1992 Rose Bowl (Washington 34, Michigan 14)

Dawgs go 12-0 and win the National Championship. January 1, 1992 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. See v=AUlGiXYJ0Ms for part 2.

[@agnesgoldingay4162]

I hold this game close to my heart...we did the road trip with the rest of Dawg nation. I-5 was teaming with Husky fans, what a sight! At the end of this road trip, I got engaged! Today we celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary! This Husky roster was impressive and the team ...powerful!

[@richardtuvia9396]

What a game it was Agnes. I do as well. My Dad took me to this game when I was 15 years old. He just passed away in June. R.I.P. Pops!

[@esits]

I may have been spoiled during my undergraduate years as a Dawg. I went to 3 straight Rose Bowls and saw our team go undefeated and win the National Championship. I'm a 2nd Generation Husky and my daughter is now a 3rd Generation Dawg! Go Dawgs!

[@aaronsims5109]

Those group of Huskies could play with ANYBODY in the history of college football....What a group of hyenas on defense!!

[@otisgreer8429]

You’re absolutely right.

[@adtlink1]

I was at this game. the Heisman trophy winner was on the field, yes. but the best player by far on the field was Steve Emtman, and it wasn't even close.

[@kennyprice6694]

+Andrew Taylor wow i watched this game as a kid , and it was the first time i learned the agony of defeat

[@kennyprice6694]

+Andrew Taylor Etman would of been a hall of famer had it not been for the injury

[@rickdenison7757]

So true S.E was the best player in college........end of story

[@nwtraveler5266]

Emtmann was a beast.

[@BreuckelensFinest]

I love all the Heisman poses after each big play by the Huskies mocking Desmond Howard! Too funny.

[@SFFOOL76]

I feel blessed that I was able to attend this Rose Bowl (still have the UW 1992 Rose Bowl Sun Glasses and T-Shirt) and see them play against Cal & Stanford in 1991. One of the most under rated college teams of all time, this team had everything a run game, a passing game along with a awesome run and pass defense.

[@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube]

Would you be willing to sell the glasses and the shirt? Cheers.

[@westonweigand1228]

Lucky man.

[@mrog5481]

One of the most dominant teams in college football history. Best defense I've ever seen, and it's not close.

[@nwtraveler5266]

The best defense college football has ever seen. Go Dawgs.

[@westonweigand1228]

Amen

[@BAYAREA-kd1ig]

One of the best all around teams. They had a great defense on the pass and run, heck of a special teams, they were great offensively that had a good ground game and air attack as well.

[@8beazy]

Without a doubt a phenomenon team but the 2001 Canes Defense might have something to say about that. William Joseph, Vince Wilfork, Jonathan Vilma, DJ Williams; Phillip Buchanan, Antrel Rolle, Mike Rumph, Ed Reed, Sean Taylor. But hell that 01 Canes team is the greatest all around college team of all time in my opinion

[@delmar1514]

Nothing like the smell of roses and Keith Jackson.🙏🏻

[@allengreene9954]

It's great to see that Washington is back as one of the nation's best teams.

[@jeremyhiggins5888]

After the shameful treatment of Don James, I can never forgive my alma mater, they do not deserve a good coach or team until the administration REPENTS for the Hedges abomination.

[@sidneyvandykeii3169]

​Barbara Hedges is Long Gone bro. She Bowed to the NCAA and PAC10 like the bit@# she was. Don James was a Victim of a conspiracy of USC and UCLA and The PAC10. How could Washington be so much better than the LA Schools. We need the LA schools to do well and get better TV Revenue. That way THEY are on Televisions and not some team from Seattle. Hedges did NOT support Don James as she should have. UW was going WOKE even back them. So get over it and Support the current Team.

[@otisgreer8429]

This was damn good Michigan Washington dominated. I’d put these guys up against anything Nic Saban has put out at Alabama.

[@ericmeeuwsen2226]

Michigan alum here -- that was a very good Michigan team and what Washington did to them was absolutely insane. I remember watching that game and feeling sick to my stomach right away. How that UW team flies under the radar defies logic. That was probably the 2nd best team I've ever seen.

[@buckfuttler2877]

96 Nebraska, Burrows LSU, 01 Miami, and this team are the best I've ever seen.

[@poopstreek]

The refs never threw celebration flags back then. Today's refs should take notes. Good post!

[@jeremyhiggins5888]

Coach James was a class act. With a score of 27 to 7, James takes Emtman out and stops the humiliation ... the humiliation of Michigan

[@dwaynecoy1871]

Wow, opening kick off. You forget just how fast Napoleon Kaufman was. Compare the opening kick off taken by Kaufman to the second half kickoff @9:00, taken by Wheatley. The difference in team speed is dramatic in those two kickoff plays. As a Husky grad living in LA in the early 90's I was lucky enough to attend all 3 of their Rose bowl appearances (91,92,93) during this run. Kaufman was just a freshman in this 92 game, but he was still the fastest man on the field. Also had the chance to see him against USC in the Coliseum and he was so much faster than anyone else it was fun to watch. BTW, the Huskies had 25 players off this team drafted into the NFL. One of the most dominant teams in Pac12 History. Average margin of victory for the season 41 to 9 (495 points scored to just 115 allowed). Oh and they had the previous year's Rose bowl MVP and future 3 time pro-bowl QB Mark Brunell coming off the bench all season.

[@davidhart9007]

I was there, too....you can hear me cheering "We're Number One" at the end of the game!

[@LeoWhalen1933]

This team wouldn't only have beaten Miami. They would have out-Miamied them as well. Every big play made by the Huskies looked like a Super Bowl OT touchdown celebration.

[@jhOO7]

Desmond Howard and Elvis were the unofficial MVPs for the UW Huskies.

[@kdawg2980]

Great team and very well coached. James had the Huskies program. It's a shame in the 20 years since he's been gone that we haven't found a coach to bring the sustained success that James had.

[@mannonmission1]

we have one now :)

[@SunnyIlha]

These were the GREAT Husky teams. Don James teams. Hobert QB, could really run with the ball, yet was all-around solid since he could throw the pass. Napoleon Kaufman was running. Mario Bailey was truly awesome. The depth of talent on that Offensive team was crazy. Mark Bruenell fills in and throws a TD pass. Huskies had that game dominating defense that was really something to see in action.

[@Cryo837]

I was at the game and it was electric. Emtman was a force of nature and this game cemented his pick as 1. Best UW team of all time. It has been a long time but next year UW will once again be a force in the Pac. And the year after that...sky is the limit. CP is the best coach we have had since The DawgFather. Excited once again!!!! Woof!!!

[@FGxBeaver]

Smufter16 GO DAWGS! R.I.P. Don James 😪

[@carlosnuckols8470]

Mighty are the men who wear the purple and the gold

[@rickhorejsi1121]

Even Michigan's coach was looking LOST 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@banderhoos]

Emtman was a rampaging, game-wrecking beast! Gino Torretta wouldn't have had a prayer.

[@nwtraveler5266]

Possibly the greatest college football team ever. They had no weakness. Bow down to Washington. They would have destroyed Miami.

[@hurricanes361]

No they would not have. My 91 canes would have beat UW. Michigan was overrated. FSU beat the crap out of Michigan in the regular season that year. And we beat FSU. Hell the 91 gators and 91 FSu would have beaten this Washington team.

[@nwtraveler5266]

@@hurricanes361 Sorry but you’re nuts.

[@Motoicon]

Great defense always wins championships....However, what was the last college team to have not just one Quarterback drafted, but two? One of the most dominating college teams in history...

[@RickHorejsi]

Almost the same score on the national championship game Michigan 34 Washington 13 , unreal

[@emodrmmr007]

later on...everyone on the UW side was chanting "DESMOND WHO DESMOND WHO!!" michigan really had no chance. if UW would have played miami that year as well, the canes would have had no chance. this is probably the best defence i ever seen. several games during the regular season that year, the opponents had negative total offence at the end....which is still incredible and will probably never be done again

[@Alan1234x]

He looks like a coach watching his Pee Wee team play a pro side.

[@josephmoore4981]

Mario Bailey was a beast

[@jamesjones2173]

That 91 Washington team. would have destroyed.That 91 miami team

[@Nonpeon]

Yeah, right!!

[@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube]

+nonpeon--I really don't think it would have been much of a game. No disrespect to the Hurricanes but that Husky team was one of the finest teams ever assembled. That defense was incredible. Cheers.

[@Nonpeon]

Washington had a weak offense compared to the Hurricanes. More balanced team. Sorry..

[@gregoftheweb]

You're joking right...that's a joke. The only reason you could possibly have written that was in jest.

[@Nonpeon]

gregoftheweb Yeah, I shouldn't've said Washington had a weak offense compared to the 2001 Hurricanes, I should have said a SHITTY offense compared to the 2001 Hurricanes. Eventual NFL stars and Entman was an NFL bust. no contest fanboy. now try again

[@josephmoore4981]

Lol at Lincoln Kennedy video bombing

[@carlosnuckols8470]

The glory of Washington!

[@adtlink1]

I was there, stadium was easily 2/3 purple. As good as Michigan was, they didn't really have chance. Husky offense was good, yes, but the best player on the field that day was NOT the heisman trophy winner. That distinction goes to Steve Emtman.

[@AaronStark1993]

Love Bruener's crushing block on the opening kickoff. Set the tone right from the start!

[@petermead4992]

The Huskies were the best tem in the country that year. Woof.

[@The_Husband_of_Jane_Lane]

It should've been Miami vs. Washington, but since Pac-10 and Big Ten signed an exclusive contract with the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, it prohibits them from competing in the National Championship.

[@scwt89]

There was no National Championship game back then.

[@Alan1234x]

Michigan always had a good excuse for losing the big game. Forgot what it was this time. Doesn't matter: Huskies were incredible!

[@marknan5352]

Keith Jackson ... Whow nellie !!!

[@ihateapplebeeswa]

Go Dawgs!

[@emodrmmr007]

i was at this game with my dad...first score by UW and dad said...THATS ALL WE NEED!! and as it turned out, it was. rather amazing that michigan scored anything off these guys

[@timgraysontv]

Matt Whitaker #46 should have been the MVP then! He's Trump's MVP now...

[@marcostar57]

GREAT game ..I was there!

[@mikesglider]

Desmond Howard did the pose...Huskies got the rose.

[@benroche3157]

Go Dawgs

[@babykevinxoxo]

There is no way Miami would have shut out Michigan. Miami only played good at home.

[@jackprecip5389]

Michigan in the 21rst century is 3-17 vs. Ohio State and 5-12 in bowl games. That's not very good.

[@Fred_Lougee]

Now 4-17 and 5-13 respectively.

[@waltjisneychannel74]

I’m a big Mario bailey fan, but his touchdown reception probably would have been ruled incomplete by today’s video replay standards

[@joeleder]

Bow Down

[@JusCuz410]

11:51 Bam!

[@abercrom21guy]

I’ll take yesterdays result 😅

[@AKordyban]

And today they just lost at home to Montana, an FCS team!

[@CoreyT127]

Could Miami have beaten this Michigan team, let alone Washington?

[@epsteinweinsteinsexeducati8362]

Yes, Miami would have beaten this Michigan team, but no chance would they have beaten Washington. Miami was a finesse team, and you saw what happened to them the very next year against Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. Washington would have hammered Miami in '91.

[@ontarionagasaki1441]

@@epsteinweinsteinsexeducati8362 possibly, but Washington could do nothing at the end of the next season, they couldn't even handle Michigan in the rematch

[@epsteinweinsteinsexeducati8362]

@@ontarionagasaki1441 Of course not. They lost half their defense, plus both their quarterbacks. Don't see how that's relevant to '91 though.

[@allengreene9954]

@@ontarionagasaki1441 We’re not talking about 92 Washington.

[@mrog5481]

@@ontarionagasaki1441 Washington didn't have Emtman in '92. Completely different team.

[@awdawg77]

Gary Moeller @ 5:35 LOL

[@kevinlawsonseattle]

Rip jaime fields!

[@joebuck4957]

34-7 with 13 minutes left. haha

[@joebuck4957]

exactly, i know you disagreed with the other poll, but if Um's '97 title doesn't count then neither does the Huskies '91 title.

[@nickyisuckedurbanscockands9535]

+AJ GK always felt Nebraska was the true 1997 NC, trouncing #2 Tennessee 42-17 and Peyton Manning opposed to UM struggling past WSU 21-16 and the biggest bust in NFL history Ryan Leaf.

[@joebuck4957]

that's a fair opinion but whatever lol,I am not even a michigan fan.

[@nickyisuckedurbanscockands9535]

+AJ GK not a UM fan either, but their probably lucky there was no BCS title game yet.... 1/2 a natty is better than no natty! Just watched the 1978 Rose, i was impressed with UM, down 27-7, still had a chance to win it at the end, Pac 8 ruled the Big 10 in the 70's!

[@joebuck4957]

PAC has for the most part ruled the rose bowl from the 1970 game to the 1993 game . Pac 19- Big ten 4. I am an Iowa fan and we lost handily three times, twice to washington and once to UCLA.

[@jonvisser1509]

Kinda funny how Washington wr doing Heisman pose Desmond Howard sucks overrated showed in the NFL glorified kick returner Michigan couldnt compete versus Pac 10 teams

[@babykevinxoxo]

Miami would not have shut out Michigan

[@NickSheik2-33]

1:09 = steroids

[@tracyisbest]

Yes James Jones, UW would have EASILY destroyed the '91 Miami team that beat better teams that year than UW did.....who beat an FSU team in Tally that routed Michigan in Ann Arbor 51-31......a Miami team that surrendered 100 points all year.....why, UW would have gone up and down the field all day at will just because you think so. People are just so logical and wonderful, aren't they? LOL! You're so lucky the Pac sucked rocks that season. When Cal is your 2nd best team, you know it's a down year. USC was 3-8 by the way.......UW beat them 14-3.....yeah, you would have destroyed that Miami team of athletes.....just done whatever you wanted to them.........you're the MAN, James Jones!!! LOL!

[@CoreyT127]

Who did Miami play in 91? FAMU, SDSU, TOLEDO, they played one good team and won on a missed chip shot FG. In other years miami played awesome schedules, but the 91 team played garbage teams and the worse bowl team in the 5 big bowls that year! Who knows who wins between Miami and Washington I 91 but Miami's schedule was no harder tan Washington. And then they joined the big east and their schedule became an even bigger joke!

[@jamesjones2173]

@@CoreyT127 The miami 91 team did played penn state .the 91 penn state was good

[@epsteinweinsteinsexeducati8362]

We saw what happened to Miami when they faced Alabama the very next year, they got spanked. No way does Miami beat this Washington team.

[@WillSmith-gv1ok]

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