1992 Michigan Wolverines football team The 1992 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1992 NCAA Division I - A football season . The team ' s head coach was Gary Moeller . The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium . The team went undefeated and won its fifth consecutive Big Ten Conference championship . Schedule . Statistical achievements . Elvis Grbac established a Big Ten Conference career passing efficiency record that would stand for six seasons until it was surpassed by Joe Germaine . Grbac successfully defended his passing efficiency NCAA Division I FBS championship . On October 24 , Derrick Alexander tied the conference single - game record with four touchdown receptions against Minnesota , becoming the fourth athlete to do so . The following season Minnesota ' s Omar Douglas broke the record with five . No Wolverine has matched this feat . Tyrone Wheatley was the Big Ten rushing leader with 131 . 3 yards per conference game and 123 . 4 yards per game against all opponents . Wheatley also led the conference in scoring ( for the first of two consecutive season ) with an average of 9 . 3 points per game in all games , although he trailed Michigan State ' s Craig Thomas in conference games . Grbac led the conference in passing efficiency for the third consecutive year ( 157 . 9 efficiency in conference games and 150 . 2 in all games ) . The team led the Big Ten in rushing offense both in conference games ( 284 . 8 yards per game ) and all games ( 268 . 1 yards per game ) . It also led in passing efficiency for both conference games ( 148 . 3 ) and all games ( 148 . 1 ) . It was the conference leader in total offense both for conference games ( 463 . 0 yards per game ) and all games ( 466 . 9 yards per game ) . The Wolverines also led the Big Ten in scoring for conference games ( 35 . 0 points per game ) and all games ( 35 . 9 points per game ) . The team led the conference in rushing defense for the third of four consecutive years ( six times in the 1990s ) for all games by holding opponents to 90 . 8 yards per game . The team also led the conference for the second of five consecutive ( six times in the 1990s ) in rushing defense against conference opponents ( 78 . 6 yards per game ) . The team led the conference in total defense for all games ( 305 . 3 ) , while Ohio State led for conference games . The team was led the conference in quarterback sack s for conference games ( 4 . 9 sacks per game ) and all games ( 3 . 8 sacks per game ) . It led the conference in net punting average for conference games ( 35 . 9 yards ) , while Wisconsin led for all games . The team extended the streak that set the conference record for most consecutive conference game wins ( 19 ) that stood until Ohio State eclipsed it in 2007 . The team still holds the record for most consecutive conference road wins ( 17 ) . Wheatley established the following school records : career rushing touchdowns ( 47 ) , eclipsing Rick Leach ' s 16 - year - old record of 34 and broken six years later by Anthony Thomas ; single - season yards per carry ( 7 . 34 , min 75 carries ) , eclipsing Bill Daley ' s 49 - year - old record of 6 . 81 and still standing ; single - game yards per carry ( 11 . 79 - October 3 , min 15 carries ) , eclipsing Ron Johnson ' s 24 - year - old record of 11 . 19 and eclipsed by his own 15 . 70 performance in the January 1 , 1993 Rose Bowl , which is still unsurpassed . On September 19 against Oklahoma State , Todd Collins set the school record for single - game pass completions ( 29 ) , which would last until Tom Brady threw for 31 in 1998 . That season , he set the current single - season pass completion record ( 65 . 3 ) , surpassing Jim Harbaugh ' s 65 . 0 set in 1986 and tied by Elvis Grbac in 1991 . Collins and Grbac posted the sixth and seventh four - touchdown pass single - game performance in school history . For Grbac who was the first with two the prior season , this was his third time ( a current record ) . Grbac extended his own career touchdown record set the prior season to 71 . John Navarre would reach 72 in 2003 . Grbac also ended his career as the school record holder in pass attempts ( 835 ) , surpassing Steve Smith ' s 648 set in 1983 and broken by Navarre in 2003 ; pass completions ( 522 ) , eclipsing Harbaugh ' s 387 set in 1986 and broken by Navarre in 2003 ; completion percentage ( 62 . 5 ) , eclipsing Harbaugh ' s 62 . 4 and broken by Collins in 1994 ; career passing efficiency ( 148 . 1 ) , eclipsing Harbaugh ' s 145 . 6 and still unbroken ; passing yards ( 6460 ) , eclipsing Harbaugh ' s career yardage record of 5449 , but Navarre would eclipse this record in 2003 ; career 150 - yard passing games ( 23 ) eclipsing Harbaugh ' s 19 , tied by Collins in 1994 and eclipsed by Navarre in 2003 . Game notes . Northwestern . Awards and honors . The individuals in the sections below earned recognition for meritorious performances .