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1992 Stanford

10–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Pac-10), coached by Bill Walsh, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Stanford in 1992, game by game: lost vs. No. 7 Texas A&M 7–10; won vs. Oregon 21–7; won vs. Northwestern 35–24; won vs. San José State 37–13; won at No. 6 Notre Dame 33–16; won at No. 19 UCLA 19–7; lost vs. Arizona 6–21; won at Oregon State 27–21; lost at No. 2 Washington 7–41; won vs. No. 11 USC 23–9; won vs. No. 21 Washington State 40–3; won at California 41–21; won vs. No. 21 Penn State 24–3+37−34Lost 7–10 vs. No. 7 Texas A&M-3No. 7 Texas A&MWon 21–7 vs. Oregon+14OregonWon 35–24 vs. Northwestern+11NorthwesternWon 37–13 vs. San José State+24San José StateWon 33–16 at No. 6 Notre Dame+17No. 6 Notre DameWon 19–7 at No. 19 UCLA+12No. 19 UCLALost 6–21 vs. Arizona-15ArizonaWon 27–21 at Oregon State+6Oregon StateLost 7–41 at No. 2 Washington-34No. 2 WashingtonWon 23–9 vs. No. 11 USC+14No. 11 USCWon 40–3 vs. No. 21 Washington State+37No. 21 Washington StateWon 41–21 at California+20CaliforniaWon 24–3 vs. No. 21 Penn State+21No. 21 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 26vs7Texas A&ML 7–⁠1042%
Sep 12vsOregonW 21–⁠778%
Sep 19vsNorthwesternW 35–⁠2485%
Sep 26vsSan José StateW 37–⁠1364%
Oct 3at6Notre DameW 33–⁠1632%
Oct 10at19UCLAW 19–⁠752%
Oct 17vsArizonaL 6–⁠2178%
Oct 24atOregon StateW 27–⁠2183%
Oct 31at2WashingtonL 7–⁠4125%
Nov 7vs11USCW 23–⁠960%
Nov 14vs21Washington StateW 40–⁠375%
Nov 21atCaliforniaW 41–⁠2163%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs21Penn StateBlockbuster BowlW 24–⁠352%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Penn State 24–⁠3 in the Blockbuster Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; Pac-10 champions.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 3: 21
  4. Wk 4: 18
  5. Wk 5: 19
  6. Wk 6: 18
  7. Wk 7: 11
  8. Wk 8: 8
  9. Wk 9: 16
  10. Wk 10: 15
  11. Wk 11: 21
  12. Wk 12: 15
  13. Wk 13: 14
  14. Wk 14: 14
  15. Wk 15: 14
  16. Wk 16: 13
  17. Final: 9

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1992.

Pac-10 champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Washington

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Pac-10
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 8
Points
320–⁠196
Coach
Bill Walsh
Elo
1727 +125 this season
SP+ rating
22.1 No. 8 of 105; offense No. 25, defense No. 4
SRS
17.3 No. 8 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Terry Shea
Defensive coordinator
Fred von Appen
Offense
West Coast
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 1Darrien Gordon DBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 2Glyn Milburn RBDenver Broncos
Rd 3John Lynch DBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 5Ron George LBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 6Chris Dalman OGSan Francisco 49ers

All-Pac-10

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1992 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1992 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stanford6–⁠210–⁠39
Washington6–⁠29–⁠311
Washington State5–⁠39–⁠315
USC5–⁠36–⁠5–⁠1
Arizona4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠5–⁠1
Arizona State4–⁠46–⁠5
Oregon4–⁠46–⁠6
UCLA3–⁠56–⁠5
California2–⁠64–⁠7
Oregon State0–⁠7–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.