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1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
American college football season
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.
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (5–3 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Elliot Uzelac (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Young (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 91,470) |
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| No. 6 Michigan $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Iowa | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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For the game against Northwestern, Ohio State played away against Northwestern in Cleveland.[1][2]
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Arizona* | No. 22 | ABC | W 38–14 | 92,743 | |
| September 14 | 12:30 p.m. | Louisville* | No. 19 |
| ESPN | W 23–15 | 91,734 |
| September 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Washington State* | No. 16 |
| W 33–19 | 92,687 | |
| October 5 | 12:30 p.m. | Wisconsin | No. 14 |
| W 31–16 | 94,221 | |
| October 12 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 20 Illinois | No. 11 | ABC | L 7–10 | 70,125 | |
| October 19 | 1:05 p.m. | vs. Northwestern | No. 18 | W 34–3 | 73,830 | ||
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Michigan State | No. 14 |
| ABC | W 27–17 | 94,341 |
| November 2 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11 Iowa | No. 13 |
| ABC | L 9–16 | 95,357 |
| November 9 | 12:30 p.m. | at Minnesota | No. 19 | ESPN | W 35–6 | 30,145 | |
| November 16 | 12:30 p.m. | Indiana | No. 19 |
| ESPN | W 20–16 | 93,417 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Michigan | No. 18 | ABC | L 3–31 | 106,156 | |
| January 1, 1992 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 16 Syracuse* | No. 25 | NBC | L 17–24 | 57,789 | |
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See also: 1991 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
- 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)
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
| Alonzo Spellman | 1 | 22 | Defensive End | Chicago Bears |
| Scottie Graham | 7 | 188 | Running Back | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Kent Graham | 8 | 211 | Quarterback | New York Giants |
- Jauss, Bill (August 21, 1991). "For NU, 'Home' Football Games Are $weet". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- Deneen, Mike (September 24, 2013). "The Strange Story of "The Modell Bowl"". SB Nation. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
- "Iowa Wins It 'for People Back Home'". Los Angeles Times. November 3, 1991. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- "Roses Are Red, Columbus Is Angry". The New York Times. November 3, 1991. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- "1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.