1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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.

1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 14
1994 record9–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coachJohn Cooper (7th season)
Offensive coordinatorJoe Hollis (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (7th season)
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 91,470)
1994 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 299:00 p.m.vs. Fresno State*No. 20
RaycomW 34–1028,513[1]
September 103:30 p.m.at No. 25 Washington*No. 18
ABCL 16–2570,861[1]
September 1712:30 p.m.Pittsburgh*No. 23
ESPNW 27–393,454[1]
September 241:30 p.m.Houston*No. 20
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 52–091,740[1]
October 12:00 p.m.at NorthwesternNo. 20
W 17–1534,753[1]
October 83:30 p.m.IllinoisNo. 17
ABCL 10–2493,351[1]
October 1512:00 p.m.at Michigan State
ABCW 23–774,585[1]
October 2212:30 p.m.PurdueNo. 24
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPNW 48–1492,865[1]
October 293:30 p.m.at No. 1 Penn StateNo. 21
ABCL 14–6397,079[1]
November 53:30 p.m.Wisconsin
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 24–393,340[1]
November 1212:30 p.m.at Indiana
ESPNW 32–1744,672[1]
November 1912:00 p.m.No. 15 MichiganNo. 22
ABCW 22–693,869[1]
January 2, 19951:00 p.m.vs. No. 6 Alabama*No. 13
ABCL 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
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 DeWayne Carter Sr
TE 80 Rickey Dudley Jr
WR 7 Joey Galloway Sr
WR 83 Terry Glenn Jr
RB 27 Eddie George Jr
QB 14 Bobby Hoying Jr
T 75 Orlando Pace Fr
WR 17 Chris Sanders Sr
T 78 Korey Stringer Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 95 Jim Bell So
LB 30 Greg Bellisari So
LB 92 Matt Finkes So
CB 2 Ty Howard Jr
S 34 Rob Kelly Jr
CB 9 Tito Paul Sr
LB 84 Craig Powell Sr
CB 24 Shawn Springs Jr
LB 90 Lorenzo Styles Jr
LB 94 Mike Vrabel So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Rankings
Main article: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
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

Washington
See also: 1994 Washington Huskies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–2 1993 W 21–12

Michigan State
See also: 1994 Michigan State Spartans football team

Statistics

Michigan
See also: 1994 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
#15 Michigan Wolverines at #22 Ohio State Buckeyes
1 2 34Total
Michigan 0 3 306
Ohio St 2 10 01022

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 19, 1994
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 93,869
  • Referee: Ron Winter
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger
  • Box Score

vs. Alabama (Citrus Bowl)
See also: 1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 1986 L 10–16

Coaching staff
  • John Cooper – Head Coach – 7th year
  • Bill 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)

1995 NFL draftees
PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Joey Galloway18Wide receiverSeattle Seahawks
Korey Stringer124TackleMinnesota Vikings
Craig Powell130LinebackerCleveland Browns
Chris Sanders367Wide receiverHouston Oilers
Marlon Kerner376Defensive backBuffalo Bills
Lorenzo Styles377LinebackerAtlanta Falcons
Preston Harrison398LinebackerSan Diego Chargers
Tito Paul5167Defensive backArizona Cardinals

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Awards and honors
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References
  1. Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
  2. 2012 Ohio State football record book
  3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1995.htm
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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