1992 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1992 Purdue Boilermakers football
1992 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Colletto (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Bobby Turner (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Moe Ankney (2nd season)
MVP	Eric Beatty
Captains	Ernest Calloway; Don Delvy; Eric Hunter; Nick Mamula; Jeff Zgonina;
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

The 1992 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Colletto, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place the Big Ten. Purdue suffered its eighth consecutive losing season. The team played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	1:00 pm	No. 17 California*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 41–14	44,838
September 19	1:00 pm	Toledo*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 29–33	37,437
September 26	12:30 pm	at No. 6 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 0–48	59,075
October 3	1:00 pm	Northwestern	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 14–28	39,812
October 10	1:00 pm	Minnesota	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		W 24–20	30,935
October 17	1:05 pm	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 16–19	73,573
October 24	1:05 pm	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 27–16	70,397
October 31	12:30 pm	No. 3 Michigan	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	L 17–24	38,021
November 7	2:00 pm	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)		L 17–20	55,339
November 14	1:00 pm	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 13–35	36,803
November 21	1:00 pm	Indiana	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)		W 13–10	56,338–58,692	^[1]^[2]^[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule

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