1992 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

1992 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–7 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Hayden Fry (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Patterson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Brashier (14th season)
Captain	Mike Devlin Bret Bielema
Home stadium	Kinnick Stadium (Capacity: 70,397)
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Michigan $	6	–	0	–	2	9	–	0	–	3
No. 18 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
Michigan State	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Illinois	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
Iowa	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	7	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team was coached by Hayden Fry and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 29	8:00 pm	vs. NC State*	No. 16	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	NBC	L 14–24	46,251	^[1]
September 5	7:00 pm	No. 1 Miami (FL)*	No. 23	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 7–24	70,397
September 12	11:30 am	Iowa State*		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 21–7	70,397
September 26	2:30 pm	at No. 10 Colorado*		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ABC	L 12–28	52,355	^[2]
October 3	2:30 pm	at No. 4 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 28–52	106,132	^[3]
October 10	1:00 pm	Wisconsin		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)		W 23–22	70,397
October 17	11:30 am	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN	W 24–14	70,314	^[4]
October 24	1:00 pm	Purdue		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		L 16–27	70,397
October 31	2:30 pm	Ohio State		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	L 15–38	70,397
November 7	12:00 pm	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 14–0	44,311	^[5]
November 14	1:00 pm	Northwestern		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 56–14	68,249	^[6]
November 21	6:00 pm	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)		L 13–28	57,638	^[7]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

NC State

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Miami (FL)

#1 Miami at #23 Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Hurricanes	3	7	0	14	24
Hawkeyes	0	0	0	7	7

Date: September 5
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 70,397
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, Jack Arute

Sources: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary

1	UM	Prewitt 27-yard field goal	Miami 3–0

2	UM	Williams 11-yard pass from Torretta (Prewitt kick)	Miami 10–0

4	UM	L. Jones 1-yard run (Prewitt kick)	Miami 17–0

4	Iowa	Jasper 31-yard pass from Hartlieb (Krieder kick)	Miami 17–7

4	UM	Spencer 17-yard pass from Torretta (Prewitt kick)	Miami 24–7

Eventual Heisman Trophy winner Gino Torretta threw for a Kinnick Stadium record 433 yards.

Iowa State

Colorado

Michigan

Wisconsin

Illinois

Purdue

Ohio State

Indiana

Northwestern

Northwestern at Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	7	0	14
• Hawkeyes	7	21	14	14	56

Date: November 14
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 68,249

Sources: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary

1	Iowa	Cross 24-yard pass from Burmeister (Romano kick)	Iowa 7–0

1	NW	Lundy 1-yard run (Leahy kick)	Tied 7–7

2	Iowa	Anttila 45-yard pass from Burmeister (kick failed)	Iowa 13–7

2	Iowa	Cross 5-yard pass from Burmeister (Russell pass from Burmeister)	Iowa 21–7

2	Iowa	Anttila 15-yard pass from Burmeister (Romano kick)	Iowa 28–7

3	Iowa	Terry 5-yard run (Romano kick)	Iowa 35–7

3	NW	Williams 1-yard run (Leahy kick)	Iowa 35–14

3	Iowa	Crank 43-yard kickoff return (Romano kick)	Iowa 42–14

4	Iowa	Montgomery 1-yard run (Romano kick)	Iowa 49–14

4	Iowa	Terry 4-yard run (Romano kick)	Iowa 56–14

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Minnesota

Roster

1992 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`87`	Alan Cross	Sr
OT	`65`	Scott Davis	Sr
C	`60`	Mike Devlin	Sr
WR	`3`	Danan Hughes	Sr
WR	`83`	Harold Jasper	So
FB	`34`	Lew Montgomery	Sr
OL	`73`	Ted Velicer	Sr
FB	`46`	Matt Whitaker	Sr
RB	`23`	Paul Kujawa	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DL	`91`	Bret Bielema	Sr
DE	`95`	Larry Blue	Jr
NG	`88`	Maurea Crain	Jr
LB	`45`	Bob Diaco	Fr
LB	`49`	Teddy Joe Faley	Sr
DB	`5`	Carlos James	Sr
DT	`93`	Jeff Nelson	Sr
CB	`6`	Scott Plate	Jr
DL	`64`	Mike Wells	Jr
DB	`18`	Doug Buch	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`94`	Scott Fisher	Sr
K	`1`	Andy Kreider	Jr
K	`17`	Todd Romano	Fr

Head coach

Hayden Fry

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Carl Jackson – Offensive Coordinator
Bill Brashier – Defensive Coordinator
Milan Vooletich – Defensive ends

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Awards and honors

Mike Devlin, Center - Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year, First-team All-American

Team players in the 1993 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Mike Devlin	Center	5	136	Buffalo Bills
Scott Davis	Guard	6	150	New York Giants
Danan Hughes	Wide Receiver	7	186	Kansas City Chiefs

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References

^ "Late theft dooms Hawkeyes". The Gazette. August 30, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dehner, Buffs stampede Iowa" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 28, 1992. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^ "Wolverines Ravage Iowa". Lewiston Morning Tribune. October 4, 1992. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
^ "Illini Offense Sputters in Loss to Iowa". The Pantagraph. Bloomington. October 18, 1992. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
^ "Iowa Defense Shines". The Telegraph Herald. Waterloo. November 8, 1992. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
^ Ecker, Jim (November 15, 1992). "Burmeister Sits to Get Eyde Time". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
^ ""U" Hogs Spotlight, Rips Iowa". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. November 22, 1992. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
^ "Kinnick Stadium Attendance". University of Iowa. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011.
^ "FOOTBALL; Despite the Odds, Dreamers Still Dream". The New York Times. August 30, 1992. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
^ "Hawkeyes swallow Classic upset" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. August 31, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
^ "Hawkeye seniors go out with a bang" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 16, 1992. p. 1B. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on April 26, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2009.

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