1992 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Wayne Fontes (5-11)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1992 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 5-11
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Wayne Fontes (5-11)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1992 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1992 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
Detroit scored 273 points, while the defense allowed 332. Rodney Peete passed for 1,702 yards. Brett Perriman topped pass catchers, hauling in 69 balls, while Herman Moore added 966 receiving yards.
Barry Sanders rushed for a team-leading 1,352 yards for the Lions.
Mel Jenkins, Kevin Scott, William White and Ray Crockett each snatched 4 opponent throws. Tracy Scroggins dropped opposing passers 7.5 times.
Wayne Fontes coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Jim Arnold | P | January 31, 1961 | 6'2" | 215 | Vanderbilt | Dalton, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 93 | Jerry Ball | NT | December 15, 1964 | 6'1" | 330 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 40 | Reggie Barrett | WR | August 14, 1969 | 6'3" | 214 | Texas-El Paso | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 8 | 6 |
| 36 | Bennie Blades | FS | September 3, 1966 | 6'0" | 221 | Miami (FL) | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Shawn Bouwens | LG | May 25, 1968 | 6'5" | 293 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Lincoln, NE USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Lomas Brown | LT | March 30, 1963 | 6'4" | 282 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Leonard Burton | C | June 18, 1964 | 6'3" | 275 | South Carolina | Memphis, TN USA | 2 | 2 |
| 87 | Jeff Campbell | WR | March 26, 1968 | 5'8" | 167 | Colorado | Denver, CO USA | 12 | 0 |
| 50 | Toby Caston | LB | July 17, 1965 | 6'1" | 235 | LSU | Monroe, LA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 32 | Willie Clay | DB | September 5, 1970 | 5'10" | 193 | Georgia Tech | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 55 | Mike Cofer | ROLB | April 7, 1960 | 6'5" | 245 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 8 | 8 |
| 21 | Harry Colon | DB | February 14, 1969 | 6'0" | 203 | Missouri | Kansas City, KS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Scott Conover | RT | September 27, 1968 | 6'4" | 276 | Purdue | Neptune, NJ USA | 15 | 15 |
| 39 | Ray Crockett | LCB | January 5, 1967 | 5'10" | 185 | Baylor | Dallas, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 67 | Ken Dallafior | RG | August 26, 1959 | 6'4" | 276 | Minnesota | Royal Oak, MI USA | 12 | 12 |
| 52 | John Derby | LB | March 24, 1968 | 6'0" | 232 | Iowa | Oconomowoc, WI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Mike Farr | WR | August 8, 1967 | 5'10" | 192 | UCLA | Santa Monica, CA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 97 | Darryl Ford | LB | June 22, 1966 | 6'1" | 225 | New Mexico St. | Dallas, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Dennis Gibson | RILB | February 8, 1964 | 6'2" | 240 | Iowa St. | Des Moines, IA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Kevin Glover | C | June 17, 1963 | 6'2" | 278 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 7 | 7 |
| 23 | Mel Gray | KR | March 16, 1961 | 5'9" | 167 | Purdue | Williamsburg, VA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 86 | Willie Green | WR | April 2, 1966 | 6'4" | 185 | Mississippi | Athens, GA USA | 15 | 13 |
| 4 | Jason Hanson | K | June 17, 1970 | 5'11" | 182 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 99 | Tracy Hayworth | LB | December 18, 1967 | 6'3" | 260 | Tennessee | Winchester, TN USA | 4 | 0 |
| 48 | Mike Hinnant | TE | September 8, 1966 | 6'3" | 268 | Temple | Washington, DC USA | 15 | 1 |
| 97 | Jeff Hunter | DE | April 12, 1966 | 6'5" | 286 | Albany State (GA) | Hampton, VA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 58 | George Jamison | LOLB | September 30, 1962 | 6'1" | 232 | Cincinnati | Bridgeton, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Mel Jenkins | RCB | March 16, 1962 | 5'10" | 172 | Cincinnati | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Jimmie Johnson | TE | October 6, 1966 | 6'2" | 252 | Howard | Augusta, GA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 95 | Troy Johnson | LB-DE | November 10, 1964 | 6'2" | 236 | Oklahoma | Houston, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 51 | Andre Jones | LB | May 15, 1969 | 6'2" | 245 | Notre Dame | Washington, DC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 57 | Victor Jones | LB | October 19, 1966 | 6'2" | 250 | Virginia Tech | Rockville, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Erik Kramer | QB | November 6, 1964 | 6'1" | 200 | North Carolina St. | Encino, CA USA | 7 | 3 |
| 72 | Jack Linn | T | June 10, 1967 | 6'5" | 295 | West Virginia | Sewickley, PA USA | 4 | 4 |
| 26 | Eric Lynch | RB | May 16, 1970 | 5'10" | 224 | Grand Valley St. | Woodhaven, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Aubrey Matthews | WR | September 15, 1962 | 5'7" | 165 | Delta St. | Pascagoula, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 97 | Mike McDonald | LB | June 22, 1958 | 6'1" | 238 | USC | North Hollywood, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Dennis McKnight | G | September 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 273 | Drake | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 2 |
| 82 | Thomas McLemore | TE | March 14, 1970 | 6'5" | 245 | Southern | Shreveport, LA USA | 11 | 1 |
| 62 | Blake Miller | C | August 23, 1968 | 6'1" | 282 | LSU | Alexandria, LA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 84 | Herman Moore | WR | October 20, 1969 | 6'4" | 210 | Virginia | Danville, VA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 33 | Don Overton | RB | September 24, 1967 | 6'0" | 221 | Fairmont St. | Columbus, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 90 | Dan Owens | DE | March 16, 1967 | 6'3" | 280 | USC | Whittier, CA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 9 | Rodney Peete | QB | March 16, 1966 | 6'0" | 230 | USC | Mesa, AZ USA | 10 | 10 |
| 80 | Brett Perriman | WR | October 10, 1965 | 5'9" | 180 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 96 | Lawrence Pete | NT | January 18, 1966 | 6'0" | 286 | Nebraska | Wichita, KS USA | 13 | 4 |
| 91 | Robert Porcher | DE | July 30, 1969 | 6'3" | 266 | South Carolina St. | Wando, SC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 94 | Kelvin Pritchett | RDE | October 24, 1969 | 6'3" | 322 | Mississippi | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 27 | Junior Robinson | DB | February 3, 1968 | 5'9" | 181 | East Carolina | High Point, NC USA | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | Barry Sanders | RB | July 16, 1968 | 5'8" | 203 | Oklahoma St. | Wichita, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Eric Sanders | T | October 22, 1958 | 6'6" | 277 | Nevada-Reno | Reno, NV USA | 6 | 1 |
| 38 | Kevin Scott | DB | May 19, 1969 | 5'9" | 175 | Stanford | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 1 |
| 59 | Tracy Scroggins | ROLB | September 11, 1969 | 6'3" | 273 | Tulsa | Checotah, OK USA | 16 | 7 |
| 54 | Chris Spielman | LILB | October 11, 1965 | 6'0" | 247 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Marc Spindler | LDE | November 28, 1969 | 6'5" | 290 | Pittsburgh | Scranton, PA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 33 | Troy Stradford | RB-WR | September 11, 1964 | 5'9" | 191 | Boston Col. | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 6 | 0 |
| 71 | Larry Tharpe | T | November 19, 1970 | 6'4" | 300 | Tennessee St. | Macon, GA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 34 | Ed Tillison | FB | February 12, 1969 | 6'0" | 225 | NW Missouri St. | Pearl River, LA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Andre Ware | QB | July 31, 1968 | 6'2" | 205 | Houston | Galveston, TX USA | 4 | 3 |
| 25 | Sheldon White | DB | March 1, 1965 | 5'11" | 188 | Miami (OH) | Dayton, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 35 | William White | SS | February 19, 1966 | 5'10" | 199 | Ohio St. | Lima, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
