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 .
For the game against Northwestern , Ohio State played away against Northwestern in Cleveland.[1] [2]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 7 3:30 p.m. Arizona * No. 22 ABC W 38–1492,743
September 14 12:30 p.m. Louisville * No. 19 ESPN W 23–1591,734
September 21 1:30 p.m. Washington State * No. 16 W 33–1992,687
October 5 12:30 p.m. Wisconsin No. 14 W 31–1694,221
October 12 3:30 p.m. at No. 20 Illinois No. 11 ABC L 7–1070,125
October 19 1:05 p.m. vs. Northwestern No. 18 W 34–373,830
October 26 3:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 14 ABC W 27–1794,341
November 2 3:30 p.m. No. 11 Iowa No. 13 ABC L 9–1695,357
November 9 12:30 p.m. at Minnesota No. 19 ESPN W 35–630,145
November 16 12:30 p.m. Indiana No. 19 ESPN W 20–1693,417
November 23 12:00 p.m. at No. 4 Michigan No. 18 ABC L 3–31106,156
January 1, 1992 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 16 Syracuse * No. 25 NBC L 17–2457,789
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Roster
1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
23
Tim Williams
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Game summaries
Iowa
Iowa at Ohio State
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 11 Hawkeyes
0
13 3 0
16
No. 13 Buckeyes
0
9 0 0
9
Scoring summary 2 IOWA Rodgers 1-yard run (Skillett kick) IOWA 7–0
2 OSU Carlos Snow 2-yard run (kick) Tied 7–7
2 IOWA Alan Cross 61-yard pass from Rodgers (kick blocked) IOWA 13-7
2 OSU Simmons 85-yard blocked PAT return IOWA 13-9
3 0:27 IOWA Skillett 30-yard field goal IOWA 16–9
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Coaching staff
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)
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References
^ 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.