American college football season
1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football Conference Big Ten Conference Coaches No. 9 AP No. 14 1994 record 9–4 (6–2 Big Ten) Head coach Offensive coordinator Joe Hollis (3rd season)Defensive coordinator Bill Young (7th season)Home stadium Ohio Stadium Seasons
1994 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
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 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 Raycom W 34–1028,513[1] September 10 3:30 p.m. at No. 25 Washington * No. 18 ABC L 16–2570,861[1] September 17 12:30 p.m. Pittsburgh * No. 23 ESPN W 27–393,454[1] September 24 1:30 p.m. Houston * No. 20 W 52–091,740[1] October 1 2:00 p.m. at Northwestern No. 20 Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL W 17–1534,753[1] October 8 3:30 p.m. Illinois No. 17 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck ) ABC L 10–2493,351[1] October 15 12:00 p.m. at Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ABC W 23–774,585[1] October 22 12:30 p.m. Purdue No. 24 ESPN W 48–1492,865[1] October 29 3:30 p.m. at No. 1 Penn State No. 21 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry )ABC L 14–6397,079[1] November 5 3:30 p.m. Wisconsin ABC W 24–393,340[1] November 12 12:30 p.m. at Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN ESPN W 32–1744,672[1] November 19 12:00 p.m. No. 15 Michigan No. 22 ABC W 22–693,869[1] January 2, 1995 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 6 Alabama * No. 13 ABC L 17–2471,195[1] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Roster [ ]
1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
9
Josh Jackson So
P
23
Scott Terna Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Rankings [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Final
AP
20
20
18
23
20
20
17
NR
24
21
NR
NR
22
14
13
13
14
Coaches Poll
16
16
14
18
14
13
11
22
19
14
24
21
16
12
11
11
9
Game summaries [ ] Fresno State [ ] Washington [ ] Pitt [ ] See also: 1994 Pitt Panthers football team
Houston [ ]
Houston Cougars at Ohio State Buckeyes
1
2
3 4 Total
Houston 0
0
0 0 0
Ohio State 23
13
3 13 52
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : September 24, 1994Game time : 1:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Mostly Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C), Wind 5 SSWGame attendance : 91,740Referee : Archive retrieved Jan. 14, 2022
Game information
First quarter
OSU – Chris Sanders 41-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
OSU - Eddie George 2-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
OSU - Safety, Burton tackled by Matt Bonhaus and Luke Fickell in the endzone
OSU – Jermon Jackson 3-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Second quarter
OSU – Rickey Dudley 11-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
OSU - Pepe Pearson 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Third quarter
OSU - Josh Jackson 39-yard field goal Fourth quarter
OSU – Jermon Jackson 14-yard run (Mike Malfatt kick)
OSU – Jermon Jackson 3-yard run (kick failed)
Top passers OSU – Bobby Hoying – 9/13, 136 yards, 2 TDs
UH - Clements - 14/29, 92 yards, 2 INTs Top rushers OSU – Eddie George – 11 rushes, 105 yards, 1 TD
UH - J. Williams - 15 rushes, 75 yards Top receivers OSU - Chris Sanders - 3 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD
OSU – Joey Galloway – 4 receptions, 44 yards
Northwestern [ ]
Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
1
2
3 4 Total
Ohio State 0
0
17 0 17
Northwestern 3
6
0 6 15
at Dyche Stadium , Evanston, Illinois
Date : October 1, 1994Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C); wind 16 mph NEGame attendance : 34,753Referee : Tom Quinnretrieved Jan. 14, 2022
Game information
First quarter
NU - Sam Valenzisi 40-yard field goal Second quarter
NU - Sam Valenzisi 33-yard field goal
NU - Sam Valenzisi 52-yard field goal Third quarter
OSU - Joey Galloway 13-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
OSU - Josh Jackson 21-yard field goal
OSU - Eddie George 6-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Fourth quarter
NU - Dave Beazley 5-yard run (run failed)
Top passers NU - Tim Hughes - 12/23, 111 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
OSU - Bobby Hoying - 10/17, 103 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Top receivers OSU - Joey Galloway 4 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD
NU - Darren Droller - 2 receptions, 32 yards Top rushers OSU - Eddie George - 39 rushes, 206 yards, 1 TD
NU - D. Lindy - 29 rushes, 80 yards
Illinois [ ]
Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes
1
2
3 4 Total
Illinois 0
7
10 7 24
Ohio State 0
10
0 0 10
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Game information
Second quarter
ILL - Ty Douthard 6-yard run (Chris Richardson kick)
OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
OSU - Josh Jackson 35-yard field goal Third quarter
ILL - Chris Richardson 32-yard field goal
ILL - Jasper Strong 49-yard pass from Johnny Johnson (Chris Richardson kick) Fourth quarter
ILL - Ken Dilger 17-yard pass from Johnny Johnson (Chris Richardson kick)
Top passers ILL - Johnny Johnson - 16-21, 224 yards, 2 TDs
OSU – Bobby Hoying – 18/33, 229 yards, 3 INTs Top rushers OSU – Eddie George – 26 rushes, 124 yards, 1 TD
ILL - Holcombe - 18 rushes, 79 yards Top receivers OSU – Joey Galloway – 5 receptions, 87 yards
ILL - Jasper Strong - 2 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD
ILL - Ken Dilger - 5 receptions, 46 yards, 1 TD
Michigan State [ ]
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans
1
2
3 4 Total
Ohio State 0
3
7 13 23
Michigan State 0
7
0 0 7
at Spartan Stadium , East Lansing, Michigan
Date : October 15, 1994Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C); wind 10-15 mphGame attendance : 74,585Referee : retrieved Jan. 14, 2022
Game information
Second quarter
MSU - Duane Goulbourne 2-yard run (Gardner kick)
OSU - Josh Jackson 33-yard field goal Third quarter
OSU - Eddie George 76-yd run (Josh Jackson kick) Fourth quarter
OSU - Bobby Hoying 10-yd run (kick blocked)
OSU - Greg Bellisari 35-yd interception return (Josh Jackson kick)
Top passers MSU - Banks- 18/29, 198 yards, 1 INT
OSU - Bobby Hoying - 9/19, 99 yards, 1 INT Top receivers MSU - Coleman - 7 receptions, 109 yards
OSU - Chris Sanders 4 receptions, 30 yards Top rushers OSU - Eddie George - 29 rushes, 219 yards, 1 TD
MSU - Goulbourne - 17 rushes, 57 yards, 1 TD
Purdue [ ]
Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio State Buckeyes
1
2
3 4 Total
Purdue 0
0
7 7 14
Ohio State 14
27
7 0 48
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Game information
First quarter
OSU – Chris Sanders 41-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
OSU – Joey Galloway 42-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Second quarter
OSU – Joey Galloway 2-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
OSU - Pepe Pearson 3-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
OSU – Joey Galloway 11-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
OSU - Josh Jackson 29-yard field goal
OSU - Josh Jackson 38-yard field goal Third quarter
OSU - Chris Sanders 14-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
PUR - Craig Allen 90-yard pass from Rick Trefzger (Brad Bobich kick) Fourth quarter
PUR - Craig Allen 12-yard pass from Rick Trefzger (Brad Bobich kick)
Top passers OSU – Bobby Hoying – 20/24, 304 yards, 5 TDs
PUR - Rick Trefzger - 10/19, 157 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Top rushers PUR - Mike Alstott - 13 rushes, 77 yards
OSU – Eddie George – 10 rushes, 57 yards Top receivers PUR - Craig Allen - 3 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TDs
OSU – Joey Galloway – 7 receptions, 95 yards, 3 TDs
Penn State [ ]
Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
1
2
3 4 Total
Ohio State 0
0
6 8 14
Penn State 7
28
14 14 63
at Beaver Stadium , State College, Pennsylvania
Game information
First quarter
PSU - Ki-Jana Carter 20-yard run (Brett Conway kick) Second quarter
PSU - Ki-Jana Carter 1-yard run (Brett Conway kick)
PSU - Bobby Engram 15-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Brett Conway kick)
PSU - Ki-Jana Carter 36-yard run (Brett Conway kick)
PSU - Mike Archie 15-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Brett Conway kick) Third quarter
OSU - Chris Sanders 14-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (kick failed)
PSU - Mike Archie 17-yard run (Brett Conway kick)
PSU - Ki-Jana Carter 12-yard run (Brett Conway kick) Fourth quarter
PSU - Chris Mazyck 10-yard interception return (Brett Conway kick)
PSU - Ambrose Fletcher 4-yard run (Michael Barninger kick)
OSU - Stanley Jackson 6-yard run (pass to Rickey Dudley from Stanley Jackson good)
Top passers PSU - Kerry Collins - 19/23, 265 yds, 2 TDs
OSU - Bobby Hoying - 12/24, 87 yds, 1 TD, 3 INTs Top receivers PSU - Freddie Scott - 5 receptions, 80 yards
OSU - Chris Sanders 4 receptions, 32 yards, 1 TD Top rushers PSU - Ki-Jana Carter - 19 rushes, 137 yards, 4 TDs
OSU - Pepe Pearson - 9 rushes, 57 yards
Wisconsin [ ]
Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes
1
2
3 4 Total
Wisconsin 0
3
0 0 3
Ohio State 3
7
7 7 24
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Game information
First quarter
OSU – Josh Jackson 25-yard field goal Second quarter
WIS - John Hall 46-yard field goal
OSU - Chris Sanders 78-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Third quarter
OSU - Chris Sanders 15-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Fourth quarter
OSU – Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
Top passers OSU – Bobby Hoying – 14/28, 207 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
WIS - Macias - 6/11, 80 yards, 1 INT Top rushers OSU – Eddie George – 22 rushes, 104 yards, 1 TD
OSU - Pepe Pearson - 12 rushes, 57 yards Top receivers OSU – Chris Sanders – 4 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TDs
OSU - D.J. Jones - 4 receptions, 47 yards
Indiana [ ]
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
1
2
3 4 Total
Ohio State 12
7
0 13 32
Indiana 7
10
0 0 17
at Memorial Stadium , Bloomington, Indiana
Date : November 12, 1994Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Mostly Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C); wind 8-10 SEGame attendance : 44,672Archive retrieved Jan. 14, 2022
Game information
First quarter
IND - Ajamu Stoner 13-yd pass from Chris Dittoe (Bill Manolopoulos kick)
OSU - Joey Galloway 93-yd kickoff return (kick failed)
OSU - Eddie George 1-yd run (pass failed) Second quarter
IND - Bill Manolopoulos 35-yd field goal
OSU - Eddie George 3-yd run (Josh Jackson kick)
IND - Chris Dittoe 1-yd run (Bill Manolopoulos kick) Fourth quarter
OSU - Rickey Dudley 2-yd pass from Bobby Hoying (kick blocked)
OSU - Chris Sanders 20-yd pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
Top passers IND - Dittoe - 20/35, 182 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
OSU - Bobby Hoying - 13/23, 166 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT Top receivers OSU - Joey Galloway - 4 receptions, 69 yards
IND - Baety, 7 receptions, 66 yards
IND - Stoner, 5 receptions, 66 yards Top rushers OSU - Eddie George - 26 rushes, 118 yards, 2 TDs
IND - Smith - 22 rushes, 98 yards
Michigan [ ]
#15 Michigan Wolverines at #22 Ohio State Buckeyes
1
2
3 4 Total
Michigan 0
3
3 0 6
Ohio State 2
10
0 10 22
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : November 19, 1994Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Clear, 60 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 93,869Referee : Ron Winter TV announcers (ABC ) : Brent Musburger Box Score
Game information
First quarter
OSU – Safety, Todd Collins downed in end zone, 3:30. Ohio St 2–0. Second quarter
OSU – Bobby Hoying 4-yard run (Josh Jackson kick), 14:11. Ohio St 9–0. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 4:14.
OSU – Josh Jackson 26-yard field goal, 6:22. Ohio St 12–0. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 6:12.
MICH – Remy Hamilton 22-yard field goal, 3:52. Ohio St 12–3. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:24. Third quarter
MICH – Remy Hamilton 22-yard field goal, 7:55. Ohio St 12–6. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:28. Fourth quarter
OSU – Josh Jackson 36-yard field goal, 11:22. Ohio St 15–6. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:15.
OSU – Eddie George 2-yard run (Josh Jackson kick), 8:35. Ohio St 22–6. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:35.
Top passers Top rushers MICH – Tyrone Wheatley – 18 rushes, 92 yards
OSU – Eddie George – 27 rushes, 71 yards, TD Top receivers MICH – Amani Toomer – 3 receptions, 95 yards
OSU – Joey Galloway – 4 receptions, 46 yards
vs. Alabama (Citrus Bowl) [ ] Main article: 1995 Citrus Bowl
Coaching staff [ ] John Cooper – Head Coach – 7th yearBill 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)[2]
Awards and honors [ ] Orlando Pace , Big Ten Freshman of the YearReferences [ ] Box Scores for each of the 1994 games
Win/Loss statistics Draft data
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