1992 Big Ten Conference football season
| 1992 Big Ten Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I-A |
| Sport | football |
| Teams | 10 |
| Champions | Michigan |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1992 Big Ten Conference football season was the 97th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season.
This would be the last season the Big Ten Conference would compete with ten football members, as Penn State was voted into the league in 1990 and would begin league play in 1993 as its eleventh school.[1][2]
Regular season
[edit]No. 5 Michigan won the 1992 Big Ten title with a 6-0-2 record, their fifth consecutive championship.[3] One of their conference ties came against No. 18 Ohio State, who finished second with a 5-2-1 (8-3-1 overall) record. Michigan State would finish a half game back in third place at 5-3 (5-6 overall).
Illinois took fourth at 4-3-1 (6-5-1), also tying Michigan. Iowa came in fifth at 4-4 (5-7 overall).
There was a four-way tie for sixth place between Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue, and Northwestern, who all took home 3-5 Big Ten records. Minnesota finished last at 2-6 (2-9 overall).
Bowl games
[edit]Three Big Ten teams played in bowl games, with the conference going 1-2 overall:
| Bowl Game | Winning team | Losing team | Date | ||
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| Rose Bowl | No. 7 Michigan | 38 | No. 9 Washington | 31 | 1/1/93 |
| Florida Citrus Bowl | No. 8 Georgia | 21 | No. 15 Ohio State | 14 | 1/1/93 |
| Holiday Bowl | Hawaii | 27 | Illinois | 17 | 12/30/92 |
1993 NFL draft
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Tony Mancuso (June 4, 2015). "Commemorating 25 years of Penn State and the Big Ten". psu.edu. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ^ "Penn State officially in Big Ten". Toledo Blade. June 5, 1990. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ "2025 BIG TEN FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. pp. 91–99. Retrieved November 4, 2025.