1992 Denver Broncos season

1992 Denver Broncos season
Owner	Pat Bowlen
General manager	John Beake
Head coach	Dan Reeves
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Uniform

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.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1992 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 Defensive Coordinator – Wade Phillips Defensive Line – Ernie Stautner Linebackers – Mike Nolan Defensive Backs – Charlie Waters Defensive Assistant – Barney Chavous Defensive Quality Control – Joe DeCamillis Special teams coaches Tight Ends/Special Teams – Harold Richardson Strength and conditioning Strength/Conditioning – Al Miller

Roster

1992 Denver Broncos roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  7 John Elway  8 Tommy Maddox 12 Shawn Moore Running backs (RB) 40 Jeff Alexander 28 Gaston Green 31 Victor Jones 20 Greg Lewis 38 Reggie Rivers Wide receivers (WR) 80 Mark Jackson 82 Vance Johnson 86 Arthur Marshall 87 Cedric Tillman Tight ends (TE) 89 Reggie Johnson 88 Clarence Kay 81 Shannon Sharpe

Offensive linemen (OL) 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 67 Doug Widell G Defensive linemen (DL) 99 Shane Dronett DE 92 Ron Geater NT 71 Greg Kragen NT 70 Brian Sochia DE 54 Keith Traylor NT 96 Kenny Walker DE

Linebackers (LB) 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 (DB) 27 Steve Atwater FS 34 Tyrone Braxton CB 29 Charles Dimry CB 24 Wymon Henderson CB 21 Le-Lo Lang CB 22 Alton Montgomery 36 Frank Robinson CB 49 Dennis Smith SS Special teams  5 Brad Daluiso K/P  9 David Treadwell K

Practice squad -- Mark Flythe DE -- Jim Johnson T -- Russ McCullough T 47 active, 10 inactive, 3 practice squad Reserve 65 Elbert Crawford G/C (PUP) 93 Ronnie Haliburton OLB (IR)  2 Mike Horan P (IR) 42 Muhammad Oliver CB (IR) 91 Willie Oshodin DE (PUP) 78 Frank Pollack G (IR) 85 Derek Russell (IR) 30 Steve Sewell RB (IR) 32 Sammie Smith RB (IR) 25 Carlos Snow RB (IR) Rookies in italics

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

External links

• Denver Broncos – 1992 media guide
• 1992 Denver Broncos on Pro-Football-Reference.com