1992 Oregon Ducks football team

The 1992 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by head coach Rich Brooks, who was in his 16th season as head coach of the Ducks. They played their home games at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon and participated as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

1992 Oregon Ducks football
Independence Bowl, L 35–39 vs. Wake Forest
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	6–6 (4–4 Pac-10)
Head coach	Rich Brooks (16th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Belotti (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Denny Schuler (7th season)
Captain	Eric Castle, Jeff Cummins, Vince Ferry, Jon Tattersall
Home stadium	Autzen Stadium
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Washington +	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Stanford +	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Washington State	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
USC	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Arizona	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
Arizona State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Oregon	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
UCLA	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
California	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	1:00 pm	Hawaii*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 21–24	32,560
September 12	12:30 pm	at No. 21 Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ABC	L 7–21	43,656
September 19	12:30 pm	Texas Tech*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 16–13	28,361
September 26	1:00 pm	UNLV*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 59–6	29,508
October 3	1:00 pm	Arizona State	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	Prime	W 30–20	30,121
October 10	3:30 pm	at No. 20 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	Prime	L 10–32	46,343
October 17	1:00 pm	No. 1 Washington	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (rivalry)	Prime	L 3–24	47,612
October 31	2:00 pm	at No. 19 Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		W 34–17	25,450
November 7	1:00 pm	California	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 37–17	34,651
November 14	1:00 pm	UCLA	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		L 6–9	33,771
November 21	1:00 pm	at Oregon State	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	Prime	W 7–0	35,547
December 31	9:30 am	vs. Wake Forest*	Independence Bowl Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	L 35–39	31,337	[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

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Games summaries

Oregon State

See also: 1992 Oregon State Beavers football team and Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	0	7	0	0	7
Oregon St	0	0	0	0	0

Game information

Second quarter ORE – Willy Tate 3-yard pass from Danny O'Neil (Tommy Thompson kick), 0:35. Oregon 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards. Top passers ORE – Danny O'Neil – 8/16, 80 yards, TD OSU – Ian Shields – 1/3, 11 yards; Mark Olford – 1/1, 11 yards Top rushers ORE – Ricky Whittle – 11 rushes, 66 yards OSU – Dwayne Owens – 3 rushes, 29 yards Top receivers ORE – Sean Burwell – 3 receptions, 33 yards OSU – Kevin Strasser – 1 receptions, 11 yards; Maurice Wilson – 1 reception, 11 yards

Oregon Ducks (5–6) at Oregon State Beavers (1–8–1)

at Parker Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon

• Date: November 21, 1992
• Game weather: Rain
• Game attendance: 35,547
• TV: Prime
• Eugene Register-Guard. 1992 Nov 22.

Personnel

1992 Oregon Ducks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Sean Burwell OL David Collinsworth OL Tom Curran RB Derrick Deadwiler OL Mike DiFonzo TE Vince Ferry OL Steve Hardin WR Ronnie Harris OL Heath Howington WR Anthony Jones RB Dwayne Jones WR Cristin McLemore RB Dan Meade RB Donovan Moore WR Kory Murphy QB Doug Musgrave QB 16 Danny O'Neil So RB Juan Shedrick OL Justin Starck TE Willy Tate OL Jon Tattersall RB Ricky Whittle	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Jeremy Asher DL Romeo Bandison DB Eric Castle DB 7 Chad Cota So DE Jeff Cummins LB Terrell Edwards LB Joe Farwell LB Ernest Jones LB Dave Massey DB Alex Molden DB Herman O'Berry DB Paul Rodriguez DL Gary Williams	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K, P Tommy Thompson	Head coach Rich Brooks Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Deacons' revival swamps Ducks". The Shreveport Times. January 1, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1992 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
3. "1992 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
4. "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 44. Retrieved September 4, 2023.