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1992 Ohio State

8–⁠3–⁠1 (5–⁠2–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by John Cooper, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ohio State in 1992, game by game: won vs. Louisville 20–19; won vs. Bowling Green 17–6; won at No. 8 Syracuse 35–12; lost at Wisconsin 16–20; lost vs. Illinois 16–18; won vs. Northwestern 31–7; won at Michigan State 27–17; won at Iowa 38–15; won vs. Minnesota 17–0; won at Indiana 27–10; tied at No. 6 Michigan 13–13; lost vs. No. 8 Georgia 14–21+24−7Won 20–19 vs. Louisville+1LouisvilleWon 17–6 vs. Bowling Green+11Bowling GreenWon 35–12 at No. 8 Syracuse+23No. 8 SyracuseLost 16–20 at Wisconsin-4WisconsinLost 16–18 vs. Illinois-2IllinoisWon 31–7 vs. Northwestern+24NorthwesternWon 27–17 at Michigan State+10Michigan StateWon 38–15 at Iowa+23IowaWon 17–0 vs. Minnesota+17MinnesotaWon 27–10 at Indiana+17IndianaTied 13–13 at No. 6 Michigan0No. 6 MichiganLost 14–21 vs. No. 8 Georgia-7No. 8 Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsLouisvilleW 20–⁠1978%
Sep 12vsBowling GreenW 17–⁠656%
Sep 19at8SyracuseW 35–⁠1230%
Oct 3atWisconsinL 16–⁠2069%
Oct 10vsIllinoisL 16–⁠1870%
Oct 17vsNorthwesternW 31–⁠784%
Oct 24atMichigan StateW 27–⁠1762%
Oct 31atIowaW 38–⁠1554%
Nov 7vsMinnesotaW 17–⁠089%
Nov 14atIndianaW 27–⁠1062%
Nov 21at6MichiganT 13–⁠1347%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs8GeorgiaCitrus BowlL 14–⁠2150%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 21–⁠14 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 22
  4. Wk 4: 21
  5. Wk 5: 12
  6. Wk 6: 12
  7. Wk 7: 21
  8. Wk 11: 22
  9. Wk 12: 19
  10. Wk 13: 17
  11. Wk 14: 15
  12. Wk 15: 15
  13. Wk 16: 15
  14. Final: 18

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1992.

Record
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠2–⁠1 2nd in Big Ten
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 12
Points
271–⁠158
Coach
John Cooper
Elo
1662 +94 this season
SP+ rating
18.6 No. 12 of 105; offense No. 46, defense No. 3
SRS
13.4 No. 12 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Joe Hollis
Defensive coordinator
Bill Young
Captains
Kirk Herbstreit and Steve Tovar
Most valuable player
Kirk Herbstreit
Offense
Singleback
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 1Robert Smith RBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 2Roger Harper DBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 3Steve Tovar LBCincinnati Bengals

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1992 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1992 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan6–⁠0–⁠29–⁠0–⁠35
Ohio State5–⁠2–⁠18–⁠3–⁠118
Michigan State5–⁠35–⁠6
Illinois4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠5–⁠1
Iowa4–⁠45–⁠7
Wisconsin3–⁠55–⁠6
Indiana3–⁠55–⁠6
Purdue3–⁠54–⁠7
Northwestern3–⁠53–⁠8
Minnesota2–⁠62–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.