2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference Big Ten
2001 record 7–5 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach Jim Tressel (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Jim Bollman (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Mark Dantonio (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
MVP Jonathon Wells
Captain Steve Bellisari
Captain Mike Collins
Captain Joe Cooper
Captain Jamar Martin
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 101,568)
2001 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 12 Illinois $  7 –1     10 –2  
No. 20 Michigan  6 –2     8 –4  
Ohio State  5 –3     7 –5  
Iowa  4 –4     7 –5  
Purdue  4 –4     6 –6  
Penn State  4 –4     5 –6  
Indiana  4 –4     5 –6  
Michigan State  3 –5     7 –5  
Wisconsin  3 –5     5 –7  
Minnesota  2 –6     4 –7  
Northwestern  2 –6     4 –7  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. It marked their first season under new head coach Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–5 record, capped by a 26–20 victory over their rival the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor in the regular season finale. The Buckeyes went on to play in the 2002 Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida, where they lost, 31–28, to the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Preseason

The 2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football season marked a transition from former head coach John Cooper to new head coach Jim Tressel. Tressel was beginning his first season as head coach at the Division 1-A level as the 22nd head coach of the Buckeyes. He came from Youngstown State University where he led the Penguins to four national championships at the Division 1-AA level. The Buckeyes finished the 2000 season with an 8–4 record and Coach Cooper was later fired on January 2, 2001.[1]

Prior to Cooper's firing, the Buckeyes were ranked 23rd in the AP Poll, losing in the 2001 Outback Bowl to the South Carolina Gamecocks by a score of 24–7.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 8 12:00 p.m. Akron* No. 24 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 28–14   102,602[3]
September 22 3:30 p.m. at No. 14 UCLA* No. 21 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA ABC L 6–13   73,723[3]
September 29 12:00 p.m. at Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ESPN+ W 27–14   48,577[3]
October 6 7:45 p.m. No. 14 Northwestern Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN W 38–20   104,042[3]
October 13 3:30 p.m. Wisconsin No. 21 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC L 17–20   103,520[3]
October 20 12:00 p.m. San Diego State* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN+ W 27–12   102,432[3]
October 27 12:00 p.m. at Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) ESPN L 27–29   108,327[3]
November 3 7:45 p.m. at Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN ESPN W 31–28   45,407[3]
November 10 12:00 p.m. Purdue Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN2 W 35–9   104,189[3]
November 17 12:00 p.m. No. 12 Illinois No. 25 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck) ESPN L 22–34   104,407[3]
November 24 1:00 p.m. at No. 11 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) ABC W 26–20   111,571[3]
January 1, 2002 11:00 a.m. vs. No. 14 South Carolina* No. 22 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl) ESPN L 28–31   66,249[3]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.. All times are in Eastern Time.

Coaching staff

  • Jim Tressel - Head Coach (1st year)
  • Jim Bollman - Offensive Line/OC (1st year)
  • Ken Conaster - Special Teams (1st year)
  • Bill Conley - Tight Ends / Recruiting Coordinator (15th year)
  • Joe Daniels - Quarterbacks (1st year)
  • Mark Dantonio - Defensive Coordinator (1st year)
  • Jim Heacock - Defensive Line (6th year)
  • Mark Snyder - Defensive Linebackers (1st year)
  • Tim Spencer - Running Backs (8th year)
  • Mel Tucker - Defensive Backs (1st year)
  • Bob Tucker - Director of Football Operations (7th year)
  • Dick Tressel - Associate Director of Football Operations (1st year)

Depth chart

Source: Athletic Department official site, 2001 football archive 12-01 depth chart

Game summaries

Akron

1 234Total
Akron 0 707 14
• Ohio St 14 770 28

[4]

2002 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
LeCharles Bentley244GuardNew Orleans Saints
Derek Ross375Defensive BackDallas Cowboys
Jonathan Wells499Running BackHouston Texans
Darnell Sanders4122Tight EndCleveland Browns
Jamar Martin4129FullbackDallas Cowboys
Courtland Bullard5167LinebackerSt. Louis Rams
Tyson Walter6179CenterDallas Cowboys
Steve Bellisari6205QuarterbackSt. Louis Rams

References

  1. ↑ Rovnak, Paul (January 3, 2001). "Cooper Fired, Geiger Cites "Deteriorating Climate"". The Lantern. Ohio State.
  2. ↑ "Ohio State Historical Scores". Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
  4. ↑ USA Today
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