American college football season
1992 Northwestern Wildcats football |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Record | 3–8 (3–5 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Gary Barnett (1st season)
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Defensive coordinator | Ron Vanderlinden (1st season) |
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Captains | - Frank Boudreaux[1]
- David Cross
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Home stadium | Dyche Stadium |
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Seasons |
1992 Big Ten Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 5 Michigan $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | | | 9 | – | 0 | – | 3 |
No. 18 Ohio State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | | | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 |
Michigan State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Illinois | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 |
Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Indiana | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Northwestern | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 |
Minnesota | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1992 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Gary Barnett, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (3–5 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Len Williams with 2,110 passing yards, Dennis Lundy with 688 rushing yards, and Lee Gissendaner with 846 receiving yards.[3] Gissendaner was also selected by the Associated Press as a first-team wide receiver on the 1992 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[4][5]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | vs. No. 3 Notre Dame* | | ABC | L 7–42 | 64,877 |
September 12 | at Boston College* | - Alumni Stadium
- Chestnut Hill, MA
| | L 0–49 | 28,888 |
September 19 | at No. 18 Stanford* | - Stanford Stadium
- Stanford, CA
| | L 24–35 | 42,198 |
October 3 | at Purdue | | | W 28–14 | 39,812 |
October 10 | Indiana | | | L 3–28 | 34,689 |
October 17 | at Ohio State | | | L 7–31 | 90,363 |
October 24 | at Illinois | | | W 27–26 | 52,332 |
October 31 | Michigan State | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| | L 26–27 | 31,101 |
November 7 | No. 4 Michigan | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL (rivalry)
| ESPN | L 7–40 | 37,903 |
November 14 | at Iowa | | | L 14–56 | 68,249 |
November 21 | Wisconsin | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| | W 27–25 | 28,265 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1992 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | LB | 54 | Jason Behrendt | Jr | LB | 90 | Jason Cunningham | Sr | DT | 89 | Larry Curry | Fr | LB | 59 | Jason Donnell | Fr | DT | 97 | Scott Hauser | Jr | LB | 53 | Steve Ostrowski | Jr | DB | 32 | Anthony Purkett | Sr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "1992 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "1992 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ "Michigan puts eight on All-Big Ten teams". The Argus-Press (AP story). November 25, 1992. p. A11.
- ^ "1992 All-Big Ten Football Team". Herald and Review (Decatur, Illinois). November 24, 1992. p. B4.
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