1995 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Northwestern $8–0–010–2–0
No. 6 Ohio State7–1–011–2–0
No. 13 Penn State5–3–09–3–0
No. 17 Michigan5–3–09–4–0
Michigan State4–3–16–5–1
No. 25 Iowa4–4–08–4–0
Illinois3–4–15–5–1
Wisconsin3–4–14–5–2
Purdue2–5–14–6–1
Minnesota1–7–03–8–0
Indiana0–8–02–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach John Cooper, the Buckeyes compiled an 11–2 record (7–1 in conference games), finished in second place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 461 to 200. they won the first 11 games of the season, including victories over No. 22 Boston College, No. 18 Washington, No. 15 Notre Dame, No 12 Penn State, No. 21 Wisconsin, and No. 25 Iowa. They reached No. 2 in the AP poll, but concluded the season with back-to-back losses against No. 18 Michigan and No. 4 Tennessee in the 1996 Florida Citrus Bowl. They were ranked No. 6 in the final AP poll.[1]

The Buckeyes gained an average of 203.3 rushing yards and 249.5 passing yards per game. On defense, they held opponents to 134.3 rushing yards and 169.5 passing yards per game.[2] Running back Eddie George tallied 1,826 rushing yards (6.0 yards per dcarry), caught 44 passes for 399 yards, and scored 150 points.[2] He received multiple post-season awards, including the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, the Doak Walker Award, and the Chicago Tribune Silver Football. Wide receiver Terry Glenn caught 57 passes for 1,316 yards and won the Biletnikoff Award. Quarterback Bobby Hoying tallied 3,023 passing yards with a 63.4% completion percentage.[2] Offensive tackle Orlando Pace won the Lombardi Award. George, Glenn, and Pace were also recognized as consensus first-team All-Americans.[3]

The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 272:00 p.m.vs. No. 22 Boston College*No. 12
ABCW 38–662,711
September 163:30 p.m.No. 18 Washington*No. 10
ABCW 30–2094,104
September 233:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh*No. 8
ABCW 54–1454,917
September 303:30 p.m.No. 15 Notre Dame*No. 7
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 45–2695,537
October 712:00 p.m.at No. 12 Penn StateNo. 5
ABCW 28–2596,655
October 143:30 p.m.at No. 21 WisconsinNo. 4
ABCW 27–1679,507
October 2112:30 p.m.PurdueNo. 4
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPNW 28–093,111
October 2812:30 p.m.No. 25 IowaNo. 4
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPNW 56–3593,314
November 47:00 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 4
ESPN2W 49–2146,418
November 113:30 p.m.IllinoisNo. 2
ABCW 41–392,639
November 1812:30 p.m.IndianaNo. 2
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ESPNW 42–392,352
November 2512:00 p.m.at No. 18 MichiganNo. 2
ABCL 23–31106,288
January 1, 19961:00 p.m.vs. No. 4 Tennessee*No. 4
ABCL 14–2070,797[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1210910875T4 (4)4 (5)4 (5)4 (6)2 (12)2 (13)2 (13)54 T6
Coaches Poll101088765 (2)4 (3)4 (4)4 (4)4 (9)2 (9)2 (11)2 (16)558

Game summaries

Boston College

#12 Ohio State Buckeyes vs #22 Boston College Eagles
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 7 14 10738
Boston College 0 3 306

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

Washington

#18 Washington Huskies at #10 Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Washington 7 0 01320
Ohio State 9 14 7030

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

Pitt

#8 Ohio State Buckeyes at Pitt Panthers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 14 6 211354
Pitt 7 7 0014

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

Notre Dame

#15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at #7 Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Notre Dame 0 17 3626
Ohio State 0 14 141745

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

Penn State

#5 Ohio State Buckeyes at #12 Penn State Nittany Lions
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 0 14 7728
Penn State 10 0 8725

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

Wisconsin

#4 Ohio State Buckeyes at #21 Wisconsin Badgers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 0 7 61427
Wisconsin 3 6 7016

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

Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers at #4 Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Purdue 0 0 000
Ohio State 7 7 14028

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

Iowa

#25 Iowa Hawkeyes at #4 Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Iowa 0 7 72135
Ohio State 28 28 0056

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 28, 1995 [6]
  • 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

Minnesota

#4 Ohio State Buckeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 7 28 14049
Minnesota 14 0 0721

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

Illinois

Illinois Fighting Illini at #2 Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Illinois 0 0 303
Ohio State 14 3 21341

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

Indiana

Indiana Hoosiers at #2 Ohio State Buckeyes
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Indiana 3 0 003
Ohio State 14 7 71442

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

Michigan

#2 Ohio State Buckeyes at #18 Michigan Wolverines
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 3 6 6823
Michigan 7 3 71431

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

1996 Citrus Bowl

#5 Ohio State Buckeyes vs #4 Tennessee Volunteers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 7 0 0714
Tennessee 0 7 7620

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

Personnel

Coaching staff

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Roster

1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
K 4 Josh Jackson  Jr
P 41 Brent Bartholomew Fr
K/P 41 Patrick Doyle  Fr
K/P 38 Mike Malfatt  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Depth chart

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Awards and honors

Seven Ohio State players received first-team honors on the 1995 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Hoying (Coaches/Media); George (Coaches/Media); Glenn (Coaches/Media); Pace (Coaches/Media); tight end Rickey Dudley (Coaches/Media); defensive lineman Mike Vrabel (Coaches/Media); and defensive back Shawn Springs (Coaches/Media).[9][10]

1996 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL club
Terry Glenn17Wide receiverNew England Patriots
Rickey Dudley19Tight endOakland Raiders
Eddie George114Running backHouston Oilers
Bobby Hoying385QuarterbackPhiladelphia Eagles

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References

  1. ↑ "1995 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "1995 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. pp. 3, 15. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Vols upstage Buckeyes with big plays, defense". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. January 2, 1996. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
  6. ↑ "Ohio St. 56, Iowa 35 - UPI Archives". UPI. October 28, 1995. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
  7. ↑ Ohio State, 1995 Football Media Guide
  8. ↑ 1986 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  9. ↑ "All-Big Ten football team". Lundington Daily News. November 28, 1995. p. 7.
  10. ↑ "All-Big Ten". The Bryan Times. November 28, 1995. p. 15.
  11. ↑ "1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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