American college football season
The 1992 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Cardinal played in the Pacific-10 Conference and were coached by Bill Walsh . Walsh served as Stanford's coach for two seasons (1977 and 1978 ) before leaving to coach the NFL 's San Francisco 49ers to three Super Bowl championships. He retired from coaching in 1989, worked briefly as a broadcaster, and then returned to coach Stanford to a #9 ranking and a Blockbuster Bowl victory.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 26 vs. No. 7 Texas A&M * No. 17 Raycom L 7–1035,240
September 12 Oregon No. 21 W 21–743,656
September 19 Northwestern * No. 18 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA W 35–2442,198
September 26 San Jose State * No. 19 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry ) W 37–1356,423
October 3 at No. 6 Notre Dame * No. 18 NBC W 33–1659,075
October 10 at No. 19 UCLA No. 11 W 19–755,810
October 17 Arizona No. 8 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA L 6–2142,198
October 24 at Oregon State No. 16 W 27–2126,594
October 31 at No. 2 Washington No. 15 ABC L 7–4170,821
November 7 No. 11 USC No. 21 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry ) Prime W 23–972,571
November 14 No. 21 Washington State No. 15 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA Prime W 40–352,018
November 21 California No. 14 W 41–2175,662
January 1, 1993 vs. No. 21 Penn State No. 13 CBS W 24–345,554
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
California
1
2 3 4 Total
• Stanford
6
14 14 7
41
California
3
0 0 18
21
Scoring summary Q1 CAL Brien 43 yard field goal CAL 3–0
Q1 STAN Armour 46 yard pass from Stenstrom (kick failed) STAN 6–3
Q2 STAN Armour 11 yard pass from Stenstrom (Abrams kick) STAN 13–3
Q2 STAN Roberts 2 yard run (Abrams kick) STAN 20–3
Q3 STAN Lasley 9 yard pass from Stenstrom (Abrams kick) STAN 27–3
Q3 STAN Milburn 76 yard punt return (Abrams kick) STAN 34–3
Q4 CAL Dawkins 50 yard pass from Barr (pass failed) STAN 34–9
Q4 STAN Roberts 5 yard run (Abrams kick) STAN 41–9
Q4 CAL Dawkins 14 yard pass from Barr (pass failed) STAN 41–15
Q4 CAL Caldwell 9 yard pass from Barr (pass failed) STAN 41–21
Stanford wins share of Pac-10 title
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Roster
1992 Stanford Cardinal football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1990–1994". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 10, 2003. Retrieved December 27, 2012 .
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1992 Nov 22. Retrieved 2018-Dec-09.
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture and lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Pacific Coast AAWU Pacific-8 Pacific-10 Pac-12 National championships in bold