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2016 Ohio State

11–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by Urban Meyer, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ohio State in 2016, game by game: won vs. Bowling Green 77–10; won vs. Tulsa 48–3; won at No. 14 Oklahoma 45–24; won vs. Rutgers 58–0; won vs. Indiana 38–17; won at No. 8 Wisconsin 30–23; lost at Penn State 21–24; won vs. Northwestern 24–20; won vs. No. 9 Nebraska 62–3; won at Maryland 62–3; won at Michigan State 17–16; won vs. No. 3 Michigan 30–27; lost vs. No. 3 Clemson 0–31+67−31Won 77–10 vs. Bowling Green+67Bowling GreenWon 48–3 vs. Tulsa+45TulsaWon 45–24 at No. 14 Oklahoma+21No. 14 OklahomaWon 58–0 vs. Rutgers+58RutgersWon 38–17 vs. Indiana+21IndianaWon 30–23 at No. 8 Wisconsin+7No. 8 WisconsinLost 21–24 at Penn State-3Penn StateWon 24–20 vs. Northwestern+4NorthwesternWon 62–3 vs. No. 9 Nebraska+59No. 9 NebraskaWon 62–3 at Maryland+59MarylandWon 17–16 at Michigan State+1Michigan StateWon 30–27 vs. No. 3 Michigan+3No. 3 MichiganLost 0–31 vs. No. 3 Clemson-31No. 3 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsBowling GreenW 77–⁠1079%
Sep 10vsTulsaW 48–⁠387%
Sep 17at14OklahomaW 45–⁠2458%
Oct 1vsRutgersW 58–⁠091%
Oct 8vsIndianaW 38–⁠1787%
Oct 15at8WisconsinW 30–⁠2360%
Oct 22atPenn StateL 21–⁠2476%
Oct 29vsNorthwesternW 24–⁠2081%
Nov 5vs9NebraskaW 62–⁠377%
Nov 12atMarylandW 62–⁠385%
Nov 19atMichigan StateW 17–⁠1681%
Nov 26vs3MichiganW 30–⁠2770%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs3ClemsonFiesta BowlL 0–⁠3153%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 31–⁠0 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Big Ten East champions8–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Penn State

Rimington TrophyPat Elflein, C

2 consensus All-AmericansPat Elflein, C; Malik Hooker, DB

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 shared first in Big Ten
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 2
Points
512–⁠201
Coach
Urban Meyer
Elo
1803 +63 this season
SP+ rating
22.4 No. 10 of 128; offense No. 32, defense No. 8, special teams No. 14
SRS
19.3 No. 5 of 128 in FBS
Returning
24% of last season’s EPA, No. 122 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 4 roster talent No. 5 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Ed Warinner and Tim Beck
Defensive coordinators
Luke Fickell and Greg Schiano
Captains
J.T. Barrett, Pat Elflein, Raekwon McMillan, Curtis Samuel and Joe Burger
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense19th of 128
  • Defense2nd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted19th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted2nd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2049%1.0419th of 128
Defense-0.1335%1.142nd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.20 off
-0.10 def		51% off
34% def		—19th off
2nd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.0own 3114% allowed
Defense2.5own 2720% caused

CORE rating 22.9, 5th of 128 (offense 5.9, defense -17.0).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJ.T. Barrett QB2,555 yds
Passing touchdownsJ.T. Barrett QB24 TD
Rushing yardsMike Weber RB1,096 yds
Rushing touchdownsJ.T. Barrett QB9 TD
Receiving yardsCurtis Samuel 865 yds
Receiving touchdownsCurtis Samuel 7 TD
TacklesRaekwon McMillan LB102 tkl
SacksTyquan Lewis DL8 sacks
InterceptionsMalik Hooker S7 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Nick Bosa SDE★★★★★No. 8
Jonathon Cooper WDE★★★★No. 33
Demario McCall APB★★★★No. 44
Austin Mack WR★★★★No. 72
Dwayne Haskins PRO★★★★No. 91
Binjimen Victor WR★★★★No. 96
Keandre Jones OLB★★★★No. 97
Jake Hausmann TE★★★★No. 120

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.956
Running backs24.00.953
Receivers54.00.936
Offensive line43.50.908
Defensive line34.30.960
Linebackers24.00.925
Defensive backs33.30.868
Athletes and specialists43.30.877
Whole class243.70.917

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 1Marshon Lattimore CBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 1Malik Hooker SIndianapolis Colts
Rd 1Gareon Conley CBOakland Raiders
Rd 2Curtis Samuel WRCarolina Panthers
Rd 2Raekwon McMillan ILBMiami Dolphins
Rd 3Pat Elflein CMinnesota Vikings
Rd 7Noah Brown WRDallas Cowboys

Roster 118

The 2016 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

9 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2016 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2016 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State8–⁠111–⁠26
Penn State8–⁠111–⁠37
Wisconsin7–⁠211–⁠39
Michigan7–⁠210–⁠310
Nebraska6–⁠39–⁠4
Iowa6–⁠38–⁠5
Minnesota5–⁠49–⁠4
Northwestern5–⁠47–⁠6
Indiana4–⁠56–⁠7
Maryland3–⁠66–⁠7
Illinois2–⁠73–⁠9
Michigan State1–⁠83–⁠9
Purdue1–⁠83–⁠9
Rutgers0–⁠92–⁠10

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