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1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1994
teamOhio State Buckeyes
sportfootball
imageBuckeyes logo.svg
image_size125
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
CoachRank9
APRank14
record9–4
conf_record6–2
head_coachJohn Cooper
hc_year7th
off_coachJoe Hollis
oc_year3rd
def_coachBill Young
dc_year7th
mvpKorey Stringer
captainJoey Galloway
captain2Marlon Kerner
stadiumOhio Stadium
bowl[Florida Citrus Bowl](1995-florida-citrus-bowl)
bowl_resultL 17–24 vs. [Alabama](1994-alabama-crimson-tide-football-team)

The 1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach John Cooper, the Buckeyes compiled a 9–4 record (6–2 in conference games), finished in second place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 319 to 187. Against ranked opponents, they lost to No. 25 Washington and No. 1 Penn State and defeated No. 15 Michigan. They concluded the season with a loss to Alabama in the 1995 Florida Citrus Bowl. The Buckeyes were ranked No. 14 in the final AP poll.

The Buckeyes gained an average of 177.9 rushing yards and 176.1 passing yards per game. On defense, they held opponents to 115.1 rushing yards and 162.7 passing yards per game. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Bobby Hoying (2,155 passing yards, 58.0% completion percentage), running back Eddie George (1,353 rushing yards, 5.2 yards per carry), wide receiver Joey Galloway (36 receptions for 523 yards), and kicker Josh Jackson (73 points scored). Four Ohio State players received first-team honors on the 1994 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Stringer; defensive linemen Matt Finkes and Mike Vrabel; and linebacker Lorenzo Styles.

The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Schedule

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Rankings

Main article: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Game summaries

Fresno State

First quarter

  • OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Joey Galloway 67-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Second quarter
  • OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • FRES - Pittman 4-yard pass from Claiborne (Lyssand kick) Third quarter
  • OSU - Josh Jackson 24-yard field goal
  • FRES - Lyssand 28-yard field goal
  • OSU - Joey Galloway 8-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Fourth quarter
  • OSU - Josh Jackson 33-yard field goal

Washington

First quarter

  • WASH - Napoleon Kauffman 38-yard run (John Wales kick)
  • WASH - Richard Thomas 1-yard run (pass failed)
  • WASH - Eric Bjornson 25-yard pass from Damon Huard (run failed) Second quarter
  • WASH - John Wales 44-yard field goal Third quarter
  • OSU - Eddie George 24-yard run (Chris Sanders pass from Bobby Hoying) Fourth quarter
  • WASH - John Wales 22-yard field goal
  • OSU - Buster Tillman 13-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (DeWayne Carter pass from Bobby Hoying)

Pitt

First quarter

  • OSU – Eddie George 5-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Second quarter
  • PITT - David Merrick 37-yard field goal
  • OSU - Buster Tillman 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Third quarter
  • OSU - Josh Jackson 27-yard field goal
  • OSU - Chris Sanders 43-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Fourth quarter
  • OSU - Josh Jackson 20-yard field goal

Houston

First quarter

  • OSU – Chris Sanders 41-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Eddie George 2-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Safety, Burton tackled by Matt Bonhaus and Luke Fickell in the endzone
  • OSU – Jermon Jackson 3-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Second quarter
  • OSU – Rickey Dudley 11-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Pepe Pearson 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Third quarter
  • OSU - Josh Jackson 39-yard field goal Fourth quarter
  • OSU – Jermon Jackson 14-yard run (Mike Malfatt kick)
  • OSU – Jermon Jackson 3-yard run (kick failed) ;Top passers
  • OSU – Bobby Hoying – 9/13, 136 yards, 2 TDs
  • UH - Clements - 14/29, 92 yards, 2 INTs ;Top rushers
  • OSU – Eddie George – 11 rushes, 105 yards, 1 TD
  • UH - J. Williams - 15 rushes, 75 yards ;Top receivers
  • OSU - Chris Sanders - 3 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD
  • OSU – Joey Galloway – 4 receptions, 44 yards

Northwestern

First quarter

  • NU - Sam Valenzisi 40-yard field goal Second quarter
  • NU - Sam Valenzisi 33-yard field goal
  • NU - Sam Valenzisi 52-yard field goal Third quarter
  • OSU - Joey Galloway 13-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Josh Jackson 21-yard field goal
  • OSU - Eddie George 6-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Fourth quarter
  • NU - Dave Beazley 5-yard run (run failed) ;Top passers
  • NU - Tim Hughes - 12/23, 111 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • OSU - Bobby Hoying - 10/17, 103 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs ;Top receivers
  • OSU - Joey Galloway 4 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD
  • NU - Darren Droller - 2 receptions, 32 yards ;Top rushers
  • OSU - Eddie George - 39 rushes, 206 yards, 1 TD
  • NU - D. Lindy - 29 rushes, 80 yards

Illinois

Second quarter

  • ILL - Ty Douthard 6-yard run (Chris Richardson kick)
  • OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Josh Jackson 35-yard field goal Third quarter
  • ILL - Chris Richardson 32-yard field goal
  • ILL - Jasper Strong 49-yard pass from Johnny Johnson (Chris Richardson kick) Fourth quarter
  • ILL - Ken Dilger 17-yard pass from Johnny Johnson (Chris Richardson kick) ;Top passers
  • ILL - Johnny Johnson - 16-21, 224 yards, 2 TDs
  • OSU – Bobby Hoying – 18/33, 229 yards, 3 INTs ;Top rushers
  • OSU – Eddie George – 26 rushes, 124 yards, 1 TD
  • ILL - Holcombe - 18 rushes, 79 yards ;Top receivers
  • OSU – Joey Galloway – 5 receptions, 87 yards
  • ILL - Jasper Strong - 2 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD
  • ILL - Ken Dilger - 5 receptions, 46 yards, 1 TD

Michigan State

Second quarter

  • MSU - Duane Goulbourne 2-yard run (Gardner kick)
  • OSU - Josh Jackson 33-yard field goal Third quarter
  • OSU - Eddie George 76-yd run (Josh Jackson kick) Fourth quarter
  • OSU - Bobby Hoying 10-yd run (kick blocked)
  • OSU - Greg Bellisari 35-yd interception return (Josh Jackson kick) ;Top passers
  • MSU - Banks- 18/29, 198 yards, 1 INT
  • OSU - Bobby Hoying - 9/19, 99 yards, 1 INT ;Top receivers
  • MSU - Coleman - 7 receptions, 109 yards
  • OSU - Chris Sanders 4 receptions, 30 yards ;Top rushers
  • OSU - Eddie George - 29 rushes, 219 yards, 1 TD
  • MSU - Goulbourne - 17 rushes, 57 yards, 1 TD

Purdue

First quarter

  • OSU – Chris Sanders 41-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU – Joey Galloway 42-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Second quarter
  • OSU – Joey Galloway 2-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Pepe Pearson 3-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU – Joey Galloway 11-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Josh Jackson 29-yard field goal
  • OSU - Josh Jackson 38-yard field goal Third quarter
  • OSU - Chris Sanders 14-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • PUR - Craig Allen 90-yard pass from Rick Trefzger (Brad Bobich kick) Fourth quarter
  • PUR - Craig Allen 12-yard pass from Rick Trefzger (Brad Bobich kick) ;Top passers
  • OSU – Bobby Hoying – 20/24, 304 yards, 5 TDs
  • PUR - Rick Trefzger - 10/19, 157 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs ;Top rushers
  • PUR - Mike Alstott - 13 rushes, 77 yards
  • OSU – Eddie George – 10 rushes, 57 yards ;Top receivers
  • PUR - Craig Allen - 3 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TDs
  • OSU – Joey Galloway – 7 receptions, 95 yards, 3 TDs

Penn State

First quarter

  • PSU - Ki-Jana Carter 20-yard run (Brett Conway kick) Second quarter
  • PSU - Ki-Jana Carter 1-yard run (Brett Conway kick)
  • PSU - Bobby Engram 15-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Brett Conway kick)
  • PSU - Ki-Jana Carter 36-yard run (Brett Conway kick)
  • PSU - Mike Archie 15-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Brett Conway kick) Third quarter
  • OSU - Chris Sanders 14-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (kick failed)
  • PSU - Mike Archie 17-yard run (Brett Conway kick)
  • PSU - Ki-Jana Carter 12-yard run (Brett Conway kick) Fourth quarter
  • PSU - Chris Mazyck 10-yard interception return (Brett Conway kick)
  • PSU - Ambrose Fletcher 4-yard run (Michael Barninger kick)
  • OSU - Stanley Jackson 6-yard run (pass to Rickey Dudley from Stanley Jackson good) ;Top passers
  • PSU - Kerry Collins - 19/23, 265 yds, 2 TDs
  • OSU - Bobby Hoying - 12/24, 87 yds, 1 TD, 3 INTs ;Top receivers
  • PSU - Freddie Scott - 5 receptions, 80 yards
  • OSU - Chris Sanders 4 receptions, 32 yards, 1 TD ;Top rushers
  • PSU - Ki-Jana Carter - 19 rushes, 137 yards, 4 TDs
  • OSU - Pepe Pearson - 9 rushes, 57 yards

Wisconsin

First quarter

  • OSU – Josh Jackson 25-yard field goal Second quarter
  • WIS - John Hall 46-yard field goal
  • OSU - Chris Sanders 78-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Third quarter
  • OSU - Chris Sanders 15-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Fourth quarter
  • OSU – Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) ;Top passers
  • OSU – Bobby Hoying – 14/28, 207 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
  • WIS - Macias - 6/11, 80 yards, 1 INT ;Top rushers
  • OSU – Eddie George – 22 rushes, 104 yards, 1 TD
  • OSU - Pepe Pearson - 12 rushes, 57 yards ;Top receivers
  • OSU – Chris Sanders – 4 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TDs
  • OSU - D.J. Jones - 4 receptions, 47 yards

Indiana

First quarter

  • IND - Ajamu Stoner 13-yd pass from Chris Dittoe (Bill Manolopoulos kick)
  • OSU - Joey Galloway 93-yd kickoff return (kick failed)
  • OSU - Eddie George 1-yd run (pass failed) Second quarter
  • IND - Bill Manolopoulos 35-yd field goal
  • OSU - Eddie George 3-yd run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • IND - Chris Dittoe 1-yd run (Bill Manolopoulos kick) Fourth quarter
  • OSU - Rickey Dudley 2-yd pass from Bobby Hoying (kick blocked)
  • OSU - Chris Sanders 20-yd pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) ;Top passers
  • IND - Dittoe - 20/35, 182 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • OSU - Bobby Hoying - 13/23, 166 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT ;Top receivers
  • OSU - Joey Galloway - 4 receptions, 69 yards
  • IND - Baety, 7 receptions, 66 yards
  • IND - Stoner, 5 receptions, 66 yards ;Top rushers
  • OSU - Eddie George - 26 rushes, 118 yards, 2 TDs
  • IND - Smith - 22 rushes, 98 yards

Michigan

First quarter

  • OSU – Safety, Todd Collins downed in end zone, 3:30. Ohio St 2–0. Second quarter
  • OSU – Bobby Hoying 4-yard run (Josh Jackson kick), 14:11. ''Ohio St 9–0. '''Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 4:14.'''''
  • OSU – Josh Jackson 26-yard field goal, 6:22. ''Ohio St 12–0. '''Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 6:12.'''''
  • MICH – Remy Hamilton 22-yard field goal, 3:52. ''Ohio St 12–3. '''Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:24.''''' Third quarter
  • MICH – Remy Hamilton 22-yard field goal, 7:55. ''Ohio St 12–6. '''Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:28.''''' Fourth quarter
  • OSU – Josh Jackson 36-yard field goal, 11:22. ''Ohio St 15–6. '''Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:15.'''''
  • OSU – Eddie George 2-yard run (Josh Jackson kick), 8:35. ''Ohio St 22–6. '''Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:35.''''' ;Top passers
  • MICH – Todd Collins – 13/22, 160 yards, INT
  • OSU – Bobby Hoying – 11/18, 125 yards ;Top rushers
  • MICH – Tyrone Wheatley – 18 rushes, 92 yards
  • OSU – Eddie George – 27 rushes, 71 yards, TD ;Top receivers
  • MICH – Amani Toomer – 3 receptions, 95 yards
  • OSU – Joey Galloway – 4 receptions, 46 yards

Vs. Alabama (Citrus Bowl)

Main article: 1995 Citrus Bowl

First quarter

  • No scoring Second quarter
  • ALA - Tarrant Lynch 9 yd run (Michael Proctor kick)
  • OSU - Joey Galloway 69 yd pass from (Bob Hoying Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Joey Galloway 11 yd pass from (Bob Hoying Josh Jackson kick)
  • ALA - Sherman Williams 7 yd run (Michael Proctor kick) Third quarter
  • No scoring Fourth quarter
  • OSU - Josh Jackson 34 yd field goal
  • ALA - Michael Proctor 27 yd field goal
  • ALA - Sherman Williams 50 yd pass from Jay Barker (Michael Proctor kick)

Personnel

Coaching staff

  • John Cooper, head coach (7th year)
  • Bill Conley, defensive ends, recruiting coordinator (8th year)
  • Larry Coker, defensive backs (2nd year)
  • Joe Hollis, offensive coordinator (4th year)
  • Ron Hudson, quarterbacks (7th year)
  • Lee Owens, offensive line/tight ends (3rd year)
  • Fred Pagac, linebackers (13th year)
  • Tim Spencer, running backs (1st year)
  • Mike Stock, wide receivers (3rd year)
  • Bill Young, defensive coordinator (7th year)

Roster

Awards and honors

  • Orlando Pace, Big Ten Freshman of the Year

1995 NFL draftees

Tito Paul5167Defensive back[Arizona Cardinals](1995-arizona-cardinals-season)

References

References

  1. "1994 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  2. "1994 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
  3. (2016). "Football Award Winners". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
  4. (November 29, 1994). "Big Ten All-Conference Team". The Plain Dealer.
  5. (January 3, 1995). "Alabama's one-man show beats Buckeyes". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
  6. Park, Jack. (2003). "The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia". Sports Publishing LLC.
  7. Anderson, Lars. (2015-01-01). "20 years ago, the Alabama-Ohio State Citrus Bowl was a brutal affair that was decided with flair".
  8. "1995 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".
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