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2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football
2013 Ohio State Buckeyes logo.svg
Big Ten East Division co-champion
Fiesta Bowl (CFP Semifinal), L 0–31 vs. Clemson
Conference Big Ten Conference
Division 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)
Seasons
« 2015 2017 »
2016 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
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  
West Division
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
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of February 5, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Bowling Green 7 3 0 0 10
#6 Ohio State 21 14 21 21 77
  • Location:
    Ohio Stadium
    Columbus, OH
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 107,193
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (Play-By-Play), Matt Millen (Analyst), Lisa Byington (Sideline)
  • Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
Tulsa 3 0 0 0 3
#4 Ohio State 3 17 14 14 48
  • Location:
    Ohio Stadium
    Columbus, OH
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:45
  • Game attendance: 104,410
  • Game weather: Overcast/Rain
  • Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Dave Pasch (Play-by-Play), Greg McElroy (Analyst), Tom Luginbill (Sideline)
1 2 3 4 Total
#3 Ohio State 14 21 7 3 45
#14 Oklahoma 7 10 7 0 24
1 2 3 4 Total
Rutgers 0 0 0 0 0
#2 Ohio State 6 24 21 7 58
  • Location:
    Ohio Stadium
    Columbus, OH
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:45
  • Game attendance: 105,830
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: J. Servinski
  • TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (Play-By-Play), Matt Millen (Analyst), Lisa Byington (Sideline)
1 2 3 4 Total
Indiana 3 7 7 0 17
#2 Ohio State 3 21 7 7 38
  • Location:
    Ohio Stadium
    Columbus, OH
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 107,420
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (Play-by-play), Brock Huard (Analyst), Allison Williams (Sidelines)
1 2 3 4 OT Total
#2 Ohio State 3 3 7 10 7 30
#8 Wisconsin 10 6 0 7 0 23
  • Location:
    Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, WI
  • Game start: 8:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 4:03
  • Game attendance: 81,541
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Referee: D. Willard
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Analyst), Samantha Ponder (Sidelines)

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.


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