1993 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
| 1993 Ohio State Buckeyes football | |
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Big Ten co-champion Holiday Bowl champion | |
Holiday Bowl, W 28–21 vs. BYU | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 10 |
| AP | No. 11 |
| Record | 10–1–1 (6–1–1 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Joe Hollis (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Young (6th season) |
| MVP | Raymont Harris |
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| Home stadium | Ohio Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Wisconsin + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Ohio State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Penn State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1993 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach John Cooper, the Buckeyes compiled an 10–1–1 record (6–1–1 in conference games), tied with Wisconsin for the Big Ten championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 323 to 172. Against ranked opponents, they defeated No. 12 Washington, No. 25 Michigan State, No. 12 Penn State and No. 19 Indiana, tied with No. 15 Wisconsin, and lost to unranked Michigan. They concluded the season with a victory over BYU in the 1993 Holiday Bowl. The Buckeyes were ranked No. 11 in the final AP poll.
The Buckeyes gained an average of 170.9 rushing yards and 185.8 passing yards per game. On defense, they held opponents to 106.3 rushing yards and 168.2 passing yards per game. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Bobby Hoying (1,515 passing yards, 54.5% completion percentage), running back Raymont Harris (1,109 rushing yards, 4.7 yards per carry), and wide receiver Joey Galloway (45 receptions for 927 yards, 20.6 yards per reception, 78 points scored). Defensive linemen Dan Wilkinson was a consensus first-team All-American, and two other Ohio State players received first-team honors: Galloway (Gannett) and offensive tackle Korey Stringer (AFCA, Gannett, and Scripps Howard). Five Ohio State players received first-team honors on the 1993 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Galloway; Wilkinson; Stringer; guard Jason Winrow; and linebacker Lorenzo Styles.
The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.