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2023 Ohio State

11–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by Ryan Day, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ohio State in 2023, game by game: won at Indiana 23–3; won vs. Youngstown State 35–7; won vs. Western Kentucky 63–10; won at No. 9 Notre Dame 17–14; won vs. Maryland 37–17; won at Purdue 41–7; won vs. No. 7 Penn State 20–12; won at Wisconsin 24–10; won at Rutgers 35–16; won vs. Michigan State 38–3; won vs. Minnesota 37–3; lost at No. 3 Michigan 24–30; lost vs. No. 9 Missouri 3–14+53−11Won 23–3 at Indiana+20IndianaWon 35–7 vs. Youngstown State+28Youngstown StateWon 63–10 vs. Western Kentucky+53Western KentuckyWon 17–14 at No. 9 Notre Dame+3No. 9 Notre DameWon 37–17 vs. Maryland+20MarylandWon 41–7 at Purdue+34PurdueWon 20–12 vs. No. 7 Penn State+8No. 7 Penn StateWon 24–10 at Wisconsin+14WisconsinWon 35–16 at Rutgers+19RutgersWon 38–3 vs. Michigan State+35Michigan StateWon 37–3 vs. Minnesota+34MinnesotaLost 24–30 at No. 3 Michigan-6No. 3 MichiganLost 3–14 vs. No. 9 Missouri-11No. 9 Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atIndianaW 23–⁠376%
Sep 9vsYoungstown StateW 35–⁠791%
Sep 16vsWestern KentuckyW 63–⁠1075%
Sep 23at9Notre DameW 17–⁠1445%
Oct 7vsMarylandW 37–⁠1773%
Oct 14atPurdueW 41–⁠776%
Oct 21vs7Penn StateW 20–⁠1263%
Oct 28atWisconsinW 24–⁠1068%
Nov 4atRutgersW 35–⁠1680%
Nov 11vsMichigan StateW 38–⁠391%
Nov 18vsMinnesotaW 37–⁠387%
Nov 25at3MichiganL 24–⁠3041%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs9MissouriCotton BowlL 3–⁠1469%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Missouri 14–⁠3 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Heisman voteMarvin Harrison Jr., fourth

Biletnikoff AwardMarvin Harrison Jr., WR

Consensus All-AmericanMarvin Harrison Jr., WR

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 2nd in Big Ten
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 2
Points
397–⁠146
Coach
Ryan Day
Elo
1774 +88 this season
SP+ rating
25.2 No. 4 of 133; offense No. 34, defense No. 2, special teams No. 18
SRS
22.1 No. 4 of 133 in FBS
Returning
64% of last season’s EPA, No. 40 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 5 roster talent No. 3 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brian Hartline
Defensive coordinator
Jim Knowles
Captains
Tommy Eichenberg, Cade Stover and Xavier Johnson
Offense
Spread option
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense13th of 133
  • Defense6th of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted8th of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted3rd of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2546%1.2213th of 133
Defense-0.0636%1.096th of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.25 off
-0.06 def		47% off
35% def		—8th off
3rd 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
Offense4.2own 2915% allowed
Defense2.7own 2616% caused

CORE rating 33.8, 2nd of 133 (offense 14.8, defense -18.9).

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 yardsKyle McCord QB3,170 yds
Passing touchdownsKyle McCord QB24 TD
Rushing yardsTreVeyon Henderson RB926 yds
Rushing touchdownsTreVeyon Henderson RB11 TD
Receiving yardsMarvin Harrison Jr. WR1,211 yds
Receiving touchdownsMarvin Harrison Jr. WR14 TD
TacklesSteele Chambers LB83 tkl
SacksJack Sawyer DE6.5 sacks
InterceptionsJordan Hancock CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Brandon Inniss WR★★★★★No. 36
Jermaine Mathews Jr. CB★★★★No. 52
Noah Rogers WR★★★★No. 54
Carnell Tate WR★★★★No. 60
Calvin Simpson-Hunt CB★★★★No. 63
Jason Moore DL★★★★No. 68
Luke Montgomery OL★★★★No. 93
Jelani Thurman TE★★★★No. 105

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.926
Running backs13.00.848
Receivers54.20.956
Offensive line53.60.908
Defensive line53.60.898
Linebackers14.00.921
Defensive backs54.00.938
Athletes and specialists13.00.800
Whole class243.80.916

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 2024

The 2024 draft
Rd 1Marvin Harrison Jr. WRArizona Cardinals
Rd 2Michael Hall Jr. DTCleveland Browns
Rd 4Cade Stover TEHouston Texans
Rd 5Tommy Eichenberg LBLas Vegas Raiders

Roster 124

The 2023 roster

124 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 8

The 2023 portal
Davison Igbinosun CB★★★★from Ole Miss
Ja’Had Carter S★★★★from Syracuse
Josh Simmons OL★★★★from San Diego State
Lorenzo Styles Jr. WR★★★★from Notre Dame
Tywone Malone DL★★★from Ole Miss
Vic Cutler OT★★★from UL Monroe
Tristan Gebbia QB★★★from Oregon State
John Ferlmann LS★★from Arizona State

Transfers out 9

J.K. Johnson CB★★★★to LSU
Caleb Burton WR★★★★to Auburn
Javontae Jean-Baptiste LB★★★★to Notre Dame
Ben Christman OT★★★to Kentucky
Jantzen Dunn S★★★to Kentucky
Teradja Mitchell LB★★★to Florida
Mason Arnold LS★★to Michigan State
Jake Seibert K★★★to Northern Illinois
Jaylen Johnson S★★★to Memphis

All-Big Ten

8 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2023 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2023 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan9–⁠015–⁠01
Ohio State8–⁠111–⁠210
Penn State7–⁠210–⁠313
Iowa7–⁠210–⁠424
Northwestern5–⁠48–⁠5
Wisconsin5–⁠47–⁠6
Maryland4–⁠58–⁠5
Rutgers3–⁠67–⁠6
Minnesota3–⁠66–⁠7
Illinois3–⁠65–⁠7
Nebraska3–⁠65–⁠7
Purdue3–⁠64–⁠8
Michigan State2–⁠74–⁠8
Indiana1–⁠83–⁠9

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