1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 14–20 vs. Tennessee
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #8
AP #6
1995 record 11–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach John Cooper
Offensive coordinator Joe Hollis
Defensive coordinator Bill Young
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 89,841)
Seasons
« 1994 1996 »
1995 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8/7 Northwestern † 8 – 0 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
#6/8 Ohio State 7 – 1 – 0     11 – 2 – 0
#13/12 Penn State 5 – 3 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
#17/19 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0     9 – 4 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 3 – 1     6 – 5 – 1
#25/22 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 / Coaches' Poll

The 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1995–1996. The Buckeyes compiled a 11–2 record, including the 1996 Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, where they lost 20–14 to the Tennessee Volunteers.

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Schedule [edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 27 2:00 PM vs. #22 Boston College* #12 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) ABC W 38–6   62,711[1]
September 16 3:30 PM #18 Washington* #10 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 30–20   94,104[1]
September 23 3:30 PM at Pittsburgh* #8 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA ABC W 54–14   54,917[1]
September 30 3:30 PM #15 Notre Dame* #7 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 45–26   95,537[1]
October 7 12:00 PM at #12 Penn State #5 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC W 28–25   96,655[1]
October 14 3:30 PM at #21 Wisconsin #4 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ABC W 27–16   79,507[1]
October 21 12:30 PM Purdue #4 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN W 28–0   93,111[1]
October 28 12:30 PM #25 Iowa #4 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN W 56–35   93,314[1]
November 4 7:00 PM at Minnesota #4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 W 49–21   46,418[1]
November 11 3:30 PM Illinois #2 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck) ABC W 41–3   92,639[1]
November 18 12:30 PM Indiana #2 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN W 42–3   92,352[1]
November 25 12:00 PM at #18 Michigan #2 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) ABC L 23–31   106,288[1]
January 1 1:00 PM vs. #5 Tennessee* #4 Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) ABC L 14–20   70,797[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game notes [edit]

Washington [edit]

Statistics

Illinois [edit]

Statistics


Coaching staff [edit]

  • John Cooper - Head Coach - 8th year
  • Bill Conley - Defensive Ends, Recruiting Coordinator - 5th
  • Walt Harris - Quarterbacks - 1st
  • Joe Hollis - Offensive Coordinator - 5th on staff (4th as OC)
  • Mike Jacobs - Offensive Line - 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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Awards and honors [edit]

  • Eddie George, Heisman Trophy [6]
  • Terry Glenn, Fred Biletnikoff Award[7]

1996 NFL draftees [edit]

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
Terry Glenn 1 7 Wide Receiver New England Patriots
Rickey Dudley 1 9 Tight End Oakland Raiders
Eddie George 1 14 Running Back Houston Oilers
Bobby Hoying 3 85 Quarterback Philadelphia Eagles

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References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7. 
  2. ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=227&season=1995
  3. ^ 2012 Ohio State football record book
  4. ^ 2012 Ohio State football record book
  5. ^ Ohio State, 1995 Football Media Guide
  6. ^ http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html
  7. ^ http://www.biletnikoffaward.com/pastwinner.htm
  8. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm
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