1992 New York Giants season

The 1992 New York Giants season was the franchise's 68th season in the National Football League. The Giants finished in fourth place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 6–10 record.[1] Head coach Ray Handley was fired after this season,[2] when the Giants finished 1–6 after starting the season 5–4.[1]

1992 New York Giants season
Head coachRay Handley
Home fieldGiants Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th in NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersRB Rodney Hampton

Injuries marred the Giants' season, especially at quarterback. Phil Simms, once again the team's starting quarterback, suffered a season-ending elbow injury in Week 4. With Simms out the team once again turned to Jeff Hostetler, the Giants' original 1991 starter and winner of Super Bowl XXV, to take his place. Hostetler, who had his own troubles with injuries including a broken back that ended his 1991 season, soon found himself out of the lineup after suffering a concussion in Week 12.[3][4] The Giants were then forced to turn to a pair of rookies, Kent Graham and Dave Brown, but Graham suffered from elbow and shoulder problems, and Brown suffered a broken right thumb.[5][6] Hostetler returned for the final two games of the season, a win over the Kansas City Chiefs and a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.[4][7]

Perhaps the most catastrophic injury was the torn Achilles' tendon suffered by future Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor in Week 10,[8] as the Giants only won once more after the injury.[1] It was the second consecutive year that an injury to Taylor ended his season prematurely (a sprained knee in Week 13 of the 1991 season forced Taylor to miss the final game of the regular season and a previous game against the Cincinnati Bengals).[9][10][11]

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1992 NFL Draft
1992 New York Giants draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 11 Derek Brown  TE Notre Dame
2 41 Phillippi Sparks  CB Arizona State
3 69 Aaron Pierce  TE Washington
4 99 Keith Hamilton  DT Pittsburgh
      Made roster  

Roster
1992 New York Giants 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

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 6 San Francisco 49ers L 14–31 0–1 Giants Stadium 74,519
2 September 13 Dallas Cowboys L 28–34 0–2 Giants Stadium 76,430
3 September 21 at Chicago Bears W 27–14 1–2 Soldier Field 63,444
4 Bye
5 October 4 at Los Angeles Raiders L 10–13 1–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 43,103
6 October 11 Phoenix Cardinals W 31–21 2–3 Giants Stadium 70,042
7 October 18 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–38 2–4 Anaheim Stadium 53,541
8 October 25 Seattle Seahawks W 23–10 3–4 Giants Stadium 67,399
9 November 1 at Washington Redskins W 24–7 4–4 RFK Stadium 53,647
10 November 8 Green Bay Packers W 27–7 5–4 Giants Stadium 72,038
11 November 15 at Denver Broncos L 13–27 5–5 Mile High Stadium 75,269
12 November 22 Philadelphia Eagles L 34–47 5–6 Giants Stadium 68,153
13 November 26 at Dallas Cowboys L 3–30 5–7 Texas Stadium 62,416
14 December 6 Washington Redskins L 10–28 5–8 Giants Stadium 62,998
15 December 12 at Phoenix Cardinals L 0–19 5–9 Sun Devil Stadium 28,452
16 December 19 Kansas City Chiefs W 35–21 6–9 Giants Stadium 53,428
17 December 27 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–20 6–10 Veterans Stadium 64,266
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
NFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Dallas Cowboys 13 3 0 .813 6–2 9–3 409 243 W2
(5) Philadelphia Eagles 11 5 0 .688 6–2 8–4 354 245 W4
(6) Washington Redskins 9 7 0 .563 4–4 7–5 300 255 L2
New York Giants 6 10 0 .375 2–6 4–8 306 367 L1
Phoenix Cardinals 4 12 0 .250 2–6 4–10 243 332 L2

See also

References
  1. "1992 New York Giants". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  2. Litsky, Frank (December 31, 1992). "Pro Football; Handley's Unhappy Reign Is Brought to an End". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  3. Whittingham, Richard (2005). Illustrated History of the New York Giants. Chicago: Triumph Books. pp. 269–270. ISBN 1-57243-641-7.
  4. Litsky, Frank (December 20, 1992). "Pro Football; Hostetler Does His Part, and More". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  5. Litsky, Frank (December 16, 1992). "Pro Football; Optimistic Hostetler Returns to Practice". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  6. Litsky, Frank (October 17, 1992). "Pro Football: Giants Notebook; For Simms, Next Year Is Too Far Downfield". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  7. Litsky, Frank (December 28, 1992). "Pro Football; Exit Losing". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  8. Litsky, Frank (November 10, 1992). "Pro Football; Successors Are Sought to an Irreplaceable Giant". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2009.
  9. "Bored Taylor practices again". Hudson Valley News. Associated Press. December 4, 1991. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  10. Litsky, Frank (December 21, 1991). "Football; Today, the Motivated vs. the Moribund". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
  11. "Oilers–Giants notes". The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. December 22, 1991. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
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