2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten East Division co-champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 44–28 vs. Notre Dame
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record12–1 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Warinner (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTim Beck (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorLuke Fickell (10th; 15th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorChris Ash (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
CaptainJ. T. Barrett
Jacoby Boren
Joshua Perry
Tyvis Powell
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 6 Michigan State xy$^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 4 Ohio State x   7 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 12 Michigan   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Penn State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Indiana   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Rutgers   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Maryland   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 9 Iowa xy   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 23 Northwestern   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 21 Wisconsin   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Nebraska   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Minnesota   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Illinois   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Purdue   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Buckeyes' 126th season overall, the 103rd as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and second as a member of the Eastern Division. The team was led by Urban Meyer, in his fourth year as head coach, and played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. They finished the season 12–1, 7–1 in Big Ten play, to finish in a tie for the East Division championship with Michigan State. Due to their head-to-head loss to Michigan State, they did not represent the East Division in the Big Ten Championship Game. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl where they defeated Notre Dame.

Schedule

The Big Ten Conference released the schedule for the 2015 season on June 3, 2013.[1] Ohio State will face all six Eastern Division opponents Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State and Rutgers.[1] Ohio State will also face two Western Division opponents: rival Illinois and Minnesota.[1] 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.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 78:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech*No. 1
ESPNW 42–2465,632
September 123:30 p.m.Hawaii*No. 1
BTNW 38–0107,145
September 193:30 p.m.Northern Illinois*No. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABC/ESPN2W 20–13104,095
September 263:30 p.m.Western Michigan*No. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABC/ESPN2W 38–12106,123
October 33:30 p.m.at IndianaNo. 1
ABC/ESPN2W 34–2752,929
October 1012:00 p.m.MarylanddaggerNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
BTNW 49–28107,869
October 178:00 p.m.Penn StateNo. 1
ABCW 38–10108,423
October 248:00 p.m.at RutgersNo. 1
ABCW 49–753,111
November 78:00 p.m.MinnesotaNo. 3
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 28–14108,075
November 1412:00 p.m.at IllinoisNo. 3
ABCW 28–351,515
November 213:30 p.m.No. 9 Michigan StateNo. 3
ABCL 14–17108,975‡
November 2812:00 p.m.at No. 10 MichiganNo. 8
ABCW 42–13111,829
January 1, 20161:00 p.m.vs. No. 8 Notre Dame*No. 7
ESPNW 44–2871,123

[2]

Personnel

Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer was 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.[3] On January 11, 2015, Ohio State announced the hiring of former Nebraska coach Tim Beck to replace Herman as co-offensive coordinator.[4] 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.[5]

Head coach Urban Meyer

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Ohio State		 Alma mater
Urban Meyer Head coach 4th Cincinnati (1986)
Luke Fickell Co-Defensive coordinator/linebackers 14th Ohio State (1997)
Chris Ash Co-defensive coordinator/safeties 2nd Drake (1995)
Larry Johnson Assistant head coach/defensive line 2nd Elizabeth City State (1973)
Kerry Coombs Special teams coordinator/cornerbacks 4th Dayton (1983)
Tim Beck Co-Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 1st Central Florida (1988)
Ed Warinner Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line 4th Mount Union (1984)
Tony Alford Assistant head coach/running backs 1st Colorado State (1992)
Zach Smith Wide receivers 4th Florida (2007)
Tim Hinton Tight ends, fullbacks 4th Wilmington (1982)
Quinn Tempel Offensive graduate assistant 1st Ohio State (2013)
Mickey Marotti Assistant athletic director for football sports performance 4th West Liberty (1987)
Reference:[6]

Roster

2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR, QB 1 Braxton Miller  Sr
HB 2 Dontre Wilson Jr
WR 3 Michael Thomas  Jr
RB 4 Curtis Samuel So
WR 5 Johnnie Dixon  Fr
QB, WR 6 Torrance Gibson Fr
WR 7 Jalin Marshall  So
QB 10 Joe Burrow Fr
QB 11 Justin Cook So
QB 12 Cardale Jones  Jr
QB 13 Stephen Collier  Fr
WR 14 K. J. Hill Fr
RB 15 Ezekiel Elliott Jr
QB 16 J. T. Barrett  So
WR 18 Kato Mitchell Sr
WR 19 Joe Ramstetter So
RB 20 Mike Weber Fr
WR 21 Parris Campbell  Fr
WR 23 Devlin McDaniel Jr
TE 24 Rashod Berry Fr
RB 25 Bri'onte Dunn  Jr
RB 26 Patrick Wise So
RB 28 Warren Ball  Jr
WR 33 Austin Clutter Fr
RB 35 Jeffie Johnson Sr
TE 44 Guy Ferrelli Jr
C 50 Jacoby Boren Sr
OL 51 Joel Hale  Sr
OL 54 Billy Price  So
OL 56 Matthew Burrell Fr
OL 57 Chase Farris  Sr
OL 59 Isaiah Prince Fr
OL 60 Blake Pfenning Fr
OL 62 Aaron Parry Jr
OL 63 Kevin Woidke Fr
OL 65 Pat Elflein  Jr
OL 68 Taylor Decker Sr
OL 69 Brandon Pahl Fr
OL 71 Kyle Trout  Fr
OL 74 Jamarco Jones So
OL 75 Evan Lisle  So
OL 76 Branden Bowen Fr
OL 77 Kevin Feder Fr
OL 78 Demetrius Knox  Fr
OL 79 Brady Taylor  Fr
WR 80 Noah Brown So
TE 81 Nick Vannett  Sr
WR 82 James Clark  So
WR 83 Terry McLaurin  Fr
WR 84 Corey Smith  Sr
TE 85 Marcus Baugh  So
WR 87 Alex Stump Fr
TE 88 A. J. Alexander Fr
WR 89 Jeff Greene  Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 1 Erick Smith So
CB 2 Marshon Lattimore  Fr
CB 3 Damon Webb So
LB 5 Raekwon McMillan So
DE 6 Sam Hubbard Fr
CB 8 Gareon Conley  So
DL 9 Jashon Cornell Fr
DL 10 Jalyn Holmes So
S 11 Vonn Bell Jr
CB 12 Denzel Ward Fr
CB 13 Eli Apple  So
CB 14 Joshua Norwood Fr
DB 15 Cameron Howard Sr
S 16 Cam Burrows Jr
LB 17 Jerome Baker Fr
S 18 Michael Lawless Jr
CB 19 Eric Glover-Williams Fr
S 20 Khaleed Franklin Jr
CB 21 Trevon Forte  So
S 23 Tyvis Powell  Jr
S 24 Malik Hooker  Fr
CB 25 Logan Kelleher So
S 26 Jarrod Barnes Jr
S 28 Michael Cibene Jr
S 29 Mike Maduko So
LB 30 Jared Drake Fr
CB 32 Elijaah Goins Jr
LB 33 Dante Booker So
LB 34 Nick Conner Fr
LB 35 Chris Worley  So
LB 36 Zach Turnure Jr
LB 37 Joshua Perry Sr
LB 38 Craig Fada Jr
LB 39 Kyle Berger  Fr
LB 43 Darron Lee So
S 46 Cin'Quan Haney Jr
LB 47 Justin Hilliard Fr
LB 48 Joe Burger  Jr
DL 52 Donovan Munger  So
DT 53 DaVon Hamilton Fr
LB 55 Cam Willams Sr
DT 57 Robert Landers Fr
DL 59 Tyquan Lewis  So
DE 70 Chris Fong  Sr
DL 77 Michael Hill  So
DL 86 Dre'Mont Jones Fr
DL 90 Tommy Schutt Sr
DL 92 Adolphus Washington Sr
DL 93 Tracy Sprinkle  So
DL 94 Dylan Thompson  Fr
DL 97 Joey Bosa Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 30 Tyler Durbin Jr
LS 41 Bryce Haynes  Sr
LS 44 Aaron Mawhirter Jr
LS 49 Liam McCullough Fr
P 95 Cameron Johnston Jr
K 96 Sean Nuernberger So
K 98 Jack Willoughby  Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ed Warinner (Offensive coordinator / offensive line)
  • Tim Beck (Co-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks)
  • Tony Alford (Assistant head coach / running backs)
  • Tim Hinton (Tight ends / Fullbacks)
  • Zack Smith (Wide receivers)
  • Luke Fickell (Co-defensive coordinator / linebackers)
  • Chris Ash (Co-defensive coordinator / safeties)
  • Larry Johnson (Assistant head coach / defensive line)
  • Kerry Coombs (Special teams coordinator / cornerbacks)
  • Mickey Marotti (Assistant athletic director for football sports performance)
  • Vince Okruch (Quality control coach – kicking game / defense)
  • Matt Thurin (Quality control coach – Defense)
  • Bill Busch (Quality control coach – Defense)
  • Jim Cordle (Graduate assistant – offense)
  • Brian Mason (Graduate assistant – defense)
  • Matt Merritt (Graduate assistant – offense)
  • Vince Oghobaase (Graduate assistant – defense)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 5, 2016

Depth chart

Rankings

Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP1 (61)1 (61)1 (61)1 (59)1 (42)1 (45)1 (38)1 (27)1 (28)1 (39)2 (26)3 (23)8674
Coaches1 (62)1 (62)1 (63)1 (62)1 (61)1 (61)1 (50)1 (47)1 (48)1 (49)1 (34)2 (32)8654
CFPNot released333867Not released

Game summaries

Virginia Tech

See also: 2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
1 234Total
• #1 Ohio State 14 01414 42
Virginia Tech 0 1707 24
  • Sources:
Scoring summary
19:44Ohio StateCurtis Samuel 24 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 7–0
16:39Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 80 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 14–0
213:13Virginia TechSam Rogers 51 yd pass from Michael Brewer (Joey Slye kick)Ohio State 14–7
27:05Virginia TechJoey Slye 46 yd field goalOhio State 14–10
20:16Virginia TechRyan Malleck 1 yd pass from Michael Brewer (Joey Slye kick)Virginia Tech 17–14
313:53Ohio StateBraxton Miller 54 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 21–17
32:05Ohio StateBraxton Miller 53 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 28–17
412:26Ohio StateCardale Jones 10 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 35–17
48:14Ohio StateMichael Thomas 26 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 42–17
41:55Virginia TechIsaiah Ford 9 yd pass from Brenden Motley (Joey Slye kick)Ohio State 42–24

Hawaii

See also: 2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
1 234Total
Hawaii 0 000 0
• #1 Ohio State 7 7321 38
  • Sources:
Scoring summary
13:25Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 1 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 7–0
24:03Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 3 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 14–0
38:34Ohio StateJack Willoughby 20 yd field goalOhio State 17–0
49:07Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 1 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 24–0
47:48Ohio StateVonn Bell 14 yd fumble return (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 31–0
43:51Ohio StateBri'onte Dunn 5 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 38–0

Northern Illinois

See also: 2015 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
1 234Total
Northern Illinois 7 303 13
• #1 Ohio State 3 7100 20
  • Location: Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 104,095
  • Game weather: Cloudy, Light Rain
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick and Ed Cunningham
  • Sources:
Scoring summary
112:43Northern IllinoisAregeros Turner 5 yd run (Christian Hagan kick)Northern Illinois 7–0
16:21Ohio StateJack Willoughby 31 yd field goalNorthern Illinois 7–3
212:20Northern IllinoisChristian Hagan 38 yd field goalNorthern Illinois 10–3
28:21Ohio StateMichael Thomas 23 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick)10–10
38:27Ohio StateJack Willoughby 24 yd field goalOhio State 13–10
31:44Ohio StateDarren Lee 41 yd interception return (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 20–10
47:46Northern IllinoisChristian Hagan 31 yd field goalOhio State 20–13

Western Michigan

See also: 2015 Western Michigan Broncos football team
1 234Total
Western Michigan 0 660 12
• #1 Ohio State 7 1777 38
  • Location: Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 106,123
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Adam Amin and Kelly Stouffer
  • Sources:
Scoring summary
113:26Ohio StateMichael Thomas 38 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 7–0
210:35Ohio StateJalin Marshall 37 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 14–0
28:19Western MichiganDaniel Braverman 55 yd pass from Zach Terrell (PAT missed)Ohio State 14–6
24:09Ohio StateJack Willoughby 30 yd field goalOhio State 17–6
24:02Ohio StateAdolphus Washington 20 yd interception return (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 24–6
310:50Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 6 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 31–6
34:26Western MichiganJeremiah Mullinax 1 yd pass from Zach Terrell (2 pt conversion failed)Ohio State 31–12
48:24Ohio StateCurtis Samuel 40 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 38–12

Indiana

See also: 2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team
1 234Total
• #1 Ohio State 0 61414 34
Indiana 3 7710 27
  • Location: Bloomington, Indiana
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 4:10
  • Game attendance: 52,929
  • Game weather: Cloudy, Light Rain
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick and Ed Cunningham
  • Sources:
Scoring summary
17:26IndianaGriffin Oakes 34 yd field goalIndiana 3–0
213:38IndianaDevine Redding 1 yd run (Griffin Oakes kick)Indiana 10–0
210:21Ohio StateJack Willoughby 23 yd field goalIndiana 10–3
26:50Ohio StateJack Willoughby 26 yd field goalIndiana 10–6
38:57Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 55 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 13–10
32:23IndianaDevine Redding 1 yd run (Griffin Oakes kick)Indiana 17–13
31:02Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 65 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 20–17
414:54Ohio StateMichael Thomas 23 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 27–17
410:37IndianaGriffin Oakes 34 yd field goalOhio State 27–20
410:24Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 75 yd run (Jack Wiloughby kick)Ohio State 34–20
410:03IndianaZander Diamont 79 yd run (Griffin Oakes kick)Ohio State 34–27

Maryland

See also: 2015 Maryland Terrapins football team
1 234Total
Maryland 7 777 28
• #1 Ohio State 7 141414 49
  • Location: Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 107,869
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • TV announcers (BTN): Eric Collins, Glen Mason
  • Sources:
Scoring summary
110:52MarylandD.J. Moore 52 yd pass from Perry Hills (Brad Craddock kick)Maryland 7–0
14:23Ohio StateJ.T. Barrett 3 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)7–7
214:32Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 2 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 14–7
26:41Ohio StateBraxton Miller 19 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 21–7
20:43MarylandPerry Hills 3 yd run (Brad Craddock kick)Ohio State 21–14
311:17MarylandPerry Hills 4 yd run (Brad Craddock kick)21–21
36:58Ohio StateJalin Marshall 48 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 28–21
30:15Ohio StateJ.T. Barrett 1 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 35–21
46:38Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 16 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 42–21
45:46Ohio StateJ.T. Barrett 18 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 49–21
40:55MarylandWes Brown 1 yd run (Brad Craddock kick)Ohio State 49–28

Penn State

See also: 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry
1 234Total
Penn State 3 070 10
• #1 Ohio State 0 21017 38
  • Sources:
Scoring summary
111:32Penn StateJoey Julius 33 yd field goalPenn State 3–0
213:43Ohio StateJ.T. Barrett 5 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 7–3
29:26Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 10 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 14–3
23:17Ohio StateJ.T. Barrett 13 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 21–3
313:59Penn StateDaeSean Hamilton 8 yd pass from Christian Hackenberg (Joey Julius kick)Ohio State 21–10
412:54Ohio StateJack Willoughby 39 yd field goalOhio State 24–10
46:25Ohio StateBraxton Miller 5 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 31–10
44:14Ohio StateMichael Thomas 6 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 38–10

"Dark Night at the Shoe" – Ohio State wears all-black uniforms for the first time in school history.[7]

Rutgers

See also: 2015 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
1 234Total
• #1 Ohio State 7 14217 49
Rutgers 0 007 7
  • Sources:
Scoring summary
10:10Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 2 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 7–0
26:48Ohio StateMichael Thomas 50 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 14–0
23:02Ohio StateJ.T. Barrett 2 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 21–0
313:13Ohio StateCurtis Samuel 30 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 28–0
38:24Ohio StateJ.T. Barrett 10 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 35–0
34:34Ohio StateJalin Marshall 1 yd pass from J.T. BarrettOhio State 42–0
413:42Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 55 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 49–0
40:13RutgersAndre Patton 4 yd pass from Hayden Rettig (Kyle Federico kick)Ohio State 49–7

Minnesota

See also: 2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
1 234Total
Minnesota 0 0014 14
• #1 Ohio State 0 1477 28
  • Sources:
Scoring summary
24:53Ohio StateVonn Bell 16 yd interception return (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 7–0
20:54Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 15 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 14–0
36:43Ohio StateMichael Thomas 6 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 21–0
410:25MinnesotaKJ Maye 4 yd pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick)Ohio State 21–7
42:10MinnesotaRashad Still 10 yd pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick)Ohio State 21–14
41:53Ohio StateCardale Jones 38 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 28–14

Illinois

See also: 2015 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and Illinois–Ohio State football rivalry
Illibuck
1 234Total
• #2 Ohio State 7 777 28
Illinois 0 300 3
  • Location: Champaign, Illinois
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:35
  • Game attendance: 51,515
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay
  • Sources:
Scoring summary
13:43Ohio StateMichael Thomas 24 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Sean Nuernberger kick)Ohio State 7–0
210:12IllinoisTaylor Zalewski 46 yd field goalOhio State 7–3
20:50Ohio StateJ.T. Barrett 6 yd run (Sean Nuernberger kick)Ohio State 14–3
36:57Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 1 yd run (Sean Nuernberger kick)Ohio State 21–3
49:47Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 10 yd run (Sean Nuernberger kick)Ohio State 28–3

Michigan State

See also: 2015 Michigan State Spartans football team
1 234Total
• #9 Michigan State 0 7010 17
#2 Ohio State 0 770 14
  • Location: Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Heather Cox
  • Sources:

Michigan

See also: 2015 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
The Game
1 234Total
• #8 Ohio State 7 71414 42
#12 Michigan 0 1003 13
  • Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 111,829
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, and Holly Rowe
  • Sources:

Notre Dame–Fiesta Bowl

See also: 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and 2016 Fiesta Bowl (January)
BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl
1 234Total
#8 Notre Dame 0 1477 28
• #7 Ohio State 14 1479 44
  • Sources:

2016 NFL Draft

The Buckeyes had 12 players (5 in the first round) in the 2016 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Number NFL Team Player Position
1 3 San Diego Chargers Joey Bosa DE
1 4 Dallas Cowboys Ezekiel Elliott RB
1 10 New York Giants Eli Apple CB
1 16 Detroit Lions Taylor Decker OT
1 20 New York Jets Darron Lee OLB
2 47 New Orleans Saints Michael Thomas WR
2 61 New Orleans Saints Vonn Bell S
3 80 Buffalo Bills Adolphus Washington DT
3 85 Houston Texans Braxton Miller WR
3 94 Seattle Seahawks Nick Vannett TE
4 102 San Diego Chargers Joshua Perry OLB
4 139 Buffalo Bills Cardale Jones QB

In addition, 3 players were signed as undrafted free agents

Position Player NFL Team
OL Chase Farris Detroit Lions
WR Jalin Marshall New York Jets
S Tyvis Powell Seattle Seahawks

References

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  2. ^ "2015 Ohio State Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  3. ^ Mark, Schlabach (December 28, 2014). "Tom Herman focuses on Buckeyes now, Houston later". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  4. ^ Schad, Joe (January 11, 2015). "Source: Ohio State to hire Tim Beck". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  5. ^ "Ohio State hires Tony Alford to coach running backs". USA Today. February 10, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  6. ^ "2014 Spring Football" (PDF). The Ohio State University Department of Athletics. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  7. ^ FoxSports.com. Retrieved 2016-Oct-09.
  8. ^ "2016 Fiesta Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  9. ^ "Undrafted free agent signings 2016: Every team's pickups in one place". Undrafted Free Agents. April 30, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
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