1992 New England Patriots season


The 1992 New England Patriots season was the team’s 33rd season overall and 23rd in the National Football League. It was the team’s second year with Dick MacPherson as head coach and the team had its third owner in the last five seasons. Businessman Victor Kiam, who had purchased the team from its founders, the Sullivan family, in 1988, sold the team to advertising executive and Anheuser-Busch scion James Orthwein in the 1991-92 offseason.
The Patriots were looking to improve on their 6-10 record from the year before but instead regressed back to a 2-14 record. They finished last in the AFC East and their record tied the Seattle Seahawks for the worst mark in the entire league that season. The Patriots did manage to earn the first pick in the subsequent draft.
Following the season, wholesale changes were made. MacPherson and his staff were fired and Bill Parcells, who had last coached the New York Giants to victory in Super Bowl XXV, was brought in as his replacement. The 1992 team was also the last to play in the colors that the Patriots had played in since their founding, as the team adopted a new logo and a blue, silver, and red color scheme.

Offseason

1992 NFL Draft

RoundOverallPlayerPositionCollege
113Eugene ChungTackleVirginia Tech
235Rod SmithCornerbackNotre Dame
364Todd CollinsLinebackerCarson–Newman
371Kevin TurnerRunning backAlabama
490Dion LambertCornerbackUCLA
493Darren AndersonCornerbackToledo
5116Dwayne SabbLinebackerNew Hampshire
6165Tracy BoydGuardElizabeth City State
6142Lawrence HatchCornerbackFlorida
7176Wayne HawkinsWide receiverSW Minnesota
7194Jim GrayDefensive TackleWest Virginia
8204Scott LockwoodRunning backUSC
8205Sam GashFullbackPenn State
9232David DixonGuardArizona State
10261Turner BaurTight endStanford
10277Steve GordonCenterCalifornia
11288Mike PetkoLinebackerNebraska
12333Freeman BaysingerWide receiverHumboldt State

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Standings