1992 Copper Bowl

August 2023 May 2026 4th Copper Bowl 1992 Copper Bowl 1992 Utah Utes University of Utah Washington State Cougars Washington State University 6–5 WAC 8–3 Pac-10 Ron McBride Mike Price 18 18 18 0 14 14 0 21 7 0 3 December 29 Arizona Stadium Tucson, Arizona Drew Bledsoe (QB, WSU)Kareem Leary (DB, Utah) Washington Stateby 8 points https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8V5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TPADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2255%2C4254829 Today's Odds: America's Line Roxborough Michael December 29, 1992 C5https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UUJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gOoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5584%2C6840874 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon The Latest Line December 29, 1992 6D Steve Usechek (Big Eight) 40,826 ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Ron Franklin and Mike Gottfried The 1992 Copper Bowl was sponsored by Weiser Lock and featured the unranked Utah Utes and the #18 Washington State Cougars, as part of the 1992–93 NCAA football bowl season. The fourth edition of the Copper Bowl, it was played on the night of Tuesday, December 29, at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UUJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gOoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5651%2C6919027 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon (Los Angeles Times) Cart Julie Cougars outlast Utes for 31-28 win December 30, 1992 2Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ij9TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=34QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6382%2C6426034 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Robinson Doug Utes come close, 31-28, after furious rally December 30, 1992 D1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8l5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TPADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6121%2C4776727 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Blanchette John Bledsoe goes out like a pro December 30, 1992 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z8MjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3dAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1840%2C165620 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington Sullivan Tim WSU wins wild Copper Bowl December 30, 1992 1B Washington State scored first on a 3-yard touchdown run by running back Shaumbe Wright-Fair, then junior quarterback Drew Bledsoe fired an 87-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Phillip Bobo, increasing the lead to 14–0. Bledsoe would finish the game 30-for-46 passing for 476 yards. Wright-Fair scored on a 3-yard touchdown run for a 21–0 Cougar advantage at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, Utah's Frank Dolce threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Shaun Williams, and Keith Williams scored on a 25-yard touchdown run to make the score 21–14. Bledsoe found Bobo for a 48-yard touchdown pass as Washington State led 28–14 at halftime. In a planned move by WSU head coach Mike Price, Bledsoe was briefly replaced by backup Mike Pattinson in the second quarter. In the third quarter, Dolce threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to Henry Lusk, and Pierre Jones' 8-yard touchdown run tied the game at 28. The only fourth quarter score was a field goal: Aaron Price, the son of the head coach, converted from 22 yards out with less than six minutes left and the favored Cougars escaped with a 31–28 victory,http://wsucougars.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/1992-copper-bowl.html Washington State Cougars - Football Wsucougars.cstv.com December 29, 1992 December 5, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20090315160041/http://wsucougars.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/1992-copper-bowl.html March 15, 2009 dead https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20021228/cougmoments28/cougars-moment-1992-copper-bowl Cougars moment: 1992 Copper Bowlhttp://www.utefans.net/home/ancient_ute/copper1.html 1992 Copper Bowl 2008-05-24 2008-11-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20081118180731/http://www.utefans.net/home/ancient_ute/copper1.html dead and climbed to fifteenth in the final rankings. This was the final collegiate game for the 20-year-old Bledsoe; he was the first overall pick of the 1993 NFL draft.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DlFXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6452%2C4468188 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Bledsoe dealt a Pats' hand April 26, 1993 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EH9fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FjAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4006%2C3399097 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Bledsoe to play 'Patriot Games' April 26, 1993 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FM4qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_dAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6159%2C2899715 Moscow-Pullman Daily News Idaho-Washington (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Withers Bud Drew knew he'd be No. 1 April 26, 1993 1B Statistics Statistics Utah WSU First downs 20 28 Rushes-yards 39-179 41-144 Passing yards 316 492 Passes, Comp-Att-Int 21-40-0 32-48-1 Return yards 27 (-2) Punts-average 6-43 6-37 Fumbles-lost 3-1 4-2 Penalties-yards 7-55 18-136 Time of Possession 30:08 29:52 Attendance 40,876 Source:https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16634401/washington_st_31_utah_28/ Washington St. 31, Utah 28 Northwest Herald Crystal Lake, Illinois December 30, 1992 January 17, 2018 newspapers.com The official website lists game attendance as 40,826.https://fiestabowl.org/game-history/cactus-bowl/4th-annual-cactus-bowl/ 4TH ANNUAL CACTUS BOWL fiestabowl.org January 17, 2018 January 18, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180118122627/https://fiestabowl.org/game-history/cactus-bowl/4th-annual-cactus-bowl/ dead References 2 Copper Bowl Category:Cactus Bowl Category:Utah Utes football bowl games Category:Washington State Cougars football bowl games Category:Sports competitions in Tucson, Arizona Copper Bowl Category:December 1992 sports events in the United States