1992 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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

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 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.

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. Gissendaner was also selected by the Associated Press as a first-team wide receiver on the 1992 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

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

Roster

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	Head coach Gary Barnett Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt