1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 11–2 record, including the 1996 Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, where they lost, 20–14, to the Tennessee Volunteers.

1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 14–20 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 6
1995 record	11–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Cooper (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Hollis (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young (8th season)
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 89,841)

1995 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Northwestern $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Ohio State	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Penn State	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
No. 25 Iowa	4	–	4	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	2
Purdue	2	–	5	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 27	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 22 Boston College*	No. 12	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	W 38–6	62,711[1]
September 16	3:30 p.m.	No. 18 Washington*	No. 10	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 30–20	94,104[1]
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh*	No. 8	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ABC	W 54–14	54,917[1]
September 30	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 Notre Dame*	No. 7	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 45–26	95,537[1]
October 7	12:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Penn State	No. 5	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	W 28–25	96,655[1]
October 14	3:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Wisconsin	No. 4	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	W 27–16	79,507[1]
October 21	12:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 4	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 28–0	93,111[1]
October 28	12:30 p.m.	No. 25 Iowa	No. 4	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 56–35	93,314[1]
November 4	7:00 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 4	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	W 49–21	46,418[1]
November 11	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	No. 2	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck)	ABC	W 41–3	92,639[1]
November 18	12:30 p.m.	Indiana	No. 2	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 42–3	92,352[1]
November 25	12:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Michigan	No. 2	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	ABC	L 23–31	106,288[1]
January 1, 1996	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Tennessee*	No. 4	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	L 14–20	70,797[1]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

See also: 1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	12	10	9	10	8	7	5T	4 (4)	4 (5)	4 (5)	4 (6)	2 (12)	2 (13)	2 (13)	5	4 T	6
Coaches Poll	10	10	8	8	7	6	5 (2)	4 (3)	4 (4)	4 (4)	4 (9)	2 (9)	2 (11)	2 (16)	5	5	8

Roster

1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 57 LeShun Daniels Jr TE 80 Rickey Dudley Sr WR 83 Terry Glenn Sr RB 27 Eddie George Sr QB 14 Bobby Hoying Sr T 75 Orlando Pace So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 92 Matt Finkes Jr MIKE 30 Greg Bellisari Jr SAM 52 Kevin Johnson Jr WILL 43 Ryan Miller Jr CB 2 Ty Howard Jr S 34 Rob Kelly Jr CB 24 Shawn Springs Jr LEO 94 Mike Vrabel Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach John Cooper Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Washington

See also: 1995 Washington Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–3	1994	L 16–25

Statistics

• Rushing: Eddie George 212 yards[2]

Illinois

Statistics

• Rushing: Eddie George 314 yards[2]

Coaching staff

• John Cooper – Head Coach – 8th year
• Bill Conley – Defensive Ends, Recruiting Coordinator – 9th
• Walt Harris – Quarterbacks – 1st
• Joe Hollis – Offensive Coordinator – 5th on staff (4th as OC)
• Mike Jacobs - Offensive Tackles, Tight Ends - 1st
• Fred Pagac – Linebackers – 16th
• Lovie Smith – Defensive Backs – 1st
• Tim Spencer – Running Backs – 2nd
• Chuck Stobart – Wide Receivers – 1st
• Bill Young – Defensive Coordinator – 8th

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Depth chart

Defense FS 26 Anthony Gwinn 18 Che Bryant WLB MLB SLB 43 Ryan Miller 30 Greg Bellisari 52 Kevin Johnson ⋅ ⋅ 35 Jerry Rudzinski SS 34 Rob Kelly 13 Damon Moore CB 2 Ty Howard ⋅ DE DT DT DE 94 Mike Vrabel 99 Luke Fickell 70 Matt Bonhaus 92 Matt Finkes ⋅ 62 Shane Clark 68 Winfield Garnett ⋅ CB 24 Shawn Springs ⋅ Offense SE 12 Buster Tillman 15 Dee Miller LT LG C RG RT 75 Orlando Pace 72 Jamie Summner 65 Juan Porter 57 LeShun Daniels 50 Eric Gohlstin ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE 80 Rickey Dudley 85 John Lumpkin FL 83 Terry Glenn 3 Dimitrious Stanley QB 14 Bobby Hoying 8 Stanley Jackson Key Reserves 28 Jason Louis (SS) FB 37 Nicky Sualua 39 Matt Calhoun Special Teams PK 4 Josh Jackson P 41 Patrick Doyle KR Terry Glenn PR Shawn Springs RB 27 Eddie George 29 Pepe Pearson

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Awards and honors

• Eddie George, Heisman Memorial Trophy
• Eddie George, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award
• Eddie George, Doak Walker Award
• Eddie George, Maxwell Award
• Terry Glenn, Fred Biletnikoff Award
• Orlando Pace, Vince Lombardi Award

1996 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL club
Terry Glenn	1	7	Wide receiver	New England Patriots
Rickey Dudley	1	9	Tight end	Oakland Raiders
Eddie George	1	14	Running back	Houston Oilers
Bobby Hoying	3	85	Quarterback	Philadelphia Eagles

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References

1. Park, Jack (2003). The Official Ohio State Football Encyclopedia. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-695-7.
2. 2012 Ohio State football record book
3. Ohio State, 1995 Football Media Guide
4. 1986 Ohio State Football Media Guide
5. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players