1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Cleveland Browns
Early in the second quarter, Floyd Fields had his only career interception, setting his team up at the Cleveland 49, but an underthrown Humphries pass was intercepted three plays later. Another scoring chance was missed late in the half when Carney's 48-yard field goal attempt was blocked. The Browns drove 51 yards the other and Matt Stover was successful with a 36-yard kick, reducing San Diego's lead to 7–3 at the interval.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Cleveland Browns
Cleveland and San Diego both punted from near midfield on their first drives of the second half; Carrington downed Kidd's punt at the Cleveland 1. The Browns then drove 99 yards in 10 plays to take the lead on Tomczak's touchdown pass to Michael Jackson. A 20-yard catch by Miller had the Chargers back in field goal range, but Kidd mishandled the snap on what would have been a game-tying 44-yard attempt. Harmon fumbled again on the next Charger drive, leading to another Stover field goal and a 13–7 Cleveland lead with five minutes to play.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Cleveland Browns
San Diego began their next drive at their own 28. Butts rushed 4 times for 27 yards before Humphries overthrew Lewis in the end zone, bringing up a 3rd and 8 at the Cleveland 45. Humphries went long again, this time finding Miller in the middle of the end zone with 2:05 to play.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Cleveland Browns
Tomczak responded with three straight completions, but Carrington forced a fumble after the third of these, and Stanley Richard recovered at his own 38 with 52 seconds to play. Butts carried three times, with the Browns calling time-out after each of them, before Kidd punted and Cleveland took over at their own 29 with 29 seconds to play. Tomczak threw an incompletion, then was sacked by Mims. He had time for one more pass, which Jackson caught at the Charger 36 with no time on the clock.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 11: at Cleveland Browns
San Diego won despite Tomczak's 322 passing yards, the most any quarterback posted against the Charger defense all season. Miller caught 7 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
San Diego achieved their first winning record since the end of the 1987 after a game where they led from the 1st quarter onwards. Following an exchange of punts, the Chargers moved from their own 21 to the Tampa 43. Humphries then eluded two potential sacks before taking off up the right sideline for 25 yards. Five plays later, on 3rd and goal from the 3, he found Harmon on a corner route for the touchdown. San Diego scored twice more in the next two minutes.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
After a penalty backed the Buccaneers up at their own 3, Mims broke through to bring down quarterback Vinny Testaverde for a safety. Lewis field the ensuing free kick near the left sideline at his own 20, angled right to exploit a gap in the Tampa coverage, broke a tackle and made 62 yards before being forced out of bounds on the right sideline. That set up a Carney field goal and a 12–0 lead.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Testaverde led an 80-yard drive in response, featuring an 18-yard run by former Charger Gary Anderson on 3rd and 9 and capped by Testaverde's own touchdown pass. Carney made a 31-yard field goal late in the half, and the Chargers got the ball back at their own 39 with 1:24 left on the clock. Harmon had three catches for 40 yards on the ensuing drive before scoring with a 6-yard run, extending the Charger lead to 22–7 with 14 seconds on the clock.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
There was no scoring in the 3rd quarter, but Testaverde ran for a touchdown, again at the end of an 80-yard drive. The Chargers were driving in Buccaneers territory with six minutes to play when Butts lost a fumble. Tampa Bay reached a 4th and 4 at their own 36 and went for the first down but Anderson was stopped a yard short by Carrington and others. Humphries ran in an insurance touchdown in the final minutes, going 4 yards on a naked bootleg.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mims had three of the Chargers' six sacks. Butts rushed 22 times for 104 yards.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Touchdowns on three consecutive first half drive set up an easy prime time win for the Chargers. Los Angeles began the game well, Eric Dickerson rushing on the game's first four plays for a total of 30 yards. They reached the Charger 21, but came up empty handed when a leaping Kevin Murphy blocked Jeff Jaeger's field goal try. The Raiders gained a first down at the Charger 48 on their next drive, but Jay Schroeder's pass was deflected slightly and intercepted inches from the ground by Richard, who returned it 20 yards to the Charger 45.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
San Diego advanced to the Los Angeles 20 yard line, from where Butts broke through several tackles on a run up the middle, but had the ball knocked loose as he approached the goal line. The loose ball ran generously for Miller to fall on it and recover as he rolled into the end zone.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Los Angeles then put together a 60-yard drive, ending with a successful Jaeger field goal. San Diego's response began at their own 15 yard line. Jefferson converted a 3rd and 10 with a 15-yard catch, and Bieniemy had an 18-yard run up the middle, before Harmon pulled in a one-handed catch and broke to the right sideline for a 45-yard gain, finally being pushed out of bounds a yard from the end zone. Butts scored on the next play. The Raiders drove 62 yards and earned a first down at the Charger 29 late in the half.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Tim Brown then caught a short pass but fumbled when tackled by Delton Hall. Seau picked up the loose ball and, following laterals to Vanhorse and Carrington, the Chargers returned it a total of 28 yards to the Raider 48. Ronnie Harmon took a draw 33 yards to the 15, before a pair of controversial plays: Harmon was ruled not to have made a catch in the end zone despite appearing to have both feet down before the ball was knocked away, then an apparent Lewis fumble ruled an incomplete pass. Jefferson caught a touchdown on the next play with 16 seconds left in the half, and the Chargers led 21–3.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
San Diego missed chances to extend their lead on their first two possessions of the second half, with Butts stopped short on fourth down, and Humphries intercepted in Raider territory. Los Angeles, however, gained only two first downs in the second half. Dickerson, who had gained 100 yards in the first half, was limited to a single carry for 3 yards as his team played catch-up. Twice in the final quarter, the Raiders went for it on fourth down, but a Winter sack and an incompletion caused them to turn the ball over both times. In each case, the Chargers capitalised with a field goal.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Despite the wide margin of victory, San Diego only outgained the Raiders 333–324. Harmon had 4 carries for 37 yards, and 4 catches for 74 yards.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Phoenix Cardinals
San Diego moved into a tie atop the AFC West after overcoming an early 14–0 deficit. Harmon fumbled on the opening kickoff, and the Cardinals had to travel only 28 yards for a Chris Chandler touchdown pass. Following a Charger punt, Vanhorse was flagged for a 43-yard pass interference setting up a Johnny Johnson touchdown run only 7:36 into the game. San Diego were forced to punt again, but Carrington intercepted Chandler and returned the ball 37 yards to give them another chance, starting at the opposition 27.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Phoenix Cardinals
After two plays netted four yards, Humphries hit Miller on an out route, and the receiver turned up the left sideline for a touchdown. Phoenix drove 69 yards to the Charger 13 on the next possession, but Shawn Lee forced Johnson to fumble, with Mims recovering. They missed another good scoring chance on their following drive, Greg Davis missing wide left on a 25-yard field goal. Lewis's 17-yard catch on 3rd and 10 helped move San Diego in range for a 50-yard field goal try, which Carney converted late in the final minute of the half; the score was 14–10 at the interval.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Phoenix Cardinals
Midway through the 3rd quarter, the Cardinals extended their lead - Ricky Proehl got behind Carrington for a 63-yard touchdown reception. The Chargers responded late in the quarter. Humphries had back-to-back completions of 25 yards to Bieniemy and 26 yards to Miller, before Bieniemy scored on a 5-yard run off right tackle. Humphries was intercepted early in the final quarter, but Seau forced a fumble on the next play, with Byrd recovering at the Charger 37. San Diego moved to a 2nd and 20 at the Phoenix 47, from where Humphries hit Lewis with a deep pass to the 1.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Phoenix Cardinals
Butts was stopped for no gain on the next play, then Humphries was nearly intercepted, before Harmon scored and the Chargers had their first lead at 24–20. Phoenix missed another scoring chance on the next drive, Byrd forcing Proehl to fumble at the Charger 32, with Lee making the recovery. On the next Cardinal drive, O'Neal sacked Chandler on 4th and 5, setting up a Carney field goal with 1:44 to play. Frank ended the final Cardinals drive with a fourth down interception.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 14: at Phoenix Cardinals
O'Neal had 4 of the Chargers' 6 sacks. San Diego and Kansas City (who lost to Los Angeles) were tied at 8–5 with Denver a game back, though the Chiefs held the tiebreaker advantage having beaten the Chargers twice.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Despite another bad start, the Chargers assured themselves of a winning record and maintained their playoff push. They held the ball for over nine minutes on their opening drive, going 77 yards in 14 plays, with Harmon twice converting third down situations. The running back was eventually stopped at the 3 on 3rd and goal from the 11, and Carney opened the scoring with a short field goal. The Bengals required only one play to respond, David Klingler using play action and finding Jeff Query behind Byrd and Carrington for an 83-yard touchdown.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Humphries was intercepted three plays later, though the Charger defense forced a three-and-out. San Diego then began another long drive, going from their own 20 to a 3rd and goal at the Cincinnati 4. On the fifteenth play of the drive, Humphries was intercepted in the end zone. The Bengals drove 50 yards the other way, and added a field goal with 1:41 remaining in the half. Starting from his own 25, Humphries threw passes on seven consecutive plays, completing six of them to four different receivers. He found Miller on a corner route for an 11-yard touchdown with 15 seconds on the clock, and the game was tied 10–10 at halftime.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
The Chargers drove 66 yards in 13 plays for another touchdown on their first drive of the second half. Jefferson's juggling 18-yard catch on 3rd and 11 moved the ball into Bengals territory, and Humphries rolled right on a naked bootleg on 4th and goal from the 1, narrowly making it across the goal line for the go-ahead score.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Gary Plummer intercepted Klingler on the next play, leaving his offense to drive only 18 yards for their third touchdown in a row: Humphries converted a 4th and 1 with a sneak, and Bernstine, back after an eight-week injury break, went up the middle to score from the 7. After only three more plays, Klinger had a pass batted high in the air by Seau, with Carrington claiming an interception. That set up a 48-yard Carney field goal. An O'Neal sack pushed Cincinnati out of field goal range on their next drive, and San Diego saw out the rest of the game without incident.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
The Chargers possessed the ball for nearly 22 minutes in the first half alone, and for over 39 minutes in total. Harmon had 8 catches for 80 yards, and 5 carries for 30 yards.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Los Angeles Raiders
A dominant first half propelled the Chargers to a playoff berth. After taking the opening kickoff, they drove 59 yards in 12 plays, with Bernstine converting a pair of third downs. Carney capped the drive with a 42-yard field goal, putting San Diego ahead to play. After a Raider three-and-out, the Chargers used up the remainder of the opening quarter, going 51 yards in 13 plays. Humphries converted a 4th and inches with a quarterback sneak, but San Diego eventually settled for another field goal.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Los Angeles Raiders
Los Angeles failed to gain a first down on either of their next two possessions, and the Chargers took control with a pair of Humphries touchdown passes. On 3rd and 6 from the Raider 14, he hit Miller on an out pattern; the receiver eluded a tackler and turned up the right sideline to score. Next, Humphries found Lewis in stride inside the Raider 10 for a 50-yard touchdown. Los Angeles responded by moving into Charger territory for the first time, but Byrd's one-handed interception ended the threat.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Los Angeles Raiders
Lewis's 20-yard reception on 3rd and 12 was the biggest play of the next drive, which ended with another Carney field goal. The Chargers led 23–0 at the break, having scored on all five of their first half possessions while holding the ball for over 20 minutes and outgaining the Raiders 233–30.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Los Angeles Raiders
The Charger defense continued their dominance into the 3rd quarter, forcing three further three-and-outs while Carney added another field goal. Los Angeles' backup quarterback Vince Evans threw two touchdowns in the latter stages, but San Diego responded each time. Seau's interception set up a short Bieniemy touchdown run, and Derrick Walker's 34-yard reception positioned Carney for a fifth field goal.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Los Angeles Raiders
Byrd made his 42nd and final interception. All of these were with the Chargers, and remain a club record for a career. Carney's set a club record with five field goals in a single game. Due to a loss by Kansas City earlier in the day, San Diego moved into first place in the AFC West.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks
San Diego avoided a major upset to complete their transformation from 0–4 to 11–5 division champions. Seattle were on their way to a record for the fewest points scored in a 16-game regular season (140), but drove 93 yards in only 7 plays to start the game, with Chris Warren running for gains of 31 and 30 yards, the latter for a touchdown. Walker's 17-yard catch on 3rd on 5 helped position San Diego for a field goal - Carney's 31-yard kick was his 14th success in a row, a club record.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks
In response, the Seahawks were poised for a field goal try of their own, but a botched hold prevented them getting the kick away. Humphries completed a 55-yard pass to Lewis on the next drive, but was sacked by Rufus Porter and Cortez Kennedy soon afterwards, and knocked out of the game with a dislocated shoulder. San Diego settled for another field goal, and trailed 7–6 at halftime.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 1 starter Bob Gagliano played the second half at quarterback for the Chargers. He led an 8-play, 80-yard touchdown drive to start the second half, finding Miller for completions of 25, 11 (on 4th and 3), and 19 yards. Butts finished the drive with a 7-yard touchdown, fighting through the attempted tackle of Robert Blackmon. The Seahawks responded with another quick touchdown drive, going 86 yards in 7 plays for a 14–13 lead. With 11 minutes remaining in the game, San Diego were facing a 3rd and 1 from their own 12 yard line.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks
Gagliano completed back-to-back passes of 19 yards to Jefferson and 22 yards to Miller, Butts picked up a further first down and Carney put the Chargers ahead with a 47-yard field goal, with 5:17 to play. San Diego scored three more times in the span of barely four minutes. Plummer intercepted Stan Gelbaugh, returning the ball 38 yards to the Seattle 8. Three plays later, Harmon took a delayed handoff and swept left for a 5-yard touchdown.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks
Gelbaugh was sacked by O'Neal and Grossman on the next drive, the latter in the end zone for Grossman's second safety of the season. The Chargers then went three-and-out, but Gelbaugh was soon intercepted again, Byrd tipping the ball for Carrington to intercept and return 26 yards for the game's final points.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks
Gagliano was 9 of 15 for 125 yards, in what proved to be the last on-field action of his career. San Diego made the playoffs for the first time since 1982, and won their division for the first time since 1981.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Postseason, Game summaries, AFC Wildcard Playoffs: Chiefs at Chargers
Marion Butts broke open a scoreless game with his 54-yard touchdown run midway through the 3rd quarter. Humphries was cleared to start after his injury the previous week - he completed 14 of 23 passes for 199, while being sacked five times; Chiefs' quarterback Dave Krieg was sacked seven times as both defenses were dominant. After Butts opened the scoring, Leslie O'Neal set up a Carney field goal with an interception, and Steve Hendrickson made sure of the victory with a late touchdown. Kansas City didn't get farther than the San Diego 34 yard line all game.


1992 San Diego Chargers season, Postseason, Game summaries, AFC Divisional Playoffs: Chargers at Dolphins
Humphries was intercepted four times as the Chargers were shut out by Miami. Dan Marino threw three touchdowns in the 2nd quarter, each of those following an interception. San Diego's farthest progress of the game was the Miami 40 yard line.


1992 San Diego Padres season
The 1992 San Diego Padres season was the 24th season in franchise history. It saw the team finish in third place in the National League West with a record of 82 wins and 80 losses. They also hosted the 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.


1992 San Diego Padres season, Regular season, All-Star game
The 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 63rd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The game was held on July 14, 1992, at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 13-6.


1992 San Diego Padres season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1992 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The 1992 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).


1992 San Diego State Aztecs football team
The team was led by head coach Al Luginbill, in his fourth year. They played home games at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. They completed the season with a record of five wins, five losses and one tie (5–5–1, 5–3 WAC).


1992 San Diego State Aztecs football team, Team players in the NFL
No SDSU players were selected in the 1993 NFL Draft.


1992 San Diego State Aztecs football team, Team players in the NFL
The following finished their college career in 1992, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.


1992 San Diego mayoral election
The 1992 San Diego mayoral election was held on November 3, 1992 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Maureen O'Connor chose not to run for reelection.


1992 San Diego mayoral election
Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, though some candidates do receive funding and support from various political parties. The non-partisan primary was held June 2, 1992. Peter Navarro and Susan Golding received the most votes and advanced to the November general election. Golding was elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the November election.


1992 San Diego mayoral election, Campaign
Incumbent mayor Maureen O'Connor announced in her 1990 State of the City address that she would not run for reelection, but would focus instead on political reforms including giving future mayors more power. She declined to endorse any of the candidates vying to replace her. Among the primary candidates, County Supervisor Susan Golding and City Councilmember Ron Roberts ran on their experience in local government. Economist Peter Navarro and businessman Tom Carter ran as political outsiders. Navarro also emphasized his advocacy for slow-growth policies as chairman of the grassroots organization Prevent Los Angelization Now! (PLAN). Navarro considered himself a conservative Republican, but had changed his affiliation to independent prior to the primary election.


1992 San Diego mayoral election, Campaign
In the primary election held June 2, 1992, Navarro placed first with 38.2 percent of the vote followed by Golding with 31.1 percent. Trailing far behind were Roberts with 16.4 percent, Carter with 9.8 percent and scattered votes for other minor candidates. As the top two vote-getters, Navarro and Golding advanced to the November ballot. Golding was then elected mayor with 52 percent of the votes on November 3, 1992.


1992 San Francisco 49ers season
The 1992 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 43rd season in the National Football League and their 47th overall. The 49ers appeared in the NFC Championship Game for the second time in three seasons. This would be the last season the Niners would have with Joe Montana. His last game as a 49er was on the December 28 MNF game against the Lions.


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Personnel
With the departure of Mike Holmgren to Green Bay, the 49ers hired Denver Broncos offensive assistant Mike Shanahan to run the offense. Jeff Fisher joined the coaching staff as defensive backs coach.


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week One at New York Giants
Steve Young completed four of six passes for 27 yards and a touchdown but was knocked out of the game; Steve Bono threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns while Ricky Watters rushed for 100 yards. Phil Simms was intercepted in the fourth quarter and the Niners scored on the pick.


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week Two vs. Buffalo Bills
In the first NFL game ever to go without a single punt, Steve Young, Jim Kelly, and two of the most famous offenses in league history – San Francisco's West Coast offense and Buffalo's K-Gun offense – combined for 1,086 yards and 65 points as a late Niners field goal attempt missed for a 34-31 Bills win. Jerry Rice was knocked out of the game after three catches for 26 yards; Mike Sherrard led the Niners receiving attack with 159 yards. |Weather= 84 °F (Sunny)


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week Three at New York Jets
The Niners returned to Giants Stadium and won 31-14 generating 335 yards of offense. Young threw for 163 yards and also rushed for fifty, nearly matching Ricky Watters' 55 yards. The Jets didn't score until the fourth quarter.


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week Four at New Orleans Saints
The Saints held the Niners to 333 yards of offense but fumbled twice and Bobby Hebert threw three picks. Steve Young and Ricky Watters accounted for 141 rushing yards as the Niners clawed out a 16–10 win.


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week Five vs. Los Angeles Rams
The Niners returned to The Stick and saw a 10-7 grinder explode in the fourth quarter as Robert Bailey picked off Steve Young and scored; Young followed with two rushing scores (and 60 rushing yards total, once again coming close to matching Ricky Watters' game total, here 83 yards) before Jim Everett's nine-yard score to Flipper Anderson tied the game; Mike Cofer then won it (27-24) on a late 21-yard field goal. |Weather= 82 °F (Sunny)


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week Six at New England Patriots
Despite two fumbles and a Steve Young pick the Niners manhandled the faltering Patriots 24–12, intercepting Hugh Millen twice and limiting the Patriots to 227 yards of offense. Young and Ricky Watters again were a two-pronged rushing attack with 173 combined yards on the ground.


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week Seven vs. Atlanta Falcons
The Niners scored five rushing touchdowns, three of them by Watters, and put up 191 rushing yards to go with 399 passing yards from Steve Young in a 56-17 massacre of the Falcons. |Weather= 67 °F (Cloudy)


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week Nine at Phoenix Cardinals
Four years after one of the most frustrating losses of the Bill Walsh era, the Niners again fell to the Cardinals, this time 24–14. Chris Chandler threw three touchdowns and the Cards swallowed four Niners turnovers. The biggest highlight for San Francisco is when Mike Sherrard scored a touchdown after he grabbed the ball from Eric Hill who recovered a fumble from Brent Jones.


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week Ten Monday Night Football at Atlanta Falcons
The Niners responded to the Phoenix loss by unleashing three Steve Young touchdowns and a Merton Hanks punt return score while picking off Billy Joe Tolliver three times and swallowing three Falcons fumbles in a 41-3 massacre. Deion Sanders had four kick returns for 81 yards for Atlanta.


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week Eleven vs. New Orleans Saints
The Saints picked off Steve Young once and raced to a 20–7 lead, but in the fourth Young and Brent Jones erased New Orleans' lead on two touchdowns, winning 21–20. |Weather= 64 °F (Drizzle)


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week Twelve at Los Angeles Rams
The Niners assault through 1992 continued as they limited the Rams to 245 yards and won 27–10. Ricky Watters erupted to 163 rushing yards and two scores.


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week Thirteen vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Despite two Randall Cunningham touchdowns the Eagles fell 20–14 at San Francisco. Steve Young threw for 342 yards and posted the most rushing yards of the game at 26. |Weather= 62 °F (Sunny)


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week Fourteen vs. Miami Dolphins
Dan Marino was routed once again by the 49ers as they limited him to 192 passing yards and won 27–3. With Watters sidelined Amp Lee led the rushing attack with 58 yards and a score. |Weather= 55 °F (Rain)


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week Fifteen at Minnesota Vikings
Both teams combined for just 472 yards of offense as a late Terry Allen score could get the Vikings no closer than a 20-17 Niners win. Amp Lee exploded to 134 rushing yards.


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week Sixteen vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
With Steve Young facing his former team, the game lead tied or changed five times as Jerry Rice's 30-yard touchdown won the game for the Niners 21–14. The game was a clean affair with just five total penalties. |Weather= 51 °F (Sunny)


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Regular season, Game Summaries, Week Seventeen Monday Night Football vs. Detroit Lions
Steve Young threw for 153 yards as the Niners clawed to a 7-6 halftime lead; from there Joe Montana came into the game and threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns. |Weather= 51 °F (Light rain)


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Playoffs, NFC Divisional Playoff vs. Washington Redskins
In a rain-plagued, muddy, and sloppily played game, the 49ers defeated the Redskins 20–13. The entire field was covered in mud with resulting play affected. The 49ers took a 17–3 lead at halftime, but trailed off in the 2nd half and the Redskins kept it close. Steve Young was 20 for 30, throwing for 227 yards, but he fumbled three times (following one fumble 49ers radio analyst Wayne Walker criticized Young's run-heavy playing style, unfavorably contrasting it with erstwhile Niners starter Joe Montana) and threw an interception. Late in the game, the Redskins were at the San Francisco 28 and looking to take their first lead of the game when a hand off by Redskins quarterback Mark Rypien to running back Brian Mitchell was fumbled and recovered by the 49ers. Both teams committed 4 turnovers each.


1992 San Francisco 49ers season, Playoffs, NFC Championship Game vs. Dallas Cowboys
The 49ers, who struggled the previous week, did not look much better in this game as they had four turnovers, while the Cowboys had none. Even with the turnovers the Niners clawed to within 24–20 on a five-yard Jerry Rice touchdown catch, but on the ensuing Cowboys possession a 70-yard catch and run by Alvin Harper set up Troy Aikman's winning score to Kelvin Martin. In all, the 49ers would have eight turnovers in two playoff games and Young finished the playoffs with a passer rating of 91.0.


1992 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks season
The 1992 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks season was the club's third in the American Professional Soccer League and their fourth season overall. The Blackhawks finished in third place, and were defeated, 2–1, by the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the playoff semifinals. They also made a strong run in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, defeating three opponents and reaching the Fifth round, where they fell to Mexico's Club América by an aggregate 4-3 score.


1992 San Francisco Bay Blackhawks season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1992 San Francisco Giants season
The 1992 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 110th season in Major League Baseball, their 35th season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 33rd at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fifth place in the National League West with a record of 72 wins and 90 losses.


1992 San Francisco Giants season
This year, Giants owner Bob Lurie agreed in principle to sell his team to a Tampa Bay-based group of investors led by Vince Naimoli, who would then move the team to St. Petersburg. However, in November 1992, National League owners nixed the move under pressure from San Francisco officials, and the Giants were sold to a group that kept them in San Francisco.


1992 San Francisco Giants season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1992 San Francisco Giants season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1992 San Francisco Giants season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1992 San Francisco Giants season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1992 San Francisco Giants season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1992 San Francisco State Gators football team
The 1992 San Francisco State Gators football team represented San Francisco State University during the 1992 NCAA Division II football season.


1992 San Francisco State Gators football team
San Francisco State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC). The Gators were led by first-year head coach Dick Mannini. Hamilton was the fourth Gator head coach in four years. They played home games at Cox Stadium in San Francisco, California. The team finished the season with a record of two wins and seven losses (2–7, 1–4 NCAC). For the season the team was outscored by its opponents 185–256.


1992 San Francisco State Gators football team, Team players in the NFL
No San Francisco State players were selected in the 1993 NFL Draft.


1992 San Jose State Spartans football team
The 1992 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big West Conference. The team was led by head coach Ron Turner, in his only year as head coach at San Jose State. They played home games at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Spartans finished the 1992 season with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4, 4–2 Big West).


1992 San Jose State Spartans football team, Team players in the NFL
No San Jose State Spartans were selected in the 1993 NFL Draft.


1992 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election
The 1992 San Juan, Puerto Rico mayoral election was held on November 3, 1992 to elect the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was held as part of the 1992 Puerto Rican general election. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Héctor Luis Acevedo, a member of the Popular Democratic Party.


1992 San Marino Grand Prix
The 1992 San Marino Grand Prix (formally the XII Gran Premio Iceberg di San Marino) was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on 17 May 1992. It was the fifth race of the 1992 Formula One World Championship.


1992 San Marino Grand Prix
The 60-lap race was won from pole position by Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Renault. Mansell became the first driver to win the first five races of the season. Teammate Riccardo Patrese was second, with Ayrton Senna third in a McLaren-Honda.


1992 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
In the Friday morning pre-qualifying session, Michele Alboreto was fastest for the first time this season in the Footwork. He was half a second faster than the Venturi Larrousse of Bertrand Gachot, who was himself a couple of tenths of a second faster than his team-mate Ukyo Katayama. The fourth pre-qualifier was again Andrea Chiesa, nearly a second behind in the Fondmetal.


1992 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
As in Spain, the two cars failing to pre-qualify were the Andrea Modas of Roberto Moreno and Perry McCarthy. Moreno had tested with the team here at Imola, and improved the car prior to the Grand Prix weekend, and the result was that he was just 0.463 of a second behind Chiesa. McCarthy drove his first seven laps in the car, with no windscreen and an ill-fitting seat, and posted a time around 8.6 seconds slower than Moreno before stopping with a differential problem.


1992 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
In the main qualifying session the Lotus of Mika Häkkinen, the Fondmetal of Andrea Chiesa, and the Brabhams of Damon Hill and Eric van de Poele were eliminated. This turned out to be the only race of 1992 in which Häkkinen failed to qualify.


1992 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
Mansell took pole position by over a second from Williams team-mate Riccardo Patrese, who crashed at Tamburello corner two weeks before. The McLarens of Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger took up the second row, while the Benettons of Michael Schumacher and Martin Brundle filled the third row. The top ten was completed by the Ferraris of Jean Alesi and Ivan Capelli, the Footwork of Michele Alboreto, and the Ligier of Thierry Boutsen.


1992 San Marino Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
Mansell's pole position saw one of Formula One's hottest streaks come to an end, as Senna had taken pole in each of the previous seven races at Imola.


1992 San Marino Grand Prix, Race, Race report
The first start was aborted due to Karl Wendlinger's March stalling; he eventually started the race at the back of the grid. Stefano Modena started from the pit lane in his Jordan.


1992 San Marino Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Mansell led every lap, finishing nearly ten seconds ahead of Patrese. Senna finished third, nearly forty seconds behind Patrese, but was unable to take his place on the podium due to discomfort he suffered all race, and was unable to get out of his car until long after the race ended; he had pulled off right after crossing the finish line, not even bothering to take a cool down lap. Ivan Capelli in the second Ferrari spun off into the gravel trap ending his race on lap 12.


1992 San Marino Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Michael Schumacher saw his first retirement of the season on lap 21 as he and teammate Brundle were pressuring Berger and spun out into the tyre wall on lap 21 with left suspension damage; despite fixing the problem on the front, the damage to the rear was too much and he retired in the pits only one lap later.


1992 San Marino Grand Prix, Race, Race report
On lap 40, Senna passed Jean Alesi going into the Villeneuve corner; Berger tried to do the same thing through Tosa, but Alesi closed the door and clipped Berger's car, lost control and clipped Berger's car again, damaging the McLaren's right rear suspension and destroying the Ferrari's front wing, forcing both drivers to retire. Mansell's win continued his perfect start to the 1992 season, with five wins from the opening five races; this broke the record of successive wins from the start of the season set by Senna the previous year.


1992 San Marino Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Brundle finished fourth to pick up his first points of 1992. Alboreto finished fifth, and Pierluigi Martini finished sixth, scoring what would prove to be the Dallara team's last point in Formula One.


1992 San Miguel Beermen season
The 1992 San Miguel Beermen season was the 18th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


1992 San Miguel Beermen season, Return to the finals
The San Miguel Beermen welcomes the return of the "Skywalker" Samboy Lim in the lineup. The Beermen were tied with Shell and Presto on top of the standings in the First Conference with seven wins and four losses. Their import Derrick Chievous played in all of their 11 games in the eliminations. But at the start of the semifinal round, the San Miguel coaching staff decided to replaced Chievous after a spat with some of his teammates. Coming in was Rick Calloway.


1992 San Miguel Beermen season, Return to the finals
San Miguel beat Alaska Milkmen in a playoff game to finally enter the finals for the first time since winning the grand slam in 1989. Going up against Shell Rimula-X Turbo Chargers in the championship series, the Beermen were the underdogs with Shell having Bobby Parks, who won his unprecedented seventh best import award, providing the big difference against his counterpart. The Beermen lost in the title series in five games.


1992 San Miguel Beermen season, Championship
In the All-Filipino Conference, the Beermen finish second in the eliminations and a game behind defending champion Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs, which top the standings with eight wins and two losses. During the semifinal round, the Beermen won their first six outings for a magic number 13 wins and gain one of the two finals berth as their winning streak reach to eight games.


1992 San Miguel Beermen season, Championship
Going into the last day of the semifinal round, the Beermen played the 7-Up Bottlers with both teams losing only once in the semifinals, the third-year ballclub 7-Up are close to their first finals stint and the Beermen can afford to lose and choose the Bottlers as their opponent instead of the more experience Purefoods squad looking for their fifth straight All-Filipino finals appearance, but San Miguel went on to beat 7-Up, leaving the Bottlers in a playoff game with Purefoods, which the Hotdogs won.


1992 San Miguel Beermen season, Championship
In a classic All-Filipino championship showdown between the Beermen and the Hotdogs, the San Miguel Beermen won in a hard-fought seven game series for their first crown in three years and their ninth overall title.


1992 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates
July 28: Ato Agustin scored a night-high 42 points as San Miguel seize solo leadership in the semifinals of the All-Filipino Conference with their 10th victory in 13 games, a 118-106 win over Purefoods, which now lost two straight games and dropped to 10 wins and four losses.


1992 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates
July 30: San Miguel swept the first round of the semifinals, winning against 7-Up, 103-97 in overtime. Both teams won their first three outings in the semifinals and the Uncolas were riding high on a four-game winning streak before their match.


1992 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates
October 11: Kenny Travis scored 52 points as San Miguel beat defending champion Alaska, 118-115, for only their second win in six games into the Third Conference.


1992 San Miguel Beermen season, Notable dates
November 8: The Beermen unleashed two key breakaways in the third period to hand Shell a 115-102 loss as San Miguel booked one of the last two semifinal berths in a knockout game.


1992 Santa Clara Broncos football team
The 1992 Santa Clara Broncos football team represented Santa Clara University during the 1992 NCAA Division II football season. The Broncos were led by eighth-year head coach Terry Malley and played home games on campus at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Santa Clara finished the season with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6, 1–3 WFC), and were outscored by their opponents 245–334 for the season.


1992 Santa Clara Broncos football team
Santa Clara competed in the last year of the Western Football Conference (WFC). The WFC folded in part because of a new NCAA rule that prohibited member institutions who competed at the Division I (D-I) level in other sports to compete at the Division II (D-II) level in football. Rather than move up to D-I for football, the university discontinued the football program after this season. (Rival Saint Mary's continued its football program as a Division I-AA independent for eleven more seasons.)


1992 Santa Clara Broncos football team
In eight seasons as head coach of the Broncos, Malley compiled a 47–39–1 (.546) record.


1992 Santa Clara Broncos football team, Team players in the NFL
No Santa Clara Broncos players were selected in the 1993 NFL Draft.


1992 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
The 1992 Saskatchewan Roughriders season was the 78th season in the club's 82nd year of existence. The team finished in 3rd place in the Canadian Football League's West Division with an 9–9 record. The Roughriders qualified for the playoffs, but lost the West Semi-Final game to the Edmonton Eskimos.


1992 Scheldeprijs
The 1992 Scheldeprijs was the 79th edition of the Scheldeprijs cycle race and was held on 22 April 1992. The race was won by Wilfried Nelissen.


1992 Schleswig-Holstein state election
The 1992 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 5 April 1992 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Björn Engholm narrowly retained its majority by a margin of one seat. The major change of the election was the entry of the national conservative German People's Union to the Landtag. The Free Democratic Party also re-entered the Landtag, while The Greens failed to surpass the threshold by a margin of 0.03%.


1992 Schleswig-Holstein state election, Parties
The table below lists parties represented in the previous Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein.


1992 Scotland rugby union tour of Australia
The 1992 Scotland rugby union tour of Australia was a series of matches played in May and June 1992 in Australia by Scotland national rugby union team.


1992 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 1992 Scott Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's national curling championship, was played February 29 to March 7 at the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.


1992 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Julie SuttonThird: Jodi SuttonSecond: Melissa SoligoLead: Karri WillmsAlternate: Elaine Dagg-Jackson


1992 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Cheryl BernardThird: Allison EarlSecond: Barb DaviesLead: Bev KellermanAlternate: Judy Pendergast


1992 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Lisa WalkerThird: Kelley OwenSecond: Cindy McArdieLead: Cathy SauerAlternate: Lindsay Sparkes


1992 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Connie LaliberteThird: Laurie AllenSecond: Cathy GauthierLead: Janet ArnottAlternate: Arlene MacLeod


1992 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Heidi HanlonThird: Kathy FloydSecond: Sheri StewartLead: Judy BlanchardAlternate: Mary Harding


1992 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Sue Anne Bartlett Third: Marcie BrownSecond: Helen NicholsLead: Cathy CombdenAlternate: Debbie Porter


1992 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Colleen JonesThird: Mary MattatallSecond: Kim KellyLead: Sue GreenAlternate: Tara Phillips


1992 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Kim ClarkThird: Tracy KennedySecond: Patty WilsonLead: Peggy BarretteAlternate: Marlene Inglis


1992 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Kim DolanThird: Susan McInnisSecond: Julie ScalesLead: Marion MacAulayAlternate: Cathy Dillon


1992 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Agnes CharetteThird: Chantal OsborneSecond: France CharetteLead: Sylvie DanielAlternate: Sylvie Girard


1992 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Michelle SchneiderThird: Kathy FahlmanSecond: Joan StrickerLead: Lorie KehlerAlternate: Kendra Richard


1992 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Teams
Skip : Dawn MosesThird: Debbie StokesSecond: Lisa LeblancLead: Loralee LabergeAlternate: Rhonda Horte


1992 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
The 1992 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, also known as the B&Q Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match between Morton and Hamilton Academical on 13 December 1992 at Love Street in Paisley. It was the third final of the Scottish Challenge Cup since it was first organised in 1990 to celebrate the centenary of the Scottish Football League.


1992 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
The match was Morton's first national cup final in 29 years since the Scottish League Cup Final in 1963; whilst it was Hamilton Academicals's second consecutive appearance in the final of the tournament having won the 1991 competition the previous season. The tournament was contested by clubs below the Scottish Premier Division, with both finalists from the First Division.


1992 Scottish Challenge Cup Final
Rowan Alexander scored first for Morton after 11 minutes but Gary Clark equalised after only one minute for Hamilton Academical. Shortly before half-time, Clark scored his second goal to give Hamilton Academical a 2–1 lead and midway through the second half Chris Hillcoat extended their lead to 3–1. With seven minutes remaining Alexander scored his second goal for Morton but Hamilton Academical held on to win 3–2 to become the first team to successfully defend the Scottish Challenge Cup.


1992 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Morton
The first round draw paired Morton with Forfar Athletic at Station Park with the away team winning 5–2  The second round was another away game in Angus at Brechin City, Morton won 2–1 to progress to the quarter-finals. A third away game of the tournament saw Morton travel to Kilmarnock and winning 2–1. The reward for reaching the semi-final was a first home game of the tournament with the opposition being Montrose. Morton won 3–1 after extra time, in the process reaching the Scottish Challenge Cup Final for the first time.


1992 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Route to the final, Hamilton Academical
Hamilton Academical travelled Dumbarton in the first round with the away team producing a 3–0 victory. The second round draw saw Hamilton travel to Albion Rovers, in another away game for Accies with the team winning 2–0 and a second clean sheet to progress to the quarter-final. The reward for reaching the quarter-final was a home game against Berwick Rangers at Douglas Park with the home team emerging 5–2 winners. The semi-final opposition was Meadowbank Thistle, and a second game at home with Hamilton Academical winning on penalties after a 1–1 draw after extra time, to book a place in the Scottish Challenge Cup Final for the second time.


1992 Scottish Cup Final
The 1992 Scottish Cup Final was played between Rangers and Airdrieonians, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on 9 May 1992.


1992 Scottish Cup Final
Rangers won the match 2–1. They opened the scoring with a goal by Mark Hateley in the 30th minute, a finish from six yards after a low cross from the left. Ally McCoist made it 2–0 with a half volley, before Andy Smith scored a consolation goal from outside the box.


1992 Scottish Cup Final
Rangers' route to the final was unusual in that they faced Scottish Premier Division opposition in every round, beating Aberdeen, Motherwell, St Johnstone and Celtic before facing Airdrie.


1992 Scottish League Cup Final
The 1992 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 25 October 1992 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 47th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Aberdeen and Rangers. Rangers won the match 2–1 thanks to goals from Stuart McCall and a Gary Smith own goal. The teams would play again in the 1993 Scottish Cup Final at the end of the season, with the same scoreline.


1992 Scottish Masters
The 1992 Regal Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 23 and 27 September 1992 at the Motherwell Civic Centre in Motherwell, Scotland.


1992 Scottish Masters
Neal Foulds won the tournament by defeating Gary Wilkinson 10–8 in the final.


1992 Scottish Masters, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


1992 Scottish local elections
Local elections were held in Scotland on 7 May 1992, to elect members to all 53 district councils. It was the last local election held under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which had established the two-tier system of regions and districts. Regional and district councils were abolished in 1996, and replaced with 29 new mainland unitary authorities under the terms of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994.


1992 Scottish local elections, Overview, Background
There was some speculation that these elections would be the last under the present two-tier system, as a review of council areas had been announced by the incumbent Conservative Government (The last elections were in fact the 1994 regional elections). The elections were seen as a test of the Conservative Government elected a month before in April, where the Conservatives had increased their vote share, much to the surprise of pollsters.


1992 Scottish local elections, Overview, Outcome
The election saw a decrease in turnout of more than 5%, the lowest since District Council elections were introduced in 1974. The number of women candidates increased to 26.7%, although only 21.5% of elected councillors were women, showing that the main parties often preferred to nominate men in wards where they had a better chance of winning. Labour saw a sharp fall on their vote share, down 8.5% from 1988. The main beneficiaries of this decline were the Conservatives, up 3.8%, but still in third place behind the SNP, who gained 3.0%. The Liberal Democrats also made modest gains, taking a new record of 95 seats.


1992 Scottish local elections, Overview, Regional Trends
Labour held most of their strongholds in the central belt, as well as Dundee and Aberdeen; even though their vote share decreased more in these areas (Such as East Lothian, down 13% from 1988 and Glasgow, down 11.8%) than elsewhere. The Conservatives were most successful in places were they hadn't stood many (if any) candidates before, such as Clackmannan (where the party only stood two candidates in 1988). Independents remained the largest party in rural areas, while the Liberal Democrats held their two councils of North East Fife and Annandale and Eskdale.


1992 Seattle Mariners season
The Seattle Mariners 1992 season was their 16th since the franchise creation, and finished seventh (last) in the American League West with a record of 64–98 (.395).


1992 Seattle Mariners season
After a franchise-best 83 wins the previous season, the Mariners finished with nineteen less, the largest one-year decline in team history. Ownership changed in July, and first-year manager Bill Plummer was fired after the season, succeeded by Lou Piniella in November for 1993.


1992 Seattle Mariners season
Lefthanded starter Randy Johnson won the first of four consecutive strikeout titles with 241. In his third full season in the majors, 29-year-old third baseman Edgar Martínez batted .343 to lead the majors and win the first of his two American League batting titles. He hit .388 in July and .395 in August and was the league's player of the month for both.


1992 Seattle Mariners season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In


1992 Seattle Seahawks season
The 1992 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 17th season with the National Football League. This was the first of three seasons in Seattle for head coach Tom Flores, and the Seahawks' winning percentage (.125) remains the worst in franchise history.


1992 Seattle Seahawks season
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 season. For comparison, the winless 2008 Detroit Lions scored 268 points, nearly double. 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.


1992 Seattle Seahawks season
Football Outsiders called Seattle's 1992 offense "the worst offense in (their ranking system's) history." Seattle's 1,778 passing yards are the fewest in a season by any team during the 1990s. 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.


1992 Seattle Seahawks season
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.


1992 Seattle Seahawks season
Before their Monday Night Football victory over Denver in the Kingdome in late November, 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. That game was also the last MNF game played in the Kingdome and the last in Seattle until 2002 (the Seahawks did not appear on MNF again until Mike Holmgren's return to Green Bay in 1999).


1992 Seattle Seahawks season, Schedule, Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.


1992 Segunda División B play-offs
The 1992 Segunda División B play-offs were the final playoffs for the promotion from 1991–92 Segunda División B to 1992–93 Segunda División. The first four teams in each group took part in the play-off. The teams played a league of four teams, divided into 4 groups. The champion of each group promoted to Segunda División.


1992 Segunda División de Chile
The 1992 Segunda División de Chile was the 41st season of the Segunda División de Chile.


1992 Senior League World Series
The 1992 Senior League World Series took place from August 16–22 in Kissimmee, Florida, United States. Pingtung, Taiwan defeated Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in the championship game. It was Taiwan's fifth straight championship, and 17th overall.


1992 Senior PGA Tour
The 1992 Senior PGA Tour was the 13th season since the Senior PGA Tour officially began in 1980 (it was renamed the Champions Tour in 2003 and PGA Tour Champions in 2016). The season consisted of 37 official money events with purses totalling $20,600,000, including four majors. Lee Trevino won the most tournaments, five. The tournament results, leaders, and award winners are listed below.


1992 Senior PGA Tour, Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1992 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Senior majors are shown in bold.


1992 Seoul Open
The 1992 Seoul Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts that was part of the World Series of the 1992 ATP Tour. It was played at Seoul in South Korea from April 20 through April 27, 1992. Fifth-seeded Shuzo Matsuoka won the singles title.


1992 Seoul Open, Finals, Doubles
Kevin Curren' /  Gary Muller defeated  Kelly Evernden /  Brad Pearce 7–6, 6–4


1992 Seoul Open – Doubles
Alex Antonitsch and Gilad Bloom were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.


1992 Seoul Open – Doubles
Kevin Curren and Gary Muller won in the final 7–6, 6–4, against Kelly Evernden and Brad Pearce.


1992 Seoul Open – Singles
Patrick Baur was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.


1992 Seoul Open – Singles
Shuzo Matsuoka won the tournament, beating Todd Woodbridge in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5.


1992 Serbian constitutional referendum
A referendum on state symbols was held in the Republic of Serbia on 31 May 1992. The referendum decided the flag, the national anthem and the coat of arms. Although the referendum failed due to low turnout, the National Assembly recommended that the red star be removed from the Serbian flag on 21 June.


1992 Serbian constitutional referendum, Background
The referendum was planned since 1991. For the state flag, the choice was to either keep the flag with the red star or to remove it. For the coat of arms, the choice was to keep the Serbian shield with cross and firesteels or to include the bicephalic eagle of the Nemanjić dynasty. For the anthem, Bože pravde and Marš na Drinu were offered. The results showed a majority of voters preferred keeping the red star on the flag, to keep the Serbian shield with firesteels, and choosing Marš na Drinu as the anthem.


1992 Serbian early elections referendum
A referendum on holding early elections was held in the Republic of Serbia on 11 October 1992. The proposal was approved by 95.6% of voters, and early general elections were subsequently held on 20 December.


1992 Serbian general election
General elections were held in the Republic of Serbia on 20 December 1992. The vote was held only two years after the previous election, and as a result of a referendum which approved holding early elections.


1992 Serbian general election
The elections were won by Slobodan Milošević and his Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), which won 101 of the 250 seats in the National Assembly. The SPS formed a government with Vojislav Šešelj's Serbian Radical Party. The presidential election was marked by a total domination of state-run media by Slobodan Miloševic with accusations of voter fraud and tampering. Milan Panić refused to accept the result, and stated that he believed he was the true winner of the election.


1992 Serbian general election, Background
Slobodan Milošević was a candidate of the Socialist Party of Serbia and was solely endorsed by the Serbian Radical Party.


1992 Serbian general election, Background
Milan Panić was an independent candidate endorsed by the Democratic Movement of Serbia and the Democratic Party (Serbia). The elections were boycotted by political parties  of ethnic Kosovo Albanians, who made up around 17% of the population.


1992 Seychellois constitutional commission election
Constitutional Commission elections were held in the Seychelles between 23 and 26 July 1992. They were the first multi-party elections since the 1977 coup had installed the Seychelles People's Progressive Front as the sole legal party. The commission was elected by proportional representation, with a threshold of 5% to win one of the 22 seats.


1992 Seychellois constitutional commission election
The SPPF emerged as the largest party with 14 of the representatives, whilst the remaining eight went to the Seychelles Democratic Party. Voter turnout was 85.3%.


1992 Seychellois constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Seychelles on 15 November 1992. Although the proposed new constitution received the support of 54.6% of voters, it failed to pass the 60% threshold required for adoption. Subsequently, a second constitutional commission was created and a second draft put to a referendum the following year.


1992 Seychellois constitutional referendum, Background
A constitution was drafted by a commission elected earlier in 1992. It provided for a presidential system, with presidents limited to three terms of five years. Half of the National Assembly would be elected proportionally based on the results of presidential elections, whilst amendments to the constitution would require a referendum, with changes to some articles requiring a three-fifths majority to be approved.


1992 Seychellois constitutional referendum, Results
Voters were asked the question "Do you approve the draft Constitution?"


1992 Sheffield City Council election
Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 7 May 1992. One third of the council was up for election.


1992 Sheffield City Council election, Election result
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:


1992 Shell Rimula X season
The 1992 Shell Rimula-X season was the 8th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


1992 Shell Rimula X season, Championship
Shell Rimula-X took home the First Conference crown with a 4–1 series win over San Miguel Beermen. Winning coach Rino Salazar won his first title as a coach and seven-time Best Import Bobby Parks delivered the second championship to the Shell franchise, winning it "officially" this time and victory was complete.


1992 Shell Rimula X season, Notable dates
April 21: Shell advances in the finals of the First Conference by scoring a 133-100 rout off San Miguel Beer in the last day of the semifinals, leaving the Beermen and the Alaska Milkmen in a playoff to dispute the other finals slot.


1992 Shell Rimula X season, Notable dates
June 9: Shell Rimula-X roared to a 132-114 triumph over Presto Ice Cream in their first game in the All-Filipino Conference.


1992 Shell Rimula X season, Notable dates
June 18: Shell escaped with a 97-96 win over Purefoods in the battle of early leaders to take solo lead in the All-Filipino Conference with three wins without a loss.


1992 Shell Rimula X season, Notable dates
October 8: Import Steve Colter scored 50 points in leading Shell to a 114-98 win over San Miguel in his farewell game. Colter played five games and led the Turbo Chargers to two victories. The nine-year NBA veteran will be replaced by the comebacking Kelvin Upshaw, who played for Swift last season.


1992 Shell Rimula X season, Occurrences
During the Third Conference, Shell was one win away from a semifinals berth when import Kelvin Upshaw was found positive on a random drug test conducted and was banned by the PBA. Upshaw was replaced by Jason Matthews in their last two games and Shell lost a chance to make it to the next round and were eliminated by San Miguel Beermen in the playoff game on November 8.


1992 Shimizu S-Pulse season
The 1992 season was Shimizu S-Pulse's first season in existence. Although selected for participation in the newly planned J1 League, the team did not play in any league during the 1992 season and instead only competed in the Emperor's Cup and the J.League Cup.


1992 Sierra Leonean coup d'état
The 1992 Sierra Leonean coup d'état was a coup d'état against the government of Sierra Leone by a group of young military officers led by 25-year-old Captain Valentine Strasser on 29 April 1992. Strasser took control of the government, deposing President Joseph Saidu Momoh.


1992 Sierra Leonean coup d'état, Background
Sierra Leone had been governed since 1968 by the All People's Congress, which, after a constitutional referendum in 1978 suspected of being rigged, had become the sole legal party. Corruption and mismanagement had run rampant, both under Momoh and his predecessor, Siaka Stevens.


1992 Sierra Leonean coup d'état, Background
In March 1991, the country was plunged into the Sierra Leone Civil War, pitting the government against the invading Revolutionary United Front, under the command of Foday Sankoh. Front-line government soldiers were poorly supplied and fed, and some complained they had not been paid for three months. Captain Strasser witnessed the deplorable conditions firsthand, being assigned to a unit fighting the rebels. When he received a shrapnel wound, he became disgruntled when he found he could not be evacuated.


1992 Sierra Leonean coup d'état, The coup
Strasser and other junior officers organised a coup. They took a convoy to Freetown, the capital, and seized the State House, where Momoh's office was located, though Momoh had not yet arrived. The State House was briefly recovered by loyal troops, but soon fell back into the mutineers' hands. When Momoh was found, he was sent into exile by helicopter to Guinea.


1992 Sierra Leonean coup d'état, Results
Joseph Opala, an American historian who had spent much of his adult life in the country, was rounded up and dispatched to the American ambassador to see if the US government would recognise the new regime. African-American ambassador Johnny Young stated that, while it was not generally done, an exception would be made in this case because the previous government had not been democratically elected and also because of the desperate state of the country.


1992 Sierra Leonean coup d'état, Results
Banning all political parties, the National Provisional Ruling Council was formed as the new government. Parliament was dissolved.


1992 Skate America
The 1992 Skate America was held in Atlanta, Georgia. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


1992 Skate Canada International
The 1992 Skate Canada International was held in Victoria, British Columbia on November 5–8. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


1992 Skye and Lochalsh District Council election
Elections to the Skye and Lochalsh District Council took place in May 1992, alongside elections to the councils of Scotland's various other districts.


1992 Sligo Intermediate Football Championship
This is a round-up of the 1992 Sligo Intermediate Football Championship. Drumcliffe/Rosses Point went one step better than in 1991 by winning the title, to continue the club's remarkable success rate of the late 1980s/early 1990s. Mullinabreena were the beaten finalists on this occasion.


1992 Sligo Senior Football Championship
This is a round-up of the 1992 Sligo Senior Football Championship. Shamrock Gaels won their second title in three years, and last to date, after defeating St. Patrick's Dromard in the final, in their last final appearance to date. The Tireragh men would be relegated from Division 1 this year, along with Enniscrone, but both remained in the Championship for 1993. The first round tie between Curry and Enniscrone required two replays and one period of extra-time before Curry eventually emerged by a single point.


1992 Slovak parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 5 and 6 June 1992 alongside federal elections. The Movement for a Democratic Slovakia emerged as the largest party, winning 74 of the 150 seats in the National Council and forming a minority government under Vladimír Mečiar. The threshold had been raised from 3% (for the Slovak parliamentary election in 1990) to 5%.


1992 Slovak parliamentary election
In 1993, the Slovak National Party joined the government led by Prime Minister Mečiar. After a number of MPs left both parties of the ruling coalition, the Mečiar cabinet was brought down by a vote of non-confidence in March 1994. A coalition led by Jozef Moravčík, the former Czechoslovak and Slovak Foreign Minister, led the country to early elections.


1992 Slovenian parliamentary election
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1992 Slovenian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Slovenia on 6 and 10 December 1992. The result was a victory for Liberal Democracy of Slovenia, which won 22 of the 90 seats. Party leader Janez Drnovsek was re-elected Prime Minister by the Parliament on 12 January 1993.


1992 Slovenian presidential election
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1992 Slovenian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Slovenia on 6 December 1992. The result was a victory for incumbent Milan Kučan, who won 63.93% of the vote. Voter turnout was 85.78%.


1992 Solheim Cup
The second Solheim Cup golf match took place from 2 October to 4 October 1992 at Dalmahoy Country Club, Edinburgh, Scotland. The European team beat the United States team 111⁄2 points to 61⁄2, to win the trophy for the first time.


1992 Solheim Cup, Teams
The US team captain, Kathy Whitworth had to return to the US before the start of the competition following the death of her mother the day the team arrived. LPGA President Alice Miller took over as captain.


1992 Solheim Cup, Format
A total of 18 points were available. Day 1 was four rounds of foursomes. Day 2 was four rounds of fourballs. The final 10 points were decided in a round of singles matchplay, all ten golfers from each team playing on the final day.


1992 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
The Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council elections were held on Thursday, 7 May 1992, with one third of the council to be elected. The council remained under no overall control with the Conservatives three seats short of a majority. Voter turnout was 37.8%.


1992 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election, Election result
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:


1992 Sonoma State Cossacks football team
The 1992 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State during the 1992 NCAA Division II football season. Sonoma State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1992.


1992 Sonoma State Cossacks football team
The 1992 Cossacks were led by fourth-year head coach Tim Walsh. They played home games at Cossacks Stadium in Rohnert Park, California. Sonoma State finished the season with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 3–2 NCAC). The Cossacks outscored their opponents 296–266 for the season.


1992 Sonoma State Cossacks football team
This was the last season for the Cossacks with Coach Walsh at the helm. He finished his career at Sonoma State with a record of 27–14, a .659 winning percentage. He was the most successful coach in Sonoma State history, with more wins and a higher winning percentage than any other coach.


1992 Sonoma State Cossacks football team, Team players in the NFL
No Sonoma State players were selected in the 1993 NFL Draft.


1992 Soul Train Music Awards
The 1992 Soul Train Music Awards was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. The show aired live in select cities on March 10, 1992 (and was later syndicated in other areas), honoring the best in R&B, soul, rap, jazz, and gospel music from the previous year. The show was hosted by Patti LaBelle, Will Smith, Luther Vandross and Vanessa Williams.


1992 South Africa rugby union tour of France and England
The 1992 South Africa rugby union tour of France and England was a series of matches played in October and November 1992 in France and England by the South Africa national rugby union team. The 1992 tour was South Africa's first tour to France since 1974 and to England since 1969–70.


1992 South Africa vs New Zealand rugby union match
In 1992, the South Africa Springboks played a rugby union test match against the New Zealand All Blacks, which later became known as  the Return Test. The match was played at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg on 15 August 1992. It was named as the Return Test as it was South Africa's first test match since the International Rugby Board (IRB) had banned them due to apartheid.


1992 South Africa vs New Zealand rugby union match, History
Between 1984 and 1992, South Africa were isolated from playing test rugby due to pressures on the IRB from groups such as "Halt All Racist Tours" against South Africa's apartheid policies. They had played a number of unofficial tests against rebel teams such as the New Zealand Cavaliers but these were condemned by rugby's organising bodies and players that took part in them often received bans from national selection.


1992 South Africa vs New Zealand rugby union match, History
In 1990, President F. W. de Klerk started negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa with Nelson Mandela's African National Congress (ANC). During negotiation, the white South African Rugby Board and the non-racial South African Rugby Union merged to create the South African Rugby Football Union. Rugby at the time was seen by many black South Africans as a symbol of white supremacy. The ANC demanded that the new SARFU improve development of black players.


1992 South Africa vs New Zealand rugby union match, History
This was because the Springboks team consisted solely of white players at the time, though black players were eligible for selection for the Springboks following the merger of the two governing bodies. Following the yes vote in the South African apartheid referendum in March 1992, the IRB lifted restrictions on tours of South Africa. It was announced that the return test would be against New Zealand. This was criticised in South Africa as the Springboks had not played full international rugby for 11 years and it was felt it would not be competitive however New Zealand were invited because it was felt appropriate after the events around the 1981 South Africa rugby union tour.


1992 South Africa vs New Zealand rugby union match, Pre match
The ANC had agreed to support the match under three conditions: that the South African national flag not be flown officially, that the national anthem "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" not be played and that there would be a minute's silence to remember victims of the township violence in South Africa. The SARFU agreed to these requests, but a request for visiting teams to visit Boipatong was not agreed to.


1992 South Africa vs New Zealand rugby union match, Pre match
Before the match, however, the Conservative Party passed out leaflets endorsing singing of "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" as a protest against black nationalism. It was noticed that a large number of the predominantly white Afrikaner crowd waved South African flags that the Conservative Party had also given out. The minute's silence was also disrupted by the crowd jeering "Fuck die ANC" (Afrikaans: Fuck the ANC) and singing "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika".


1992 South Africa vs New Zealand rugby union match, Pre match
After the performance of "God Defend New Zealand"; SARFU President Louis Luyt broke the agreement with the ANC and played an instrumental version of "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" over the PA system with the crowd and several South African players joining in. This was followed by the traditional haka of the All Blacks.


1992 South Africa vs New Zealand rugby union match, The match, First half
The first points of the match were scored by New Zealand's Grant Fox from a penalty kick, during which the South African supporters counted Fox's steps in a divergence from rugby etiquette where normally silence is kept during kicks. South Africa also had a penalty kick at goal, but this was missed by Naas Botha. The first try of the match came from New Zealand's Zinzan Brooke following a quick tap penalty which was converted by Fox. South Africa then pressured the All Blacks but failed to score, with the score at the end of first half 10–0 to New Zealand.


1992 South Africa vs New Zealand rugby union match, The match, Second half
The second half started with Botha kicking a penalty to make the score 10–3. However Botha missed two further penalty kicks which proved crucial in the result of the match. Following a clearance kick from Robert du Preez, John Kirwan scored a try for New Zealand with Fox converting, making the score 17–3, before Fox scored another penalty to make it 20–3. Later in the match Danie Gerber scored a try for the Springboks which Botha converted. Following some poor tackling, John Timu scored for the All Blacks, with the try again being converted by Fox. In the last 5 minutes of the match, South Africa scored two tries from Pieter Muller and Gerber with both being converted by Botha with the last kick of the game to make the final score 27–24.


1992 South Africa vs New Zealand rugby union match, Post-match
Though the match was intended to be a celebration of unity, the pre-match actions caused a political row. The fact that "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" was played before the match and the reaction of the predominantly white crowd were perceived to be an act of white defiance. Luyt defended his decision to play the South African anthem, stating "I will not be threatened by anybody, and I don't care if certain people, not having rugby at heart, feel upset about my decision." In its match report the following day, The Star wrote, "For that moment inside the concrete bowl, it seemed like a besieged tribe had gatheredto take strength in their numbers and to send, from the protected citadel, a message ofdefiance to their perceived persecutors."


1992 South Africa vs New Zealand rugby union match, Post-match
The ANC threatened to withdraw support for South Africa's next test match against Australia, which could have led to the cancellation the match due to safety concerns and Australia stated they would not play if the match didn't have ANC support. However, the future South African sports minister Steve Tshwete asked for the ANC to give the supporters another chance and the ANC did not withdraw their support. Instead they issued a warning that if it happened again they would oppose all future tours and the 1995 Rugby World Cup.


1992 South Africa vs New Zealand rugby union match, Post-match
The return test was seen as the first step towards the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which South Africa hosted and won by defeating New Zealand 15–12 in the final. Before that match, both national anthems of South Africa – "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" and "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" – were played and sung by both players and fans. The 1992 test was seen as the first step towards the notion of South Africa as a "rainbow nation" after apartheid as rugby started to gain support from all races.


1992 South African Grand Prix
The 1992 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Kyalami circuit in Midrand, South Africa on 1 March 1992. It was the opening round of the 1992 Formula One World Championship and was contested over 72 laps. It was the 32nd South African Grand Prix, and the 22nd as part of the World Championship. Nigel Mansell dominated the weekend in his Williams-Renault, taking pole position, fastest lap and leading every lap of the race en route to victory for the second time in his career. Mansell's teammate, Riccardo Patrese, asserted the dominance of the car by completing a 1–2 finish. Ayrton Senna completed the podium for the McLaren team.


1992 South African Grand Prix
This was the first post-apartheid South African Grand Prix, the last running of the race having been in 1985 during Premier P. W. Botha's state of emergency. It was held on a revised Kyalami circuit, which used only a small part of the old layout.


1992 South African Grand Prix, Pre-race
As the revised Kyalami circuit was new to the Formula One calendar, there were two acclimatisation sessions held on the Thursday before the Grand Prix weekend. A pre-qualifying session was to be held on Friday morning to eliminate two cars, allowing the other 30 to take part in the main qualifying sessions on Friday afternoon and Saturday.


1992 South African Grand Prix, Pre-race
The entrants required to take part in pre-qualifying included the Larrousse team with their new Venturi LC92 chassis, driven by Bertrand Gachot, who had driven for the team in the season-ending 1991 Australian Grand Prix after losing his seat at Jordan; and the reigning Japanese Formula 3000 champion Ukyo Katayama. Also due to take part were one car from each of the Fondmetal and Footwork teams. They had chosen Swiss debutant Andrea Chiesa and Italian veteran Michele Alboreto respectively. The other two cars taking part were from the new Andrea Moda team.


1992 South African Grand Prix, Pre-race
The Andrea Moda fashion company, owned by Andrea Sassetti, had bought the Coloni team, which had failed to pre-qualify at every race of the 1991 season. They had signed ex-Footwork driver Alex Caffi, and Enrico Bertaggia, who had driven for Coloni during the 1989 season, and had brought the Judd-engined Andrea Moda C4B to South Africa. This car was an adaptation of last season's Cosworth-powered Coloni C4. Caffi drove in the second of Thursday's acclimatisation sessions, although the car's battery failed on the first lap.


1992 South African Grand Prix, Pre-race
Bertaggia did not run, and it was unclear if a second C4B had been built, or brought to Kyalami. However, a Stewards' Meeting on Thursday afternoon ruled that Andrea Moda was a new team, not a continuation of Coloni, and were therefore liable to pay a $100,000 guarantee according to Article 41 of the Formula One Sporting Regulations. The stewards also noted that the C4 cars were originally built, and had been raced, by another constructor, i.e. Coloni, not Andrea Moda, thus the cars were likely to be ineligible, as a new team must use an original chassis. In any case, failure to pay the guarantee meant exclusion from the event.


1992 South African Grand Prix, Pre-race
Sassetti believed that he did not have to pay the guarantee for new teams as he had purchased an existing team, but officials decided that he had not purchased Coloni's entry into Formula One, or the constructor itself, only its cars and facilities. Sassetti lodged an appeal, citing the fact that several other teams, such as March, Fondmetal and Footwork had not been required to pay the guarantee when the teams changed hands. In any case, Andrea Moda's exclusion meant that pre-qualifying was cancelled.


1992 South African Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
Mansell took pole position by almost three-quarters of a second from Senna, and set a lap time over 1.5 seconds faster than his teammate Patrese. Senna completed the front row in an updated MP4/6B as the team's 1992 MP4/7A chassis would not be ready until the Brazilian Grand Prix, the third race of the season. Nevertheless, Berger also managed to set a time quicker than that of Patrese's meaning he started the race from third position, and the Italian in fourth.


1992 South African Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
Jean Alesi's Ferrari was the only other car capable of staying within two seconds of Mansell, as the Frenchman secured a fifth place grid slot on the same row as Michael Schumacher in his Benetton. Karl Wendlinger did well to position his March up in seventh place, while his new teammate Paul Belmondo failed to qualify. Wendlinger was ahead of Schumacher's teammate Martin Brundle, who had qualified eighth, and the other Ferrari of Ivan Capelli, who was ninth. Andrea de Cesaris completed the top ten in his Tyrrell in a time over three seconds behind Mansell's. Stefano Modena failed to qualify his Jordan-Yamaha, partly because of problems with the reliability of the Yamaha engine which, according to then BBC commentator Murray Walker, was grenading itself.


1992 South African Grand Prix, Race, Race report
The race was fairly uneventful as Mansell led from lights to flag, finishing nearly 25 seconds ahead of Patrese. Martin Brundle spun off on the first lap but was able to continue until his clutch failed as a result of the spin and was forced into retirement when he pulled into the pits.


1992 South African Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Senna drove well to ensure he remained on the podium with a 1991 car, as did Schumacher, who gained from his qualifying position to complete the race in fourth place after Jean Alesi had retired with engine failure on lap 41 who was behind Senna and ahead of Schumacher. Berger finished in fifth place and nearly 40 seconds behind his teammate; he was the last driver to finish the race on the lead lap.


1992 South African Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Johnny Herbert finished in sixth place and took the final point for Lotus after the Tyrrell of Andrea de Cesaris like Alesi had retired when his Ilmor engine failed on lap 42. Interestingly, all of the top 6 finishers drove cars that were either evolutions of (or direct carryovers) of cars designed for previous seasons.


1992 South African Open (tennis)
The 1992 South African Open, also known by its sponsored name Panasonic South African Open, was a tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 87th edition of the South African Open and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1992 ATP Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa from 30 March through 5 April 1992.


1992 South African Open (tennis)
It was the first time that the tournament had been held since 1989. Aaron Krickstein won the singles title and in an all-South African doubles final, Pieter Aldrich and Danie Visser overcame Wayne Ferreira and Pieter Norval.


1992 South African Open (tennis), Finals, Doubles
Pieter Aldrich /  Danie Visser defeated  Wayne Ferreira /  Pieter Norval, 6–4, 6–4


1992 South African apartheid referendum
A referendum on ending apartheid was held in South Africa on 17 March 1992. The referendum was limited to white South African voters, who were asked whether or not they supported the negotiated reforms begun by State President F. W. de Klerk two years earlier, in which he proposed to end the apartheid system that had been implemented since 1948. The result of the election was a large victory for the "yes" side, which ultimately resulted in apartheid being lifted. Universal suffrage was introduced two years later.


1992 South African apartheid referendum, Background
On 2 February 1990, in his opening address to parliament, State President F. W. de Klerk announced that the ban on certain political parties such as the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party would be lifted and that Nelson Mandela would be released after 27 years in prison. De Klerk announced that capital punishment would be suspended and that the state of emergency would be lifted. The State President said in his speech to parliament that "the time to negotiate has arrived".


1992 South African apartheid referendum, Background
Nelson Mandela was released on 11 February 1990 from Victor Verster Prison in Paarl near Cape Town. On 21 March 1990, South West Africa became independent under the name of Namibia. In May the government began talks with the ANC. In June the state of emergency was lifted and the ANC had agreed to a ceasefire. In 1991, the Acts which restricted land ownership, specified separate living areas and classified people by race were abolished.


1992 South African apartheid referendum, Background, Before the referendum
Prior to the referendum, the governing National Party had lost three by-elections since announcing negotiations to end apartheid two years earlier, and its position was opposed by the Conservative Party which opposed the negotiations and boycotted the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA). On 24 January 1992, President de Klerk opened parliament and suggested that a referendum would be held, in which the vote of each race group would be counted separately. When the National Party was defeated in the Potchefstroom by-election on 19 February, after calling it a test vote, its credibility was placed in doubt.


1992 South African apartheid referendum, Background, Before the referendum
In the meantime, negotiations between the government and the African National Congress were making slow progress. Violence was increasing in the South African townships, different right wing groups were becoming more prominent, and there was growing dissatisfaction within the white community. Conditions and the mood in the black townships was worsening as well. The government was thus under domestic and international pressure to make progress in the negotiations.


1992 South African apartheid referendum, Background, Before the referendum
While the Conservative Party claimed that the government did not have the mandate to negotiate with the ANC after its defeat in Potchefstroom, State President F. W. de Klerk announced 20 February, that a national referendum for the white electorate would be held to test the government's—and his own—support: if the referendum's outcome had been negative, de Klerk would have resigned and general elections held. When de Klerk initially announced the referendum, many were critical of the fact that only whites had the right to vote in the referendum.


1992 South African apartheid referendum, Campaign
The National Party and Democratic Party campaigned for a "Yes" vote, while the conservative right wing led by the Conservative Party campaigned for a "No" vote. Much of de Klerk's efforts in 1992 were directed toward appeasing and weakening his right-wing opponents, the conservative defenders of apartheid who had broken away from the National Party during the 1980s. De Klerk attempted to show white South Africans that the government was not giving up power to the ANC, but negotiating on the basis of "power sharing". It warned the white voters that a "No" vote would mean continuation of international sanctions, the danger of civil war and worsening chaos in South Africa.


1992 South African apartheid referendum, Campaign
De Klerk told the press that he would interpret a majority "Yes" vote as a mandate to enter into binding agreements with the ANC and other black leaders, without further approval from white voters. He stated that a second referendum to approve the terms of the constitutional settlement would not be necessary unless they differed "substantially" from the government's promises. These promises included a bill of rights, separation of powers between the branches of government, an independent judiciary, and a Parliament consisting of two houses.


1992 South African apartheid referendum, Campaign
The National Party "Yes" vote campaign was of a kind that had never before been seen in South Africa. The National Party held large political gatherings through the country and published advertisements in many national newspapers and bought commercial time in television. It produced massive election "Yes" posters with the message "Yes! Ja! SA" and a poster showing a picture of an AWB member with a gun and with the text "You can stop this man! Vote YES". The Democratic Party had more traditional posters with the message "Ja vir vrede (Yes for peace)".


1992 South African apartheid referendum, Campaign
The "No" campaign, led by Andries Treurnicht warned of "black majority rule" and "ANC communist rule". The Conservative Party also advocated white self-determination and argued that white South Africans had the right to rule themselves. During the campaign, the "No" side also started to advocate an independent homeland, or volkstaat, for the white minority.


1992 South African apartheid referendum, Campaign
The "Yes" campaign had a significant advantage, as it was backed by the government, the opposition Democratic Party, the media, the international community and the vast majority of commercial and business organisations. According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies:


1992 South African apartheid referendum, Campaign
In the referendum campaign the National Party had all the advantages. Television and (in many parts of the country) radio are government controlled. The business community raised money, and most newspapers helped by giving discount rates to the "yes" advertisements… The Conservative Party, with no comparable funds and no access to discounts, was effectively locked out of the mass media, relying on posters to get its message across.


1992 South African apartheid referendum, Results
Do you support continuation of the reform process which the State President began on 2 February 1990 and which is aimed at a new Constitution through negotiation?


1992 South African apartheid referendum, Results, By region
In Cape Town (a left-wing stronghold) and Durban 85% voted "yes" and in Pretoria over 57% voted "yes". Only Pietersburg in the Northern Transvaal, a rural right wing stronghold, voted "no" with 57%. Even in Kroonstad, a conservative stronghold where five out of the seven parliamentary seats were held by "no" campaigners, the "yes" side won with 52%.


1992 South African apartheid referendum, Aftermath
The day after the referendum President de Klerk said "Today we have closed the book on apartheid" as he celebrated his 56th birthday. Nelson Mandela said that he was "very happy indeed". The Cape Times news bill was dominated by the large text "YES, IT'S YES! ".


1992 South African apartheid referendum, Aftermath
The alliance between the Conservative Party and the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging may have harmed the CP and in some cases even scared away voters to the "Yes" side. Some conservative and militant defenders of apartheid boycotted the referendum, although turnout was at record levels, reaching above 96% in some areas.


1992 South African apartheid referendum, Aftermath
De Klerk and his government could now claim that the whites were in favour of universal suffrage and that they had a clear mandate to negotiate with the African National Congress. The ANC had initially disapproved the referendum, mainly because whites were the only ones allowed to vote. But since a "No" vote would not only risk the negotiations but also increase the political chaos in the country, and had no real reason to advocate that the whites oppose the negotiations, the ANC advocated a "Yes" vote.


1992 South African apartheid referendum, Aftermath
Right-wing groups criticised the referendum and accused the government of electoral fraud. They had lost where they had previously been the strongest, in the Afrikaner heartland and in the big cities. However no evidence has ever been put forward regarding electoral irregularities. Treurnicht claimed that media propaganda, foreign intervention, threats by businesspeople against employees, and electoral fraud had resulted in a "Yes" vote.


1992 South African apartheid referendum, Aftermath
On 27 April 1994, South Africa held its first non-racial elections, which resulted in a huge victory for the African National Congress and made Nelson Mandela the first black President of South Africa.


1992 South African motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1992 South African motorcycle Grand Prix was the last round of the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 4–6 September 1992 at Kyalami.


1992 South African motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race
Eddie Lawson announced his retirement. To win the championship, Wayne Rainey had to finish in front of Mick Doohan and higher than 3rd if Doohan was directly behind. According to Scott, Kenny Roberts asked Rainey if he wanted John Kocinski's "help", and Rainey said no.


1992 South African motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race
Kocinski on pole. Rainey gets the start from Kocinski, Doohan and Kevin Schwantz.


1992 South African motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race
Chandler makes it a 3-way fight for first with Rainey and teammate Kocinski.


1992 South African motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race
Kocinski through to 1st, Wayne Gardner and Schwantz in a battle for 4th.


1992 South African motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race
Kocinski gets a gap from Rainey, then it's a small gap to Gardner and Chandler.


1992 South African motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race
Gardner closes on Rainey and passes into 2nd place. Gardner would much rather Rainey get the championship than Doohan, "so for once [Gardner] gave [Rainey] a whole lot of room as he went by."