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.
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Florida Citrus Bowl, L 17–24 vs. Alabama | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 14 |
| 1994 record | 9–4 (6–2 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Joe Hollis (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Young (7th season) |
| Home stadium | Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 91,470) |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 29 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. Fresno State* | No. 20 | Raycom | W 34–10 | 28,513[1] | |
| September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 25 Washington* | No. 18 | ABC | L 16–25 | 70,861[1] | |
| September 17 | 12:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh* | No. 23 | ESPN | W 27–3 | 93,454[1] | |
| September 24 | 1:30 p.m. | Houston* | No. 20 |
| W 52–0 | 91,740[1] | |
| October 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northwestern | No. 20 | W 17–15 | 34,753[1] | ||
| October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Illinois | No. 17 |
| ABC | L 10–24 | 93,351[1] |
| October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Michigan State |
| ABC | W 23–7 | 74,585[1] | |
| October 22 | 12:30 p.m. | Purdue | No. 24 |
| ESPN | W 48–14 | 92,865[1] |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 1 Penn State | No. 21 | ABC | L 14–63 | 97,079[1] | |
| November 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Wisconsin |
| ABC | W 24–3 | 93,340[1] | |
| November 12 | 12:30 p.m. | at Indiana | ESPN | W 32–17 | 44,672[1] | ||
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 15 Michigan | No. 22 |
| ABC | W 22–6 | 93,869[1] |
| January 2, 1995 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Alabama* | No. 13 | ABC | L 17–24 | 71,195[1] | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Rankings
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| 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
Michigan
#15 Michigan Wolverines at #22 Ohio State Buckeyes
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| Michigan | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Ohio St | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 22 |
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
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vs. Alabama (Citrus Bowl)
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
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
| Joey Galloway | 1 | 8 | Wide receiver | Seattle Seahawks |
| Korey Stringer | 1 | 24 | Tackle | Minnesota Vikings |
| Craig Powell | 1 | 30 | Linebacker | Cleveland Browns |
| Chris Sanders | 3 | 67 | Wide receiver | Houston Oilers |
| Marlon Kerner | 3 | 76 | Defensive back | Buffalo Bills |
| Lorenzo Styles | 3 | 77 | Linebacker | Atlanta Falcons |
| Preston Harrison | 3 | 98 | Linebacker | San Diego Chargers |
| Tito Paul | 5 | 167 | Defensive back | Arizona Cardinals |
Awards and honors
- Orlando Pace, Big Ten Freshman of the Year
References
- Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
- 2012 Ohio State football record book
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1995.htm
- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data
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