2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season December 2014 January 2026 football 2015 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Buckeyes logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference East Division Big Ten 4 4 12–1 7–1 Urban Meyer 4th Ed Warinner 4th Tim Beck 1st Luke Fickell 10th Chris Ash 2nd Spread Multiple J. T. Barrett Jacoby Boren Joshua Perry Tyvis Powell Ohio Stadium Big Ten East Division co-championFiesta Bowl champion Fiesta Bowl W Won 44–28 vs. Notre Dame 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 Stadium in Columbus, 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. Schedule The Big Ten Conference released the schedule for the 2015 season on June 3, 2013.Big Ten Announces 2015 Conference Football Schedule http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060313aaa.html Big Ten Conference June 3, 2013 January 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140122213805/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060313aaa.html January 22, 2014 dead Ohio State would face all six Eastern Division opponents Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State and Rutgers. Ohio State would also face two Western Division opponents: rival Illinois and Minnesota. Ohio State played 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 had one bye week during the season between their games against Rutgers and Minnesota. 2015 AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 3) released prior to game Eastern September 7 8:00 p.m. w y y 1 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPN 42–24 65,632 September 12 3:30 p.m. w y 1 Hawaii Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH BTN 38–0 107,145 September 19 3:30 p.m. w y 1 Northern Illinois Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC/ESPN2 20–13 104,095 September 26 3:30 p.m. w y 1 Western Michigan Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC/ESPN2 38–12 106,123 October 3 3:30 p.m. w y 1 Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN ABC/ESPN2 34–27 52,929 October 10 12:00 p.m. w y 1 Maryland Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH BTN 49–28 107,869 October 17 8:00 p.m. w 1 Penn State rivalry Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 38–10 108,423 October 24 8:00 p.m. w y 1 Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ ABC 49–7 53,111 November 7 8:00 p.m. w 3 Minnesota Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 28–14 108,075 November 14 12:00 p.m. w y 3 Illinois Illibuck Trophy Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ABC 28–3 51,515 November 21 3:30 p.m. l 3 Michigan State 9 College GameDay Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 14–17 108,975‡ November 28 12:00 p.m. w y 8 Michigan 10 The Game Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ABC 42–13 111,829 January 1, 2016 1:00 p.m. w y y 7 Notre Dame 8 Fiesta Bowl University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ ESPN 44–28 71,123 2015 Ohio State Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/big-ten/2015-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-schedule.php FBS Schedules January 7, 2015 ‡ New Ohio Stadium attendance record Personnel 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.Schlabach Mark Mark Schlabach December 28, 2014 Tom Herman focuses on Buckeyes now, Houston later https://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/113407/tom-herman-focuses-on-buckeyes-now-houston-later July 30, 2015 ESPN.com On January 11, 2015, Ohio State announced the hiring of former Nebraska coach Tim Beck to replace Herman as co-offensive coordinator.Schad Joe Joe Schad January 11, 2015 Source: Ohio State to hire Tim Beck https://www.espn.com/college-football/bowls14/story/_/id/12150459/ohio-state-buckeyes-hire-tim-beck-former-nebraska-cornhuskers-offensive-coordinator July 30, 2015 ESPN.com 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.Ohio State hires Tony Alford to coach running backs https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2015/02/10/ohio-state-hires-tony-alford-to-coach-running-backs/23186889/ USA Today February 10, 2015 July 30, 2015 right|200px|thumb|Head coach Urban Meyer Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atOhio State Alma materUrban MeyerHead coach4thCincinnati (1986)Luke Fickell Co-Defensive coordinator/linebackers14thOhio State (1997)Chris AshCo-defensive coordinator/safeties2ndDrake (1995)Larry JohnsonAssistant head coach/defensive line2ndElizabeth City State (1973)Kerry CoombsSpecial teams coordinator/cornerbacks4thDayton (1983)Tim BeckCo-Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks1stCentral Florida (1988)Ed WarinnerCo-offensive coordinator/offensive line4thMount Union (1984)Tony AlfordAssistant head coach/running backs1stColorado State (1992)Zach SmithWide receivers4thFlorida (2007)Tim HintonTight ends, fullbacks4thWilmington (1982)Quinn TempelOffensive graduate assistant1stOhio State (2013)Mickey MarottiAssistant athletic director for football sports performance4thWest Liberty (1987)Reference:2014 Spring Football http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1314_guide_spring.pdf The Ohio State University Department of Athletics 2 March 24, 2014 March 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140324231630/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1314_guide_spring.pdf dead Roster 2015 Ohio State Buckeyes y 1 Braxton Miller WR QB SR y y 2 Dontre Wilson HB JR 3 Michael Thomas WR JR y y Michael Thomas (wide receiver, born 1993) 4 Curtis Samuel RB SO y Curtis Samuel 5 Johnnie Dixon WR y Johnnie Dixon (wide receiver) FR y 6 Torrance Gibson QB WR FR 7 Jalin Marshall WR SO y y 10 Joe Burrow QB FR y 11 Justin Cook QB SO 12 Cardale Jones QB JR y y 13 Stephen Collier QB FR y 14 K. J. Hill y WR FR 15 Ezekiel Elliott RB JR y 16 J. T. Barrett QB SO y y 18 Kato Mitchell WR SR 19 Joe Ramstetter WR SO 20 Mike Weber y Mike Weber (American football) RB FR 21 Parris Campbell WR FR y y 23 Devlin McDaniel WR JR 24 Rashod Berry TE FR y 25 Bri'onte Dunn RB JR y 26 Patrick Wise RB SO 28 Warren Ball RB JR y 33 Austin Clutter WR FR 35 Jeffie Johnson RB SR 44 Guy Ferrelli TE JR 50 Jacoby Boren C SR 51 Joel Hale OL SR y 54 Billy Price OL SO y y Billy Price (American football) 56 Matthew Burrell OL FR 57 Chase Farris OL SR y y Chase Farris 59 Isaiah Prince OL FR y 60 Blake Pfenning OL FR 62 Aaron Parry OL JR 63 Kevin Woidke OL FR 65 Pat Elflein OL JR y y 68 Taylor Decker OL SR y 69 Brandon Pahl OL FR 71 Kyle Trout OL FR y 74 Jamarco Jones OL SO y 75 Evan Lisle OL SO y 76 Branden Bowen y OL FR 77 Kevin Feder OL FR 78 Demetrius Knox OL FR y 79 Brady Taylor OL FR y 80 Noah Brown Noah Brown (American football) y WR SO 81 Nick Vannett TE SR y y Nick Vannett 82 James Clark WR SO y 83 Terry McLaurin WR FR y y 84 Corey Smith WR SR y 85 Marcus Baugh TE SO y y 87 Alex Stump WR FR 88 A. 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Alexander TE FR 89 Jeff Greene WR SR y 1 Erick Smith S SO 2 Marshon Lattimore y CB FR y 3 Damon Webb CB SO 5 Raekwon McMillan LB SO y 6 Sam Hubbard y DE FR 8 Gareon Conley y CB SO y 9 Jashon Cornell DL FR y 10 Jalyn Holmes DL SO y 11 Vonn Bell S JR y 12 Denzel Ward y CB FR 13 Eli Apple CB SO y y 14 Joshua Norwood CB FR 15 Cameron Howard DB SR 16 Cam Burrows S JR 17 Jerome Baker LB FR y Jerome Baker (American football) 18 Michael Lawless S JR 19 Eric Glover-Williams CB FR 20 Khaleed Franklin S JR 21 Trevon Forte CB SO y 23 Tyvis Powell S JR y y 24 Malik Hooker S FR y y 25 Logan Kelleher CB SO 26 Jarrod Barnes S JR 28 Michael Cibene S JR 29 Mike Maduko S SO 30 Jared Drake LB FR 32 Elijaah Goins CB JR 33 Dante Booker LB SO 34 Nick Conner LB FR 35 Chris Worley LB SO y y 36 Zach Turnure LB JR 37 Joshua Perry LB SR y 38 Craig Fada LB JR 39 Kyle Berger LB FR y 43 Darron Lee LB SO y 46 Cin'Quan Haney S JR 47 Justin Hilliard LB FR y 48 Joe Burger LB JR y 52 Donovan Munger DL SO y 53 DaVon Hamilton y DT FR 55 Cam Willams LB SR 57 Robert Landers DT FR 59 Tyquan Lewis DL SO y y 70 Chris Fong DE SR y 77 Michael Hill DL SO y 86 Dre'Mont Jones DL FR y 90 Tommy Schutt DL SR 92 Adolphus Washington DL SR y 93 Tracy Sprinkle DL SO y 94 Dylan Thompson DL FR y 97 Joey Bosa DL JR y 30 Tyler Durbin K JR 41 Bryce Haynes LS SR y 44 Aaron Mawhirter LS JR 49 Liam McCullough LS FR y 95 Cameron Johnston P JR y Cameron Johnston (American football) 96 Sean Nuernberger K SO 98 Jack Willoughby K SR y http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/osu-m-footbl-mtt.html January 5, 2016 Urban Meyer 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) Depth chart Single Set Back 4-3 Yes No No 16 J. 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Barrett 12 Cardale Jones 15 Ezekiel Elliott 4 Bri'onten Dunn 3 Michael Thomas 84 Corey Smith 17 Jalin Marshall 2 Dontre Wilson 1 Braxton Miller 4 Curtis Samuel H-Back 81 Nick Vannett 85 Marcus Baugh 68 Taylor Decker 74 Jamarco Jones 54 Billy Price 78 Demetris Knox 50 Jacoby Boren 79 Brady Taylor 65 Pat Elflein 75 Evan Lisle 57 Chase Farris 59 Isaiah Prince 37 Joshua Perry 33 Dante Booker WLB 5 Raekwon McMillan 55 Cam Williams MLB 43 Darron Lee 35 Chris Worley SLB 11 Vonn Bell 1 Erick Smith 23 Tyvis Powell 24 Malik Hooker 13 Eli Apple 3 Damon Webb 19 Gareon Conley 2 Marshon Lattimore 97 Joey Bosa 6 Sam Hubbard 92 Adolphus Washington 77 Michael Hill 90 Tommy Schutt 51 Joel Hale 59 Tyquan Lewis 10 Jalyn Holmes 110 100 No Rankings 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 9 1 (61) 1 (62) 1 (61) 1 (62) 1 (61) 1 (63) 1 (59) 1 (62) 1 (42) 1 (61) 1 (45) 1 (61) 1 (38) 1 (50) 1 (27) 1 (47) 1 (28) 1 (48) 1 (39) 1 (49) 3 2 (26) 1 (34) 3 3 (23) 2 (32) 3 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 5 7 4 4 Game summaries Virginia Tech 2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football team #1 Ohio State Virginia Tech 14 0 14 14 0 17 0 7 Blacksburg, Virginia 8:00 p.m. 3:30 65,632 Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit ESPN Sources: yes 1 9:44 Ohio State Curtis Samuel 24 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 7–0 1 6:39 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 80 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 14–0 2 13:13 Virginia Tech Sam Rogers 51 yd pass from Michael Brewer (Joey Slye kick) Ohio State 14–7 2 7:05 Virginia Tech Joey Slye 46 yd field goal Ohio State 14–10 2 0:16 Virginia Tech Ryan Malleck 1 yd pass from Michael Brewer (Joey Slye kick) Virginia Tech 17–14 3 13:53 Ohio State Braxton Miller 54 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 21–17 3 2:05 Ohio State Braxton Miller 53 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 28–17 4 12:26 Ohio State Cardale Jones 10 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 35–17 4 8:14 Ohio State Michael Thomas 26 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 42–17 4 1:55 Virginia Tech Isaiah Ford 9 yd pass from Brenden Motley (Joey Slye kick) Ohio State 42–24 yes Hawaii 2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team Hawaii #1 Ohio State 0 0 0 0 7 7 3 21 Columbus, Ohio 3:30 p.m. 3:28 107,145 Sunny Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, and Lisa Byington BTN Sources: yes 1 3:25 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 1 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 7–0 2 4:03 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 3 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 14–0 3 8:34 Ohio State Jack Willoughby 20 yd field goal Ohio State 17–0 4 9:07 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 1 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 24–0 4 7:48 Ohio State Vonn Bell 14 yd fumble return (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 31–0 4 3:51 Ohio State Bri'onte Dunn 5 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 38–0 yes Northern Illinois 2015 Northern Illinois Huskies football team Northern Illinois #1 Ohio State 7 3 0 3 3 7 10 0 Columbus, Ohio 3:30 p.m. 3:28 104,095 Cloudy, Light Rain Mike Patrick and Ed Cunningham ABC/ESPN2 Sources: yes 1 12:43 Northern Illinois Aregeros Turner 5 yd run (Christian Hagan kick) Northern Illinois 7–0 1 6:21 Ohio State Jack Willoughby 31 yd field goal Northern Illinois 7–3 2 12:20 Northern Illinois Christian Hagan 38 yd field goal Northern Illinois 10–3 2 8:21 Ohio State Michael Thomas 23 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick) 10–10 3 8:27 Ohio State Jack Willoughby 24 yd field goal Ohio State 13–10 3 1:44 Ohio State Darren Lee 41 yd interception return (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 20–10 4 7:46 Northern Illinois Christian Hagan 31 yd field goal Ohio State 20–13 yes Western Michigan 2015 Western Michigan Broncos football team Western Michigan #1 Ohio State 0 6 6 0 7 17 7 7 Columbus, Ohio 3:30 p.m. 3:25 106,123 Cloudy Adam Amin and Kelly Stouffer ABC/ESPN2 Sources: yes 1 13:26 Ohio State Michael Thomas 38 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 7–0 2 10:35 Ohio State Jalin Marshall 37 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 14–0 2 8:19 Western Michigan Daniel Braverman 55 yd pass from Zach Terrell (PAT missed) Ohio State 14–6 2 4:09 Ohio State Jack Willoughby 30 yd field goal Ohio State 17–6 2 4:02 Ohio State Adolphus Washington 20 yd interception return (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 24–6 3 10:50 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 6 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 31–6 3 4:26 Western Michigan Jeremiah Mullinax 1 yd pass from Zach Terrell (2 pt conversion failed) Ohio State 31–12 4 8:24 Ohio State Curtis Samuel 40 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 38–12 yes Indiana 2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team #1 Ohio State Indiana 0 6 14 14 3 7 7 10 Bloomington, Indiana 3:30 p.m. 4:10 52,929 Cloudy, Light Rain Mike Patrick and Ed Cunningham ABC/ESPN2 Sources: yes 1 7:26 Indiana Griffin Oakes 34 yd field goal Indiana 3–0 2 13:38 Indiana Devine Redding 1 yd run (Griffin Oakes kick) Indiana 10–0 2 10:21 Ohio State Jack Willoughby 23 yd field goal Indiana 10–3 2 6:50 Ohio State Jack Willoughby 26 yd field goal Indiana 10–6 3 8:57 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 55 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 13–10 3 2:23 Indiana Devine Redding 1 yd run (Griffin Oakes kick) Indiana 17–13 3 1:02 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 65 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 20–17 4 14:54 Ohio State Michael Thomas 23 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 27–17 4 10:37 Indiana Griffin Oakes 34 yd field goal Ohio State 27–20 4 10:24 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 75 yd run (Jack Wiloughby kick) Ohio State 34–20 4 10:03 Indiana Zander Diamont 79 yd run (Griffin Oakes kick) Ohio State 34–27 yes Maryland 2015 Maryland Terrapins football team Maryland #1 Ohio State 7 7 7 7 7 14 14 14 Columbus, Ohio 12:00 p.m. 3:30 107,869 Sunny Eric Collins, Glen Mason BTN Sources: yes 1 10:52 Maryland D.J. Moore 52 yd pass from Perry Hills (Brad Craddock kick) Maryland 7–0 1 4:23 Ohio State J.T. Barrett 3 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) 7–7 2 14:32 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 2 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 14–7 2 6:41 Ohio State Braxton Miller 19 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 21–7 2 0:43 Maryland Perry Hills 3 yd run (Brad Craddock kick) Ohio State 21–14 3 11:17 Maryland Perry Hills 4 yd run (Brad Craddock kick) 21–21 3 6:58 Ohio State Jalin Marshall 48 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 28–21 3 0:15 Ohio State J.T. Barrett 1 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 35–21 4 6:38 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 16 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 42–21 4 5:46 Ohio State J.T. Barrett 18 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 49–21 4 0:55 Maryland Wes Brown 1 yd run (Brad Craddock kick) Ohio State 49–28 yes Penn State 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry Penn State #1 Ohio State 3 0 7 0 0 21 0 17 Columbus, Ohio 8:00 p.m. 3:45 108,423 Partly Cloudy Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox ABC Sources: yes 1 11:32 Penn State Joey Julius 33 yd field goal Penn State 3–0 2 13:43 Ohio State J.T. Barrett 5 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 7–3 2 9:26 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 10 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 14–3 2 3:17 Ohio State J.T. Barrett 13 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 21–3 3 13:59 Penn State DaeSean Hamilton 8 yd pass from Christian Hackenberg (Joey Julius kick) Ohio State 21–10 4 12:54 Ohio State Jack Willoughby 39 yd field goal Ohio State 24–10 4 6:25 Ohio State Braxton Miller 5 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 31–10 4 4:14 Ohio State Michael Thomas 6 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 38–10 yes "Dark Night at the Shoe" – Ohio State wears all-black uniforms for the first time in school history.FoxSports.com. Retrieved 2016-Oct-09. Rutgers 2015 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team #1 Ohio State Rutgers 7 14 21 7 0 0 0 7 Piscataway, New Jersey 8:00 p.m. 3:30 53,111 Clear Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox ABC Sources: yes 1 0:10 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 2 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 7–0 2 6:48 Ohio State Michael Thomas 50 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 14–0 2 3:02 Ohio State J.T. Barrett 2 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 21–0 3 13:13 Ohio State Curtis Samuel 30 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 28–0 3 8:24 Ohio State J.T. Barrett 10 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 35–0 3 4:34 Ohio State Jalin Marshall 1 yd pass from J.T. Barrett Ohio State 42–0 4 13:42 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 55 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 49–0 4 0:13 Rutgers Andre Patton 4 yd pass from Hayden Rettig (Kyle Federico kick) Ohio State 49–7 yes Minnesota 2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Minnesota #1 Ohio State 0 0 0 14 0 14 7 7 Columbus, Ohio 8:00 p.m. 3:35 Clear Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe ABC Sources: yes 2 4:53 Ohio State Vonn Bell 16 yd interception return (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 7–0 2 0:54 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 15 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 14–0 3 6:43 Ohio State Michael Thomas 6 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 21–0 4 10:25 Minnesota KJ Maye 4 yd pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick) Ohio State 21–7 4 2:10 Minnesota Rashad Still 10 yd pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick) Ohio State 21–14 4 1:53 Ohio State Cardale Jones 38 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick) Ohio State 28–14 yes Illinois 2015 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Illinois–Ohio State football rivalry Illibuck #2 Ohio State Illinois 7 7 7 7 0 3 0 0 Champaign, Illinois 12:00 p.m. 3:35 51,515 Sunny Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay ABC Sources: yes 1 3:43 Ohio State Michael Thomas 24 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Sean Nuernberger kick) Ohio State 7–0 2 10:12 Illinois Taylor Zalewski 46 yd field goal Ohio State 7–3 2 0:50 Ohio State J.T. Barrett 6 yd run (Sean Nuernberger kick) Ohio State 14–3 3 6:57 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 1 yd run (Sean Nuernberger kick) Ohio State 21–3 4 9:47 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 10 yd run (Sean Nuernberger kick) Ohio State 28–3 yes Michigan State 2015 Michigan State Spartans football team #9 Michigan State #2 Ohio State 0 7 0 10 0 7 7 0 Columbus, Ohio 3:30 p.m. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Heather Cox ABC Sources: Michigan 2015 Michigan Wolverines football team Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry The Game #8 Ohio State #12 Michigan 7 7 14 14 0 10 0 3 Ann Arbor, Michigan 12:00 p.m. 111,829 Mostly cloudy Jerry McGinn Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, and Holly Rowe ABC Sources: Notre Dame–Fiesta Bowl 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team 2016 Fiesta Bowl (January) BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl #8 Notre Dame #7 Ohio State 0 14 7 7 14 14 7 9 Glendale, AZ 1:07 p.m. EST 3:31 71,123 None (Indoor Stadium) Hubert Owens (SEC)http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=112001&a=1 2016 Fiesta Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State Stats Stat Broadcast 2016-01-01 Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, & Todd McShay (ESPN) Adam Amin, Kelly Stouffer, & Olivia Harlan (ESPN Radio) ESPN Sources: 2016 NFL draft The Buckeyes had 12 players (5 in the first round) in the 2016 NFL draft.2016 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2016/draft.htm 2024-12-11 Pro-Football-Reference.com en white Round white Pick Number white NFL team white Player white 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 white Position white Player white NFL team OL Chase Farris Detroit Lions WR Jalin Marshall New York Jets S Tyvis Powell Seattle Seahawks Sources:Undrafted free agent signings 2016: Every team's pickups in one place https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2016/4/30/11545610/undrafted-free-agent-signings-tracker-2016-nfl-draft-udfas Undrafted Free Agents April 30, 2016 May 3, 2016 References Ohio State Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons Category:Fiesta Bowl champion seasons Ohio State Buckeyes football