1992 Washington Huskies football team

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1992 Washington Huskies football
Pac-10 co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 31–38 vs. Michigan
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record9–3 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jeff Woodruff (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Jim Lambright (15th season)
MVP Dave Hoffmann
Captains
Home stadium Husky Stadium
Seasons
  1991
1993  
1992 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Washington + 6 2 09 3 0
No. 9 Stanford + 6 2 010 3 0
No. 15 Washington State 5 3 09 3 0
USC 5 3 06 5 1
Arizona 4 3 16 5 1
Arizona State 4 4 06 5 0
Oregon 4 4 06 6 0
UCLA 3 5 06 5 0
California 2 6 04 7 0
Oregon State 0 7 11 9 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its eighteenth and final season under head coach Don James, the defending national champion Huskies won their first eight games [1] and took the Pacific-10 Conference title for the third consecutive season. [2]

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Attempting to win a third straight Rose Bowl, [3] the Huskies lost to Michigan Wolverines football team by seven points and finished with a 9–3 record. [4] Washington outscored its opponents 337 to 186. [5]

Dave Hoffmann was selected as the team's most valuable player. Hoffmann, Mark Brunell, Lincoln Kennedy, and Shane Pahukoa were the team captains.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:30 p.m.at Arizona State No. 2 Prime W 31–753,782
September 1212:30 p.m. Wisconsin *No. 2W 27–1072,800
September 196:45 p.m.No. 12 Nebraska *No. 2
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ESPN W 29–1473,333
October 312:30 p.m.No. 20 USC No. 1
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ABC W 17–1073,275
October 1012:30 p.m.No. 24 California No. 1
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ABCW 35–1673,504
October 171:00 p.m.at Oregon No. 1W 24–347,612
October 2412:30 p.m. Pacific (CA) *No. 1
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 31–770,618
October 3112:30 p.m.No. 15 Stanford No. 2
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ABCW 41–770,821
November 712:30 p.m.at No. 12 Arizona No. 1ABCL 3–1658,510
November 1412:30 p.m. Oregon State No. 6
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 45–1670,419
November 2112:30 p.m.at No. 25 Washington State No. 5ABCL 23–4237,600
January 1, 19931:45 p.m.vs. No. 7 Michigan *No. 9ABCL 31–3894,236
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Nebraska

Nebraska at Washington
1234Total
No. 12 Cornhuskers077014
No. 2 Huskies2213329

The Nebraska game on September 19 was the first night game at Husky Stadium and Washington's seventeenth consecutive win. [6] [7] [8] During the game, ESPN measured the noise level at over 130 decibels, well above the threshold of pain. The peak recorded level of 133.6 decibels is the highest ever recorded at a college football stadium. [9] [10] [11] [12]

Vs. Michigan (Rose Bowl)

Michigan vs. Washington
1234Total
No. 7 Wolverines10714738
No. 9 Huskies71410031

Roster

1992 Washington Huskies football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 42Jay BarrySr
SE 14 Eric Bjornson So
TE 85 Mark Bruener So
QB 11 Mark Brunell  (C)Sr
RB 29 Beno Bryant Sr
TE 82 Ernie Conwell Fr
OT 66Tom GallagherJr
C 65 Frank Garcia So
QB 7 Damon Huard Fr
RB 24Eteka HuckabySo
QB 12 Billy Joe Hobert Jr
FB 22Matt JonesJr
G 56 Pete Kaligis Sr
RB 8 Napoleon Kaufman So
OT 75 Lincoln Kennedy  (C)Sr
SE 9Joe KralikJr
SE 6Damon MackSr
TE 84 Joel McHale Fr
C 52Jim NevelleJr
OT 71 Pete Pierson Jr
G 60Andrew PetersonSo
SE 18Jason ShelleyFr
FB 31Darius TurnerSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 23Walter BaileySr
LB 53James CliffordSr
DT 75 D'Marco Farr Jr
OLB 3 Jaime Fields Sr
LB 47 Jamal Fountaine Jr
ILB 54 Dave Hoffmann  (C)Sr
MG 74Mike LustykSr
DE 13Andy MasonJr
CB 7Josh MooreSo
FS 21 Shane Pahukoa  (C)Sr
ROV 20Tommie SmithSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 4Travis HansonJr
P 16John WerdelJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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NFL draft selections

The following Washington players were selected in the 1993 NFL draft:

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Lincoln Kennedy OT 19 Atlanta Falcons
Billy Joe Hobert QB 358 Los Angeles Raiders
Jaime Fields LB 4103 Kansas City Chiefs
Mark Brunell QB 5118 Green Bay Packers
Dave Hoffmann LB 6146 Chicago Bears
Darius Turner FB 6159 Kansas City Chiefs

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References

  1. "Washington is No. 1 in Stanford's book". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 1, 1992. p. 1E.
  2. Farmer, Sam (November 15, 1992). "UW gets roses, Beavers big loss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.
  3. Bonk, Thomas (January 1, 1993). "Troubled Huskies aim for Roses". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 6B.
  4. Bonk, Thomas (January 2, 1993). "Wheatley conducts 1-man Rose parade past Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 1D.
  5. "Washington Yearly Results (1990–1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  6. Wojciechowski, Gene (September 20, 1992). "Huskies whip Nebraska for 17th straight". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Los Angeles Times. p. 1E.
  7. Jenkins, Sally (September 28, 1992). "Flying high again". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
  8. Olson, Eric (September 15, 2010). "Cornhuskers' QB downplays Husky Stadium effect | The Spokesman-Review". Spokesman.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  9. "Husky Stadium timeline". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  10. "Husky Stadium: Biggest moments | Football". dailyuw.com. November 2, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  11. "On Pac-12 attendance, and wondering how many fans really will be in Reser on Saturday: Issues & Answers". OregonLive.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  12. "The best Pac-12 football stadiums to watch a game". KTAR.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  13. "University of Washington roster". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1992. p. C6.
  14. "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.