1992 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

AP TITLE
CHAMPIONAlabama13–0 overall
HEISMANGino TorrettaMiami · QB
BEST QBGino TorrettaMiami · Davey O’Brien Award
#1 PICKDrew BledsoeWashington State · New England Patriots, 1993 draft

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

6 BOWL GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 2, 1993Peach BowlNorth Carolina 21, Mississippi State 17
Jan 1, 1993Orange BowlFlorida State 27, Nebraska 14
Jan 1, 1993Fiesta BowlSyracuse 26, Colorado 22
Jan 1, 1993Sugar BowlAlabama 34, Miami 13
Jan 1, 1993Rose BowlMichigan 38, Washington 31
Jan 1, 1993Cotton BowlNotre Dame 28, Texas A&M 3

1992 STANDINGS

14 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

ACC

Florida State finished atop the 1992 ACC standings at 8–0 in conference play (11–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Florida State8–011–1FSU 27–14 NEB
NC State6–29–3–1FLA 27–10 NCSU
North Carolina5–39–3UNC 21–17 MSST
Wake Forest4–48–4WAKE 39–35 ORE
Virginia4–47–4–
Georgia Tech4–45–6–
Clemson3–55–6–
Maryland2–63–8–
Duke0–82–9–

BIG 8

Nebraska finished atop the 1992 Big 8 standings at 6–1 in conference play (9–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Nebraska6–19–3FSU 27–14 NEB
Colorado5–1–19–2–1SYR 26–22 COLO
Kansas4–38–4KU 23–20 BYU
Oklahoma3–2–25–4–2–
Kansas State2–55–6–
Iowa State2–54–7–
Oklahoma State2–4–14–6–1–
Missouri2–53–8–

BIG EAST

Syracuse finished atop the 1992 Big East standings at 6–1 in conference play (10–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Syracuse6–110–2SYR 26–22 COLO
Miami4–011–1ALA 34–13 MIA
Rutgers4–27–4–
Boston College2–1–18–3–1TENN 38–23 BC
West Virginia2–3–15–4–2–
Pittsburgh1–33–9–
Virginia Tech1–42–8–1–
Temple0–60–10–

BIG TEN

Michigan finished atop the 1992 Big Ten standings at 6–0–2 in conference play (9–0–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Michigan6–0–29–0–3MICH 38–31 WASH
Ohio State5–2–18–3–1UGA 21–14 OSU
Michigan State5–35–6–
Illinois4–3–16–5–1HAW 27–17 ILL
Iowa4–45–7–
Indiana3–55–6–
Wisconsin3–55–6–
Purdue3–54–7–
Northwestern3–53–8–
Minnesota2–62–9–

BIG WEST

Nevada finished atop the 1992 Big West standings at 5–1 in conference play (5–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Nevada5–15–5BGSU 35–34 NEV
San José State4–25–4–
Utah State4–23–6–
New Mexico State3–35–4–
UNLV3–34–5–

MAC

Bowling Green finished atop the 1992 MAC standings at 8–0 in conference play (10–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Bowling Green8–010–2BGSU 35–34 NEV
Western Michigan6–37–3–1–
Toledo5–38–3–
Akron5–37–3–1–
Miami (OH)5–36–4–1–
Ball State5–45–6–
Central Michigan4–55–6–
Kent State2–72–9–
Eastern Michigan1–71–10–
Ohio1–71–10–

MVFC

Missouri State finished atop the 1992 MVFC standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Missouri State0–00–1

OVC

Middle Tennessee finished atop the 1992 OVC standings at 1–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Middle Tennessee0–01–1

PACIFIC 10

Stanford finished atop the 1992 Pacific 10 standings at 6–2 in conference play (10–3 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Stanford6–210–3STAN 24–3 PSU
Washington6–28–3MICH 38–31 WASH
Washington State5–39–3WSU 31–28 UTAH
USC5–36–5–1FRES 24–7 USC
Arizona4–3–16–5–1BAY 20–15 ARIZ
Oregon4–46–6WAKE 39–35 ORE
Arizona State4–45–5–
UCLA3–55–5–
California2–64–7–
Oregon State0–7–11–9–1–

SEC

Alabama finished atop the 1992 SEC standings at 9–0 in conference play (13–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Alabama9–013–0ALA 34–13 MIA
Florida6–39–4FLA 27–10 NCSU
Georgia6–29–2UGA 21–14 OSU
Ole Miss5–39–3MISS 13–0 AF
Tennessee5–39–3TENN 38–23 BC
Mississippi State4–47–5UNC 21–17 MSST
South Carolina3–55–6–
Arkansas3–4–13–7–1–
Auburn2–5–15–5–1–
Vanderbilt2–64–7–
Kentucky2–64–7–
LSU1–72–9–

SOCON

Marshall and Georgia Southern finished atop the 1992 SoCon standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Marshall0–00–1
Georgia Southern0–00–1
App State0–00–2

SOUTHLAND

UL Monroe and Sam Houston finished atop the 1992 Southland standings at 0–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALL
UL Monroe0–00–1
North Texas0–00–2
Sam Houston0–00–1

SOUTHWEST

Texas A&M finished atop the 1992 Southwest standings at 7–0 in conference play (12–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Texas A&M7–012–1ND 28–3 TA&M
Baylor4–37–5BAY 20–15 ARIZ
Rice4–36–5–
Texas4–36–5–
Texas Tech4–35–6–
SMU2–55–6–
Houston2–54–7–
TCU1–62–8–1–

WESTERN ATHLETIC

Hawai'i finished atop the 1992 Western Athletic standings at 6–2 in conference play (11–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Hawai'i6–211–2HAW 27–17 ILL
Fresno State6–28–4FRES 24–7 USC
BYU6–28–5KU 23–20 BYU
San Diego State5–35–5–1–
Air Force4–47–5MISS 13–0 AF
Utah4–46–6WSU 31–28 UTAH
Colorado State3–55–7–
Wyoming3–55–7–
New Mexico2–63–8–
UTEP1–71–10–

INDEPENDENTS

Notre Dame finished atop the 1992 independents at 10–1–1.

TEAMOVERALLBOWL
Notre Dame10–1–1ND 28–3 TA&M
Southern Miss7–4–
Penn State7–5STAN 24–3 PSU
Memphis6–5–
Louisville5–6–
Louisiana Tech5–6–
Army5–6–
Northern Illinois5–6–
East Carolina5–6–
Tulsa4–7–
Cincinnati3–8–
Tulane2–9–
Arkansas State2–9–
Louisiana2–8–
Delaware1–0–
Navy1–10–
Troy1–0–
Western Kentucky0–1–
James Madison0–1–
Liberty0–1–

OTHER POSTSEASON RESULTS

13 GAMES
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1993Postseason gameStanford 24, Penn State 3
Jan 1, 1993Postseason gameGeorgia 21, Ohio State 14
Jan 1, 1993Postseason gameTennessee 38, Boston College 23
Dec 31, 1992Postseason gameOle Miss 13, Air Force 0
Dec 31, 1992Postseason gameWake Forest 39, Oregon 35
Dec 31, 1992Postseason gameBaylor 20, Arizona 15
Dec 31, 1992Postseason gameFlorida 27, NC State 10
Dec 30, 1992Postseason gameHawai'i 27, Illinois 17
Dec 29, 1992Postseason gameWashington State 31, Utah 28
Dec 29, 1992Postseason gameFresno State 24, USC 7
Dec 25, 1992Postseason gameKansas 23, BYU 20
Dec 18, 1992Postseason gameBowling Green 35, Nevada 34
Dec 5, 1992Postseason gameAlabama 28, Florida 21