Year: | 1992 |
Team: | Fresno State Bulldogs |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Western Athletic Conference |
Short Conf: | WAC |
Coachrank: | 22 |
Aprank: | 24 |
Record: | 9–4 |
Conf Record: | 6–2 |
Head Coach: | Jim Sweeney |
Hc Year: | 15th |
Stadium: | Bulldog Stadium |
Champion: | WAC co-champion Freedom Bowl champion |
Bowl: | Freedom Bowl |
Bowl Result: | W 24–7 vs. USC |
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.
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.
The following were selected in the 1993 NFL draft.[3] [4]
Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team | |
Fullback | 4 | 89 | New Orleans Saints |
Player | Position | First NFL team | |
Marty Thompson | Tight end | 1993 Detroit Lions |