1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 8
AP No. 6
1995 record 11–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach John Cooper (8th season)
Offensive coordinator Joe Hollis (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Bill Young (8th season)
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 89,841)
1995 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Northwestern $ 8 –0 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 6 Ohio State 7 –1 –0  11 –2 –0
No. 13 Penn State 5 –3 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 17 Michigan 5 –3 –0  9 –4 –0
Michigan State 4 –3 –1  6 –5 –1
No. 25 Iowa 4 –4 –0  8 –4 –0
Illinois 3 –4 –1  5 –5 –1
Wisconsin 3 –4 –1  4 –5 –2
Purdue 2 –5 –1  4 –6 –1
Minnesota 1 –7 –0  3 –8 –0
Indiana 0 –8 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 11–2 record, including the 1996 Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, where they lost, 20–14, to the Tennessee Volunteers.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 27 2:00 p.m. vs. No. 22 Boston College* No. 12 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey (Kickoff Classic) ABC W 38–6   62,711[1]
September 16 3:30 p.m. No. 18 Washington* No. 10 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio ABC W 30–20   94,104[1]
September 23 3:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh* No. 8 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh ABC W 54–14   54,917[1]
September 30 3:30 p.m. No. 15 Notre Dame* No. 7 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio ABC W 45–26   95,537[1]
October 7 12:00 p.m. at No. 12 Penn State No. 5 Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania (Rivalry) ABC W 28–25   96,655[1]
October 14 3:30 p.m. at No. 21 Wisconsin No. 4 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin ABC W 27–16   79,507[1]
October 21 12:30 p.m. Purdue No. 4 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio ESPN W 28–0   93,111[1]
October 28 12:30 p.m. No. 25 Iowa No. 4 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio ESPN W 56–35   93,314[1]
November 4 7:00 p.m. at Minnesota No. 4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis ESPN2 W 49–21   46,418[1]
November 11 3:30 p.m. Illinois No. 2 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (Illibuck) ABC W 41–3   92,639[1]
November 18 12:30 p.m. Indiana No. 2 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio ESPN W 42–3   92,352[1]
November 25 12:00 p.m. at No. 18 Michigan No. 2 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan (The Game) ABC L 23–31   106,288[1]
January 1, 1996 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 5 Tennessee* No. 4 Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida (Florida Citrus Bowl) ABC L 14–20   70,797[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

Washington

Statistics

Illinois

Statistics

Roster

1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 57 LeShun Daniels Jr
TE 80 Rickey Dudley Sr
WR 83 Terry Glenn Sr
RB 27 Eddie George Sr
QB 14 Bobby Hoying Sr
T 75 Orlando Pace So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 92 Matt Finkes Jr
MIKE 30 Greg Bellisari Jr
SAM 52 Kevin Johnson Jr
WILL 43 Ryan Miller Jr
CB 2 Ty Howard Jr
S 34 Rob Kelly Jr
CB 24 Shawn Springs Jr
LEO 94 Mike Vrabel Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Coaching staff

  • John Cooper – Head Coach – 8th year
  • Bill Conley – Defensive Ends, Recruiting Coordinator – 9th
  • Walt Harris – Quarterbacks – 1st
  • Joe Hollis – Offensive Coordinator – 5th on staff (4th as OC)
  • Mike Jacobs - Offensive Tackles, Tight Ends - 1st
  • Fred Pagac – Linebackers – 16th
  • Lovie Smith – Defensive Backs – 1st
  • Tim Spencer – Running Backs – 2nd
  • Chuck Stobart – Wide Receivers – 1st
  • Bill Young – Defensive Coordinator – 8th

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Depth chart

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Awards and honors

  • Eddie George, Heisman Trophy
  • Eddie George, Doak Walker Award
  • Terry Glenn, Fred Biletnikoff Award

1996 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL club
Terry Glenn17Wide receiverNew England Patriots
Rickey Dudley19Tight endOakland Raiders
Eddie George114Running backHouston Oilers
Bobby Hoying385QuarterbackPhiladelphia Eagles

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
  2. 1 2 2012 Ohio State football record book
  3. ↑ Ohio State, 1995 Football Media Guide
  4. ↑ 1986 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  5. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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