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Stanford Cardinal |
Washington Huskies © |
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Played October 31, 1992 at Husky Stadium Seattle, Washington |
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Teams' Belt Records
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Team |
Belt Reigns |
Overall Record |
Home Record |
Away Record |
Neutral Record |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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PCT |
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| 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 |
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1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Final |
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Stanford |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
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Washington |
7 |
14 |
13 |
7 |
41 |
The 15th ranked, 6-2 Stanford Cardinal & first-year coach Bill Walsh came to Seattle to meet the 2nd 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 just 3:04 into the game 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. The Cardinal's touchdown was set-up when CB Darrien Gordon intercepted Washington's QB Mark Brunell & the score marked the first time this season that the Huskies trailed in a game. Late in the 1st quarter, 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's 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's QB Billy Joe Hobert finished the scoring with a 50-yard touchdown run early in the 4th quarter. Brunell finished with 161 yards passing with 2 touchdowns as well as 2 interceptions 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 11th nationally while the Cardinal finished 10-3, Pac 10 Co-Champs & ranked 9th nationally. Stanford would play for The Belt again in 1994.
