1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 9
AP No. 14
1994 record 9–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach John Cooper (7th season)
Offensive coordinator Joe Hollis (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Bill Young (7th season)
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 91,470)
1994 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Penn State $ 8 –0 –0  12 –0 –0
No. 14 Ohio State 6 –2 –0  9 –4 –0
Wisconsin 5 –2 –1  8 –3 –1
No. 12 Michigan 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Illinois 4 –4 –0  7 –5 –0
Purdue 3 –3 –2  5 –4 –2
Iowa 3 –4 –1  5 –5 –1
Indiana 3 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
Northwestern 3 –5 –0  4 –6 –1
Minnesota 1 –7 –0  3 –8 –0
Michigan State 0 –8 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Michigan State forfeited 5 wins, 4 conference wins
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–4 record, including the 1995 Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, where they lost, 24–17, to the Alabama Crimson Tide, a team one point away from playing in the national championship game.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 29 9:00 p.m. vs. Fresno State* No. 20 Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, California (Pigskin Classic) Raycom W 34–10   28,513[1]
September 10 3:30 p.m. at No. 25 Washington* No. 18 Husky Stadium • Seattle ABC L 16–25   70,861[1]
September 17 12:30 p.m. Pittsburgh* No. 23 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio ESPN W 27–3   93,454[1]
September 24 1:30 p.m. Houston* No. 20 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 52–0   91,740[1]
October 1 2:00 p.m. at Northwestern No. 20 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 17–15   34,753[1]
October 8 3:30 p.m. Illinois No. 17 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (Illibuck) ABC L 10–24   93,351[1]
October 15 12:00 p.m. at Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan ABC W 23–7   74,585[1]
October 22 12:30 p.m. Purdue No. 24 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio ESPN W 48–14   92,865[1]
October 29 3:30 p.m. at No. 1 Penn State No. 21 Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania (Rivalry) ABC L 14–63   97,079[1]
November 5 3:30 p.m. Wisconsin Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio ABC W 24–3   93,340[1]
November 12 12:30 p.m. at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana ESPN W 32–17   44,672[1]
November 19 12:00 p.m. No. 15 Michigan No. 22 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (The Game) ABC W 22–6   93,869[1]
January 2, 1995 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 6 Alabama* No. 13 Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida (Florida Citrus Bowl) ABC L 17–24   71,195[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Michigan State

Statistics

Michigan

1 234Total
Michigan 0 330 6
• Ohio St 2 10010 22
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 93,869
  • Game weather: 60°F; wind 5–10 SSW
  • Referee: Ron Winter

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Roster

1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 80 Rickey Dudley Jr
WR 7 Joey Galloway Sr
WR 83 Terry Glenn Jr
RB 27 Eddie George Jr
QB 14 Bobby Hoying Jr
T 75 Orlando Pace Fr
WR 17 Chris Sanders Sr
T 78 Korey Stringer Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 30 Greg Bellisari So
LB 92 Matt Finkes So
CB 2 Ty Howard Jr
S 34 Rob Kelly Jr
CB 9 Tito Paul Sr
LB 84 Craig Powell Sr
CB 24 Shawn Springs Jr
LB 90 Lorenzo Styles Jr
LB 94 Mike Vrabel So
 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 – 7th year
  • Bill Conley – Recruiting Coordinator (8th year)
  • Larry Coker – Defensive Backs (2nd year)
  • Joe Hollis – Offensive Coordinator (4th year)
  • Ron Hudson – Quarterbacks (7th year)
  • Lee Owens – (3rd year)
  • Fred Pagac – Defensive Linebackers (13th year)
  • Tim Spencer – Running Backs (1st year)
  • Mike Stock – Offensive Wide Receivers (3rd year)
  • Bill Young – Defensive Coordinator (7th year)

1995 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Joey Galloway18Wide receiverSeattle Seahawks
Korey Stringer124TackleMinnesota Vikings
Craig Powell130LinebackerCleveland Browns
Chris Sanders367Wide receiverHouston Oilers
Marlon Kerner376Defensive backBuffalo Bills
Lorenzo Styles377LinebackerAtlanta Falcons
Preston Harrison398LinebackerSan Diego Chargers
Tito Paul5167Defensive backArizona Cardinals

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Awards and honors

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
  2. ↑ 2012 Ohio State football record book
  3. ↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Dec-06.
  4. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1995.htm
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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