1992 Sonoma State Cossacks football team

The 1992 Sonoma State Cossacks football team represented Sonoma State University as a member of the Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) during the 1992 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Tim Walsh in his fourth and final season as head coach, Sonoma State compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the NCAC. The team outscored its opponents 296 to 266 for the season. The Cossacks played home games at Cossacks Stadium[note 1] in Rohnert Park, California.

1992 Sonoma State Cossacks football
ConferenceNorthern California Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (3–2 NCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCossacks Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Northern California Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 UC Davis $^ 5 0 0 8 2 1
Sonoma State 3 2 0 7 3 0
Humboldt State 3 2 0 7 4 0
Cal State Hayward 3 2 0 5 5 0
San Francisco State 1 4 0 2 7 0
Chico State 0 5 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Walsh finished his tenure at Sonoma State with an overall record of 27–14, for a .659 winning percentage. He was the most successful coach in the history of the Sonoma State Cossacks football program, with more wins and a higher winning percentage than any other coach.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Santa Clara*W 27–71,100
September 19at Eastern Washington*No. 18L 14–454,013[1]
September 26No. 6 Portland State*
W 37–272,143
October 3at Cal Poly*No. 16W 36–354,170
October 10at Saint Mary's*No. 9
W 26–214,120
October 17at UC DavisNo. 7L 38–417,800–8,000[2]
October 24Cal State Hayward
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
W 37–201,096–2,500[3]
October 31Humboldt State
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
L 7–19921[4]
November 7at Chico State
W 41–231,443
November 14San Francisco State
  • Cossacks Stadium
  • Rohnert Park, CA
W 33–28871

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Notes

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  1. ^ Cossacks Stadium was renamed in 2002 to Seawolf Stadium when the University changed the name of the mascot to Seawolves.

References

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  1. ^ "SSU suffers shock". The Press Democrat. September 20, 1992. Retrieved April 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Final 1992 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "Final 1992 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  4. ^ Ralph Leef (November 1, 1992). "Humboldt stuns Cossacks, 19-7". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. p. 29. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ "Final 1992 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Sonoma State Football - 1992". Retrieved November 14, 2017.