1992 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1992 Northwestern Wildcats football
1992 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–8 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gary Barnett (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	Ron Vanderlinden (1st season)
Captains	Frank Boudreaux; David Cross;
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

The 1992 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Gary Barnett, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (3–5 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in ninth place in the Big Ten Conference.^[2]

1992 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	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 team's offensive leaders were quarterback Len Williams with 2,110 passing yards, Dennis Lundy with 688 rushing yards, and Lee Gissendaner with 846 receiving yards.^[3] Gissendaner was also selected by the Associated Press as a first-team wide receiver on the 1992 All-Big Ten Conference football team.^[4]^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	vs. No. 3 Notre Dame*	Soldier Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–42	64,877
September 12	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 0–49	28,888
September 19	at No. 18 Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		L 24–35	42,198
October 3	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 28–14	39,812
October 10	Indiana	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		L 3–28	34,689
October 17	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 7–31	90,363
October 24	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)		W 27–26	52,332
October 31	Michigan State	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		L 26–27	31,101
November 7	No. 4 Michigan	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–40	37,903
November 14	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 14–56	68,249
November 21	Wisconsin	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 27–25	28,265
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1992 Northwestern Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`76`	Todd Baczek	Jr
WR	`2`	Lee Gissendaner	Jr
RB	`34`	Dennis Lundy	So
OT	`70`	Matt O'Dwyer	Jr
OT	`72`	Kevin Peterson	Fr
G	`51`	Jeff Pietrowski	Sr
QB	`10`	Steve Schnur	Fr
WR	`7`	Mike Senters	Jr
QB	`12`	Len Williams	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`54`	Jason Behrendt	Jr
LB	`90`	Jason Cunningham	Sr
DT	`89`	Larry Curry	Fr
LB	`59`	Jason Donnell	Fr
DT	`97`	Scott Hauser	Jr
LB	`53`	Steve Ostrowski	Jr
DB	`32`	Anthony Purkett	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 149. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
^ "1992 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
^ "1992 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
^ "Michigan puts eight on All-Big Ten teams". The Argus-Press (AP story). November 25, 1992. p. A11.
^ "1992 All-Big Ten Football Team". Herald and Review (Decatur, Illinois). November 24, 1992. p. B4.

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