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1992 Arizona Wildcats football
John Hancock Bowl, L 15–20 vs. Baylor
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–5–1 (4–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLarry Mac Duff (6th season)
Home stadiumArizona 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 Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Dick Tomey, the Wildcats compiled a 6–5–1 record (4–3–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in fifth place in the Pac-10, lost to Baylor in the 1992 John Hancock Bowl, and outscored their opponents, 232 to 118. The defense allowed an average of 9.8 points per game, second best in Division I-A.[1][2] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

The team's statistical leaders included George Malauulu with 1,210 passing yards, Ontiwaun Carter with 739 rushing yards, and Troy Dickey with 395 receiving yards.[3] Linebacker Sean Harris led the team with 71 tackles.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 5Utah State*W 49–337,239
September 12Washington State
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 20–2339,112
September 19at Oregon StateT 14–1425,107
September 26at No. 1 Miami (FL)*L 7–847,049
October 3No. 11 UCLA
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 23–350,708
October 17No. 8 StanfordW 21–647,217
October 24at CaliforniaNo. 21W 24–1746,000
October 31New Mexico State*No. 17
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 30–038,463
November 7No. 1 WashingtonNo. 12
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 16–358,510
November 14No. 18 USCNo. 9L 7–1453,849
November 21Arizona StateNo. 16
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 6–758,095
December 31vs. Baylor*No. 22L 15–2041,622
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources: 2012 Florida Football Media Guide,[5] and GatorZone.com.[6]

References

  1. ^ "1992 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. p. 108. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "1992 Arizona Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  4. ^ 2016 Media Guide, p. 86.
  5. ^ 2012 Florida Football Media Guide Archived May 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 114 & 116 (2012). Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  6. ^ GatorZone.com, Football, History, Florida Football 2010 Archived 2015-01-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 4, 2011.