1992_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team

1992 Northwestern Wildcats football
1992 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–8 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gary Barnett (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	Ron Vanderlinden (1st season)
Captains	Frank Boudreaux; David Cross;
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Northwestern Wildcats football team

American college football season

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]

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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]

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Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	vs. No. 3 Notre Dame*	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	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	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 28–14	39,812
October 10	Indiana	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		L 3–28	34,689
October 17	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 7–31	90,363
October 24	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)		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	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		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

1992 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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