1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

	1991 Big Ten football standings
	† – Conference champion ; Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

Ohio State Buckeyes football
	1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Hall of Fame Bowl, L 17–24 vs. Syracuse
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1991 record	8–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Cooper
Offensive coordinator	Elliot Uzelac
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium; (Capacity: 91,470)
	Seasons ← 1990 1992 →

The 1991 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1991–1992. The Buckeyes compiled a 8–4 record, including the 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl in Tampa, Florida, where they lost 24–17 to the Syracuse Orangemen.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7*	3:30 PM	Arizona	#22	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 38–14	92,743^[1]
September 14*	12:30 PM	Louisville	#19	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 23–15	91,734^[1]
September 21*	1:30 PM	Washington State	#16	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 33–19	92,687^[1]
October 5	12:30 PM	Wisconsin	#14	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 31–16	94,221^[1]
October 12	3:30 PM	at #20 Illinois	#11	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck)	ABC	L 7–10	70,125^[1]
October 19	1:05 PM	at Northwestern	#18	Cleveland Stadium • Cleveland, OH		W 34–3	73,830^[1]
October 26	3:30 PM	Michigan State	#14	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 27–17	94,341^[1]
November 2	3:30 PM	#11 Iowa	#13	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	L 9–16	95,357^[1]
November 9	12:30 PM	at Minnesota	#19	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	W 35–6	30,145^[1]
November 16	12:30 PM	Indiana	#19	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 20–16	93,417^[1]
November 23	12:00 PM	at #4 Michigan	#18	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	ABC	L 3–31	106,156^[1]
January 1*	1:00 PM	vs. #16 Syracuse	#25	Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)	NBC	L 17–24	57,789^[1]
*Non-Conference Game. ^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.