1992 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1992 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Georgia
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #19
AP #18
1992 record 8–3–1 (5–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach John Cooper
Offensive coordinator Joe Hollis
Defensive coordinator Bill Young
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 91,470)
1992 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Michigan 6 0 2     9 0 3
#18 Ohio State 5 2 1     8 3 1
Michigan State 5 3 0     5 6 0
Illinois 4 3 1     6 5 1
Iowa 4 4 0     5 7 0
Indiana 3 5 0     5 6 0
Wisconsin 3 5 0     5 6 0
Purdue 3 5 0     4 7 0
Northwestern 3 5 0     3 8 0
Minnesota 2 6 0     2 9 0
Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1992–1993. The Buckeyes compiled an 831 record, including the 1993 Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, where they lost 2114 to the Georgia Bulldogs.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 12:30 PM Louisville* #17 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ESPN W 20–19   89,653[1]
September 12 3:30 PM Bowling Green* #22 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 17–6   94,808[1]
September 19 6:30 PM at #8 Syracuse* #21 Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY ESPN W 35–12   49,629[1]
October 3 12:30 PM at Wisconsin #12 Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI ESPN L 16–20   72,203[1]
October 10 12:30 PM Illinois #21 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN L 16–18   93,982[1]
October 17 1:30 PM Northwestern Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 31–7   90,363[1]
October 24 3:30 PM at Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ABC W 27–17   70,037[1]
October 31 3:30 PM at Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ABC W 38–15   70,397[1]
November 7 1:30 PM Minnesota #22 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 17–0   91,764[1]
November 14 3:30 PM at Indiana #19 Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN ABC W 27–10   45,534[1]
November 21 12:00 PM #6 Michigan #17 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game) ABC T 13–13   95,330[1]
January 1 1:00 PM vs. #8 Georgia* #15 Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) ABC L 14–21   65,861[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Coaching staff

1993 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
Robert Smith 1 21 Running Back Minnesota Vikings
Roger Harper 2 38 Defensive Back Atlanta Falcons
Steve Tovar 3 59 Linebacker Cincinnati Bengals
Brian Stablein 8 210 Wide Receiver Denver Broncos

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Awards and honors

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 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=1992
  3. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1993.htm
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data