1992 Michigan Wolverines football team
| 1992 Michigan Wolverines football | |
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Big Ten champion Rose Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 5 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| Record | 9–0–3 (6–0–2 Big Ten) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Lloyd Carr (6th season) |
| MVP | Chris Hutchinson |
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| Home stadium | Michigan Stadium |
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| 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 Michigan Wolverines football team was an American football team that represented the University of Michigan in the Big Ten Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Gary Moeller, the Wolverines compiled a 9–0–3 record (6–0–2 in conference games), outscored opponents by a total of 393 to 140, and won their fifth consecutive Big Ten championship. They defeated Washington in the 1993 Rose Bowl and were ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll.
The team's major individual accomplishments included the following:
- Defensive tackle/linebacker Chris Hutchinson won the team's most valuable player award and was selected as a first-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, Football News, and Scripps Howard News Service.
- Quarterback Elvis Grbac led the NCAA Division I FBS in passing efficiency and won the Sammy Baugh Trophy as the nation's best collegiate passer.
- Running back Tyrone Wheatley led the Big Ten with 1,122 rushing yards and was selected as the Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Year.
- Wide receiver Derrick Alexander led the team with 47 receptions for 722 yards. Wheatley and Alexander led the team in scoring with 84 points each.
- Moller was named Big Ten Coach of the Year.
Thirteen Michigan players received first-team honors on the 1992 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Hutchinson (AP-1; Coaches-1); Wheatley (AP-1; Coaches-1); Grbac (AP-1; Coaches-1); Alexander (AP-1; Coaches-1); center Steve Everitt (AP-1); offensive guards Joe Cocozzo (AP-1; Coaches-1) and Doug Skene (Coaches-1); offensive tackle Rob Doherty (AP-1); tight end Tony McGee (Coaches-1); defensive lineman Matt Dyson (Coaches-1); linebacker Steve Morrison (AP-1); and defensive backs Corwin Brown (AP-1; Coaches-1) and Shonte Peoples (Coaches-1).