Ohio State Football Team History
Ohio State Buckeyes
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Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Capacity: 101,568
Colors: Scarlet & Gray
Coach: John Cooper
Conference: Big 10-
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| 1996 Season Highlights |
| John Cooper enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Ohio State. |
| The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship. |
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| 1996 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 7 | vs.
Rice
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70 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Sep. 21 | vs.
Pittsburgh
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72 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Sep. 28 | @
Notre Dame
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29 |
16 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 5 | vs.
Penn State
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38 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 12 | vs.
Wisconsin
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17 |
14 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 19 | @
Purdue
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42 |
14 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 26 | @
Iowa
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38 |
26 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 2 | vs.
Minnesota
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45 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 9 | @
Illinois
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48 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 16 | @
Indiana
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27 |
17 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 23 | vs.
Michigan
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9 |
13 |
L |
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| | Wed., Jan. 1 |
Arizona State
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20 |
17 |
W |
@ Pasadena, CA |
Rose Bowl |
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| 1996 Season Totals |
| Record | 11-1
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| Points Scored | 455 |
| Scoring Average | 37.9 |
| Points Allowed | 131 |
| Defense Average | 10.9 |
| Opponents Record | 78-61
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| Conference Record | 7-1 |
| Home Record | 5-1
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| Away Record | 5-0
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| 1996 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| 2 | 11-1-0 |
AP |
| 2 | 11-1-0 |
Coaches |
| 2 | 11-1-0 |
USA Today/CNN |
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| 1996 All American Awards |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
| 1996 All Big 10 Conference Players |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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