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1992 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 18
Record8–3–1 (5–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Hollis (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (5th season)
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 91,470)
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Michigan $ 6 – 0 – 2 9 – 0 – 3
No. 18 Ohio State 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Michigan State 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Illinois 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
Iowa 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Indiana 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 8–3–1 record, including the 1993 Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, where they lost, 21–14, to the Georgia Bulldogs.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 512:30 p.m.Louisville*No. 17
ESPNW 20–1989,653
September 123:30 p.m.Bowling Green*No. 22
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 17–694,808
September 196:30 p.m.at No. 8 Syracuse*No. 21
ESPNW 35–1249,629
October 312:30 p.m.at WisconsinNo. 12
ESPNL 16–2072,203
October 1012:30 p.m.IllinoisNo. 21
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPNL 16–1893,982
October 171:30 p.m.Northwestern
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 31–790,363
October 243:30 p.m.at Michigan State
ABCW 27–1770,037
October 313:30 p.m.at Iowa
ABCW 38–1570,397
November 71:30 p.m.MinnesotaNo. 22
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 17–091,764
November 143:30 p.m.at IndianaNo. 19
ABCW 27–1045,534
November 2112:00 p.m.No. 6 MichiganNo. 17
ABCT 13–1395,330
January 1, 19931:00 p.m.vs. No. 8 Georgia*No. 15
ABCL 14–2165,861[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

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1992 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 33 Butler By'not'e Jr
WR 1 DeWayne Carter So
FB 8 Jeff Cothran Jr
WR 83 Allen DeGraffenreid Sr
WR 7 Joey Galloway So
RB 27 Eddie George Fr
RB 34 Raymont Harris Jr
QB 4 Kirk Herbstreit Sr
OT 67 Alan Kline Jr
RB 5 Dante Lee Sr
TE 80 Eric Moss Fr
QB 11 Bryan Niemeyer Jr
WR 88 Brian Stablein Sr
WR 17 Chris Sanders So
TE 85 Cedric Saunders Jr
C 69 Brian Smith Fr
RB 26 Robert Smith Jr
C 59 Rod Smith Jr
OT 78 Korey Stringer Fr
OT 68 Jason Winrow Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 95 Jim Bell Fr
CB 29 Bryan Cook Sr
SS 24 Roger Harper Sr
FS 13 Chico Nelson Jr
CB 9 Tito Paul So
LB 12 Brad Pope Sr
LB 84 Craig Powell So
CB 22 Foster Paulk Sr
LB 58 Steve Tovar Sr
CB 18 Tim Walton Jr
DT 72 Dan Wilkinson So
LB 51 Mark Williams Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 53 Jason Lynch Jr
K 23 Tim Williams Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

1993 NFL draftees

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Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Robert Smith 1 21 Running back Minnesota Vikings
Roger Harper 2 38 Defensive back Atlanta Falcons
Steve Tovar 3 59 Linebacker Cincinnati Bengals
Brian Stablein 8 210 Wide receiver Denver Broncos

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Georgia downs OSU, 21–14". The Urbana Daily Citizen. January 2, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
  3. ^ "1993 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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