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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: John Cooper
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 John Cooper enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Rice  70   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Pittsburgh  72   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Notre Dame  29   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Penn State  38   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Wisconsin  17   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Purdue  42   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Iowa  38   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Minnesota  45   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Illinois  48   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Indiana  27   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Michigan  9   13   L       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Arizona State  20   17   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored455
  Scoring Average37.9
  Points Allowed131
  Defense Average10.9
  Opponents Record78-61
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record5-0
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
2 11-1-0 AP
2 11-1-0 Coaches
2 11-1-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1996 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 4-7236340 1-7145281  Jim Wacker
Indiana 3-8242291 1-7181268  Bill Mallory
Illinois 2-9190372 1-7149269  Lou Tepper
Ohio State 11-1455131Won  20-177-126491  John Cooper
Northwestern 9-3336278Lost  28-487-1215182  Gary Barnett
Penn State 11-2400203Won  38-156-2224174  Joe Paterno
Iowa 9-3339243Won  27-06-2233183  Hayden Fry
Michigan 8-4277184Lost  14-175-3185131  Lloyd Carr
Michigan State 6-6358302Lost  0-385-3277179  Nick Saban
Wisconsin 8-5377243Won  38-103-5190203  Barry Alvarez
Purdue 3-8194324 2-6146248  Jim Colletto

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 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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