American college football season
1992 Washington State Cougars football |
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Copper Bowl champion |
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Copper Bowl, W 31–28 vs. Utah |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 17 |
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AP | No. 15 |
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Record | 9–3 (5–3 Pac-10) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Ted Williams (1st season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Zimmer (4th season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Martin Stadium |
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Seasons |
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 |
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- + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1992 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Mike Price, the Cougars were 8–3 in the regular season (5–3 in Pac-10, tied for third), won their bowl game, and outscored their opponents 337 to 281.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Drew Bledsoe with 3,246 passing yards, Shaumbe Wright-Fair with 1,331 rushing yards, and C. J. Davis with 1,024 receiving yards.[3]
Home games were played on campus at Martin Stadium in Pullman.
Washington State opened with six wins,[4] and were thirteenth in the AP poll, but then lost three of four prior to the Apple Cup.[5] A fourteen-point home underdog to fifth-ranked Washington,[6] the Cougars pulled off a classic blowout upset in the snow, scoring 29 unanswered points in the third quarter, and won 42–23 in the 20-year-old Bledsoe's last game at Martin Stadium.[7] WSU won the Copper Bowl by three over unranked Utah,[8][9][10][11] and climbed to fifteenth in the final rankings.[12]
Bledsoe opted not to play his senior season (1993) and was the first overall selection of the 1993 NFL draft.[13][14][15]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 2:00 pm | Montana* | | | | W 25–13 | 21,068 |
September 12 | 3:30 pm | at Arizona | | | PSN | W 23–20 | 39,112 |
September 26 | 7:00 pm | at Fresno State* | | | PSN | W 39–37 | 38,077 |
October 3 | 2:00 pm | Temple* | | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| | W 51–10 | 21,861 |
October 10 | 1:30 pm | at Oregon State | | | | W 35-10 | 30,459 |
October 17 | 12:30 pm | UCLA | No. 22 | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, Washington
| ABC | W 30–17 | 32,208 |
October 24 | 12:30 pm | at No. 14 USC | No. 13 | | ABC | L 21–31 | 54,038 |
October 31 | 2:00 pm | Oregon | No. 19 | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| | L 17–34 | 25,450 |
November 7 | 2:00 pm | Arizona State | No. 25 | - Martin Stadium
- Pullman, WA
| | W 20–18 | 15,441 |
November 14 | 3:30 pm | at No. 15 Stanford | No. 21 | | PSN | L 3–40 | 52,018 |
November 21 | 12:30 pm | No. 5 Washington | | | ABC | W 42–23 | 37,600 |
December 29 | 5:00 pm | vs. Utah* | No. 18 | | ESPN | W 31–28 | 40,867 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Roster
1992 Washington State Cougars football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | OT | 75 | Mike Bailey | Jr | QB | 11 | Drew Bledsoe | Jr | WR | 2 | Phillip Bobo | Jr | TE | 89 | Brett Carolan | Jr | WR | 1 | C.J. Davis | Sr | G | 61 | Josh Dunning | Jr | OT | 72 | Jim Eucker | Sr | OT | 74 | Bob Garman | Sr | WR | 85 | Albert Kennedy | So | OL | 64 | Ron Lewis | Jr | QB | 13 | Mike Pattinson | Jr | OT | 77 | Konrad Pimiskern | Sr | WR | 9 | Deron Pointer | Jr | WR | 6 | Calvin Schexnayder | Sr | TE | 84 | Dustin Smith | Sr | RB | 5 | Derek Sparks | So | C | 66 | Robbie Tobeck | Sr | OT | 78 | Andy Tribble | Sr | TE | 98 | Clarence Williams | Sr | RB | 32 | Shaumbe Wright-Fair | Sr | | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | P | 28 | Steve Johnston | Jr | K | 12 | Aaron Price | Jr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 21 | — | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
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Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 25 т | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
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Season summary
At Stanford
Washington
Washington at Washington State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | No. 5 Huskies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 23 | • No. 25 Cougars | 6 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 42 | - Date:
November 21 - Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman
- Game start:
12:30 pm PST - Game attendance: 37,600
- Game weather: 30 °F (−1 °C), snow
- Television network: ABC
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | WSU | Wright-Fair 3 yard run (kick failed) | WSU 6–0 | | Q2 | | WASH | Brunell 1 yard run (Hanson kick) | WASH 7–6 | | Q3 | | WSU | Bobo 44 yard pass from Bledsoe (Schexnayder pass from Bledsoe) | WSU 14–7 | | Q3 | | WSU | Schexnayder 15 yard pass from Bledsoe (Price kick) | WSU 21–7 | | Q3 | 3:57 | WSU | Wright-Fair 51 yard run (Price kick) | WSU 28–7 | | Q3 | | WSU | Pimiskern recovered fumble in end zone (Price kick) | WSU 35–7 | | Q4 | | WASH | Brunell 1 yard run (??? pass from Brunell) | WSU 35–15 | | Q4 | | WSU | Wright-Fair 41 yard run (Price kick) | WSU 42–15 | | Q4 | | WASH | Turner 2 yard run (Barry pass from Brunell) | WSU 42–23 | |
- Source:[7]
The Snow Bowl
- Bledsoe 18/28, 260 yds
- Wright-Fair 22 rush, 193 yds
Vs. Utah (Copper Bowl
NFL Draft
Three Cougars were selected in the 1993 NFL Draft. Drew Bledsoe was the first overall selection.
[13][14][15][22]
References
- ^ "1992 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "1992 Washington State Cougars Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (October 18, 1992). "Bearing down". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- ^ "Stanford 40, Washington St. 3". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). news service reports. November 15, 1992. p. 6E.
- ^ "The Latest Line". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). November 21, 1992. p. 6B.
- ^ a b "WSU pulls snow job on Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 22, 1992. p. 1E.
- ^ Cart, Julie (December 30, 1992). "Cougars outlast Utes for 31-28 win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). (Los Angeles Times). p. 2C.
- ^ Robinson, Doug (December 30, 1992). "Utes come close, 31-28, after furious rally". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
- ^ Blanchette, John (December 30, 1992). "Bledsoe goes out like a pro". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
- ^ Sullivan, Tim (December 30, 1992). "WSU wins wild Copper Bowl". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
- ^ "WSU moves up to No. 15 in final poll". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 4, 1993. p. C2.
- ^ a b "Bledsoe dealt a Pats' hand". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 26, 1993. p. C1.
- ^ a b "Bledsoe to play 'Patriot Games'". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. April 26, 1993. p. 1B.
- ^ a b Withers, Bud (April 26, 1993). "Drew knew he'd be No. 1". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). p. 1B.
- ^ "Montana at Washington St". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). September 5, 1992. p. 5B.
- ^ "Temple at Washington St". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). October 3, 1992. p. 6B.
- ^ "Washington St. at Oregon St". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). October 10, 1992. p. 3B.
- ^ "Oregon at Washington St". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (probable starters). October 31, 1992. p. 5B.
- ^ "When WSU has the ball". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). November 21, 1992. p. 5D.
- ^ "Washington State University roster". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 21, 1992. p. C6.
- ^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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