1992 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
American college football season
1992 Nebraska Cornhuskers football | |
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Big Eight champion | |
Orange Bowl, L 14–27 vs. Florida State | |
Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 14 |
AP | No. 14 |
Record | 9–3 (6–1 Big 8) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | I formation |
Defensive coordinator | Charlie McBride (12th season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
Seasons |
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No. 14 Nebraska $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Colorado % | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Kansas | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1992 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 1:00 pm | Utah* | No. 11 |
| Prime | W 49–22 | 76,234 | |
September 12 | 1:00 pm | Middle Tennessee* | No. 11 |
| W 48–7 | 76,184 | ||
September 19 | 6:45 pm | at No. 2 Washington* | No. 12 | ESPN | L 14–29 | 73,333 | ||
September 26 | 1:00 pm | Arizona State* | No. 15 |
| W 45–24 | 76,138 | ||
October 10 | 1:00 pm | Oklahoma State | No. 15 |
| W 55–0 | 76,116 | ||
October 24 | 1:00 pm | at Missouri | No. 8 | W 34–24 | 53,337 | |||
October 31 | 3:00 pm | No. 8 Colorado | No. 8 |
| ESPN | W 52–7 | 76,287 | |
November 7 | 6:30 pm | No. 13 Kansas | No. 7 |
| ESPN | W 49–7 | 76,165 | |
November 14 | 1:00 pm | at Iowa State | No. 7 | L 10–19 | 42,008 | |||
November 27 | 12:30 pm | at Oklahoma | No. 12 | ABC | W 33–9 | 69,770 | ||
December 5 | 10:00 pm | vs. Kansas State | No. 11 |
| W 38–24 | 50,000 | ||
January 1 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 3 Florida State* | No. 11 | NBC | L 14–27 | 57,327 | [1] | |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Coaches | 14 |
Game summaries
Utah
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Middle Tennessee State
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Washington
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Arizona State
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Oklahoma State
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Missouri
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Colorado
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Kansas
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At Iowa State
#7 Nebraska Cornhuskers (7–1) at Iowa State Cyclones (3–6)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Nebraska | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Iowa St | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 19 |
at Cyclone Stadium, Ames, Iowa
- Date: November 14, 1992
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 42,008
- Box Score
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Nebraska | Passing | Tommie Frazier | 3/12, 54 Yds, TD |
Rushing | Tommie Frazier | 13 Rush, 92 Yds | |
Receiving | Derek Brown | 1 Rec, 20 Yds | |
Iowa St | Passing | Marv Seiler | 3/4, 26 Yds |
Rushing | Marv Seiler | 24 Rush, 144 Yds | |
Receiving | Sundiata Patterson | 2 Rec, 13 Yds |
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Oklahoma
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Kansas State
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Florida State
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Personnel
Roster
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Offense
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| Special teams
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Roster |
Depth chart
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Awards
Award | Name(s) |
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Outland Trophy | Will Shields |
All-America 1st team | Travis Hill, Will Shields |
All-America 2nd team | Trev Alberts, Calvin Jones, John Parrella |
All-America 3rd team | Derek Brown, Tyrone Byrd, Mike Stigge |
Big 8 Coach of the Year | Tom Osborne |
Big 8 Offensive Player of the Year | Derek Brown, Calvin Jones |
Big 8 Offensive Newcomer of the Year | Tommie Frazier |
Big 8 Freshman of the Year | Tommie Frazier |
All-Big 8 1st team | Trev Alberts, Derek Brown, Tyrone Byrd, Calvin Jones, Travis Hill, John Parrella, Jim Scott, Will Shields, William Washington, Zach Wiegert |
All-Big 8 2nd team | Lance Lundberg, Mike Stigge |
All-Big 8 honorable mention | Gerald Armstrong, Steve Carmer, Corey Dixon, Tommie Frazier, Tyrone Hughes, Lance Lewis, Ed Stewart, Kenny Wilhite |
NFL and pro players
The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1992 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.[3]
Name | Team |
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Trev Alberts | Indianapolis Colts |
Mike Anderson | Amsterdam Admirals |
Derek Brown | New Orleans Saints |
Terris Chorney | Edmonton Eskimos |
Doug Colman | New York Giants |
Corey Dixon | Atlanta Falcons |
Troy Dumas | Kansas City Chiefs |
Tommie Frazier | Montreal Alouettes |
Aaron Graham | Arizona Cardinals |
Travis Hill | Cleveland Browns |
Tyrone Hughes | New Orleans Saints |
Calvin Jones | Los Angeles Raiders |
Donta Jones | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Barron Miles | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Kareem Moss | BC Lions |
John Parrella | Buffalo Bills |
John Reece | Kansas City Chiefs |
Cory Schlesinger | Detroit Lions |
Will Shields | Kansas City Chiefs |
Brenden Stai | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Tony Veland | Denver Broncos |
David White | New England Patriots |
Zach Wiegert | St. Louis Rams |
Toby Wright | Los Angeles Rams |
Rob Zatechka | New York Giants |
References
- ^ "Nebraska's bowl skid extended to six games". The Alliance Times-Herald. January 2, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 1992 Husker Honors
- ^ "All Time NFL Huskers". Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2009.