1992 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

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1992 Fresno State Bulldogs football
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WAC co-champion
Freedom Bowl champion
Freedom Bowl, W 24–7 vs. USC
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 24
Record9–4 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Bulldog Stadium
Seasons
  1991
1993  
1992 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 Hawaii + 6 2 011 2 0
No. 24 Fresno State + 6 2 09 4 0
BYU + 6 2 08 5 0
San Diego State 5 3 05 5 1
Air Force 4 4 07 5 0
Utah 4 4 06 6 0
Colorado State 3 5 05 7 0
Wyoming 3 5 05 7 0
New Mexico 2 6 03 8 0
UTEP 1 7 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno, as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the team's first year in the WAC, after spending the previous 23 seasons in the Big West Conference. Led by 15th-year head coach Jim Sweeney, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the WAC title with BYU and Hawaii. The Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.

Contents

Fresno State was invited to the Freedom Bowl, where they beat USC, 24–7. The Bulldogs finished the season ranked No. 24 in the AP Poll and No. 22 in the Coaches Poll.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Pacific (CA) *W 42–2116,323
September 12at Oregon State *L 36–4622,326
September 19 Colorado State W 52–2137,955
September 26 Washington State *
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 37–3938,077
October 3 Louisiana Tech *
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 48–1433,934 [1]
October 10at BYU L 24–3665,396
October 17at Hawaii L 45–4739,823
October 24 New Mexico
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 31–2832,743
October 31 Wyoming
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 42–3131,088
November 7 Utah
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 41–1537,555
November 21at San Diego State W 45–4141,523
November 28at UTEP W 43–1815,000
December 28vs. No. 23 USC * Raycom W 24–758,546
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1992 Fresno State Bulldogs football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 12 Trent Dilfer So
WR 81 Malcolm Floyd Jr
RB 22 Lorenzo Neal Sr
RB 20 Ron Rivers Jr
TE 80Marty ThompsonSr
WR 5 Tydus Winans Jr
OT 70 Jesse Hardwick Sr
G 69 Russ Hartman Jr
C 79 Jason James So
G 71 Josh Coldiron Jr
OT 60 Ron Collins Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1993 NFL draft. [4] [5]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Lorenzo Neal Fullback489 New Orleans Saints

The following finished their college career in 1992, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

PlayerPositionFirst NFL team
Marty ThompsonTight end 1993 Detroit Lions

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References

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  2. "Fresno State 1992 Schedule" . Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  3. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. "1993 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved December 12, 2016.