1992 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

The 1992 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team was coached by Hayden Fry and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium.

1992 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Hayden Fry (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Patterson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Brashier (14th season)
Captain	Mike Devlin Bret Bielema
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium (Capacity: 70,397)
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	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	8:00 pm	vs. NC State*	No. 16	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	NBC	L 14–24	46,251	[1]
September 5	7:00 pm	No. 1 Miami (FL)*	No. 23	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 7–24	70,397
September 12	11:30 am	Iowa State*		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 21–7	70,397
September 26	2:30 pm	at No. 10 Colorado*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	L 12–28	52,355	[2]
October 3	2:30 pm	at No. 4 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 28–52	106,132	[3]
October 10	1:00 pm	Wisconsin		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)		W 23–22	70,397
October 17	11:30 am	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN	W 24–14	70,314	[4]
October 24	1:00 pm	Purdue		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 16–27	70,397
October 31	2:30 pm	Ohio State		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 15–38	70,397
November 7	12:00 pm	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 14–0	44,311	[5]
November 14	1:00 pm	Northwestern		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 56–14	68,249	[6]
November 21	6:00 pm	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)		L 13–28	57,638	[7]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

NC State

See also: 1992 NC State Wolfpack football team and Kickoff Classic

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Miami (FL)

#1 Miami at #23 Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total • Hurricanes 3 7 0 14 24 Hawkeyes 0 0 0 7 7 Date: September 5 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game attendance: 70,397 TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute Sources: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary 1 UM Prewitt 27-yard field goal Miami 3–0 2 UM Williams 11-yard pass from Torretta (Prewitt kick) Miami 10–0 4 UM L. Jones 1-yard run (Prewitt kick) Miami 17–0 4 Iowa Jasper 31-yard pass from Hartlieb (Krieder kick) Miami 17–7 4 UM Spencer 17-yard pass from Torretta (Prewitt kick) Miami 24–7

See also: 1992 Miami Hurricanes football team

Eventual Heisman Trophy winner Gino Torretta threw for a Kinnick Stadium record 433 yards.

Iowa State

See also: 1992 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa–Iowa State football rivalry

Colorado

See also: 1992 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Michigan

See also: 1992 Michigan Wolverines football team

Wisconsin

See also: 1992 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Illinois

See also: 1992 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Purdue

See also: 1992 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Ohio State

See also: 1992 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Indiana

See also: 1992 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Northwestern

Northwestern at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 7 0 7 0 14 • Hawkeyes 7 21 14 14 56 Date: November 14 Location: Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Game attendance: 68,249 Sources: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary 1 Iowa Cross 24-yard pass from Burmeister (Romano kick) Iowa 7–0 1 NW Lundy 1-yard run (Leahy kick) Tied 7–7 2 Iowa Anttila 45-yard pass from Burmeister (kick failed) Iowa 13–7 2 Iowa Cross 5-yard pass from Burmeister (Russell pass from Burmeister) Iowa 21–7 2 Iowa Anttila 15-yard pass from Burmeister (Romano kick) Iowa 28–7 3 Iowa Terry 5-yard run (Romano kick) Iowa 35–7 3 NW Williams 1-yard run (Leahy kick) Iowa 35–14 3 Iowa Crank 43-yard kickoff return (Romano kick) Iowa 42–14 4 Iowa Montgomery 1-yard run (Romano kick) Iowa 49–14 4 Iowa Terry 4-yard run (Romano kick) Iowa 56–14

See also: 1992 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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Minnesota

See also: 1992 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Floyd of Rosedale

Roster

1992 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 87 Alan Cross Sr OT 65 Scott Davis Sr C 60 Mike Devlin Sr WR 3 Danan Hughes Sr WR 83 Harold Jasper So FB 34 Lew Montgomery Sr OL 73 Ted Velicer Sr FB 46 Matt Whitaker Sr RB 23 Paul Kujawa Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 91 Bret Bielema Sr DE 95 Larry Blue Jr NG 88 Maurea Crain Jr LB 45 Bob Diaco Fr LB 49 Teddy Joe Faley Sr DB 5 Carlos James Sr DT 93 Jeff Nelson Sr CB 6 Scott Plate Jr DL 64 Mike Wells Jr DB 18 Doug Buch Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 94 Scott Fisher Sr K 1 Andy Kreider Jr K 17 Todd Romano Fr	Head coach Hayden Fry Coordinators/assistant coaches Carl Jackson – Offensive Coordinator Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator Milan Vooletich – Defensive ends Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Awards and honors

• Mike Devlin, Center - Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year, First-team All-American

See also: 1992 College Football All-America Team and 1992 All-Big Ten Conference football team

Team players in the 1993 NFL Draft

Main article: 1993 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Mike Devlin	Center	5	136	Buffalo Bills
Scott Davis	Guard	6	150	New York Giants
Danan Hughes	Wide Receiver	7	186	Kansas City Chiefs

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References

1. "Late theft dooms Hawkeyes". The Gazette. August 30, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Dehner, Buffs stampede Iowa" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 28, 1992. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
3. "Wolverines Ravage Iowa". Lewiston Morning Tribune. October 4, 1992. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
4. "Illini Offense Sputters in Loss to Iowa". The Pantagraph. Bloomington. October 18, 1992. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
5. "Iowa Defense Shines". The Telegraph Herald. Waterloo. November 8, 1992. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
6. Ecker, Jim (November 15, 1992). "Burmeister Sits to Get Eyde Time". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
7. ""U" Hogs Spotlight, Rips Iowa". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. November 22, 1992. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
8. "Kinnick Stadium Attendance". University of Iowa. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011.
9. "FOOTBALL; Despite the Odds, Dreamers Still Dream". The New York Times. August 30, 1992. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
10. "Hawkeyes swallow Classic upset" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. August 31, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
11. "Hawkeye seniors go out with a bang" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 16, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
12. "1993 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on April 26, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2009.