1992 Washington State Cougars football | |
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Copper Bowl champion | |
Copper Bowl, W 31–28 vs. Utah | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 17 |
AP | No. 15 |
Record | 9–3 (5–3 Pac-10) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Ted Williams (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Zimmer (4th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Martin Stadium |
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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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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]
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* |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| L 17–34 | 25,450 | |
November 7 | 2:00 pm | Arizona State | No. 25 |
| 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 |
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Further information: 1992 NCAA Division I-A football rankings |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 21 | — | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 25 т | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
See also: 1992 Stanford Cardinal football team |
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See also: 1992 Washington Huskies football team and Apple Cup |
The Snow Bowl
Main article: 1992 Copper Bowl |
See also: 1992 Utah Utes football team |
Three Cougars were selected in the 1993 NFL Draft. Drew Bledsoe was the first overall selection.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | Franchise |
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Drew Bledsoe | QB | 1 | 1 | New England Patriots |
Lewis Bush | LB | 4 | 99 | San Diego Chargers |
Clarence Williams | TE | 7 | 169 | Denver Broncos |