1993 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1993 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten Co-Champions Holiday Bowl Champions
Holiday Bowl, W 28–21 vs. BYU
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#10
AP	#11
1993 record	10–1–1 (6–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Cooper
Offensive coordinator	Joe Hollis
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young
MVP	Raymont Harris
Captain	Alan Kline
Captain	Chico Nelson
Captain	Cedric Saunders
Captain	Jason Simmons
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 91,470)

1993 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6 Wisconsin +	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
#11 Ohio State +	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
#8 Penn State	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Indiana	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#21 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Purdue	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 10–1–1 record and were co-champions of the Big Ten Conference along with the Wisconsin Badgers (who received the Rose Bowl berth) including the 1993 Holiday Bowl in San Diego, where they won 28–21 against the Brigham Young Cougars.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:30 PM	Rice*	#18	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 34–7	89,040[1]
September 11	8:00 PM	#12 Washington*	#16	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 21–12	94,109[1]
September 18	12:00 PM	at Pittsburgh*	#11	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	W 63–28	41,511[1]
October 2	1:30 PM	Northwestern	#7	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 51–3	92,744[1]
October 9	12:30 PM	at Illinois	#6	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck)	ESPN	W 20–12	61,209[1]
October 16	3:30 PM	#25 Michigan State	#5	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 28–21	93,989[1]
October 23	2:00 PM	at Purdue	#3	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 45–24	44,038[1]
October 30	3:30 PM	#12 Penn State	#3	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 24–6	95,060[1]
November 6	3:30 PM	at #15 Wisconsin	#3	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ABC	T 14–14	77,745[1]
November 13	3:30 PM	Indiana	#5	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 23–17	93,741[1]
November 20	12:00 PM	at Michigan	#5	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	ABC	L 0–28	106,867[1]
December 30	6:00 PM	vs. BYU*	#11	Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	W 28–21	52,108[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 - 6th year
• Bill Conley - Offense (6th year)
• Larry Coker - Defensive Backs (1st year)
• Frank Falks - Running Backs (1st year)
• Joe Hollis - Offensive Coordinator (3rd year)
• Ron Hudson - Quarterbacks (6th year)
• Lee Owens - (2nd year)
• Fred Pagac - Defensive Linebackers (12th year)
• Mike Stock - Offensive Wide Receivers (2nd year)
• Bill Young - Defensive Coordinator (6th year)

Game notes

Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 14 21 7 3 45 Purdue 0 7 0 17 24 Date: October 23 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana Game attendance: 44,038

Scoring summary 1 OHST Harris 11-yard run (Williams kick) Ohio St 7-0 1 OHST Harris 3-yard run (Williams kick) Ohio St 14-0 2 OHST George 1-yard run (Williams kick) Ohio St 21-0 2 OHST Kerner 100-yard interception return (Williams kick) Ohio St 28-0 2 OHST By'not'e 1-yard run (Williams kick) Ohio St 35-0 2 PUR Hill 23-yard pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick) Ohio St 35-7 3 OHST Finkes recovered fumble in end zone (Williams kick) Ohio St 42-7 4 PUR Bobich 23-yard field goal Ohio St 42-10 4 OHST J. Jackson 20-yard field goal Ohio St 45-10 4 PUR Alstott 1-yard run (Bobich kick) Ohio St 45-17 4 PUR Hill 9-yard pass from Trefzger (Bobich kick) Ohio St 45-24

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Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total Penn State 6 0 0 0 6 • Ohio State 7 10 7 0 24 Date: October 30 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH Game attendance: 95,060

Scoring summary 1 PSU Fayak 29-yard field goal PSU 3-0 1 OSU Harris 4-yard run (Williams kick) OSU 7-3 1 PSU Fayak 49-yard field goal OSU 7-6 2 OSU Williams 22-yard field goal OSU 10-6 2 OSU Galloway 25-yard pass from Powers (Williams kick) OSU 17-6 3 OSU By'not'e 4-yard run (Williams kick) OSU 24-6

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Holiday Bowl

Statistics

• Rushing: Raymont Harris 235 yards^[5]

1994 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Dan Wilkinson	1	1	Defensive Tackle	Cincinnati Bengals
Jeff Cothran	3	66	Fullback	Cincinnati Bengals
Raymont Harris	4	114	Running Back	Chicago Bears
Jason Winrow	6	186	Guard	New York Giants
Butler By'not'e	7	212	Running Back	Denver Broncos

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References

1. 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=1993
3. Gainesville Sun. 1993 Oct 24.
4. Gainesville Sun. October 31, 1993
5. 2012 Ohio State football record book
6. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1994.htm

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players