1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Buckeyes logo.svg
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1991 record8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • John Cooper (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorElliot Uzelac (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (4th season)
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 91,470)
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   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.

For the game against Northwestern, Ohio State played away against Northwestern in Cleveland.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 73:30 p.m.Arizona*No. 22
ABCW 38–1492,743[3]
September 1412:30 p.m.Louisville*No. 19
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPNW 23–1591,734[3]
September 211:30 p.m.Washington State*No. 16
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 33–1992,687[3]
October 512:30 p.m.WisconsinNo. 14
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 31–1694,221[3]
October 123:30 p.m.at No. 20 IllinoisNo. 11
ABCL 7–1070,125[3]
October 191:05 p.m.at NorthwesternNo. 18
W 34–373,830[3]
October 263:30 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 14
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 27–1794,341[3]
November 23:30 p.m.No. 11 IowaNo. 13
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCL 9–1695,357[3]
November 912:30 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 19
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
ESPNW 35–630,145[3]
November 1612:30 p.m.IndianaNo. 19
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPNW 20–1693,417[3]
November 2312:00 p.m.at No. 4 MichiganNo. 18
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)
ABCL 3–31106,156[3]
January 1, 19921:00 p.m.vs. No. 16 Syracuse*No. 25
NBCL 17–2457,789[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster[]

1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 33 Butler By'not'e So
WR 1 DeWayne Carter Fr
WR 83 Allen DeGraffenreid Jr
QB 11 Kent Graham Sr
RB 34 Raymont Harris So
QB 4 Kirk Herbstreit Jr
WR 88 Brian Stablein Jr
RB 26 Robert Smith So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
SS 24 Roger Harper Jr
LB 92 John Kacherski Sr
CB 9 Tito Paul Fr
LB 84 Craig Powell Fr
DE 99 Alonzo Spellman Jr
LB 58 Steve Tovar Jr
CB 18 Tim Walton So
DT 72 Dan Wilkinson Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • John Cooper
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries[]

Iowa[]

Iowa at Ohio State
1 234Total
• No. 11 Hawkeyes 0 1330 16
No. 13 Buckeyes 0 900 9
  • Date: November 2
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 95,357
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger and Dick Vermeil
See also: 1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

[4][5]

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

[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jauss, Bill (August 21, 1991). "For NU, 'Home' Football Games Are $weet". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  2. ^ Deneen, Mike (September 24, 2013). "The Strange Story of "The Modell Bowl"". SB Nation. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
  4. ^ "Iowa Wins It 'for People Back Home'". Los Angeles Times. November 3, 1991. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "Roses Are Red, Columbus Is Angry". The New York Times. November 3, 1991. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.
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