1992 Minnesota
2–9 (2–6 Big Ten), coached by Jim Wacker. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa 28–13Nov 21
By 15 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs San José State | L 30–39 | 43% |
| Sep 19 | vs 11Colorado | L 20–21 | 23% |
| Sep 26 | at Pittsburgh | L 33–41 | 35% |
| Oct 3 | vs Illinois | W 18–17 | 38% |
| Oct 10 | at Purdue | L 20–24 | 40% |
| Oct 17 | vs Michigan State | L 15–20 | 48% |
| Oct 24 | at 3Michigan | L 13–63 | 8% |
| Oct 31 | vs Indiana | L 17–24 | 33% |
| Nov 7 | at 22Ohio State | L 0–17 | 11% |
| Nov 14 | at Wisconsin | L 6–34 | 31% |
| Nov 21 | vs Iowa | W 28–13 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Iowa 28–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 132nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 2–6 10th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 200–313
- Coach
- Jim Wacker
- Elo
- 1372 −56 this season
- SP+ rating
- -8.7 No. 87 of 105; offense No. 73, defense No. 74
- SRS
- −6.0 No. 75 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Bob DeBesse
- Defensive coordinator
- Marc Dove
- Captains
- Keith Ballard, Andre Davis, Marquel Fleetwood and Ted Harrison
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Dennis CappellaDefensive linemen/outside linebackersAP-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.