1992 Iowa Hawkeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Patterson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Brashier (14th season)
CaptainMike Devlin
Bret Bielema
Home stadiumKinnick Stadium
(Capacity: 70,397)
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team was coached by Hayden Fry and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 298:00 pmvs. NC State*No. 16NBCL 14–2446,251[1]
September 57:00 pmNo. 1 Miami (FL)*No. 23ABCL 7–2470,397
September 1211:30 amIowa State*
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
ESPNW 21–770,397
September 262:30 pmat No. 10 Colorado*ABCL 12–2852,355[2]
October 32:30 pmat No. 4 MichiganABCL 28–52106,132[3]
October 101:00 pmWisconsin
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
W 23–2270,397
October 1711:30 amat IllinoisESPNW 24–1470,314[4]
October 241:00 pmPurduedagger
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
L 16–2770,397
October 312:30 pmOhio State
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ABCL 15–3870,397
November 712:00 pmat IndianaW 14–044,311[5]
November 141:00 pmNorthwestern
  • Kinnick Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 56–1468,249[6]
November 216:00 pmat MinnesotaL 13–2857,638[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

NC State

See also: 1992 NC State Wolfpack football team and Kickoff Classic

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Miami (FL)

#1 Miami at #23 Iowa
1 234Total
Hurricanes 3 7014 24
Hawkeyes 0 007 7

See also: 1992 Miami Hurricanes football team

Eventual Heisman Trophy winner Gino Torretta threw for a Kinnick Stadium record 433 yards.

Iowa State

See also: 1992 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

Colorado

See also: 1992 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Michigan

See also: 1992 Michigan Wolverines football team

Wisconsin

See also: 1992 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Illinois

See also: 1992 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Purdue

See also: 1992 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Ohio State

See also: 1992 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Indiana

See also: 1992 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Northwestern

Northwestern at Iowa
1 234Total
Wildcats 7 070 14
Hawkeyes 7 211414 56

See also: 1992 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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Minnesota

See also: 1992 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Floyd of Rosedale

Roster

1992 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 87 Alan Cross Sr
OT 65 Scott Davis Sr
C 60 Mike Devlin Sr
WR 3 Danan Hughes Sr
WR 83 Harold Jasper So
FB 34 Lew Montgomery Sr
OL 73 Ted Velicer Sr
FB 46 Matt Whitaker Sr
RB 23 Paul Kujawa Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 91 Bret Bielema Sr
DE 95 Larry Blue Jr
NG 88 Maurea Crain Jr
LB 45 Bob Diaco Fr
LB 49 Teddy Joe Faley Sr
DB 5 Carlos James Sr
DT 93 Jeff Nelson Sr
CB 6 Scott Plate Jr
DL 64 Mike Wells Jr
DB 18 Doug Buch Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 94 Scott Fisher Sr
K 1 Andy Kreider Jr
K 17 Todd Romano Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Carl Jackson – Offensive Coordinator
  • Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator
  • Milan VooletichDefensive ends

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Awards and honors

See also: 1992 College Football All-America Team and 1992 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in the 1993 NFL Draft

Main article: 1993 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Mike Devlin Center 5 136 Buffalo Bills
Scott Davis Guard 6 150 New York Giants
Danan Hughes Wide Receiver 7 186 Kansas City Chiefs

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References

  1. ^ "Late theft dooms Hawkeyes". The Gazette. August 30, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Dehner, Buffs stampede Iowa" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 28, 1992. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Wolverines Ravage Iowa". Lewiston Morning Tribune. October 4, 1992. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  4. ^ "Illini Offense Sputters in Loss to Iowa". The Pantagraph. Bloomington. October 18, 1992. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  5. ^ "Iowa Defense Shines". The Telegraph Herald. Waterloo. November 8, 1992. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  6. ^ Ecker, Jim (November 15, 1992). "Burmeister Sits to Get Eyde Time". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  7. ^ ""U" Hogs Spotlight, Rips Iowa". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. November 22, 1992. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  8. ^ "Kinnick Stadium Attendance". University of Iowa. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011.
  9. ^ "FOOTBALL; Despite the Odds, Dreamers Still Dream". The New York Times. August 30, 1992. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  10. ^ "Hawkeyes swallow Classic upset" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. August 31, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  11. ^ "Hawkeye seniors go out with a bang" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 16, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  12. ^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on April 26, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2009.