1992 Washington Huskies football team

1992 Washington Huskies football
Pac-10 co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 31–38 vs. Michigan
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record9–3 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Woodruff (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Lambright (16th season)
MVPDave Hoffmann
Captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:30 p.m.at Arizona StateNo. 2
PrimeW 31–753,782
September 1212:30 p.m.Wisconsin*No. 2
W 27–1072,800
September 196:45 p.m.No. 12 Nebraska*No. 2
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ESPNW 29–1473,333
October 312:30 p.m.No. 20 USCNo. 1
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ABCW 17–1073,275
October 1012:30 p.m.No. 24 CaliforniaNo. 1
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ABCW 35–1673,504
October 171:00 p.m.at OregonNo. 1
W 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 StanfordNo. 2
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
ABCW 41–770,821
November 712:30 p.m.at No. 12 ArizonaNo. 1
ABCL 3–1658,510
November 1412:30 p.m.Oregon StateNo. 6
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 45–1670,419
November 2112:30 p.m.at No. 25 Washington StateNo. 5
ABCL 23–4237,600
January 1, 19931:45 p.m.vs. No. 7 Michigan*No. 9
ABCL 31–3894,236
  • *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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source:[6]

Game summaries

Nebraska

Nebraska at Washington
1 234Total
No. 12 Cornhuskers 0 770 14
• No. 2 Huskies 2 2133 29
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 234Total
• No. 7 Wolverines 10 7147 38
No. 9 Huskies 7 14100 31
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

  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.