# 1992 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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 |
| September 5 | 1:00 pm | Utah* | No. 11 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | Prime | W 49–22 | 76,234 |
| September 12 | 1:00 pm | Middle Tennessee* | No. 11 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 48–7 | 76,184 |
| September 19 | 6:45 pm | at No. 2 Washington* | No. 12 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | ESPN | L 14–29 | 73,333 |
| September 26 | 1:00 pm | Arizona State* | No. 15 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 45–24 | 76,138 |
| October 10 | 1:00 pm | Oklahoma State | No. 15 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE | | W 55–0 | 76,116 |
| October 24 | 1:00 pm | at Missouri | No. 8 | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (rivalry) | | W 34–24 | 53,337 |
| October 31 | 3:00 pm | No. 8 Colorado | No. 8 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | ESPN | W 52–7 | 76,287 |
| November 7 | 6:30 pm | No. 13 Kansas | No. 7 | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (rivalry) | ESPN | W 49–7 | 76,165 |
| November 14 | 1:00 pm | at Iowa State | No. 7 | Cyclone StadiumAmes, IA | | L 10–19 | 42,008 |
| November 27 | 12:30 pm | at Oklahoma | No. 12 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry) | ABC | W 33–9 | 69,770 |
| December 5 | 10:00 pm | vs. Kansas State | No. 11 | Tokyo DomeBunkyō, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic, rivalry) | | W 38–24 | 50,000 |
| January 1, 1993 | 7:00 pm | vs. No. 3 Florida State* | No. 11 | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL (Orange Bowl) | NBC | L 14–27 | 57,327 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| 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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| • Nebraska | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |

### Middle Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Middle Tennessee State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Nebraska | 7 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 48 |

### Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Nebraska | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| • Washington | 2 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 29 |

### Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Arizona State | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| • Nebraska | 10 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 45 |

### Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oklahoma State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Nebraska | 13 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 55 |

### Missouri

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Nebraska | 14 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
| Missouri | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |

### Colorado

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colorado | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Nebraska | 7 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 52 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kansas | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Nebraska | 7 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 49 |

### At Iowa State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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 |
| Nebraska | Passing | Tommie Frazier | 3/12, 54 Yds, TD |
| Nebraska | Rushing | Tommie Frazier | 13 Rush, 92 Yds |
| Nebraska | Receiving | Derek Brown | 1 Rec, 20 Yds |
| Iowa St | Passing | Marv Seiler | 3/4, 26 Yds |
| Iowa St | Rushing | Marv Seiler | 24 Rush, 144 Yds |
| Iowa St | Receiving | Sundiata Patterson | 2 Rec, 13 Yds |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | NU | ISU |
| 1 | 9:46 | 11 | 60 | | Iowa St | 37-yard field goal by Ty Stewart | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 5:17 | 9 | 56 | | Nebraska | 33-yard field goal by Byron Bennett | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 14:23 | 12 | 66 | | Iowa St | 32-yard field goal by Ty Stewart | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 11:49 | 7 | 80 | | Nebraska | Lance Lewis 15-yard touchdown reception from Tommie Frazier, Byron Bennett kick good | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | 5:49 | 13 | 46 | | Iowa St | 45-yard field goal by Ty Stewart | 10 | 9 |
| 2 | 1:38 | 7 | 27 | | Iowa St | 30-yard field goal by Ty Stewart | 10 | 12 |
| 4 | 10:50 | 2 | 80 | | Iowa St | Chris Ulrich 2-yard touchdown run, Ty Stewart kick good | 10 | 19 |
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### Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Nebraska | 7 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 33 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |

### Kansas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Nebraska | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Kansas State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |

### Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Florida State | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

## Personnel
### Depth chart

Defense :
* FS
* Tyrone Byrd
* Troy Dumas
* Sedric Collins
| OUTSIDE | INSIDE | INSIDE | OUTSIDE |
| Travis Hill | Ed Stewart | Mike Anderson | Trev Alberts |
| Donta Jones | Troy Branch | Darren Williams | David White |
| David Leader Lance Gray | Matt Penland | Phil Ellis | Dwayne Harris |
* SS
* Steve Carmer
* Toby Wright
* Zeke Cisco
* CB
* Kenny Whilhite
* Barron Miles
* Mike Heins
| DE | NT | DE |
| John Parrella | David Noonan | Bruce Moore |
| Kevin Ramaekers | Terry Connealy | Jamie Liewer |
| Matt Hilman | Bill Humphrey | Billy Wade |
* CB
* John Reece
* Kareem Moss
* Lorenzo Brinkley
Offense :
* WR
* Vincent Hawkins
* Abdul Muhammad
* David Seizys
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Lance Lundberg | Ken Mehlin | Jim Scott | Will Shields | Zach Wiegert |
| Rob Zatechka | Chris Zyzda | Terris Chorney | Brenden Stai | Joel Gesky |
| Brady Caskey | Joel Wilks | Aaron Graham | T.J. Slansky | Brady Caskey |
* TE
* Gerald Armstrong
* William Washington
* Matt Shaw
* WR
* Corey Dixon
* Trumane Bell Tyrone Hughes
* Darin Duin
* QB
* Tommie Frazier
* Mike Grant
* Joel Cornwell
* RB
* Calvin Jones Derek Brown
* Jeff Makovicka
* FB
* Lance Lewis
* Andre McDuffy Corey Schlesinger
* David Fiala
* Special teams
* PK Byron Bennett
* P Mike Stigge

## Awards

| Award | Name(s) |
| 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.
| Name | Team |
| 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 |