1992 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

1992 Fresno State Bulldogs football
WAC co-champion
Freedom Bowl champion
Freedom Bowl, W 24–7 vs. USC
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 24
Record9–4 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBulldog Stadium
1992 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Hawaii + 6 – 2 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 24 + 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
BYU + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
San Diego State 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Air Force 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Utah 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Wyoming 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
UTEP 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno, as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the team's first year in the WAC, after spending the previous 23 seasons in the Big West Conference. Led by 15th-year head coach Jim Sweeney, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the WAC title with BYU and Hawaii. The Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.

Fresno State was invited to the Freedom Bowl, where they beat USC, 24–7. The Bulldogs finished the season ranked No. 24 in the AP Poll and No. 22 in the Coaches Poll.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Pacific (CA)*
W 42–2116,323
September 12at Oregon State*
L 36–4622,326
September 19Colorado State
W 52–2137,955
September 26Washington State*
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
L 37–3938,077
October 3Louisiana Tech*
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 48–1433,934[1]
October 10at BYU
L 24–3665,396
October 17at Hawaii
L 45–4739,823
October 24New Mexico
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 31–2832,743
October 31Wyoming
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 42–3131,088
November 7Utah
  • Bulldog Stadium
  • Fresno, CA
W 41–1537,555
November 21at San Diego State
W 45–4141,523
November 28at UTEP
W 43–1815,000
December 29vs. No. 23 USC*
RaycomW 24–758,546
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2][3]

Roster

1992 Fresno State Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Trent Dilfer So
WR 81 Malcolm Floyd Jr
RB 22 Lorenzo Neal Sr
RB 20 Ron Rivers Jr
TE 80 Marty Thompson Sr
WR 5 Tydus Winans Jr
OT 70 Jesse Hardwick Sr
G 69 Russ Hartman Jr
C 79 Jason James So
G 71 Josh Coldiron Jr
OT 60 Ron Collins Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

The following were selected in the 1993 NFL draft.[4][5]

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Lorenzo Neal Fullback 4 89 New Orleans Saints

The following finished their college career in 1992, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.

Player Position First NFL team
Marty Thompson Tight end 1993 Detroit Lions

References

  1. ^ "Dilfer's five TD passes lead 'Dogs". The Fresno Bee. October 4, 1992. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Fresno State 1992 Schedule". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  3. ^ "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "1993 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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