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The team's statistical leaders included Grady Benton with 1,707 passing yards, Jerone Davison with 734 rushing yards, and Eric Guliford with 506 receiving yards.<ref>{{cite web|title=1992 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 26, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arizona-state/1992.html}}</ref> |
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The team's statistical leaders included Grady Benton with 1,707 passing yards, Jerone Davison with 734 rushing yards, and Eric Guliford with 506 receiving yards.<ref>{{cite web|title=1992 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 26, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arizona-state/1992.html}}</ref> |
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The team ranked 15th in Division 1-A in rushing defense, allowing 120.3 yards per game.<ref>{{cite news|title=NCAA team statistics|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|date=November 26, 1992|page=E4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-ncaa-team-statistics/158935617/|via=]}}</ref> They also ranked sixth in total defense, giving up 268.8 yards per game.<ref>{{cite news|title=NCAA Statistics|newspaper=Palladium-Item|date=November 23, 1992|page=B2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/palladium-item-ncaa-statistics/158935325/|via=]}}</ref> With a 20–0 victory on October 24, the Sun Devils ended UCLA's streak of 245 games (dating back to 1971) without being shut out.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bruins Lose Fien, Scoring Streak|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Chris Baker|date=October 25, 1992|page=C1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-bruins-lose-fien/158936689/|via=]}}</ref> |
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Finished regular season with commendable National Ranking Defensive Statistics (all as recorded by ) amongst the 107 Division 1-A teams at the time. The 1992 Sun Devils Defense ranked '''#14 of 107 in Rushing Defense''' at allowing just 120.3 ypg, ranked '''#15 of 107 in Pass Efficiency Defense''' holding opponents to a 51% completion%/game and to only 5.45 yds/att, and '''ranked #7 of 107 in Total Defense''' allowing just 4.0 yd/play and holding opponents to under 269 yds/game (only 74.6 yds/game more allowed than #1 Alabama).<ref>{{cite web|title=Archived Football Statistical Rankings|publisher=NCAA.org/Sports|url=https://www.ncaa.org/sports/2013/11/19/archived-football-statistical-rankings.aspx}}</ref> |
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In the annual ] game, the Sun Devils trailed, 6-0, in the fourth quarter when Kenneth Galbreath ran 51 yards for a game-winning touchdown.<ref name=AZ>{{cite news|title=Sun Devils swat down Swarm|newspaper=The Arizona Daily Star|date=November 22, 1992|page=1D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-sun-devils-swat-down/158937297/|via=]}}</ref> |
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As recorded by <ref>{{cite web|title=1992 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arizona-state/1992.html}}</ref> in regard to Strength of Schedule (SoS)<ref>{{cite web|title=What does SoS mean in Football|publisher=DNAofSports.com/Football|url=https://www.dnaofsports.com/football/what-does-sos-mean-in-football/}}</ref> the '''1992 Arizona State Sun Devils football team''' SoS rank came in at '''#7 of 107''', making all more impressive their #7 overall rank in Total Defense cited above. |
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On October 24, 1992, in a conference match up, the '''Arizona State Sun Devils''' played the UCLA Bruins at the historic ''Rose Bowl Stadium'' in Pasadena, CA. The Sun Devils won in historic fashion by shutting out the Bruins 20-0, which broke the Bruins NCAA 245-game straight games scoring streak.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baker |first=Chris |date=1992-10-31 |title=It's Better to Receive for Cal : UCLA: To end slide, Bruins must find a way to stop Bears' record-setting Dawkins today. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-10-31-sp-935-story.html |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> As a result, the Sun Devils entire defense was named the '''PAC-10 Defensive Player of the Week.'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sun Devil Football Pac-12 Player of the Week by Season |url=https://thesundevils.com/sports/2019/1/30/sun-devil-football-pac-12-player-of-the-week-by-season.aspx |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Arizona State University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> |
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To cap off their 1992 season, the '''Arizona State Sun Devils''' traveled to Tucson, AZ to compete against the #16 nationally ranked Arizona Wildcats in the annual rivalry game between the 2 schools. In dramatic fashion, the Sun Devils upset the Wildcats 7-6 <ref>{{cite web|title=1992 Territorial Cup rewind: Arizona State 7, Arizona 6|publisher=AzCentral.com/Story/Sports|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/territorial-cup/2017/11/21/1992-territorial-cup-rewind-arizona-state-7-arizona-6/882703001/}}</ref> with a tremendous, late game '''51-yard rush TD by their senior running back Kevin Galbreath''',<ref>{{cite web|title=One Long Run Does it for Arizona State|publisher=LATimes.com/Archives|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-11-22-sp-2133-story.html}}</ref> coupled with a valiant Sun Devil defensive effort all game long and by recording 2 defensive sacks (by senior defensive linemen ''Israel Stanley'' and ''Gavin Hill'', watch the entire actual defensive game footage 1st qt thru 4th qt via<ref>{{Citation |title=ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS VS ARIZONA WILDCATS 1992 DUEL IN THE DESERT |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqvcgS5TRaU |access-date=2023-11-15 |language=en}}</ref> on the Wildcat's scoreless final offensive possession of the game. ''Israel Stanley'' named '''PAC-10 Defensive Player of the Week''' as result of his overall efforts in the game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sun Devil Football Pac-12 Player of the Week by Season |url=https://thesundevils.com/sports/2019/1/30/sun-devil-football-pac-12-player-of-the-week-by-season.aspx |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Arizona State University Athletics |language=en}}</ref> |
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The team's statistical leaders included Grady Benton with 1,707 passing yards, Jerone Davison with 734 rushing yards, and Eric Guliford with 506 receiving yards.
The team ranked 15th in Division 1-A in rushing defense, allowing 120.3 yards per game. They also ranked sixth in total defense, giving up 268.8 yards per game. With a 20–0 victory on October 24, the Sun Devils ended UCLA's streak of 245 games (dating back to 1971) without being shut out.
