1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1991 record 8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach John Cooper (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Elliot Uzelac (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Bill Young (4th season)
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 91,470)
1991 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Michigan $ 8 –0 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 10 Iowa 7 –1 –0  10 –1 –1
Ohio State 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Indiana 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –1
Illinois 4 –4 –0  6 –6 –0
Purdue 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Michigan State 3 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Wisconsin 2 –6 –0  5 –6 –0
Northwestern 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Minnesota 1 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 8–4 record, including the 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl in Tampa, Florida, where they lost, 24–17, to the Syracuse Orangemen.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 3:30 p.m. Arizona* No. 22 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 38–14   92,743[1]
September 14 12:30 p.m. Louisville* No. 19 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN W 23–15   91,734[1]
September 21 1:30 p.m. Washington State* No. 16 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 33–19   92,687[1]
October 5 12:30 p.m. Wisconsin No. 14 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 31–16   94,221[1]
October 12 3:30 p.m. at No. 20 Illinois No. 11 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck) ABC L 7–10   70,125[1]
October 19 1:05 p.m. at Northwestern No. 18 Cleveland Stadium • Cleveland, OH W 34–3   73,830[1]
October 26 3:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 14 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 27–17   94,341[1]
November 2 3:30 p.m. No. 11 Iowa No. 13 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC L 9–16   95,357[1]
November 9 12:30 p.m. at Minnesota No. 19 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN ESPN W 35–6   30,145[1]
November 16 12:30 p.m. Indiana No. 19 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN W 20–16   93,417[1]
November 23 12:00 p.m. at No. 4 Michigan No. 18 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) ABC L 3–31   106,156[1]
January 1, 1992 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 16 Syracuse* No. 25 Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl) NBC L 17–24   57,789[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.


Roster

1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Robert Smith
Pos.#NameClass
QB 11 Kent Graham Jr
RB 34 Raymont Harris So
WR 88 Brian Stablein Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 99 Alonzo Spellman Jr
LB 58 Steve Tovar Jr
DT 72 Dan Wilkinson Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Coaching staff

  • John Cooper - Head Coach (4th year)
  • Bobby April - Defensive Backs (1st year)
  • Larry Coyer - Defensive Backs (3rd year)
  • Joe Hollis - Offensive Line (1st year)
  • Ron Hudson - Quarterbacks (4th year)
  • Gene Huey - Offensive Wide Receivers (4th year)
  • Bob Palcic - Offensive Line (6th year)
  • Fred Pagac - Defensive Linebackers (10th year)
  • Elliot Uzelac - Offensive Coordinator (1st year)
  • Bill Young - Defensive Coordinator (4th year)

1992 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Alonzo Spellman122Defensive EndChicago Bears
Scottie Graham7188Running BackPittsburgh Steelers
Kent Graham8211QuarterbackNew York Giants

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
  2. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1992.htm
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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