1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Buckeyes logo.svg
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 6
1995 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
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[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 272:00 p.m.vs. No. 22 Boston College*No. 12
  • Giants Stadium
  • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)
ABCW 38–662,711[1]
September 163:30 p.m.No. 18 Washington*No. 10
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 30–2094,104[1]
September 233:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh*No. 8
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ABCW 54–1454,917[1]
September 303:30 p.m.No. 15 Notre Dame*No. 7
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 45–2695,537[1]
October 712:00 p.m.at No. 12 Penn StateNo. 5
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
ABCW 28–2596,655[1]
October 143:30 p.m.at No. 21 WisconsinNo. 4
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABCW 27–1679,507[1]
October 2112:30 p.m.PurdueNo. 4
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPNW 28–093,111[1]
October 2812:30 p.m.No. 25 IowaNo. 4
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPNW 56–3593,314[1]
November 47:00 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 4
  • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
  • Minneapolis, MN
ESPN2W 49–2146,418[1]
November 113:30 p.m.IllinoisNo. 2
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH (Illibuck)
ABCW 41–392,639[1]
November 1812:30 p.m.IndianaNo. 2
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPNW 42–392,352[1]
November 2512:00 p.m.at No. 18 MichiganNo. 2
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)
ABCL 23–31106,288[1]
January 1, 19961:00 p.m.vs. No. 5 Tennessee*No. 4
ABCL 14–2070,797[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 12 10 9 10 8 7 5T 4 (4) 4 (5) 4 (5) 4 (6) 2 (12) 2 (13) 2 (13) 5 4 T 6 
Coaches Poll 10 10 8 8 7 6 5 (2) 4 (3) 4 (4) 4 (4) 4 (9) 2 (9) 2 (11) 2 (16) 5 5 8

Roster[]

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

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[]

Boston College[]

Ohio State Buckeyes vs Boston College Eagles
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
  • Box Score

Washington[]

Washington Huskies at Ohio State Buckeyes
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:
  • Box Score

Pitt[]

Ohio State Buckeyes at Pitt Panthers
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
  • Box Score

Notre Dame[]

Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Ohio State Buckeyes
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
  • Box Score

Penn State[]

Ohio State Buckeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
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
  • Box Score

Wisconsin[]

Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers
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
  • Box Score

Purdue[]

Purdue Boilermakers at Ohio State Buckeyes
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
  • Box Score

Iowa[]

Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes
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
  • Box Score

Minnesota[]

Ohio State Buckeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers
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
  • Box Score

Illinois[]

Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes
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
  • Box Score

Indiana[]

Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes
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
  • Box Score

Michigan[]

Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
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
  • Box Score

1996 Citrus Bowl[]

Ohio State Buckeyes vs Tennessee Volunteers
1 2 34Total
Ohio State 7 0 0714
Tennesssee 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
  • Box Score

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[]

Q[3]

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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
  2. ^ Ohio State, 1995 Football Media Guide
  3. ^ 1986 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  4. ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.

Box Scores for each of the 1995 games

Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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