1992 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBobby Turner (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMoe Ankney (2nd season)
MVPEric Beatty
CaptainErnest Calloway, Don Delvy, Eric Hunter, Nick Mamula, Jeff Zgonina
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
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 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Colletto, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place the Big Ten. Purdue suffered its eighth consecutive losing season. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 121:00 pmNo. 17 California*
W 41–1444,838
September 191:00 pmToledo*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 29–3337,437
September 2612:30 pmat No. 6 Notre Dame*
NBCL 0–4859,075
October 31:00 pmNorthwesterndagger
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 14–2839,812
October 101:00 pmMinnesota
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 24–2030,935
October 171:05 pmat Wisconsin
L 16–1973,573
October 241:05 pmat Iowa
W 27–1670,397
October 3112:30 pmNo. 3 Michigan
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
ESPNL 17–2438,021
November 72:00 pmat Illinois
L 17–2055,339
November 141:00 pmat Michigan State
L 13–3536,803
November 211:00 pmIndiana
W 13–1056,338–58,692[1][2][3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1992 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 13 Ernest Calloway Sr
WR 81 Rodney Dennis Sr
RB 6 Jeff Hill Jr
QB 9 Eric Hunter (C) Sr
OL 74 Elvin Caldwell Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 40 Jeff Zgonina Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Northwestern

Minnesota

Indiana

References

  1. ^ Hammel, Bob (November 22, 1992). "IU loses Bucket to Boilers". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ Hammel, Bob (November 22, 1992). "IU loses Bucket to Boilers (continued)". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B8. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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