1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
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1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football | |
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Hall of Fame Bowl, L 17–24 vs. Syracuse
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1991 record | 8–4 (5–3 Big Ten) |
Head coach | John Cooper |
Offensive coordinator | Elliot Uzelac |
Defensive coordinator | Bill Young |
Home stadium | Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 91,470) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||
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September 7 | 3:30 PM | Arizona* | #22 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | W 38–14 | 92,743[1] | ||
September 14 | 12:30 PM | Louisville* | #19 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ESPN | W 23–15 | 91,734[1] | ||
September 21 | 1:30 PM | Washington State* | #16 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | W 33–19 | 92,687[1] | |||
October 5 | 12:30 PM | Wisconsin | #14 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | W 31–16 | 94,221[1] | |||
October 12 | 3:30 PM | at #20 Illinois | #11 | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck) | ABC | L 7–10 | 70,125[1] | ||
October 19 | 1:05 PM | at Northwestern | #18 | Cleveland Stadium • Cleveland, OH | W 34–3 | 73,830[1] | |||
October 26 | 3:30 PM | Michigan State | #14 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | W 27–17 | 94,341[1] | ||
November 2 | 3:30 PM | #11 Iowa | #13 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | L 9–16 | 95,357[1] | ||
November 9 | 12:30 PM | at Minnesota | #19 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | ESPN | W 35–6 | 30,145[1] | ||
November 16 | 12:30 PM | Indiana | #19 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ESPN | W 20–16 | 93,417[1] | ||
November 23 | 12:00 PM | at #4 Michigan | #18 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) | ABC | L 3–31 | 106,156[1] | ||
January 1 | 1:00 PM | vs. #16 Syracuse* | #25 | Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl) | NBC | L 17–24 | 57,789[1] | ||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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
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 |
References
- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data