1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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.

1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1991 record8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coachJohn Cooper (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorElliot Uzelac (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (4th season)
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 91,470)
1991 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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 (rivalry)
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
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
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.#NameClass
QB 11 Kent Graham Jr
RB 34 Raymont Harris So
WR 88 Brian Stablein Jr
RB 26 Robert Smith So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 92 John Kacherski Sr
DE 99 Alonzo Spellman Jr
LB 58 Steve Tovar Jr
DT 72 Dan Wilkinson Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Iowa
Iowa at Ohio State
1 234Total
• No. 11 Hawkeyes 0 1330 16
No. 13 Buckeyes 0 900 9
See also: 1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
34–12–3 1990 W 27–26

[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
PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Alonzo Spellman122Defensive EndChicago Bears
Scottie Graham7188Running BackPittsburgh Steelers
Kent Graham8211QuarterbackNew York Giants

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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. 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. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1992.htm
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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