1992 Stanford Cardinal football team

1992 Stanford Cardinal football
Pac-10 co-champion Blockbuster Bowl champion
Blockbuster Bowl, W 24–3 vs Penn State
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	10–3 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bill Walsh (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Terry Shea (1st season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast
Defensive coordinator	Fred von Appen (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium

1992 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	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 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	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Pigskin Classic)	Raycom	L 7–10	35,240
September 12	Oregon	No. 21	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 21–7	43,656
September 19	Northwestern*	No. 18	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		W 35–24	42,198
September 26	San Jose State*	No. 19	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)		W 37–13	56,423
October 3	at No. 6 Notre Dame*	No. 18	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	W 33–16	59,075
October 10	at No. 19 UCLA	No. 11	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA		W 19–7	55,810
October 17	Arizona	No. 8	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 6–21	42,198
October 24	at Oregon State	No. 16	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 27–21	26,594
October 31	at No. 2 Washington	No. 15	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	L 7–41	70,821
November 7	No. 11 USC	No. 21	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	Prime	W 23–9	72,571
November 14	No. 21 Washington State	No. 15	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	Prime	W 40–3	52,018
November 21	California	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)		W 41–21	75,662
January 1, 1993	vs. No. 21 Penn State	No. 13	Joe Robbie Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Blockbuster Bowl)	CBS	W 24–3	45,554
*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 Date: November 21 Location: Memorial Stadium Game attendance: 75,662

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 Pos. # Name Class WR 80 Justin Armour So OL 76 Jeff Bailey Sr WR 89 David Calomese Sr G 65 Brian Cassidy Sr C 54 Glen Cavanaugh Sr TE 87 Tony Cline WR 81 Mike Cook Sr G 50 Chris Dalman Sr OT 75 Steve Hoyem Sr RB 5 Glyn Milburn Sr QB 18 Steve Stenstrom Jr TE 86 Ryan Wetnight Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class FS 16 Seyon Albert Sr DT 51 Estevan Avila Sr CB 4 Vaughn Bryant Jr DB Kwame Ellis Fr DT 72 Jason Fisk Jr LB 42 Dave Garnett Sr LB 29 Ron George Sr LB 95 Coy Gibbs So CB 21 Darrien Gordon Sr SS 17 John Lynch Sr DT 60 Tyrone Parker Sr LB 36 Tom Williams Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Walsh Coordinators/assistant coaches Terry Shea – Offensive coordinator and assistant head coach Bill Ring – Running backs Mike Wilson – wide receivers and tight ends Scott Schuhmann – Offensive line Fred von Appen – Defensive coordinator and Inside linebacker Dave Tipton – Defensive line Keena Turner – Outside linebacker Tom Holmoe – Defensive backs Bill Singler – Special teams coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1990–1994". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 10, 2003. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
2. Eugene Register-Guard. 1992 Nov 22. Retrieved 2018-Dec-09.