1992 Stanford Cardinal football team

1992 Stanford Cardinal football
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
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

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.

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

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Stanford	6	14	14	7	41
California	3	0	0	18	21

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
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

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
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →