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The 2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represent The Ohio State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season . It is the Buckeye's 126th overall, the 103rd as a member of the Big Ten Conference , and second as a member of the Eastern Division. The team is led by Urban Meyer , in his fourth year as head coach, and plays its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus , Ohio .
Ohio State entered the season as the reigning college football national champions after their 14–1 championship season in 2014. The team had a home loss to division rival Michigan State, therefore the team did not advance to the conference final.
Personnel
Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer will be in his fourth year as the Buckeye's head coach during the 2015 season. In his previous three seasons with Ohio State, he led the Buckeyes to an overall record of 38 wins and 3 losses (38–3) and the 2014 national championship . On December 16, 2014, offensive coordinator Tom Herman accepted the head coaching position at Houston .[1] On January 11, 2015, Ohio State announced the hiring of former Nebraska coach Tim Beck to replace Herman as co-offensive coordinator.[2] On February 2, 2015, Stan Drayton accepted the running backs coach position with the Chicago Bears , and was replaced by former Notre Dame coach Tony Alford.[3]
Head coach Urban Meyer
Coaching staff
Roster
Schedule
The Big Ten Conference released the schedule for the 2015 season on June 3, 2013.[5] Ohio State will face all six Eastern Division opponents Indiana , Maryland , Michigan , Michigan State , Penn State and Rutgers .[5] Ohio State will also face two Western Division opponents: rival Illinois and Minnesota .[5] Ohio State will play four non-conference games: Virginia Tech of the Atlantic Coast Conference , Hawaii of the Mountain West Conference , and Northern Illinois and Western Michigan of the Mid-American Conference . Ohio State has one bye week during the season between their games against Rutgers and Minnesota.
September 78:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech * No. 1
ESPN W 42–2465,632
September 123:30 p.m.Hawaii * No. 1
BTN W 38–0107,145
September 193:30 p.m.Northern Illinois * No. 1
ABC/ESPN2 W 20–13104,095
September 263:30 p.m.Western Michigan * No. 1
ABC/ESPN2W 38–12106,123
October 33:30 p.m.at Indiana No. 1
ABC/ESPN2W 34–2752,929
October 10NoonMaryland No. 1
BTNW 49–28107,869
October 178:00 p.m.Penn State No. 1
ABC W 38–10108,423
October 248:00 p.m.at Rutgers No. 1
ABCW 49–753,111
November 78:00 p.m.Minnesota No. 1
ABCW 28–14108,075
November 14Noonat Illinois No. 2
ABCW 28–351,515
November 213:30 p.m.No. 9 Michigan State No. 2
ABCL 14–17108,975‡
November 28Noonat No. 12 Michigan No. 8
ABCW 42–13111,829
January 11:00 p.m.vs. No. 8 Notre Dame No. 7
ESPNW 44–2871,123
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Sources: [6]
‡ New Ohio Stadium Attendance Record
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 1 (61) 1 (61) 1 (61) 1 (59) 1 (42) 1 (45) 1 (38) 1 (27) 1 (28) 1 (39) 2 (26) 2 (23) 8 6 7 4 Coaches 1 (62) 1 (62) 1 (63) 1 (62) 1 (61) 1 (61) 1 (50) 1 (47) 1 (48) 1 (49) 1 (34) 2 (32) 8 6 5 4 CFP Not released 3 3 3 8 6 7 Not released
Game notes
Virginia Tech
1
2 3 4 Total
• #1 Ohio State
14
0 14 14
42
Virginia Tech
0
17 0 7
24
Scoring summary 1 9:44 Ohio State Curtis Samuel 24 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 7–0
1 6:39 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 80 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 14–0
2 13:13 Virginia Tech Sam Rogers 51 yd pass from Michael Brewer (Joey Slye kick) Ohio State 14–7
2 7:05 Virginia Tech Joey Slye 46 yd field goal Ohio State 14–10
2 0:16 Virginia Tech Ryan Malleck 1 yd pass from Michael Brewer (Joey Slye kick) Virginia Tech 17–14
3 13:53 Ohio State Braxton Miller 54 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 21–17
3 2:05 Ohio State Braxton Miller 53 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 28–17
4 12:26 Ohio State Cardale Jones 10 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 35–17
4 8:14 Ohio State Michael Thomas 26 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 42–17
4 1:55 Virginia Tech Isaiah Ford 9 yd pass from Brenden Motley (Joey Slye kick) Ohio State 42–24
Hawaii
1
2 3 4 Total
Hawaii
0
0 0 0
0
• #1 Ohio State
7
7 3 21
38
Location: Columbus, OhioGame start: 3:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:28Game attendance: 107,145Game weather: SunnyTelevision network: BTN
Scoring summary 1 3:25 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 1 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 7–0
2 4:03 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 3 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 14–0
3 8:34 Ohio State Jack Willoughby 20 yd field goal Ohio State 17–0
4 9:07 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 1 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 24–0
4 7:48 Ohio State Vonn Bell 14 yd fumble return (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 31–0
4 3:51 Ohio State Bri'onte Dunn 5 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 38–0
Northern Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
Northern Illinois
7
3 0 3
13
• #1 Ohio State
3
7 10 0
20
Location: Columbus, OhioGame start: 3:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:28Game attendance: 104,095Game weather: Cloudy, Light RainTelevision network: ABC/ESPN2
Scoring summary 1 12:43 Northern Illinois Aregeros Turner 5 yd run (Christian Hagan kick) Northern Illinois 7–0
1 6:21 Ohio State Jack Willoughby 31 yd field goal Northern Illinois 7–3
2 12:20 Northern Illinois Christian Hagan 38 yd field goal Northern Illinois 10–3
2 8:21 Ohio State Michael Thomas 23 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick) 10–10
3 8:27 Ohio State Jack Willoughby 24 yd field goal Ohio State 13–10
3 1:44 Ohio State Darren Lee 41 yd interception return (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 20–10
4 7:46 Northern Illinois Christian Hagan 31 yd field goal Ohio State 20–13
Western Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
Western Michigan
0
6 6 0
12
• #1 Ohio State
7
17 7 7
38
Location: Columbus, OhioGame start: 3:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:25Game attendance: 106,123Game weather: CloudyTelevision network: ABC/ESPN2
Scoring summary 1 13:26 Ohio State Michael Thomas 38 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 7–0
2 10:35 Ohio State Jalin Marshall 37 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 14–0
2 8:19 Western Michigan Daniel Braverman 55 yd pass from Zach Terrell (PAT missed) Ohio State 14–6
2 4:09 Ohio State Jack Willoughby 30 yd field goal Ohio State 17–6
2 4:02 Ohio State Adolphus Washington 20 yd interception return (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 24–6
3 10:50 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 6 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 31–6
3 4:26 Western Michigan Jeremiah Mullinax 1 yd pass from Zach Terrell (2 pt conversion failed) Ohio State 31–12
4 8:24 Ohio State Curtis Samuel 40 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 38–12
Indiana
1
2 3 4 Total
• #1 Ohio State
0
6 14 14
34
Indiana
3
7 7 10
27
Location: Bloomington, IndianaGame start: 3:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 4:10Game attendance: 52,929Game weather: Cloudy, Light RainTelevision network: ABC/ESPN2
Scoring summary 1 7:26 Indiana Griffin Oakes 34 yd field goal Indiana 3–0
2 13:38 Indiana Devine Redding 1 yd run (Griffin Oakes kick) Indiana 10–0
2 10:21 Ohio State Jack Willoughby 23 yd field goal Indiana 10–3
2 6:50 Ohio State Jack Willoughby 26 yd field goal Indiana 10–6
3 8:57 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 55 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 13–10
3 2:23 Indiana Devine Redding 1 yd run (Griffin Oakes kick) Indiana 17–13
3 1:02 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 65 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 20–17
4 14:54 Ohio State Michael Thomas 23 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 27–17
4 10:37 Indiana Griffin Oakes 34 yd field goal Ohio State 27–20
4 10:24 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 75 yd run (Jack Wiloughby kick) Ohio State 34–20
4 10:03 Indiana Zander Diamont 79 yd run (Griffin Oakes kick) Ohio State 34–27
Maryland
1
2 3 4 Total
Maryland
7
7 7 7
28
• #1 Ohio State
7
14 14 14
49
Location: Columbus, OhioGame start: 12:00 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:30Game attendance: 107,869Game weather: SunnyTelevision network: BTN
Scoring summary 1 10:52 Maryland D.J. Moore 52 yd pass from Perry Hills (Brad Craddock kick) Maryland 7–0
1 4:23 Ohio State J.T. Barrett 3 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) 7–7
2 14:32 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 2 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 14–7
2 6:41 Ohio State Braxton Miller 19 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 21–7
2 0:43 Maryland Perry Hills 3 yd run (Brad Craddock kick) Ohio State 21–14
3 11:17 Maryland Perry Hills 4 yd run (Brad Craddock kick) 21–21
3 6:58 Ohio State Jalin Marshall 48 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 28–21
3 0:15 Ohio State J.T. Barrett 1 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 35–21
4 6:38 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 16 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 42–21
4 5:46 Ohio State J.T. Barrett 18 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 49–21
4 0:55 Maryland Wes Brown 1 yd run (Brad Craddock kick) Ohio State 49–28
Penn State
1
2 3 4 Total
Penn State
3
0 7 0
10
• #1 Ohio State
0
21 0 17
38
Scoring summary 1 11:32 Penn State Joey Julius 33 yd field goal Penn State 3–0
2 13:43 Ohio State J.T. Barrett 5 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 7–3
2 9:26 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 10 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 14–3
2 3:17 Ohio State J.T. Barrett 13 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 21–3
3 13:59 Penn State DaeSean Hamilton 8 yd pass from Christian Hackenberg (Joey Julius kick) Ohio State 21–10
4 12:54 Ohio State Jack Willoughby 39 yd field goal Ohio State 24–10
4 6:25 Ohio State Braxton Miller 5 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 31–10
4 4:14 Ohio State Michael Thomas 6 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 38–10
Rutgers
1
2 3 4 Total
• #1 Ohio State
7
14 21 7
49
Rutgers
0
0 0 7
7
Scoring summary 1 0:10 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 2 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 7–0
2 6:48 Ohio State Michael Thomas 50 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 14–0
2 3:02 Ohio State J.T. Barrett 2 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 21–0
3 13:13 Ohio State Curtis Samuel 30 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 28–0
3 8:24 Ohio State J.T. Barrett 10 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 35–0
3 4:34 Ohio State Jalin Marshall 1 yd pass from J.T. Barrett Ohio State 42–0
4 13:42 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 55 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 49–0
4 0:13 Rutgers Andre Patton 4 yd pass from Hayden Rettig (Kyle Federico kick) Ohio State 49–7
Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
Minnesota
0
0 0 14
14
• #3 Ohio State
0
14 7 7
28
Location: Columbus, OhioGame start: 8:00 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:35Game weather: ClearTV announcers (ABC ): Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
Scoring summary 2 4:53 Ohio State Vonn Bell 16 yd interception return (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 7–0
2 0:54 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 15 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 14–0
3 6:43 Ohio State Michael Thomas 6 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 21–0
4 10:25 Minnesota KJ Maye 4 yd pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick) Ohio State 21–7
4 2:10 Minnesota Rashad Still 10 yd pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick) Ohio State 21–14
4 1:53 Ohio State Cardale Jones 38 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 28–14
Illinois
Illibuck
1
2 3 4 Total
• #3 Ohio State
7
7 7 7
28
Illinois
0
3 0 0
3
Location: Champaign, IllinoisGame start: 12:00 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:35Game attendance: 51,515Game weather: SunnyTV announcers (ABC ): Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
Scoring summary 1 3:43 Ohio State Michael Thomas 24 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Sean Nuernberger kick) Ohio State 7–0
2 10:12 Illinois Taylor Zalewski 46 yd field goal Ohio State 7–3
2 0:50 Ohio State J.T. Barrett 6 yd run (Sean Nuernberger kick) Ohio State 14–3
3 6:57 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 1 yd run (Sean Nuernberger kick) Ohio State 21–3
4 9:47 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 10 yd run (Sean Nuernberger kick) Ohio State 28–3
Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
• #9 Michigan State
0
7 0 10
17
#3 Ohio State
0
7 7 0
14
Location: Columbus, OhioGame start: 3:30 p.m. Television network: ABC
Michigan
The Game
1
2 3 4 Total
• #8 Ohio State
7
7 14 14
42
#12 Michigan
0
10 0 3
13
Location: Ann Arbor, MichiganGame start: 12:00 p.m. Game attendance: 111,829Game weather: Mostly cloudyReferee: Jerry McGinnTelevision network: ABC
Notre Dame
BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl
1
2 3 4 Total
#7 Notre Dame
0
14 7 7
28
• #8 Ohio State
14
14 7 9
44
References
^ Mark, Schlabach (December 28, 2014). "Tom Herman focuses on Buckeyes now, Houston later" . ESPN.com . Retrieved July 30, 2015 .
^ Schad, Joe (January 11, 2015). "Source: Ohio State to hire Tim Beck" . ESPN.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015 .
^ "Ohio State hires Tony Alford to coach running backs" . USA Today. February 10, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015 .
^ "2014 Spring Football" (PDF) . The Ohio State University Department of Athletics. p. 2. Retrieved March 24, 2014 .
^ a b c "Big Ten Announces 2015 Conference Football Schedule" . Big Ten Conference. June 3, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2014 .
^ "2015 Ohio State Football Schedule" . FBS Schedules . Retrieved January 7, 2015 .
^ "2016 Fiesta Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State Stats" . Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 1, 2016 .
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