1992 Washington Huskies football team

American college football season

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

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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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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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

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1992 Washington Huskies football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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

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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

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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)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

Source:[6]

## Game summaries

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### Nebraska

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Nebraska at Washington |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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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)

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Michigan vs. Washington |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• 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

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

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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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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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. ^ "University of Washington roster". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1992. p. C6.
7. ^ Wojciechowski, Gene (September 20, 1992). "Huskies whip Nebraska for 17th straight". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Los Angeles Times. p. 1E.
8. ^ Jenkins, Sally (September 28, 1992). "Flying high again". Sports Illustrated. p. 22.
9. ^ Olson, Eric (September 15, 2010). "Cornhuskers' QB downplays Husky Stadium effect | The Spokesman-Review". Spokesman.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
10. ^ "Husky Stadium timeline". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
11. ^ "Husky Stadium: Biggest moments | Football". dailyuw.com. November 2, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
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.
13. ^ "The best Pac-12 football stadiums to watch a game". KTAR.com. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
14. ^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.

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