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
Captain	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.

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

Schedule edit

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

1992 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`13`	Ernest Calloway	Sr
WR	`81`	Rodney Dennis	Sr
RB	`6`	Jeff Hill	Jr
QB	`9`	Eric Hunter (C)	Sr
OL	`74`	Elvin Caldwell	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`40`	Jeff Zgonina	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ Hammel, Bob (November 22, 1992). "IU loses Bucket to Boilers". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B1. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Hammel, Bob (November 22, 1992). "IU loses Bucket to Boilers (continued)". Sunday Herald-Times. Bedford, Indiana. p. B8. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 92. Retrieved February 3, 2023.