1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football

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)
Head coach	John Cooper (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Hollis (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young (7th year)
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 91,470)

1994 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Penn State $	8	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
#14 Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
#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

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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	9:00 p.m.	vs. Fresno State*	No. 20	Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, CA (Pigskin Classic)	ABC	W 34–10	28,513^[1]
September 10	3:30 p.m.	at No. 25 Washington*	No. 18	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	ABC	L 16–25	70,861^[1]
September 17	12:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh*	No. 23	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 27–3	93,454^[1]
September 24	1:30 p.m.	Houston*	No. 20	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 52–0	91,740^[1]
October 1	2:00 p.m.	at Northwestern	No. 20	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 17–15	34,753^[1]
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	No. 17	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck)	ABC	L 10–24	93,351^[1]
October 15	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	Creative	W 23–7	74,585^[1]
October 22	12:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 24	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 48–14	92,865^[1]
October 29	3:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Penn State	No. 21	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	ABC	L 14–63	97,079^[1]
November 5	3:30 p.m.	Wisconsin		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 24–3	93,340^[1]
November 12	12:30 p.m.	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ESPN	W 32–17	44,672^[1]
November 19	12:00 p.m.	No. 15 Michigan	No. 22	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)	ABC	W 22–6	93,869^[1]
January 2, 1995	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Alabama*	No. 13	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	L 17–24	71,195^[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game notes

Michigan State

Statistics

Rushing: Eddie George 219 yards^[3]

Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	0	3	3	0	6
• Ohio St	2	10	0	10	22

Date: November 19
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:13
Game attendance: 93,869
Game weather: 60°F; wind 5–10 SSW
Referee: Ron Winter

Scoring summary

Q1	3:30	OHST	Safety, Collins downed in end zone	OHST 2–0

Q2	14:11	OHST	Hoying 4 yard run (J. Jackson kick)	OHST 9–0

Q2	6:22	OHST	J. Jackson 26 yard field goal	OHST 12–0

Q2	3:52	MICH	Hamilton 22 yard field goal	OHST 12–3

Q3	7:55	MICH	Hamilton 22 yard field goal	OHST 12–6

Q4	11:22	OHST	J. Jackson 36 yard field goal	OHST 15–6

Q4	8:35	OHST	George 2 yard run (J. Jackson kick)	OHST 22–6

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Coaching staff

John Cooper - Head Coach - 7th year
Bill Conley - Recruiting Coordinator (7th 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

Orlando Pace, Big Ten Freshman of the Year

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=227&season=1994
↑ 2012 Ohio State football record book
↑ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Dec-06.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1995.htm

Win/Loss statistics

Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

Ohio State Drafted Players

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