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The 2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Buckeyes' 126th season overall, the 103rd as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and second as a member of the Eastern Division. The team was led by Urban Meyer, in his fourth year as head coach, and played its home games at Ohio StadiuminColumbus, Ohio. They finished the season 12–1, 7–1 in Big Ten play, to finish in a tie for the East Division championship with Michigan State. Due to their head-to-head loss to Michigan State, they did not represent the East Division in the Big Ten Championship Game. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl where they defeated Notre Dame.

2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Big Ten East Division co-champion
Fiesta Bowl champion

Fiesta Bowl, W 44–28 vs. Notre Dame

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record12–1 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Warinner (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTim Beck (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorLuke Fickell (10th; 15th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorChris Ash (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
CaptainJ. T. Barrett
Jacoby Boren
Joshua Perry
Tyvis Powell
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    East Division
    No.6Michigan State xy$^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
    No.4Ohio Statex   7 – 1     12 – 1  
    No.12Michigan   6 – 2     10 – 3  
    Penn State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
    Indiana   2 – 6     6 – 7  
    Rutgers   1 – 7     4 – 8  
    Maryland   1 – 7     3 – 9  
    West Division
    No.9Iowaxy   8 – 0     12 – 2  
    No.23Northwestern   6 – 2     10 – 3  
    No.21Wisconsin   6 – 2     10 – 3  
    Nebraska   3 – 5     6 – 7  
    Minnesota   2 – 6     6 – 7  
    Illinois   2 – 6     5 – 7  
    Purdue   1 – 7     2 – 10  
    Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
    • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
    • Rankings from AP Poll

    Schedule

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    The Big Ten Conference released the schedule for the 2015 season on June 3, 2013.[1] Ohio State will face all six Eastern Division opponents Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State and Rutgers.[1] Ohio State will also face two Western Division opponents: rival Illinois and Minnesota.[1] Ohio State will play four non-conference games: Virginia Tech of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Hawaii of the Mountain West Conference, and Northern Illinois and Western Michigan of the Mid-American Conference. Ohio State has one bye week during the season between their games against Rutgers and Minnesota.

    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
    September 78:00 p.m.atVirginia Tech*No. 1
  • Blacksburg, VA
    		• ESPNW 42–2465,632
    September 123:30 p.m.Hawaii*No. 1
  • Columbus, OH
    		• BTNW 38–0107,145
    September 193:30 p.m.Northern Illinois*No. 1
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
    		• ABC/ESPN2W 20–13104,095
    September 263:30 p.m.Western Michigan*No. 1
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
    		• ABC/ESPN2W 38–12106,123
    October 33:30 p.m.atIndianaNo. 1
  • Bloomington, IN
    		• ABC/ESPN2W 34–2752,929
    October 1012:00 p.m.Maryland No. 1
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
    		• BTNW 49–28107,869
    October 178:00 p.m.Penn StateNo. 1
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH (rivalry)
    		• ABCW 38–10108,423
    October 248:00 p.m.atRutgersNo. 1
  • Piscataway, NJ
    		• ABCW 49–753,111
    November 78:00 p.m.MinnesotaNo. 3
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
    		• ABCW 28–14108,075
    November 1412:00 p.m.atIllinoisNo. 3
  • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)
    		• ABCW 28–351,515
    November 213:30 p.m.No. 9 Michigan StateNo. 3
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH (College GameDay)
    		• ABCL 14–17108,975‡
    November 2812:00 p.m.at No. 10 MichiganNo. 8
  • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)
    		• ABCW 42–13111,829
    January 1, 20161:00 p.m.vs. No. 8 Notre Dame*No. 7
  • Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)
    		• ESPNW 44–2871,123
    • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 3) released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time

    • [2]

    Personnel

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    Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer was his fourth year as the Buckeye's head coach during the 2015 season. In his previous three seasons with Ohio State, he led the Buckeyes to an overall record of 38 wins and 3 losses (38–3) and the 2014 national championship. On December 16, 2014, offensive coordinator Tom Herman accepted the head coaching position at Houston.[3] On January 11, 2015, Ohio State announced the hiring of former Nebraska coach Tim Beck to replace Herman as co-offensive coordinator.[4] On February 2, 2015, Stan Drayton accepted the running backs coach position with the Chicago Bears, and was replaced by former Notre Dame coach Tony Alford.[5]

     
    Head coach Urban Meyer

    Coaching staff

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    Name Position Seasons at
    Ohio State    		 Alma mater
    Urban Meyer Head coach 4th Cincinnati (1986)
    Luke Fickell Co-Defensive coordinator/linebackers 14th Ohio State (1997)
    Chris Ash Co-defensive coordinator/safeties 2nd Drake (1995)
    Larry Johnson Assistant head coach/defensive line 2nd Elizabeth City State (1973)
    Kerry Coombs Special teams coordinator/cornerbacks 4th Dayton (1983)
    Tim Beck Co-Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 1st Central Florida (1988)
    Ed Warinner Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line 4th Mount Union (1984)
    Tony Alford Assistant head coach/running backs 1st Colorado State (1992)
    Zach Smith Wide receivers 4th Florida (2007)
    Tim Hinton Tight ends, fullbacks 4th Wilmington (1982)
    Quinn Tempel Offensive graduate assistant 1st Ohio State (2013)
    Mickey Marotti Assistant athletic director for football sports performance 4th West Liberty (1987)
    Reference:[6]

    Roster

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    2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR, QB 1 Braxton Miller   Sr
    HB 2 Dontre Wilson Jr
    WR 3 Michael Thomas   Jr
    RB 4 Curtis Samuel So
    WR 5 Johnnie Dixon   Fr
    QB, WR 6 Torrance Gibson Fr
    WR 7 Jalin Marshall   So
    QB 10 Joe Burrow Fr
    QB 11 Justin Cook So
    QB 12 Cardale Jones   Jr
    QB 13 Stephen Collier   Fr
    WR 14 K. J. Hill Fr
    RB 15 Ezekiel Elliott Jr
    QB 16 J. T. Barrett   So
    WR 18 Kato Mitchell Sr
    WR 19 Joe Ramstetter So
    RB 20 Mike Weber Fr
    WR 21 Parris Campbell   Fr
    WR 23 Devlin McDaniel Jr
    TE 24 Rashod Berry Fr
    RB 25 Bri'onte Dunn   Jr
    RB 26 Patrick Wise So
    RB 28 Warren Ball   Jr
    WR 33 Austin Clutter Fr
    RB 35 Jeffie Johnson Sr
    TE 44 Guy Ferrelli Jr
    C 50 Jacoby Boren Sr
    OL 51 Joel Hale   Sr
    OL 54 Billy Price   So
    OL 56 Matthew Burrell Fr
    OL 57 Chase Farris   Sr
    OL 59 Isaiah Prince Fr
    OL 60 Blake Pfenning Fr
    OL 62 Aaron Parry Jr
    OL 63 Kevin Woidke Fr
    OL 65 Pat Elflein   Jr
    OL 68 Taylor Decker Sr
    OL 69 Brandon Pahl Fr
    OL 71 Kyle Trout   Fr
    OL 74 Jamarco Jones So
    OL 75 Evan Lisle   So
    OL 76 Branden Bowen Fr
    OL 77 Kevin Feder Fr
    OL 78 Demetrius Knox   Fr
    OL 79 Brady Taylor   Fr
    WR 80 Noah Brown So
    TE 81 Nick Vannett   Sr
    WR 82 James Clark   So
    WR 83 Terry McLaurin   Fr
    WR 84 Corey Smith   Sr
    TE 85 Marcus Baugh   So
    WR 87 Alex Stump Fr
    TE 88 A. J. Alexander Fr
    WR 89 Jeff Greene   Sr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    S 1 Erick Smith So
    CB 2 Marshon Lattimore   Fr
    CB 3 Damon Webb So
    LB 5 Raekwon McMillan So
    DE 6 Sam Hubbard Fr
    CB 8 Gareon Conley   So
    DL 9 Jashon Cornell Fr
    DL 10 Jalyn Holmes So
    S 11 Vonn Bell Jr
    CB 12 Denzel Ward Fr
    CB 13 Eli Apple   So
    CB 14 Joshua Norwood Fr
    DB 15 Cameron Howard Sr
    S 16 Cam Burrows Jr
    LB 17 Jerome Baker Fr
    S 18 Michael Lawless Jr
    CB 19 Eric Glover-Williams Fr
    S 20 Khaleed Franklin Jr
    CB 21 Trevon Forte   So
    S 23 Tyvis Powell   Jr
    S 24 Malik Hooker   Fr
    CB 25 Logan Kelleher So
    S 26 Jarrod Barnes Jr
    S 28 Michael Cibene Jr
    S 29 Mike Maduko So
    LB 30 Jared Drake Fr
    CB 32 Elijaah Goins Jr
    LB 33 Dante Booker So
    LB 34 Nick Conner Fr
    LB 35 Chris Worley   So
    LB 36 Zach Turnure Jr
    LB 37 Joshua Perry Sr
    LB 38 Craig Fada Jr
    LB 39 Kyle Berger   Fr
    LB 43 Darron Lee So
    S 46 Cin'Quan Haney Jr
    LB 47 Justin Hilliard Fr
    LB 48 Joe Burger   Jr
    DL 52 Donovan Munger   So
    DT 53 DaVon Hamilton Fr
    LB 55 Cam Willams Sr
    DT 57 Robert Landers Fr
    DL 59 Tyquan Lewis   So
    DE 70 Chris Fong   Sr
    DL 77 Michael Hill   So
    DL 86 Dre'Mont Jones Fr
    DL 90 Tommy Schutt Sr
    DL 92 Adolphus Washington Sr
    DL 93 Tracy Sprinkle   So
    DL 94 Dylan Thompson   Fr
    DL 97 Joey Bosa Jr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 30 Tyler Durbin Jr
    LS 41 Bryce Haynes   Sr
    LS 44 Aaron Mawhirter Jr
    LS 49 Liam McCullough Fr
    P 95 Cameron Johnston Jr
    K 96 Sean Nuernberger So
    K 98 Jack Willoughby   Sr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Ed Warinner (Offensive coordinator / offensive line)
    • Tim Beck (Co-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks)
    • Tony Alford (Assistant head coach / running backs)
    • Tim Hinton (Tight ends / Fullbacks)
    • Zack Smith (Wide receivers)
    • Luke Fickell (Co-defensive coordinator / linebackers)
    • Chris Ash (Co-defensive coordinator / safeties)
    • Larry Johnson (Assistant head coach / defensive line)
    • Kerry Coombs (Special teams coordinator / cornerbacks)
    • Mickey Marotti (Assistant athletic director for football sports performance)
    • Vince Okruch (Quality control coach – kicking game / defense)
    • Matt Thurin (Quality control coach – Defense)
    • Bill Busch (Quality control coach – Defense)
    • Jim Cordle (Graduate assistant – offense)
    • Brian Mason (Graduate assistant – defense)
    • Matt Merritt (Graduate assistant – offense)
    • Vince Oghobaase (Graduate assistant – defense)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    •   Injured
    •   Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: January 5, 2016

    Depth chart

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    Rankings

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    Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    ( ) = First-place votes
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP1(61)1(61)1(61)1(59)1(42)1(45)1(38)1(27)1(28)1(39)2(26)3(23)8674
    Coaches1(62)1(62)1(63)1(62)1(61)1(61)1(50)1(47)1(48)1(49)1(34)2(32)8654
    CFPNot released333867Not released

    Game summaries

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    Virginia Tech

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    See also: 2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
    1 234Total
    • #1 Ohio State 14 01414 42
    Virginia Tech 0 1707 24
    • Sources:
    Scoring summary
    19:44Ohio StateCurtis Samuel 24 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 7–0
    16:39Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 80 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 14–0
    213:13Virginia TechSam Rogers 51 yd pass from Michael Brewer (Joey Slye kick)Ohio State 14–7
    27:05Virginia TechJoey Slye 46 yd field goalOhio State 14–10
    20:16Virginia TechRyan Malleck 1 yd pass from Michael Brewer (Joey Slye kick)Virginia Tech 17–14
    313:53Ohio StateBraxton Miller 54 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 21–17
    32:05Ohio StateBraxton Miller 53 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 28–17
    412:26Ohio StateCardale Jones 10 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 35–17
    48:14Ohio StateMichael Thomas 26 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 42–17
    41:55Virginia TechIsaiah Ford 9 yd pass from Brenden Motley (Joey Slye kick)Ohio State 42–24

    Hawaii

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    See also: 2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
    1 234Total
    Hawaii 0 000 0
    • #1 Ohio State 7 7321 38
    • Sources:
    Scoring summary
    13:25Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 1 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 7–0
    24:03Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 3 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 14–0
    38:34Ohio StateJack Willoughby 20 yd field goalOhio State 17–0
    49:07Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 1 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 24–0
    47:48Ohio StateVonn Bell 14 yd fumble return (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 31–0
    43:51Ohio StateBri'onte Dunn 5 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 38–0

    Northern Illinois

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    See also: 2015 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
    1 234Total
    Northern Illinois 7 303 13
    • #1 Ohio State 3 7100 20
    • Location: Columbus, Ohio
    • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 3:28
    • Game attendance: 104,095
    • Game weather: Cloudy, Light Rain
    • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick and Ed Cunningham
    • Sources:
    Scoring summary
    112:43Northern IllinoisAregeros Turner 5 yd run (Christian Hagan kick)Northern Illinois 7–0
    16:21Ohio StateJack Willoughby 31 yd field goalNorthern Illinois 7–3
    212:20Northern IllinoisChristian Hagan 38 yd field goalNorthern Illinois 10–3
    28:21Ohio StateMichael Thomas 23 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick)10–10
    38:27Ohio StateJack Willoughby 24 yd field goalOhio State 13–10
    31:44Ohio StateDarren Lee 41 yd interception return (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 20–10
    47:46Northern IllinoisChristian Hagan 31 yd field goalOhio State 20–13

    Western Michigan

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    See also: 2015 Western Michigan Broncos football team
    1 234Total
    Western Michigan 0 660 12
    • #1 Ohio State 7 1777 38
    • Location: Columbus, Ohio
    • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 3:25
    • Game attendance: 106,123
    • Game weather: Cloudy
    • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Adam Amin and Kelly Stouffer
    • Sources:
    Scoring summary
    113:26Ohio StateMichael Thomas 38 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 7–0
    210:35Ohio StateJalin Marshall 37 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 14–0
    28:19Western MichiganDaniel Braverman 55 yd pass from Zach Terrell (PAT missed)Ohio State 14–6
    24:09Ohio StateJack Willoughby 30 yd field goalOhio State 17–6
    24:02Ohio StateAdolphus Washington 20 yd interception return (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 24–6
    310:50Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 6 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 31–6
    34:26Western MichiganJeremiah Mullinax 1 yd pass from Zach Terrell (2 pt conversion failed)Ohio State 31–12
    48:24Ohio StateCurtis Samuel 40 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 38–12

    Indiana

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    See also: 2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team
    1 234Total
    • #1 Ohio State 0 61414 34
    Indiana 3 7710 27
    • Location: Bloomington, Indiana
    • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 4:10
    • Game attendance: 52,929
    • Game weather: Cloudy, Light Rain
    • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick and Ed Cunningham
    • Sources:
    Scoring summary
    17:26IndianaGriffin Oakes 34 yd field goalIndiana 3–0
    213:38IndianaDevine Redding 1 yd run (Griffin Oakes kick)Indiana 10–0
    210:21Ohio StateJack Willoughby 23 yd field goalIndiana 10–3
    26:50Ohio StateJack Willoughby 26 yd field goalIndiana 10–6
    38:57Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 55 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 13–10
    32:23IndianaDevine Redding 1 yd run (Griffin Oakes kick)Indiana 17–13
    31:02Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 65 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 20–17
    414:54Ohio StateMichael Thomas 23 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 27–17
    410:37IndianaGriffin Oakes 34 yd field goalOhio State 27–20
    410:24Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 75 yd run (Jack Wiloughby kick)Ohio State 34–20
    410:03IndianaZander Diamont 79 yd run (Griffin Oakes kick)Ohio State 34–27

    Maryland

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    See also: 2015 Maryland Terrapins football team
    1 234Total
    Maryland 7 777 28
    • #1 Ohio State 7 141414 49
    • Location: Columbus, Ohio
    • Game start: 12:00 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 3:30
    • Game attendance: 107,869
    • Game weather: Sunny
    • TV announcers (BTN): Eric Collins, Glen Mason
    • Sources:
    Scoring summary
    110:52MarylandD.J. Moore 52 yd pass from Perry Hills (Brad Craddock kick)Maryland 7–0
    14:23Ohio StateJ.T. Barrett 3 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)7–7
    214:32Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 2 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 14–7
    26:41Ohio StateBraxton Miller 19 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 21–7
    20:43MarylandPerry Hills 3 yd run (Brad Craddock kick)Ohio State 21–14
    311:17MarylandPerry Hills 4 yd run (Brad Craddock kick)21–21
    36:58Ohio StateJalin Marshall 48 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 28–21
    30:15Ohio StateJ.T. Barrett 1 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 35–21
    46:38Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 16 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 42–21
    45:46Ohio StateJ.T. Barrett 18 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 49–21
    40:55MarylandWes Brown 1 yd run (Brad Craddock kick)Ohio State 49–28

    Penn State

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    See also: 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry
    1 234Total
    Penn State 3 070 10
    • #1 Ohio State 0 21017 38
    • Sources:
    Scoring summary
    111:32Penn StateJoey Julius 33 yd field goalPenn State 3–0
    213:43Ohio StateJ.T. Barrett 5 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 7–3
    29:26Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 10 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 14–3
    23:17Ohio StateJ.T. Barrett 13 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 21–3
    313:59Penn StateDaeSean Hamilton 8 yd pass from Christian Hackenberg (Joey Julius kick)Ohio State 21–10
    412:54Ohio StateJack Willoughby 39 yd field goalOhio State 24–10
    46:25Ohio StateBraxton Miller 5 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 31–10
    44:14Ohio StateMichael Thomas 6 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 38–10

    "Dark Night at the Shoe" – Ohio State wears all-black uniforms for the first time in school history.[7]

    Rutgers

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    See also: 2015 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
    1 234Total
    • #1 Ohio State 7 14217 49
    Rutgers 0 007 7
    • Sources:
    Scoring summary
    10:10Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 2 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 7–0
    26:48Ohio StateMichael Thomas 50 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 14–0
    23:02Ohio StateJ.T. Barrett 2 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 21–0
    313:13Ohio StateCurtis Samuel 30 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 28–0
    38:24Ohio StateJ.T. Barrett 10 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 35–0
    34:34Ohio StateJalin Marshall 1 yd pass from J.T. BarrettOhio State 42–0
    413:42Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 55 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 49–0
    40:13RutgersAndre Patton 4 yd pass from Hayden Rettig (Kyle Federico kick)Ohio State 49–7

    Minnesota

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    See also: 2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
    1 234Total
    Minnesota 0 0014 14
    • #1 Ohio State 0 1477 28
    • Sources:
    Scoring summary
    24:53Ohio StateVonn Bell 16 yd interception return (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 7–0
    20:54Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 15 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 14–0
    36:43Ohio StateMichael Thomas 6 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 21–0
    410:25MinnesotaKJ Maye 4 yd pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick)Ohio State 21–7
    42:10MinnesotaRashad Still 10 yd pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick)Ohio State 21–14
    41:53Ohio StateCardale Jones 38 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)Ohio State 28–14

    Illinois

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    See also: 2015 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and Illinois–Ohio State football rivalry
    Illibuck
    1 234Total
    • #2 Ohio State 7 777 28
    Illinois 0 300 3
    • Location: Champaign, Illinois
    • Game start: 12:00 p.m.
    • Elapsed time: 3:35
    • Game attendance: 51,515
    • Game weather: Sunny
    • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay
    • Sources:
    Scoring summary
    13:43Ohio StateMichael Thomas 24 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Sean Nuernberger kick)Ohio State 7–0
    210:12IllinoisTaylor Zalewski 46 yd field goalOhio State 7–3
    20:50Ohio StateJ.T. Barrett 6 yd run (Sean Nuernberger kick)Ohio State 14–3
    36:57Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 1 yd run (Sean Nuernberger kick)Ohio State 21–3
    49:47Ohio StateEzekiel Elliott 10 yd run (Sean Nuernberger kick)Ohio State 28–3

    Michigan State

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    See also: 2015 Michigan State Spartans football team
    1 234Total
    • #9 Michigan State 0 7010 17
    #2 Ohio State 0 770 14
    • Location: Columbus, Ohio
    • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
    • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Heather Cox
    • Sources:

    Michigan

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    See also: 2015 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
    The Game
    1 234Total
    • #8 Ohio State 7 71414 42
    #12 Michigan 0 1003 13
    • Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Game start: 12:00 p.m.
    • Game attendance: 111,829
    • Game weather: Mostly cloudy
    • Referee: Jerry McGinn
    • TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, and Holly Rowe
    • Sources:

    Notre Dame–Fiesta Bowl

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    See also: 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and 2016 Fiesta Bowl (January)
    BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl
    1 234Total
    #8 Notre Dame 0 1477 28
    • #7 Ohio State 14 1479 44
    • Sources:

    2016 NFL Draft

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    The Buckeyes had 12 players (5 in the first round) in the 2016 NFL Draft.

    Round Pick Number NFL Team Player Position
    1 3 San Diego Chargers Joey Bosa DE
    1 4 Dallas Cowboys Ezekiel Elliott RB
    1 10 New York Giants Eli Apple CB
    1 16 Detroit Lions Taylor Decker OT
    1 20 New York Jets Darron Lee OLB
    2 47 New Orleans Saints Michael Thomas WR
    2 61 New Orleans Saints Vonn Bell S
    3 80 Buffalo Bills Adolphus Washington DT
    3 85 Houston Texans Braxton Miller WR
    3 94 Seattle Seahawks Nick Vannett TE
    4 102 San Diego Chargers Joshua Perry OLB
    4 139 Buffalo Bills Cardale Jones QB

    In addition, 3 players were signed as undrafted free agents

    Position Player NFL Team
    OL Chase Farris Detroit Lions
    WR Jalin Marshall New York Jets
    S Tyvis Powell Seattle Seahawks

    References

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  • ^ "2015 Ohio State Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  • ^ Mark, Schlabach (December 28, 2014). "Tom Herman focuses on Buckeyes now, Houston later". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  • ^ Schad, Joe (January 11, 2015). "Source: Ohio State to hire Tim Beck". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  • ^ "Ohio State hires Tony Alford to coach running backs". USA Today. February 10, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  • ^ "2014 Spring Football" (PDF). The Ohio State University Department of Athletics. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  • ^ FoxSports.com. Retrieved 2016-Oct-09.
  • ^ "2016 Fiesta Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  • ^ "Undrafted free agent signings 2016: Every team's pickups in one place". Undrafted Free Agents. April 30, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

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