The 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach John Cooper, the Buckeyes compiled an 11–2 record (7–1 in conference games), finished in second place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 461 to 200. they won the first 11 games of the season, including victories over No. 22 Boston College, No. 18 Washington, No. 15 Notre Dame, No 12 Penn State, No. 21 Wisconsin, and No. 25 Iowa. They reached No. 2 in the AP poll, but concluded the season with back-to-back losses against No. 18 Michigan and No. 4 Tennessee in the 1996 Florida Citrus Bowl. They were ranked No. 6 in the final AP poll.
The Buckeyes gained an average of 203.3 rushing yards and 249.5 passing yards per game. On defense, they held opponents to 134.3 rushing yards and 169.5 passing yards per game. Running back Eddie George tallied 1,826 rushing yards (6.0 yards per dcarry), caught 44 passes for 399 yards, and scored 150 points. He received multiple post-season awards, including the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, the Doak Walker Award, and the Chicago Tribune Silver Football. Wide receiver Terry Glenn caught 57 passes for 1,316 yards and won the Biletnikoff Award. Quarterback Bobby Hoying tallied 3,023 passing yards with a 63.4% completion percentage. Offensive tackle Orlando Pace won the Lombardi Award. George, Glenn, and Pace were also recognized as consensus first-team All-Americans.
The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
Schedule
Rankings
Game summaries Boston College
Washington
Pitt
Notre Dame
Penn State
Wisconsin
Purdue
Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
1996 Citrus Bowl
Personnel 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 Ohio State, 1995 Football Media Guide
Roster
Depth chart
1986 Ohio State Football Media Guide
Awards and honors Eddie George, Heisman Trophy Eddie George, Walter Camp Award Eddie George, Doak Walker Award Eddie George, Maxwell Award Terry Glenn, Fred Biletnikoff Award Orlando Pace, Lombardi Award
Seven Ohio State players received first-team honors on the 1995 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Hoying (Coaches/Media); George (Coaches/Media); Glenn (Coaches/Media); Pace (Coaches/Media); tight end Rickey Dudley (Coaches/Media); defensive lineman Mike Vrabel (Coaches/Media); and defensive back Shawn Springs (Coaches/Media).
1996 NFL draftees 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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