Ohio State Football Team History
Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870 Stadium: Ohio Stadium Capacity: 101,568 Colors: Scarlet & Gray Coach: Earle Bruce Conference: Big 10-
1986 Season Highlights
Earle Bruce enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Wed., Aug. 27 vs.
Alabama
10
16
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Washington
7
40
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Colorado
13
10
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Utah
64
6
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Illinois
14
0
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Indiana
24
22
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Purdue
39
11
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Minnesota
33
0
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Iowa
31
10
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Northwestern
30
9
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Wisconsin
30
17
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Michigan
24
26
L
Thu., Jan. 1
Texas A&M
28
12
W
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1986 Season Totals
Record 10-3
Points Scored 347
Scoring Average 26.7
Points Allowed 179
Defense Average 13.8
Opponents Record 81-72
Conference Record 7-1
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 4-1
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
7 10-3-0
AP
6 10-3-0
Coaches
6 10-3-0
UPI
6 10-3-0
USA Today/CNN
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).