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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: Jim Tressel
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 2000 <- 2001 -> 2002 --> 2024
2001 Season Highlights
 Jim Tressel enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 
2001 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Akron  28   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ UCLA  6   13   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Indiana  27   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Northwestern  38   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Wisconsin  17   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. San Diego State  27   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Penn State  27   29   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Minnesota  31   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Purdue  35   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Illinois  22   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Michigan  26   20   W       
 Tue., Jan. 1   South Carolina  28   31   L    @ Tampa, FL   Outback Bowl
 
2001 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored312
  Scoring Average26.0
  Points Allowed244
  Defense Average20.3
  Opponents Record70-67
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-2
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2001 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Illinois 10-2390285Lost  34-477-1261199  Ron Turner
Indiana 5-6305298 4-4239220  Cam Cameron
Minnesota 4-7308299 2-6191237  Glen Mason
Michigan 8-4320237Lost  17-456-2216135  Lloyd Carr
Ohio State 7-5312244Lost  28-315-3223174  Jim Tressel
Iowa 7-5391258Won  19-164-4263206  Kirk Ferentz
Purdue 6-6250278Lost  27-334-4153193  Joe Tiller
Penn State 5-6248281 4-4189208  Joe Paterno
Michigan State 7-5374311Won  44-353-5223238  Bobby Williams
Wisconsin 5-7313346 3-5215260  Barry Alvarez
Northwestern 4-7320378 2-6197300  Randy Walker

2001 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2001 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.