We take a look back at the 1993 Citrus Bowl, Ohio State’s only previous game against Georgia.
In 132 seasons of Ohio State football before this year, the Buckeyes have only played the Georgia Bulldogs once. That matchup came in the 1993 Citrus Bowl.
As Ohio State prepares to play Georgia for the second time in this year’s Peach Bowl, nearly 30 years to the day of the first meeting between the Buckeyes and Bulldogs, we take a look back at the first-ever meeting between the two storied programs and how it played out.John Cooper's 15th-ranked team finally broke a well-tread pattern of losing the regular season finale to Michigan, by finishing the 1992 version of The Game with a 13-13 tie in Ohio Stadium.
Following the “great win,” Coop's teams were 0–8–1 against Michigan and bowl opponents. Fans were holding out hope that the 1993 Citrus Bowl would bring that elusive first bowl game victory of the Cooper era.There were legitimate reasons for the small group of the fan base to be optimistic about the Orlando bowl game. The Buckeyes’ offense had a talented backfield with Robert Smith, Butler By'not'e, Raymont Harris and a stud freshman named Eddie George.
On the other side of the ball, Bill Young's defense had six future NFL players including 1994’s No. 1 overall draft pick, Dan “Big Daddy” Wilkinson. Steve Tovar and Craig Powell were the big names at linebacker and the secondary was patrolled by Roger Harper, Chico Nelson, Tito Paul and Tim Walton.Ray Goff was in his fourth year as Georgia's head coach and his Bulldogs came to Orlando with a 9–2 record. They were ranked eighth in the AP Poll and had won 13 of their last 16 games.
All-American running back Garrison Hearst was the big name for the Bulldogs. The third overall pick of the 1993 NFL Draft was the Doak Walker Award winner and the SEC Player of the year in 1992. Sophomore quarterback Eric Zeier was a capable option runner and passer giving the Bulldogs a balanced offense that finished the regular season averaging a then-program-record 450 yards per game.We feel that one guy can't beat us. Everybody is talking about Garrison. Garrison this, Garrison that.
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