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 year)
Offensive coordinator Elliot Uzelac (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Bill Young (4th year)
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 91,470)
1991 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Michigan $ 8 0 0     10 2 0
#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 84 record, including the 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl in Tampa, Florida, where they lost, 2417, to the Syracuse Orangemen.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 7 3:30 p.m. Arizona* No. 22 Ohio StadiumColumbus, 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 StadiumChampaign, IL (Illibuck) ABC L 7–10   70,125[1]
October 19 1:05 p.m. at Northwestern No. 18 Cleveland StadiumCleveland, 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 MetrodomeMinneapolis, 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 StadiumAnn 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 StadiumTampa, 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.

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Coaching staff

1992 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
Alonzo Spellman 1 22 Defensive End Chicago Bears
Scottie Graham 7 188 Running Back Pittsburgh Steelers
Kent Graham 8 211 Quarterback New 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. http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=227&season=1991
  3. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1992.htm
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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