# 1992 Washington Huskies football team

The 1992 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its eighteenth and final season under head coach Don James, the defending national champion Huskies won their first eight games and took the Pacific-10 Conference title for the third consecutive season.
Attempting to win a third straight Rose Bowl, the Huskies lost to Michigan Wolverines football team by seven points and finished with a 9–3 record. Washington outscored its opponents 337 to 186.
Dave Hoffmann was selected as the team's most valuable player. Hoffmann, Mark Brunell, Lincoln Kennedy, and Shane Pahukoa were the team captains.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 7:30 p.m. | at Arizona State | No. 2 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | Prime | W 31–7 | 53,782 |
| September 12 | 12:30 p.m. | Wisconsin* | No. 2 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | | W 27–10 | 72,800 |
| September 19 | 6:45 p.m. | No. 12 Nebraska* | No. 2 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | ESPN | W 29–14 | 73,333 |
| October 3 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 20 USC | No. 1 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | ABC | W 17–10 | 73,275 |
| October 10 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 24 California | No. 1 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | ABC | W 35–16 | 73,504 |
| October 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon | No. 1 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR (rivalry) | | W 24–3 | 47,612 |
| October 24 | 12:30 p.m. | Pacific (CA)* | No. 1 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | | W 31–7 | 70,618 |
| October 31 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 15 Stanford | No. 2 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | ABC | W 41–7 | 70,821 |
| November 7 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Arizona | No. 1 | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | ABC | L 3–16 | 58,510 |
| November 14 | 12:30 p.m. | Oregon State | No. 6 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | | W 45–16 | 70,419 |
| November 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 25 Washington State | No. 5 | Martin StadiumPullman, WA (Apple Cup) | ABC | L 23–42 | 37,600 |
| January 1, 1993 | 1:45 p.m. | vs. No. 7 Michigan* | No. 9 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) | ABC | L 31–38 | 94,236 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Roster

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## Game summaries
### Nebraska

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Cornhuskers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| • No. 2 Huskies | 2 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
The Nebraska game on September 19 was the first night game at Husky Stadium and Washington's seventeenth consecutive win. During the game, ESPN measured the noise level at over 130 decibels, well above the threshold of pain. The peak recorded level of 133.6 decibels is the highest ever recorded at a college football stadium.

### Vs. Michigan (Rose Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 7 Wolverines | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| No. 9 Huskies | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 31 |

## NFL draft selections

The following Washington players were selected in the 1993 NFL draft:
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Lincoln Kennedy | OT | 1 | 9 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Billy Joe Hobert | QB | 3 | 58 | Los Angeles Raiders |
| Jaime Fields | LB | 4 | 103 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Mark Brunell | QB | 5 | 118 | Green Bay Packers |
| Dave Hoffmann | LB | 6 | 146 | Chicago Bears |
| Darius Turner | FB | 6 | 159 | Kansas City Chiefs |
* This draft was eight rounds, with 224 selections
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