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1994 Ohio State

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Big Ten), coached by John Cooper, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ohio State in 1994, game by game: won vs. Fresno State 34–10; lost at No. 25 Washington 16–25; won vs. Pittsburgh 27–3; won vs. Houston 52–0; won at Northwestern 17–15; lost vs. Illinois 10–24; won at Michigan State 23–7; won vs. Purdue 48–14; lost at No. 1 Penn State 14–63; won vs. Wisconsin 24–3; won at Indiana 32–17; won vs. No. 15 Michigan 22–6; lost vs. No. 6 Alabama 17–24+52−49Won 34–10 vs. Fresno State+24Fresno StateLost 16–25 at No. 25 Washington-9No. 25 WashingtonWon 27–3 vs. Pittsburgh+24PittsburghWon 52–0 vs. Houston+52HoustonWon 17–15 at Northwestern+2NorthwesternLost 10–24 vs. Illinois-14IllinoisWon 23–7 at Michigan State+16Michigan StateWon 48–14 vs. Purdue+34PurdueLost 14–63 at No. 1 Penn State-49No. 1 Penn StateWon 24–3 vs. Wisconsin+21WisconsinWon 32–17 at Indiana+15IndianaWon 22–6 vs. No. 15 Michigan+16No. 15 MichiganLost 17–24 vs. No. 6 Alabama-7No. 6 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsFresno StateW 34–⁠1057%
Sep 10at25WashingtonL 16–⁠2556%
Sep 17vsPittsburghW 27–⁠382%
Sep 24vsHoustonW 52–⁠091%
Oct 1atNorthwesternW 17–⁠1576%
Oct 8vsIllinoisL 10–⁠2477%
Oct 15atMichigan StateW 23–⁠754%
Oct 22vsPurdueW 48–⁠1475%
Oct 29at1Penn StateL 14–⁠6331%
Nov 5vsWisconsinW 24–⁠360%
Nov 12atIndianaW 32–⁠1762%
Nov 19vs15MichiganW 22–⁠657%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs6AlabamaCitrus BowlL 17–⁠2444%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Alabama 24–⁠17 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 3: 18
  4. Wk 4: 23
  5. Wk 5: 20
  6. Wk 6: 20
  7. Wk 7: 17
  8. Wk 9: 24
  9. Wk 10: 21
  10. Wk 13: 22
  11. Wk 14: 14
  12. Wk 15: 13
  13. Wk 16: 13
  14. Final: 14

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 1994.

Consensus All-AmericanKorey Stringer, OL

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 2nd in Big Ten
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 13
Points
336–⁠211
Coach
John Cooper
Elo
1686 +45 this season
SP+ rating
19.8 No. 11 of 106; offense No. 37, defense No. 8
SRS
16.5 No. 9 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Joe Hollis
Defensive coordinator
Bill Young
Captains
Joey Galloway and Marlon Kerner
Most valuable player
Korey Stringer
Offense
Singleback
Defense
4–⁠3 stack

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 1Joey Galloway WRSeattle Seahawks
Rd 1Korey Stringer OTMinnesota Vikings
Rd 1Craig Powell LBCleveland Browns
Rd 3Chris Sanders WRHouston Oilers
Rd 3Marlon Kerner DBBuffalo Bills
Rd 3Lorenzo Styles LBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 3Preston Harrison LBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 5Tito Paul DBArizona Cardinals

All-Big Ten

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1994 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1994 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Penn State8–⁠012–⁠02
Ohio State6–⁠29–⁠414
Michigan5–⁠38–⁠412
Wisconsin4–⁠3–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠47–⁠5
Michigan State4–⁠45–⁠6
Iowa3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Indiana3–⁠56–⁠5
Purdue2–⁠4–⁠24–⁠5–⁠2
Northwestern2–⁠63–⁠7–⁠1
Minnesota1–⁠73–⁠8

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