1992 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1992 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented Indiana University Bloomington as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Bill Mallory, the Hoosiers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a four-way tied for sixth in the Big Ten. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.

1992 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bill Mallory (9th season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Novak (9th season)
MVP	Trent Green
Captain	Trent Green, Larry McDaniel, John Miller
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12		Miami (OH)*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 16–0	38,815
September 19		at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)		L 25–37	58,450	[1]
September 26	11:30 am	Missouri*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN	W 20–10	40,907
October 3		at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)		L 31–42	65,516
October 10		at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 28–3	34,689
October 17	3:30 pm	No. 3 Michigan	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	L 3–31	51,735
October 24	11:30 am	Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN	W 10–3	43,142
October 31	6:00 pm	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN		W 24–17	31,741
November 7	12:00 pm	Iowa	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 0–14	44,311
November 14	3:30 pm	No. 19 Ohio State	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	L 10–27	45,534
November 21	1:00 pm	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		L 10–13	56,338–58,692	[2][3][4]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1992 Indiana Hoosiers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 55 Rod Carey Jr RB 2 Jermaine Chaney So QB 12 Trent Green Sr G 72 Andrew Greene So RB 22 Brent Law So WR 8 Thomas Lewis So OT 61 Tom McKinnon So QB 11 John Paci So TE 89 Dan Thompson Jr G 56 Todd Smith Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 95 Charles Beauchamp Jr SS 25 Lance Brown So DT 66 Troy Drake So FS 16 Chris Dyer Jr DT 93 Hurvin McCormack So DE 92 Lamar Mills Jr FS 5 Damon Watts Jr DE 86 Bernard Whittington Jr LB 96 Trevor Wilmot So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Mallory Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1993 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Mike Middleton	3	84	Safety	Dallas Cowboys
Trent Green	8	222	Quarterback	San Diego Chargers

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References

1. "IU hangs tough but finally falls to Kentucky". The Indianapolis Star. September 20, 1992. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Hammel, Bob (November 22, 1992). "IU loses Bucket to Boilers". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
3. Hammel, Bob (November 22, 1992). "IU loses Bucket to Boilers (continued)". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B8. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
5. "1992 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
6. "1992 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
7. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 16. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
8. "1993 Homecoming". Indiana Arbutus (yearboook). Archived from the original on August 14, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
9. "1993 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 14, 2015.