1992 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
| 1992 Illinois Fighting Illini football | |
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Holiday Bowl, L 17–27 Hawaii | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1992 record | 6–5–1 (4–3–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Lou Tepper (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1992 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Lou Tepper, the Illini compiled a 6–5–1 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference, and lost to Hawaii in the 1992 Holiday Bowl.[1]
Quarterback Jason Verduzco led the team with 1,779 passing yards, while Darren Boyer led with 593 rushing yards. John Wright led with 508 receiving yards.[2]
Several Illinois players received all-conference honors. Defensive lineman Simeon Rice was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Offensive tackle Brad Hopkins was selected by the AP as a first-team all-conference player, and linebacker Dana Howard and quarterback Verduzco were selected as a second-team player.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | |||||
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| September 5 | Northern Illinois* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 30–14 | ||||||
| September 12 | Missouri* | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Rivalry) | W 24–17 | ||||||
| September 19 | at Houston* | Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX | L 13–31 | ||||||
| October 3 | at Minnesota | H.H.H. Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | L 17–18 | ||||||
| October 10 | at No. 21 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) | W 18–16 | ||||||
| October 17 | Iowa | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | L 14–24 | ||||||
| October 24 | Northwestern | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) | L 26–27 | ||||||
| October 31 | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 13–12 | ||||||
| November 7 | Purdue | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) | W 20–17 | ||||||
| November 14 | at No. 3 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | T 22–22 | ||||||
| November 21 | Michigan State | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | W 14–10 | ||||||
| December 30 | vs. Hawaii* | Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) | L 17–27 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "1992 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "1992 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Michigan puts eight on All-Big Ten teams". The Argus-Press (AP story). November 25, 1992. p. A11.