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), 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 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 Utah ,[8] and climbed to fifteenth in the final rankings .
Bledsoe opted not to play his senior season (1993 ) and was the first overall selection of the 1993 NFL Draft .[9] [10] [11]
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 5 2:00 PM Montana * W 25–1321,068
September 12 3:30 PM at Arizona PSN W 23–2039,112
September 26 7:00 PM at Fresno State * PSN W 39–3738,077
October 3 2:00 PM Temple * Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington W 51–1021,861
October 10 1:30 PM at Oregon State W 35-1030,459
October 17 12:30 PM UCLA No. 22 Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington ABC W 30–1732,208
October 24 12:30 PM at No. 14 USC No. 13 ABC L 21–3154,038
October 31 2:00 PM Oregon No. 19 Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington L 17–3425,450
November 7 2:00 PM Arizona State No. 25 Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington W 20–1815,441
November 14 3:30 PM at No. 15 Stanford No. 21 PSN L 3–4052,018
November 21 12:30 PM No. 5 Washington Martin Stadium Pullman, Washington - (Apple Cup ) ABC W 42–2337,600
December 29 5:00 PM vs. Utah * No. 18 ESPN W 31–2840,867
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Roster [ ]
1992 Washington State Cougars football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
11
Bledsoe, Drew Drew Bledsoe
5.0 ! Jr
WR
2
Bobo, Phillip Phillip Bobo
5.0 ! Jr
TE
89
Carolan, Brett Brett Carolan
5.0 ! Jr
WR
1
Davis, C.J. C.J. Davis
7.0 ! Sr
G
61
Dunning, Josh Josh Dunning
5.0 ! Jr
T
72
Eucker, Jim Jim Eucker
7.0 ! Sr
OL
64
Lewis, Ron Ron Lewis
5.0 ! Jr
QB
13
Pattinson, Mike Mike Pattinson
5.0 ! Jr
T
77
Pimiskern, Konrad Konrad Pimiskern
7.0 ! Sr
C
66
Tobeck, Robbie Robbie Tobeck
7.0 ! Sr
TE
98
Williams, Clarence Clarence Williams
7.0 ! Sr
RB
32
Wright-Fair, Shaumbe Shaumbe Wright-Fair
7.0 ! Sr
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Source: [12] [13] [14]
Season summary [ ]
Washington [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Washington
0
7
0
16
23
• Washington St
6
0
29
7
42
Date: November 21 Location: Martin StadiumGame weather: Snow
Scoring summary
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
NFL Draft picks [ ]
Source: [9] [10] [11] [15]
References [ ]
↑ "1992 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1992-schedule.html . Retrieved October 24, 2016 .
↑ "2016 Media Guide" . Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77. http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/wsu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/25/2016_Football_Media_Guide_Color.pdf . Retrieved October 24, 2016 .
↑ "1992 Washington State Cougars Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/washington-state/1992.html . Retrieved October 24, 2016 .
↑ Grummert, Dale (October 18, 1992). "Bearing down" . Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zJhfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3087%2C779756 .
↑ "Stanford 40, Washington St. 3" . Eugene Register-Guard . news service reports ((Oregon)): p. 6E. November 15, 1992. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=50FWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fuoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4228%2C3518049 .
↑ "The Latest Line" . Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): p. 6B. November 21, 1992. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7UFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fuoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6209%2C4568329 .
↑ 7.0 7.1 "WSU pulls snow job on Huskies" . Eugene Register-Guard . Associated Press ((Oregon)): p. 1E. November 22, 1992. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7kFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fuoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1517%2C5133813 .
↑ Cart, Julie (December 30, 1992). "Cougars outlast Utes for 31-28 win" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Los Angeles Times) ((Oregon)): p. 2C. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UUJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gOoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5651%2C6919027 .
↑ 9.0 9.1 "Bledsoe dealt a Pats' hand" . Spokesman-Review . Associated Press ((Spokane, Washington)): p. C1. April 26, 1993. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DlFXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6452%2C4468188 .
↑ 10.0 10.1 "Bledsoe to play 'Patriot Games'" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . Associated Press ((Idaho)): p. 1B. April 26, 1993. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EH9fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FjAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4006%2C3399097 .
↑ 11.0 11.1 Withers, Bud (April 26, 1993). "Drew knew he'd be No. 1" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) ((Idaho-Washington)): p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FM4qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_dAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6159%2C2899715 .
↑ "Oregon at Washington" . Lewiston Morning Tribune ((Idaho)): p. 5B. October 31, 1992. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2JhfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZjEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5585%2C4552506 .
↑ "When WSU has the ball" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News ((Idaho-Washington)): p. 5D. November 21, 1992. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s-8qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CtEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1462%2C2648483 .
↑ "Washington State University roster" . Spokesman-Review ((Spokane, Washington)): p. C6. November 21, 1992. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oLwzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PPADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6953%2C116033 .
↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1993.htm