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1992 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1992 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Cozzetto (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (1st season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Washington + 6 2 0 9 3 0
No. 9 Stanford + 6 2 0 10 3 0
No. 15 Washington State 5 3 0 9 3 0
USC 5 3 0 6 5 1
Arizona 4 3 1 6 5 1
Arizona State 4 4 0 6 5 0
Oregon 4 4 0 6 6 0
UCLA 3 5 0 6 5 0
California 2 6 0 4 7 0
Oregon State 0 7 1 1 9 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Sun Devils compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 235 to 185.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Grady Benton with 1,707 passing yards, Jerone Davison with 734 rushing yards, and Eric Guliford with 506 receiving yards.[3]

Finished regular season with commendable National Ranking Defensive Statistics (all as recorded by [1]) amongst the 107 Division 1-A teams at the time. The 1992 Sun Devils Defense ranked #14 of 107 in Rushing Defense at allowing just 120.3 ypg, ranked #15 of 107 in Pass Efficiency Defense holding opponents to a 51% completion%/game and to only 5.45 yds/att, and ranked #7 of 107 in Total Defense allowing just 4.0 yd/play and holding opponents to under 269 yds/game (only 74.6 yds/game more allowed than #1 Alabama).[4]

As recorded by [5] in regard to Strength of Schedule (SoS)[6] the 1992 Arizona State Sun Devils football team SoS rank came in at #7 of 107, making all more impressive their #7 overall rank in Total Defense cited above.

On October 24, 1992, in a conference match up, the Arizona State Sun Devils played the UCLA Bruins at the historic Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, CA. The Sun Devils won in historic fashion by shutting out the Bruins 20-0, which broke the Bruins NCAA 245-game straight games scoring streak.[7] As a result, the Sun Devils entire defense was named the PAC-10 Defensive Player of the Week.[8]

To cap off their 1992 season, the Arizona State Sun Devils traveled to Tucson, AZ to compete against the #16 nationally ranked Arizona Wildcats in the annual rivalry game between the 2 schools. In dramatic fashion, the Sun Devils upset the Wildcats 7-6 [9] with a tremendous, late game 51-yard rush TD by their senior running back Kevin Galbreath,[10] coupled with a valiant Sun Devil defensive effort all game long and by recording 2 defensive sacks (by senior defensive linemen Israel Stanley and Gavin Hill, watch the entire actual defensive game footage 1st qt thru 4th qt via[11] on the Wildcat's scoreless final offensive possession of the game. Israel Stanley named PAC-10 Defensive Player of the Week as result of his overall efforts in the game.[12]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5No. 2 WashingtonL 7–3153,782
September 19Louisville*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 19–045,782
September 26at No. 15 Nebraska*L 24–4576,138
October 3at OregonL 20–3030,121
October 10Pacific (CA)*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 39–5
October 17Oregon State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 40–13
October 24at UCLAW 20–037,204
October 31No. 13 USC
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 13–2351,096
November 7at No. 25 Washington StateL 18–2015,441
November 14California
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 28–12
November 21at No. 16 ArizonaW 7–658,095
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1992 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 24 Mario Bates Fr
WR 12 Eric Guliford
OT 75 Jeff Kysar So
QB Garrick McGee
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 98 Shante Carver Jr
CB 4 Lenny McGill Jr
LB 44 Brett Wallerstedt
DE 13 Gavin Hill Sr
DL 9 Israel Stanley Sr
DL 95 Bryan Hooks Sr
LB 47 Mike Phair Sr
CB 3 Kevin Miniefiled Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1992 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 124. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1992 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Archived Football Statistical Rankings". NCAA.org/Sports.
  5. ^ "1992 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC.
  6. ^ "What does SoS mean in Football". DNAofSports.com/Football.
  7. ^ Baker, Chris (October 31, 1992). "It's Better to Receive for Cal : UCLA: To end slide, Bruins must find a way to stop Bears' record-setting Dawkins today". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "Sun Devil Football Pac-12 Player of the Week by Season". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  9. ^ "1992 Territorial Cup rewind: Arizona State 7, Arizona 6". AzCentral.com/Story/Sports.
  10. ^ "One Long Run Does it for Arizona State". LATimes.com/Archives.
  11. ^ ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS VS ARIZONA WILDCATS 1992 DUEL IN THE DESERT, retrieved November 15, 2023
  12. ^ "Sun Devil Football Pac-12 Player of the Week by Season". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2023.