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The 1992 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 17th season with the
National Football League (NFL). This was the first of three seasons in
Seattle for
head coach
Tom Flores , but the Seahawks' winning percentage (.125) remains the worst in franchise history.
The Seahawks' 140 points (8.8 points per game) scored in the regular season is the lowest total for any team playing a 16-game (minimum) season. Long-time
quarterback
Dave Krieg had left Seattle for the rival
Kansas City Chiefs in the offseason, leaving Seattle with
Kelly Stouffer ,
Stan Gelbaugh , and
Dan McGwire (brother of
Major League Baseball star
Mark McGwire ) as their three quarterbacks.
Football Outsiders called Seattle's 1992 offense "the worst offense in (their ranking system's) history."
[1] Seattle's 1,778
passing yards are the fewest in a season by any team during the 1990s.
[2] The teams's 3,374
all-purpose yards are the lowest by a team in a 16-game (minimum) season in NFL history; they had 31 fewer
total yards than the previous record-holders, the
1988 Detroit Lions , who had 3,405 all-purpose yards just
four seasons prior .
[3]
[4] Seattle was so inept that from the first game of the season until their Week 13 overtime win over
Denver , they collectively had fewer points scored than
punts attempted; for the entire season, the team finished with only slightly more points than punts. The team failed to score more than 17 points in a single game.
Despite their historically inept offense, Football Outsiders also ranked Seattle as having the third-best defense in
1992 , making them the most imbalanced team they had ever measured. The Seahawks' star
defensive tackle
Cortez Kennedy was named the 1992
NFL Defensive Player of the Year . Seattle gave up the fourth-fewest passing yards (2,661), and tied for fewest passing
touchdowns allowed (11) of any team in 1992.
Before their
Monday Night Football victory over the
Denver Broncos in the Kingdome in late November,
[5] the Seahawks honored
radio announcer
Pete Gross , inducting him as the fourth member of the
Ring of Honor , its first non-player. After his long bout with
cancer , Gross died two days later at age 55.
[6]
[7] That game was also the last MNF game played in the Kingdome and the last in Seattle until
2002 .
[note 1]
Offseason NFL Draft
[8]
Undrafted free agents Personnel Staff
1992 Seattle Seahawks staff
Front office
Owner –
Ken Behring
Executive vice president –
Mickey Loomis
Vice president of football operations –
Chuck Allen
Player personnel director – Mike Allman
Pro personnel director –
Randy Mueller
Assistant player personnel director – Rick Thompson Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Special teams – Russ Purnell Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Frank Raines
Final roster
1992 Seattle Seahawks final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics 47 active, 16 inactive, 4 practice squad
[9]
Starters in bold.
(*) Denotes players that were selected for the
1993 Pro Bowl . Schedule Preseason Source: Seahawks Media Guides
[10]
[11] Regular season Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.
Standings Game summaries Preseason Week P1: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Rams 7
7
7 0 21
Seahawks
7
0
0 0 7
at
Kingdome ,
Seattle
Week P2: at Indianapolis Colts
Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks 3
7
10 7 27
Colts
0
10
0 0 10
at
Hoosier Dome ,
Indianapolis
Week P3: vs. Phoenix Cardinals
Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinals
0
3
0 7 10
Seahawks 7
7
3 0 17
at
Kingdome ,
Seattle
Week P4: at San Francisco 49ers
Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
0
3 14 17
49ers 7
17
0 0 24
at
Candlestick Park , San Francisco
Date : Game time : 5:03 pm
local Game weather : clear, 70 °F (21 °C), 60% humidity, wind NW 22 miles per hour (35 km/h)Game attendance : 52,822Referee : Howard RoeTV :
KING
Gamebook
Regular season Week 1: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week One: Seattle Seahawks vs. Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bengals 0
7
0 14 21
Seahawks
3
0
0 0 3
at
Kingdome ,
Seattle
Game information
First quarter
SEA –
John Kasay 40-yard field goal, 10:12 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
CIN –
Eric Ball 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 11:32 (CIN 14–3)
CIN –
Fernandus Vinson 22-yard fumble return (Jim Breech kick), 8:17 (CIN 21–3)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –
CIN – 102 – 167 – 269 – 2
SEA –110 – 92 – 202 – 2
Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week Two: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
7
0 0 7
Chiefs 7
6
7 6 26
at
Arrowhead Stadium ,
Kansas City, Missouri
Date : September 13Game time : 12:00 pm
local Game weather : clear, 77 °F (25 °C), 66% humidity, wind S 22 miles per hour (35 km/h)Game attendance : 75,125Referee :
Jerry Markbreit TV :
NBC
Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA –
Paul Green 3-yard pass from
Kelly Stouffer (John Kasay kick), 9:57 (Tied 7–7)
KC – Nick Lowery 26-yard field goal, 1:08 (KC 10–7)
KC – Nick Lowery 32-yard field goal, 0:06 (KC 13–7)
KC –
Lonnie Marts 36-yard
interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 5:07 (KC 20–7) Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –
SEA – 98 – 91 – 189 – 4
KC – 206 – 115 – 321 – 1
Week 3: at New England Patriots
Week Three: Seattle Seahawks at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks 7
0
0 3 10
Patriots
0
0
6 0 6
at
Sullivan Stadium ,
Foxborough ,
Massachusetts
Date : September 20Game time : 1:01 pm
local Game weather : clear, 68 °F (20 °C), 55% humidity, wind NE 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)Game attendance : 42,327Referee :
Gerry Austin TV :
NBC
Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
SEA – John Kasay 25-yard field goal, 12:02 (SEA 10–6)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –
SEA – 110 – 140 – 250 – 0
NE – 146 – 99 – 245 – 3
Week 4: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week Four: Seattle Seahawks vs. Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Dolphins 3
3
3 10 19
Seahawks
0
10
0 7 17
at
Kingdome ,
Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA –
Louis Clark 26-yard pass from
Kelly Stouffer (
John Kasay kick), 12:12 (SEA 7–3)
SEA – John Kasay 35-yard field goal, 8:49 (SEA 10–3)
MIA – Pete Stoyanovich 31-yard field goal, 1:48 (SEA 10–6) Third quarter
MIA – Pete Stoyanovich 37-yard field goal, 6:21 (SEA 10–9) Fourth quarter
MIA – Pete Stoyanovich 27-yard field goal, 13:36 (MIA 12–10)
SEA –
John L. Williams 4-yard run (John Kasay kick), 9:51 (SEA 17–12)
MIA –
Fred Banks 15-yard pass from
Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 2:15 (MIA 19–17)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –
MIA – 255 – 59 – 314 – 4
SEA – 135 – 86 – 221 – 2
Week 5: at San Diego Chargers
Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
3
3 0 6
Chargers 10
7
0 0 17
at
San Diego Stadium ,
San Diego ,
California
Date : October 4Game time : 1:01 pm
local Game weather : clear, 73 °F (23 °C), 43% humidity, wind WSW 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)Game attendance : 36,783Referee :
Johnny Grier TV :
NBC
Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA –
John Kasay 27-yard field goal, 11:37 (SD 10–3)
SD – Anthony Miller 5-yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick), 0:12 (SD 17–3) Third quarter
SEA – John Kasay 29-yard field goal, 2:02 (SD 17–6) Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –
SEA – 70 – 110 – 180 – 3
SD – 195 – 107 – 302 – 0
Week 6: at Dallas Cowboys
Week Six: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
0
0 0 0
Cowboys 7
13
7 0 27
at
Texas Stadium ,
Irving, Texas
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
DAL – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (Lin Elliott kick), 9:24 (DAL 14–0)
DAL – Lin Elliott 31-yard field goal, 6:48 (DAL 17–0)
DAL – Lin Elliott 51-yard field goal, 1:51 (DAL 20–0) Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –
SEA – 24 – 38 – 62 – 3
DAL – 197 – 116 – 313 – 2
Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Raiders 0
12
0 7 19
Seahawks
0
0
0 0 0
at
Kingdome ,
Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
LA –
Nick Bell 66-yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick), 12:56 (LA 19–0)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –
LA – 69 – 179 – 248 – 1
SEA – 196 – 41 – 237 – 2
Week 8: at New York Giants
Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at New York Giants – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
3
7 0 10
Giants 0
6
14 3 23
at
Giants Stadium ,
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date : October 25Game time : 1:01 pm
local Game weather : cloudy, 51 °F (10.6 °C), 50% humidity, wind NW 21 miles per hour (34 km/h)Game attendance : 67,399Referee :
Ed Hochuli TV :
NBC
Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
NYG –
Matt Bahr 36-yard field goal, 12:49 (NYG 3–0)
SEA –
John Kasay 33-yard field goal, 7:28 (Tied 3–3)
NYG – Matt Bahr 25-yard field goal, 0:00 (NYG 6–3) Third quarter
Fourth quarter
NYG – Matt Bahr 30-yard field goal, 7:01 (NYG 23–10)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
SEA – John L. Williams: 11 rec, 45 yds
NYG –
Stephen Baker : 1 rec, 46 yds Team –
SEA – 108 – 78 – 186 – 2
NYG – 85 – 176 – 261 – 2
Week 10: vs. Washington Redskins
Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Redskins 0
3
6 7 16
Seahawks
0
3
0 0 3
at
Kingdome ,
Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
WAS – Chip Lohmiller 33-yard field goal, 8:15 (WAS 6–3)
WAS – Chip Lohmiller 37-yard field goal, 1:04 (WAS 9–3) Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –
WAS – 242 – 88 – 330 – 1
SEA – 59 – 124 – 183 – 3
Week 11: at Los Angeles Raiders
Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Raiders – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
0
0 3 3
Raiders 6
7
7 0 20
at
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles
Date : November 15Game time : 1:01 pm
local Game weather : clear, 78 °F (26 °C), 56% humidity, wind W 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)Game attendance : 46,862Referee :
Dick Hantak TV :
NBC
Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
LA –
Jeff Jaeger 47-yard field goal, 8:08 (LA 3–0)
LA – Jeff Jaeger 43-yard field goal, 4:47 (LA 6–0) Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
SEA –
John Kasay 43-yard field goal, 4:25 (LA 20–3)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –
SEA – 46 – 113 – 159 – 2
LA – 88 – 100 – 188 – 1
Week 12: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chiefs 10
7
7 0 24
Seahawks
0
7
7 0 14
at
Kingdome ,
Seattle
Date : November 22Game time : 5:06 pm
local Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 49,867Referee : Howard RoeTV :
ESPN
Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
KC –
Barry Word 44-yard run (
Nick Lowery kick), 10:50 (KC 7–0)
KC – Nick Lowery 20-yard field goal, 0:51 (KC 10–0) Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –
KC – 73 – 117 – 190 – 0
SEA – 129 – 181 – 310 – 6
Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos
Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Broncos
10
0
3 0 0 13
Seahawks 0
3
0 10 3 16
at
Kingdome ,
Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA –
John Kasay 30-yard field goal, 0:54 (DEN 10–3) Third quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 36-yard field goal, 5:26 (DEN 13–3) Fourth quarter
SEA – John Kasay 33-yard field goal, 5:20 (DEN 13–6)
SEA –
Brian Blades 3-yard pass from
Stan Gelbaugh (John Kasay kick), 0:00 (Tied 13–13) Overtime
SEA – John Kasay 32-yard field goal, 3:50 (SEA 16–13)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –
DEN – 112 – 84 – 196 – 2
SEA – 234 – 74 – 308 – 4
Week 14: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
7
7 0 14
Steelers 7
3
0 10 20
at
Three Rivers Stadium ,
Pittsburgh ,
Pennsylvania
Date : December 6Game time : 1:01 pm
local Game weather : cloudy, 26 °F (−3 °C), 60% humidity, wind SW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)Game attendance : 47,015Referee :
Larry Nemmers TV :
NBC
Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SEA –
John L. Williams 3-yard pass from Stan Gelbaugh (John Kasay kick), 8:51 (SEA 14–10) Fourth quarter
PIT –
Barry Foster 4-yard run (Gary Anderson kick), 2:22 (PIT 17–14)
PIT – Gary Anderson 39-yard field goal, 0:58 (PIT 20–14)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –
SEA – 153 – 67 – 220 – 2
PIT – 168 – 138 – 306 – 5
Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Eagles 3
7
0 7 3 20
Seahawks
3
7
0 7 0 17
at
Kingdome ,
Seattle
Game information
First quarter
SEA –
John Kasay 39-yard field goal, 10:28 (SEA 3–0)
PHI –
Roger Ruzek 42-yard field goal, 6:00 (Tied 3–3) Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Overtime
PHI – Roger Ruzek 44-yard field goal, 0:03 (PHI 20–17)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –
PHI – 276 – 190 – 466 – 2
SEA – 24 – 63 – 87 – 2
Week 16: at Denver Broncos
Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Seahawks
0
3
3 0 6
Broncos 0
0
7 3 10
at
Mile High Stadium ,
Denver ,
Colorado
Date : December 20Game time : 2:02 pm
local Game weather : 13 °F (−11 °C), 67% humidity, wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)Game attendance : 72,570Referee :
Tom White TV :
NBC
Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SEA –
John Kasay 34-yard field goal, 6:47 (SEA 3–0) Third quarter
Fourth quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 30-yard field goal, 11:55 (DEN 10–6)
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –
SEA – 80 – 142 – 222 – 2
DEN – 204 – 89 – 293 – 5
Week 17: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Chargers 0
6
7 18 31
Seahawks
7
0
7 0 14
at
Kingdome ,
Seattle
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SD –
John Carney 31-yard field goal, 12:35 (SEA 7–3)
SD – John Carney 38-yard field goal, 2:44 (SEA 7–6) Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team –
SD – 243 – 98 – 341 – 0
SEA – 202 – 156 – 358 – 2
Notes References
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1992 DVOA Rankings stats from 1992 to 2010 seasons
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Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1990 to 1999, in the NFL, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Passing Yds
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"Fewest All-purpose Yards By A Team In A Season In NFL History, Minimum 16 Games Played" . StatMuse . Retrieved February 22, 2024 .
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"Detroit Lions All-purpose Yards In The 1988 Season" . StatMuse . Retrieved February 22, 2024 .
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"Seahawks kick losing streak" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 1, 1992. p. C1.
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"Pete Gross loses battle with cancer" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 3, 1992. p. C2.
^ Weaver, Dan (December 3, 1992).
"Hardest loss of all for Hawks" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
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"1992 Seattle Seahawks Draftees" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved February 1, 2014 .
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"Home" . pro-football-reference.com .
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1992 Seahawks Media Guide , accessed February 14, 2015.
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1993 Seahawks Media Guide , accessed February 14, 2015.
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1992 NFL season results , NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
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