# 1993 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1993 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 10–1–1 record and were co-champions of the Big Ten Conference along with the Wisconsin Badgers (who received the Rose Bowl berth) including the 1993 Holiday Bowl in San Diego, where they won 28–21 against the Brigham Young Cougars.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 12:30 p.m. | Rice* | No. 18 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ESPN | W 34–7 | 89,040 |
| September 11 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 12 Washington* | No. 16 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | W 21–12 | 94,109 |
| September 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh* | No. 11 | Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA | | W 63–28 | 41,511 |
| October 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Northwestern | No. 7 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | | W 51–3 | 92,744 |
| October 9 | 12:30 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 6 | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) | ESPN | W 20–12 | 61,209 |
| October 16 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 25 Michigan State | No. 5 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | W 28–21 | 93,989 |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Purdue | No. 3 | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN | | W 45–24 | 44,038 |
| October 30 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 12 Penn State | No. 3 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (rivalry) | ABC | W 24–6 | 95,060 |
| November 6 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Wisconsin | No. 3 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ABC | T 14–14 | 77,745 |
| November 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Indiana | No. 5 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | W 23–17 | 93,741 |
| November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Michigan | No. 5 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (rivalry) | ABC | L 0–28 | 106,867 |
| December 30 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. BYU* | No. 11 | Jack Murphy StadiumSan Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) | ESPN | W 28–21 | 52,108 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||||

## Game summaries
### Rice

The 1993 Ohio State Buckeyes opened the season against the Rice Owls of the Southwest Conference by wearing 25th anniversary tribute uniforms for the 1968 team that won the NCAA Division I National Championship. These tribute uniforms would remain the home uniform throughout the season. The Buckeyes scored all 34 of their points before Rice added a touchdown late in the game. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Bobby Hoying completed 13 passes for 144 yards and a score, junior wide receiver Joey Galloway had three catches for 92 yards and a touchdown, while senior running back Raymont Harris added 76 yards and a score on the ground. Sophomore linebacker Lorenzo Styles lead the defense with nine tackles while Tim Patillo recorded an interception that was returned 17 yards.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Ohio State | 3 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Date: September 4, 1993
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game attendance: 89,040
* Toledo Blade article from Sept. 5, 1993
Game information :
First quarter
OSU - Tim Williams 27-yard FG
Second quarter
OSU - Raymont Harris 2-yard run (Tim Williams kick)
OSU - Joey Galloway 48-yard pass from Bret Powers (Tim Williams kick)
OSU - Tim Williams 39-yard FG
Fourth quarter
OSU - Dimitrious Stanley 9-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Tim Williams kick)
OSU – Matt Calhoun 1-yard run (Tim Williams kick)
RICE - Crowe 43-yard pass from LaRocca (Bagwell kick)
Top passers
OSU – Bobby Hoying – 13/22, 144 yards, 1 TD
RICE – Emanuel – 13/25 105 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
OSU – Raymont Harris – 16 rushes, 76 yards, 1 TD
RICE - Emanuel - 14 rushes, 58 yards
OSU – Butler By'not'e – 6 rushes, 46 yards
Top receivers
OSU – Joey Galloway - 3 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
WASH - Crowe - 3 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD :

### Washington

The second-ever night game at Ohio Stadium featured a visit from the defending three-peat Pac-10 champions, who were also coming off three straight Rose Bowl appearances as well. Raymont Harris and Butler By'not'e combined for 202 yards and 2 scores on the ground, the latter's which sealed the game for Ohio State in the fourth quarter.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Washington | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Ohio State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Date: September 11, 1993
* Game time: 8:05 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear; 79 °F (26 °C); wind SW
* Game attendance: 94,109
* Referee: Dick Honig
Game information :
First quarter
OSU - Harris 2 yard run (Williams kick)
WASH - Hanson 29 yard field goal
Second quarter
OSU - Joey Galloway 35-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Tim Williams kick)
WASH - Hill 8 yard pass from Huard (pass failed)
Fourth quarter
WASH - Hanson 21 yard field goal
OSU - By'not'e 49 yard run (Williams kick)
Top passers
WASH – Huard – 18/32 186 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
OSU – Bobby Hoying – 6/21, 142 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
OSU – Raymont Harris – 23 rushes, 102 yards, 1 TD
OSU – Butler By'not'e – 9 rushes, 80 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
OSU – Joey Galloway - 4 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD
WASH - Shelley - 7 receptions, 62 yards :

### Pittsburgh

In the first of a four-game series between the Buckeyes and Panthers, Butler By'not'e took the opening kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown and Ohio State never looked back, scoring 35 points before Pitt got on the board. The Panthers were able to score four second half touchdowns through the air, but 11 different Buckeye rushers combined for 307 yards on the ground and five scores while Joey Galloway hauled in two touchdown passes to secure a 63-28 victory on the road.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ohio State | 28 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 63 |
| Pitt | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: September 18, 1993
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C); wind 10 mph (16 km/h) NE
* Game attendance: 41,511
Game information :
First quarter
OSU - Butler By'not'e 89-yard kickoff return (Tim Williams kick)
OSU - Raymont Harris 4-yard run (Tim Williams kick)
OSU - Joey Galloway 6-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Tim Williams kick)
OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Tim Williams kick)
Second quarter
OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Tim Williams kick)
Third quarter
PITT - Bill Davis 21-yard pass from John Ryan (Steve Kalmanides kick)
PITT - Dietrich Jells 35-yard pass from John Ryan (Steve Kalmanides kick)
OSU - Joey Galloway 6-yard run (Tim Williams kick)
Fourth quarter
OSU - Joey Galloway 9-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
PITT - Junior Green 60-yard pass from John Ryan (Steve Kalmanides kick)
OSU - Eric Moss 9-yard pass from Bret Powers (Josh Jackson kick)
PITT - Dietrich Jells 17-yard pass from John Ryan (Steve Kalmanides kick)
OSU – Keith Wilkerson 24-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
Top passers
PITT - John Ryan 15/21, 236 yds, 4 TDs
OSU - Bobby Hoying 7/10, 122 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Top receivers
PITT - Junior Green 5 Rec, 111 yds, 1 TD
PITT - Bill Davis 5 Rec, 91 yds, 1 TD
OSU - Terry Glenn 3 Rec, 80 yds
Top rushers
OSU - Travis McGuire 16 Rush, 78 yds
OSU - Raymont Harris 8 Rush, 69 yds, 1 TD
PITT - Martin 18 Rush, 57 yds :

### Northwestern

Beginning the 1993 Big Ten slate, Ohio State (30:54) and Northwestern (29:06) nearly had the same time of possession, but the Buckeyes dominated the upstart Wildcats defensively with 5 interceptions returned for 158 yards and 428 yards from the offensive side of the ball, 119 of which came through the air into Joey Galloway's hands. Kicker Tim Williams also set personal bests for field goals (43) and consecutive extra-points kicked (64).
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Northwestern | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ohio State | 3 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 51 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Date: October 2, 1993
* Game time: 1:30 p.m.
* Game attendance: 92,744
* Toledo Blade article from Oct. 3, 1993

### Illinois

Head Coach John Cooper earned his first victory over Illinois since taking over in 1988 as the Buckeye defense kept the Fighting Illini out of the endzone. The offense put up 230 total yards, led by Raymont Harris' 90 on the ground and Cedric Saunders' 31 through the air.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ohio State | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Illinois | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
* Date: October 9, 1993
* Game time: 12:30 EST
* Game weather: Overcast; 47 °F (8 °C); wind 20 mph (32 km/h) N
* Game attendance: 61,209
* Referee: Ron Winter

### Michigan State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Michigan State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 21 |
| Ohio State | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Date: October 16, 1993
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Overcast; 62 °F (17 °C); wind 8 mph (13 km/h) SE
* Game attendance: 93,989
* Referee: Dick Honig
Game information :
First quarter
OSU - Joey Galloway 22-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Tim Williams kick)
MSU - Bill Stoyanovich 47-yard field goal
Second quarter
OSU - Joey Galloway 64-yard pass from Bret Powers (Tim Williams kick)
MSU - Steve Holman 1-yard run (Bill Stoyanovich kick)
OSU - Joey Galloway 14-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Tim Williams kick)
Fourth quarter
MSU - Stoyanovich 21-yard field goal
MSU - Scott Greene 38-yard pass from Jim Miller (Mill Coleman pass from Jim Miller)
OSU - Raymont Harris 7-yard run (Tim Williams kick)
Top passers
MSU - Jim Miller 31/42, 360 yds, 1 TD
OSU - Bobby Hoying 14/21, 181 yds, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
OSU - Bret Powers 7/10, 113 yds, 1 TD
Top receivers
OSU - Joey Galloway 9 Rec, 186 yds, 3 TDs
MSU - Outlaw 5 Rec, 117 yds
MSU - Scott Greene 4 Rec, 69 yds, 1 TD
Top rushers
OSU - Raymont Harris 22 Rush, 103 yds, 1 TD
MSU - Steve Holman 17 Rush, 52 yds, 1 TD :

### Purdue

Ohio State jumped out to a 35-0 lead highlighted by Marlon Kerner's 100-yard interception return for a touchdown as three different running backs scored touchdowns and defensive lineman Matt Finkes recovered a fumble in the endzone for another score.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ohio State | 14 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 45 |
| Purdue | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
* Date: October 23, 1993
* Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C); wind 11 mph (18 km/h) SW
* Game attendance: 44,038
* Referee: Jerry Hendrickson
Game information :
First quarter
OSU - Raymont Harris 11-yard run (Tim Williams kick)
OSU - Raymont Harris 3-yard run (Tim Williams kick)
Second quarter
OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Tim Williams kick)
OSU - Marlon Kerner 100-yard interception return (Tim Williams kick)
OSU - Butler By'not'e 1-yard run (Tim Williams kick)
PUR - Jeff Hill 23-yard pass from Rick Trefzger (Bobich kick)
Third quarter
OSU - Matt Finkes recovered fumble in end zone (Tim Williams kick)
Fourth quarter
PUR - Bobich 23-yard field goal
OSU - Josh Jackson 20-yard field goal
PUR - Mike Alstott 1-yard run (Bobich kick)
PUR - Jeff Hill 9-yard pass from Rick Trefzger (Bobich kick)
Top passers
PUR – Rick Trefzger – 17/29, 245 yards, 1 INT
OSU – Bobby Hoying – 10/12, 105 yards
Top rushers
OSU – Raymont Harris – 18 rushes, 118 yards, 2 TDs
OSU – Eddie George – 11 rushes, 96 yards, 1 TD
OSU – Butler By'not'e – 9 rushes, 95 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
PUR – Burt Thornton - 5 receptions, 85 yards
PUR – Jeff Hill – 4 receptions, 53 yards, 2 TDs
OSU - Buster Tillman - 3 receptions, 45 yards :

### Penn State

1993 was Penn State's first year playing football in the Big Ten Conference and this was their first conference matchup with Ohio State.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Penn State | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ohio State | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Date: October 30, 1993
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Snow flurries, 34 °F (1 °C)
* Game attendance: 95,060
* Referee: Dick Honig
* TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Bob Griese
Game information :
First quarter
PSU – Craig Fayak 29-yard field goal, 12:54. Penn St 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 2:06.
OSU – Raymont Harris 4-yard run (Tim Williams kick), 10:03. Ohio St 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:43.
PSU – Craig Fayak 49-yard field goal, 7:39. Ohio St 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 2:24.
Second quarter
OSU – Tim Williams 22-yard field goal, 14:56. Ohio St 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:23.
OSU – Joey Galloway 25-yard pass from Bret Powers (Tim Williams kick), 11:19. Ohio St 17–6. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:24.
Third quarter
OSU – Butler By'not'e 4-yard run (Tim Williams kick), 10:17. Ohio St 24–6. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:43.
Top passers
PSU – Kerry Collins – 13/39, 122 yards, 4 INT
OSU – Bobby Hoying – 4/11, 107 yards
Top rushers
PSU – Ki-Jana Carter – 24 rushes, 123 yards
OSU – Raymont Harris – 32 rushes, 151 yards, TD
Top receivers
PSU – Kyle Brady – 4 receptions, 36 yards
OSU – Chris Sanders – 2 receptions, 56 yards :

### Wisconsin

Ohio State jumped out to a 1st quarter 7-0 lead with a Raymont Harris TD run, then Wisconsin added touchdowns in the 2nd and 3rd quarters to go up 14-7. Ohio State tied it up in the 4th quarter after a 26-yard Powers-to-Galloway TD pass. With 0:07 left on the clock, Rick Schnetzky attempted a 22 yard field goal for the Badgers that was blocked by Marlon Kerner. The game ended in a 14-14 tie, which is the most recent tied game for Ohio State.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ohio State | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: November 6, 1993
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Snow, 30 °F (−1 °C); wind 10–15 mph (16–24 km/h) NW
* Game attendance: 77,745
* Referee: Ron Winter
* TV: ABC

### Indiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Indiana | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Ohio State | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Date: November 13, 1993
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game attendance: 93,741
* Toledo Blade article from Nov. 14, 1993

### Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
* Date: November 20, 1993
* Game weather: Sunny, low 30s
* Game attendance: 106,867
* TV: ABC
Game information :
First quarter
MICH – Mercury Hayes 25-yard pass from Todd Collins (Peter Elezvoic kick), 6:34. Michigan 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:04.
Second quarter
MICH – Jon Ritchie 1-yard run (Peter Elezvoic kick), 5:30. Michigan 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 99 yards, 1:24.
MICH – Che Foster 3-yard pass from Todd Collins (Peter Elezovic kick), 2:13. Michigan 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 3:06.
Third quarter
MICH – Ed Davis 5-yard run (Peter Elezvoic kick), 10:39. Michigan 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:05.
Top passers
OSU – Bobby Hoying – 11/24, 134 yards, INT
MICH – Todd Collins – 14/20, 140 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
OSU – Raymont Harris – 14 rushes, 65 yards
MICH – Tyrone Wheatley – 16 rushes, 105 yards
Top receivers
OSU – Cedric Saunders – 6 receptions, 65 yards
MICH – Derrick Alexander – 3 receptions, 64 yards :

### 1993 Holiday Bowl

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ohio State | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| BYU | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: December 30, 1993
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Fair, 66 °F (19 °C), Wind 8 mph (13 km/h) WSW
* Game attendance: 52,108
* Referee: Lloyd Dale
Game information :
First quarter
OSU – Tim Patillo 20-yard punt return after Tim Patillo block (Tim Williams kick)
BYU - Willis 27-yard pass from Walsh (Herrick kick)
OSU - Raymont Harris 2-yard run (Tim Williams kick)
Second quarter
OSU - Raymont Harris 2-yard run (Tim Williams kick)
BYU - Lewis 8-yard pass from Walsh (Herrick kick)
BYU - Doman 27-yard pass from Walsh (Herrick kick)
Third quarter
OSU - Raymont Harris 1-yard run (Tim Williams kick)
Top passers
BYU - Walsh - 25/44, 389 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
OSU – Bobby Hoying – 5/11, 55 yards
Top rushers
OSU – Raymont Harris – 39 rushes, 235 yards, 3 TDs
OSU – Butler By'not'e – 9 rushes, 61 yards
Top receivers
BYU - Doman - 3 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD
BYU - Willis - 2 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
BYU - Lewis - 4 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 17 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Coaches Poll | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 (1) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

## 1994 NFL draftees

| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
| Dan Wilkinson | 1 | 1 | Defensive Tackle | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Jeff Cothran | 3 | 66 | Fullback | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Raymont Harris | 4 | 114 | Running Back | Chicago Bears |
| Jason Winrow | 6 | 186 | Guard | New York Giants |
| Butler By'not'e | 7 | 212 | Running Back | Denver Broncos |