American college football season
1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football Conference Big Ten Conference Coaches No. 6 AP No. 7 1986 record 10–3 (7–1 Big Ten) Head coach Defensive coordinator Gary Blackney (2nd season)MVP Cris Carter Home stadium Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 85,399)Seasons
1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 8 Michigan +
7
–
1
–
0
11
–
2
–
0
No. 7 Ohio State +
7
–
1
–
0
10
–
3
–
0
No. 16 Iowa
5
–
3
–
0
9
–
3
–
0
Minnesota
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
6
–
0
Michigan State
4
–
4
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
Indiana
3
–
5
–
0
6
–
6
–
0
Illinois
3
–
5
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Northwestern
2
–
6
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Purdue
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Wisconsin
2
–
6
–
0
3
–
9
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll
The 1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Buckeyes compiled a 10–3 record, including the 1987 Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas , where they won 28–12 against the Texas A&M Aggies .
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 27 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 5 Alabama * No. 9 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic )Raycom L 10–1668,296
September 13 2:30 p.m. at No. 17 Washington * No. 10 CBS L 7–4061,070
September 20 1:30 p.m. Colorado * W 13–1088,404
September 27 1:30 p.m. Utah * W 64–689,645
October 4 1:30 p.m. Illinois Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy ) W 14–090,030
October 11 1:00 p.m. at Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN W 24–2251,641
October 18 7:00 p.m. at Purdue WTBS W 39–1168,757
October 25 12:30 p.m. Minnesota WTBS W 33–089,936
November 1 12:30 p.m. at No. 11 Iowa No. 17 WTBS W 31–1067,640
November 8 1:30 p.m. Northwestern No. 11 W 30–989,808
November 15 12:00 p.m. at Wisconsin No. 9 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI CBS W 30–1762,020
November 22 12:00 p.m. No. 6 Michigan No. 7 CBS L 24–2690,674
January 1, 1987 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 8 Texas A&M * No. 11 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic )CBS W 28–1274,188
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Personnel [ ]
1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
RB
James Bryant
WR
2
Cris Carter
Jr
RB
George Cooper
RB
Steve Gresock
WR
Nate Harris
TE
Alex Higdon
WR
Jamie Holland
TE
John Hutchison
QB
16
Jim Karsatos (C)
Sr
OL
Larry Kotterman
OL
Bob Maggs
RB
Bill Matlock
OL
Tim Moxley
RB
Ceroy Robinson
WR
Everett Ross
OL
Joe Staysniak
TE
Ed Taggert
OL
Jeff Uhlenhake
RB
Barry Walker
RB
John Wooldridge
RB
Vince Workman
OL
Greg Zackeroff
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
Dave Brown
DL
Henry Brown
DB
Sonny Gordon (C)
LB
Derek Isaman
DB
Ray Jackson
LB
Eric Kumerow
LB
Scott Leach
LB
Darryl Lee
LB
Mike Lee
DL
Fred Ridder
DB
Greg Rogan
DL
Mike Showalter
LB
36
Chris Spielman
Jr
LB
John Sullivan
DL
Mike Sullivan
DB
William White
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Matt Frantz
P
19
Tom Tupa
Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Gary Blackney – Defensive Coordinator (3rd year)
Bill Conley – Inside Linebackers (3rd year)
Steve Devine – Offensive Line – Guards, Centers (4th year)
Randy Hart – Defensive Line (5th year)
Chuck Heater – Defensive Backs (2nd year)
Tom Lichtenberg – Quarterbacks, Receivers (1st year)
Urban Meyer – Offensive Tight Ends (1st year)
Bob Palcic – Offensive Line – Tackles, Tight Ends (1st year)
Fred Pagac – Outside Linebackers (5th year)
Leonard Willis – Running Backs (2nd year)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Depth chart [ ]
Defense
OLB
ILB
ILB
SLB
Eric Kumerow
Chris Spielman
Mike Kee
Derek Isaman
Scott Leach
⋅
John Sullivan
Mike McCray
CB
William White
Ray Jackson
DE
NT
DE
David Schell
Fred Ridder
Mike Showalter
⋅
Mike Sullivan
Henry Brown
Offense
SE
Cris Carter
Jamie Holland
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
Joe Staysniak
Jeff Uhlenhake
Bob Maggs
Greg Zackeroff
Larry Kotterman
Tim Moxley
Karl Coles
⋅
Jeff Davidson
Jay Shaffer
TE
Ed Taggart
John Hutchison
FL
Nate Harris
Everett Ross
FB
George Cooper
Barry Walker
Special Teams
PK Matt Frantz
PK Pat O'Morrow
P Tom Tupa
[1]
Game summaries [ ]
vs. Alabama [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Alabama
3
3 0 10
16
Ohio St
0
7 3 0
10
Date: August 27Location: Giants Stadium
See also: 1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Kickoff Classic
at Washington [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio St
0
0 7 0
7
• Washington
0
24 9 7
40
Date: September 13Location: Husky Stadium
Colorado [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Colorado
0
0 3 7
10
• Ohio St
3
7 0 3
13
Date: September 20Location: Ohio Stadium
Utah [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Utah
0
3 3 0
6
• Ohio St
21
10 20 13
64
Date: September 27Location: Ohio Stadium
Illinois [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Illinois
0
0 0 0
0
• Ohio St
0
14 0 0
14
Date: October 4Location: Ohio Stadium
at Indiana [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
7
7 10 0
24
Indiana
7
7 0 8
22
Date: October 11Location: Memorial Stadium
at Purdue [ ]
Ohio State Buckeyes at Purdue Boilermakers
1
2
3 4 Total
Ohio St
6
9
17 7 39
Purdue
0
3
0 8 11
at Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana
Date : October 18Game time : 6:15 p.m.Game weather : Clear • 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind E 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)Game attendance : 68,737Referee : Otho KortzOhio State Football Archives
Game information
Ohio St
Jim Karsatos 11/17, 190 Yds, 2 TD
Bryant 24 Rush, 129 Yds
Cris Carter 7 Rec, 118 Yds, TD
Purdue
Doug Downing 23/48, 289 Yds, TD, 2 INT
Medlock 9 Rush, 33 Yds
Brunner 5 Rec, 93 Yds
Brown's interception return set a Big Ten record.[2]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
OSU
PUR
1
8:04
14
69
Ohio St
21-yard field goal by Matt Frantz
3
0
1
1:55
11
32
Ohio St
22-yard field goal by Matt Frantz
6
0
2
10:36
12
92
Ohio St
Cris Carter 3-yard touchdown reception from Jim Karsatos , 2-point pass failed
12
0
2
1:05
11
50
Ohio St
22-yard field goal by Matt Frantz
15
0
2
0:02
8
61
Purdue
23-yard field goal by Jonathan Briggs
15
3
3
13:00
3
65
Ohio St
Nate Harris 37-yard touchdown reception from Jim Karsatos, Matt Frantz kick good
22
3
3
9:11
Ohio St
Interception returned 100 yards for touchdown by Dave Brown, Matt Frantz kick good
29
3
3
1:03
8
56
Ohio St
21-yard field goal by Matt Frantz
32
3
4
11:59
12
77
Purdue
Caleb Bonds 3-yard touchdown reception from Doug Downing, 2-point run good
32
11
4
10:11
5
73
Ohio St
Jamie Holland 23-yard touchdown reception from Tom Tupa , Matt Frantz kick good
39
11
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
39
11
Minnesota [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Minnesota
0
0 0 0
0
• Ohio St
14
3 10 6
33
Date: October 25Location: Ohio Stadium
Iowa [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
0
21 7 3
31
Iowa
7
0 3 0
10
See also: 1986 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Northwestern [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Northwestern
0
3 3 3
9
• Ohio St
10
7 3 10
30
Date: November 8Location: Ohio Stadium
Wisconsin [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
17
10 0 3
30
Wisconsin
0
10 7 0
17
Date: November 15Location: Camp Randall Stadium
Michigan [ ]
#6 Michigan Wolverines (9–1) at #7 Ohio State Buckeyes (9–2)
1
2
3 4 Total
Michigan
3
3
13 7 26
Ohio St
14
0
3 7 24
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date : November 22Game time : 12:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Sunny • 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind 10 SGame attendance : 90,674Referee : Tom Quinn
Game information
Michigan
Jim Harbaugh 19/29, 261 Yds, 2 INT
Jamie Morris 29 Rush, 210 Yds, 2 TD
Jeffrey Brown 5 Rec, 54 Yds
Ohio St
Jim Karsatos 15/27, 188 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Vince Workman 21 Rush, 126 Yds, TD
Cris Carter 7 Rec, 75 Yds, 2 TD
Matt Frantz missed a 45-yard field goal that would have given Ohio State the lead with 1:01 remaining in the game. Chris Spielman had 29 tackles in defeat.
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
MICH
OSU
1
10:47
10
45
4:06
Ohio St
Carter 10-yard touchdown reception from Karsatos , Frantz kick good
0
7
1
4:18
13
45
6:20
Michigan
32-yard field goal by Gillette
3
7
1
3:03
3
80
1:14
Ohio St
Workman 46-yard touchdown run, Frantz kick good
3
14
2
6:47
8
63
3:19
Michigan
34-yard field goal by Gillette
6
14
3
8:53
14
83
6:02
Michigan
Morris 4-yard touchdown run, Gillette kick good
13
14
3
5:26
9
65
3:22
Ohio St
27-yard field goal by Frantz
13
17
3
3:53
4
76
1:27
Michigan
Morris 8-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass incomplete
19
17
4
12:46
8
85
4:19
Michigan
Wilcher 7-yard touchdown run, Gillette kick good
26
17
4
9:42
4
56
1:18
Ohio St
Carter 17-yard touchdown reception from Karsatos, Frantz kick good
26
24
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
26
24
vs. Texas A&M (Cotton Bowl) [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
0
7 14 7
28
Texas A&M
3
3 0 6
12
Date: January 1Location: Cotton Bowl
Main article: 1987 Cotton Bowl Classic
1987 NFL draftees [ ]
Player
Round
Pick
Position
NFL club
Cris Carter
4
3
Wide receiver
Philadelphia Eagles
Sonny Gordon
6
157
Defensive back
Cincinnati Bengals
Jamie Holland
7
173
Wide receiver
San Diego Chargers
9
234
Linebacker
New Orleans Saints
Jim Karsatos
12
322
Quarterback
Miami Dolphins
References [ ]
^ 1987 Ohio State Football Media Guide
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1986 Oct 19. Retrieved 2019-Sep-23.
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