# 1992 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

The 1992 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Jim Wacker, the Golden Gophers compiled a 2–9 record and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 313 to 200.
Offensive lineman Keith Ballard, defensive lineman Dennis Cappella and punter Dean Kaufman were named All-Big Ten second team. Defensive back Justin Conzemius, wide receiver Omar Douglas, defensive lineman Shawn Ehrich, offensive lineman Chris Fowlkes, linebacker Peter Hiestand, defensive back Dan LiSanti, defensive back Jeff Rosga and linebacker Lance Wolkow were named Academic All-Big Ten.
Keith Ballard was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award. Running back Antonio Carter was awarded the Bruce Smith Award. Dennis Cappella was awarded the Carl Eller Award. Wide receiver Jon Lewis was winner of the Bobby Bell Award. Linebacker Russ Heath was awarded the Butch Nash Award. Running back Ken McClintock was awarded the Paul Giel Award.
Total attendance for the season was 227,446, which averaged out to 37,908 per game. The season high for attendance was against rival Iowa.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 12 | 7:00 pm | San Jose State* | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN | L 30–39 | 36,912 |
| September 19 | 6:00 pm | No. 11 Colorado* | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN | L 20–21 | 33,719 |
| September 26 | 11:00 am | at Pittsburgh* | Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA | L 33–41 | 31,129 |
| October 3 | 6:00 pm | Illinois | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN | W 18–17 | 32,112 |
| October 10 | 1:00 pm | at Purdue | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | L 20–24 | 30,635 |
| October 17 | 6:00 pm | Michigan State | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN | L 15–20 | 35,594 |
| October 24 | 12:00 pm | at No. 3 Michigan | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug) | L 13–63 | 106,579 |
| October 31 | 6:00 pm | Indiana | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN | L 17–24 | 31,741 |
| November 7 | 12:30 pm | at No. 22 Ohio State | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | L 0–17 | 91,764 |
| November 14 | 1:00 pm | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | L 6–34 | 48,754 |
| November 21 | 6:00 pm | Iowa | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) | W 28–13 | 57,368 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||

## Game summaries
### Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minnesota | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Michigan | 21 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 63 |
at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
* Date: October 24, 1992
* Game attendance: 106,579
Game information :
First quarter
MICH – Derrick Alexander 52-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Peter Elezovic kick). Michigan 7–0. Drive:
MINN – John Lewis 88-yard kickoff return (Aaron Piepkorn kick). Tie 7–7.
MICH – Derrick Alexander 13-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Peter Elezovic kick). Michigan 14–7. Drive:
MICH – Derrick Alexander 3-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Peter Elezovic kick). Michigan 21–7. Drive:
Second quarter
MICH – Tyrone Wheatley 7-yard run (Peter Elezovic kick). Michigan 28–7. Drive:
MICH – Ed Davis 24-yard run (Peter Elezovic kick). Michigan 35–7. Drive:
Third quarter
MINN – John Lewis 94-yard pass from Marquel Fleetwood (kick failed). Michigan 35–14. Drive:
MICH – Derrick Alexander 32-yard pass from Elvis Grbac (Peter Elezovic kick). Michigan 42–14. Drive:
MICH – Walter Smith 46-yard run (Peter Elezovic kick). Michigan 49–14. Drive:
MICH – Tyrone Wheatley 2-yard run (Peter Elezovic kick). Michigan 56–14. Drive:
MICH – Che Foster 16-yard run (Peter Elezovic kick). Michigan 63–14. Drive:
Top passers
MINN – Marquel Fleetwood – 7/21, 150 yards, TD, INT
MICH – Elvis Grbac – 14/19, 208 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
MINN – Antonio Carter – 6 rushes, 21 yards
MICH – Tyrone Wheatley – 24 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
MINN – John Lewis – 2 receptions, 96 yards, TD
MICH – Derrick Alexander – 7 receptions, 130 yards, 4 TD :