1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 6
AP No. 7
1986 record 10–3 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Earle Bruce (8th season)
MVP Cris Carter
Captain Jim Karsatos
Captain Sonny Gordon
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 85,399)
1986 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Michigan + 7 –1 –0  11 –2 –0
No. 7 Ohio State + 7 –1 –0  10 –3 –0
No. 16 Iowa 5 –3 –0  9 –3 –0
Minnesota 5 –3 –0  6 –6 –0
Michigan State 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Indiana 3 –5 –0  6 –6 –0
Illinois 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Northwestern 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Purdue 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Wisconsin 2 –6 –0  3 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 10–3 record, including the 1987 Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas, where they won 28–12 against the Texas A&M Aggies.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 27 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 5 Alabama* No. 9 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey (Kickoff Classic) Raycom L 10–16   68,296
September 13 2:30 p.m. at No. 17 Washington* No. 10 Husky Stadium • Seattle CBS L 7–40   61,070
September 20 1:30 p.m. Colorado* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 13–10   88,404
September 27 1:30 p.m. Utah* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 64–6   89,645
October 4 1:30 p.m. Illinois Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (Illibuck Trophy) W 14–0   90,030
October 11 1:00 p.m. at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana W 24–22   51,641
October 18 7:00 p.m. at Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana WTBS W 39–11   68,757
October 25 12:30 p.m. Minnesotadagger Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio WTBS W 33–0   89,936
November 1 12:30 p.m. at No. 11 Iowa No. 17 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa WTBS W 31–10   67,640
November 8 1:30 p.m. Northwestern No. 11 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 30–9   89,808
November 15 12:00 p.m. at Wisconsin No. 9 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin CBS W 30–17   62,020
November 22 12:00 p.m. No. 6 Michigan No. 7 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (The Game) CBS L 24–26   90,674
January 1, 1987 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 8 Texas A&M* No. 11 Cotton Bowl • Dallas (Cotton Bowl Classic) CBS W 28–12   74,188
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth chart

[1]

Coaching staff

  • Earle Bruce – Head Coach (8th year)
  • Gary Blackney – Defensive Coordinator (3rd year)
  • Bill Conley – Inside Linebackers (3rd year)
  • Steve Devine – Offensive Line – Guards, Centers (4th year)
  • Randy Hart – Defensive Line (5th year)
  • Chuck Heater – Defensive Backs (2nd year)
  • Tom Lichtenberg – Quarterbacks, Receivers (1st year)
  • Urban Meyer – Offensive Tight Ends (1st year)
  • Bob Palcic – Offensive Line – Tackles, Tight Ends (1st year)
  • Fred Pagac – Outside Linebackers (5th year)
  • Lenny Willis – Running Backs (2nd year)

Game summaries

Purdue

  • David Brown 100 Yd INT RET for TD (Big Ten record)
  • Cris Carter 7 Rec, 118 Yds
  • Jim Bryant 24 Rush, 129 Yds [2]

1987 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Cris Carter43Wide receiverPhiladelphia Eagles
Sonny Gordon6157Defensive backCincinnati Bengals
Jamie Holland7173Wide receiverSan Diego Chargers
Scott Leach9234LinebackerNew Orleans Saints
Jim Karsatos12322QuarterbackMiami Dolphins

References

  1. ↑ 1987 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  2. ↑ Eugene-Register Guard. 1986 Oct 19.
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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