1992 Washington Huskies football team

1992 Washington Huskies football
Pac-10 co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 31–38 vs. Michigan
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
Record	9–3 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Don James (18th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Woodruff (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Lambright (16th season)
MVP	Dave Hoffmann
Captains	Mark Brunell Dave Hoffmann Lincoln Kennedy Shane Pahukoa
Home stadium	Husky Stadium
Seasons ←  1991 1993  →

1992 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Washington +	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Stanford +	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Washington State	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
USC	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Arizona	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
Arizona State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Oregon	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
UCLA	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
California	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	1			1	–	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]

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:30 p.m.	at Arizona State	No. 2	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	Prime	W 31–7	53,782
September 12	12:30 p.m.	Wisconsin *	No. 2	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 27–10	72,800
September 19	6:45 p.m.	No. 12 Nebraska *	No. 2	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ESPN	W 29–14	73,333
October 3	12:30 p.m.	No. 20 USC	No. 1	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 17–10	73,275
October 10	12:30 p.m.	No. 24 California	No. 1	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 35–16	73,504
October 17	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon	No. 1	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)		W 24–3	47,612
October 24	12:30 p.m.	Pacific (CA) *	No. 1	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 31–7	70,618
October 31	12:30 p.m.	No. 15 Stanford	No. 2	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	W 41–7	70,821
November 7	12:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Arizona	No. 1	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ABC	L 3–16	58,510
November 14	12:30 p.m.	Oregon State	No. 6	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 45–16	70,419
November 21	12:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Washington State	No. 5	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	ABC	L 23–42	37,600
January 1, 1993	1:45 p.m.	vs. No. 7 Michigan *	No. 9	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	ABC	L 31–38	94,236
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1992 Washington Huskies football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 42 Jay Barry Sr 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 66 Tom Gallagher Jr C 65 Frank Garcia So QB 7 Damon Huard Fr RB 24 Eteka Huckaby So QB 12 Billy Joe Hobert Jr FB 22 Matt Jones Jr G 56 Pete Kaligis Sr RB 8 Napoleon Kaufman So OT 75 Lincoln Kennedy  (C) Sr SE 9 Joe Kralik Jr SE 6 Damon Mack Sr TE 84 Joel McHale Fr C 52 Jim Nevelle Jr OT 71 Pete Pierson Jr G 60 Andrew Peterson So SE 18 Jason Shelley Fr FB 31 Darius Turner Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 23 Walter Bailey Sr LB 53 James Clifford Sr DT 75 D'Marco Farr Jr OLB 3 Jaime Fields Sr LB 47 Jamal Fountaine Jr ILB 54 Dave Hoffmann  (C) Sr MG 74 Mike Lustyk Sr DE 13 Andy Mason Jr CB 7 Josh Moore So FS 21 Shane Pahukoa  (C) Sr ROV 20 Tommie Smith Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 4 Travis Hanson Jr P 16 John Werdel Jr	Head coach Don James (18th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Jim Lambright (DC, LB) Jeff Woodruff (OC, QB) Miles Corrigan (TE) Randy Hart (DL) Al Lavan (RB) Ron Milus (CB) Steve Morton (OL) Chris Tormey (S) Bill Wentworth (WR) Rick Mallory (GA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Source: ^[6]

Game summaries

Nebraska

Nebraska at Washington

1 2 3 4 Total No. 12 Cornhuskers 0 7 7 0 14 •No. 2 Huskies 2 21 3 3 29 Date: September 19 Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle Game attendance: 73,333

See also: 1992 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

The Nebraska game on September 19 was the first night game at Husky Stadium and Washington's seventeenth consecutive win. ^{[7] [8] [9]} 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. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]}

Vs. Michigan (Rose Bowl)

Michigan vs. Washington

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 7 Wolverines 10 7 14 7 38 No. 9 Huskies 7 14 10 0 31 Date: January 1 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Game attendance: 94,236

Main article: 1993 Rose Bowl

See also: 1992 Michigan Wolverines football team

NFL draft selections

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

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Lincoln Kennedy	OT	1	9	Atlanta Falcons
Billy Joe Hobert	QB	3	58	Los Angeles Raiders
Jaime Fields	LB	4	103	Kansas City Chiefs
Mark Brunell	QB	5	118	Green Bay Packers
Dave Hoffmann	LB	6	146	Chicago Bears
Darius Turner	FB	6	159	Kansas City Chiefs

• This draft was eight rounds, with 224 selections

Source: ^[14]

References

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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.
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8. Jenkins, Sally (September 28, 1992). "Flying high again". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
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12. "On Pac-12 attendance, and wondering how many fans really will be in Reser on Saturday: Issues & Answers". OregonLive.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
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14. "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.