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
Record8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorElliot Uzelac (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (4th season)
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 91,470)
1991 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Michigan $ 8 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 10 Iowa 7 –1 –010 –1 –1
Ohio State 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
Indiana 5 –3 –07 –4 –1
Illinois 4 –4 –06 –6 –0
Purdue 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Michigan State 3 –5 –03 –8 –0
Wisconsin 2 –6 –05 –6 –0
Northwestern 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Minnesota 1 –7 –02 –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
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
RB 33 Butler By'not'e So
WR 1 DeWayne Carter Fr
WR 83 Allen DeGraffenreid Jr
QB 11 Kent Graham Sr
RB 34 Raymont Harris So
QB 4 Kirk Herbstreit Jr
OT 67 Alan Kline So
RB 5 Dante Lee Jr
C 66 Paul Long Jr
WR 17 Chris Sanders So
TE 85 Cedric Saunders So
C 59 Rod Smith So
WR 88 Brian Stablein Jr
RB 26 Robert Smith So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
SS 24 Roger Harper Jr
LB 92 John Kacherski Sr
FS 13 Chico Nelson So
CB 9 Tito Paul Fr
CB 22 Foster Paulk Jr
LB 12 Brad Pope Jr
LB 84 Craig Powell Fr
DE 99 Alonzo Spellman Jr
LB 58 Steve Tovar Jr
CB 18 Tim Walton So
DT 72 Dan Wilkinson Fr
LB 51 Mark Williams So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 23 Tim Williams So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Iowa
Iowa at Ohio State
1 234Total
• No. 11 Hawkeyes 0 1330 16
No. 13 Buckeyes 0 900 9
Scoring summary
2IOWARodgers 1-yard run (Skillett kick)IOWA 7–0
2OSUCarlos Snow 2-yard run (kick)Tied 7–7
2IOWAAlan Cross 61-yard pass from Rodgers (kick blocked)IOWA 13-7
2OSUSimmons 85-yard blocked PAT returnIOWA 13-9
30:27IOWASkillett 30-yard field goalIOWA 16–9
See also: 1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

[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. "1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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