1992 Indiana

5–⁠6 (3–⁠5 Big Ten), coached by Bill Mallory.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1992, game by game: won vs. Miami (OH) 16–0; lost at Kentucky 25–37; won vs. Missouri 20–10; lost at Michigan State 31–42; won at Northwestern 28–3; lost vs. No. 3 Michigan 3–31; won vs. Wisconsin 10–3; won at Minnesota 24–17; lost vs. Iowa 0–14; lost vs. No. 19 Ohio State 10–27; lost at Purdue 10–13+25−28Won 16–0 vs. Miami (OH)+16Miami (OH)Lost 25–37 at Kentucky-12KentuckyWon 20–10 vs. Missouri+10MissouriLost 31–42 at Michigan State-11Michigan StateWon 28–3 at Northwestern+25NorthwesternLost 3–31 vs. No. 3 Michigan-28No. 3 MichiganWon 10–3 vs. Wisconsin+7WisconsinWon 24–17 at Minnesota+7MinnesotaLost 0–14 vs. Iowa-14IowaLost 10–27 vs. No. 19 Ohio State-17No. 19 Ohio StateLost 10–13 at Purdue-3Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Purdue 13–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
177–⁠197
Coach
Bill Mallory
Elo
1483 −76 this season
SP+ rating
-2.7 No. 66 of 105; offense No. 95, defense No. 28
SRS
−0.8 No. 59 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Joe Novak
Captains
Trent Green, Larry McDaniel and John Miller
Most valuable player
Trent Green

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 3Mike Middleton DBDallas Cowboys

All-Big Ten

1 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Jim DiGuilioPAP-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1992 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1992 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan6–⁠0–⁠29–⁠0–⁠35
Ohio State5–⁠2–⁠18–⁠3–⁠118
Michigan State5–⁠35–⁠6
Illinois4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠5–⁠1
Iowa4–⁠45–⁠7
Wisconsin3–⁠55–⁠6
Indiana3–⁠55–⁠6
Purdue3–⁠54–⁠7
Northwestern3–⁠53–⁠8
Minnesota2–⁠62–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.