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1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 20-14 vs. Tennessee
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #8
AP #6
1995 record 11-2 (7-1 Big Ten)
Head coach John Cooper
Offensive coordinator Joe Hollis
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
Seasons
« 1994 1996 »
1995 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8/7 Northwestern 8 0 0     10 2 0
#6/8 Ohio State 7 1 0     11 2 0
#13/12 Penn State 5 3 0     9 3 0
#17/19 Michigan 5 3 0     9 4 0
Michigan State 4 3 1     6 5 1
#25/22 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 / Coaches' Poll

The 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1995-1996. The Buckeyes compiled a 11–2 record, including the 1996 Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, where they lost 20–14 to the Tennessee Volunteers.

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Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 27 vs. #22 Boston College* #12 Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) ABC W 38-6   62,711[1]
September 16 #18 Washington* #10 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ABC W 30-20   94,104[1]
September 23 at Pittsburgh* #8 Pitt StadiumPittsburgh, PA ABC W 54-14   54,917[1]
September 30 #15 Notre Dame* #7 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ABC W 45-26   95,537[1]
October 7 at #12 Penn State #5 Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA ABC W 28-25   96,655[1]
October 14 at #21 Wisconsin #4 Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI ABC W 27-16   79,507[1]
October 21 Purdue #4 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ESPN W 28-0   93,111[1]
October 28 #25 Iowa #4 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ESPN W 56-35   93,314[1]
November 4 at Minnesota #4 The MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN ESPN2 W 49-21   46,418[1]
November 11 Illinois #2 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ABC W 41-3   92,639[1]
November 18 Indiana #2 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ESPN W 42-3   92,352[1]
November 25 at #18 Michigan #2 Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ABC L 23-31   106,288[1]
January 1 vs. #5 Tennessee* #4 Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl) ABC L 14-20   70,797[1]
*Non-conference game.

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Coaching staff

  • John Cooper - Head Coach - 8th year
  • Bill Conley - Defensive Ends, Recruiting Coordinator - 5th
  • Walt Harris - Quarterbacks - 1st
  • Joe Hollis - Offensive Coordinator - 5th on staff (4th as OC)
  • Mike Jacobs - Offensive Line - 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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Awards and honors

  • Eddie George, Heisman Trophy [4]
  • Terry Glenn, Fred Biletnikoff Award[5]

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,IL: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7. 
  2. ^ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=227&season=1995
  3. ^ Ohio State, 1995 Football Media Guide
  4. ^ http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html
  5. ^ http://www.biletnikoffaward.com/pastwinner.htm
  6. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data

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