1992 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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]

1992 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1992 record2–9 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coachJim Wacker (1st season)
CaptainKeith Ballard, Andre Davis, Marquel Fleetwood, Ted Harrison
Home stadiumHubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
1992 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 127:00 PMSan Jose State*
L 30–3936,912
September 196:00 PMNo. 11 Colorado*
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 20–2133,719
September 2611:00 AMat Pittsburgh*
L 33–4131,129
October 36:00 PMIllinois
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
W 18–1732,112
October 101:00 PMat Purdue
L 20–2430,635
October 176:00 PMMichigan State
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 15–2035,594
October 2412:00 PMat No. 3 Michigan
L 13–63106,579
October 316:00 PMIndiana
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
L 17–2431,741
November 712:30 PMat No. 22 Ohio State
L 0–1791,764
November 141:00 PMat Wisconsin
L 6–3448,754
November 216:00 PMIowa
W 28–1357,368
  • *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.#NameClass
RB Antonio Carter
QB Marquel Fleetwood (C)
WR John Lewis
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Aaron Piepkorn
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Season summary

    Michigan
    See also: 1992 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Minnesota football rivalry
    Minnesota Golden Gophers at Michigan Wolverines
    1 2 34Total
    Minnesota 7 0 6013
    Michigan 21 14 28063

    at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    • Date: October 24, 1992
    • Game attendance: 106,579
    • [6]

    References
    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
    3. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 182
    4. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 181
    5. Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
    6. Gainesville Sun. 1992 Oct 25. Retrieved 2019-Nov-24.
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