American college football season
The1992 Washington State Cougars football team was anAmerican football team that representedWashington State University in thePacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the1992 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their fourth season under head coachMike 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 includedDrew 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 atMartin Stadium inPullman .
Washington State opened with six wins,[ 4] AP poll , but then lost three of four prior to theApple Cup .[ 5] Washington ,[ 6] [ 7] Copper Bowl by three over unrankedUtah ,[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] final rankings .[ 12]
Bledsoe opted not to play his senior season (1993 ) and was the first overall selection of the1993 NFL draft .[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 5 2:00 pm Montana * W 25–1321,068 [ 16] September 12 3:30 pm atArizona PSN W 23–2039,112 September 26 7:00 pm atFresno State * PSN W 39–3738,077 October 3 2:00 pm Temple * Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 51–1021,861 October 10 1:30 pm atOregon 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. 14USC No. 13 ABC L 21–3154,038 October 31 2:00 pm Oregon No. 19 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA L 17–3425,450 November 7 2:00 pm Arizona State No. 25 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA W 20–1815,441 November 14 3:30 pm at No. 15Stanford No. 21 PSN L 3–4052,018 November 21 12:30 pm No. 5Washington ABC W 42–2337,600 December 29 5:00 pm vs.Utah * No. 18 ESPN W 31–2840,867 *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inPacific time
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking Week 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
Washington at Washington State
Team 1 2 3 4 Total No. 5 Huskies 0 7 0 16 23 •No. 25 Cougars 6 0 29 7 42
Date: Location: Martin Stadium ,Pullman Game start: PST Game attendance: 37,600Game weather: 30 °F (−1 °C), snowTelevision network: ABC
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
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1992 Washington State Cougars football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 28 Steve Johnston Jr K 12 Aaron Price Jr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
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Three Cougars were selected in the1993 NFL draft .Drew Bledsoe was the first overall selection.
[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 23]
^ "1992 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results" .SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedOctober 24, 2016 .^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF) .WSUCougars.com . Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 77. Archived fromthe original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. RetrievedOctober 24, 2016 .^ "1992 Washington State Cougars Stats" .SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedOctober 24, 2016 .^ Grummert, Dale (October 18, 1992)."Bearing down" .Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. p. 1B. ^ "Stanford 40, Washington St. 3" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. news service reports. November 15, 1992. p. 6E.^ "The Latest Line" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. November 21, 1992. p. 6B.^a b "WSU pulls snow job on Huskies" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. Associated Press. November 22, 1992. p. 1E.^ Cart, Julie (December 30, 1992)."Cougars outlast Utes for 31-28 win" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. (Los Angeles Times). p. 2C. ^ Robinson, Doug (December 30, 1992)."Utes come close, 31-28, after furious rally" .Deseret News . Salt Lake City, Utah. p. D1. ^ Blanchette, John (December 30, 1992)."Bledsoe goes out like a pro" .Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. C1. ^ Sullivan, Tim (December 30, 1992)."WSU wins wild Copper Bowl" .Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. p. 1B. ^ "WSU moves up to No. 15 in final poll" .Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. January 4, 1993. p. C2.^a b "Bledsoe dealt a Pats' hand" .Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. April 26, 1993. p. C1.^a b "Bledsoe to play 'Patriot Games' .Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. Associated Press. April 26, 1993. p. 1B.^a b Withers, Bud (April 26, 1993)."Drew knew he'd be No. 1" .Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer). p. 1B. ^ "WSU quarterback has record day" .The Bellingham Herald . September 6, 1992. RetrievedJanuary 20, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Montana at Washington St" .Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. (probable starters). September 5, 1992. p. 5B.^ "Temple at Washington St" .Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. (probable starters). October 3, 1992. p. 6B.^ "Washington St. at Oregon St" .Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. (probable starters). October 10, 1992. p. 3B.^ "Oregon at Washington St" .Lewiston Morning Tribune . Idaho. (probable starters). October 31, 1992. p. 5B.^ "When WSU has the ball" .Moscow-Pullman Daily News . Idaho-Washington. November 21, 1992. p. 5D.^ "Washington State University roster" .Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. November 21, 1992. p. C6.^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" .Pro-Football-Reference.com the original on December 21, 2007.
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