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American college football season
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 [ edit ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 5 Northern Illinois * W 30–1450,015
September 12 Missouri * Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry ) W 24–1753,568
September 19 at Houston * L 13–3125,931
October 3 at Minnesota L 17–1832,112
October 10 at No. 21 Ohio State W 18–1693,982
October 17 Iowa Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL L 14–2470,314
October 24 Northwestern Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry ) L 26–2752,332
October 31 at Wisconsin W 13–1265,293
November 7 Purdue Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry ) W 20–1755,339
November 14 at No. 3 Michigan T 22–22106,481
November 21 Michigan State Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL W 14–1040,552
vs. Hawaii * L 17–2744,457
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1992 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
13
Eric Barofsky
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
References [ edit ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold