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1992 Detroit Lions season

NFL team season

Field	Value
team	Detroit Lions
year	1992
record	5–11
division_place	5th NFC Central
coach	Wayne Fontes
off_coach	Dan Henning
def_coach	Woody Widenhofer
general manager	Chuck Schmidt
owner	William Clay Ford Sr.
stadium	Pontiac Silverdome
playoffs	Did not qualify
shortnavlink	Lions seasons

The 1992 Detroit Lions season was the 63rd season in franchise history. After going 12–4 from the 1991 season, the Lions took a step back as they posted a disappointing 5-11 record despite another Pro Bowl season from Barry Sanders, who passed Billy Sims for the franchise record in rushing on November 22. The Lions were expected to once again challenge for the NFC title. However, that did not happen, as they failed to qualify for the playoffs. It would be the first season the franchise would have involving kicker Jason Hanson. He would play 21 seasons as a Lion, a franchise record.

Offseason

Additions		Subtractions
TE Jimmie Johnson (Redskins)

NFL draft

Main article: 1992 NFL draft

Notes

Detroit traded up from its third-round selection (82nd) with Dallas for the Cowboys' second-round selection (56th), giving up its fourth- and ninth-round selections (190th and 250th) in return.
Detroit received Denver's third-round selection (81st) in return for OT Harvey Salem.
Detroit's fifth-round pick (138th) was traded to New Orleans in exchange for WR Brett Perriman.
Detroit traded up from its sixth-round selection (165th) with New England for the Patriots' sixth-round selection (145th), giving up its seventh-, tenth- and twelfth-round selections (194th, 277th and 333rd) in return.

Undrafted free agents

Player	Position	College
Darrell Brooks	Center	Tennessee State
Tony Crutchfield	Defensive Back	BYU
John Derby	Linebacker	Iowa
Ken Ealy	Wide receiver	Central Michigan
Darrin Eaton	Wide receiver	Michigan State
Earnest Fields	Linebacker	Tennessee
Eric Lynch	Running back	Grand Valley State
Mike Riley	Punter	Mississippi State
Ed Thomas	Wide receiver	Indiana
Bernard Wilson	Defensive tackle	Tennessee State

Personnel

Staff

Owner and president – William Clay Ford Sr.
Executive vice president and chief operating officer – Chuck Schmidt
Treasurer – William Clay Ford Jr.
Director of player personnel – Ron Hughes
Director of pro scouting – Kevin Colbert
Head coach – Wayne Fontes
Assistant head coach – Dave Levy
Offensive coordinator – Dan Henning
Running backs – Billie Matthews
Receivers – Charlie Sanders
Offensive line – Jerry Wampfler
Offensive assistant – Dave Jaumotte
Defensive coordinator – Woody Widenhofer
Defensive line – Lamar Leachman
Inside linebackers – Herb Paterra
Outside linebackers – Don Clemons
Defensive backs – John Fontes
Special teams – Frank Gansz
Strength and conditioning/defensive assistant – Bert Hill

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 6	at Chicago Bears	L 27–24
2	September 13	Minnesota Vikings	W 31–17
3	September 20	at Washington Redskins	L 13–10
4	September 27	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 27–23
5	October 4	New Orleans Saints	L 13–7
6	Bye
7	October 15	at Minnesota Vikings	L 31–14
8	October 25	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 38–7
9	November 1	Green Bay Packers	L 27–13
10	November 8	Dallas Cowboys	L 37–3
11	November 15	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–14
12	November 22	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 19–13
13	November 26	Houston Oilers	L 24–21
14	December 6	at Green Bay Packers	L 38–10
15	December 13	Cleveland Browns	W 24–14
16	December 20	Chicago Bears	W 16–3
17	December 28	at San Francisco 49ers	L 24–6

Game summaries

Week 16

Barry Sanders 20 Rush, 113 Yds

Standings

References

"1992 Detroit Lions Media Guide".
[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199212200det.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]. Retrieved 2014-Oct-20.

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