1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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

1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 14–20 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 6
Record	11–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Cooper (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Hollis (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young (8th season)
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 89,841)

1995 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Northwestern $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Ohio State	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Penn State	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
No. 25 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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 27	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 22 Boston College*	No. 12	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	W 38–6	62,711
September 16	3:30 p.m.	No. 18 Washington*	No. 10	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 30–20	94,104
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh*	No. 8	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	W 54–14	54,917
September 30	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 Notre Dame*	No. 7	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 45–26	95,537
October 7	12:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Penn State	No. 5	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	W 28–25	96,655
October 14	3:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Wisconsin	No. 4	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	W 27–16	79,507
October 21	12:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 4	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 28–0	93,111
October 28	12:30 p.m.	No. 25 Iowa	No. 4	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 56–35	93,314
November 4	7:00 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 4	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	W 49–21	46,418
November 11	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	No. 2	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	ABC	W 41–3	92,639
November 18	12:30 p.m.	Indiana	No. 2	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 42–3	92,352
November 25	12:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Michigan	No. 2	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	ABC	L 23–31	106,288
January 1, 1996	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Tennessee*	No. 4	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	L 14–20	70,797
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	12	10	9	10	8	7	5T	4 (4)	4 (5)	4 (5)	4 (6)	2 (12)	2 (13)	2 (13)	5	4 T	6
Coaches Poll	10	10	8	8	7	6	5 (2)	4 (3)	4 (4)	4 (4)	4 (9)	2 (9)	2 (11)	2 (16)	5	5	8

Roster

1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 67 Brooks Burris  Fr FB 39 Matt Calhoun  Jr SE 1 DeWayne Carter  Sr G 57 LeShun Daniels  Jr FL 87 Robbie Davis  Sr TE 80 Rickey Dudley  Sr OL 78 Drew Elford Fr FB 24 Carmie Elmore  So QB 7 Joe Germaine So OL 66 Dan Gibbons  Fr WR 83 Terry Glenn  Sr RB 27 Eddie George (C) Sr OT 50 Eric Gohlstin So G 60 Terry Harris  So TB 16 Andre Hatcher  So FL 97 Brian Heinen  So LB 53 Darron Hester So LB 36 Terry Homa Fr TE 88 Bob Houser Fr QB 14 Bobby Hoying (C)  Sr QB 10 Tom Hoying  So C 61 Kevin Hyme  Jr RB 25 Jermon Jackson So QB 8 Stanley Jackson  So FL 81 Matt Jacobs  Jr FB 44 Josh Jenkins  Jr RB 23 Matt Keller Fr C 62 Jason Kozar  Fr C 76 Dean Kreuzer  Jr G 74 Greg Kuszmaul  Sr TE 85 John Lumpkin  Fr RB 33 Joe Montgomery So SE 15 Dee Miller  Fr OL 56 Rob Murphy Fr OT 75 Orlando Pace So RB 29 Pepe Pearson So C 65 Juan Porter  Jr WR 6 Jimmy Redmond Fr RB 21 Charlie Sanders Fr SE 98 Alonzo Shavers Sr OL 76 Eric Smith Fr WR 3 Dimitrious Stanley Jr FB 37 Nicky Sualua  So G 72 Jamie Sumner Sr SE 12 Buster Tillman  Jr OT 79 Larry Waldon  So TE 84 Steve Wisniewski Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class FS 9 Steve Baird  Fr MLB 61 Matt Baker So OLB 16 Dave Becker  Fr DE 95 Jim Bell  So ILB 30 Greg Bellisari Jr DT 70 Matt Bonhaus (C)  Jr FS 18 Che' Bryant  Fr LB 63 Jason Cook  Jr FS 5 Dan Colson  Jr MLB 55 Will Connery  Sr NG 62 Shane Clark  Jr DE 97 John Day  So LB 51 Roedell Dupree So DE 96 Tony Eisenhard Fr NG 99 Luke Fickell  Jr DE 92 Matt Finkes Jr DT 68 Winfield Garnett So CB 42 Kevin Griffin  Fr FS 26 Anthony Gwinn Jr CB 2 Ty Howard  Jr DE 93 Rick Huntzinger Sr OLB 52 Kevin Johnson Jr SS 34 Rob Kelly  Jr DB 17 Percy King Fr LB 44 Chris Kirk Fr SS 19 Heath Knisley  Jr LB 48 Matt LaVrar Fr SS 28 Jason Louis  Sr CB 20 Central McClellion  Fr OLB 43 Ryan Miller  Jr SS 13 Damon Moore  Fr DB 19 Ahmed Plummer Fr DE 58 James Ross  So OLB 35 Jerry Rudzinski  Fr NG 98 Marcus Spriggs  Fr CB 24 Shawn Springs  Jr OLB 32 Obie Stillwell  Jr DE 54 Brian Stoughton  Sr DE 94 Mike Vrabel Jr OLB 46 Marc Willis Jr DE 91 Jeff Wilson  Fr CB 11 Antoine Winfield Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 4 Josh Jackson  Jr P 41 Brent Bartholomew Fr K/P 41 Patrick Doyle  Fr K/P 38 Mike Malfatt  So	Head coach John Cooper Coordinators/assistant coaches Joe Hollis (OC) Fred Pagac (DC) Bill Conley (DEs) Walt Harris (QBs) Jim Heacock (DL) Mike Jacobs (OL) Tim Spencer (RBs) Chuck Stobart (WRs) Jon Tenuta (DBs) Dustin Calhoun (GA) Troy Rothenbuler (GA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Boston College

See also: 1995 Boston College Eagles football team

#12 Ohio State Buckeyes vs #22 Boston College Eagles

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	7	14	10	7	38
Boston College	0	3	3	0	6

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: August 27, 1995
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Partly Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C), no wind
• Game attendance: 62,711

Game information

First quarter OSU - Eddie George 12-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) 7:34 Second quarter BC - McGuire 24-yard field goal 11:35 OSU - Shawn Springs 97-yard kickoff return (Josh Jackson kick) 11:21 OSU - Rickey Dudley 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) 0:37 Third quarter OSU - Josh Jackson 23-yard field goal 7:25 BC - McGuire 50-yard field goal 4:51 OSU - Eddie George 9-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) 2:13 Fourth quarter OSU - Dimitrious Stanley 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) 2:47 Top Passers OSU - Bobby Hoying - 17/26, 269 yards, 1 TD BC - Mark Hartsell - 17/31, 187 yards, 2 INTs Top Rushers BC - Justice Smith - 24 rushes, 123 yards OSU - Eddie George - 17 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TDs Top Receivers OSU - Terry Glenn - 3 receptions, 105 yards BC - Kenyatta Watson - 6 receptions, 73 yards Top Tacklers BC - Terence Wiggins - 10 (8 solo, 2 assists) OSU - Luke Fickell - 8 (5 solo, 3 assists) Interceptions OSU - 3 - Shawn Springs (1), Roedell Dupree (1), Che Bryant (1)

Washington

See also: 1995 Washington Huskies football team

#18 Washington Huskies at #10 Ohio State Buckeyes

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	7	0	0	13	20
Ohio State	9	14	7	0	30

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

• Date: September 16, 1995
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Overcast, 68 °F (20 °C), Wind SSW 10-15
• Game attendance: 94,104
• Referee: Jim Kemerling

Game information

First quarter OSU - Nicky Sualua 22-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (kick blocked) WASH - Rashaan Shehee 10-yard run (John Wales kick) OSU - Josh Jackson 19-yard field goal Second quarter OSU - Terry Glenn 6-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Eddie George 7-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Third quarter OSU - Eddie George 16-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Fourth quarter WASH - Fred Coleman 31-yard pass from Shane Fortney (run failed) WASH - Leon Neal 7-yard pass from Damon Huard (John Wales kick) Top Passers OSU - Bobby Hoying - 18/26, 92 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT WASH - Damon Huard - 19/26, 192 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Top Rushers OSU - Eddie George - 36 rushes, 212 yards, 2 TDs WASH - Leon Neal - 15 rushes, 135 yards Top Receivers OSU - Terry Glenn - 7 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD WASH - Conwell - 3 receptions, 60 yards

Pitt

See also: 1995 Pitt Panthers football team

#8 Ohio State Buckeyes at Pitt Panthers

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	14	6	21	13	54
Pitt	7	7	0	0	14

at Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 23, 1995
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Partly Sunny, Cool, 58 °F (14 °C); Wind N 12
• Game attendance: 54,917
• Referee: David Witvoet

Game information

First quarter OSU - Terry Glenn 75-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) PITT - Dietrich Jells 24-yard pass from John Ryan (C. Ferencik kick) OSU - Terry Glenn 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Second quarter PITT - Chris Patton 3-yard run (C. Ferencik kick) OSU - Josh Jackson 24-yard field goal OSU - Josh Jackson 39-yard field goal Third quarter OSU - Terry Glenn 36-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Bobby Hoying pass to Terry Glenn) OSU - Nicky Sualua 2-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Terry Glenn 61-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (kick failed) Fourth quarter OSU - Dimitrious Stanley 25-yard pass from Stanley Jackson (kick failed) OSU - Alonzo Shavers 7-yard pass from Tommy Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Top Passers OSU - Bobby Hoying - 15/24, 296 yards, 5 TDs, 2 INTs PITT - John Ryan - 14/23, 182 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs OSU - Stanley Jackson - 7/8, 118 yards, 1 TD Top Rushers OSU - Eddie George - 24 rushes, 122 yards PITT - Demetrius Harris - 17 rushes, 56 yards Top Receivers OSU - Terry Glenn - 9 receptions, 253 yards (OSU school record), 4 TDs PITT - Dietrich Jells - 7 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD

Notre Dame

See also: 1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

#15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at #7 Ohio State Buckeyes

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	0	17	3	6	26
Ohio State	0	14	14	17	45

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

• Date: September 30, 1995
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear, 80 °F (27 °C), Wind 10-15 SSE
• Game attendance: 95,537
• Referee: John Nealon

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter ND - Kevin Kopka, 20-yard field goal ND - Randy Kinder 3-yard run (Kevin Kopka kick) OSU – Terry Glenn 10-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) ND - Randy Kinder 7-yard run (Kevin Kopka kick) OSU - Dimitrious Stanley 17-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Third quarter ND - Kevin Kopka, 22-yard field goal OSU – Rickey Dudley 15-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) OSU – Terry Glenn 82-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Fourth quarter OSU – Eddie George 5-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) ND - Randy Kinder 13-yard run (run failed) OSU - Eddie George 3-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Josh Jackson 35-yard field goal Top passers OSU – Bobby Hoying – 14/22, 272 yards, 4 TD ND - Ron Powlus - 13/26, 243 yards, 1 INT Top rushers OSU – Eddie George – 32 rushes, 207 yards, 2 TD ND – Randy Kinder – 28 rushes, 143 yards, 3 TDs Top receivers OSU – Terry Glenn – 4 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TDs ND - Derrick Mayes - 5 receptions, 125 yards Top tacklers ND - Lyron Cobbins - 5 solo, 9 assists (14 total) OSU - Greg Bellisari - 4 solo, 8 assists (12 total) Interceptions OSU - Shawn Springs (1) Fumbles Recovered OSU - Matt Bonhaus (1)

Penn State

See also: 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

#5 Ohio State Buckeyes at #12 Penn State Nittany Lions

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	14	7	7	28
Penn State	10	0	8	7	25

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

• Date: October 7, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C); Wind WNW 10-20
• Game attendance: 96,655
• Referee: Jim Kemerling

Game information

First quarter PSU - Jon Witman 3-yard run (Brett Conway kick) PSU - Brett Conway 40-yard field goal Second quarter OSU - Terry Glenn 28-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Rickey Dudley 25-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Third quarter OSU - Terry Glenn 37-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) PSU - Jon Witman 1-yard run (Joe Jurevicius pass from Wally Richardson) Fourth quarter PSU - Jon Witman 1-yard run (Brett Conway kick) OSU - Eddie George 4-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Top Passers OSU - Bobby Hoying - 24/35, 354 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT PSU - Wally Richardson - 12/27, 173 yards Top Rushers PSU - Curtis Enis - 25 rushes, 146 yards OSU - Eddie George - 24 rushes, 105 yards, 1 TD Top Receivers OSU - Terry Glenn - 9 receptions, 175 yards, 2 TDs OSU - Rickey Dudley - 5 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD

Wisconsin

See also: 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team

#4 Ohio State Buckeyes at #21 Wisconsin Badgers

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	7	6	14	27
Wisconsin	3	6	7	0	16

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: October 14, 1995
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C); Wind NW 20
• Game attendance: 79,507
• Referee: Tom Quinn

Game information

First quarter WIS - John Hall 45-yard field goal Second quarter OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) WIS - Cecil Martin 4-yard pass from Darrell Bevell (kick failed) Third quarter OSU - Terry Glenn 2-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (pass failed) WIS - Carl McCullough 14-yard run (John Hall kick) Fourth quarter OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Eddie George 51-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Top Passers OSU - Bobby Hoying - 18/26, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT WIS - Darrell Bevell - 15/31, 158 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Top Rushers OSU - Eddie George - 26 rushes, 141 yards, 3 TDs WIS - Carl McCullough - 23 rushes, 102 yards Top Receivers OSU - Buster Tillman - 6 receptions, 91 yards WIS - Michael London - 3 receptions, 62 yards Top Tacklers WIS - Cyrill Weems - 10 (5 solo, 5 assists) WIS - Pete Monty - 10 (4 solo, 6 assists) Interceptions OSU - 2 - Greg Bellisari (1), Anthony Gwinn (1) WIS - 1 - Kevin Huntley

Purdue

See also: 1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Purdue Boilermakers at #4 Ohio State Buckeyes

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio State	7	7	14	0	28

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

• Date: October 21, 1995
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Overcast, Some Rain 40 °F (4 °C), Wind S 10-15
• Game attendance: 93,111
• Referee: Dick Honig

Game information

First quarter OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Second quarter OSU - Rickey Dudley 30-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Third quarter OSU - Terry Glenn 7-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Terry Glenn 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Fourth quarter No scoring Top Passers OSU - Bobby Hoying - 20/29, 276 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT PUR - John Reeves - 7/17, 67 yards, 2 INTs Top Rushers PUR - Mike Alstott - 26 rushes, 109 yards OSU - Eddie George - 23 rushes, 104 yards, 1 TD Top Receivers OSU - Buster Tillman - 6 receptions, 96 yards OSU - Terry Glenn - 6 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TDs Top Tacklers OSU - Antoine Winfield - 11 (9 solo, 2 assists) OSU - Ryan Miller - 8 (2 solo, 6 assists) PUR - Bob O'Connor - 8 (5 solo, 3 assists) Interceptions OSU - 2 - Ty Howard (1), Ryan Miller (1) PUR - 1 - Derrick Winston Fumbles Recovered PUR - 1 - Derrick Brown

Iowa

See also: 1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

#25 Iowa Hawkeyes at #4 Ohio State Buckeyes

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	0	7	7	21	35
Ohio State	28	28	0	0	56

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

• Date: October 28, 1995
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Overcast, Some Rain 55 °F (13 °C), Wind SSE 10-20
• Game attendance: 93,314
• Referee: Jim Kemerling

Game information

First quarter OSU - Eddie George 3-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Terry Glenn 38-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Eddie George 9-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Terry Glenn 56-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Second quarter OSU - Shawn Springs 60-yard interception return (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Bobby Hoying 15-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Eddie George 10-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Eddie George 3-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) IOWA - Sedrick Shaw recovered fumble (Zach Bromert kick) Third quarter IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 19-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) Fourth quarter IOWA - Willie Guy 2-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA - Tim Dwight 55-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Zach Bromert kick) IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 1-yard run (Zach Bromert kick) Top Passers IOWA - Matt Sherman - 18/37, 334 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs OSU - Bobby Hoying - 8/16, 273 yards, 2 TDs Top Rushers IOWA - Sedrick Shaw - 30 rushes, 111 yards, 3 TDs OSU - Eddie George - 15 rushes, 110 yards, 4 TDs Top Receivers OSU - Terry Glenn - 3 receptions, 149 yards, 2 TDs IOWA - Demo Odems - 5 receptions, 110 yards

Minnesota

See also: 1995 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

#4 Ohio State Buckeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	7	28	14	0	49
Minnesota	14	0	0	7	21

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: November 4, 1995
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cool, 72 °F (22 °C), No Wind (indoors)
• Game attendance: 46,418
• Referee: Tom Quinn

Game information

First quarter MIN - Javon Jackson 9-yard run (Mike Chalberg kick) OSU - Terry Glenn 39-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) MIN - Tutu Atwell 10-yard pass from Jason Murdock (Mike Chalberg kick) Second quarter OSU - Bobby Hoying 9-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Eddie George 11-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Pepe Pearson 18-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Rickey Dudley 9-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Third quarter OSU - Eddie George 87-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Fourth quarter MIN - Lee Hutton 54-yard pass from Jason Murdock (Mike Chalberg kick) Top Passers OSU - Bobby Hoying - 16/24, 287 yards, 2 TDs MIN - Jason Murdock - 13/27, 174 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Top Rushers OSU - Eddie George - 23 rushes, 178 yards, 3 TDs OSU - Pepe Pearson - 12 rushes, 71 yards, 1 TD Top Receivers MIN - Tutu Atwell - 8 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD OSU - Terry Glenn - 3 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD Top Tacklers OSU - Rob Kelly - 8 (6 solo, 2 assists) MIN - Justin Conzemius - 7 (7 solo) Interceptions OSU - 2 - Mike Vrabel (1), Anthony Gwinn (1)

Illinois

See also: 1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Illinois Fighting Illini at #2 Ohio State Buckeyes

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	0	0	3	0	3
Ohio State	14	3	21	3	41

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

• Date: November 11
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Overcast, 37 °F (3 °C)
• Game attendance: 92,639
• Referee: Steve Pamon

Game information

First quarter OSU – Pepe Pearson 4-yard run (Josh Jackson kick), 8:27. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 99 yards, 2:25. OSU – Dimitrious Stanley 14-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick), 1:35. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:51. Second quarter OSU – Josh Jackson 20-yard field goal, 10:09. Ohio St 17–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:20. Third quarter ILL – Bret Scheuplein 42-yard field goal, 10:44. Ohio St 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:10. OSU – Eddie George 64-yard run (Josh Jackson kick), 10:24. Ohio St 24–3. Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:13. OSU – Eddie George 13-yard run (Josh Jackson kick), 3:07. Ohio St 31–3. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:11. OSU – Eddie George 13-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick), 0:58. Ohio St 38–3. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:41. Fourth quarter OSU – Josh Jackson 26-yard field goal, 8:31. Ohio St 41–3. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 6:20. Top passers ILL – Johnny Johnson – 11/18, 101 yards, INT OSU – Bobby Hoying – 8/13, 109 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ILL – Robert Holcombe – 14 rushes, 28 yards OSU – Eddie George – 36 rushes, 314 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ILL – Steve Harvard – 3 receptions, 27 yards OSU – Rickey Dudley – 2 receptions, 53 yards

Indiana

See also: 1995 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Indiana Hoosiers at #2 Ohio State Buckeyes

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	3	0	0	0	3
Ohio State	14	7	7	14	42

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

• Date: November 18
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Overcast, 46 °F (8 °C), Wind SW 3-10
• Game attendance: 92,352
• Referee: Dick Honig

Game information

First quarter OSU – Terry Glenn 12-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) IND - Bill Manolopolous 22-yard field goal OSU – Terry Glenn 4-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Josh Jackson kick) Second quarter OSU – Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Third quarter OSU – Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Fourth quarter OSU – Rickey Dudley 2-yard pass from Stanley Jackson (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Pepe Pearson 8-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Top passers OSU – Bobby Hoying – 12/17, 203 yards, 2 TD, 2 INTs IND - Dittoe - 10/23, 103 yards, 1 INT Top rushers OSU – Eddie George – 26 rushes, 130 yards, 2 TDs OSU - Pepe Pearson - 14 rushes, 79 yards, 1 TD Top receivers OSU - Terry Glenn - 5 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TDs OSU – Buster Tillman – 3 receptions, 93 yards Top tacklers IND - Shedley - 6 solo, 6 assists (12 total) IND - Dean - 7 solo, 5 assists (12 total) IND - Robinson - 5 solo, 7 assists (12 total) Interceptions OSU - 2, Damon Moore (1), Greg Bellisari (1) IND - 2, Allen (1), Robinson (1)

Michigan

See also: 1995 Michigan Wolverines football team

#2 Ohio State Buckeyes at #18 Michigan Wolverines

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	3	6	6	8	23
Michigan	7	3	7	14	31

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Date: November 25, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Mostly Sunny, Cool, 45 °F (7 °C), Wind 15-20
• Game attendance: 106,228

Game information

First quarter OSU - Josh Jackson 37-yard field goal 7:29 UM - Clarence Williams 4-yard pass from Brian Griese (Remy Hamilton kick) 5:34 Second quarter OSU - Josh Jackson 21-yard field goal 10:38 UM - Remy Hamilton 37-yard field goal 5:32 OSU - Josh Jackson 37-yard field goal 0:02 Third quarter UM - Brian Griese 2-yard run (Remy Hamilton kick) 10:52 OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (run failed) 1:14 Fourth quarter UM - Clarence Williams 8-yard run (Remy Hamilton kick) 13:04 UM - Tim Biakabutuka 2-yard run (Remy Hamilton kick) 7:55 OSU - Buster Tillman 19-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Eddie George pass from Bobby Hoying) 6:33 Top Passers OSU - Bobby Hoying - 22/45, 286 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs UM - Brian Griese - 9/18, 103 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTs Top Rushers UM - Tim Biakabutuka - 37 rushes, 313 yards, 1 TD OSU - Eddie George - 21 rushes, 104 yards, 1 TD Top Receivers OSU - Terry Glenn - 4 receptions, 72 yards OSU - Rickey Dudley - 5 receptions, 59 yards Top Tacklers UM - Jarrett Irons - 11 (9 solo, 2 assists) OSU - Ryan Miller - 11 (7 solo, 4 assists) OSU - Kevin Johnson - 11 (7 solo, 4 assists) Interceptions OSU - 3 - Shawn Springs (1), Rob Kelly (1), Mike Vrabel (1) UM -2 - Charles Woodson (2)

1996 Citrus Bowl

See also: 1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team

#5 Ohio State Buckeyes vs #4 Tennessee Volunteers

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	7	0	0	7	14
Tennessee	0	7	7	6	20

at Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida

• Date: January 1, 1996
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, Occasional Rain, 70 °F (21 °C), Wind SW 10-15
• Game attendance: 70,797
• Referee: Steve Useschek

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

Depth chart

Defense
FS 26 Anthony Gwinn 18 Che Bryant		WLB MLB SLB 43 Ryan Miller 30 Greg Bellisari 52 Kevin Johnson ⋅ ⋅ 35 Jerry Rudzinski					SS 34 Rob Kelly 13 Damon Moore
CB 2 Ty Howard ⋅		DE DT DT DE 94 Mike Vrabel 99 Luke Fickell 70 Matt Bonhaus 92 Matt Finkes ⋅ 62 Shane Clark 68 Winfield Garnett ⋅						CB 24 Shawn Springs ⋅
Offense
SE 12 Buster Tillman 15 Dee Miller		LT LG C RG RT 75 Orlando Pace 72 Jamie Summner 65 Juan Porter 57 LeShun Daniels 50 Eric Gohlstin ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅					TE 80 Rickey Dudley 85 John Lumpkin	FL 83 Terry Glenn 3 Dimitrious Stanley
				QB 14 Bobby Hoying 8 Stanley Jackson
Key reserves 28 Jason Louis (SS)				FB 37 Nicky Sualua 39 Matt Calhoun			Special teams PK 4 Josh Jackson P 41 Brent Bartholomew KR Terry Glenn PR Shawn Springs
				RB 27 Eddie George 29 Pepe Pearson

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Awards and honors

• Eddie George, Heisman Memorial Trophy
• Eddie George, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award
• Eddie George, Doak Walker Award
• Eddie George, Maxwell Award
• Terry Glenn, Fred Biletnikoff Award
• Orlando Pace, Vince Lombardi Award

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