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1993 Pacific-10 Conference Football Season
The Pacific-10 Conference football season in 1993 ended in a three-way tie for first place between the UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, and Arizona Wildcats. UCLA won 27–21 over their crosstown rival, USC, to earn the conference's bid to the 1994 Rose Bowl. Awards and honors Conference awards The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards: Pac-12 Communications Department 2014, pp. 120–121. *Offensive Player of the Year: J. J. Stokes, SE, UCLA *Defensive Player of the Year: Rob Waldrop, NG, Arizona *Coach of the Year: Terry Donahue Terrence Michael Donahue (June 24, 1944 – July 4, 2021) was an American football coach and executive. He served as the head coach at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1976 to 1995, compiling a record of 151–74–8. His 15 ..., UCLA All-Conference teams The following players earned All-Pac-10 honors: Pac-12 Communications Department 2014, p. 126. ;Offense ;Defense References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and universities in the United States and Canada and helps over 500,000 college student athletes who compete annually in college sports. The organization is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Until 1957, the NCAA was a single division for all schools. That year, the NCAA split into the University Division and the College Division. In August 1973, the current three-division system of Division I, Division II, and Division III was adopted by the NCAA membership in a special convention. Under NCAA rules, Division I and Division II schools can offer scholarships to athletes for playing a sport. Division III schools may not offer any athletic scholarships. Generally, larger schools compete in Division I and smaller schools in II and III. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Johnson (American Football)
Robert Garland Johnson (born March 18, 1973) is a former professional American football quarterback and current assistant football coach at Mission Viejo High School. Johnson, a native of Orange County, California, played college football at the University of Southern California (USC) and was a fourth-round pick in the 1995 NFL Draft by the expansion team Jacksonville Jaguars. With USC, Johnson won the 1995 Cotton Bowl Classic. In the Jaguars' opening game of 1997, Johnson started for an injured Mark Brunell and had a breakout performance that set a record for the best completion percentage by a debuting starting quarterback. Johnson signed a $25 million contract with the Buffalo Bills the following season and was named starting quarterback by coach Wade Phillips. Johnson had a tumultuous, injury-ridden run with the Bills and a reputation for frequently being sacked (140 in his career, including 49 in 2000), the inspiration for the nickname "Robo-sack". Johnson's injuries and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerrott Willard
Jerrott Michael Willard (born July 11, 1972) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He attended University of California, Berkeley. He would play in one game for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1998. College career Jerrott Willard was noted by the California Sports Hall of Fame as "one of the most prolific tacklers in Cal history." While playing with the California Golden Bears over 4 seasons, he would set a school record for tackles for loss (54), which has since been broken. Professional career Following his college career, Willard was taken in the fifth round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The tea .... Limited by injuries, he would play in one game for the team in 1998. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie McGinest
William Lee McGinest Jr. (born December 11, 1971) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, primarily with the New England Patriots. He played college football at USC and was selected fourth overall by the Patriots in the 1994 NFL Draft. During his 12 seasons with the team, he was named to two Pro Bowls and won three Super Bowl titles. McGinest also holds the record for postseason sacks. For his accomplishments in New England, he was inducted to the Patriots Hall of Fame in 2015. Early life and career The second of four children, McGinest attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School, where he garnered all-state honors in football and basketball. In football, he earned All-American recognition from ''Super Prep'', ''Blue Chip'', and ''Tom Lemming'' magazines and was selected to several all-star teams, earning all-city, all-state, and all-region honors as a linebacker in 1989. He totaled 107 tackles, including 18 sacks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tedy Bruschi
Tedy Lacap Bruschi (; born June 9, 1973) is a former professional American football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, who currently serves as the senior advisor to the head coach at University of Arizona. He played college football for the University of Arizona, and was a two-time consensus All-American. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 1996 NFL Draft, and played his entire professional career with the Patriots. Bruschi won three Super Bowls and was a two-time second-team All-Pro selection. Early years Bruschi was born in San Francisco, California.National Football League, Historical PlayersTed Bruschi Retrieved February 7, 2012. His paternal grandparents were from Bedonia in Italy (specifically, the frazione of Bruschi di Sopra), while his mother is of Filipino ancestry. He attended Roseville High School in Roseville, California,databaseFootball.com, Players Ted Bruschi. Retrieved February 7, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Levy
Charles Levy (born January 7, 1972) is a former professional American football running back who spent five seasons with the Arizona Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the .... In 2009, Levy was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and possessing marijuana. Police in Gilbert, Arizona said that the 37-year-old Levy was taken into custody on October 14, 2009 five days after he was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failing to appear in court. That case involved an October 2008 charge of speeding in a construction zone and driving on a suspended license. References 1972 births Living people Players of American football from Torrance, California American football running ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjorn Merten
Bjorn Merten is a former American football placekicker who played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles and attended Centreville High School in Clifton, Virginia. He was a consensus All-American in 1993 as a freshman. He also earned All-Pac-10 The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference, that operates in the Western United States, participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA D ... honors in 1996. References External linksCollege stats {{DEFAULTSORT:Merten, Bjorn Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Players of American football from Virginia American football placekickers UCLA Bruins football players All-American college football players Sportspeople from Fairfax County, Virginia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Novitsky
Craig Aaron Novitsky (born May 12, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a guard for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football with the UCLA Bruins. As a senior, Novitsky was an all-conference player in the Pacific-10 (now known as the Pac-12). He was drafted by New Orleans in the fifth round of the 1994 NFL draft, and played three seasons with the Saints. Early life Novitsky was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Woodbridge, Virginia. As a youngster, people would make fun of where he was from, his name, and his height. He attended Potomac High School in Prince William County, Virginia, where he was an all-state offensive lineman. College career Novitsky chose to play college ball with UCLA over USC, Duke, Penn State and Rutgers. He set a Bruins record with 46 straight starts, while also becoming the first player in school history to start every game of a four-year career. He was a redshirt in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Mahlum
Eric Arnold Mahlum (born December 6, 1970) is a former offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire career for the Indianapolis Colts from 1994 to 1997. He was drafted in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft The 1994 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 24–25, 1994, at the Marriott Mar .... Mahlum has been the Football coach at Liberty High School in Hillsboro Oregon since 2005. Since then he has had a 92–89 record. References 1970 births Living people Players of American football from San Diego American football offensive guards California Golden Bears football players Indianapolis Colts players {{Offensive-lineman-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaughn Parker
Vaughn Antoine Parker (born June 5, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Diego Chargers and Washington Redskins. He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, earning third-team All-American honors in 1993. Parker played high school football at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute in Buffalo, New York, where he was named to the All-Western New York and All-Northeast teams. At the University of California, Los Angeles, he became only the second offensive player in school history to be named to the all-conference team three times. Parker was selected in the second round (63rd overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Chargers. His rookie year, the Chargers won the AFC Championship and faced San Francisco in Super Bowl XXIX Super Bowl XXIX was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion San Diego Chargers and the National Football Conference (NFC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Steussie
Todd Edward Steussie (; born December 1, 1970) is a former American football guard and tackle for Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings 19th overall in the 1994 NFL Draft. He attended the University of California, Berkeley and played college football for the California Golden Bears. High school years Steussie attended Agoura High School graduating in 1989 in Agoura Hills, California, and was a letterman in football. In football, he was a first team All-State selection as a defensive lineman. NFL career After a stellar college career at Cal, which included becoming a 3-time All-Pac-10 and Morris Trophy winner for the top offensive lineman in the Pac-10, Steussie was drafted 19th overall by the Minnesota Vikings. He was the fourth offensive tackle to be drafted in 1994, after Bernard Williams, Wayne Gandy, and Aaron Taylor. Steussie was a part of a big offensive li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Bruener
Mark Frederick Bruener (born September 16, 1972) is a former American football tight end of the National Football League (NFL), and a current college scout for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers 27th overall in the 1995 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Washington. Bruener played nine seasons with the Steelers followed by five with the Houston Texans. He retired following the 2008 season. He formerly served on the NFL Players Association Executive Committee. As of 2018, he serves as a scout for the Steelers. College career Bruener played at the University of Washington from 1991-1994 and proved himself as a reliable receiver and willing blocker in the running game. *1991: 5 catches for 57 yards. *1992: 21 catches for 210 yards. *1993: 30 catches for 414 yards with 3 TD. *1994: 34 catches for 331 yards with 1 TD. Professional career Bruener was drafted 27th overall in the 1995 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
