The 1992 Washington Huskies football team was an

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team that represented the

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during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its eighteenth and final season under head coach Don James, the defending national champion Huskies won their first eight games and took the Pacific-10 Conference title for the third consecutive season. Attempting to win a third straight Rose Bowl, the Huskies lost to

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by seven points and finished with a 9–3 record. Washington outscored its opponents 337 to 186.

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was selected as the team's most valuable player. Hoffmann,

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, and Shane Pahukoa were the team captains.

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

Nebraska

The

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game on September 19 was the first night game at Husky Stadium and Washington's seventeenth consecutive win. During the game,

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measured the noise level at over 130 decibels, well above the

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. The peak recorded level of 133.6 decibels is the highest ever recorded at a college football stadium.

vs. Michigan (Rose Bowl)

NFL Draft selections

The following Washington players were selected in the

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: * This draft was eight rounds, with 224 selections Source:

References

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Washington Huskies football seasons Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons

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