1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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, Texas, where they won 28–12 against the Texas A&M Aggies.

Schedule

August 278:00 PMvs. No. 5 Alabama*No. 9

RaycomL 10–1668,296 September 132:30 PMat No. 17 Washington*No. 10

CBSL 7–4061,070 September 201:30 PMColorado*

W 13–1088,404 September 271:30 PMUtah*

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH

W 64–689,645 October 41:30 PMIllinois

W 14–090,030 October 111:00 PMat Indiana

W 24–2251,641 October 187:00 PMat Purdue

WTBSW 39–1168,757 October 2512:30 PMMinnesotadagger

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH

WTBSW 33–089,936 November 112:30 PMat No. 11 IowaNo. 17

WTBSW 31–1067,640 November 81:30 PMNorthwesternNo. 11

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH

W 30–989,808 November 1512:00 PMat WisconsinNo. 9

CBSW 30–1762,020 November 2212:00 PMNo. 6 MichiganNo. 7

CBSL 24–2690,674 January 1, 19871:30 PMvs. No. 8 Texas A&M*No. 11

CBSW 28–1274,188

Template:CFB Schedule End

Depth chart

[1]

Coaching staff

  • Earle Bruce - Head Coach (8th year)
  • Gary Blackney - Defensive Coordinator (3rd year)
  • Bill Conley - Offense (3rd year)
  • Steve Devine - Offensive Line (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 (1st year)
  • Fred Pagac - Defensive Linebackers (5th year)
  • Lenny Willis - (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

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
Cris Carter 4 3 Wide Receiver Philadelphia Eagles
Sonny Gordon 6 157 Defensive Back Cincinnati Bengals
Jamie Holland 7 173 Wide Receiver San Diego Chargers
Scott Leach 9 234 Linebacker New Orleans Saints
Jim Karsatos 12 322 Quarterback Miami Dolphins

References

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