1992 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
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.
Schedule
Roster and coaching staff
Game summaries
Utah
Middle Tennessee State
Washington
Arizona State
Oklahoma State
Missouri
Colorado
Kansas
Iowa State
Oklahoma
Kansas State
Florida State
Rankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Final |
| AP | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
| Coaches | 14 |
Awards
| Award | Name |
| 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 |
NFL and pro players
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.| Name | Team |
| Trev Alberts | Indianapolis Colts |
| Mike Anderson | Amsterdam Admirals |
| Derek Brown | New Orleans Saints |
| Terris Chorney | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Doug Colman | New York Giants |
| Corey Dixon | Atlanta Falcons |
| Troy Dumas | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Tommie Frazier | Montreal Alouettes |
| Aaron Graham | Arizona Cardinals |
| Travis Hill | Cleveland Browns |
| Tyrone Hughes | New Orleans Saints |
| Calvin Jones | Los Angeles Raiders |
| Donta Jones | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Barron Miles | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Kareem Moss | BC Lions |
| John Parrella | Buffalo Bills |
| John Reece | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Cory Schlesinger | Detroit Lions |
| Will Shields | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Brenden Stai | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Tony Veland | Denver Broncos |
| David White | New England Patriots |
| Zach Wiegert | St. Louis Rams |
| Toby Wright | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rob Zatechka | New York Giants |