Mode: | football |
Year: | 1992 |
Team: | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
Logo Alt: | Logo of the Nebraska athletic teams 1992–2003 |
Conference: | Big Eight Conference |
Short Conf: | Big 8 |
Coachrank: | 14 |
Aprank: | 14 |
Record: | 9–3 |
Conf Record: | 6–1 |
Head Coach: | Tom Osborne |
Hc Year: | 20th |
Def Coach: | Charlie McBride |
Dc Year: | 12th |
Off Scheme: | I formation |
Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
Stadium: | Memorial Stadium |
Champion: | Big Eight champion |
Bowl: | Orange Bowl |
Bowl Result: | L 14–27 vs. Florida State |
The 1992 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team represented the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Tom Osborne and played their home games in Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
See also: 1992 NCAA Division I-A football rankings.
Award | Name(s) | |
---|---|---|
Outland Trophy | Will Shields | |
All-America 1st team | Travis Hill, Will Shields | |
All-America 2nd team | Trev Alberts, Calvin Jones, John Parrella | |
All-America 3rd team | Derek Brown, Tyrone Byrd, Mike Stigge | |
Big 8 Coach of the Year | Tom Osborne | |
Big 8 Offensive Player of the Year | Derek Brown, Calvin Jones | |
Big 8 Offensive Newcomer of the Year | Tommie Frazier | |
Big 8 Freshman of the Year | Tommie Frazier | |
All-Big 8 1st team | Trev Alberts, Derek Brown, Tyrone Byrd, Calvin Jones, Travis Hill, John Parrella, Jim Scott, Will Shields, William Washington, Zach Wiegert | |
All-Big 8 2nd team | Lance Lundberg, Mike Stigge | |
All-Big 8 honorable mention | Gerald Armstrong, Steve Carmer, Corey Dixon, Tommie Frazier, Tyrone Hughes, Lance Lewis, Ed Stewart, Kenny Wilhite |
The following Nebraska players who participated in the 1992 season later moved on to the next level and joined a professional or semi-pro team as draftees or free agents.[2]