A Look Back at Past Massillon Teams – Part 3 – The 1992 Season

This is the third of a 10-part series looking back at all of the Massillon teams of the 1990s.

Head Coach: Jack Rose (1st Year)
Overall Record: 5-5
Regular Season Record: 5-5
Playoff Results: Division I, Region 3; did not qualify for the playoffs
Key Players: Mike Danzy (QB), Andre Stinson (RB), Alonzo Simpson (WR), Jerry May (WR), Dan Hackenbracht (DB), Marty Gugov (DB), Leon Ashcraft (RTN), Jason Brown (K)
All-Ohio: Dan Hackenbracht (1^st Team), Brandon Jackson (SM)

Assistant Coach Jack Rose was promoted to head coach following Lee Owens’ departure and began the first season of a 6-year career in this position.  Typical of a new head coach, he struggled to a 5-5 record.  But his team did register a few quality wins, one of which snapped a 4-game losing streak to Akron Garfield (6-4), Cincinnati Moeller (7-3), Austintown Fitch (8-2) and North Central of Indianapolis (8-3).

PIVOTAL GAMES

Alliance – Massillon opened the season with a 17-8 victory over the Aviators, which finished the year with an 8-2 record and runner-up spot in the Federal League to unbeaten Perry.  The Tigers scored the first 17 points on a 20-yard field goal by Brown, a 27-yard touchdown pass from Danzy to Simpson and a 10-yard run by Hackenbracht.  Alliance scored their lone TD in the fourth quarter.

Walsh Jesuit – Week 2 brought the Warriors to town.  Down 14-0 at the end of the third quarter, Massillon exploded in the fourth to win in overtime, 27-24.  In that fourth, the Tigers scored three consecutive touchdowns: a 5-yard pass to Simpson, a 75-yard punt return by Hackenbracht and a 59-yard pass from Danzy to May.  But Walsh clawed back and tossed a TD pass to tie the score, finishing off a 78-yard drive with just 19 seconds remaining in regulation.  In the overtime, the Warriors moved to the one, but needed to settle for a 24-yard goal due to a penalty.  The Tigers then found paydirt when Danzy connected with May on a 15-yard pass.  Walsh finished the year with a 7-2 record.

Bloomington South, IL – The Panthers were cruising through the season unbeaten with seven consecutive victories and a defense that had given up less than seven points per game.  But a 3-4 Massillon squad found something in tank and came out with a superb defensive performance to grab a convincing 38-0 victory.  In the first half alone they scored 32 points to put the game away early.  For the game, the Tigers held South to just 134 total yards, with negative two on the ground.  Following the game the Panther head coach said that Massillon was very physical and hurt his team with the blitz.

 Canton McKinley – The Bulldogs, with a 8-1 record entering the contest, were a clear favorite.  But the Tigers played them tough, at least on the scoreboard, and lost by just 14-6.  The six came in the form of two field goals by Brown, of 22 yards and 24 yards.  And Massillon even led 3-0 at the half.  But McKinley scored in the third on a long pass off a double screen and in the fourth with a 15-yard run.  The Bulldogs finished the season with a 9-1 record, but failed to qualify for the 4-team regional in the playoffs due to insufficient second-level points.