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Ohio State Football Team History


Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State University
 Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Capacity: 101,568
Colors: Scarlet & Gray
Coach: John Cooper
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1991 <- 1992 -> 1993 --> 2024
1992 Season Highlights
 John Cooper enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 
1992 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Louisville  20   19   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Bowling Green State  17   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Syracuse  35   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Wisconsin  16   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Illinois  16   18   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Northwestern  31   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Michigan State  27   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Iowa  38   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Minnesota  17   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Indiana  27   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Michigan  13   13   T       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Georgia  14   21   L    @ Orlando, FL   Capital One Bowl
 
1992 Season Totals
  Record8-3 -1
  Points Scored271
  Scoring Average22.6
  Points Allowed158
  Defense Average13.2
  Opponents Record65-57
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record4-1 -1
  Away Record4-1
1992 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
18 8-3-1 AP
19 8-3-1 Coaches
19 8-3-1 UPI/NFF
19 8-3-1 USA Today/CNN
  
1992 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 6-5-1228235Lost  17-274-3-1144146  Lou Tepper
Indiana 5-6177197 3-5116150  Bill Mallory
Minnesota 2-9200313 2-6117212  Jim Wacker
Michigan 9-0-3431171Won  38-316-0-2280113  Gary O. Moeller
Ohio State 8-3-1271158Lost  14-215-2-1185100  John Cooper
Michigan State 5-6238261 5-3187171  George J. Perles
Iowa 5-7243278 4-4189195  Hayden Fry
Wisconsin 5-6212199 3-5145137  Barry Alvarez
Purdue 4-7211267 3-5141172  Jim Colletto
Northwestern 3-8170373 3-5139247  Gary Barnett

1992 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1992 All Big 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.