1992 Washington Huskies football team

1992 Washington Huskies football
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

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

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

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

[winoisb-1] "Washington is No. 1 in Stanford's book". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 1, 1992. p. 1E.

[geros-2] Farmer, Sam (November 15, 1992). "UW gets roses, Beavers big loss". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1E.

[thafrs-3] Bonk, Thomas (January 1, 1993). "Troubled Huskies aim for Roses". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 6B.

[wc1mnrp-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.

[uwrossr-6] "University of Washington roster". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1992. p. C6.

[erglatwo-7] Wojciechowski, Gene (September 20, 1992). "Huskies whip Nebraska for 17th straight". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Los Angeles Times. p. 1E.

[fhign-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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