1992 Denver Broncos season

The 1992 Denver Broncos season was the team's 33rd year in professional football and its 23rd with the National Football League (NFL). Overall, this team finished with an 8–8 record and did not make the playoffs. It was also head coach Dan Reeves' twelfth and final season as head coach. He was fired and replaced by Wade Phillips the following season. This would be the last time the Broncos ranked bottom 10 on offense and defense until the 2023 season

1992 Denver Broncos season
OwnerPat Bowlen
General managerJohn Beake
Head coachDan Reeves
Home fieldMile High Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform

Offseason

NFL Draft
1992 Denver Broncos draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 25 Tommy Maddox  Quarterback UCLA
2 54 Shane Dronett  Defensive end Texas
4 110 Chuck Johnson  Guard Texas
5 137 Frank Robinson  Defensive back Boise State
7 170 Ron Geater  Defensive end Iowa
7 181 Jim Johnson  Tackle Michigan State
7 193 Jon Bostick  Wide receiver Nebraska
8 208 Dietrich Lockridge  Guard Jackson State
9 249 Muhammad Oliver  Cornerback Oregon
10 278 Bob Meeks  Center Auburn
11 305 Cedric Tillman  Wide receiver Alcorn State
12 334 John Granby  Defensive back Virginia Tech
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff
1992 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

  • President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen
  • General Manager – John Beake
  • Director of Football Operations – Lide Huggins
  • Director of Player Personnel – Reed Johnson

Head coaches

  • Vice President/Head Coach – Dan Reeves
  • Special Assistant – Marvin Bass

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – George Henshaw
  • Quarterbacks – Raymond Berry
  • Running Backs – Mo Forte
  • Offensive Line – Pete Mangurian
 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Tight Ends/Special Teams – Harold Richardson

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength/Conditioning – Al Miller

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Roster
1992 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 40 Jeff Alexander
  • 28 Gaston Green
  • 31 Victor Jones
  • 20 Greg Lewis
  • 38 Reggie Rivers

Wide receivers

  • 80 Mark Jackson
  • 82 Vance Johnson
  • 86 Arthur Marshall KR/PR
  • 87 Cedric Tillman

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen
  • 62 Jeff Davidson G
  • 68 Russell Freeman T
  • 66 Chuck Johnson T
  • 72 Keith Kartz C
  • 76 Ken Lanier T
  • 61 Bob Meeks C
  • 79 Dave Widell C/G/LS
  • 67 Doug Widell G

Defensive linemen

  • 99 Shane Dronett DE
  • 92 Ron Geater NT
  • 71 Greg Kragen NT
  • 70 Brian Sochia DE
  • 54 Keith Traylor DT
  • 96 Kenny Walker DE
 Linebackers
  • 56 Michael Brooks ILB
  • 51 Mike Croel OLB
  • 73 Simon Fletcher OLB
  • 55 John Kacherski OLB
  • 59 Tim Lucas OLB
  • 77 Karl Mecklenburg ILB
  • 52 Jeff Mills OLB
  • 50 John Sullins ILB

Defensive backs

  • 27 Steve Atwater FS
  • 34 Tyrone Braxton CB
  • 29 Charles Dimry CB
  • 24 Wymon Henderson CB
  • 21 Le-Lo Lang CB
  • 22 Alton Montgomery FS/KR
  • 36 Frank Robinson CB
  • 49 Dennis Smith SS

Special teams

  •  5 Brad Daluiso K/P
  •  9 David Treadwell K
 Reserve lists
  • 65 Elbert Crawford G/C (PUPTooltip Physically unable to perform)
  • 93 Ronnie Haliburton OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  •  2 Mike Horan P (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 42 Muhammad Oliver CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 91 Willie Oshodin DE (PUPTooltip Physically unable to perform)
  • 78 Frank Pollack G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 85 Derek Russell WR/KR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 30 Steve Sewell RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 32 Sammie Smith RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 25 Carlos Snow RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

  • -- Mark Flythe DE
  • -- Jim Johnson T
  • -- Russ McCullough T

47 active, 10 inactive, 3 practice squad


Rookies in italics

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Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 6 Los Angeles Raiders W 17–13 1–0 Mile High Stadium 75,418
2 September 13 San Diego Chargers W 21–13 2–0 Mile High Stadium 74,367
3 September 20 at Philadelphia Eagles L 0–30 2–1 Veterans Stadium 65,833
4 September 27 at Cleveland Browns W 12–0 3–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,064
5 October 4 Kansas City Chiefs W 20–19 4–1 Mile High Stadium 75,629
6 October 12 at Washington Redskins L 3–34 4–2 RFK Stadium 56,371
7 October 18 Houston Oilers W 27–21 5–2 Mile High Stadium 74,827
8 October 25 at San Diego Chargers L 21–24 5–3 Jack Murphy Stadium 53,576
9 Bye
10 November 8 New York Jets W 27–16 6–3 Mile High Stadium 74,678
11 November 15 New York Giants W 27–13 7–3 Mile High Stadium 75,269
12 November 22 at Los Angeles Raiders L 0–24 7–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 50,011
13 November 30 at Seattle Seahawks L 13–16 7–5 Kingdome 51,612
14 December 6 Dallas Cowboys L 27–31 7–6 Mile High Stadium 74,946
15 December 12 at Buffalo Bills L 17–27 7–7 Rich Stadium 71,740
16 December 20 Seattle Seahawks W 10–6 8–7 Mile High Stadium 72,570
17 December 27 at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–42 8–8 Arrowhead Stadium 76,240

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
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

References
  1. 2010 Denver Broncos Media Guide. pp. 603–606. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
  2. "1992 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
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