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2019 Ohio State

13–⁠1 (9–⁠0 Big Ten), coached by Ryan Day, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ohio State in 2019, game by game: won vs. Florida Atlantic 45–21; won vs. Cincinnati 42–0; won at Indiana 51–10; won vs. Miami (OH) 76–5; won at Nebraska 48–7; won vs. No. 25 Michigan State 34–10; won at Northwestern 52–3; won vs. No. 13 Wisconsin 38–7; won vs. Maryland 73–14; won at Rutgers 56–21; won vs. No. 9 Penn State 28–17; won at No. 10 Michigan 56–27; won vs. No. 10 Wisconsin 34–21; lost vs. No. 3 Clemson 23–29+71−6Won 45–21 vs. Florida Atlantic+24Florida AtlanticWon 42–0 vs. Cincinnati+42CincinnatiWon 51–10 at Indiana+41IndianaWon 76–5 vs. Miami (OH)+71Miami (OH)Won 48–7 at Nebraska+41NebraskaWon 34–10 vs. No. 25 Michigan State+24No. 25 Michigan StateWon 52–3 at Northwestern+49NorthwesternWon 38–7 vs. No. 13 Wisconsin+31No. 13 WisconsinWon 73–14 vs. Maryland+59MarylandWon 56–21 at Rutgers+35RutgersWon 28–17 vs. No. 9 Penn State+11No. 9 Penn StateWon 56–27 at No. 10 Michigan+29No. 10 MichiganWon 34–21 vs. No. 10 Wisconsin+13No. 10 WisconsinLost 23–29 vs. No. 3 Clemson-6No. 3 Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsFlorida AtlanticW 45–⁠2180%
Sep 7vsCincinnatiW 42–⁠076%
Sep 14atIndianaW 51–⁠1075%
Sep 21vsMiami (OH)W 76–⁠588%
Sep 28atNebraskaW 48–⁠774%
Oct 5vs25Michigan StateW 34–⁠1077%
Oct 18atNorthwesternW 52–⁠377%
Oct 26vs13WisconsinW 38–⁠773%
Nov 9vsMarylandW 73–⁠1493%
Nov 16atRutgersW 56–⁠2194%
Nov 23vs9Penn StateW 28–⁠1769%
Nov 30at10MichiganW 56–⁠2758%
Dec 7vs10WisconsinBig Ten Championship GameW 34–⁠2169%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs3ClemsonFiesta Bowl, CFP SemifinalL 23–⁠2950%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 29–⁠23 in the Fiesta Bowl, CFP Semifinal; No. 3 in the final AP poll; Big Ten champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Big Ten champions9–⁠0 in the conference, won the Big Ten Championship Game

Heisman voteJustin Fields, third; Chase Young, fourth

Ted Hendricks AwardChase Young, DE; also the Nagurski and Bednarik

3 consensus All-AmericansWyatt Davis, OL; Chase Young, DE; Jeff Okudah, DB

Record
13–⁠1
Conference
9–⁠0 first in Big Ten
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 2
Points
656–⁠192
Coach
Ryan Day
Elo
1877 +167 this season
SP+ rating
35.4 No. 1 of 130; offense No. 4, defense No. 2, special teams No. 20
SRS
27.6 No. 2 of 130 in FBS
Returning
28% of last season’s EPA, No. 120 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 14 roster talent No. 2 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Wilson
Defensive coordinators
Greg Mattison and Jeff Hafley
Captains
Tuf Borland, J.K. Dobbins, Master Teague, K.J. Hill, C.J. Saunders and Chase Young
Offense
West Coast spread
Defense
4–⁠3 hybrid

How good, play by play

  • Offense3rd of 130
  • Defense1st of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted2nd of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted2nd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.3451%1.313rd of 130
Defense-0.1033%1.211st of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.36 off
-0.07 def		53% off
34% def		—2nd 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
Offense4.6own 3313% allowed
Defense2.5own 2628% caused

CORE rating 38.4, 2nd of 130 (offense 24.2, defense -14.3).

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 yardsJustin Fields QB3,273 yds
Passing touchdownsJustin Fields QB41 TD
Rushing yardsJ.K. Dobbins RB2,003 yds
Rushing touchdownsJ.K. Dobbins RB21 TD
Receiving yardsChris Olave WR849 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Olave WR12 TD
TacklesMalik Harrison LB75 tkl
SacksChase Young DE16.5 sacks
InterceptionsJeffrey Okudah CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Zach Harrison SDE★★★★★No. 12
Garrett Wilson WR★★★★★No. 20
Harry Miller OC★★★★★No. 30
Jameson Williams WR★★★★No. 82
Cade Stover OLB★★★★No. 114
Ronnie Hickman S★★★★No. 115
Enokk Vimahi OG★★★★No. 124
Steele Chambers ATH★★★★No. 236

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.820
Running backs14.00.896
Receivers34.00.944
Offensive line44.00.922
Defensive line34.00.921
Linebackers24.00.925
Defensive backs23.50.914
Athletes and specialists23.50.895
Whole class183.80.915

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 1Chase Young DEWashington Football Team
Rd 1Jeff Okudah CBDetroit Lions
Rd 1Damon Arnette CBLas Vegas Raiders
Rd 2J.K. Dobbins RBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 3Davon Hamilton DTJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 3Jonah Jackson OGDetroit Lions
Rd 3Malik Harrison ILBBaltimore Ravens
Rd 6Jordan Fuller SLos Angeles Rams
Rd 7K.J. Hill WRLos Angeles Chargers
Rd 7Jashon Cornell DEDetroit Lions

Roster 126

The 2019 roster

126 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 73 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

8 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2019 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2019 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State9–⁠013–⁠13
Penn State7–⁠211–⁠29
Minnesota7–⁠211–⁠210
Wisconsin7–⁠210–⁠411
Iowa6–⁠310–⁠315
Michigan6–⁠39–⁠418
Indiana5–⁠48–⁠5
Michigan State4–⁠57–⁠6
Illinois4–⁠56–⁠7
Nebraska3–⁠65–⁠7
Purdue3–⁠64–⁠8
Maryland1–⁠83–⁠9
Northwestern1–⁠83–⁠9
Rutgers0–⁠92–⁠10

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