1992 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1992 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Cozzetto (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKent Baer (1st season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Sun Devils compiled a 6–5 record (4–4 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 235 to 185.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Grady Benton with 1,707 passing yards, Jerone Davison with 734 rushing yards, and Eric Guliford with 506 receiving yards.[3]

The team ranked 15th in Division 1-A in rushing defense, allowing 120.3 yards per game.[4] They also ranked sixth in total defense, giving up 268.8 yards per game.[5] With a 20–0 victory on October 24, the Sun Devils ended UCLA's streak of 245 games (dating back to 1971) without being shut out.[6]

In the annual Arizona–Arizona State football rivalry game, the Sun Devils trailed, 6-0, in the fourth quarter when Kenneth Galbreath ran 51 yards for a game-winning touchdown.[7]

  1. ^ "1992 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 124. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1992 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "NCAA team statistics". The Courier-Journal. November 26, 1992. p. E4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "NCAA Statistics". Palladium-Item. November 23, 1992. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Chris Baker (October 25, 1992). "Bruins Lose Fien, Scoring Streak". Los Angeles Times. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sun Devils swat down Swarm". The Arizona Daily Star. November 22, 1992. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.