 Robert Delpino FB 43 Cleveland Gary 38 David Lang 34 Tim Lester 32 Anthony Thompson 30 Vernon Turner Wide receivers 83 Flipper Anderson 89 Jeff Chadwick 84 Aaron Cox 80 Henry Ellard 22 Emile Harry 81 Todd Kinchen Tight ends 88 Pat Carter 86 Damone Johnson 82 Travis McNeal 87 Jim Price		Offensive linemen 61 Bern Brostek C 51 Blair Bush C 72 Robert Jenkins T 66 Tom Newberry G 64 Gerald Perry T 71 Joe Milinichik G 69 Jeff Pahukoa G 78 Jackie Slater T Defensive linemen 96 Marc Boutte DT 90 Sean Gilbert DT 70 Bill Hawkins DE 95 Mike Piel DT 97 Gerald Robinson DE 99 Alvin Wright DT 76 Robert Young DE		Linebackers 59 Paul Butcher OLB 91 Kevin Greene 52 Larry Kelm MLB 58 Roman Phifer OLB 50 Scott Stephen 53 Fred Strickland OLB 55 Leon White Defensive backs 28 Robert Bailey CB 25 Chris Crooms 20 Darryl Henley CB 31 Steve Israel 27 Sammy Lilly CB 41 Todd Lyght CB 26 Anthony Newman FS/SS 23 Michael Stewart SS 37 Pat Terrell FS Special teams 17 Don Bracken P 10 Tony Zendejas K		Reserve lists 77 Darryl Ashmore T (IR) -- Shawn Harper DT (IR) 92 David Rocker DT (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 6, 1992	at Buffalo Bills	L 40–7	79,001
2	September 13, 1992	New England Patriots	W 14–0	40,402
3	September 20, 1992	at Miami Dolphins	L 26–10	55,945
4	September 27, 1992	New York Jets	W 18–10	42,005
5	October 4, 1992	at San Francisco 49ers	L 27–24	63,071
6	October 11, 1992	at New Orleans Saints	L 13–10	68,591
7	October 18, 1992	New York Giants	W 38–17	53,541
8	Bye
9	November 1, 1992	at Atlanta Falcons	L 30–28	62,168
10	November 8, 1992	Phoenix Cardinals	L 20–14	40,788
11	November 15, 1992	at Dallas Cowboys	W 27–23	63,690
12	November 22, 1992	San Francisco 49ers	L 27–10	65,858
13	November 29, 1992	Minnesota Vikings	L 31–17	54,831
14	December 6, 1992	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–27	38,387
15	December 13, 1992	New Orleans Saints	L 37–14	47,355
16	December 20, 1992	at Green Bay Packers	L 28–13	57,796
17	December 27, 1992	Atlanta Falcons	W 38–27	37,706

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ San Francisco 49ers	14	2	0	.875	6–0	11–1	431	236	W8
⁽⁴⁾ New Orleans Saints	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	330	202	W1
Atlanta Falcons	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	327	414	L2
Los Angeles Rams	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	313	383	W1

References

^ Football Outsiders – DVOA 7.0: Worst Teams Ever, from 1991–2011, second only to the 1996 Redskins
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1992 Los Angeles Rams
^ 1992 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics, second in 1992 to the Atlanta Falcons.
^ "1992 Los Angeles Rams draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

External links

1992 Los Angeles Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com

[DVOA7.0-1] Football Outsiders – DVOA 7.0: Worst Teams Ever, from 1991–2011, second only to the 1996 Redskins

[2] Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1992 Los Angeles Rams

[3] 1992 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics, second in 1992 to the Atlanta Falcons.

[4] "1992 Los Angeles Rams draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

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