American college football season
The1992 Northwestern Wildcats team representedNorthwestern University during the1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coachGary Barnett, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (3–5 againstBig Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in theBig Ten Conference.[2]
The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Len Williams with 2,110 passing yards, Dennis Lundy with 688 rushing yards, andLee Gissendaner with 846 receiving yards.[3] Gissendaner was also selected by theAssociated Press as a first-team wide receiver on the1992 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[4][5]
| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | vs. No. 3Notre Dame* | | ABC | L 7–42 | 64,877 |
| September 12 | atBoston College* | | | L 0–49 | 28,888 |
| September 19 | at No. 18Stanford* | | | L 24–35 | 42,198 |
| October 3 | atPurdue | | | W 28–14 | 39,812 |
| October 10 | Indiana | | | L 3–28 | 34,689 |
| October 17 | atOhio State | | | L 7–31 | 90,363 |
| October 24 | atIllinois | | | W 27–26 | 52,332 |
| October 31 | Michigan State | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| | L 26–27 | 31,101 |
| November 7 | No. 4Michigan | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL (rivalry)
| ESPN | L 7–40 | 37,903 |
| November 14 | atIowa | | | L 14–56 | 68,249 |
| November 21 | Wisconsin | - Dyche Stadium
- Evanston, IL
| | W 27–25 | 28,265 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
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| 1992 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster |
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| Players | Coaches |
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| Offense | Defense| Pos. | # | Name | Class |
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| 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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