1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Hall of Fame Bowl, L 17–24 vs. Syracuse
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)

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 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
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.

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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

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References

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.
↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=227&season=1991
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1992.htm

Win/Loss statistics

Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

Ohio State Drafted Players

Ohio State Buckeyes football

Venues	Recreation Park (1890–1897) Ohio Field (1898–1921) Ohio Stadium (1922–present) Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois Michigan (The Ten Year War) Penn State

Culture & lore	History Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" Neutron Man Marching band 1969 Michigan game 1973 Michigan game "Holy Buckeye" 2006 "Game of the Century" Block O "Hang On Sloopy" The Ten Year War WBNS-TV WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches All-Century Team Yearly statistical leaders NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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