1992 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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.

1992 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Georgia
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 18
Record	8–3–1 (5–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Cooper (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Hollis (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young (5th season)
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 91,470)

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	12:30 p.m.	Louisville*	No. 17	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 20–19	89,653
September 12	3:30 p.m.	Bowling Green*	No. 22	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 17–6	94,808
September 19	6:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Syracuse*	No. 21	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ESPN	W 35–12	49,629
October 3	12:30 p.m.	at Wisconsin	No. 12	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	L 16–20	72,203
October 10	12:30 p.m.	Illinois	No. 21	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 16–18	93,982
October 17	1:30 p.m.	Northwestern		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 31–7	90,363
October 24	3:30 p.m.	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ABC	W 27–17	70,037
October 31	3:30 p.m.	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 38–15	70,397
November 7	1:30 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 22	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 17–0	91,764
November 14	3:30 p.m.	at Indiana	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	W 27–10	45,534
November 21	12:00 p.m.	No. 6 Michigan	No. 17	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	ABC	T 13–13	95,330
January 1, 1993	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Georgia*	No. 15	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	L 14–21	65,861
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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 John Cooper Coordinators/assistant coaches Bill Conley – Offense Larry Coyer – Defensive Backs Joe Hollis - Offensive Coordinator Ron Hudson – Quarterbacks Lee Owens Fred Pagac – Defensive Linebackers Mike Stock – Offensive Wide Receivers Bill Young – Defensive Coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

1993 NFL draftees

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

Awards and honors

• Korey Stringer, Big Ten Freshman of the Year