1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 14–20 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 6
Record11–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • John Cooper (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorJoe Hollis (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (8th season)
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 89,841)
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team W   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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 272:00 p.m.vs. No. 22 Boston College*No. 12ABCW 38–662,711
September 163:30 p.m.No. 18 Washington*No. 10ABCW 30–2094,104
September 233:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh*No. 8ABCW 54–1454,917
September 303:30 p.m.No. 15 Notre Dame*No. 7
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 45–2695,537
October 712:00 p.m.at No. 12 Penn StateNo. 5ABCW 28–2596,655
October 143:30 p.m.at No. 21 WisconsinNo. 4ABCW 27–1679,507
October 2112:30 p.m.PurdueNo. 4
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPNW 28–093,111
October 2812:30 p.m.No. 25 IowaNo. 4
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPNW 56–3593,314
November 47:00 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 4ESPN2W 49–2146,418
November 113:30 p.m.IllinoisNo. 2
ABCW 41–392,639
November 1812:30 p.m.IndianaNo. 2
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPNW 42–392,352
November 2512:00 p.m.at No. 18 MichiganNo. 2ABCL 23–31106,288
January 1, 19961:00 p.m.vs. No. 5 Tennessee*No. 4ABCL 14–2070,797[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1210910875T4 (4)4 (5)4 (5)4 (6)2 (12)2 (13)2 (13)54 T6
Coaches Poll101088765 (2)4 (3)4 (4)4 (4)4 (9)2 (9)2 (11)2 (16)558

Roster

1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 67 Brooks Burris  Fr
FB 39 Matt Calhoun  Jr
SE 1 DeWayne Carter  Sr
G 57 LeShun Daniels  Jr
FL 87 Robbie Davis  Sr
TE 80 Rickey Dudley  Sr
OL 78 Drew Elford Fr
FB 24 Carmie Elmore  So
QB 7 Joe Germaine So
OL 66 Dan Gibbons  Fr
WR 83 Terry Glenn  Sr
RB 27 Eddie George (C) Sr
OT 50 Eric Gohlstin So
G 60 Terry Harris  So
TB 16 Andre Hatcher  So
FL 97 Brian Heinen  So
LB 53 Darron Hester So
LB 36 Terry Homa Fr
TE 88 Bob Houser Fr
QB 14 Bobby Hoying (C)  Sr
QB 10 Tom Hoying  So
C 61 Kevin Hyme  Jr
RB 25 Jermon Jackson So
QB 8 Stanley Jackson  So
FL 81 Matt Jacobs  Jr
FB 44 Josh Jenkins  Jr
RB 23 Matt Keller Fr
C 62 Jason Kozar  Fr
C 76 Dean Kreuzer  Jr
G 74 Greg Kuszmaul  Sr
TE 85 John Lumpkin  Fr
RB 33 Joe Montgomery So
SE 15 Dee Miller  Fr
OL 56 Rob Murphy Fr
OT 75 Orlando Pace So
RB 29 Pepe Pearson So
C 65 Juan Porter  Jr
WR 6 Jimmy Redmond Fr
RB 21 Charlie Sanders Fr
SE 98 Alonzo Shavers Sr
OL 76 Eric Smith Fr
WR 3 Dimitrious Stanley Jr
FB 37 Nicky Sualua  So
G 72 Jamie Sumner Sr
SE 12 Buster Tillman  Jr
OT 79 Larry Waldon  So
TE 84 Steve Wisniewski Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
FS 9 Steve Baird  Fr
MLB 61 Matt Baker So
OLB 16 Dave Becker  Fr
DE 95 Jim Bell  So
ILB 30 Greg Bellisari Jr
DT 70 Matt Bonhaus (C)  Jr
FS 18 Che' Bryant  Fr
LB 63 Jason Cook  Jr
FS 5 Dan Colson  Jr
MLB 55 Will Connery  Sr
NG 62 Shane Clark  Jr
DE 97 John Day  So
LB 51 Roedell Dupree So
DE 96 Tony Eisenhard Fr
NG 99 Luke Fickell  Jr
DE 92 Matt Finkes Jr
DT 68 Winfield Garnett So
CB 42 Kevin Griffin  Fr
FS 26 Anthony Gwinn Jr
CB 2 Ty Howard  Jr
DE 93 Rick Huntzinger Sr
OLB 52 Kevin Johnson Jr
SS 34 Rob Kelly  Jr
DB 17 Percy King Fr
LB 44 Chris Kirk Fr
SS 19 Heath Knisley  Jr
LB 48 Matt LaVrar Fr
SS 28 Jason Louis  Sr
CB 20 Central McClellion  Fr
OLB 43 Ryan Miller  Jr
SS 13 Damon Moore  Fr
DB 19 Ahmed Plummer Fr
DE 58 James Ross  So
OLB 35 Jerry Rudzinski  Fr
NG 98 Marcus Spriggs  Fr
CB 24 Shawn Springs  Jr
OLB 32 Obie Stillwell  Jr
DE 54 Brian Stoughton  Sr
DE 94 Mike Vrabel Jr
OLB 46 Marc Willis Jr
DE 91 Jeff Wilson  Fr
CB 11 Antoine Winfield Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 4 Josh Jackson  Jr
P 41 Brent Bartholomew Fr
K/P 41 Patrick Doyle  Fr
K/P 38 Mike Malfatt  So
Head coach
  • John Cooper
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Boston College

#12 Ohio State Buckeyes vs #22 Boston College Eagles
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 7 14 10738
Boston College 0 3 306

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: August 27, 1995
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C), no wind
  • Game attendance: 62,711
Game information

First quarter

  • OSU - Eddie George 12-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) 7:34

Second quarter

  • BC - McGuire 24-yard field goal 11:35
  • OSU - Shawn Springs 97-yard kickoff return (Josh Jackson kick) 11:21
  • OSU - Rickey Dudley 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) 0:37

Third quarter

  • OSU - Josh Jackson 23-yard field goal 7:25
  • BC - McGuire 50-yard field goal 4:51
  • OSU - Eddie George 9-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) 2:13

Fourth quarter

Top Passers
Top Rushers
  • BC - Justice Smith - 24 rushes, 123 yards
  • OSU - Eddie George - 17 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TDs
Top Receivers
  • OSU - Terry Glenn - 3 receptions, 105 yards
  • BC - Kenyatta Watson - 6 receptions, 73 yards
Top Tacklers
  • BC - Terence Wiggins - 10 (8 solo, 2 assists)
  • OSU - Luke Fickell - 8 (5 solo, 3 assists)
Interceptions

Washington

#18 Washington Huskies at #10 Ohio State Buckeyes
Period 1 2 34Total
Washington 7 0 01320
Ohio State 9 14 7030

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 16, 1995
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Overcast, 68 °F (20 °C), Wind SSW 10-15
  • Game attendance: 94,104
  • Referee: Jim Kemerling
Game information

First quarter

  • OSU - Nicky Sualua 22-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (kick blocked)
  • WASH - Rashaan Shehee 10-yard run (John Wales kick)
  • OSU - Josh Jackson 19-yard field goal

Second quarter

  • OSU - Terry Glenn 6-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Eddie George 7-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)

Third quarter

  • OSU - Eddie George 16-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)

Fourth quarter

  • WASH - Fred Coleman 31-yard pass from Shane Fortney (run failed)
  • WASH - Leon Neal 7-yard pass from Damon Huard (John Wales kick)
Top Passers
  • OSU - Bobby Hoying - 18/26, 92 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
  • WASH - Damon Huard - 19/26, 192 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top Rushers
  • OSU - Eddie George - 36 rushes, 212 yards, 2 TDs
  • WASH - Leon Neal - 15 rushes, 135 yards
Top Receivers
  • OSU - Terry Glenn - 7 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD
  • WASH - Conwell - 3 receptions, 60 yards

Pitt

#8 Ohio State Buckeyes at Pitt Panthers
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 14 6 211354
Pitt 7 7 0014

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 23, 1995
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly Sunny, Cool, 58 °F (14 °C); Wind N 12
  • Game attendance: 54,917
  • Referee: David Witvoet
Game information

First quarter

  • OSU - Terry Glenn 75-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • PITT - Dietrich Jells 24-yard pass from John Ryan (C. Ferencik kick)
  • OSU - Terry Glenn 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)

Second quarter

  • PITT - Chris Patton 3-yard run (C. Ferencik kick)
  • OSU - Josh Jackson 24-yard field goal
  • OSU - Josh Jackson 39-yard field goal

Third quarter

  • OSU - Terry Glenn 36-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Bobby Hoying pass to Terry Glenn)
  • OSU - Nicky Sualua 2-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Terry Glenn 61-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (kick failed)

Fourth quarter

  • OSU - Dimitrious Stanley 25-yard pass from Stanley Jackson (kick failed)
  • OSU - Alonzo Shavers 7-yard pass from Tommy Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
Top Passers
  • OSU - Bobby Hoying - 15/24, 296 yards, 5 TDs, 2 INTs
  • PITT - John Ryan - 14/23, 182 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs
  • OSU - Stanley Jackson - 7/8, 118 yards, 1 TD
Top Rushers
  • OSU - Eddie George - 24 rushes, 122 yards
  • PITT - Demetrius Harris - 17 rushes, 56 yards
Top Receivers
  • OSU - Terry Glenn - 9 receptions, 253 yards (OSU school record), 4 TDs
  • PITT - Dietrich Jells - 7 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD

Notre Dame

#15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at #7 Ohio State Buckeyes
Period 1 2 34Total
Notre Dame 0 17 3626
Ohio State 0 14 141745

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 30, 1995
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 80 °F (27 °C), Wind 10-15 SSE
  • Game attendance: 95,537
  • Referee: John Nealon
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring

Second quarter

  • ND - Kevin Kopka, 20-yard field goal
  • ND - Randy Kinder 3-yard run (Kevin Kopka kick)
  • OSU – Terry Glenn 10-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • ND - Randy Kinder 7-yard run (Kevin Kopka kick)
  • OSU - Dimitrious Stanley 17-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)

Third quarter

  • ND - Kevin Kopka, 22-yard field goal
  • OSU – Rickey Dudley 15-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU – Terry Glenn 82-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)

Fourth quarter

  • OSU – Eddie George 5-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • ND - Randy Kinder 13-yard run (run failed)
  • OSU - Eddie George 3-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Josh Jackson 35-yard field goal
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers
  • ND - Lyron Cobbins - 5 solo, 9 assists (14 total)
  • OSU - Greg Bellisari - 4 solo, 8 assists (12 total)
Interceptions
Fumbles Recovered
  • OSU - Matt Bonhaus (1)

Penn State

#5 Ohio State Buckeyes at #12 Penn State Nittany Lions
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 0 14 7728
Penn State 10 0 8725

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 7, 1995
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C); Wind WNW 10-20
  • Game attendance: 96,655
  • Referee: Jim Kemerling
Game information

First quarter

  • PSU - Jon Witman 3-yard run (Brett Conway kick)
  • PSU - Brett Conway 40-yard field goal

Second quarter

  • OSU - Terry Glenn 28-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Rickey Dudley 25-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)

Third quarter

  • OSU - Terry Glenn 37-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • PSU - Jon Witman 1-yard run (Joe Jurevicius pass from Wally Richardson)

Fourth quarter

  • PSU - Jon Witman 1-yard run (Brett Conway kick)
  • OSU - Eddie George 4-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
Top Passers
Top Rushers
Top Receivers

Wisconsin

#4 Ohio State Buckeyes at #21 Wisconsin Badgers
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 0 7 61427
Wisconsin 3 6 7016

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 14, 1995
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C); Wind NW 20
  • Game attendance: 79,507
  • Referee: Tom Quinn
Game information

First quarter

  • WIS - John Hall 45-yard field goal

Second quarter

  • OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • WIS - Cecil Martin 4-yard pass from Darrell Bevell (kick failed)

Third quarter

  • OSU - Terry Glenn 2-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (pass failed)
  • WIS - Carl McCullough 14-yard run (John Hall kick)

Fourth quarter

  • OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Eddie George 51-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
Top Passers
Top Rushers
Top Receivers
  • OSU - Buster Tillman - 6 receptions, 91 yards
  • WIS - Michael London - 3 receptions, 62 yards
Top Tacklers
  • WIS - Cyrill Weems - 10 (5 solo, 5 assists)
  • WIS - Pete Monty - 10 (4 solo, 6 assists)
Interceptions
  • OSU - 2 - Greg Bellisari (1), Anthony Gwinn (1)
  • WIS - 1 - Kevin Huntley

Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers at #4 Ohio State Buckeyes
Period 1 2 34Total
Purdue 0 0 000
Ohio State 7 7 14028

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 21, 1995
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Overcast, Some Rain 40 °F (4 °C), Wind S 10-15
  • Game attendance: 93,111
  • Referee: Dick Honig
Game information

First quarter

  • OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)

Second quarter

  • OSU - Rickey Dudley 30-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)

Third quarter

  • OSU - Terry Glenn 7-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Terry Glenn 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring
Top Passers
  • OSU - Bobby Hoying - 20/29, 276 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
  • PUR - John Reeves - 7/17, 67 yards, 2 INTs
Top Rushers
Top Receivers
  • OSU - Buster Tillman - 6 receptions, 96 yards
  • OSU - Terry Glenn - 6 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TDs
Top Tacklers
  • OSU - Antoine Winfield - 11 (9 solo, 2 assists)
  • OSU - Ryan Miller - 8 (2 solo, 6 assists)
  • PUR - Bob O'Connor - 8 (5 solo, 3 assists)
Interceptions
  • OSU - 2 - Ty Howard (1), Ryan Miller (1)
  • PUR - 1 - Derrick Winston
Fumbles Recovered
  • PUR - 1 - Derrick Brown

Iowa

#25 Iowa Hawkeyes at #4 Ohio State Buckeyes
Period 1 2 34Total
Iowa 0 7 72135
Ohio State 28 28 0056

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 28, 1995
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Overcast, Some Rain 55 °F (13 °C), Wind SSE 10-20
  • Game attendance: 93,314
  • Referee: Jim Kemerling
Game information

First quarter

  • OSU - Eddie George 3-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Terry Glenn 38-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Eddie George 9-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Terry Glenn 56-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)

Second quarter

  • OSU - Shawn Springs 60-yard interception return (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Bobby Hoying 15-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Eddie George 10-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Eddie George 3-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • IOWA - Sedrick Shaw recovered fumble (Zach Bromert kick)

Third quarter

  • IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 19-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)

Fourth quarter

  • IOWA - Willie Guy 2-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick)
  • IOWA - Tim Dwight 55-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick)
  • IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 1-yard run (Zach Bromert kick)
Top Passers
  • IOWA - Matt Sherman - 18/37, 334 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
  • OSU - Bobby Hoying - 8/16, 273 yards, 2 TDs
Top Rushers
Top Receivers
  • OSU - Terry Glenn - 3 receptions, 149 yards, 2 TDs
  • IOWA - Demo Odems - 5 receptions, 110 yards

Minnesota

#4 Ohio State Buckeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 7 28 14049
Minnesota 14 0 0721

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: November 4, 1995
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cool, 72 °F (22 °C), No Wind (indoors)
  • Game attendance: 46,418
  • Referee: Tom Quinn
Game information

First quarter

  • MIN - Javon Jackson 9-yard run (Mike Chalberg kick)
  • OSU - Terry Glenn 39-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • MIN - Tutu Atwell 10-yard pass from Jason Murdock (Mike Chalberg kick)

Second quarter

  • OSU - Bobby Hoying 9-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Eddie George 11-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Pepe Pearson 18-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Rickey Dudley 9-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)

Third quarter

  • OSU - Eddie George 87-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)

Fourth quarter

  • MIN - Lee Hutton 54-yard pass from Jason Murdock (Mike Chalberg kick)
Top Passers
  • OSU - Bobby Hoying - 16/24, 287 yards, 2 TDs
  • MIN - Jason Murdock - 13/27, 174 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Top Rushers
Top Receivers
  • MIN - Tutu Atwell - 8 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD
  • OSU - Terry Glenn - 3 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD
Top Tacklers
  • OSU - Rob Kelly - 8 (6 solo, 2 assists)
  • MIN - Justin Conzemius - 7 (7 solo)
Interceptions

Illinois

Illinois Fighting Illini at #2 Ohio State Buckeyes
Period 1 2 34Total
Illinois 0 0 303
Ohio State 14 3 21341

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Overcast, 37 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 92,639
  • Referee: Steve Pamon
Game information

First quarter

  • OSU – Pepe Pearson 4-yard run (Josh Jackson kick), 8:27. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 99 yards, 2:25.
  • OSU – Dimitrious Stanley 14-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick), 1:35. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:51.

Second quarter

  • OSU – Josh Jackson 20-yard field goal, 10:09. Ohio St 17–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:20.

Third quarter

  • ILL – Bret Scheuplein 42-yard field goal, 10:44. Ohio St 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:10.
  • OSU – Eddie George 64-yard run (Josh Jackson kick), 10:24. Ohio St 24–3. Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:13.
  • OSU – Eddie George 13-yard run (Josh Jackson kick), 3:07. Ohio St 31–3. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:11.
  • OSU – Eddie George 13-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick), 0:58. Ohio St 38–3. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:41.

Fourth quarter

  • OSU – Josh Jackson 26-yard field goal, 8:31. Ohio St 41–3. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 6:20.
Top passers
  • ILL – Johnny Johnson – 11/18, 101 yards, INT
  • OSU – Bobby Hoying – 8/13, 109 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • ILL – Steve Harvard – 3 receptions, 27 yards
  • OSU – Rickey Dudley – 2 receptions, 53 yards

Indiana

Indiana Hoosiers at #2 Ohio State Buckeyes
Period 1 2 34Total
Indiana 3 0 003
Ohio State 14 7 71442

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Overcast, 46 °F (8 °C), Wind SW 3-10
  • Game attendance: 92,352
  • Referee: Dick Honig
Game information

First quarter

  • OSU – Terry Glenn 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)
  • IND - Bill Manolopolous 22-yard field goal
  • OSU – Terry Glenn 4-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick)

Second quarter

  • OSU – Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)

Third quarter

  • OSU – Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)

Fourth quarter

  • OSU – Rickey Dudley 2-yard pass from Stanley Jackson (Josh Jackson kick)
  • OSU - Pepe Pearson 8-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
Top passers
  • OSU – Bobby Hoying – 12/17, 203 yards, 2 TD, 2 INTs
  • IND - Dittoe - 10/23, 103 yards, 1 INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • OSU - Terry Glenn - 5 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TDs
  • OSU – Buster Tillman – 3 receptions, 93 yards
Top tacklers
  • IND - Shedley - 6 solo, 6 assists (12 total)
  • IND - Dean - 7 solo, 5 assists (12 total)
  • IND - Robinson - 5 solo, 7 assists (12 total)
Interceptions

Michigan

#2 Ohio State Buckeyes at #18 Michigan Wolverines
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 3 6 6823
Michigan 7 3 71431

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: November 25, 1995
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Mostly Sunny, Cool, 45 °F (7 °C), Wind 15-20
  • Game attendance: 106,228
Game information

First quarter

  • OSU - Josh Jackson 37-yard field goal 7:29
  • UM - Clarence Williams 4-yard pass from Brian Griese (Remy Hamilton kick) 5:34

Second quarter

  • OSU - Josh Jackson 21-yard field goal 10:38
  • UM - Remy Hamilton 37-yard field goal 5:32
  • OSU - Josh Jackson 37-yard field goal 0:02

Third quarter

  • UM - Brian Griese 2-yard run (Remy Hamilton kick) 10:52
  • OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (run failed) 1:14

Fourth quarter

  • UM - Clarence Williams 8-yard run (Remy Hamilton kick) 13:04
  • UM - Tim Biakabutuka 2-yard run (Remy Hamilton kick) 7:55
  • OSU - Buster Tillman 19-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Eddie George pass from Bobby Hoying) 6:33
Top Passers
Top Rushers
Top Receivers
Top Tacklers
  • UM - Jarrett Irons - 11 (9 solo, 2 assists)
  • OSU - Ryan Miller - 11 (7 solo, 4 assists)
  • OSU - Kevin Johnson - 11 (7 solo, 4 assists)
Interceptions

1996 Citrus Bowl

#5 Ohio State Buckeyes vs #4 Tennessee Volunteers
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 7 0 0714
Tennessee 0 7 7620

at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: January 1, 1996
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, Occasional Rain, 70 °F (21 °C), Wind SW 10-15
  • Game attendance: 70,797
  • Referee: Steve Useschek

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

Defense


FS
26 Anthony Gwinn
18 Che Bryant


WLB MLB SLB
43 Ryan Miller 30 Greg Bellisari 52 Kevin Johnson
⋅ ⋅ 35 Jerry Rudzinski
SS
34 Rob Kelly
13 Damon Moore
CB
2 Ty Howard
⋅


DE DT DT DE
94 Mike Vrabel 99 Luke Fickell 70 Matt Bonhaus 92 Matt Finkes
⋅ 62 Shane Clark 68 Winfield Garnett ⋅
CB
24 Shawn Springs
⋅
Offense
SE
12 Buster Tillman
15 Dee Miller
LT LG C RG RT
75 Orlando Pace 72 Jamie Summner 65 Juan Porter 57 LeShun Daniels 50 Eric Gohlstin
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
TE
80 Rickey Dudley
85 John Lumpkin
FL
83 Terry Glenn
3 Dimitrious Stanley
QB
14 Bobby Hoying
8 Stanley Jackson
Key reserves
28 Jason Louis (SS)




FB
37 Nicky Sualua
39 Matt Calhoun
Special teams
PK 4 Josh Jackson
P 41 Brent Bartholomew
KR Terry Glenn
PR Shawn Springs


RB
27 Eddie George
29 Pepe Pearson

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Awards and honors

  • Eddie George, Heisman Memorial Trophy
  • Eddie George, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award
  • Eddie George, Doak Walker Award
  • Eddie George, Maxwell Award
  • Terry Glenn, Fred Biletnikoff Award
  • Orlando Pace, Vince Lombardi Award

1996 NFL draftees

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

  1. ^ "Vols upstage Buckeyes with big plays, defense". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. January 2, 1996. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
  3. ^ Ohio State, 1995 Football Media Guide
  4. ^ 1986 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  5. ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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