2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football | |
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Big Ten East Division co-champion
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Fiesta Bowl (CFP Semifinal), L 0–31 vs. Clemson
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
East Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 6 |
AP | No. 6 |
2016 record | 11–2 (8–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Urban Meyer (5th year) |
Offensive coordinator | Ed Warinner (5th year) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Tim Beck (2nd year) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Luke Fickell (11th; 16th overall year) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Greg Schiano (1st year) |
Base defense | Multiple |
Captain |
J.T. Barrett Pat Elflein Raekwon McMillan Curtis Samuel |
Home stadium |
Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 110,048) |
2016 Big Ten football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 7 Penn State xy$ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Ohio State x^ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Michigan | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 9 Wisconsin xy | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scoring summary | ||||
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1 |
12:19
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Bowling Green | Brandon Harris 63 yd interception return (Jake Suder kick) | Bowling Green 7–0 |
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10:40
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Ohio State | K.J. Hill 47 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick) | Tied 7–7 |
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4:49
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Ohio State | Dontre Wilson 25 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick) | Ohio State 14–7 |
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3:05
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Ohio State | Curtis Samuel 79 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick) | Ohio State 21–7 |
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9:37
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Bowling Green | Jake Suder 33 yd field goal | Ohio State 21–10 |
2 |
6:57
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Ohio State | Noah Brown 25 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick) | Ohio State 28–10 |
2 |
0:26
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Ohio State | J.T. Barrett 9 yd run (Tyler Durbin kick) | Ohio State 35–10 |
3 |
13:45
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Ohio State | Curtis Samuel 21 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick) | Ohio State 42–10 |
3 |
9:03
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Ohio State | Curtis Samuel 12 yd run (Tyler Durbin kick) | Ohio State 49–10 |
3 |
7:35
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Ohio State | Dontre Wilson 11 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick) | Ohio State 56–10 |
4 |
14:50
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Ohio State | Demario McCall 36 yd pass from Joe Burrow (Tyler Durbin kick) | Ohio State 63–10 |
4 |
6:10
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Ohio State | Demario McCall 16 yd run (Tyler Durbin kick) | Ohio State 70–10 |
4 |
3:23
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Ohio State | Rodjay Burns 75 yd interception return (Tyler Durbin kick) | Ohio State 77–10 |
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Scoring summary | ||||
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Q1 |
9:03
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WIS | Andrew Endicott 46-yard field goal | WIS 0–3 |
Q1 |
6:17
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WIS | Jazz Peavy 24-yard pass from Alex Hornibrook (Andrew Endicott kick) | WIS 0–10 |
Q1 |
2:46
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OSU | Tyler Durbin 25-yard field goal | WIS 3–10 |
Q2 |
8:43
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OSU | Tyler Durbin 40-yard field goal | WIS 6–10 |
Q2 |
2:47
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WIS | Andrew Endicott 32-yard field goal | WIS 6–13 |
Q2 |
:14
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WIS | Andrew Endicott 22-yard field goal | WIS 6–16 |
Q3 |
2:52
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OSU | J.T. Barrett 1-yard run (Tyler Durbin kick) | WIS 13–16 |
Q4 |
14:09
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OSU | J.T. Barrett 8-yard run (Tyler Durbin kick) | OSU 20–16 |
Q4 |
7:54
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WIS | Austin Ramesh 4-yard run (Andrew Endicott kick) | WIS 20–23 |
Q4 |
3:57
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OSU | Tyler Durbin 31-yard field goal | TIE 23–23 |
OT | OSU | Noah Brown 7-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick) | OSU 30–23 |
The 2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented The Ohio State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Buckeyes' 127th overall, the 104th as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and third as a member of the Eastern Division. The team was led by Urban Meyer, in his fifth year as head coach, and played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
‡Ohio Stadium attendance record
The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Bowling Green Falcons by a score of 77-10 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State's offense started off slow by QB, J.T. Barrett throwing an interception returned for a touchdown to Brandon Harris. Ohio State then went on to score 21 unanswered points before BGSU made a field goal midway through the second quarter. Ohio State scored two more times and led at halftime 35-10. The Buckeyes went on to score six more touchdowns in the second half and allowing no scoring.
Ohio State's offense gained 776 yards, which broke the record of most yards in a game held since 1930, and scored ten touchdowns. The Ohio State defense, commonly known as the Silver Bullets, allowed 244 yards and scored a defensive touchdown. Ohio State's J.T. Barrett set a record for the most touchdowns in a game with seven and tied the single-game record of six passing touchdowns. For his performance Barrett was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.
Game Statistics
Game Leaders
Ohio State (1-0) took on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-0) and won by a final of 48-3 in Columbus, Ohio. Following the kickoff by Ohio State, Dane Evans' pass was intercepted by Ohio State's Marshon Lattimore during the first offensive possession of the game. Ohio State was unable to find their way into the endzone and settled for a 29-yard Tyler Durbin field goal to make the score 3-0. Tulsa and Ohio State went on to trade field goals to make it 6-3, Ohio State. The OSU defense then forced turnovers on the next three Tulsa possessions, scoring two defensive touchdowns, to end the half up 20-3.