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1992 Washington

9–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Pac-10), coached by Don James, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Washington in 1992, game by game: won at Arizona State 31–7; won vs. Wisconsin 27–10; won vs. No. 12 Nebraska 29–14; won vs. No. 20 USC 17–10; won vs. No. 24 California 35–16; won at Oregon 24–3; won vs. Pacific 31–7; won vs. No. 15 Stanford 41–7; lost at No. 12 Arizona 3–16; won vs. Oregon State 45–16; lost at Washington State 23–42; lost vs. No. 7 Michigan 31–38+34−19Won 31–7 at Arizona State+24Arizona StateWon 27–10 vs. Wisconsin+17WisconsinWon 29–14 vs. No. 12 Nebraska+15No. 12 NebraskaWon 17–10 vs. No. 20 USC+7No. 20 USCWon 35–16 vs. No. 24 California+19No. 24 CaliforniaWon 24–3 at Oregon+21OregonWon 31–7 vs. Pacific+24PacificWon 41–7 vs. No. 15 Stanford+34No. 15 StanfordLost 3–16 at No. 12 Arizona-13No. 12 ArizonaWon 45–16 vs. Oregon State+29Oregon StateLost 23–42 at Washington State-19Washington StateLost 31–38 vs. No. 7 Michigan-7No. 7 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atArizona StateW 31–⁠772%
Sep 12vsWisconsinW 27–⁠1090%
Sep 19vs12NebraskaW 29–⁠1470%
Oct 3vs20USCW 17–⁠1082%
Oct 10vs24CaliforniaW 35–⁠1676%
Oct 17atOregonW 24–⁠382%
Oct 24vsPacificW 31–⁠793%
Oct 31vs15StanfordW 41–⁠776%
Nov 7at12ArizonaL 3–⁠1670%
Nov 14vsOregon StateW 45–⁠1695%
Nov 21atWashington StateL 23–⁠4277%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs7MichiganRose BowlL 31–⁠3845%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan 38–⁠31 in the Rose Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll; Pac-10 champions.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 Stanford

Consensus All-AmericanLincoln Kennedy, OT

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Pac-10
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 1
Points
337–⁠186
Coach
Don James
Elo
1705 −20 this season
SP+ rating
25.3 No. 5 of 105; offense No. 10, defense No. 5
SRS
20.9 No. 5 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jeff Woodruff
Defensive coordinator
Jim Lambright
Captains
Mark Brunell, Dave Hoffmann, Lincoln Kennedy and Shane Pahukoa
Most valuable player
Dave Hoffmann

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 1Lincoln Kennedy OTAtlanta Falcons
Rd 3Billy Joe Hobert QBLos Angeles Raiders
Rd 4Jaime Fields LBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 5Mark Brunell QBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 6Dave Hoffmann LBChicago Bears
Rd 6Darius Turner RBKansas City Chiefs

All-Pac-10

3 first team, 3 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.