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1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 14
Record9–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Hollis (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (7th season)
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 91,470)
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † Michigan State forfeited 5 wins including 4 conference victories, over Wisconsin, Indiana, Northwestern, and Purdue.
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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. # Name Class
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
OT 75 Orlando Pace Fr
WR 17 Chris Sanders Sr
OT 78 Korey Stringer Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Rankings

Main article: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP20201823202017—2421——2214131314
Coaches Poll161614181413112219142421161211119

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Michigan 0 3 306
Ohio St 2 10 01022

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Game information

vs. Alabama (Citrus Bowl)

Main article: 1995 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

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

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m 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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