1992 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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The 1992 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno, as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the team's first year in the WAC, after spending the previous 23 seasons in the Big West Conference. Led by 15th-year head coach Jim Sweeney, Fresno State compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, sharing the WAC title with BYU and Hawaii. The Bulldogs played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.
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WAC co-champion Freedom Bowl champion | |
Freedom Bowl, W 24–7 vs. USC | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 22 |
| AP | No. 24 |
| Record | 9–4 (6–2 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Bulldog Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fresno State was invited to the Freedom Bowl, where they beat USC, 24–7. The Bulldogs finished the season ranked No. 24 in the AP Poll and No. 22 in the Coaches Poll.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | at Pacific (CA)* | W 42–21 | 16,323 | [1] | ||
| September 12 | at Oregon State* | L 36–46 | 22,326 | [2] | ||
| September 19 | Colorado State | W 52–21 | 37,955 | [3] | ||
| September 26 | Washington State* |
| PSN | L 37–39 | 38,077 | [4] |
| October 3 | Louisiana Tech* |
| W 48–14 | 33,934 | [5] | |
| October 10 | at BYU | L 24–36 | 65,396 | [6] | ||
| October 17 | at Hawaii | L 45–47 | 44,175 | [7] | ||
| October 24 | New Mexico |
| W 31–28 | 32,743 | [8] | |
| October 31 | Wyoming |
| W 42–31 | 31,088 | [9] | |
| November 7 | Utah |
| W 41–15 | 37,555 | [10] | |
| November 21 | at San Diego State | W 45–41 | 41,523 | [11] | ||
| November 28 | at UTEP | W 43–18 | 15,000 | [12] | ||
| December 29 | vs. No. 23 USC* | Raycom | W 24–7 | 50,745 | [13] | |
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Roster
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Special teams
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Team players in the NFL
The following were selected in the 1993 NFL draft.[16][17]
| 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 |