1986 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results

Season Record: 10-3
Conference Record: 7-1
Home Record: 5-1
Road Record: 4-1
Final A.P. Ranking: 7th
Head Coach: Earle Bruce

Ohio State started the 1986 football season with high expectations – ranked ninth in the preseason AP poll. After back-to-back losses to open the season at a neutral site (Alabama) and on the road (Washington), the Buckeyes dropped out of the Top 25. It took a six-game winning streak for OSU to return to the rankings and they were riding a nine game winning streak and a No. 7 ranking when they hosted Michigan on Nov. 22. The Wolverines dashed the Buckeyes’ Rose Bowl hopes and sent them to the Cotton Bowl instead. The season ended on a positive note when OSU cruised to a Cotton Bowl win over 8th-ranked Texas A&M.

Ohio State scored a combined 319 points (24.5 ppg) and allowed 167 (12.8 ppg). They finished 2-3 against A.P. Top 25-ranked teams.

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1986 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results

Date	Event	Time/Results	Venue	Attendance
1986-08-27 00:00:39August 27, 1986	Ohio State vs. Alabama (Kickoff Classic) - Aug. 27, 1986	10 - 16	Giants Stadium	68,296
1986-09-13 00:00:40September 13, 1986	Ohio State @ Washington - Sept. 13, 1986	7 - 40	Husky Stadium	61,071
1986-09-20 00:00:49September 20, 1986	Colorado @ Ohio State - Sept. 20, 1986	13 - 10	Ohio Stadium	88,404
1986-09-27 00:00:44September 27, 1986	Utah @ Ohio State - Sept. 27, 1986	64 - 6	Ohio Stadium	89,645
1986-10-04 00:00:25October 4, 1986	Illinois @ Ohio State - October 4, 1986	14 - 0	Ohio Stadium	90,030
1986-10-11 00:00:03October 11, 1986	Ohio State @ Indiana - Oct. 11, 1986	24 - 22	Memorial Stadium	51,641
1986-10-18 00:00:08October 18, 1986	Ohio State @ Purdue - October 18, 1986	39 - 11	Ross-Ade Stadium	68,737
1986-10-25 00:00:15October 25, 1986	Minnesota @ Ohio State - Oct. 25, 1986	33 - 0	Ohio Stadium	89,936
1986-11-01 00:00:39November 1, 1986	Ohio State @ Iowa - Nov. 1, 1986	31 - 10	Kinnick Stadium	67,640
1986-11-08 00:00:20November 8, 1986	Northwestern @ Ohio State - Nov. 8, 1986	30 - 9	Ohio Stadium	89,808
1986-11-15 00:00:21November 15, 1986	Ohio State @ Wisconsin - Nov. 15, 1986	30 - 17	Camp Randall Stadium	62,020
1986-11-22 00:00:14November 22, 1986	Michigan @ Ohio State - Nov. 22, 1986	24 - 26	Ohio Stadium	90,674
1987-01-01 00:00:52January 1, 1987	Texas A&M vs. Ohio State - Jan. 1, 1987	28 - 12	Cotton Bowl	74,188

Year	Record
2014	14-1 CFB National Champions
2006	12-1 AP #2
2002	14-0 BCS National Champions
1998	11-1 AP #2 / Sugar Bowl Champs
1996	11-1 AP #2 / Rose Bowl Champs

#	Player	Hometown
1	Marcus Freeman	Huber Heights, OH
2	Mike Doss	Canton, OH
2	Cris Carter	Middletown, OH
2	Malcolm Jenkins	Piscataway, NJ
3	Dimitrious Stanley	Worthington, OH
4	Kirk Herbstreit	Centerville, OH
4	Santonio Holmes	Belle Glade, FL
5	Michael Wiley	Spring Valley, CA
6	Craig Griffey	Cincinnati, OH
7	Joey Galloway	Bellaire, OH
7	Joe Germaine	Mesa, AZ
7	Chris Gamble	Sunrise, FL
7	Ted Ginn Jr.	Cleveland, OH
8	Stanley Jackson	Paterson, NJ
9	David Boston	Humble, TX
9	Donte Whitner	Cleveland, OH
9	Brian Hartline	North Canton, OH
10	Troy Smith	Glenville, OH
11	Antoine Winfield	Akron, OH
11	Anthony Gonzalez	Cleveland, OH
12	Michael Jenkins	Tampa, FL
13	Maurice Clarett	Warren, OH
14	Bobby Hoying	St. Henry, OH
15	Mike Tomczak	Calumet City, IL
16	Craig Krenzel	Utica, MI
19	Ahmed Plummer	Wyoming, OH
19	Tom Tupa	Brecksville, OH
20	Nate Clements	Shaker Heights, OH
24	Shawn Springs	Silver Spring, MD
25	Carlos Snow	Cincinnati, OH

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1986 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results

1986 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results