1992 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

The 1992 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State during the 1992 NCAA Division II football season. Sonoma State competed in the Northern California Athletic Conference in 1992.

1992 Sonoma State Cossacks football
Conference	Northern California Athletic Conference
1992 record	7–3 (3–2 NCAC)
Head coach	Tim Walsh (4th season)
Home stadium	Cossacks Stadium

1992 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 UC Davis $^	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
Sonoma State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Cal State Hayward	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Humboldt State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Chico State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from Division II Football Committee poll

The 1992 Cossacks were led by fourth-year head coach Tim Walsh. They played home games at Cossacks Stadium[note 1] in Rohnert Park, California. Sonoma State finished the season with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 3–2 NCAC). The Cossacks outscored their opponents 296–266 for the season.

This was the last season for the Cossacks with Coach Walsh at the helm. He finished his career at Sonoma State with a record of 27–14, a .659 winning percentage. He was the most successful coach in Sonoma State history, with more wins and a higher winning percentage than any other coach.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 12	at Santa Clara*		Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California	W 27–7
September 19	at Eastern Washington*	No. 18	Woodward Field Cheney, Washington	L 14–45
September 26	No. 6 Portland State*		Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, California	W 37–27
October 3	at Cal Poly[note 2]*	No. 16	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, California	W 36–35
October 10	at Saint Mary's*	No. 9	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, California	W 26–21
October 17	at UC Davis	No. 7	Toomey Field Davis, California	L 38–41
October 24	Cal State Hayward[note 3]		Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, California	W 37–20
October 31	Humboldt State		Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, California	L 7–19[1]
November 7	at Chico State[note 4]		University Stadium Chico, California	W 41–23
November 14	San Francisco State		Cossacks Stadium Rohnert Park, California	W 33–28
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the NFL

No Sonoma State players were selected in the 1993 NFL Draft.[4][5][6]

Notes

1. Cossacks Stadium would be renamed in 2002 to Seawolf Stadium when the University changed the name of the mascot to Seawolves.
2. The official name of Cal Poly has been California Polytechnic State University since 1947. However, it is more commonly known as either Cal Poly San Luis Obispo or just Cal Poly.
3. California State University, East Bay was known as California State University, Hayward from 1972 to 2004.
4. The official name of Chico State has been California State University, Chico since 1972. However, it is still commonly known as Chico State.

References

1. Ralph Leef (November 1, 1992). "Humboldt stuns Cossacks, 19-7". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 29. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1992 - Sonoma St. (CA)". Retrieved March 5, 2017.
3. "Sonoma State Football - 1992". Retrieved November 14, 2017.
4. "1993 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
5. "Sonoma St. Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
6. "Draft History: Sonoma State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.