1992 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1992 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno[note 1] during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). This was the team's first year in the WAC, after spending the previous 23 seasons in the PCAA / Big West. The team was led by head coach Jim Sweeney, in his fifteenth year, and played home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California. They finished the 1992 season as co-champions of the WAC, with a record of nine wins and four losses (9–4, 6–2 WAC).

1992 Fresno State Bulldogs football
WAC co-champion Freedom Bowl champion
Freedom Bowl, W 24–7 vs. USC
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 24
1992 record	9–4 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach	Jim Sweeney (15th season)
Home stadium	Bulldog Stadium (Capacity: 30,000)

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 Fresno State +	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

Fresno State earned a postseason bowl game after the 1992 season. They faced USC in the Freedom Bowl, winning 24–7. By winning the Freedom Bowl, Fresno State finished at No. 24 in the post-season AP rankings.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	at Pacific (CA)*	Stagg Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA		W 42–21	16,323
September 12	at Oregon State*	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR		L 36–46	22,326
September 19	Colorado State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 52–21	37,955
September 26	Washington State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		L 37–39	38,077
October 3	Louisiana Tech*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 48–14	33,934
October 10	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT		L 24–36	65,396
October 17	at Hawaii	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (rivalry)		L 45–47	39,823
October 24	New Mexico	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 31–28	32,743
October 31	Wyoming	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 42–31	31,088
November 7	Utah	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA		W 41–15	37,555
November 21	at San Diego State	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA (rivalry)		W 45–41	41,523
November 28	at UTEP	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX		W 43–18	15,000
December 28	vs. No. 23 USC*	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl)	Raycom	W 24–7	58,546
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jim Sweeney 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

Notes

1. The official name of Fresno State has been California State University, Fresno since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Fresno State.

References

1. "Fresno State 1992 Schedule". Retrieved December 12, 2016.
2. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
3. "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.
4. "1993 NFL Draft". Retrieved December 7, 2016.
5. "Fresno St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved December 12, 2016.