Oklahoma Sooners	Texas Tech Red Raiders ©
Played September 3, 1992 at Jones Stadium

  

 

Teams' Belt Records

 

Team	Belt Reigns	Overall Record				Home Record				Away Record				Neutral Record
		W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT
Oklahoma	0	0	0	1	.500					0	0	1	.500
Texas Tech ©	1	2	1	0	.667	0	1	0	.000	2	0	0	1.000

 

                          Previous Belt Meetings:       None

 

The Texas Tech Red Raiders of coach Spike Dykes hosted the 15^th ranked Oklahoma Sooners of coach Gary Gibbs in both teams’ 1992 opener.  Oklahoma QB Cale Gundy threw for 341 yards with 2 touchdowns & rushed for another score leading the Sooners to a 34-9 victory to claim their first Belt championship.  Oklahoma RB Earnest Williams scored on a 4-yard touchdown run & Texas Tech QB Robert Hall scored on a 1-yard touchdown run in the 1^st quarter before Gundy took over.  Gundy connected with RB Kenyon Rasheed on a 7-yard touchdown pass but the extra-point attempt was blocked & returned by Red Raiders’ LB Ben Kirkpatrick for 2 points making the score Oklahoma 13 Texas Tech 9.  Gundy then connected with Williams for a 13-yard touchdown pass as Oklahoma took a 20-9 lead at halftime.  Neither team scored in the 3^rd quarter & Gundy took it in himself on a 1-yard touchdown run to effective seal the win.  Oklahoma LB Aubrey Beavers capped the scoring when he returned an interception from Hall 5 yards for a touchdown.  The 341 yards Gundy passed for set an Oklahoma school record for yardage in a single game.  Texas Tech RB Byron Morris rushed for 103 yards in the losing effort.  The Red Raiders finished the season 5-6 while the Sooners finished 5-4-2.  Texas Tech would play for The Belt again in 1997.

 

 

 

Arkansas State Indians	Oklahoma Sooners ©
Played September 12, 1992 at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

  

 

Teams' Belt Records

 

Team

Belt Reigns

Overall Record

Home Record

Away Record

Neutral Record

W

L

T

PCT

W

L

T

PCT

W

L

T

PCT

W

L

T

PCT

Arkansas State

0

Oklahoma ©

1

1

0

1

.750

1

0

1

.750

 

                          Previous Belt Meetings:       None

 

 

First-year coach Ray Perkins brought his 0-1 Arkansas State Indians, in their first season as a Division 1-A program, to Norman to meet the 13^th ranked, 1-0 Oklahoma Sooners of coach Gary Gibbs.  Perkins had coached in the NFL & at Alabama but the jump from Division 1-AA to Division 1-A is never an easy one & this game was no exception.  Oklahoma RB Earnest Williams rushed for 116 yards on just 11 carries including a 60-yard touchdown run as the Sooners dominated the Indians 61-0.  Oklahoma QB Cale Gundy scored on a 1-yard touchdown run & Williams broke loose for his long score as the Sooners took a 14-0 1^st quarter lead.  The 2^nd quarter was more of the same for Oklahoma as RB Dewell Brewer scored on a 4-yard touchdown run & Gundy found WR Albert Hall for a 9-yard touchdown pass.  All-Big Eight CB Darnell Walker returned an interception from Arkansas State QB Johnny Covington 54-yards for another score while John Anderson blocked an Indian punt that resulted in a safety.  Oklahoma PK Scott Blanton scored the last points of the 2^nd quarter with a 23-yard field goal for the 40-0 halftime lead.  Brewer’s second score of the game came on a 12-yard touchdown run for the only points of the 3^rd quarter.  RB Dwayne Chandler scored on runs of 1 & 4 yards to cap the scoring for the Sooners.  The Indians were held to 30 yards rushing & 43 yards passing as the Sooners dominated every phase of the game.  Oklahoma finished the season 5-4-2 while the Indians finished 2-9 in Perkins only season.  Arkansas State has not played for The Belt again.

 

 

 

Southern Cal Trojans	Oklahoma Sooners ©
Played September 19, 1992 at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium

  

 

Teams' Belt Records

 

Team	Belt Reigns	Overall Record				Home Record				Away Record				Neutral Record
		W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT
Southern Cal	6	42	8	3	.821	18	3	2	.826	19	4	1	.813	5	1	0	.833
Oklahoma ©	1	2	0	1	.833	1	0	0	1.000	1	0	1	.750

 

The 0-0-1 Southern Cal Trojans of coach Larry Smith traveled to Norman to meet the 13^th ranked, 2-0 Oklahoma Sooners of coach Gary Gibbs.  The Trojans featured All-American OT Tony Boselli as well as All-Pac 10 LB Willie McGinest & All-Pac 10 WR Curtis Conway but the Trojans were in the midst of a 7-game winless streak.  Southern Cal scored 20 points in the final 14:00 of the game to claim a 20-10 upset win.  The Trojans’ defense held Oklahoma to just 48 yards rushing & intercepted Sooner QB Cale Gundy twice to keep game close until Southern Cal’s offense erupted in the final quarter.  Both defenses dominated the 1^st half but Oklahoma PK Scott Blanton hit a 42-yard field goal for a 3-0 Sooner lead.  Oklahoma CB Terry Collier intercepted Southern Cal QB Rob Johnson & returned it to the Southern Cal 28-yard line.  Three plays later, Gundy connected with WR Corey Warren on a 25-yard touchdown pass for a 10-0 lead.  The Trojans finally got the offense moving in the 4^th quarter.  After Conway returned a punt 17 yards to the Southern Cal 49-yard line, Johnson found him running free down the left sideline for a 51-yard touchdown pass.  With 10:17 to play, Sooner RB Kenyon Rasheed fumbled & Southern Cal S Stephon Pace recovered the ball, carrying it 19 yards for the go-ahead touchdown.  Pace intercepted Gundy midway through the 4^th quarter & Southern Cal drove 43 yards with back-up QB Reggie Williams scoring on a 2-yard touchdown run for the final Southern Cal score.  Johnson finished with 201 yards passing with a touchdown while Conway added 9 catches for 115 yards to his score.  Gundy threw for 153 yards with a touchdown but the 2 interceptions ended the Sooners hopes.  The win marked Southern Cal’s 8^th Belt reign & first since 1990.  The Sooners finished the season 5-4-2 while the Trojans finished 6-5-1 in Smith’s final season.  Oklahoma would play for The Belt again in 1996.

 

 

 

Southern Cal Trojans ©	Washington Huskies
Played October 3, 1992 at Husky Stadium

  

 

Teams' Belt Records

 

Team	Belt Reigns	Overall Record				Home Record				Away Record				Neutral Record
		W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT
Southern Cal ©	7	43	8	3	.824	18	3	2	.826	20	4	1	.820	5	1	0	.833
Washington	7	19	9	0	.679	11	4	0	.733	8	4	0	.667	0	1	0	.000

 

Previous Belt Meetings

 

 

 

The 20^th ranked, 1-0-1 Southern Cal Trojans of coach Larry Smith traveled to Seattle to meet the top-ranked, 3-0 Washington Huskies of coach Don James.  Huskies’ QB Billy Joe Hobert threw for 2 touchdowns & the defense held the Trojans to 89 yards rushing in a 17-10 win.  On the first play from scrimmage, Washington S Shane Pahukoa intercepted Southern Cal QB Rob Johnson & returned it to the Southern Cal 1-yard line.  Hobert then connected with RB Matt Jones on a 1-yard touchdown pass for the 7-0 lead just 0:19 into the game.  All-Pac 10 WR Curtis Conway fumbled on the next Southern Cal drive & Husky All-Pac 10 LB Dave Hoffmann recovered the ball at the Washington 32-yard line.  Hobert directed the 8-play, 68-yard drive hitting WR Joe Kralik on an 18-yard touchdown pass to push the lead to 14-0.  A 40-yard pass from Johnson to WR Travis Hannah set-up a 27-yard field goal by PK Cole Ford as the Trojans closed to 14-3 but Johnson was knocked unconscious on the next Southern Cal drive & did not play the rest of the game.  Back-up QB Reggie Perry connected with Conway for a 53-yard touchdown pass late in the 1^st half as Southern Cal closed to a 14-10 score.  Washington PK Travis Hanson hit a 40-yard field goal were the only points of the 2^nd half.  Perry was unable to move the Southern Cal offense consistently & Smith turned to freshman QB Kyle Wachholtz to spark the offense midway through the 4^th quarter.  With just 5:10 to play, Wachholtz led a drive to the Washington 28-yard line but his first-down pass with less than 2:00 to play was intercepted by Washington CB Walter Bailey to seal the Husky win.  Hobert finished with 111 yards passing with his 2 touchdowns while Southern Cal RB Estrus Crayton rushed for 105 yards & Conway added 5 catches for 112 yards with his touchdown in the losing effort.  The win gave the Huskies The Belt for the 8^th time & first time since 1990.  The Trojans finished 6-5-1 in Smith’s final season while the Huskies finished 9-3, Pac 10 Co-Champs, & ranked 11^th nationally.  Southern Cal would play for The Belt again in 6 weeks.

 

 

 

California Golden Bears	Washington Huskies ©
Played October 10, 1992 at Husky Stadium

  

 

Teams' Belt Records

 

Team	Belt Reigns	Overall Record				Home Record				Away Record				Neutral Record
		W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT
California	1	4	6	0	.400	2	3	0	.400	2	3	0	.400
Washington ©	8	20	9	0	.690	12	4	0	.750	8	4	0	.667	0	1	0	.000

 

Previous Belt Meetings

 

 

 

The 24^th ranked, 3-1 California Golden Bears of first-year coach Keith Gilbertson met the top-ranked, 4-0 Washington Huskies of coach Don James.  All-American WR Sean Dawkins as well as All-Pac 10 performers DT Chidi Ahanotu & OT Todd Steussie led the Golden Bears.  Washington All-Pac 10 RB Napoleon Kaufman rushed for 208 yards with 2 touchdowns & the Huskies scored 21 points in the 3^rd quarter to secure a 35-16 win.  Kaufman scored on a 36-yard touchdown run in the 2^nd quarter.  The Golden Bears tied the score before half when QB Dave Barr connected with WR Damien Semien on a 13-yard touchdown pass.  The Huskies had alternated quarterbacks all season with QB Billy Joe Hobert usually starting & QB Mark Brunell seeing plenty of playing time.  Brunell took over in the 3^rd quarter & took the Huskies 64 yards in 8 plays with RB Matt Jones scoring on a 3-yard touchdown run for the 14-7 lead.  On the ensuing kick-off, Washington CB Russell Hairston recovered a fumble by California RB Lindsey Chapman in the end zone giving the Huskies a 21-7 advantage.  A 35-yard field goal by the Golden Bears’ PK Doug Brien made the score 21-10 but the Huskies added to their lead on Kaufman’s second touchdown – a 14-yard run making the score 28-10.  Barr hit Dawkins for a 16-yard touchdown to get within 12 points at 28-16 but when Washington RB Darius Turner scored on a 1-yard touchdown run, the Huskies had the game in hand.  Dawkins finished with 6 catches for 156 yards with his touchdown but 13 California penalties proved too much to overcome.  Washington finished the season 9-3; Pac 10 Co-Champs, ranked 11^th nationally while the Golden Bears finished 4-7.  California would play for The Belt again in 1993.

 

 

 

Washington Huskies ©	Oregon Ducks
Played October 17, 1992 at Autzen Stadium

  

 

Teams' Belt Records

 

Team	Belt Reigns	Overall Record				Home Record				Away Record				Neutral Record
		W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT
Washington ©	8	21	9	0	.700	13	4	0	.765	8	4	0	.667	0	1	0	.000
Oregon	0	0	6	1	.071	0	1	1	.250	0	4	0	.000	0	1	0	.000

 

Previous Belt Meetings

 

 

The top-ranked, 5-0 Washington Huskies of coach Don James traveled to Eugene to meet the 3-3 Oregon Ducks of coach Rich Brooks.  Washington QB Mark Brunell threw for a touchdown & ran for another while the Huskies defense held the Ducks to just 66 yards rushing in a 24-3 win.  The Huskies scored on a 14-yard touchdown run by Brunell for a 7-0 lead.  Washington S Louis Jones blocked an Oregon punt & the Huskies had the ball at the Ducks’ 25-yard line with 2:02 to play in the first half.  Brunell hit WR Jason Shelly on a 31-yard touchdown pass to push the lead to 14-0.  After a quick Oregon punt, Brunell drove the Huskies to the Oregon 21-yard line & PK Travis Hanson hit on the 38-yard field goal for a 17-0 Washington halftime lead.  All-Pac 10 RB Napoleon Kaufman scored the only points of the 3^rd quarter on a 1-yard touchdown run.  Oregon averted the shutout when All-Pac 10 PK Tommy Thompson hit a 56-yard field goal, the second longest in Belt history, early in the 4^th quarter.  Brunell finished with 151 yards passing with his 2 scores.  Oregon QB Danny O’Neil threw for 202 yards but was intercepted twice by Husky CB Josh Moore.  Washington finished the season 9-3; Pac 10 Co-Champs, ranked 11^th nationally while the Ducks finished 6-6.  Oregon would play for The Belt again in 1993.

 

 

 

Pacific Tigers	Washington Huskies ©
Played October 24, 1992 at Husky Stadium

  

 

Teams' Belt Records

 

Team	Belt Reigns	Overall Record				Home Record				Away Record				Neutral Record
		W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT
Pacific	0
Washington ©	8	22	9	0	.710	13	4	0	.765	9	4	0	.692	0	1	0	.000

 

                          Previous Belt Meetings:       None

 

 

Coach Chuck Shelton led the 2-5 Pacific Tigers as 43-point underdogs against the top-ranked, 6-0 Washington Huskies of coach Don James.  The Huskies rushed for 299 yards & 4 touchdowns including 2 touchdown runs by QB Mark Brunell in a 31-7 victory.  The Huskies opened the scoring with an 8-yard touchdown run from All-Pac 10 RB Napoleon Kaufman & Brunell scored on a 3-yard touchdown run as Washington took a 14-0 halftime lead.  Washington PK Travis Hanson hit a 35-yard field goal for the only points of the 3^rd quarter.  Brunell scored on a 13-yard touchdown run & RB Etecka Huckaby capped the Washington scoring with a 2-yard touchdown run.  The Tigers got on the board with just 0:24 to play when QB Troy Kopp connected with WR Kale Wedemeyer on a 47-yard touchdown pass.  Kaufman finished with 128 yards rushing with his touchdown for the Huskies.  For the Tigers, WR Aaron Turner had 124 yards receiving & RB Ryan Benjamin, the 1992 NCAA All-Purpose Yardage champion, was held to 87 yards rushing & -1 yards receiving in the losing effort.  Washington finished the season 9-3; Pac 10 Co-Champs, ranked 11^th nationally while the Tigers finished 3-8.  Pacific suspended their football program in 1996 & has not played for The Belt again.

 

 

 

Stanford Cardinal	Washington Huskies ©
Played October 31, 1992 at Husky Stadium

  

 

Teams' Belt Records

 

Team	Belt Reigns	Overall Record				Home Record				Away Record				Neutral Record
		W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT
Stanford	1	2	4	1	.357	1	2	0	.333	1	2	1	.375
Washington ©	8	23	9	0	.719	14	4	0	.778	9	4	0	.692	0	1	0	.000

 

 

The 15^th ranked, 6-2 Stanford Cardinal & first-year coach Bill Walsh came to Seattle to meet the 2^nd ranked, 7-0 Washington Huskies of coach Don James.  The Huskies rushed for 275 yards & 3 touchdowns while the defense held the Cardinal to 42 yards rushing on 40 attempts in a 41-7 win.  The Cardinal actually took a 7-0 lead when QB Steve Stenstrom connected with WR Justin Armour on a 31-yard touchdown pass but the Huskies ran off 41 consecutive points as Stanford never again threatened.  Late in the 1^st quarter, Washington QB Mark Brunell connected with RB Leif Johnson on a 3-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 7-7.  Brunell gave the Huskies the lead for good when he scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to finish an 11-play, 85-yard drive for a 14-7 advantage.  Washington LB James Clifford scored on a 42-yard interception return as the Huskies pushed the lead to 21-7 as the teams went to halftime.  Brunell connected with WR Jason Shelly on a 40-yard touchdown pass for a 27-7 lead.  Following a 12-play, 69-yard drive, Huskies’ RB Matt Jones scored on a 3-yard touchdown run as the lead stretched to 34-7.  Washington QB Billy Joe Hobert finished the scoring with a 50-yard touchdown run early in the 4^th quarter.  Brunell finished with 161 yards passing with 2 touchdowns to go with his rushing score & Shelley added 5 catches for 117 yards with his touchdown while Stanford All-American RB Glyn Milburn was held to 39 yards rushing & Cardinal quarterbacks were sacked 7 times by the Huskies defense.  Washington finished the season 9-3; Pac 10 Co-Champs, ranked 11^th nationally while the Cardinal finished 10-3, Pac 10 Co-Champs & ranked 9^th nationally.  Stanford would play for The Belt again in 1994.

 

 

 

Washington Huskies ©	Arizona Wildcats
Played November 7, 1992 at Arizona Stadium

  

 

Teams' Belt Records

 

Team	Belt Reigns	Overall Record				Home Record				Away Record				Neutral Record
		W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT
Washington ©	8	24	9	0	.727	15	4	0	.789	9	4	0	.692	0	1	0	.000
Arizona	2	4	8	0	.333	2	3	0	.400	2	5	0	.286

 

Previous Belt Meetings

 

 

The top-ranked, 8-0 Washington Huskies of coach Don James traveled to Tucson to meet the 12^th ranked, 5-2-1 Arizona Wildcats of coach Dick Tomey.  The Wildcats “Desert Swarm” defense clamped down on Washington holding them to 90 yards rushing, forcing 4 turnovers & Arizona PK Steve McLaughlin hit 3 field goals in a 16-3 Wildcat victory.  The only points of the first half came on a 34-yard field goal by McLaughlin.  Washington tied the game in the 3^rd quarter when PK Travis Hanson hit a 24-yard field goal.  McLaughlin added two more field goals (20 yards & 30 yards) in the 4^th quarter for a 9-3 Arizona lead.  When QB George Malauulu scored on a 1-yard touchdown run late in the game, the Wildcats had secured the upset.  Arizona All-Pac 10 P Josh Miller pinned the Huskies down with his 47.3 average over 8 kicks.  Washington never started a drive beyond their own 31-yard line.  Malauulu finished with just 54 yards passing with his rushing touchdown & RB Billy Johnson added 99 yards rushing for Arizona.  Washington QB Mark Brunell finished with 243 yards passing with an interception & All-Pac 10 RB Napoleon Kaufman was held to 50 yards rushing while losing 2 fumbles.  The Huskies played with QB Billy Joe Hobert who was suspended pending investigation of $50,000 in loans he received.  The win gave the Wildcats their 3^rd Belt reign & first since 1990.  The Huskies finished the season 9-3; Pac 10 Co-Champs, ranked 11^th nationally while the Wildcats finished 6-5-1.  Washington would play for The Belt again in 1993.

 

 

 

Arizona Wildcats ©	Southern Cal Trojans
Played November 14, 1992 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

  

 

Teams' Belt Records

 

Team	Belt Reigns	Overall Record				Home Record				Away Record				Neutral Record
		W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT
Arizona ©	3	5	8	0	.385	3	3	0	.500	2	5	0	.286
Southern Cal	7	43	9	3	.809	18	3	2	.826	20	5	1	.788	5	1	0	.833

 

 

The 9^th ranked, 6-2-1 Arizona Wildcats of coach Dick Tomey came to Los Angeles to defend The Belt against the 18^th ranked, 5-2-1 Southern Cal Trojans of coach Larry Smith.  Southern Cal had held The Belt earlier in the season after defeating Oklahoma but lost it to Washington the following week.  The Trojans’ defense held the Wildcats to just 68 yards rushing & forced 3 turnovers including 2 interceptions from S Jason Sehorn but it was a trick play that eventually spelled the difference in a 14-7 Southern Cal upset.  Both defenses dominated the game but late in the 2^nd quarter, Southern Cal put together a 6-play, 75-yard drive capped by RB Estrus Crayton scoring on a 2-yard touchdown run.  The missed extra-point left the score Southern Cal 6 Arizona 0 at the half.  Arizona took the lead early in the 4^th quarter when QB George Malauulu connected with WR Cary Taylor on a 41-yard touchdown pass for the 7-6 lead.  Midway though the quarter, Southern Cal WR Johnnie Morton found himself matched-up against Arizona LB Jamal Lee in man-to-man coverage.  Morton got behind Lee & Trojan QB Rob Johnson found him for a 65-yard gain to the Arizona 6-yard line.  Southern Cal PK Cole Ford had missed 2 field goals already & now the Trojans faced 3^rd & goal from the 3-yard line against the nation’s 5^th ranked defense.  Johnson pitched to RB Deon Strother who was running to his right.  Strother turned back & looked for Johnson in the end zone but Arizona CB Jey Phillips had stayed with the quarterback on the trick play.  The 6’4” Johnson out-jumped the 6’2” Phillips for the ball &, with the 2-point conversion, the Trojans had a 14-7 advantage.  The win gave the Trojans The Belt for the 9^th time & first since earlier in 1992.  Johnson finished with 213 yards passing with his touchdown reception & Morton added 4 catches for 108 yards.  Malauulu threw for 213 yards but 2 interceptions for Arizona.  The Wildcats finished the season 6-5-1 while the Trojans finished 6-5-1 in Smith’s final season.  Arizona would play for The Belt again in 1993.

 

 

 

Southern Cal Trojans ©	UCLA Bruins
Played November 21, 1992 at the Rose Bowl

  

 

Teams' Belt Records

 

Team	Belt Reigns	Overall Record				Home Record				Away Record				Neutral Record
		W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT	W	L	T	PCT
Southern Cal ©	8	44	9	3	.813	19	3	2	.833	20	5	1	.788	5	1	0	.833
UCLA	7	21	10	3	.662	10	5	0	.667	9	5	3	.618	2	0	0	1.000

 

Previous Belt Meetings