1992 Wisconsin
5–6 (3–5 Big Ten), coached by Barry Alvarez. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 12 Ohio State 20–16Oct 3
Ohio State was ranked No. 12, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at 2Washington | L 10–27 | 10% |
| Sep 19 | vs Bowling Green | W 39–18 | 35% |
| Sep 26 | vs Northern Illinois | W 18–17 | 60% |
| Oct 3 | vs 12Ohio State | W 20–16 | 31% |
| Oct 10 | at Iowa | L 22–23 | 31% |
| Oct 17 | vs Purdue | W 19–16 | 63% |
| Oct 24 | at Indiana | L 3–10 | 35% |
| Oct 31 | vs Illinois | L 12–13 | 53% |
| Nov 7 | at Michigan State | L 10–26 | 42% |
| Nov 14 | vs Minnesota | W 34–6 | 69% |
| Nov 21 | at Northwestern | L 25–27 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Northwestern 27–25; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 6th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 212–199
- Coach
- Barry Alvarez
- Elo
- 1440 +34 this season
- SP+ rating
- 3.5 No. 48 of 105; offense No. 78, defense No. 26
- SRS
- 2.6 No. 42 of 107 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Brad Childress
- Defensive coordinator
- Dan McCarney
- Captains
- Chuck Belin, Gary Casper and Lionell Crawford
- Most valuable player
- Gary Casper
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 3–4
Drafted in 1993
The 1993 draft| Rd 5 | Chuck Belin OG | Los Angeles Rams |
All-Big Ten
4 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Chuck BelinOGAP-1- Lamark ShackerfordDefensive linemen/outside linebackersAP-1
- Gary CasperLBAP-1
- Rich ThompsonKAP-1
Second team
- Scott NelsonDBAP-2
- Sam VeitPAP-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.