2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Ohio State Buckeyes logo.svg
Big Ten champion
Big Ten East Division co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 28–23 vs. Washington
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record13–1 (8–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Day (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorKevin Wilson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Schiano (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorAlex Grinch (1st season)
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 104,944)
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$   8 – 1     13 – 1  
No. 14 Michigan x   8 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 17 Penn State   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Michigan State   5 – 4     7 – 6  
Maryland   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Indiana   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Rutgers   0 – 9     1 – 11  
West Division
No. 21 Northwestern xy   8 – 1     9 – 5  
Wisconsin   5 – 4     8 – 5  
No. 25 Iowa   5 – 4     9 – 4  
Purdue   5 – 4     6 – 7  
Minnesota   3 – 6     7 – 6  
Nebraska   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Illinois   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Ohio State 45, Northwestern 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes played their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. This was the Buckeyes' 129th overall season and 106th as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They were led by head coach Urban Meyer in his seventh and final season at Ohio State.

Shortly before the season, head coach Urban Meyer was placed on administrative leave due to allegations that he was aware of domestic violence incidents involving former wide receivers coach Zach Smith.[1] Ryan Day was named acting head coach.[2] After a lengthy investigation, Meyer was suspended for three games for poor handling of the situation. Day acted as the head coach during Meyer's suspension.

The Buckeyes won each of their three games under Ryan Day to open the season, including a victory over then-No. 15 TCU in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. After Urban Meyer's return, Ohio State won their following four games, including a close win on the road over then-No. 9 Penn State. Ohio State rose to second in the AP Poll, but suffered a devastating loss on the road to Purdue, 49–20. The Buckeyes won their remaining regular season games, however, and secured a spot in the 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game after defeating rival No. 4 Michigan 62–39. Ohio State defeated West Division champion Northwestern in that game convincingly, 45–24, but in the final College Football Playoff rankings of the year, the Buckeyes were ranked sixth, leaving them just outside the playoff for the second consecutive year. The team was invited to the Rose Bowl to play Pac-12 Conference champion Washington. In the weeks before the game, Urban Meyer announced that he would retire at the end of the season, and the Rose Bowl would be his final game as head coach. The Buckeyes won the game to finish the year at 13–1, and were ranked third in the final polls.

The team was led offensively by quarterback Dwayne Haskins, who led FBS with 4,831 passing yards and 50 passing touchdowns, both of which set school records by wide margins. Haskins was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, finishing in third. On the ground, running backs J. K. Dobbins and Mike Weber combined for over 2,000 yards rushing. Wide receiver Parris Campbell led the team with 1,063 receiving yards and a Big Ten-leading 12 receiving touchdowns. Defensive star and pre-season All-American lineman Nick Bosa suffered a groin injury during the game against TCU. He underwent surgery and elected not to return to the team, instead focusing on recovering for the 2019 NFL Draft.

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2017 season 12–2, 8–1 in Big Ten play to win the East division. They defeated Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship 27–21. However, despite an 11–2 record, they failed to receive an invitation to the College Football Playoff. Instead, they received a bid to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they defeated USC 24–7.

Offseason

2018 NFL Draft

Round Pick Team Player Position
1 4 Cleveland Browns Denzel Ward CB
1 21 Cincinnati Bengals Billy Price C
2 64 Indianapolis Colts Tyquan Lewis DE
3 73 Miami Dolphins Jerome Baker LB
3 77 Cincinnati Bengals Sam Hubbard DE
4 102 Minnesota Vikings Jalyn Holmes DE
5 168 Seattle Seahawks Jamarco Jones OT

Recruiting

Recruiting class

The Buckeyes signed a total of 26 recruits. The class was rated as the second best in the country behind Georgia by the 247Sports Composite, and the best class in the Big Ten Conference.[3] Headlining the class were consensus five star recruits Nicholas Petit-Frere (offensive tackle), Taron Vincent (defensive tackle), and Tyreke Johnson (safety).

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brian Snead
RB 		Seffner, Florida Armwood High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 22, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
4/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Jaelen Gill
RB 		Westerville, Ohio Westerville South High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Mar 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
4/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Taron Vincent
DT 		Baltimore, Maryland IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Apr 2, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
5/5 stars
   Rivals:
4/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Josh Proctor
S 		Owasso, Oklahoma Owasso High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 15, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
4/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Max Wray
OT 		Franklin, Tennessee Franklin High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 282 lb (128 kg) Apr 15, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
4/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Sevyn Banks
CB 		Orlando, Florida Jones High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 26, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
3/5 stars
   247Sports:
3/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Dallas Gant
LB 		Toledo, Ohio St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) May 16, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
4/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Teradja Mitchell
LB 		Virginia Beach, Virginia Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jun 2, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
5/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Master Teague
RB 		Murfreesboro, Tennessee Blackman High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 11, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
4/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Matthew Jones
C 		Brooklyn, New York Erasmus Hall High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Jun 17, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
4/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Jeremy Ruckert
TE 		Lindenhurst, New York Lindenhurst High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jul 17, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
4/5 stars
   247Sports:
5/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Marcus Hooker
CB 		New Castle, Pennsylvania New Castle High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 27, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
3/5 stars
   Rivals:
3/5 stars
   247Sports:
3/5 stars
   ESPN:
3/5 stars
K'Vaughan Pope
LB 		Dinwiddie, Virginia Dinwiddie County High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 4, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
4/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
3/5 stars
L'Christian Smith
WR 		Huber Heights, Ohio Wayne High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 27, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
4/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Antwuan Jackson Jr.
DT 		Ellenwood, Georgia Blinn College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 305 lb (138 kg) Sep 12, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
4/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Tyreke Johnson
S 		Jacksonville, Florida Trinity Christian Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Dec 5, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
5/5 stars
   247Sports:
5/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Matthew Baldwin
QB 		Austin, Texas Lake Travis High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Dec 7, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
4/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Tommy Togiai
DT 		Pocatello, Idaho Highland High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Dec 12, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
4/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Kamryn Babb
WR 		St. Louis, Missouri Christian Brothers College High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Dec 12, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
4/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Alex Williams
DE 		Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington High School North 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Dec 19, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
3/5 stars
   Rivals:
3/5 stars
   247Sports:
3/5 stars
   ESPN:
3/5 stars
Cameron Brown
WR 		St. Louis, Missouri Christian Brothers College High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 20, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
3/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Tyreke Smith
DE 		Cleveland Heights, Ohio Cleveland Heights High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Jan 4, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
4/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Tyler Friday
DT 		Ramsey, New Jersey Don Bosco Preparatory High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 263 lb (119 kg) Jan 19, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
4/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Chris Olave
WR 		San Marcos, California Mission Hills High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jan 28, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
3/5 stars
   Rivals:
3/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
3/5 stars
Nicholas Petit-Frere
OT 		Tampa, Florida Berkeley Preparatory School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 272 lb (123 kg) Feb 7, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
5/5 stars
   Rivals:
5/5 stars
   247Sports:
5/5 stars
   ESPN:
5/5 stars
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
LB 		Oradell, New Jersey Bergen Catholic High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Feb 7, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:
4/5 stars
   Rivals:
4/5 stars
   247Sports:
4/5 stars
   ESPN:
4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 2  247Sports: 2  ESPN: 2
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Ohio State Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Lott Trophy[4] Nick Bosa DE JR
Jordan Fuller S JR
Chuck Bednarik Award[5] Nick Bosa DE JR
Maxwell Award[6] Nick Bosa DE JR
J. K. Dobbins RB SO
Doak Walker Award[7] J. K Dobbins RB SO
John Mackey Award[8] Luke Farrell TE SO
Jim Thorpe Award[9] Jordan Fuller S JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[10] Nick Bosa DE JR
Dre'Mont Jones DT JR
Outland Trophy[11] Dre'Mont Jones DT JR
Michael Jordan OL JR
Isaiah Prince OL SR
Ray Guy Award[12] Drue Chrisman P SO
Paul Hornung Award[13] Parris Campbell WR/KR SR
Walter Camp Award[14] Nick Bosa DE JR
J. K. Dobbins RB SO
Ted Hendricks Award[15] Nick Bosa DE JR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[16] J. K Dobbins RB SO

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 12:00 p.m. Oregon State* No. 5
ABC W 77–31 102,169
September 8 3:30 p.m. Rutgers No. 4
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
BTN W 52–3 93,057
September 15 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 15 TCU* No. 4
ABC W 40–28 64,362
September 22 3:30 p.m. Tulane* No. 4
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
BTN W 49–6 103,336
September 29 7:30 p.m.at No. 9 Penn State No. 4
ABCW 27–26 110,889
October 6 4:00 p.m. Indiana † No. 3
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
FOX W 49–26 104,193
October 13 12:00 p.m. Minnesota No. 3
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
FS1 W 30–14100,042
October 20 7:30 p.m. at Purdue No. 2
ABC L 20–4960,716
November 3 12:00 p.m. Nebraska No. 8
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
FOX W 36–31 104,245
November 10 12:00 p.m. at No. 18 Michigan State No. 10
FOX W 26–674,633
November 17 12:00 p.m. at Maryland No. 10
ABC W 52–51OT 38,177
November 24 12:00 p.m. No. 4 Michigan No. 10
FOX W 62–39 106,588
December 1 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 21 Northwestern No. 6
FOX W 45–24 66,375
January 1, 2019 5:00 p.m. vs. No. 9 Washington* No. 6
ESPN W 28–23 91,853

Source[17]

Rankings

Further information: 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP544443 (1) 3 (1) 2 (1) 1188910653
Coaches3 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 3 (1) 3 (1) 2 (1) 987810653
CFPNot released1010101066Not released

Personnel

Roster

2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Johnnie Dixon (C) Sr
RB 2 J. K. Dobbins So
QB 4 Chris Chugunov
Redshirt.svg
 Jr
QB 6 Kory Curtis So
QB 7 Dwayne Haskins
Redshirt.svg
 So
WR 9 Binjimen Victor Jr
WR 11 Austin Mack Jr
QB 12 Matthew Baldwin Fr
TE 13 Rashod Berry
Redshirt.svg
 Jr
WR 14 K. J. Hill
Redshirt.svg
 Jr
WR 15 Jaylen Harris So
WR 16 Cameron Brown Fr
WR 17 Chris Olave Fr
QB 18 Tate Martell
Redshirt.svg
 Fr
WR 21 Parris Campbell (C)
Redshirt.svg
 Sr
WR 23 De'Shawn White So
RB 24 Brian Snead Fr
RB 25 Mike Weber
Redshirt.svg
 Jr
HB 26 Jaelen Gill Fr
RB 28 Amari McMahon Jr
RB 30 Demario McCall So
RB 33 Master Teague Fr
RB 34 Mitch Rossi So
TE 37 Derrick Malone Sr
RB 46 Madu Enoli So
TE 48 Tate Duarte Sr
OL 50 Nathan Brock Jr
OL 52 Wyatt Davis
Redshirt.svg
 Fr
OL 54 Matthew Jones Fr
OL 58 Joshua Alabi
Redshirt.svg
 Jr
OL 59 Isaiah Prince (C) Sr
OL 60 Blake Pfenning Sr
OL 61 Gavin Cupp
Redshirt.svg
 So
OL 62 Pahl Brandon Sr
OL 63 Kevin Woidke Sr
OL 66 Malcolm Pridgeon Sr
OL 71 Josh Myers
Redshirt.svg
 Fr
G 73 Michael Jordan Jr
OL 74 Max Wray Fr
OL 75 Thayer Munford So
OL 76 Branden Bowen
Redshirt.svg
 Jr
OT 77 Nicholas Petit-Frere Fr
OL 78 Demetrius Knox Sr
OL 79 Brady Taylor Sr
WR 80 C. J. Saunders Jr
TE 81 Jake Hausmann
Redshirt.svg
 So
WR 82 Garyn Prater So
WR 83 Terry McLaurin (C) Sr
TE 84 Brock Davin Jr
WR 85 L'Christian Smith Fr
WR 87 Elijah Gardiner
Redshirt.svg
 Fr
TE 88 Jeremy Ruckert Fr
TE 89 Luke Farrell
Redshirt.svg
 So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 1 Jeff Okudah So
DE 2 Chase Young So
CB 3 Damon Arnette
Redshirt.svg
 Jr
S 4 Jordan Fuller (C) Jr
LB 5 Baron Browning So
DT 6 Taron Vincent Fr
LB 7 Teradja Mitchell Fr
CB 8 Kendall Sheffield Jr
DE 9 Jashon Cornell
Redshirt.svg
 Jr
S 10 Amir Riep So
DE 11 Tyreke Smith Fr
CB 12 Sevyn Banks Fr
CB 13 Tyreke Johnson Fr
S 14 Isaiah Pryor So
S 15 Josh Proctor Fr
LB 16 Keandre Jones Jr
ATH 17 Alex Williams Fr
DE 18 Jonathon Cooper
Redshirt.svg
 So
LB 19 Dallas Gant Fr
LB 20 Pete Werner So
CB 21 Marcus Williamson So
S 23 Jahsen Wint
Redshirt.svg
 So
CB 24 Shaun Wade
Redshirt.svg
 Fr
S 25 Brendon White So
CB 28 Alex Badine Jr
S 29 Marcus Hooker Fr
S 30 Kevin Dever So
LB 32 Tuf Borland (C)
Redshirt.svg
 So
LB 33 Dante Booker
Redshirt.svg
 Sr
S 34 Owen Fankhauser Jr
LB 36 K'Vaughn Pope Fr
DE 38 Javontae Jean-Baptiste Fr
LB 39 Malik Harrison Jr
LB 41 Hayden Jester Jr
CB 42 Lloyd McFarquhar Fr
LB 47 Justin Hilliard Jr
LB 48 Logan Hittle Jr
DT 51 Antwuan Jackson
Redshirt.svg
 So
DT 53 DaVon Hamilton
Redshirt.svg
 Jr
DE 54 Tyler Friday Fr
DT 55 Malik Barrow
Redshirt.svg
 So
DL 56 Aaron Cox So
DL 67 Robert Landers Jr
DT 68 Zaid Hamdan Fr
DL 70 Noah Donald Jr
DT 72 Tommy Togiai Fr
DL 86 Dre'Mont Jones
Redshirt.svg
 Jr
DT 92 Haskell Garrett So
DL 97 Nick Bosa 
Injured
 (C) 		Jr
DT 98 Jerron Cage
Redshirt.svg
 Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 19 Jake Metzer Jr
PK 28 Dominic DiMaccio Fr
PK 29 Zach Hoover (I) So
LS 42 Bradley Robinson Jr
LS 49 Liam McCullough
Redshirt.svg
 Jr
LS 65 Phillip Thomas Jr
P 90 Bryan Kristan Sr
P 91 Drue Chrisman
Redshirt.svg
 So
PK 95 Blake Haubeil So
PK 96 Sean Nuernberger Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Greg Schiano (Associate Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator)
  • Tony Alford (Assistant Head Coach / Running backs)
  • Billy Davis (Linebackers)
  • Ryan Day (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)
  • Alex Grinch (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Safeties)
  • Brian Hartline (Interim Wide Receivers)
  • Larry Johnson (Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line)
  • Taver Johnson (Cornerbacks)
  • Greg Studrawa (Offensive Line)
  • Kevin Wilson (Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends)
  • Corey Dennis (Senior Quality Control - Offense)
  • Louie Addazio (Graduate Assistant - Offense)
  • Kenny Anunike (Graduate Assistant - Defense)
  • Keenan Bailey (Graduate Assistant - Defense)
  • Parker Fleming (Quality Control Coach - Special Teams)
  • Bob Fraser (Quality Control Coach - Defense)
  • Matt Thurin (Quality Control Coach - Defense)
  • Peter Badovinac (Graduate Assistant - Defense)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
    Injured
  • Redshirt
    Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 29, 2018

Depth chart

Starters and backups.[18]

Coaching changes

Game summaries

Oregon State

No. 5 Ohio State vs Oregon State
1 234Total
Oregon State 7 7170 31
• No. 5 Ohio State 21 211421 77
Scoring summary
Q111:17OHSTMcLaurin 2 yard pass from Haskins (Nuernberger kick)OHST 7–0
Q110:35ORSTBradford 49 yard pass from Blount (Choukair kick)Tie 7–7
Q18:20OHSTWeber 16 yard run (Nuernberger kick)OHST 14–7
Q13:41OHSTBerry 6 yard pass from Haskins (Nuernberger kick)OHST 21–7
Q212:25OHSTWeber 49 yard run (Nuernberger kick)OHST 28–7
Q27:58OHSTWeber 3 yard pass from Haskins (Nuernberger kick)OHST 35–7
Q24:30OHSTBosa recovered fumble in end zone (Nuernberger kick)OHST 42–7
Q20:19ORSTBradford 7 yard pass from Blount (Choukair kick)OHST 42–14
Q314:45OHSTMcLaurin 75 yard pass from Haskins (Nuernberger kick)OHST 49–14
Q314:26ORSTPierce 80 yard run (Choukair kick)OHST 42–21
Q311:55OHSTCampbell 8 yard pass from Haskins (Nuernberger kick)OHST 56–21
Q311:06ORSTPierce 78 yard run (Choukair kick)OHST 56–28
Q35:25ORSTChoukair 23 yard field goalOHST 49–31
Q414:25OHSTWeber 4 yard run (Nuernberger kick)OHST 63–31
Q49:26OHSTSnead 2 yard run (Nuernberger kick)OHST 70–31
Q43:50OHSTTeague 33 yard run (Nuernberger kick)OHST 77–31

See also: 2018 Oregon State Beavers football team

Game Statistics[22]

Statistic OH St. OR St.
Total Yards 721 392
Passing Yards 346 196
Rushing Yards 375 196
Penalties 6-50 5-49
Turnovers 2 2
Time of Possession 31:16 28:44

Game Leaders

Statistic Ohio State Oregon State
Passing Dwayne Haskins (313) Conor Blount (169)
Rushing Mike Weber (186) Artavis Pierce (168)
Receiving Terry McLaurin (121) Trevon Bradford (104)

Rutgers

No. 4 Ohio State vs Rutgers
1 234Total
Rutgers 0 030 3
• No. 4 Ohio State 14 21107 52

See also: 2018 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Game Statistics[23]

Statistic OSU RU
Total Yards 579 134
Passing Yards 354 65
Rushing Yards 225 69
Penalties 11-120 7-72
Turnovers 0 2
Time of Possession 31:37 28:23

Game Leaders

Statistic Ohio State Rutgers
Passing Dwayne Haskins (233) Artur Sitkowski (38)
Rushing Tate Martell (95) Raheem Blackshear (31)
Receiving Johnnie Dixon (89) Travis Vokolek (13)

vs. TCU

See also: 2018 TCU Horned Frogs football team
Advocare Showdown: #4 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–0) vs. #15 TCU Horned Frogs (2–0)
1 2 34Total
Ohio State 10 3 20740
TCU 7 7 14028

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas

Game information

Tulane

No. 4 Ohio State vs Tulane
1 234Total
Tulane 0 600 6
• No. 4 Ohio State 21 2107 49

See also: 2018 Tulane Green Wave football team

Game Statistics

Statistic OSU TU
Total Yards 570 256
Passing Yards 419 156
Rushing Yards 151 100
Penalties 10-89 6-55
Turnovers 0 0
Time of Possession 29:00 31:00

Game Leaders

Statistic Ohio State Tulane
Passing Dwayne Haskins (304) Jonathan Banks (141)
Rushing J. K. Dobbins (55) Corey Dauphine (53)
Receiving Parris Campbell (147) Darnell Mooney (77)

at Penn State

See also: 2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry
#4 Ohio State Buckeyes (4–0) at #9 Penn State Nittany Lions (4–0)
1 2 34Total
Ohio St 0 7 71327
Penn St 3 10 01326

at Beaver Stadium • State College, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear • 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind NW 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h; 3.5 kn)
  • Game attendance: 110,889
  • Referee: Dan Capron
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit
  • Box Score
Game information

Indiana

No. 3 Ohio State vs Indiana
1 234Total
Indiana 3 1760 26
• No. 3 Ohio State 7 21714 49

See also: 2018 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Game Statistics

Statistic OSU IU
Total Yards 609 406
Passing Yards 455 322
Rushing Yards 154 84
Penalties 9-82 3-35
Turnovers 3 2
Time of Possession 36:42 23:18

Game Leaders

Statistic Ohio State Indiana
Passing Dwayne Haskins (455) Peyton Ramsey (322)
Rushing J. K. Dobbins (82) Stevie Scott (64)
Receiving Parris Campbell (142) Nick Westbrook-Ikhine (109)

Minnesota

No. 3 Ohio State vs Minnesota
1 234Total
Minnesota 7 700 14
• No. 3 Ohio State 10 7310 30

See also: 2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Game Statistics

Statistic OSU MINN
Total Yards 504 396
Passing Yards 412 218
Rushing Yards 92 178
Penalties 5-36 4-60
Turnovers 0 3
Time of Possession 31:45 28:15

Game Leaders

Statistic Ohio State Minnesota
Passing Dwayne Haskins (412) Zack Annexstad (218)
Rushing Mike Weber (82) Mohamed Ibrahim (157)
Receiving K. J. Hill (187) Tyler Johnson (119)

at Purdue

See also: 2018 Purdue Boilermakers football team
#2 Ohio State Buckeyes (7–0) at Purdue Boilermakers (3–3)
1 2 34Total
Ohio State 0 3 31420
Purdue 7 7 72849

at Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

Game information

Nebraska

No. 8 Ohio State vs Nebraska
1 234Total
Nebraska 7 14010 31
• No. 8 Ohio State 16 0146 36

See also: 2018 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Game Statistics

Statistic OSU NEB
Total Yards 481 450
Passing Yards 252 266
Rushing Yards 229 184
Penalties 6-46 5-44
Turnovers 3 1
Time of Possession 26:27 33:33

Game Leaders

Statistic Ohio State Nebraska
Passing Dwayne Haskins (252) Adrian Martinez (266)
Rushing J. K. Dobbins (163) Devine Ozigbo (86)
Receiving Johnnie Dixon (96) Stanley Morgan Jr. (87)

at Michigan State

No. 8 Ohio State at No. 24 Michigan State
1 234Total
• No. 8 Ohio State 0 7217 26
No. 24 Michigan State 0 330 6

See also: 2018 Michigan State Spartans football team

Game Statistics

Statistic OSU MSU
Total Yards 347 274
Passing Yards 227 220
Rushing Yards 120 54
Penalties 4-30 7-46
Turnovers 1 3
Time of Possession 37:29 22:30

Game Leaders

Statistic Ohio State Michigan State
Passing Dwayne Haskins (227) Brian Lewerke (128)
Rushing Mike Weber (104) Rock Lombardi (49)
Receiving Terry McLaurin (63) Cody White (115)

at Maryland

See also: 2018 Maryland Terrapins football team
#9 Ohio State Buckeyes (9–1) at Maryland Terrrapins (5–5)
1 2 34OTTotal
Ohio St 3 14 721752
Maryland 17 7 714651

at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium • College Park, Maryland

Game information

Michigan

See also: 2018 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
#4 Michigan Wolverines (10–1) at #10 Ohio State Buckeyes (10–1)
1 2 34Total
Michigan 3 16 02039
Ohio State 7 17 172162

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • 48 °F (9 °C) • Wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
  • Game attendance: 106,588
  • Referee: Mike Cannon
  • TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft
  • Box Score
Game information

Big Ten Championship Game

No. 21 Northwestern vs. No. 6 Ohio State
(Big Ten Championship Game)
1 234Total
No. 21 Northwestern 7 0143 24
• No. 6 Ohio State 14 10714 45

See also: 2018 Northwestern Wildcats football team and 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game

Game Statistics

Statistic OSU NW
Total Yards 607 418
Passing Yards 499 267
Rushing Yards 108 151
Penalties 9-90 3-15
Turnovers 2 3
Time of Possession 35:52 24:08

Game Leaders

Statistic Ohio State Northwestern
Passing Dwayne Haskins (499) Clayton Thorson (267)
Rushing J. K. Dobbins (68) John Moten (76)
Receiving Johnnie Dixon (129) Kyric McGowan (50)

Rose Bowl

Main article: 2019 Rose Bowl

See also: 2018 Washington Huskies football team
Rose Bowl: #5 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. #9 Washington Huskies
1 2 34Total
Washington 3 0 02023
Ohio State 7 14 7028

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

Game information

Awards and honors

All-Conference Honors
Player Position Coaches Media AP
Dwayne Haskins QB 1st Team 1st Team 1st Team
Dre'Mont Jones DL 1st Team 2nd Team 1st Team
Parris Campbell WR 1st Team 2nd Team 2nd Team
Isaiah Prince OT 1st Team 1st Team 1st Team
J. K. Dobbins RB 2nd Team HM
Michael Jordan C 2nd Team 2nd Team 2nd Team
Chase Young DL 2nd Team 3rd Team
Drue Chrisman P 2nd Team 2nd Team 2nd Team
Jordan Fuller S HM 2nd Team 2nd Team
K. J. Hill WR HM 3rd Team
Mike Weber RB HM
Malcolm Pridgeon OG HM HM
Demetrius Knox OG HM 3rd Team
Kendall Sheffield CB HM HM
Damon Arnette CB HM HM
Jeff Okudah CB HM
Jonathon Cooper DL HM HM
Malik Harrison LB HM HM
Robert Landers DL HM
Terry McLaurin WR HM
Tuf Borland LB HM HM
Nick Bosa DL HM
Thayer Munford OT HM
Pete Werner LB HM
Weekly Awards
Player Award Date Awarded Ref.
Dwayne Haskins Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week September 3, 2018 [24]
Nick Bosa Bednarik Award Player of the Week September 5, 2018 [25]
Tate Martell Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week September 10, 2018 [26]
Dre'Mont Jones Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week September 17, 2018 [27]
Dwayne Haskins Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week September 24, 2018 [28]
Drue Chrisman Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week September 30, 2018 [29]
Dwayne Haskins Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week October 1, 2018 [30]
Chase Young Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week October 1, 2018 [30]
Chase Young Bednarik Award Player of the Week October 2, 2018 [31]
Dwayne Haskins Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week October 8, 2018 [32]
Dwayne Haskins Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week November 19, 2018 [33]
Dwayne Haskins Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week November 26, 2018 [34]
Chris Olave 247Sports True Freshman of the Week November 26, 2018 [35]
Annual Awards
Player Award Date Awarded Ref.
Dwayne Haskins Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year November 28, 2018 [36]
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year
Chicago Tribune Silver Football November 30, 2018 [37]
AP Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year December 5, 2018 [38]
Sammy Baugh Top Passer Award December 2018 [39]
Chic Harley Player of the Year Award
Kellen Moore Quarterback of the Year Award
Johnnie Dixon Big Ten Sportsmanship Award November 27, 2018 [36]
NCAA Recognized All-American Honors
Player Position AFCA AP FWAA Sporting News WCFF Designation
Dwayne Haskins QB 3rd Team
Michael Jordan C 3rd Team 2nd Team

*The NCAA and Ohio State only recognize the AP, AFCA, FWAA, Sporting News and WCFF All-American teams to determine if a player is a Consensus or Unanimous All-American. To be named a Consensus All-American, a player must be named first team in three polls and to be Unanimous, they must be named first team in all five.

Other All-American Honors
Player Position Athletic Athlon Bleacher Report[40] CBS Sports CFN ESPN FOX Sports Phil Steele Scout SI USA Today
Michael Jordan C 1st Team HM 1st Team
Dre'Mont Jones DT 1st Team
Dwayne Haskins QB HM
Isaiah Prince OG HM

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2019 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
1 2 Nick Bosa DE San Francisco 49ers
1 15 Dwayne Haskins QB Washington Redskins
2 59 Parris Campbell WR Indianapolis Colts
3 71 Dre'Mont Jones DT Denver Broncos
3 76 Terry McLaurin WR Washington Redskins
4 111 Kendall Sheffield CB Atlanta Falcons
4 136 Michael Jordan C Cincinnati Bengals
6 202 Isaiah Prince OT Miami Dolphins
7 218 Mike Weber RB Dallas Cowboys

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