1992 Chicago Bears season

1992 Chicago Bears season
Head coachMike Ditka
Home stadiumSoldier Field
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th NFC Central
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1992 Chicago Bears season was their 73rd regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). The Bears were looking to get back into the playoffs for a third straight year and improve on their 11–5, second-place finish in the NFC Central Division. The Bears started the season with a 4–3 record but ended up losing eight of their remaining nine games, including six straight, and finished a disappointing 5–11, tied for last in the NFC Central with the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (the Bucs finished third, the Bears fourth and the Lions fifth based upon conference winning percentage).

The Bears' poor record resulted in head coach Mike Ditka being fired on January 5, 1993 after eleven seasons.[1] Dave Wannstedt, who was serving as the Dallas Cowboys' defensive coordinator, was hired to take his place. Ditka's Bears teams went a cumulative 106–62, and made the playoffs in seven out of 11 seasons since 1982, including a win in Super Bowl XX in 1985, with what is considered one of the best defenses in NFL history. He would return to coaching in 1997 as head coach of the New Orleans Saints. Additionally, this would mark the final season for future Hall of Fame middle linebacker Mike Singletary.

Offseason

Additions Subtractions
LS Mark Rodenhauser (Chargers) RB Johnny Bailey (Cardinals)
G Jay Hilgenberg[2] (Browns)
T Ron Mattes (Colts)

NFL draft

Main article: 1992 NFL draft
1992 Chicago Bears draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 22 Alonzo Spellman  Defensive end Ohio State
2 49 Troy Auzenne  Offensive tackle California
3 80 Jeremy Lincoln  Cornerback Tennessee
4 107 Will Furrer  Quarterback Virginia Tech
5 134 Todd Harrison  Tight end North Carolina State
6 161 Mark Berry  Defensive back Texas
7 192 John Brown  Wide receiver Houston
9 246 Mirko Jurkovic  Guard Notre Dame
10 273 Nikki Fisher  Running back Virginia
11 304 Louis Age  Offensive tackle Louisiana–Lafayette
12 331 Chris Wilson  Linebacker Oklahoma
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[3]

Undrafted free agents

1992 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Tyrone Ashley Running back Ole Miss
Kelly Blackwell Tight end TCU
Mark Bounds Punter Texas Tech
Charles Boyce Cornerback Sam Houston State
Jim Deter Defensive tackle Penn State
Maxie Graham Defensive end Western Illinois
Jeff Ireland Kicker Baylor
Darron Johnson Wide receiver Angelo State
Eric Johnson Defensive end Stephen F. Austin
Walter Jones Wide Receiver Duke
Brendan Lynch Linebacker Wisconsin
Marcus Mickel Wide receiver Virginia Tech
Peyton Minter Defensive end Purdue
David Nobbe Tackle Indianapolis
Ed O’Bradovich Linebacker Michigan State
Marlon Primous Safety Illinois
Alex Rankin Guard/Long Snapper Angelo State
Jim Schwantz Linebacker Purdue
Travis Talton Running back UW–Whitewater
Robert Taylor Fullback Mississippi College
Gene Thomas Wide receiver Maryland
John Wiley Safety Auburn
Arnie Williams Linebacker Southern Miss

Staff

1992 Chicago Bears staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength Coordinator –Clyde Emrich
  • Physical Development Coordinator – Russ Riederer

Final roster

1992 Chicago Bears roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Rookies in italics
47 active, 9 reserve

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Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 6 Detroit Lions W 27–24 63,672
2 September 13 at New Orleans Saints L 6–28 68,591
3 September 21 New York Giants L 14–27 63,444
4 September 27 Atlanta Falcons W 41–31 63,528
5 October 4 at Minnesota Vikings L 20–21 60,992
6 Bye
7 October 18 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 31–14 61,412
8 October 25 at Green Bay Packers W 30–10 59,435
9 November 2 Minnesota Vikings L 10–38 61,257
10 November 8 Cincinnati Bengals L 28–31 56,120
11 November 15 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–20 69,102
12 November 22 Green Bay Packers L 3–17 56,170
13 November 29 at Cleveland Browns L 14–27 73,578
14 December 7 at Houston Oilers L 7–24 62,193
15 December 13 Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–6 52,904
16 December 20 at Detroit Lions L 3–16 72,777
17 December 27 at Dallas Cowboys L 14–27 63,101

Game summaries

Week 8: at Green Bay Packers

Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
Team 1 234Total
• Bears 3 1737 30
Packers 0 1000 10
Scoring summary
1BearsKevin Butler 18-yard field goalBears 3–0
2PackersChris Jacke 51-yard field goalTie 3–3
2BearsBrad Muster 1-yard run (Kevin Butler kick)Bears 10–3
2BearsKeith Jennings 4-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick)Bears 17–3
2PackersSterling Sharpe 10-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick)Bears 17–10
2BearsKevin Butler 30-yard field goalBears 20–10
3BearsKevin Butler 21-yard field goalBears 23–10
4BearsDarren Lewis 30-yard run (Kevin Butler kick)Bears 30–10

Week 15 vs Steelers

See also: 1992 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Week Fifteen: Pittsburgh Steelers (10–3) at Chicago Bears (4–9)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 3 036
Bears 3 10 71030

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Mike Singletary's final home game. It was the Bears' only win in their final nine games.

Standings

NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Minnesota Vikings 11 5 0 .688 7–1 8–4 374 249 W2
Green Bay Packers 9 7 0 .563 4–4 6–6 276 296 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 11 0 .313 3–5 5–9 267 365 W1
Chicago Bears 5 11 0 .313 3–5 4–8 295 361 L2
Detroit Lions 5 11 0 .313 3–5 3–9 273 332 L1

References

  1. ^ Cahill, Dan (January 5, 2016). "The Bears fired Mike Ditka 23 years ago today". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "1992 NFL Transactions. Trades - August". National Football League. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "1992 Chicago Bears draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "1992 Chicago Bears starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
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