1992 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season

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

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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

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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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

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1992 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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

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

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K | `6` | Aaron Piepkorn | Sr

Head coach

* Jim Wacker

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

## Game summaries

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### Michigan

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See also: 1992 Michigan Wolverines football team and Little Brown Jug (college football trophy)

Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan Wolverines

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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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

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## References

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1. ^ "1992 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
2. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180[permanent dead link‍]
3. ^ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 182[permanent dead link‍]
4. ^ a b c d e f Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 181[permanent dead link‍]
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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* Athletic Park (1892–1898)
* University of Minnesota Armory (1892–1898)
* Northrop Field (1899–1923)
* Memorial Stadium (1924–1981)
* Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (1982–2008)
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