1992 Arizona Wildcats football team

1992 Arizona Wildcats football
John Hancock Bowl, L 15–20 vs. Baylor
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–5–1 (4–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDuane Akina (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorLarry Mac Duff (6th season)
Base defenseDouble Eagle Flex
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
1992 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Washington + 6 2 09 3 0
No. 9 Stanford + 6 2 010 3 0
No. 15 Washington State 5 3 09 3 0
USC 5 3 06 5 1
Arizona 4 3 16 5 1
Arizona State 4 4 06 5 0
Oregon 4 4 06 6 0
UCLA 3 5 06 5 0
California 2 6 04 7 0
Oregon State 0 7 11 9 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Dick Tomey, the Wildcats compiled a 6–5–1 record (4–3–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in fifth place in the Pac-10, lost to Baylor in the 1992 John Hancock Bowl, and outscored their opponents, 232 to 118. The defense allowed an average of 9.8 points per game, second best in Division I-A. The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

The team's statistical leaders included George Malauulu with 1,210 passing yards, Ontiwaun Carter with 739 rushing yards, and Troy Dickey with 395 receiving yards. Linebacker Sean Harris led the team with 71 tackles.

Although despite having an average record, Arizona’s season featured a major upset win over top-ranked Washington in early November with a dominant defense, and was known as the program’s biggest victory and the defense’s performance began an era known to fans as the “Desert Swarm”.