1992 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1992 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
1992 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–9 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Wacker (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Bob DeBesse (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Marc Dove (1st season)
Captain	Keith Ballard, Andre Davis, Marquel Fleetwood, Ted Harrison
Home stadium	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Wacker, the Golden Gophers compiled a 2–9 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 313 to 200.^[1]

Offensive lineman Keith Ballard, defensive lineman Dennis Cappella and punter Dean Kaufman were named All-Big Ten second team.^[2] Defensive back Justin Conzemius, wide receiver Omar Douglas, defensive lineman Shawn Ehrich, offensive lineman Chris Fowlkes, linebacker Peter Hiestand, defensive back Dan LiSanti, defensive back Jeff Rosga and linebacker Lance Wolkow were named Academic All-Big Ten.^[3]

Keith Ballard was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award.^[4] Running back Antonio Carter was awarded the Bruce Smith Award.^[4] Dennis Cappella was awarded the Carl Eller Award.^[4] Wide receiver Jon Lewis was winner of the Bobby Bell Award.^[4] Linebacker Russ Heath was awarded the Butch Nash Award.^[4] Running back Ken McClintock was awarded the Paul Giel Award.^[4]

Total attendance for the season was 227,446, which averaged out to 37,908 per game. The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	7:00 pm	San Jose State*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	L 30–39	36,912
September 19	6:00 pm	No. 11 Colorado*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	L 20–21	33,719
September 26	11:00 am	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 33–41	31,129
October 3	6:00 pm	Illinois	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	W 18–17	32,112
October 10	1:00 pm	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 20–24	30,635
October 17	6:00 pm	Michigan State	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	L 15–20	35,594
October 24	12:00 pm	at No. 3 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)	L 13–63	106,579
October 31	6:00 pm	Indiana	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	L 17–24	31,741
November 7	12:30 pm	at No. 22 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–17	91,764
November 14	1:00 pm	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	L 6–34	48,754
November 21	6:00 pm	Iowa	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)	W 28–13	57,368
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Personnel

1992 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`39`	Antonio Carter	Jr
RB	`44`	Chris Darkins	Fr
WR	`80`	Omar Douglas	Jr
QB	`14`	Marquel Fleetwood (C)	Sr
WR	`46`	John Lewis	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`16`	Craig Sauer	Fr
DT	`90`	Ed Hawthorne	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`6`	Aaron Piepkorn	Sr

Head coach

Jim Wacker

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Michigan

Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan Wolverines

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	7	0	6	0	13
Michigan	21	14	28	0	63

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Date: October 24, 1992
Game attendance: 106,579
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Game information

First quarter

MICH – Derrick Alexander 52-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Peter Elezovic kick). Michigan 7–0. Drive:
MINN – John Lewis 88-yard kickoff return (Aaron Piepkorn kick). Tie 7–7.
MICH – Derrick Alexander 13-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Peter Elezovic kick). Michigan 14–7. Drive:
MICH – Derrick Alexander 3-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Peter Elezovic kick). Michigan 21–7. Drive:

Second quarter

MICH – Tyrone Wheatley 7-yard run (Peter Elezovic kick). Michigan 28–7. Drive:
MICH – Ed Davis 24-yard run (Peter Elezovic kick). Michigan 35–7. Drive:

Third quarter

MINN – John Lewis 94-yard pass from Marquel Fleetwood (kick failed). Michigan 35–14. Drive:
MICH – Derrick Alexander 32-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Peter Elezovic kick). Michigan 42–14. Drive:
MICH – Walter Smith 46-yard run (Peter Elezovic kick). Michigan 49–14. Drive:
MICH – Tyrone Wheatley 2-yard run (Peter Elezovic kick). Michigan 56–14. Drive:
MICH – Che Foster 16-yard run (Peter Elezovic kick). Michigan 63–14. Drive:

Top passers

MINN – Marquel Fleetwood – 7/21, 150 yards, TD, INT
MICH – Elvis Grbac – 14/19, 208 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

MINN – Antonio Carter – 6 rushes, 21 yards
MICH – Tyrone Wheatley – 24 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

MINN – John Lewis – 2 receptions, 96 yards, TD
MICH – Derrick Alexander – 7 receptions, 130 yards, 4 TD

References

^ "1992 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 182^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 181^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Gainesville Sun. 1992 Oct 25. Retrieved 2019-Nov-24.

[1] "1992 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

[pg180-2] Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[pg182-3] Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 182^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[pg181-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 181^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[pg160-5] Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[6] Gainesville Sun. 1992 Oct 25. Retrieved 2019-Nov-24.

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