1992 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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1992
Memorial Stadium
Seasons
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 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an

Hawaii in the 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

Dana Howard and quarterback Verduzco were selected as a second-team player.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5
Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
    		• W 30–1450,015
    September 12Missouri*
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
    		W 24–1753,568
    September 19at Houston*
    		L 13–3125,931
    October 3at Minnesota
    		L 17–1832,112
    October 10at No. 21 Ohio State
    		W 18–1693,982
    October 17Iowa
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL
    		L 14–2470,314
    October 24Northwestern
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
    		L 26–2752,332
    October 31at Wisconsin
    		W 13–1265,293
    November 7Purdue
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
    		W 20–1755,339
    November 14at No. 3 Michigan
    		T 22–22106,481
    November 21Michigan State
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL
    		W 14–1040,552
    December 30vs. Hawaii*
    		L 17–2744,457
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Roster

    1992 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    TE 87 Ken Dilger So
    C 56 Greg Engel Jr
    OT 79 Brad Hopkins Sr
    QB 13 Johnny Johnson Fr
    QB 17 Jeff Schwarzentraub Jr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 51 Kevin Hardy Fr
    LB 52 John Holecek So
    DE 97 Simeon Rice Fr
    CB 29 Scott Turner So
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 13 Eric Barofsky So
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    References

    1. ^ "1992 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
    2. ^ "1992 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
    3. ^ "Michigan puts eight on All-Big Ten teams". The Argus-Press (AP story). November 25, 1992. p. A11.
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