1992 Iowa
5–7 (4–4 Big Ten), coached by Hayden Fry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern 56–14Nov 14
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs NC State | L 14–24 | 59% |
| Sep 5 | vs 1Miami | L 7–24 | 39% |
| Sep 12 | vs Iowa State | W 21–7 | 76% |
| Sep 26 | at 10Colorado | L 12–28 | 30% |
| Oct 3 | at 4Michigan | L 28–52 | 25% |
| Oct 10 | vs Wisconsin | W 23–22 | 69% |
| Oct 17 | at Illinois | W 24–14 | 45% |
| Oct 24 | vs Purdue | L 16–27 | 78% |
| Oct 31 | vs Ohio State | L 15–38 | 46% |
| Nov 7 | at Indiana | W 14–0 | 37% |
| Nov 14 | vs Northwestern | W 56–14 | 81% |
| Nov 21 | at Minnesota | L 13–28 | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Minnesota 28–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 16
- Wk 2: 23
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1992.
- Record
- 5–7
- Conference
- 4–4 5th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 16
- Points
- 243–278
- Coach
- Hayden Fry
- Elo
- 1518 −106 this season
- SP+ rating
- 2.8 No. 50 of 105; offense No. 57, defense No. 48
- SRS
- 2.5 No. 43 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Don Patterson
- Defensive coordinator
- Bill Brashier
- Captains
- Mike Devlin and Bret Bielema
Drafted in 1993
The 1993 draft| Rd 5 | Mike Devlin C | Buffalo Bills |
| Rd 6 | Scott Davis OG | New York Giants |
| Rd 7 | Danan Hughes WR | Kansas City Chiefs |
All-Big Ten
3 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Alan CrossTEAP-1- Mike WellsDefensive linemen/outside linebackersAP-1
- Carlos JamesDBAP-1
Second team
- Danan HughesWRAP-2
- Mike DevlinCAP-2
- Scott DavisOTAP-2
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| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 6–0–2 | 9–0–3 | 5 |
| Ohio State | 5–2–1 | 8–3–1 | 18 |
 Michigan State | 5–3 | 5–6 | |
| Illinois | 4–3–1 | 6–5–1 | |
| Iowa | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Indiana | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Purdue | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Northwestern | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| Minnesota | 2–6 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.