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1992 Utah

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Ron McBride.

Schedule and results

Utah in 1992, game by game: lost at No. 11 Nebraska 22–49; won at Utah State 42–18; won vs. Oregon State 42–9; won at Colorado State 33–29; won vs. Hawai’i 38–17; lost at New Mexico 7–24; lost vs. UTEP 13–20; won at Air Force 20–13; lost at Fresno State 15–41; won vs. Wyoming 38–7; lost vs. BYU 22–31; lost vs. No. 18 Washington State 28–31+33−27Lost 22–49 at No. 11 Nebraska-27No. 11 NebraskaWon 42–18 at Utah State+24Utah StateWon 42–9 vs. Oregon State+33Oregon StateWon 33–29 at Colorado State+4Colorado StateWon 38–17 vs. Hawai’i+21Hawai’iLost 7–24 at New Mexico-17New MexicoLost 13–20 vs. UTEP-7UTEPWon 20–13 at Air Force+7Air ForceLost 15–41 at Fresno State-26Fresno StateWon 38–7 vs. Wyoming+31WyomingLost 22–31 vs. BYU-9BYULost 28–31 vs. No. 18 Washington State-3No. 18 Washington State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5at11NebraskaL 22–⁠4924%
Sep 12atUtah StateW 42–⁠1846%
Sep 26vsOregon StateW 42–⁠974%
Oct 3atColorado StateW 33–⁠2955%
Oct 10vsHawai’iW 38–⁠1760%
Oct 17atNew MexicoL 7–⁠2473%
Oct 24vsUTEPL 13–⁠2078%
Oct 31atAir ForceW 20–⁠1327%
Nov 7atFresno StateL 15–⁠4133%
Nov 14vsWyomingW 38–⁠756%
Nov 21vsBYUL 22–⁠3139%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs18Washington StateCopper BowlL 28–⁠3142%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington State 31–⁠28 in the Copper Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

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.

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 5th in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
320–⁠289
Coach
Ron McBride
Elo
1491 +7 this season
SP+ rating
6.1 No. 41 of 105; offense No. 29, defense No. 65
SRS
3.2 No. 39 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rick Rasnick
Defensive coordinator
Fred Whittingham
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

All-WAC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Mike DeHoogOLCoaches-2
  • Dave ChaytorsDLCoaches-2

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

1992 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hawai’i6–⁠211–⁠220
Fresno State6–⁠29–⁠424
BYU6–⁠28–⁠5
San Diego State5–⁠35–⁠5–⁠1
Air Force4–⁠47–⁠5
Utah4–⁠46–⁠6
Colorado State3–⁠55–⁠7
Wyoming3–⁠55–⁠7
New Mexico2–⁠63–⁠8
UTEP1–⁠71–⁠10

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