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1995 Ohio State

11–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by John Cooper, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ohio State in 1995, game by game: won vs. No. 22 Boston College 38–6; won vs. No. 18 Washington 30–20; won at Pittsburgh 54–14; won vs. No. 15 Notre Dame 45–26; won at No. 12 Penn State 28–25; won at No. 21 Wisconsin 27–16; won vs. Purdue 28–0; won vs. No. 25 Iowa 56–35; won at Minnesota 49–21; won vs. Illinois 41–3; won vs. Indiana 42–3; lost at No. 18 Michigan 23–31; lost vs. No. 4 Tennessee 14–20+40−8Won 38–6 vs. No. 22 Boston College+32No. 22 Boston CollegeWon 30–20 vs. No. 18 Washington+10No. 18 WashingtonWon 54–14 at Pittsburgh+40PittsburghWon 45–26 vs. No. 15 Notre Dame+19No. 15 Notre DameWon 28–25 at No. 12 Penn State+3No. 12 Penn StateWon 27–16 at No. 21 Wisconsin+11No. 21 WisconsinWon 28–0 vs. Purdue+28PurdueWon 56–35 vs. No. 25 Iowa+21No. 25 IowaWon 49–21 at Minnesota+28MinnesotaWon 41–3 vs. Illinois+38IllinoisWon 42–3 vs. Indiana+39IndianaLost 23–31 at No. 18 Michigan-8No. 18 MichiganLost 14–20 vs. No. 4 Tennessee-6No. 4 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 27vs22Boston CollegeW 38–⁠649%
Sep 16vs18WashingtonW 30–⁠2070%
Sep 23atPittsburghW 54–⁠1469%
Sep 30vs15Notre DameW 45–⁠2666%
Oct 7at12Penn StateW 28–⁠2545%
Oct 14at21WisconsinW 27–⁠1659%
Oct 21vsPurdueW 28–⁠087%
Oct 28vs25IowaW 56–⁠3581%
Nov 4atMinnesotaW 49–⁠2184%
Nov 11vsIllinoisW 41–⁠382%
Nov 18vsIndianaW 42–⁠393%
Nov 25at18MichiganL 23–⁠3161%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs4TennesseeCitrus BowlL 14–⁠2051%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 20–⁠14 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 10
  3. Wk 3: 9
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 8
  6. Wk 6: 7
  7. Wk 7: 5
  8. Wk 8: 4
  9. Wk 9: 4
  10. Wk 10: 4
  11. Wk 11: 4
  12. Wk 12: 2
  13. Wk 13: 2
  14. Wk 14: 2
  15. Wk 15: 5
  16. Wk 16: 4
  17. Final: 6

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1995.

Led the nationEddie George: rushing touchdowns (24 TD), points (144 pts), points per game (12.0); Terry Glenn: yards per catch (22.0)

Heisman TrophyEddie George, RB; also the Maxwell, Walter Camp and Doak Walker

Biletnikoff AwardTerry Glenn, WR

Lombardi AwardOrlando Pace, OT

William V. Campbell TrophyBobby Hoying, QB

3 consensus All-AmericansEddie George, RB; Terry Glenn, WR; Orlando Pace, OT

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Big Ten
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 2
Points
475–⁠220
Coach
John Cooper
Elo
1747 +123 this season
SP+ rating
28.4 No. 5 of 107; offense No. 6, defense No. 7
SRS
28.2 No. 2 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Joe Hollis
Defensive coordinator
Bill Young
Captains
Matt Bonhaus, Eddie George and Bobby Hoying
Most valuable player
Eddie George
Offense
Singleback
Defense
4–⁠3 stack

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 1Terry Glenn WRNew England Patriots
Rd 1Rickey Dudley TEOakland Raiders
Rd 1Eddie George RBHouston Oilers
Rd 3Bobby Hoying QBPhiladelphia Eagles

All-Big Ten

7 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • LeShun DanielsOGCoaches-2
  • Luke FickellDLCoaches-2
  • Matt FinkesDLMedia-2
  • Greg BellisariLBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northwestern8–⁠010–⁠28
Ohio State7–⁠111–⁠26
Penn State5–⁠39–⁠313
Michigan5–⁠39–⁠417
Michigan State4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠5–⁠1
Iowa4–⁠48–⁠425
Illinois3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Wisconsin3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠2
Purdue2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Minnesota1–⁠73–⁠8
Indiana0–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.