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1992 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Holiday Bowl, L 17–27 Hawaii
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–5–1 (4–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Beck (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDenny Marcin (1st season)
MVPJason Verduzco
CaptainBrad Hopkins, John Wright Jr.
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 1992 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Lou Tepper, the Illini compiled a 6–5–1 record, finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference, and lost to Hawaii in the Holiday Bowl.[1]

Quarterback Jason Verduzco led the team with 1,779 passing yards, while Darren Boyer led with 593 rushing yards. John Wright led with 508 receiving yards.[2]

Several Illinois players received all-conference honors. Defensive lineman Simeon Rice was selected by the Associated Press (AP) as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Offensive tackle Brad Hopkins was selected by the AP as a first-team all-conference player, and linebacker Dana Howard and quarterback Verduzco were selected as a second-team player.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5Northern Illinois*
W 30–1450,015
September 12Missouri*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 24–1753,568
September 19at Houston*
L 13–3125,931
October 3at Minnesota
L 17–1832,112
October 10at No. 21 Ohio State
W 18–1693,982
October 17Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
L 14–2470,314
October 24Northwestern
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
L 26–2752,332
October 31at Wisconsin
W 13–1265,293
November 7Purdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 20–1755,339
November 14at No. 3 Michigan
T 22–22106,481
November 21Michigan State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 14–1040,552
December 30vs. Hawaii*
L 17–2744,457
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1992 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 87 Ken Dilger So
C 56 Greg Engel Jr
OT 79 Brad Hopkins Sr
QB 13 Johnny Johnson Fr
QB 17 Jeff Schwarzentraub Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 51 Kevin Hardy Fr
LB 52 John Holecek So
DE 97 Simeon Rice Fr
CB 29 Scott Turner So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 13 Eric Barofsky So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

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  1. ^ "1992 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "1992 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  3. ^ "Michigan puts eight on All-Big Ten teams". The Argus-Press (AP story). November 25, 1992. p. A11.


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