The 1992 Northwestern Wildcats team represented

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during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach

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, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (3–5 against

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opponents) and finished in ninth place in the

. The team's offensive leaders were quarterback Len Williams with 2,110 passing yards, Dennis Lundy with 688 rushing yards, and Lee Gissendaner with 846 receiving yards. Gissendaner was also selected by the

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as a first-team wide receiver on the

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