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CONTENTS 4 Today’s Game 8 The 2017 Senior Class 11 The Buckeye Club 12 Play Breakdown 14 Get to Know a Buckeye Jasmine Koonts 15 #GoBucks Weekly 16 Social Media 17 Be the Best Fans in the Land 23 2017 Team Photo 25 Head Coach Urban Meyer 29 Coaching Staff 33 Football Support Staff 38 The 2017 Buckeyes 46 Gameday 52 Ohio Stadium 56 Traditions 61 TBDBITL 63 Spirit Program & Brutus 64 NCAA Compliance 66 Illinois Fighting Illini 70 Buckeye Spotlights 78 University Feature
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President Michael V. Drake, MD OSUAA President Jim Smith Board of Trustees Senior VP and Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletics Director Gene Smith Athletics Leadership Academic Excellence Academic Accomplishments Eight National Championships Thirty-Five Big Ten Championships Seven Heisman Trophy Winners Bowl Game History 127 Years of Ohio State Football College Football Hall of Fame Major College Football Awards First Team All-Americans First Team All-Big Ten All-Time Captains Team MVPs First Round NFL Draft Choices Football Head Coaches Ohio State Sports Radio Network
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TODAY’S MARCHING BAND PROGRAM PREGAME Buckeye Battle Cry Oskee Wow Wow Across the Field Le Regiment de Sambre et Meuse Chimes and Carmen Ohio The Star-Spangled Banner “Dotting the i”: Mitchell Kahn
HALFTIME The World of the Symphony Tchaikovsky: Opening and Finale from Symphony No. 4 Dvořák: Largo from Symphony No. 9 Beethoven: Opening from Symphony No. 5 Finale from Symphony No. 9 Shostakovich: Finale from Symphony No. 5
BUCKEYES VS. ILLINI
OHIO STATE/ILLINOIS – 2ND OLDEST SERIES
Ohio State and Illinois are meeting for the 103rd time in a series that started in 1902. Only Ohio State’s series against Michigan, which started in 1897 and which has seen 113 games, is older and lengthier than the Illinois series. Ohio State and Illinois played every year for 89 consecutive years, between 1914 and 2002, until the series was interrupted in 2003. The game today will be the 11th time in the last 12 years that the teams have played. After this year, the teams are not scheduled to face each other again until Nov. 21, 2020 in Champaign.
LOVIE SMITH AND OHIO STATE TIES Illinois head coach Lovie Smith spent the 1995 season as Ohio State’s defensive backs coach under John Cooper, who had been Smith’s head coach at Tulsa from 1976-79. During his one season on Ohio State’s sidelines, Smith coached future NFL players Shawn Springs, Antoine Winfield, Ty Howard and Damon Moore.
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J.T. CLIMBS THE CHARTS
In addition to holding 29 school and five Big Ten records, J.T. Barrett is climbing some impressive statistical charts. • He is 22nd in NCAA history in career rushing yards by a quarterback with 3,037 yards. He passed Florida’s Tim Tebow against Iowa. • Barrett is fourth in Big Ten history in quarterback rushing yards and needs just 17 yards to pass Braxton Miller (3,054 QB rush yards) for the Ohio State school record and for third place all-time in the Big Ten. • Barrett is second in Big Ten history in total offense with 11,975 yards. He is 717 yards from Drew Brees’ conference mark of 12,692. • And finally, Barrett is tied for 10th in NCAA history with Georgia’s Aaron Murray for touchdowns responsible for (137). NevadaReno’s Colin Kaepernick (141) is next on the list.
DOBBINS FOURTH FRESHMAN TO 1,000 YARDS
J.K. Dobbins surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for the season last Saturday, joining Robert Smith, Maurice Clarett and Mike Weber as the only freshmen in program history to reach that milestone. Dobbins’ 13.2 yards per carry average against Army was the second highest in school history, eclipsed only by Ron Springs, who had 10 carries for 151 yards vs. Purdue in 1977. Dobbins’ 7.5 yards per carry average this year is fifth best nationally and first among freshmen while his 1,038 yards ranks third among freshmen in Power Five conferences.
TODAY’S GAME
• Mike Weber is the Big Ten’s co-Offensive Player of the Week (162 yards and two TDs vs. Michigan State). • Illinois and Ohio State will play today for the “Illibuck.” The Buckeyes lead the all-time series vs. Illinois 67-30-4 with the last meeting coming in 2015. • The next touchdown pass by senior quarterback J.T. Barrett will be the 100th of his career. • The Buckeyes’ run defense has held four of its last five opponents to less than 100 yards on the ground. • Ohio State is third nationally in total offense and 14th in total defense. The Buckeyes are also fifth in scoring and 17th in both rushing and passing. The defense is 14th vs. the run and 17th vs. the pass. • J.K. Dobbins is third among FBS freshmen running backs with 1,038 rushing yards. • Ohio State is 20-2 in the month of November under Urban Meyer. • In last Saturday’s win over Michigan State, J.T. Barrett became No. 2 on the all-time Big Ten total yardage list. He passed Minnesota’s Adam Weber and is 717 yards shy of Drew Brees’ record (12,692 yards). • From 1919 through 1933, the Ohio State-Illinois game was the final contest of the regular season. In 1935, Michigan became Ohio State’s final opponent of the regular season and has been so ever since. • J.K. Dobbins is fifth nationally with a 7.5 yards-per-carry average.
STATS
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546.5
310.2
TOTAL OFF.
302.1 403.0
245.3
116.5
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107.8 198.9
301.2 193.7 PASS YARDS
194.3 204.1
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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
J.T. BARRETT PASSING JEFF GEORGE JR.
203-301, 2,557 yds 30 TD, 7 INT, 255.7 ypg
94-181, 1,273 yds 7 TD, 10 INT, 181.9 ypg
K.J. HILL RECEIVING RICKEY SMALLING
45-436 yds, 3 TD
28-488 yds, 2 TD
J.K. DOBBINS RUSHING KENDRICK FOSTER
137-1,038 yds, 5 TD 67-285 yds, 1 TD
JORDAN FULLER DEFENSE
54 tkls, 2 TFL, 2 PBU, 1 INT
ASSOCIATED PRESS Rk. Team Record Points 1. Alabama(57) 10-0 1521 2. Miami(4) 9-0 1438 3. Oklahoma 9-1 1367 4. Clemson 9-1 1358 5. Wisconsin 10-0 1322 6. Auburn 8-2 1199 7. Georgia 9-1 1151 8. Ohio State 8-2 1036 9. Notre Dame 8-2 1001 10. Oklahoma State 8-2 898 11. TCU 8-2 875 12. USC 9-2 866 13. Penn State 8-2 818 14. UCF 9-0 807 15. Washington State 9-2 614 16. Washington 8-2 575 17. Mississippi State 7-3 492 18. Memphis 8-1 437 19. Michigan 8-2 315 20. Stanford 7-3 287 21. LSU 7-3 276 22. Michigan State 7-3 259 23. South Florida 8-1 236 24. West Virginia 7-3 222 25. NC State 7-3 178 Others Receiving Votes: Virginia Tech 110, Northwestern 72, Arizona 49, Iowa State 27, Boise State 6, Georgia Tech 6, Army 3, Iowa 2, South Carolina 2 USA TODAY POLL Rk. Team Rec. Points 1. Alabama(63) 10-0 1575 2. Miami 9-0 1465 3. Clemson 9-1 1406 4. Wisconsin 10-0 1395 5. Oklahoma 9-1 1386 6. Auburn 8-2 1250 7. Georgia 9-1 1184 8. Ohio State 8-2 1076 9. Notre Dame 8-2 947 10. USC 9-2 917 11. Penn State 8-2 912 12. UCF 9-0 910 13. Oklahoma State 8-2 902 14. TCU 8-2 814 15. Washington 8-2 642 16. Washington State 9-2 587 17. Memphis 8-1 509 18. Michigan 8-2 394 19. Mississippi State 7-3 373 20. South Florida 8-1 361 21. LSU 7-3 282 22. NC State 7-3 271 23. Stanford 7-3 206 24. Michigan State 7-3 179 25. West Virginia 7-3 171 Others Receiving Votes: Virginia Tech 94, Northwestern 67, Arizona 54, Boise State 40, South Carolina 33, Iowa 16, Kentucky 16, Army 14, San Diego State 11, Iowa State 9, Troy 5, Ohio 2
DelSHAWN PHILLIPS 72 tkls, 4 TFL, 1 Sack, 2 PBU 5
SALUTING
THE SENIORS
SENIOR STATS 45-6 record from 2014-17 Beat the TUN 4 times (5th year seniors) 2014 Big Ten Champions 2014 National Champions 2015 Sugar Bowl Champion 2016 Fiesta Bowl Champion 8
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THE 2017 SENIOR CLASS
J.T. BARRETT QB | Wichita Falls, Texas
MARCUS BAUGH TE | Riverside, Calif.
STEPHEN COLLIER QB | Leesburg, Ga.
TREVON FORTE CB | Youngstown, Ohio
ELIJAAH GOINS WR | Concord, N.C.
CIN’QUAN HANEY CB | Dayton, Ohio
JACKSON HAYES LB | Dublin, Ohio
MICHAEL HILL DT | Pendleton, S.C.
JALYN HOLMES DE | Norfolk, Va.
JAMARCO JONES OT | Chicago, Ill.
TYQUAN LEWIS DE | Tarboro, N.C.
BILLY PRICE C | Youngstown, Ohio
CLAY RATERMAN SAF | Dublin, Ohio
NICK SEME DL | Wadsworth, Ohio
ERICK SMITH SAF | Cleveland, Ohio
TRACY SPRINKLE DT | Elyria, Ohio
ZACH TURNURE LB | St. Louis, Mo.
DAMON WEBB SAF | Detroit, Mich.
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PLAY BREAKDOWN
MIKE WEBER’S 82-YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN extended No. 13 Ohio State’s lead to 35-0 in the second quarter of a 48-3 victory over No. 12 Michigan State last Saturday at Ohio Stadium. Weber ran for a career-high 162 yards on just nine carries – an 18.0 yards per carry average – and also opened the scoring for the Buckeyes with a 47-yard scamper in the first quarter. On the day, the Buckeyes ran for 335 yards and four scores.
“I feel like (getting back to running the ball) is a good thing for us,” Weber said. We went into the week going hard about running the ball. The coaches did a good job saying we were just going to pound the ball and it worked out for us.”
GET TO KNOW A BUCKEYE JASMINE KOONTS Playing in the Pac-12 Conference allowed Koonts to be in a competitive environment day in and day out. She competed at schools such as Oregon, USC and UCLA, but enjoyed facing Washington the most. “Washington was my favorite gym I’ve played in. The crowd was crazy, it really fired me up.” Bringing her west coast flair to the gym will help the Buckeyes during the 2017 campaign. “I think seeing how the playing style is different will be fun,” Koonts said.
Jasmine Koonts Fits into the Buckeye Puzzle Junior transfer Jasmine Koonts flew halfway across the country during the spring semester to visit Ohio State after deciding that Arizona State University was no longer her perfect fit. Koonts was immediately sold on everything from the coaching, to the outgoing team, to playing in a very challenging Big Ten Conference. “I like how everyone is so different, but fit like a puzzle,” Koonts said. The Houston, Texas native played a pivotal role for the Sun Devils during her freshman and sophomore seasons. Koonts competed in 92 total sets her sophomore year where she recorded 151 kills on the season and netted 81 total blocks, the second highest on the roster.
While at ASU, she was also actively involved in other organizations. As a sophomore she and five other athletes visited the Havasupai Indian Reservation at Grand Canyon National Park to help clean a school and provide services. She was also on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Koonts is pursuing a degree in sport industry, with hopes of one day working in Marketing for Nike or Adidas. Koonts’ parents, Carol and Derek Koonts, ran track for Texas Tech and Sam Houston, respectively. They now live in Texas, with her younger sister Kathryn.
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2017 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
HEAD COACH URBAN MEYER
QUICK FACTS Hometown: Ashtabula, Ohio High School: St. John Age: 53 Alma Mater: Cincinnati, 1986 Master’s Degree: Ohio State, 1988 Year in Coaching: 31st (Sixth year at Ohio State) Wife: Shelley Family: Daughters, Nicki and Gigi; son, Nate; son-in-law, Corey Dennis and grandson, Troy
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HEAD COACH URBAN MEYER
Ohio State University head football coach Urban Meyer is 61-6 through his first five seasons leading one of the most storied programs in college football. He has coached the Buckeyes to a Big Ten Conference and national championship in 2014 – the program’s eighth – by winning the first College Football Playoff (CFP), to a repeat appearance in the CFP in 2017, to five consecutive Big Ten divisional titles, to a 61-6 overall record and a 39-2 record in Big Ten games and to a 16-4 record versus ranked teams. He has done this by developing and overseeing a program culture that requires accountability, promotes respect, prepares young men for life after football and develops football skill sets and talents at an unsurpassed rate: his program has produced 33 NFL draft picks the last five years, including 10 first-round picks and record numbers of draft picks through the second, third and fourth rounds of the 2016 NFL Draft. And his team members are getting it done in the classroom, as well. Ohio State Buckeyes have earned four academic All-American honorees the past three years, one National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete award and the team is coming off its finest academic semester under Meyer with record numbers of students with 3.0 (or above) grade point averages for the semester and cumulatively.
MAKING THE
GREAT
STATE OF
PROUD Born in Toledo, raised in Ashtabula and with degrees from Cincinnati and Ohio State, Urban Meyer made it clear from the day he took the Ohio State position - Nov. 28, 2011 what his intentions are: “We’re going to make the great state of Ohio proud with everything we do.” With “a statewide approval rating roughly equal to that of free ice cream” according to columnist David Briggs of The Blade, Meyer has, indeed, made Ohio proud of their Buckeyes.
HEAD COACH URBAN MEYER
HEAD COACHING RECORD
These first 15 years as a head coach for Meyer, featuring three national championships and a record of 165 wins against just 29 losses for an .850 winning percentage, have been full of accomplishment, achievement and success for which few can compare. Consider: • Meyer is the third-winningest coach in the history of college football (at least 10 years at an FBS school), trailing only Knute Rockne and Frank Leahy; • Meyer’s .850 winning percentage is No. 1 among all active coaches with at least five years of experience at an FBS school;
FINAL CONFERENCE YEAR SCHOOL RECORD RECORD
POLL
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
NR None NR None 21/21 Liberty 4/5 Fiesta 12/16 Outback 1/1 BCS NCG 13/16 Capital One 1/1 BCS NCG 3/3 Sugar NR Outback 3/NA N/A 12/10 Orange 1/1 Sugar/CFP NCG 4/4 Fiesta 6/6 (CFP Semi) Fiesta
Bowling Green 8-3 Bowling Green 9-3 Utah 10-2 Utah 12-0 Florida 9-3 Florida 13-1 Florida 9-4 Florida 13-1 Florida 13-1 Florida 8-5 Ohio State 12-0 Ohio State 12-2 Ohio State 14-1 Ohio State 12-1 Ohio State 11-2
Totals 15 years
5-3 6-2 6-1 (1st) 7-0 (1st) 5-3 7-1 (1st) 5-3 7-1 (1st) 8-0 (1st,East) 4-4 8-0 (1st, Leaders) 8-0 (1st, Leaders) 8-0 (Champion) 7-1 (T1st, East) 8-1 (T1st, East)
BOWL
165-29 99-20
• He set the major college record with the most wins - 165 through his first 15 seasons as a head coach; • Meyer’s 2015 Buckeye senior class was the first Power 5 school to win 50 games over a four-year run (2012-15); • Meyer is the only modern day coach to win national championships coaching in two different conferences and, with championships in 2006 and 2008 at Florida and 2014 at Ohio State, he is one of only two coaches to win national titles at two different schools; • He is the first coach in modern history – since 1937 when the NCAA began keeping records – to win at least 13 games in consecutive years (in 2008 and 2009), three times (2006-08-09) and four times (2006-08-09 at Florida and 2014 at Ohio State); • Meyer is the only coach in major college history to have four different winning streaks of at least 20 games (20 with Utah/ Florida; 22 at Florida; 25 with Florida and Ohio State; and 23 at Ohio State). Only eight other coaches have had even two winning streaks of at least 20 games; • Meyer won more games his first 10 years – 104 – than all but three coaches in college football history; and • Meyer reached 100 wins faster than all but one coach – Bud Wilkinson – in the last 57 years and faster than all but five coaches all-time.
Urban Meyer, who is in his 31st season as a collegiate coach, is married to the former Shelley Mather. They are the parents to daughters Nicki (a 2013 graduate of Georgia Tech) and Gigi (a 2015 graduate of Florida Gulf Coast) and a son, Nate (a high school senior in 2017-18). Nicki and husband Corey Dennis are parents to infant son, Troy.
COACHING EXPERIENCE 2012-pres....... Head Coach............................................... Ohio State 2005-10.......... Head Coach...................................................... Florida 2003-04.......... Head Coach..........................................................Utah 2001-02.......... Head Coach....................................... Bowling Green 1996-2000..... Wide Receivers...................................... Notre Dame
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KEVIN WILSON HOMETOWN Maiden, N.C. HIGH SCHOOL Maiden ALMA MATER North Carolina ’84 / ’87
RYAN DAY HOMETOWN Manchester, N.H. HIGH SCHOOL Manchester Central
Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends
FAMILY Wife, Angela daughters Elaina, Makenzie & Marlee, and sons Trey & Toby
ALMA MATER New Hampshire ’02
TONY ALFORD HOMETOWN Akron, Ohio HIGH SCHOOL Doherty (Colo.)
FAMILY Wife, Trina sons Rylan, Kyler & Braydon
ALMA MATER Bowling Green ’87
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ALMA MATERS West Liberty St ’87 Ohio State ’88 West Virginia ’90
3 RD SEASON
Tony Alford, who has coached collegiate running backs for 20 years, is in his third season as assistant head coach for offense and running backs coach at Ohio State University.
2 ND SEASON
Greg Studrawa is in his second season as coach of Ohio State’s offensive linemen and he is in his 28th season coaching on the collegiate level overall. Studrawa, who coached two first-team All-Americans last year in Pat Elflein and Billy Price, is a Buckeye. He was born in Fostoria, attended St. Wendelin and played collegiately at Bowling Green. He coached collegiately for 15 years throughout the state: at Cincinnati, at Wilmington, at Ohio State (1997) and six years at Bowling Green, including under Urban Meyer in 2001-02.
6 TH SEASON
Zach Smith is in his sixth season as wide receivers coach at Ohio State and he carries the additional responsibility of staff recruiting coordinator. The youngest member of the coaching staff is in his 13th year of coaching on the collegiate level. Smith has had multiple receivers each season over the past four years earn all-Big Ten Conference accolades: Curtis Samuel and Noah Brown in 2016, Michael Thomas, Braxton Miller and Jalin Marshall in 2015, Thomas, Evan Spencer and Devin Smith in 2014, and Smith and Corey “Philly” Brown in 2013.
MICKEY MAROTTI
HIGH SCHOOL Ambridge
Day has prior experience working with Ohio State coach Urban Meyer; in 2005 he was a graduate assistant coach during Meyer’s first season with the Florida Gators.
Wide Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator
ALMA MATER Florida ’07
HOMETOWN Ambridge, Pa.
Ryan Day joined the Ohio State coaching staff in January 2017 as cooffensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The 15-year coaching veteran had been quarterbacks coach in the NFL under Chip Kelly in 2016 for the San Francisco 49ers and two years ago for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Offensive Line
FAMILY Wife, Cindy daughters Samantha, Katelin & Allison
ZACH SMITH HOMETOWN Dublin, Ohio
1 ST SEASON
Alford and Meyer’s relationship dates to Meyer’s first year as an assistant coach at Colorado State University in 1990. His first two seasons at Ohio State he has coached a Big Ten running back of the year (Ezekiel Elliott) and a Big Ten freshman of the year (Mike Weber).
GREG STUDRAWA
HIGH SCHOOL St. Wendelin
He coached two of the four teams in FBS history that produced a 3,500-yard passer, two 1,000-yard rushers and a 1,000-yard receiver in the same year. His 2015 Indiana and 2008 Oklahoma offenses achieved the feat. The others are USC in 2005 and Southern Mississippi in 2015.
Assistant Head Coach for Offense / Running Backs
ALMA MATER Colorado State ’92
HOMETOWN Fostoria, Ohio
Kevin Wilson is in his first season as the Buckeyes’ offensive coordinator and tight ends coach. Wilson has directed some of the most prolific offenses in the nation over his 33-year coaching career.
Co-Offensive Coodinator / Quarterbacks FAMILY Wife, Christina son Ryan Jr., and daughters Grace & Ourania
1 ST SEASON
Assistant AD for Football Sports Performance
FAMILY Wife, Susie son Mitchell and daughter, Maddie
6 TH SEASON
Mickey Marotti is in his sixth season as the assistant athletic director for football sports performance at Ohio State and his 31st season overall as a coach. He is the person Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer trusts in the critical area of strength and conditioning training and overseeing sports performance. Marotti has been performance coach for three national championship teams: the 2006 and 2008 Florida Gators and the 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes. 29
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COACHING STAFF
GREG SCHIANO HOMETOWN Wyckoff, N.J.
Associate Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator / Safeties
FAMILY Wife, Christy sons Joey, Matt & John and daughter, Katie
HIGH SCHOOL Ramapo ALMA MATER Bucknell ’88
KERRY COOMBS HOMETOWN Colerain, Ohio
ALMA MATER Dayton ’83
LARRY JOHNSON
HIGH SCHOOL E.J. Hayes ALMA MATER Elizabeth City State ’73
BILLY DAVIS
ALMA MATER Cincinnati ’89 Michigan State ’91
Kerry Coombs was promoted to the position of Assistant Coordinator, Defense by head coach Urban Meyer in June 2017. Coombs is in his sixth season with Ohio State as cornerbacks coach and he is in his fourth season as the special team’s coordinator. Coombs’ tenure at Ohio State includes the truly remarkable – he’s had an NFL Draft first with three cornerbacks (Marshon Lattimore, Gareon Conley and Eli Apple) taken in the first round of the past two NFL Drafts – and the remarkable: every one of his starters at cornerback has reached the NFL.
4 TH SEASON
Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line
FAMILY Wife, Christine sons Larry Jr. & Tony (Karin), daughter, Teresa & grandchildren Tony Jr., Laila, Deklen & Jaylen
HOMETOWN Williamston, N.C.
6 TH SEASON
Assistant Coordinator, Defense / Cornerbacks Special Teams Coordinator
FAMILY Wife, Holly sons, Brayden (Wife is Alex) & Dylan (Ciara) daughter, Cortney (Rob) & grandchildren Harper, Avery & Gibson
HIGH SCHOOL Colerain
HIGH SCHOOL Berea
Greg Schiano is in his second season as defensive coordinator for the Buckeyes. The 28-year coaching veteran is also associate head coach and safeties coach. He has been a collegiate head coach for 11 seasons (Rutgers) and an NFL head coach two seasons (Tampa Bay). Schiano coached first-year starter Malik Hooker to unanimous All-American honors in 2016 – Hooker was first nationally with three “pick-6s” and third nationally with seven interceptions – and he was a first-round NFL Draft pick by the Indianapolis Colts.
HOMETOWN Youngstown, Ohio
2 ND SEASON
Larry Johnson is in his fourth season as assistant head coach and defensive line coach with the Ohio State football program. He was named to his position in early January, 2014. No Big Ten Conference program in the last 20 years, outside of Ohio State, has developed more Big Ten Confeence defensive players of the year and/or Big Ten defensive linemen of the year than the 13 that Johnson has coached since 1996, including Buckeyes Joey Bosa and Tyquan Lewis.
1ST SEASON
Linebackers FAMILY Wife, Sherry daughters Monica, Brooke, twins Grace & Ava, and son, Billy
Billy Davis is in his first season as linebackers coach at Ohio State. Davis was named to the position in December 2016 after working the 2016 football season with the Buckeyes as an analyst. Davis is a 24-year NFL assistant whose resume includes seven years of defensive coordinator positions and a list of Pro Bowlers-coached that includes Keith Brooking, Darnell Dockett, Kevin Greene, Walt Harris, Lamar Lathon, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Antrel Rolle, Adrian Wilson and Connor Barwin.
Louie Addazio
Ryan Crow
Corey Dennis
Randall Joyner
Sean Buckley
Bob Fraser
Brian Hartline
Adam Scheier
Matt Thurin
Graduate Assistant – Offense
Graduate Assistant – Defense
Graduate Assistant – Offense
Graduate Assistant – Defense
Quality Control – Offense
Quality Control – Defense
Quality Control – Offense
Quality Control – Kicking Game
Quality Control – Defense
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FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF
Quinn Barham
Shaun Barnhouse
Dr. Jim Borchers
Jacob Brown
Doug Calland
Solomon Campbell Tyler Deam
Hiram DeFries
Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach
Head Athletic Trainer
Head Team Physician
Assistant, Post-Production
Associate AD, Sports Performance
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Athletic Trainer
Administrative Assistant
Katie Greiner
Tim Hinton
Eron Hodges
Dr. Chris Kaeding
Justin Kume
Rob Lachey
Tony Laurenzi
Coordinator, Football Administration
Executive Director, Football Relations
Asst. Director, Player Development
Executive Director, Sports Medicine
Assistant AD, Compliance
Manager, Athletics Equipment
Intern, Athletic Training
Andre Mack-Robinson
Tori Magers
Phil Matusz
Dustin McCuiston
Sean McMickle
Kevin Nerl
Amy Nicol
Niko Palazeti
Mark Pantoni
Director, On-Campus Recruiting
Assoc. Director, Strength and Conditioning
Assistant Building Coordinator, WHAC
Team Nutritionist
Assistant, Athletics Equipment
Director, Internal Operations
Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach
Director of Player Personnel
Sean Perkins
Dr. Ray Pongonis
Kevin Ries
Mike Santeramo
Sam Silverman
Ryan Stamper
Joe Stanek
Adam Stewart
Building Services Coordinator, WHAC
Team Physician
Head Athletics Equipment Manager
Assistant Video Coordinator
Assistant Director, Creative Media
Director, Player Development
Video Coordinator
Head Physical Therapist / Asst. Athletic Trainer
Kenton Stufflebeam Assistant Director, Creative Design
Assistant Director, Creative Media
Zach Swartz
Quinn Tempel
Ed Terwilliger
Tony Tucker
Jeff Uhlenhake
Brian Voltolini
Director, Creative Media & Post Production
Asst. Director, Football Operations
Program Assistant, Recruiting
Director of Student Well-Being
Asst. Strength and Conditioning Coach
Director of Football Operations
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THE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
58 Joshua Alabi, OL SO • Detroit, Mich.
88 A.J. Alexander, TE SO • Burke, Va.
3 Damon Arnette, CB SO • Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
35 Alex Backenstoe, LB JR • Hilliard, Ohio
17 Jerome Baker, LB JR • Cleveland, Ohio
16 J.T. Barrett, QB GR • Wichita Falls, Texas
55 Malik Barrow, DT FR • Tampa, Fla.
85 Marcus Baugh, TE SR • Riverside, Calif.
38 Alex Beck, LB FR • Hudson, Ohio
13 Rashod Berry, TE SO • Lorain, Ohio
26 Michael Blanton, SAF SO • Cincinnati
33 Dante Booker, LB JR • Akron, Ohio
32 Tuf Borland, LB FR • Bolingbrook, Ill.
97 Nick Bosa, DE SO • Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
76 Branden Bowen, OL SO • Draper, Utah
50 Nathan Brock, OL SO • Powell, Ohio
5 Baron Browning, LB FR • Fort Worth, Texas
56 Matthew Burrell, OG SO • Woodbridge, Va.
10 Joe Burrow, QB SO • The Plains, Ohio
98 Jerron Cage, DL FR • Cincinnati, Ohio
21 Parris Campbell, WR JR • Akron, Ohio
91 Drue Chrisman, P FR • Lawrenceburg, Ind.
18 Jonathon Cooper, DE SO • Gahanna, Ohio
9 Jashon Cornell, DT SO • St. Paul, Minn.
56 Aaron Cox, DL FR • Mantua, Ohio
61 Gavin Cupp, OL FR • Leipsic, Ohio
6 Kory Curtis, QB FR • Cape Coral, Fla.
84 Brock Davin, TE SO • Cincinnati, Ohio
15 Wayne Davis, DB FR • Norfolk, Va.
52 Wyatt Davis, OL FR • Bellflower, Calif.
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29 Kevin Dever, SAF FR • Cleveland, Ohio
1 Johnnie Dixon, WR JR • West Palm Beach, Fla.
2 J.K. Dobbins, RB FR • La Grange, Texas
70 Noah Donald, DL SO • Uniontown, Ohio
30 Jared Drake, LB SO • Westerville, Ohio
89 Luke Farrell, TE FR • Perry, Ohio
77 Kevin Feder, OL SO • Ramsey, N.J.
13 Trevon Forte, CB SR • Youngstown, Ohio
4 Jordan Fuller, SAF SO • Norwood, N.J.
87 Ellijah Gardiner, WR FR • Kemp, Texas
92 Haskell Garrett, DL FR • Las Vegas, Nev.
35 Conner Gessells, WR FR • Pickerington, Ohio
19 Eric Glover-Williams, WR JR • Canton, Ohio
17 Elijaah Goins, WR SR • Concord, N.C.
8 Trevon Grimes, WR FR • Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
53 Davon Hamilton, DT SO • Pickerington, Ohio
28 Jack Hamilton, CB FR • Dublin, Ohio
46 CinQuan Haney, CB SR • Dayton, Ohio
15 Jaylen Harris, WR FR • Cleveland, Ohio
39 Malik Harrison, LB SO • Columbus, Ohio
23 Michael Hartway, WR FR • Columbus, Ohio
7 Dwayne Haskins, QB FR • Potomac, Md.
95 Blake Haubeil, K FR • Buffalo, N.Y.
81 Jake Hausmann, TE FR • Cincinnati, Ohio
24 Kierre Hawkins, TE FR • Maple Heights, Ohio
44 Jackson Hayes, LB JR • Dublin, Ohio
14 K.J. Hill, WR SO • Little Rock, Ark.
77 Michael Hill, DT GR • Pendleton, S.C.
47 Justin Hilliard, LB SO • Cincinnati, Ohio
11 Jalyn Holmes, DE SR • Norfolk, Va.
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6 Sam Hubbard, DE JR • Cincinnati, Ohio
41 Hayden Jester, LB SO • Cincinnati, Ohio
86 Dre’Mont Jones, DT SO • Cleveland, Ohio
74 Jamarco Jones, OT SR • Chicago, Ill.
16 Keandre Jones, LB SO • Olney, Md.
73 Michael Jordan, OG SO • Canton, Mich.
32 Jeremiah Knight, RB FR • Jefferson, Ohio
78 Demetrius Knox, OG JR • Fort Worth, Texas
90 Bryan Kristan, K JR • Canfield, Ohio
67 Robert Landers, DT SO • Dayton, Ohio
28 Jordan Leasure, RB SO • Amanda, Ohio
59 Tyquan Lewis, DE GR • Tarboro, N.C.
11 Austin Mack, WR SO • Fort Wayne, Ind.
37 Derrick Malone, TE JR • Dayton, Ohio
18 Tate Martell, QB FR • Las Vegas, Nev.
30 Demario McCall, RB SO • North Ridgeville, Ohio
49 Liam McCullough, LS SO • Columbus, Ohio
83 Terry McLaurin, WR JR • Indianapolis, Ind.
19 Jake Metzer, P SO • Doylestown, Pa.
75 Thayer Munford, OL FR • Cincinnati, Ohio
71 Josh Myers, OL FR • Miamisburg, Ohio
96 Sean Nuernberger, K JR • Buckner, Ky.
1 Jeffrey Okudah, CB FR • Grand Prairie, Texas
62 Brandon Pahl, OL JR • Cutler, Ohio
60 Blake Pfenning, OL JR • Wapakoneta, Ohio
33 Garyn Prater, WR FR • Cincinnati, Ohio
54 Billy Price, C GR • Austintown, Ohio
66 Malcolm Pridgeon, OL 59 Isaiah Prince, OT JR • Central Islip, N.Y. JR • Greenbelt, Md.
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14 Isaiah Pryor, SAF FR • Lawrenceville, Ga.
THE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
48 Clay Raterman, SAF JR • Dublin, Ohio
10 Amir Riep, CB FR • Cincinnati, Ohio
34 Mitch Rossi, RB FR • Franklin, Tenn.
80 C.J. Saunders, WR JR • Dublin, Ohio
51 Nick Seme, DL SR • Wadsworth, Ohio
8 Kendall Sheffield, CB SO • Missouri City, Texas
20 Darryl Sinclair, WR FR • Solon, Ohio
34 Erick Smith, SAF SR • Cleveland, Ohio
93 Tracy Sprinkle, DT GR • Elyria, Ohio
73 Brady Taylor, C JR • Columbus, Ohio
94 Dylan Thompson, DL JR • Lombard, Ill.
36 Zach Turnure, LB SR • St. Louis, Mo.
9 Binjimen Victor, WR SO • Pompano Beach, Fla.
57 Zach Waddle, DL FR • Grove City, Ohio
24 Shaun Wade, CB FR • Jacksonville, Fla.
12 Denzel Ward, CB JR • Macedonia, Ohio
7 Damon Webb, SAF SR • Detroit, Mich.
25 Mike Weber, RB SO • Detroit, Mich.
20 Pete Werner, LB FR • Indianapolis, Ind.
25 Brendon White, SAF FR • Powell, Ohio
26 Antonio Williams, RB SO • New London, N.C.
21 Marcus Williamson, CB FR • Westerville, Ohio
23 Jahsen Wint, SAF FR • Brooklyn, N.Y.
64 Jack Wohlabaugh, C FR • Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
63 Kevin Woidke, OL JR • Cleveland, Ohio
35 Chris Worley, LB SR • Cleveland, Ohio
2 Chase Young, DE FR • Upper Marlboro, Md.
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OHIO STATE GAMEDAY
Gameday at Ohio State is a UNIQUE EXPERIENCE, both for the players and the many fans that converge on Columbus to see their Buckeyes play.
There’s the TEAM WALK from the Blackwell Hotel to Ohio Stadium, amidst a sea of scarlet and gray clad fans. Along the way, the Buckeyes stop at St. John Arena, receiving a rousing welcome from the Ohio State Marching Band and a standing room-only crowd of more than 10,000 at Skull Session.
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As the game nears, the Buckeye faithful pour through the Ohio Stadium portals in anticipation of the Band’s traditional ramp entrance and the ever-popular
SCRIPT OHIO.
Once the team takes the field and the opening kickoff sails through the air, the excitement only intensifies as the fans cheer the Buckeyes on to yet another thrilling victory. When the game ends, the coaches and players gather in front of the south stands where the band plays CARMEN OHIO, the school’s alma mater, and the players, coaches and fans sing along.
OHIO STATE GAMEDAY
BEST TRADITIONS Sports Illustrated Vault, Aug. 22, 2011
#1
SCRIPT OHIO
“To the untrained eye high above the field, it might appear at first that the members of the Ohio State University Marching Band are imitating a snake. In fact, they are executing a highlychoreographed, 75-year-old tradition that brings chills to the fans—and the fans to a roar—at every Buckeyes home game.”
Ohio State proudly boasts an alma mater (Carmen Ohio), two fight songs (Across the Field and Buckeye Battle Cry) and a state rock song (Hang on Sloopy). Across the Field was ranked in the Top 10 for most inspiring fight songs in the country in a list compiled in 1990 by Bill Studwell, a librarian at Northern Illinois University (and fight song expert). The pieces were graded on music quality, lyrics and overall tune.
CARMEN OHIO
Oh! Come let’s sing Ohio’s praise, And songs to Alma Mater raise; While our hearts rebounding thrill, With joy which death alone can still. Summer’s heat or Winter’s cold. The seasons pass, the years will roll; Time and change will surely show How firm thy friendship O-hi-o.
ACROSS THE FIELD
Fight the team across the field, show them Ohio’s here Set the earth reverberating with a mighty cheer Rah! Rah! Rah! Hit them hard and see how they fall; Never let that team get the ball, Hail! Hail! the gang’s all here, So let’s win that old conference now.
BUCKEYE BATTLE CRY
In old Ohio there’s a team that’s known thru-out the land; Eleven warriors, brave and bold, whose fame will ever stand. And when the ball goes over, our cheers will reach the sky, Ohio field will hear again The Buckeye Battle Cry – Drive! Drive on down the field, Men of the scarlet and gray; Don’t let them thru that line, We have to win this game today, Come on, Ohio! Smash through to victory. We cheer you as you go: Our honor defend We will fight to the end for O-hi-o.
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OHIO STADIUM
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SHOW RESPECT and ACT RESPONSIBLY
Please conduct yourself in an appropriate manner. Our attitudes and actions not only reflect upon our individual character but also the character of our university as a whole. As Buckeyes, it is essential to initiate and foster a friendly and welcoming environment for all to portray our university with the pride and respect it deserves. While you cheer on our team, please keep these ideals in mind and prove Ohio State has the Best Fans in the Land. ADDRESS/TELEPHONE The address and phone number for Ohio Stadium is 411 Woody Hayes Drive, Columbus, OH 43210, 614-292-6330. AISLE TRAFFIC/SECTION ENTRY Guests are urged to arrive at their seats well in advance of kickoff. As a courtesy to other guests, please remain at your seat until the play has ended. Guests should be sure their correct ticket stubs are with them and available throughout the game to assist in seat verification and entry into each aisle or section. ALCOHOL POLICY Outside of Ohio Stadium, possession and consumption of alcohol are subject to the laws and regulations of the State of Ohio and/or City of Columbus which state, among others: No person shall have in the person’s possession an opened container of beer or intoxicating liquor in any public place. Alcoholic beverages are NOT permitted to be brought into Ohio Stadium. Law Enforcement Officers enforce all applicable laws. Alcohol sales are offered inside Ohio Stadium. The following items are important to note in regards to alcohol sales: • Guests possessing alcohol who do not have proof of being at least 21 years of age or guests passing alcohol to minors will be ejected and are subject to arrest. 52
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on the back of your parking pass OR at OhioStateBuckeyes.com/Gameday
• A maximum of two alcoholic beverages will be sold per person/at one time (depending on the event). • Guests who appear younger than thirty-five (35) will be asked to show positive identification prior to being served. Acceptable forms of identification are: - Any state’s driver’s license - A state of Ohio identification card, or the “equivalent” from another state - A US Department of Defense military ID card - A United States or foreign passport, that displays a picture of the individual for whom the license, card, or passport was issued and shows that the person buying was then at least twenty-one years of age • Guests are not permitted to bring alcoholic beverages into the facility; nor are they permitted to leave the facility with alcohol. • If deemed necessary, alcohol sales may be cut off at any time. Ohio Stadium reserves the right to refuse the sale of alcohol to any guest. ATMs ATMs are located throughout the stadium at the following locations: 4A, 5A, 39A, and in the Huntington Club. AUTOGRAPHS Seeking autographs on footballs, helmets and jerseys is prohibited in the area near Gate 32 where football players depart Ohio Stadium after the football game. Seeking autographs on ANY items is prohibited on the property (and surrounding parking lots) of the Fawcett Center and the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. If an individual is seeking autographs in violation of this prohibition, they may be issued a warning by Department of Athletics’ personnel or the University Police Division. If, after receiving a warning, they are subsequently found in violation of this prohibition, they may be arrested and/or charged criminally. BABY CHANGING/NURSING MOTHERS Most of the restrooms in Ohio Stadium are equipped with diaper-changing tables. For private accommodations, guests can use specific family
NO BAGS in Ohio Stadium
NO DRONES
restrooms located near sections 9A, 11A, 12A, 20A, 23A, 33A, 37A, 38A, 23C, 24C and 19D. Guests may also visit the First Aid Stations located at 16A, 17A, 11B, 12B, 23C, 24C and 32A. BAG POLICY Bags or purses of any size are NOT permitted in Ohio Stadium. Wallets and wristlets no larger than 5”x 8”x 1” are permitted. All items and persons entering Ohio Stadium are subject to inspection. Guests entering with medical or child care needs must enter through the Steinbrenner Band Center entrance (between Gate 10 & 12) or at the Press Entrance (between the Huntington Club and Gate 23) to have their items inspected. One 14”x 14”x 4” bag per person will be permitted. CAMERA POLICY Still cameras with a lens greater than 100mm, any audio and video recording equipment, monopods, dual pods and tripods are not allowed to be used. Images are for personal use only and may not be used for any commercial purposes and may not be re-sold without the express consent of The Ohio State University. DISABILITY NEEDS Guests requiring disability seating should contact the ticket office two weeks in advance at (614) 292-2624. Questions concerning disability parking should be directed to CampusParc at (614) 292-9341. ELEVATORS Four public elevators are located on the west side of Ohio Stadium between gates 17-23, which provide access to the Club Levels and to disability seating on D deck. One public elevator is located in the South Stands near Section 39 and only provides access to seats in South Stands. Two public elevators are located near section 7 that access B and C Decks. Two public elevators are located near section 10 that access B and C Decks.
OHIO STADIUM BUILT.............................................................. 1922 ARCHITECT.........................Howard Dwight Smith COST.................................................... $1.3 million FIRST GAME.............. Ohio Wesleyan, Oct. 7, 1922 DEDICATION GAME..........Michigan, Oct. 21, 1922 ORIGINAL CAPACITY.................................. 66,210 PRESENT CAPACITY................................. 104,944 LARGEST CROWD....... 110,045 vs. Michigan, 2016 ARTIFICIAL TURF INSTALLED....1970, 2007, 2014 GRASS SURFACE INSTALLED....................... 1990 RENOVATION........................................ 1999-2001 RE-DEDICATION................... Akron, Sept. 8, 2001 ALL-TIME WIN-LOSS RECORD............ 431-110-20
For more information on Ohio Stadium gameday policies, visit OhioStateBuckeyes.com/gameday
EMERGENCY CONTACT To contact a person at the game in the event of an emergency, please call (614) 292-6330.
PLAYING FIELD Guests may not enter the playing field at any time. VIOLATORS ARE SUBJECT TO ARREST AND MAY BE PROSECUTED.
EMERGENCIES AND EVACUATION PROCEDURES In the event of a serious emergency, all Event Staff, Redcoats, Ushers, Law Enforcement and Fire personnel are available to assist guests, including those with disabilities. Information will also be provided over the public address system and on stadium televisions and scoreboards.
PROHIBITED BEHAVIOR Throwing objects of any kind; demonstrating unruly behavior; attempting to enter the field of play; engaging in behavior that endangers the safety of student-athletes, coaches, officials or other guests; attempting to climb the goal posts; removing Ohio Stadium turf; and/or taunting event staff, visiting teams and/or public safety officials. Nudity is not allowed, and all patrons must be attired in accordance with all state and local laws governing liquor permit premises.
FIRST AID STATIONS First aid stations are located throughout Ohio Stadium at 16A, 17A, 11B, 12B, 23C, 24C and 32A. GUEST SERVICES BOOTHS Guest Services booths are located outside the North Rotunda, near Gates 13, 14 and 38 and near sections 5A, 2B, 5C and 6C. LOST AND FOUND Located at Guest Services near 5A and remains open for 30 minutes after the game. Any unclaimed items will be moved to the Ohio Stadium Facility Operations Office at (614) 292-6330. MEDICAL EMERGENCY If assistance is needed in the stands, please contact the nearest Red Coat, Usher, Concession Worker, Law Enforcement Officer, Columbus Fire Department Paramedic or go to the nearest First Aid Room. PETS/SERVICE ANIMALS Animals, except for trained dogs or service animals assisting guests with disabilities, are not permitted in Ohio Stadium.
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Special announcements on the public address system are limited to medical and police emergencies. RE-ENTRY Guests will NOT be permitted to re-enter Ohio Stadium once they leave. RESTROOMS Men’s and women’s restrooms are located throughout Ohio Stadium. ADA accessible restrooms are located near sections 8A, 9A, 10A, 11A, 17A, 18A, 19A, 28A, 33A, 34A, 37A, 38A, 3B, 12B, 28B, 7C, 10C, 11C, 13C, 14C, 15C, 19C, 20C, 23C, 28C, 29C, 17D, 19D, 25D. Family restrooms are located near sections 9A, 11A, 12A, 20A, 23A, 33A, 37A, 38A, 23C, 24C, 19D. SEATBACK CHAIRS Seatback chairs are available for rent in advance of gameday on a season basis only. To order a seatback chair, please contact (866) 910-9290 or www.buckeyeseat.com. Seat cushions are allowed to be brought into the stadium.
SECURITY CHECKS All bags, containers or persons are subject to search. Cooperation with game management and security personnel will help maintain Ohio Stadium as a safe and secure environment for all guests. SMOKING/TOBACCO POLICY The use of all types of tobacco products is prohibited in all university buildings and all university-owned properties including parking lots, garages and all outside areas. This also includes any product intended to mimi tobacco products, contain tobacco flavoring or deliver nicotine other than for the purpose of cessation. TAILGATING Possession and consumption of alcohol are subject to the laws and regulations of the State of Ohio and/or City of Columbus. Law Enforcement Officers enforce all applicable laws. UMBRELLAS Guests may carry umbrellas into Ohio Stadium for use before and after the game, but are NOT permitted to be opened in the seating areas. USHERS/REDCOATS Guests should contact the nearest Usher or Redcoat for assistance in seating locations and medical emergencies. VISITING TEAM FANS Visiting team fans are guests of Ohio Stadium. Harassment of the visiting team or its fans will not be tolerated and may result in ejection. WATER FOUNTAINS are located near sections 17A, 18A, 18C, 19C, South Stands and D Deck. Guests who would like water may request a courtesy cup from any concession stand. 53
TRADITIONS
SCRIPT OHIO The signature formation of the Ohio State
Marching Band performed before, during halftime or after home football games.
BUCKEYE A Buckeye is a small, shiny,
dark brown nut with a light tan patch that comes from the official state tree of Ohio, the buckeye tree.
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THE “I” DOT The familiar kick, turn and bow by a fourth or
fifth-year sousaphone player at the top of the “i” at the end of “Le Regiment” was an innovation introduced by Glen R. Johnson in 1938.
BUCKEYE LEAVES A decal of a buckeye leaf, about the size of a quarter, is applied to football helmets for big plays and consistency on the field. Woody Hayes and longtime trainer Ernie Biggs started the tradition in 1968.
BUCKEYE GROVE Since 1934, a Buckeye tree has been planted in honor of each of Ohio State’s All-Americans.
TRADITIONS
SENIOR TACKLE
A tradition since 1913 where the seniors hit the blocking sled one final
HOMECOMING
SCARLET AND GRAY Ohio State’s official school colors since 1878, scarlet and gray, were chosen by a group of three students in a lecture room in University Hall because “it was a pleasing combination.”
First recognized in 1912, Homecoming began as “Ohio State Day.”
GOLD PANTS
A gold charm replica of a pair of football pants is given to players and coaches following wins over Michigan.
HONORARY “I”-DOTTERS Woody Hayes, Bob Hope, Jack Nicklaus, Senator John Glenn and Earle Bruce are among the select few non-band members who have had the honor of dotting the “i” in Script Ohio. This is considered the greatest honor the band can bestow to any non-band member and is an extremely rare event.
VICTORY BELL Located in the southeast tower of Ohio Stadium, the Victory Bell is rung by Alpha Phi Omega members after every Ohio State victory.
THE ILLIBUCK TROPHY
The winner of the Ohio State/Illinois game has received the Illibuck trophy since the tradition began in 1925. Illibuck was a live turtle, but has been a wooden replica since 1927.
CAPTAIN’S BREAKFAST Started in 1934, this annual event is held on Homecoming weekend.
BLOCK O Block “O” is Ohio State’s largest student organization. It was founded in 1938 by Clancy Isaac of the Ohio Staters.
TUNNEL OF PRIDE The Tunnel of Pride began in 1995 when Notre Dame and Ohio State met for the first time in nearly 50 years. A tradition that continues every other year when Michigan visits Ohio Stadium, former football players attending the game are asked to form a tunnel for the team to run through as it enters the field. 57
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MARCHING BAND
TBDBITL “The Best Damn Band in the Land” is the 228-member, all brass and percussion Ohio State Marching Band that formed in 1878 as a military band. Also known as “THE PRIDE OF THE BUCKEYES,” the band perhaps is best known for the incomparable Script Ohio. RAMP ENTRANCE
SKULL SESSION
Skull Session, in St. John Arena, starts approximately two hours and twenty minutes before kickoff of every home football game. It is a popular concert/pep rally with more than 10,000 fans typically in attendance. Seats for Skull Session are in high demand and it is not unusual for dedicated fans to arrive up to two hours before the band.
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The Marching Band’s Ohio Stadium ramp entrance dates back to 1928. Following its performance at Skull Session, the band forms outside St. John Arena and marches across Woody Hayes Drive to drum cadences before entering the stadium through the North Rotunda. The percussionists come down the ramp and take the field in silence. As the cadences begin, the stadium comes to life as the first trumpets lead the band onto the field. A highlight of the entrance is the drum major’s back bend at the introduction to “Buckeye Battle Cry.”
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SCRIPT OHIO
Script Ohio was first performed by the band on Oct. 10, 1936, and is widely known as the signature of the Ohio State Marching Band. Each time the band performs Script Ohio, a fourth- or fifth-year sousaphone player is chosen to stand as the dot of the “i.” On very rare occasions, exceptional non-band members are offered the invitation to be an honorary i-dotter in recognition of their service to Ohio State and to the band.
100% TBDBITL
Ohio State Marching Band students give 100% on and off the field — and now, we endeavor to provide 100% of them with scholarship support. Learn more about the 100% TBDBITL scholarship initiative at tbdbitl.osu.edu/give.
To order any OSUMB recordings, contact the band through its website at tbdbitl.osu.edu or email osumb@osu.edu.
SPIRIT PROGRAM & BRUTUS BUCKEYE
One of the more visible symbols of Ohio State athletics for more than 50 years is BRUTUS BUCKEYE, the school’s mascot. In 1965 an art student designed and introduced the first Brutus, while the name was chosen in a contest.
In addition to attending sporting events, The Ohio State University cheerleaders, dance team and Brutus have commitments to university, charity and campus events, as well as fundraisers throughout the year. For more information on the spirit program, including camps and clinic information, log on to OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
ROW 1 (L to R): Kate Light, Mia Snaidauf, Allison Ramsey, Adriana Pierleoni, Megan Schmidt, Ashley Handley, Alyssa Jacobs, Katie Devine, Morgan Kamins, Sarah Zink, Madison Creps, Maggie Reinhardt, Olivia Gutentag, Lexi Miehls, Chandler Riley, Valerie Celentano, Maddie Smith, Kendall Kropp, Juliana Applestein, Emme Delaney ROW 2: Jordan Lukens, Grant Burks, Kristen Lippert, Aubrey Jenkins, Alexis Schillig, Maria Wisman, Katie Kreinbrink, Natalie Hyde, Journey Ramey, Mackenzie Packard, Michaela Wilson, Olivia Reiner, Lauren Eusanio, Alyssa Schaefer, Natalie Cyberksi, Alexis Fye, Taylor Kuhn, Trevor Steyn, David Saunders ROW 3: Richard Johnson, Dominic DiCarlo, Justin Baker, Josh Harris, Axel Halvarson, Kyler Holland, Joseph Pearl, Darren Smith, Carter Marsch, *Brutus Buckeye, Clayton Cuddington, Martin Renemans, Joel Windle, Nate Vale, Austin Sandlin, Daniel Korot, James Kunzler, Austin Cook, Brennan Burt 61
NCAA COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS
The Ohio State University Athletics Compliance Office is committed to a comprehensive compliance program that educates everyone about the importance of adhering to NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules. We strive to create a “compliance conscience” within the University and throughout the community.
WHAT IS COMPLIANCE ?
ARE YOU A BOOSTER ?
• E . DUCATING coaches, administrators, staff, prospects, student- .athletes and boosters about NCAA, Big Ten and institutional rules;
• Made any financial contribution to the Ohio State athletic department. This includes purchasing season tickets.
• D . EVELOPING monitoring systems to ensure compliance with these rules; and
Once a booster … always a booster
• I. NVESTIGATING and reporting violations of NCAA, Big Ten and .institutional rules to the appropriate governing authority.
Once an individual has been identified as a booster, he or she retains this identity forever.
WHAT IS AN EXTRA BENEFIT ?
WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES ?
The Compliance Office is charged with the following tasks:
You are a booster if you have:
Any special arrangement provided to a prospect, a student-athlete or their relatives or friends based on their student-athlete status that is not expressly authorized by the NCAA. Examples of extra benefits include: • .Use of an automobile or transportation • .Admission to an event (e.g., movies, sporting events, concerts, banquets, .special events/parties, etc.) • Cash or loans in any amount
• Ohio State is responsible for the actions of its boosters. • The prospect or student-athlete .jeopardizes his or her eligibility to play. • Ohio State may be subject to penalties, even if the student-athlete has graduated. • A booster who provides an impermissible benefit may be disassociated from .the university’s athletics program. - Dissociation results in a loss of all benefits and privileges offered by the Department of Athletics and may involve other penalties as appropriate.
• Gifts of any kind including on special occasions, such as birthdays, holidays, etc. • Free or reduced cost services (e.g., meals, clothing, tattoos, car repairs) • Free or reduced cost housing for any length of time • Providing a meal in your home
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Breaking NCAA rules can render prospects and current student-athletes ineligible to compete at Ohio State.
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You MAY NOT employ studentathletes and/or prospects without Ohio State Compliance approval.
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You MAY NOT provide prospects or current student-athletes with impermissible benefits such as cash, clothing, travel expenses, etc.
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ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI SCOUTING ILLINOIS
Illinois brings a 2-8 record into today’s contest, most recently falling to Indiana, 24-14, in Champaign. The Illini started out their 2017 with consecutive wins, toping Ball State, 24-21, and Western Kentucky, 20-7, but have since dropped eight straight. The Illini lead the nation with 22 true freshmen who have played this year. They also have 16 true freshmen (eight on offense, eight on defense) who have at least one start to their credit, the most in the country. Quarterback Jeff George Jr. took over the starting duties in October and has thrown for 1,273 yards and seven touchdowns in seven games. His top target is Ricky Smalling, who has 28 catches for a team-high 488 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Kendrick Foster has played in all 10 games with 67 carries for 285 yards and one touchdown. On defense, Illinois ranks 44th nationally and seventh in the Big Ten in passing yards allowed at just over 200 per game. DelShawn Phillips has a team-leading 72 tackles to go along with four TFL and two pass breakups. Bennett Williams, one of the 16 true freshmen who has started this year, leads the team with two interceptions and also had 52 tackles and 1.5 TFL. He’s the first Illini true freshman safety to start a season opener since at least 1980.
Location
Champaign, Ill.
Founded
1867
Enrollment
44,880
Nickname
Fighting Illini
Conference
Big Ten
Colors
Orange & Blue
THE HEAD ILLINI
Lovie Smith has tallied a 5-16 record and is in his second season as head coach of the Fighting Illini. Smith, who previously served as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears of the NFL, has spent the last 34 years coaching in college football and the NFL and served as defensive backs coach at Ohio State in the 1995 season.
SERIES HISTORY
The Buckeyes have won seven straight against Illinois and lead the overall series 67-30-4 with a 29-18-4 mark in games played in Columbus. Ohio State and Illinois are meeting for the 103rd time in a series that started in 1902. Only Ohio State’s series against Michigan, which started in 1897 and which has seen 113 games, is older and lengthier than the Illinois series. Ohio State and Illinois played every year for 89 consecutive years, between 1914 and 2002, until the series was interrupted in 2003. The game Saturday will be the 11th time in the last 12 years that the teams have played.
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JOSH WHITMAN
University President
Director of Athletics
LOVIE SMITH Head Coach
ALMA MATER: Tulsa, 1980 RECORD AT ILLINOIS: 5-16 (Second Season) CAREER RECORD: Same
FR • Atlanta, Ga.
53 Nick Allegretti, OL JR • Frankfort, Ill.
21 Ra’Von Bonner, RB FR • Cincinnati, Ohio
76 Larry Boyd, OL FR • St. Louis, Mo.
2 Reggie Corbin, RB SO • Upper Marlboro, Md.
5 James Crawford, DL SR • Deerfield, Fla.
7 Cheyce Crouch, TE/QB JR • Neward, Ohio
15 Trenard Davis, WR SO • Boynton Beach, Fla.
67 Christian DiLauro, OL SR • Uniontown, Ohio
19 Louis Dorsey, TE FR • Jacksonville, Fla.
18 Mike Dudek, WR JR • Naperville, Ill.
1 Jaylen Dunlap, DB SR • Chicago, Ill.
22 Kendrick Foster, RB SR • Peoria, Ill.
92 Isaiah Gay, DL FR • Nashville, N.C.
3 Jeff George, Jr., QB SO • Indianapolis, Ind.
5 Carmoni Green, WR FR • Miami, Fla.
7 Stanley Green, DB SO • East St. Louis, Ill.
9 Dele Harding, LB SO • Elkton, Md.
14 Blake Hayes, P FR • Melbourne, Australia
8 Nate Hobbs, DB FR • Louisville, Ky.
95 Kenyon Jackson, DL SO • Little Rock, Ark.
10 James Knight, LB FR • East St. Louis, Ill.
65 Doug Kramer, OL FR • Hinsdale, Ill.
79 Vederian Lowe, OL FR • Rockford, Ill.
9 Sam Mays, WR JR • Missouri City, Texas
43 Chase McLaughlin, PK JR • Cypress, Texas
55 Jamal Milan, DL SO • Chicago, Ill.
21 Patrick Nelson, DB SO • Chicago, Ill.
94 Tito Odenigbo, DL JR • Centerville, Ohio
96 Tymir Oliver, DL SO • Sharon Hill, Pa.
63 Alex Palczewski, OL FR • Mount Prospect, Ill.
3 Del’Shawn Phillips, LB JR • Highland Park, Mich.
13 Caleb Reams, TE SO • Gurnee, Ill.
36 Austin Roberts, RB JR • Rice Lake, Wis.
97 Bobby Roundtree, DL FR • Largo, Fla.
8 Dominic Thieman, WR SO • Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
10 Cam Thomas, QB FR • Chicago Heights, Ill.
11 Malik Turner, WR SR • Springfield, Ill.
4 Bennett Williams, DB FR • Campbell, Calif.
91 Jamal Woods, DL FR • Hueytown, Ala.
34 Christion Abercrombie, LB
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JEROME BAKER
• 2017 Sports Illustrated Preseason first team All-American • Leads all Ohio State linebackers with 44 tackles to rank third on the team • Has started 21 career games, including nine in 2017 • Has three double-digit tackling games, including a career-high 15 vs. Michigan last season
“He wasn’t sure of his alignment last year, he got right in between the two alignments and they hedged their bet. He’s in a whole different place now,” Ohio State linebackers coach Bill Davis said. “He has one of the highest football IQs that I’ve been around and you tell him once, he understands it.”
DANTE BOOKER
• Has started seven career games, including six in 2017 • Has appeared in 32 career games •
Recorded 62 career tackles, including a team-best seven at Nebraska this season
“With Dante, I don’t think there’s any such word as extra,” Ohio State linebackers coach Bill Davis said. “He is so driven. He wants it to bad. As long as I’ve known him, he’s that driven. He is full-throttle and wants it as bad as anyone I’ve been around.”
MALIK HARRISON
• Made first-career start last week vs. Michigan State • Recorded five tackles against the Spartans • Lettered as a true freshman a season ago after playing 12 of the Buckeyes’ 13 games
“There was no pressure at all. When my number’s called, (I need to) just be ready. I’m always ready. When we were first jogging out there, I was nervous. But after the first play, the nerves just went away.”
CHRIS WORLEY
• 2017 team captain • Has appeared in 45 career games, making 20 starts • Has recorded four double-digit tackling games, including a careerhigh 11 vs. Oklahoma this year and against Michigan last season • Tied for fourth on the team with 38 tackles this season
“He’s always talking to and helping the rest of us linebackers, whether that is on the field or off of it,” Malik Harrison said. “He just tells us to be calm out there and treat the game like it is just a practice.”
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Justin Moss
Jo McCulty
“I was lucky enough to find my passion. BUT THEN OHIO STATE WAS THERE TO SUPPORT ME .”
ESTING FOR HEALTH
MAGGIE GRIFFIN HELPS HER NEIGHBORS GET THE NUTRITION THEY DESERVE Maggie Griffin remembers studying food insecurity in class when she had a realization — instead of just researching the issue, why not use the power of Ohio State to make a real impact in her community? “It couldn’t just end with me submitting a paper and moving on,” she said. The need was there — 16 percent of Ohio residents are food insecure, meaning they lack access to healthful food. As Maggie started kicking around ideas, she heard about the first-ever President’s Prize, created by Ohio State President Michael V. Drake, which provides $100,000 in startup funding for ambitious students with a plan to transform for communities. The timing was perfect. Maggie applied, and couldn’t believe it when she was selected to become the program’s first winner. Maggie developed her idea to provide neighbors in need with access to fresh produce. But she needed some help to carry out her vision. So she connected with Ohio State researcher Michelle Kaiser, who had experience with community gardens. That connection eventually led to the university’s farm, where Maggie began growing produce and harvesting it with the help of some fellow
students. The Unity Fridge program was born. Now, Maggie and her colleagues harvest the fruits and veggies and take them to community clinics, where residents in need can pick up the fresh food. The program ensures that Columbus residents have fresh, healthful meals for themselves and their families. “I think that we’ve created something really special here,” Maggie says. In the first four months of the program, Maggie and her fellow gardeners harvested close to 1,000 pounds of fruits and veggies, which are now distributed to five sites around Columbus, including a school and community health clinic. Maggie sees the program continuing for years to come.
MICHAEL V. DRAKE, MD
THE THE 15th 15th LEADER LEADER OF OF THE THE OHIO OHIO STATE STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY
Under Under President President Michael Michael V. V. Drake, Drake, the the university’s university’s momentum momentum has has never never been been greater — with records in applications, graduation rates, academic excellence, greater — with records in applications, graduation rates, academic excellence, diversity, diversity, donor donor support support and and need-based need-based affordability affordability grants grants for for students students and and families families across across Buckeye Buckeye Nation. Nation. Season Season by by season, season, Ohio Ohio State State continues continues to to strengthen strengthen its its position position as as a a national national flagship public research university. flagship public research university.
MEET MEET THE THE LEAD LEAD BUCKEYE BUCKEYE @OSUPrezDrake @OSUPrezDrake Michael Michael Drake, Drake, MD, MD, is is the the son son of of a a doctor doctor and a social worker. His mother graduated and a social worker. His mother graduated from from East East High High School School in in Youngstown, Youngstown, Ohio, before attending Ohio, before attending college college in in Baltimore. Baltimore. The The family family lived lived in in Baltimore, Baltimore, Nashville, Nashville, New New York York (where (where President President Drake was born) and Drake was born) and New New Jersey, Jersey, before before settling settling in in Northern Northern California. California.
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During During college college summers summers in in the the early early 1970s, 1970s, he worked at the original Tower he worked at the original Tower Records, Records, an an epicenter epicenter of of popular popular music. music. President President Drake still plays (a little) Drake still plays (a little) guitar guitar and and teaches teaches an an Ohio Ohio State State undergraduate undergraduate class class on on the the Supreme Supreme Court Court and and the the music of the Civil Rights era, music of the Civil Rights era, which which features features personal personal favorites favorites like like Otis Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” Redding, Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” and and Sam Sam Cooke’s Cooke’s “A “A Change Change Is Is Gonna Come.” Gonna Come.”
OHIO OHIO STATE: STATE: DEMONSTRATING DEMONSTRATING NATIONAL NATIONAL MOMENTUM MOMENTUM During During President President Drake’s Drake’s tenure, tenure, Ohio State has welcomed Ohio State has welcomed its its most most talented and diverse classes talented and diverse classes in in university university history. history. The The Education Education Trust Trust has has recognized recognized Ohio State among the Ohio State among the top top five five nationally nationally for for improving improving overall overall graduation graduation rates rates and and the the graduation graduation rates of minority students. rates of minority students. The The President’s President’s Affordability Affordability Grant Grant program provides program provides need-based need-based aid aid to to 15,000 15,000 Ohio Ohio students. students. It It is is funded through the university’s funded through the university’s administrative administrative efficiency efficiency program program and is part of an and is part of an ambitious ambitious goal goal to to provide provide a a total total of of $100 $100 million million in in need-based need-based aid aid to to Buckeyes Buckeyes by 2020. by 2020.
Ohio Ohio State State is is a a charter charter member member of the American of the American Talent Talent Initiative. Initiative. Launched Launched in in 2016, 2016, this this transformative, transformative, collaborative effort collaborative effort from from top top institutions institutions across across the the country country will will
A A medical medical doctor doctor by by training, training, he he has has a a passion for health care that extends passion for health care that extends to to his his role role as as president president of of a a major major research research university with the nationally university with the nationally ranked ranked Wexner Wexner Medical Medical Center. Center. He He led led the the University of California, Irvine, University of California, Irvine, for for nine nine years years before before arriving arriving in in Columbus Columbus — — and and has has almost almost four four decades decades of of leadership leadership experience experience in in higher higher education. education.
increase increase the the number number of of talented talented middleand lower-income middle- and lower-income students students on on college college campuses campuses by by 50,000. 50,000. The The first first effort effort of of its its kind kind at at Ohio Ohio State, the University Institute State, the University Institute for for Teaching Teaching and and Learning Learning was was created in 2016 to expand created in 2016 to expand support support for for faculty faculty and and students students — — and and create national best practices create national best practices in in the the classroom. classroom.
Ohio Ohio State State served served as as primary primary research partner in research partner in Columbus’ Columbus’ Smart Smart City City win win over over 77 77 national national competitors. University competitors. University scientists scientists and and facilities facilities continue continue to to help help lead lead this this unprecedented unprecedented effort effort to to transform transform central central Ohio Ohio into into the the nation’s premier transportation nation’s premier transportation innovation innovation region. region.
expression expression impacts impacts society. society. Professor and Professor and artist artist Ann Ann Hamilton Hamilton is is a a recent recent recipient recipient of of the the National National Medal Medal of of Arts Arts while, while, for for the the first first time time in history, a paralyzed man moved in history, a paralyzed man moved his his fingers fingers and and hand hand using using his his own own thoughts — the result of a Wexner thoughts — the result of a Wexner Medical Medical Center-Battelle Center-Battelle partnership. partnership. A A leader leader in in outcomes outcomes and and patient patient satisfaction, the Wexner satisfaction, the Wexner Medical Medical Center Center has has been been recognized recognized among among America’s Best Hospitals America’s Best Hospitals by by U.S. U.S. News News & & World World Report Report for for more more than than 20 years in a row. In 2016, 20 years in a row. In 2016, it it earned earned Healthgrades’ Healthgrades’ 2016 2016 Distinguished Distinguished Hospital Award Hospital Award for for Clinical Clinical Excellence, Excellence, reserved reserved for for the the top top 5 5 percent percent of of hospitals hospitals in in the the nation. nation. Alumni Alumni and and friends friends have have provided provided record-breaking support. record-breaking support. More More than than 750,000 750,000 donors donors contributed contributed to to the the But But for for Ohio Ohio State State Campaign Campaign — likely the most ever — likely the most ever to to a a higher higher education campaign. education campaign.
From From the the feline feline leukemia leukemia vaccine vaccine to the world’s first to the world’s first solar solar battery, battery, Ohio Ohio State’s State’s research research and and creative creative
In In addition addition to to guitar guitar practice, practice, his his hobbies hobbies include cycling — Ohio State’s include cycling — Ohio State’s Pelotonia Pelotonia provides provides an an excellent excellent excuse excuse to to train train year-round — and reading everything year-round — and reading everything from from beach beach books books to to scientific scientific research. research. President President Drake Drake and and his his wife, wife, Brenda, Brenda, have two adult sons and have two adult sons and four four (wonderful) (wonderful) grandchildren. grandchildren.
ON ON THE THE NATIONAL NATIONAL STAGE: STAGE: President President Drake Drake helps helps lead lead multiple multiple higher education groups, higher education groups, including including the the Association Association of of American American Universities, Universities, Association Association of of Public Public and and Land-grant Land-grant Universities, American Universities, American Talent Talent Initiative, Initiative, University University Innovation Innovation Alliance Alliance and and National National Collegiate Collegiate Athletic Athletic Association. Association.
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PRESIDENT PRESIDENT AND AND CEO CEO OF OF THE THE OHIO OHIO STATE STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
As As head head of of The The Ohio Ohio State State University University Alumni Alumni Association, Association, Jim Jim Smith Smith is is proud proud of of a a Buckeye Buckeye Nation Nation that that includes includes more more than than half half a a million million graduates graduates and and countless countless friends friends of of Ohio Ohio State. State. It’s It’s a a source source of of unparalleled unparalleled support support for for the the university university and and a huge force for good in the world. a huge force for good in the world.
548,000+ TOTAL LIVING ALUMNI TOTAL LIVING ALUMNI FOUNDED FOUNDED IN IN 1879 1879
138 YEARS 138 YEARS STRONG STRONG LONGEST-STANDING ALUMNI LONGEST-STANDING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION IN IN THE THE NATION NATION
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OUR OUR ALUMNI ALUMNI ARE ARE
WORLDWIDE, hailing hailing from from all all 88 Ohio counties, 88 Ohio counties, 50 50 states states and and 170+ countries 170+ countries
LEADING LEADING BY BY LISTENING LISTENING Shortly Shortly after after marking marking his his first first year year as president and CEO of as president and CEO of the the alumni alumni association association this this past past spring, spring, Smith Smith ’91 ’91 MA MA sat sat down down to to reflect reflect on on the the tremendous tremendous impact impact of of the the university’s university’s alumni alumni and and friends. friends. Here Here are are some some excerpts from that conversation. excerpts from that conversation. What What has has it it been been like like being being back back at Ohio State and out at Ohio State and out meeting meeting with with alumni alumni and and friends friends of of the the university university around around the the country? country? It’s like I It’s like I never never left. left. II just just came came right right back and fell into a great back and fell into a great routine. routine. It’s It’s easy easy to to come come back back and and be be among among fellow fellow Buckeyes, Buckeyes, and and it’s it’s been been fun fun being out on the road and being out on the road and visiting visiting with with them them and and hearing hearing different different stories. stories. One of my favorite parts One of my favorite parts of of the the job job is is going going to to a a city, city, having having dinner dinner with with young alumni, learning what’s young alumni, learning what’s going going on on in in their their careers careers and and their their lives, lives, and hearing how they have and hearing how they have such such an an incredible incredible passion passion for for this this university. university. II always always leave leave inspired. inspired.
Interview Interview by by Mary Mary Alice Alice Casey Casey
Have Have any any of of your your beliefs beliefs about about Buckeye Nation been Buckeye Nation been strengthened? strengthened? President President Drake’s Drake’s 2020 2020 Vision Vision for for the the university university resonated resonated with with me me from from my my very very first first conversation conversation about about coming back. His focus coming back. His focus on on accessible, accessible, affordable, affordable, excellent excellent education education is is something something every every Buckeye Buckeye II connect connect with with believes believes in. in. What What sets sets alumni alumni and and friends friends of of Ohio Ohio State State apart apart from from those those of of other other schools? schools? There’s There’s an an incredible incredible compassion compassion that lives within that lives within each each Buckeye, Buckeye, and and that that goes goes back back to to that that “pay “pay forward” forward” mentality mentality you you learn learn as as a a student student on on campus. It stays with you campus. It stays with you throughout throughout life. life. II think think that that leads leads to to a a very very compassionate compassionate alumni alumni base, base, and and II see see that consistently wherever I go. that consistently wherever I go. Our Our family family of of graduates graduates is is 540,000 540,000 strong strong and continuing to grow. and continuing to grow. There There also also are are so so many many friends friends of of the the university university — — grateful grateful patients, patients, generous generous donors donors and and others whose lives have been others whose lives have been touched touched by by Ohio Ohio State. State. Together, Together, the the positive positive impact impact Buckeye Buckeye Nation Nation is is making making in in so so many many corners corners of of the the world world really really is is inspiring. inspiring. Does Does that that passion passion help help attract attract prospective students? prospective students? II think think it it gives gives us us a a real real advantage advantage over other institutions. over other institutions. And And II think think young young people people today today can can see see that. that. You You can can see see just just by by the the number number of of applicants applicants who who continue continue to to apply apply to to come come to to Ohio Ohio State; State; it it increases increases every every year. year. People People want want to to be be a a part part of the Buckeye family. of the Buckeye family.
What What role role do do alumni alumni say say they they want want the association to play? the association to play? Our Our alumni alumni want want to to stay stay connected, connected, and every Buckeye and every Buckeye II talked talked to to likes likes to to be be involved involved in in a a volunteer volunteer opportunity. opportunity. Whether Whether young young or or retired, retired, they they find find there’s something galvanizing there’s something galvanizing about about getting getting together together and and doing doing something something for for the the communities communities they they live live in in as as Buckeyes. So, one of the great Buckeyes. So, one of the great things things we we have have planned planned for for next next year year is is a a big big volunteer opportunity. You’ll be hearing volunteer opportunity. You’ll be hearing more more about about that that soon. soon. What What do do you you want want alumni alumni to to know know about the association? about the association? One One thing thing you you can can count count on on from from the the association is that we will never association is that we will never stop stop listening, listening, and and we we won’t won’t stop stop evolving. evolving. We’ll continue to change We’ll continue to change as as the the needs needs of of our our alumni alumni change, change, and and II think think the the only only way way we’ll we’ll know know how how to to do do that that is is to to continue continue to to listen listen to to what what our our alumni alumni tell tell us us and and what what their their needs needs are are going going forward. forward. For For more more on on The The Ohio Ohio State State University Alumni University Alumni Association, Association, visit visit osu.edu/alumni osu.edu/alumni
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THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
We We are are honored honored with with the the service service of of distinguished distinguished and and dedicated dedicated leaders. leaders.
The Ohio State University board of trustees has full fiduciary authority for The Ohio State University board of trustees has full fiduciary authority for both the academic and health sciences organizations inclusive of oversight both the academic and health sciences organizations inclusive of oversight for academic programs, budgets and general administration, and employment for academic programs, budgets and general administration, and employment of faculty and staff. of faculty and staff. Read their full bios at go.osu.edu/trustee-members Read their full bios at go.osu.edu/trustee-members
Clark C. Kellogg Clark Trustee C. Kellogg (2019) (2019) A studioTrustee and game analyst for
Timothy P. Smucker Timothy Trustee P. (2020) Smucker Trustee (2020) Mr. Smucker is chairman
Cheryl L. Krueger Cheryl Trustee L. Krueger (2021) Trustee Ms. Krueger is (2021) founder and
Michael J. Gasser Michael TrusteeJ.(2021) Gasser Trustee (2021) The executive chairman
Acollege studio and game analyst for basketball on CBS, college basketball on CBS, Mr. Kellogg is dedicated Kellogg is dedicated toMr. service, volunteering for tonumerous service, volunteering for organizations. numerous organizations.
Mr. Smucker chairman emeritus of TheisJ.M. Smucker emeritus of The Smucker Company, andJ.M. he serves Company, and he serves on many boards including on many boards Olayan and including GS1. Olayan and GS1.
Ms. Krueger is founder and former president of Cheryl president Cheryl &former Co., and activelyofsupports &Ohio Co.,State’s and actively Jamessupports Cancer Ohio State’s James Cancer Hospital and The Ohio State Hospital and The Ohio State University Foundation. University Foundation.
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Hiroyuki Fujita, PhD Hiroyuki Fujita, PhD Trustee (2024) Trustee Dr. Fujita,(2024) Quality
Alan A. Stockmeister Alan Trustee A. Stockmeister (2025) Trustee (2025) Mr. Stockmeister
John W. Zeiger John Trustee W. (2026) Zeiger Trustee (2026) Founding Partner of Zeiger,
James D. Klingbeil Charter JamesTrustee D. Klingbeil (2018) Charter Trustee (2018) Mr. Klingbeil is chair of
Dr. Fujita, Quality Electrodynamics’ President Electrodynamics’ and CEO serves onPresident numerous andboards CEO serves on numerous and councils and boards andfull councils and is adjunct professor adjunct full professor atisCase Western Reserve at Case Western Reserve University and the University University and the University of Queensland. of Queensland. 86
Mr. Stockmeister is president of Foremost is president Inc. of Foremost Management, and serves Management, Inc. and serves as an Ohio Commodore and an Ohioof Commodore and aasmember the Foundation aofmember of theOhio Foundation Appalachian Board. of Appalachian Ohio Board.
Founding Zeiger, TiggesPartner & LittleofLLP, Tigges & Little LLP, Mr. Zeiger previously Mr. Zeiger previously served as a Director of Ohio served a Director of Ohio HealthasCorporation and a Health and a TrusteeCorporation of The Methodist Trustee of The Methodist Theological School in Ohio. Theological School in Ohio.
Mr. Klingbeil chair of Klingbeil Capital is Management Klingbeil Management and TheCapital Klingbeil Company; and The Klingbeil Company; he served on Ohio State’s he servedboard on Ohio State’s foundation of directors foundation of directors and chairedboard its development and chaired its development committee. committee.
Alex Shumate Alex Chair Shumate (2020) Chair (2020) Mr. Shumate is serving an
Janet B. Reid, PhD Janet Vice Chair B. Reid, (2018) PhD Vice Chair (2018) Dr. Reid is founder and former Dr. Reid is founder former managing partnerand of Global managing of is Global Novations,partner LLC. and CEO Novations, LLC. and CEO of BRBS World, LLC.isShe of BRBS World, LLC. She also serves on the Wexner also servesCenter on theboard. Wexner Medical Medical Center board.
Mr. Jurgensen is the retired CEO of Nationwide Insurance CEO of Nationwide Insurance and has served on numerous and has served on numerous civic organizations civic in organizations Columbus. in Columbus.
Dr. CEO Wadsworth is president and of Battelle Memorial and CEO of Battelle Institute, the world’sMemorial largest Institute, theresearch world’s largest nonprofit and nonprofit research and development organization. development organization.
Brent R. Porteus Brent Trustee R. Porteus (2022) Trustee partner (2022) of Managing
Erin P. Hoeflinger Erin Trustee P. Hoeflinger (2022) Trustee (2022) Ms. Hoeflinger is president
Alex R. Fischer Alex R. Fischer Trustee (2023) Trustee (2023) As President and CEO of
Abigail S. Wexner Abigail S. (2023) Wexner Trustee Mrs. Wexner Trustee is chair (2023) and CEO
Mr. Shumate isthird serving unprecedented termanas unprecedented third term as a University Trustee. He has a University He has also twice ledTrustee. the University’s also twice led theSearch. University’s Presidential Presidential Search.
partner of theManaging family-owned farming the family-owned farming and agricultural business, and business, Mr.agricultural Porteus is also the Mr. Porteus is also the director of Nationwide Mutual director of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Board, a 4-H Insurance Board, 4-H volunteer leader, anda serves volunteer leader, andboard. serves on his local school on his local school board.
Alan VanderMolen Charter Alan VanderMolen Trustee (2020) Trustee Mr.Charter VanderMolen is (2020) president Mr.of VanderMolen internationalisatpresident WE, a of international WE, a global marketingatservices global marketing agency and has services been a agency commentator and has beenon a notable notable on issues ofcommentator corporate trust issues ofreputation. corporate trust and and reputation.
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Lydia Lancaster, DDS Student Lydia Lancaster, Trustee (2018) DDS Student Trustee (2018) A second-year resident
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As Columbus President and CEO of the Partnership, the Mr.Columbus Fischer is Partnership, committed Fischer is committed toMr. economic development, to education economic reform, development, and education reform, and other civic causes. other civic causes.
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Mr. Moseley pursuing a degree in publicismanagement, degree in public management, leadership and policy, with a leadership and in policy, with a specialization education specialization in education policy and business at Ohio policy business at Ohio State’sand John Glenn College State’sofJohn Glenn College Public Affairs. of Public Affairs.
Jeffrey Wadsworth, PhD Jeffrey Trustee Wadsworth, (2019) PhD Trustee (2019) Dr. Wadsworth is president
Mrs. is chair and CEO of Wexner Whitebarn Associates, of aWhitebarn Associates, private investment a privateand investment company, she serves company, and she serves on many boards including on many boards including KIPP:Columbus and the KIPP:Columbus the Center for Familyand Safety Centerand forHealing. Family Safety and Healing.
The Ohio State The Ohio trustees State University’s University’s trustees are appointed by are appointed by the Governor of Ohio; the Governor of Ohio; charter trustees are charter trustees are appointed by the appointed the Ohio State by Board Ohio State Board of Trustees. of Trustees.
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SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND WOLFE FOUNDATION ENDOWED ATHLETICS DIRECTOR GENE SMITH
Gene Smith is in his 13th year as director of athletics at The Ohio State University. Hired in 2005, he was promoted to Senior Vice President and Wolfe Foundation Endowed Athletics Director in May of 2016. He is widely recognized among the leaders of his profession and has been named “one of the most powerful people in collegiate sport.” Smith is the eighth person to hold the athletics director position at Ohio State. He previously served as director of athletics at Arizona State, Iowa State and Eastern Michigan universities and is entering his 32nd year in the role. At Ohio State, the 61-year old Smith oversees the nation’s most comprehensive and one of its most successful collegiate athletic programs. The department sponsors 36 fully-funded varsity sports with more than 1000 student-athletes competing for Big Ten Conference and NCAA championships. Smith has additional oversight responsibility for the Business Advancement division of Ohio State which includes: Schottenstein Center, Nationwide Arena, Blackwell Hotel, Drake Union, Fawcett Center, and Trademark & Licensing. Smith is known for outstanding fiscal controls. The athletics department is completely selfsupporting; it receives no university funds, tax dollars or student fees. In fiscal year 2015-16, the department transferred nearly $39 million in assessments to the university, including more than $19 million in grant-in-aid reimbursement. Both athletics and the university will derive benefit from the unprecedented $252 million partnership agreement signed with NIKE in 2016. As a highly-recruited student-athlete and member of national championship teams as a college athlete, coach, and administrator, Smith is passionate about the well-being of studentathletes and the championship experience. Under Smith’s leadership, the Ohio State athletics department has thrived, winning myriad conference and national, individual and team, athletic championships and awards. In 2015, Forbes recognized the Ohio State Athletics Department as one of the ten best organizations to work for in sports. Smith is credited with creating a collaborative culture within the department, as Forbes cited it for having “developed an incredible
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reputation in the industry for the positive way they treat their employees.” Concurrent to athletic excellence has been the remarkable academic achievement by studentathletes during Smith’s tenure. When Smith arrived at Ohio State, the overall student-athlete federal graduation rate was 65 percent. It is now 75 percent, with over 50 percent of studentathletes maintaining a 3.0 grade point average or better. Ohio State football student-athletes graduated at a 49 percent rate the year Smith began his career in Columbus (2005-06). Last year (2015-16) the football student-athletes FED graduation rate improved to 64 percent. In terms of the NCAA Graduation Success Rate improvement, all Ohio State studentathletes had a GSR of 80 percent in 2005-2006. That has increased to 89 percent for 2015-16. Over that same time frame, the GSR for football improved from 55 to 81 percent. Smith’s focus on academics – higher individual and team goals, additional academic support services, and recognition of excellence – has shifted the department’s culture to reflect his philosophical focus on the total student-athlete. Smith’s national honors place him among the leaders of his profession. He was selected by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics in February, 2016 as the 50th James J. Corbett Memorial Award recipient, the highest honor one can achieve in collegiate athletics administration. He was the first sitting A.D. to receive this prestigious honor. He was also recently named by Forbes among the most influential minorities in American sports – collegiate and professional. Currently, Smith serves on the newly constituted NCAA Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee (2015-18). In June of 2015 Smith was added to the Concussion Assessment, Research and Education Consortium as a member of the CARE Consortium Scientific Advisory Board. The board will help provide input into the understanding of concussion-related issues. Most recently, Smith was selected to serve on the College Football Playoff Selection Committee in January of 2017. He will serve a three-year term. In April of 2017, he joined the Board of Directors for
The Columbus Club, a prominent club for leaders of business and industry, From May 2011 - July 2014, Smith served as a member of the NCAA Division I Administrative Cabinet. He completed his fifth year on the prestigious NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee in 2011, having served as chair for the 2010-11 academic year. In 2007, Smith served as president of the Division 1-A Athletic Directors Association. Smith is past president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. He also has served on the NCAA Management Council, NCAA Committee on Infractions, NCAA Executive Committee, NCAA Football Rules Committee, President’s Commission Liaison Committee, NCAA Baseball Academic Enhancement Task Force and National Football Foundation Honors Court, among others. Smith grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and attended the University of Notre Dame on a football scholarship. He played four years of football as a defensive end for the Irish and was a member of the 1973 Associated Press national championship team. Smith received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Notre Dame in 1977. Following graduation, he joined the Notre Dame coaching staff under Dan Devine and remained in that capacity until 1981. The 1977 Notre Dame team captured the undisputed national championship. Gene and Sheila have four children: Matt, Nicole, Lindsey and Summer, and seven grandchildren: Marshall, Steele, Addison, Grayson, Tyson, Elijah and Maya.
John E. Davidson Faculty Representative
Phil Diaz Athletics Council Chair
OHIO STATE’S ATHLETICS DIRECTORS L. W. St. John...................... 1912 - 1947 Richard Larkins................. 1947 - 1970 J. Edward Weaver..............1970 - 1977 Hugh Hindman...................1977 - 1984 Rick Bay............................. 1984 - 1987 Jim Jones........................... 1987 - 1994 Andy Geiger......................1994 - 2005 Eugene Smith.............. 2005 - Present
ATHLETICS LEADERSHIP
Eric Adelman Assistant VP, Business Advancement
Doug Archie Associate AD, Compliance
Doug Calland Associate AD, Sport Performance
Dan Cloran Executive Associate AD, Development & Sport Administration
Cindy DeJacimo Associate AD, Development
Kim Doran Director of Instructional Support Services
Carey Fagan Assistant AD, Sport Admin. & Student Athlete Well-Being
Mike Gatto General Manager, Nationwide Arena
David Graham Assistant Provost, Student-Athlete Success / Associate AD
Carly Grimshaw Assistant AD, Compliance
Kim Heaton Executive Director, Athletics Admin. & Chief of Staff
Ericka Hoon Assistant AD, Event Management
Tyler Jones Assistant AD, Fan Engagement
Pat Kindig Assistant AD, Digital Media
Krissy Mullins Human Resources Director
Jim Null CIO Athletics & Business Advancement
Joe Odoguardi Sr. Associate AD / CFO
Janine Oman Executive Associate AD/SWA, Student Services & Sport Administration
Don Patko Associate AD, Facilities
Mike Penner Sr. Associate AD, Internal Operations & Sport Administration
Shaun Richard Associate AD, Sport Administration
Xen Riggs Associate VP & Executive Associate AD, Business Advancement
Diana Sabau Executive Associate AD, Sport Admin. & Strategic Communications
Brett Scarbrough Associate AD, Ticketing & Premium Seating
TJ Shelton Associate AD, Sport Administration
Colin Thompson General Manager, Schottenstein Center
Rick VanBrimmer Assistant Vice President, Trademark & Licensing
Julie Vannatta Sr. Associate AD, Legal Counsel
Dan Wallenberg Associate AD, Communications
2017-18 HEAD COACHES
Greg Beals Baseball
Chris Holtmann Men’s Basketball
Kevin McGuff Women’s Basketball
Khadevis Robinson Cross Country
Justin Sochor Diving
Jarred Martin Field Hockey
Vladimir Nazlymov Fencing
Urban Meyer Football
Jay Moseley Men’s Golf
Therese Hession Women’s Golf
Rustam Sharipov Men’s Gymnastics
Meredith Paulicivic Women’s Gymnastics
Steve Rohlik Men’s Hockey
Nadine Muzerall Women’s Hockey
Nick Myers Men’s Lacrosse
Alexis Venechanos Women’s Lacrosse
Ryan Tanoue Rifle
Andy Teitelbaum Women’s Rowing
John Bluem Men’s Soccer
Lori Walker Women’s Soccer
Kelly Kovach Schoenly Softball
Ben Schreiber Spirit Program
Bill Dorenkott Swimming
Holly Vargo-Brown Synchronized Swimming
Ty Tucker Men’s Tennis
Melissa Schaub Women’s Tennis
Karen Dennis Track & Field / Cross Country
Pete Hanson Men’s Volleyball
Geoff Carlston Women’s Volleyball
Tom Ryan Wrestling
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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE STUDENT-ATHLETE SUPPORT SERVICES OFFICE (SASSO)
SASSO at The Ohio State University is committed to a comprehensive program of academic and personal development for student-athletes. SASSO provides athletic academic counseling in conjunction with academic advising across the university to ensure seamless academic support. SASSO also collaborates with the Department of Athletics and other university units to enhance academic, personal, and career development programming and partners with the community to bring service and career opportunities to student-athletes. Under the direction of the Office of Academic Affairs, SASSO has 24 experienced and committed staff members to serve students. The staff is comprised of athletic academic counselors, assistant counselors, learning specialists, assistant learning specialists, academic resources coordinator, math specialists and reading and writing specialists. There is a large staff of tutors and study table monitors as well. SASSO assists more than 1,000 student-athletes in all areas of academic support, from career counseling and planning to honors placement and early registration. An athletic academic counselor is assigned to each team to provide individualized attention to student-athletes. Additionally, students are provided subject tutors, study tables and study skills instruction as well as access to a computer lab and printer to help reach academic goals. In 2011, a satellite office was opened in the Fawcett Center expanding SASSO’s ability to provide counseling, tutoring and learning assistance to student-athletes.
DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM
The Degree Completion Program provides academic and tuition support to former Ohio State student-athletes who left the university without completing their degrees. This program permits them to complete their undergraduate coursework by assisting with re-enrollment into Ohio State, tuition, tutoring services and academic counseling. More than 100 former student-athletes have participated in this nationally recognized program since 1994.
OSU STUDENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
The Ohio State University Student Development Program is a life skill approach to providing support to all student-athletes. The philosophy of the program is to address the student-athlete as a whole person, not just a student or an athlete. During the college years, every student-athlete is confronted with a variety of developmental challenges. The program is designed to address these challenges. SASSO provides a well-rounded program for all student-athletes to develop the skills necessary to lead successful, productive lives and become leaders of and contributors to life. The Ohio State program has experienced a fruitful history. Ohio State is a leader at the national, conference and university levels, earning many awards and recognition. The National Consortium for Academics and Sport awarded Ohio State the prestigious Degree Completion Award and the NCAA has designated Ohio State as an advisory school to its Life Skills Program. The OSU Program is an inaugural recipient of the Division 1-A Athletic Directors Program of Excellence Award. Student Development consists of five vital areas: Academic Excellence Personal Development Athletic Excellence Career Development
BIG TEN MEDAL OF HONOR The winners of the 2017 Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor were CHRISTY BLOUGH (men’s volleyball) and EMMA BARANSKI (synchronized swimming). Each member institution in the conference gives the award annually to the male and female athletes in the graduating class who have attained the greatest proficiency in both academics and athletics. This honor includes a $5,000 postgraduate scholarship.
Community Service
YOUNKIN SUCCESS CENTER
The state-of-the-art Younkin Success Center houses the Walter E. Dennis Learning Center, Career Connection, Counseling and Consultation Services, and the Faculty and Teaching Assistant Development office in addition to the Student-Athlete Support Services Office. The collaboration of learning support programs within the Younkin helps ensure that all students, regardless of their backgrounds, interests and talents, find personal and academic success.
626 SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
After the 2016-17 academic year, 626 student-athletes were honored as Ohio State Scholar-Athletes for their success in maintaining cumulative grade point averages of 3.0 or better.
POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
In addition to the Big Ten Conference Medals of Honor, outstanding student-athletes are eligible to apply for a number of postgraduate scholarships, including: • Woody and Anne Hayes Award • Corwin A. Fergus Memorial Award • Leann Grimes-Davidge Award • A.K. and Judith A. Pierce Phoenix Award • M/I Homes Foundation Award • Men’s Varsity O Award • John Dana Cole Award
ALL-BIG TEN HONORS
During the 2016-17 academic year, a record total of 393 Ohio State student-athletes were Academic All-Big Ten honorees. In addition, 115 Buckeyes were named Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholars. Distinguished Scholars carry at least a 3.7 GPA for the entire academic calendar.
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NATIONAL ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Brian Baschnagel Greg Bellisari 1974 1975 1995 1996 1975 1996
Jacoby Boren 2015 2015
Greg Frey 1990
Anthony Gonzalez Randy Gradishar Archie Griffin 2006 1973 1973 1975 NCAA Top V
Sam Hubbard 2016
Joey Galloway 1994
Pete Johnson 1976
Rex Kern 1970
John Borton 1952
1992 CoSIDA Academic Hall of Fame
Award
Craig Krenzel 2003 2003
Mike Lanese 1984 1985 1985
2003 Vincent dePaul Draddy Award 2003 AAA of the Year 2003 NCAA Top VIII Award
Marcus Marek 1980
Joe Smith 1982 1982
Tom Perdue 1961
Joe Staysniak 1989 1989
First Team Academic All-American
Ahmed Plummer Bill Ridder 1965 1999 1999
Mark Stier 1968
Arnie Chonko 1964
Bill Urbanik 1969
Dave Crecelius 1984 1984
Dave Foley 1966 1968 1967 1968
John Frank 1982 1983 1983
Len Hartman 1992
Dick Hilinski 1954
Bobby Hoying 1995 1995 Vincent dePaul Draddy Award 1995 Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athlete Award
Jim Laughlin 1979
Jeff Logan 1977
Bill Lukens 1976
Brian Robiskie 2007 2008 2008
Willard Sander 1965
Rick Simon 1971
Greg Smith 1992 1992
Bill Wentz 1960
Bob White 1958
1985 Rhodes Scholar
National Football Foundation & Hall of Fame Scholarship
1992 Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athlete Award
Stan White Jr. 2006
Jack Willoughby 2015
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Rank SEPT 26 Fort Knox OCT 03 Indiana
1 1 1 6 10 5 3
1942
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – ASSOCIATED PRESS
Front Row: William Durtschi, Robert Frye, Les Horvath, Thomas James, Lindell Houston, Wilbur Schneider, Richard Palmer, William Hackett, George Lynn, Martin Amling, Warren McDonald, Cyril Lipaj, Loren Staker, Charles Csuri, Paul Sarringhaus, Carmen Naples, Ernie Biggs. Second Row: William Dye, Frederick Mackey, Caroll Widdoes, Hal Dean, Thomas Antenucci, George Slusser, Thomas Cleary, Paul Selby, William Vickroy, Jack Roe, Robert Jabbusch, Gordon Appleby, Paul Priday, Paul Matus, Robert McCormick, Phillip Drake, Ernie Godfrey. Third Row: Paul Brown (Head Coach), Hugh McGranahan, Paul Bixler, Cecil Souders, Kenneth Coleman, James Rees, Tim Taylor, William Willis, William Sedor, John White, Kenneth Eichwald, Robert Shaw, Donald McCafferty, John Dugger, Donald Steinberg, Dante Lavelli, Eugene Fekete.
Though World War II loomed over the nation, Ohio State football fans reveled in one of the most glorious seasons ever. The Buckeyes captured the school’s first national championship as well as a Big Ten title, finishing the year 9-1 and ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll. Led by a star-studded backfield that included Les Horvath, Paul Sarringhaus and Gene Fekete, OSU rolled to 337 points, a record that stood until 1969. The only loss of the season, a 17-7 decision at Wisconsin, even had an asterisk as several key players and coaches caught a debilitating virus from a drinking fountain on the train from Chicago to Madison.
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10 17 24 31 NOV 07 14 21 28
Southern California Purdue at Northwestern at #6 Wisconsin Pittsburgh vs. #13 Illinois #4 Michigan Iowa Seahawks
W 5 9 - 0 W 3 2 - 2 1 W 2 8 - 1 2 W 2 6 - 0 W 2 0 - 6 L 7- 1 7 W 5 9 - 1 9 W 4 4 - 2 0 W 2 1 - 7 W 4 1 - 1 2
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Rank 14 10 4 4 1 2 2 1 1
1954
SEPT 25 Indiana OCT 02 #18 California
09 16 23 30 NOV 06 13 20 JAN 01
at Illinois #13 Iowa #2 Wisconsin at Northwestern #20 Pitt at Purdue #12 Michigan vs. #17 USC
W 2 8 - 0 W 2 1 - 1 3 W 4 0 - 7 W 2 0 - 1 4 W 3 1 - 1 4 W 1 4 - 7 W 2 6 - 0 W 2 8 - 6 W 2 1 - 7 W 2 0 - 7
SEPT 28 OCT 05
Texas Christian at Washington Illinois Indiana at Wisconsin Northwestern Purdue #5 Iowa at #19 Michigan vs. Oregon
L 1 4 - 1 8 W 3 5 - 7 W 2 1 - 7 W 5 6 - 0 W 1 6 - 1 3 W 4 7- 6 W 2 0 - 7 W 1 7- 1 3 W 3 1 - 1 4 W 1 0 - 7
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – ASSOCIATED PRESS
Front Row: Hubert Bobo, Kenneth Thompson, James Roseboro, Morris, William Cummings, Raymond Williams, William Jobko, Jack Archer, David Richards, Jerry Trabue, James Wassmund, Richard Guy, Richard Slicker, Robert Lilienthal, Robert Cole, William Michael, Ernie Godfrey. Second Row: Zahler, Gene Fekete, James Parker, Howard Cassady, Raymond Riticher, Carroll Howell, Gerald Glenn Krisher, Dave Leggett, Richard Hilinski, John Borton, Richard Brubaker, Jack Gibbs, Bobby Watkins, Dean Dugger, Thurlow Weed, David Williams, Paul Ludwig, Donald Swartz, James Reichenbach. Third Row: Woody Hayes (Head Coach), Esco Sarkkinen, James Young, Jan Shedd, Andrew Okulovich, Gage, William Collmar, Thomas Spears, William Booth, Robert Bond, Francis Machinsky, Kenneth Vargo, Robert Thornton, David Weaver, Jerry Harkrader, Donald Stoeckel, Donald Vicic, Shingledecker, William Hess, Doyt Perry, Harry Strobel, Lyal Clark. Fourth Row: Lee Williams, Thomas Dillman, Aurelius Thomas, Lee Nussbaum, Thomas Quinn, Edward Howley, Stanley Humbert, Elbert Ebinger, Donald Frank, Karl Sommer, Lalo Blazeff, Charles Robson, Frederick Kriss, Franklin Ellwood, Franklyn Theis, Richard Ramser.
Ohio State claims its second national championship with a perfect 10-0 season, beating Southern Cal, 20-7, in a rainy, mudsoaked Rose Bowl game. The rift between West Coast writers and Hayes is born when the OSU coach criticizes the Tournament of Roses Association for not covering the field before the game and allowing the bands to perform at halftime. The team forced 35 turnovers during a season in which the Buckeyes knocked off six ranked teams.
Rank
12 8 6 6 3 2
1957
12 19 26 NOV 02 09 16 23 JAN 01
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – UPI AND FOOTBALL WRITERS
Front Row: Gerald Bowsher, James Schultz, David Kilgore, J. Jones, Leroy Cowans, William Beam, Leonard Fontes, Via, William Wentz, Jerry Fields, Kenneth Seilkop, David Zuhars, Birtho Arnold, Lemon, Don Crowl, Paul Ballmer. Second Row: William Hess, Leroy Carr, Alex Nagy, Larry Disher, Raymond Beerman, Ronald Cook, Herbert Jones, Joseph Cannavino, William Jobko, John Martin, Galen Cisco, Leo Brown, Donald Sutherin, Aurelius Thomas, Joseph Trivissonno, Charles Zawacki, Thomas Crawford, Thomas Baldacci, Russell Provenza, Edward Breehl, Thomas Dillman, David Weaver. Third Row: Woody Hayes (Head Coach), John Dresser, Andrew Okulovich, James Marshall, James Houston, Loren White, Bruce Schram, Fred Schenking, Richard Schafrath, Ernest Spychalski, Daniel James, Albert Crawford, Donald Clark, Francis Kremblas, Russel Bowermaster, Tommy Joe Morgan, Daniel Fronk, David Wagner, Phillip Robinson, Gary Ballenger, Charles LeBeau, Ernie Godfrey, Harry Strobel. Fourth Row: Clive Rush, Gene Fekete, Esco Sarkkinen, Casimir Adulewicz, Walsh, Ralph Gage, Ralph Bailey, John Lord, Preston McMurry, Richard Michael, Clifford Wilson, James Rowland, George Craig, James Samuels, Harvey Herrmann, James Matz, Gene Bryant, Thomas Kreakbaum, John Moran, Richard Anders, Lyal Clark.
After dropping the season opener, 18-14, to TCU at home, the Buckeyes win nine-consecutive games to capture the school’s third national championship – the second under Woody Hayes. Ohio State knocked off Oregon 10-7 in the Rose Bowl for its thirdconsecutive win in Pasadena. The Buckeye defense only allowed six fourth-quarter points all year.
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1961
SEPT 30 Texas Christian OCT 07 UCLA
14 21 28 NOV 04 11 18 25
Illinois at Northwestern at Wisconsin #9 Iowa at Indiana Oregon at Michigan
T 7-7 W 13-3 W 44-0 W 10-0 W 30-21 W 29-13 W 16-7 W 22-12 W 50-20
SEPT 28 OCT 05
Southern Methodist Oregon #1 Purdue Northwestern at Illinois #16 Michigan St at Wisconsin at Iowa #4 Michigan vs. #2 USC
W 35-14 W 21-6 W 13-0 W 45-21 W 31-24 W 25-20 W 43-8 W 33-27 W 50-14 W 27-16
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – FOOTBALL WRITERS
Front Row: Jack Wallace, Daniel Connor, Dennis Clotz, Charles Wittmer, Bob Ferguson, Ronald Houck, George Tolford, Charles Bryant, Samuel Tidmore, Thomas Perdue, Robert Ingram, Roger Detrick, Larry Stephens, Paul Martin, Jack Roberts, Howard Lambert. Second Row: Woody Hayes (Head Coach), Kenneth Johnson, Ben Jones, David Katterhenrich, Rodney Foster, Edward Ulmer, Gary Moeller, Billy Armstrong, Robert Vogel, Robert Middleton, William Mrukowski, Daryl Sanders, William Hess, Robert Klein, Von Allen Hardman, Richard Haupt, Ernie Godfrey. Third Row: David Tingley, Wayne Betz, Raymond Krstolic, John Mummey, David Francis, Norman Vanscoy, Thomas Jenkins, Dean Fronk, James Bearss, Ormonde Ricketts, Charles Mamula, Matthew Snell, Joseph Sparma, Paul Warfield, William Jones, Robert Bruney. Fourth Row: Elwood Rayford, Richard Laskowski, Robert Butts, Stewart Baffer, Karl Kumler, Robert Lister, Richard Mangiamelle, Richard Van Raaphorst, Chester Mirick, Dennis Hullinger, Douglas Lyons, Larry Marmie, Albert Parker, Ronald Carter, Albert Zima, Douglas Fortney. Fifth Row: Harry Strobel, Alan Fiers, William Gunlock, Esco Sarkkinen, Dale Sunderhaus, William Unger, Bernie Stanley, William Hall, Dennis Carter, Glenn Schembechler, James Herbstreit, Lyal Clark, William Wentz, Ernie Biggs.
Ohio State finishes 8-0-1, wins at Michigan, 50-20, claims the Big Ten crown and is named national champions by the Football Writers. A bitter dispute among the school’s faculty council erupted when a Rose Bowl invitation arrived. By a narrow margin, the council voted not to accept the invitation and skip the bowl game. A livid Hayes claimed for years the decision hampered his recruiting efforts.
Rank 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
1968
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – CONSENSUS
Front Row: James Roman, Gary Roush, Jaren Bombach, Gerald Ehrsam, John Muhlbach, Mark Stier, Dirk Worden, Nicholas Roman, Rufus Mayes, David Foley, Victor Stottlemyer, William Long, Bob Smith, John Stowe, Edward Bender, John Sobolewski. Second Row: Woody Hayes (Head Coach), Daniel Aston, Butch Smith, Mike Polaski, Alan Jack, David Whitfield, Paul Schmidlin, Charles Hutchison, Ted Provost, William Urbanik, William Nielsen, Paul Huff, Jim Otis, Arthur Burton, David Brungard, Kevin Rusnak. Third Row: Bruce Jankowski, William Hackett, Jim Gentile, Ray Gillian, Michael Radtke, Steven Crapser, Tom Backhus, Randall Hart, William Pollitt, Jan White, Leophus Hayden, Theodore Kurz, Horatius Greene, Robert Trapuzzano. Fourth Row: James Stillwagon, Mike Sensibaugh, Larry Zelina, Larry Qualls, Rex Kern, James Conroy, David Cheney, Charles Aldrin, Brian Donovan, Richard Kuhn, James Opperman, Richard Troha, Gerald King, John Brockington, Thomas Ecrement. Fifth Row: Steven Page, Michael Dale, Vince Suber, Bruce Smith, Ralph Holloway, Tim Anderson, Charles Waugh, Ronald Maciejowski, Ed Lapuh, Henry Hausman, James Marsh, Mark Debevc, James Coburn, Dennis Laws. Sixth Row: Lester Wells, Jack Tatum, Philip Strickland, Doug Adams, Tim Wagner, Hugh Hindman, William Mallory, Esco Sarkkinen, Louis McCullough, Earle Bruce, George Chaump, Lou Holtz, Rudy Hubbard, Tiger Ellison.
Arguably the finest Ohio State team in history uses a dominating 50-14 win over Michigan and a 27-16 come-from-behind victory over Southern California in the Rose Bowl to earn the school’s fifth national championship. Before the final polls crowning the Buckeyes champions are released, Coach Hayes departs for Vietnam for a volunteer trip to talk football with U.S. servicemen. Later, the Sporting News called this team one of the 10 greatest college football teams of all-time. The Ohio State offense averaged 32 points per game and 440 yards per contest.
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Rank 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 5 2
1970
SEPT 26 Texas A&M OCT 03 Duke
10 17 24 31 NOV 07 14 21 JAN 01
at Michigan State Minnesota at Illinois #20 Northwestern at Wisconsin at Purdue #4 Michigan vs. #12 Stanford
W 56-13 W 34-10 W 29-0 W 28-8 W 48-29 W 24-10 W 24-7 W 10-7 W 20-9 L 17-27
AUG 24 SEPT 07
Texas Tech Kent State #10 Washington St. at Cincinnati Indiana at Northwestern San Jose State at Wisconsin #18 Penn State #23 Minnesota at Purdue at Illinois #12 Michigan vs. #1 Miami (Fla.)
W 45-21 W 51-17 W 25-7 W 23-19 W 45-17 W 27-16 W 50-7 W 19-14 W 13-7 W 34-3 W 10-6 OT W 23-16 W 14-9 W 31-24 2OT
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS – NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION
Front Row: Richard Kuhn, Jack Tatum, Larry Zelina, William Anderson, Mike Sensibaugh, Bruce Jankowski, David Cheney, Ronald Maciejowski, Rex Kern, James Stillwagon, Jan White, Doug Adams, Leophus Hayden, Philip Strickland, Brian Donovan, Mark Debevc, John Brockington. Second Row: Woody Hayes (Head Coach), Jim Gentile, Richard Simon, Richard Troha, James Oppermann, Gerald King, Michael Dale, James Marsh, Bruce Smith, James Coburn, Charles Waugh, David Wright, Roger Burrows, Timothy Harman, James Conroy, Ralph Holloway, Jimmie Harris. Third Row: Dan Givens, David Long, Greg Mountz, Milan Vecanski, Richard Wakefield, Donald Lamka, Ward Cappell, Thomas Houser, Stanley White, Thomas Campana, Thomas DeLeone, Harry Howard, Glen Mason, Robert Sapanaro, Ken Luttner, William Conley. Fourth Row: Thomas Battista, Gary Lago, George Hasenohrl, Kirk Jones, Ross Moore, Jeff Brown, Lawrence Graf, Fred Pisanelli, Michael Scannell, Rick Seifert, Gary Sloan, Fred Schram, Marvin Kinsey, Thomas Rabatin, Richard Ferko. Fifth Row: Roger Zuene, Richard Galbos, Gary Zetts, Shad Williams, Charles Beecroft, Thomas Nixon, Anthony Pitstick, John Doll, John Cummings, Frank Andrulis, Randall Cowman, Martin Lucki, Earl Belgrave, Charles Bonica. Sixth Row: R. Conroy, Daniel Sivinski, Ken Dixon, Terry Strong, John Hicks, Timothy Wersel, Jon Breuleux, Willie Teague, John Hughes, Kevin Fletcher, John Bledsoe, Thomas Baxa, Elliot Rice. Seventh Row: T. Steel, George Chaump, Ralph Staub, Esco Sarkkinen, Richard Walker, Earle Bruce, Louis McCullough, Rudy Hubbard, David McClain, John Mummey.
Jim Stillwagon wins both the Outland and the first Lombardi Award. Ohio State rolls to nine-consecutive wins – including a 20-9 triumph over Michigan that has been called one of the most emotional games in Ohio Stadium history – before falling to Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Ohio State still was awarded a national championship by the National Football Foundation. A senior class featuring six All-Americans and nine all-Big Ten selections leaves OSU with a three-year mark of 27-2.
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Front Row: Tim Anderson, Bryce Bishop, Jason Bond, Drew Carter, Adrien Clarke, Ivan Douglas, Cie Grant, Scott Kuhnhein, Kenny Peterson, Andy Groom, Donnie Nickey, Mike Doss, Matt Wilhelm, Chris Vance, Michael Stafford, David Thompson, Jack Tucker, Ben Hartsock, Jesse Kline, Craig Krenzel, Maurice Lee, Scott McMullen, Richard McNutt. Second Row: Jim Tressel (Head Coach), Redgie Arden, LeAndre Boone, Will Allen, Bobby Britton, Jason Caldwell, Bam Childress, John Hollins, Josh Huston, Harlen Jacobs, Pat O’Neill, Fred Pagac, B.J. Sander, Michael Jenkins, Thomas Matthews, Shane Olivea, Robert Reynolds, Darrion Scott, Will Smith, Alex Stepanovich, Angelo Chattams, Ryan Cook. Third Row: Kevin Groom, Dustin Fox, Simon Fraser, Chris Gamble, Marcus Green, Roy Hall, Ryan Hamby, Mike Nugent, Adam Olds, JaJa Riley, Lydell Ross, Brandon Schnittker, Andree Tyree, Maurice Hall, Maurice Clarett, Mike Roberts, Bobby Carpenter, R.J. Coleman, Mike D’Andrea, Doug Datish, T.J. Downing, Tyler Everett, Pat Fuller. Fourth Row: A.J. Hawk, Santonio Holmes, Mike Kudla, Nick Mangold, Brandon Mitchell, Joel Penton, Quinn Pitcock, Jay Richardson, Nate Salley, Tim Schafer, Rob Sims, Troy Smith, E.J. Underwood, Stan White, Jr., Justin Zwick, John Adams, David Andrews, Kyle Andrews, Mike Bogart, Chris Conwell, Bryce Culver. Fifth Row: Chris Kaeding, Ray Pongonis, John Lombardo, Michael DeMaria, Steve Graef, Mike Kne, Jamal Luke, John McLaughlin, Jeremy Miller, Jim Otis, Roshawn Parker, Scott Petroff, Jeremy Uhlenhake, Mike Young, John Conroy, Rob Harley, Steven Moore, Steve Winner, Antonio Smith, Bob Sweeney, Doug Calland. Sixth Row: Jim Bollman, Bill Conley, Joe Daniels, Mark Dantonio, Luke Fickell, Jim Heacock, Mark Snyder, Tim Spencer, Mel Tucker, Bob Tucker, Dick Tressel, Allan Johnson, Bernardo Amerson, John Hill, Sori Kanu, Mark Staten, Jeff Ryan, Mike Tressel, Mark Quisenberry. Not pictured: Branden Joe, Joe Bradley.
Ohio State captures the school’s seventh national championship and the Big Ten’s first unanimous crown since 1968 by compiling a 14-0 record and defeating Miami in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 3. The 14 victories set an NCAA Division I-A record. The Buckeyes begin the season ranked 13th in the Associated Press Preseason Poll, but gradually work their way up to the No. 2 spot prior to their showdown with the previously unbeaten and top-ranked Hurricanes. Their 31-24 double-overtime victory over Miami is typical of a heart-pounding season in which they win five games by six points or less.
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Front Row: Noah Spence, Kyle Clinton, Russell Doup, Chad Lindsay, J.T. Moore, Darryl Baldwin, Steve Miller, Curtis Grant, Doran Grant, Jeff Heuerman, Braxton Miller, Michael Bennett, Devin Smith, Evan Spencer, Rod Smith, Joel Hale, Rashad Frazier, Peter Gwilym, Nic Sarac, Taylor Decker, Joshua Perry. Second Row: Urban Meyer (Head Coach), Nick Vannett, Warren Ball, Devan Bogard, Ron Tanner, Jacoby Boren, Joe Burger, Chris Carter, Chase Farris, Bryce Haynes, Armani Reeves, Adolphus Washington, Tommy Schutt, Antonio Underwood, Cameron Williams, Corey Smith, Nick Snyder, Jeff Greene, Craig Fada, Chris Rock, Kevin Niehoff, Kato Mitchell. Third Row: Joey Bosa, Ezekiel Elliott, Dontre Wilson, Vonn Bell, Cam Burrows, Michael Cibene, Kyle Dodson, Bri’onte Dunn, Michael Thomas, Tyvis Powell, Pat Elflein, Cardale Jones, Khaleed Franklin, Trey Johnson, Cameron Johnston, Darron Lee, Aaron Mawhirter, Devlin McDaniel, Aaron Parry, Joe Ramstetter, DeVonte Butler. Fourth Row: Mike Maduko, Luke Morgan, James Clark, Eli Apple, J.T. Barrett, Marcus Baugh, Gareon Conley, Michael Hill, Tyquan Lewis, Jalin Marshall, Evan Lisle, Donovan Munger, Billy Price, Tracy Sprinkle, Chris Worley, Johnnie Dixon, Curtis Samuel, Reakwon McMillan, Stephen Collier, Marcelys Jones, Kyle Trout, Logan Gaskey, Dylan Thompson. Fifth Row: Jeffie Johnson, Kyle Berger, Dante Booker, Noah Brown, Parris Campbell, Jalyn Holmes, Malik Hooker, Sam Hubbard, Jamarco Jones, Demetrius Knox, Marshon Lattimore, Terry McLaurin, Sean Nuernberger, Darius Slade, Erick Smith, Brady Taylor, Damon Webb, Isaiah Williams, Kosta Karageorge, Guy Ferrelli, R.J. Morris. Sixth Row: Sean McMickle, Brett Burger, Lew Holder, Mark Quisenberry, David Trichel, Greg Gillum, Ryan Stamper, Mark Pantoni, Stan Jefferson, Vince Okruch, Doug Calland, Chris Kaeding, Ray Pongonis, Jim Borchers, Bob Sweeney, Mike Sypniak, Shaun Barnhouse, Tony Laurenzi, Kevin Ries, Sam Staley, Brendan Bishop, Kristen Holbrook. Seventh Row: Jon Carpenter, Vince Oghobaase, Jeff Uhlenhake, Kenny Parker, Anthony Schlegel, Phil Matusz, Mickey Marotti, Kerry Coombs, Tim Hinton, Stan Drayton, Larry Johnson, Chris Ash, Luke Fickell, Tom Herman, Ed Warinner, Zach Smith, Adrian Mayes, Quinn Tempel, Hiram Defries, Brian Voltolini, Fernando Lovo. Urban Meyer’s 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes captured the eighth national championship in school history to cap its 125th season of football. Led by eight senior starters, the Buckeyes won their final 13 games to win the first College Football Playoff national championship while tying the NCAA record for wins in a season with 14.
In the CFP semifinals at the Allstate Sugar Bowl, Ohio State came back from a 21-6 deficit behind outstanding defense and 230 rushing yards from Ezekiel Elliott to defeat No. 1 Alabama, 42-35, and claim the Sugar Bowl championship and a date in the national championship game vs. No. 2 Oregon.
A youthful team that featured four new starters on the offensive line, a freshman quarterback, a new running back and a defense that improved every week took each game one at a time and dismantled its opponent week after week by an average margin of victory of 23 points.
And 11 days later in the CFP National Championship game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the Ohio State defense was again dominant and Elliott led an offensive charge with 246 rushing yards and four touchdowns in the 42-20 victory over the Ducks.
The Buckeyes stayed perfect in Big Ten play under Meyer by winning all eight games to extend their conference record-winning streak to 24 games. Then with Cardale Jones replacing the injured J.T. Barrett at quarterback, the Buckeyes pounded Wisconsin, 59-0, to win the school’s 35th Big Ten Conference championship; a win so convincing the team earned one of four positions in the first College Football Playoff. Rank 5 8 22 22 20 13 13 16 14 8 6 6 5 4 4
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1944 In 1944, Les Horvath made Ohio State history by becoming the school’s first Heisman Trophy winner. With Horvath at the controls, the Buckeyes posted a perfect 9-0 record and won the Big Ten championship. The Parma, Ohio, native ran for a Big Ten-best 924 yards on 163 carries while finding the end zone 12 times. In addition, Horvath threw for 344 yards and six touchdowns.
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How good was Vic Janowicz? Good enough to win the 1950 Heisman Trophy as a junior on a team that posted a modest 6-3 record. And good enough that to this day most historians consider him among the greatest athletes ever to play football at Ohio State.
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Janowicz enjoyed his finest year in 1950, accounting for 16 touchdowns and 875 yards in total offense. The Elyria, Ohio, native also led the Buckeyes in scoring with 65 points. In an 83-21 win over Iowa, he ran for two touchdowns, passed for four more and set a Big Ten record with 10 extra points.
Horvath, who played both quarterback and halfback on offense and safety on defense, was the Big Ten’s MVP in 1944.
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It didn’t take Ohio State fans long to realize why Howard “Hopalong” Cassady was something special. In his first collegiate game, the season opener against Indiana in 1952, the 150-pound freshman came off the bench to score three touchdowns and lead the Buckeyes to a 33-13 victory. From then on, “Hop” was a regular in the OSU lineup, playing in 36 of a possible 37 games and leading the Buckeyes to a combined record of 29-8 during the next four years. Cassady won All-America acclaim in 1954 and again in 1955, when he rushed for 958 yards and 15 touchdowns. At the end of the year, Cassady’s list of accolades included the Heisman Trophy and recognition by the Associated Press as the 1955 Athlete of the Year.
HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS In 1974, Ohio State tailback Archie Griffin became just the fifth junior ever to win the Heisman Trophy. In 1975, Griffin became the first player ever to win a second Heisman. He is still the only player to have two of the coveted bronze statues, which go annually to the nation’s top college football player. But though more than four decades have passed, honors continue to befall Griffin. Griffin was selected to the National High School Hall of Fame in 1996. He also is a member of the National Football Foundation and the Rose Bowl halls of fame and, of course, belongs to the Ohio State University Athletics Hall of Fame.
ARCHIE GRIFFIN
Following his senior year, Griffin, who graduated a quarter early with a degree in industrial relations, received the NCAA’s prestigious Top Five Award for combined excellence in athletics, academics and leadership.
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At the start of the 1995 season, Eddie George was, at best, a long-shot contender for the Heisman Trophy. By season’s end, he was a runaway choice.
After leading Ohio State to a 12-0 regular season and a successful defense of its Big Ten crown, Troy Smith was the runaway winner of the 2006 Heisman Trophy. He secured a record 86.7 percent of the first-place votes and his 1,662-point margin over secondplace finisher Darren McFadden of Arkansas was the second-most lopsided Heisman vote.
As Ohio State’s sixth Heisman recipient, George rushed for a school-record 1,927 yards and 24 touchdowns. Included in that yardage total were three 200yard games, one of which was an Ohio State record 314 yards against Illinois Nov. 11, 1995. George’s other honors in 1995 included the Doak Walker Award, the Maxwell Award, the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award and Big Ten MVP. He also was a team co-captain.
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With one remarkable performance after another, he set the school single-season record with 30 touchdowns and became just the second quarterback in Ohio State history to post a 3-0 record against Michigan as a starter. Smith also won the Walter Camp and Davey O’Brien awards in 2006.
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127 YEARS OF OHIO STATE FOOTBALL To quote authors Marv Homan and Paul Hornung, who co-wrote “Ohio State – 100 Years of Football”: “Ohio State University has experienced an overwhelmingly eventful, colorful, often controversial, ever-intriguing and, above all, enormously successful football history.” Much of the information in this section, which peeks at various seasons of Ohio State football between 1900 and 2016, was supplied with permission from the authors of “Ohio State – 100 Years of Football”.
1890
Football becomes a varsity sport and Alexander Lilley is the first head coach.
1899
The Buckeyes notch a 9-0-1 record, their first unbeaten season.
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1,500 additional bleacher seats to be installed on the east side of University Field. Unfortunately, the team and the expected crowds fell way short of all expectations. Ohio State won just six times in 11 tries. Ticket prices ranged from 25 cents to a dollar for “deluxe” games against Michigan and the Carlisle Indians.
Football crowds and support grow at an alarming rate. Columbus newspapers begin devoting more space to football and most importantly, for the first time after 12 seasons of football, the sport turned a modest profit for the ever-struggling university athletic association.
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Coaching hero John Eckstorm shocks the university community, announcing his resignation as head football coach after three seasons and a 22-4-3 record. Perry Hale, a star player at Yale, takes over as coach.
Chillicothe native and former Michigan player Al Herrnstein takes over as head coach. Herrnstein, who coached at Purdue in 1905, was instrumental in proving a non-Eastern coach could be successful in college football.
The construction of new bleachers increases the capacity of Ohio Field to 10,000. Football season tickets are sold for $2.50.
1911
On the recommendation of Howard Jones, the athletic board hires Harry Vaughn, also from Yale, as head football coach. Vaughn shows little interest in coaching and resigns after leading Ohio State to a 5-3-2 season.
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The athletic board, growing tired of the constant turnover, decides to try a new approach and make the head football coach also serve as the director of athletics. Weary of choosing Eastern coaches, the board hired John Richards, a former Wisconsin coach, to assume both roles. The strategy backfires, as Richards goes 6-3 and resigns after one season.
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Only after Carl Rothgeb of Colorado College declined to accept the position, John W. Wilce, a former three sport star at Wisconsin, was named head football coach at Ohio State. Wilce went on to a storied 16-year career at OSU, leading the school to three Big Ten championships. The Buckeyes made their football debut in the Western Conference, creating a wave of electric enthusiasm throughout Columbus. Ohio Field’s capacity had been increased to 14,000 in anticipation of joining the conference. Ohio State collected its first league win Nov. 13 with a 58-0 trouncing of Northwestern.
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Ohio State produced its first AllAmerican, end Boyd Cherry, and went 5-2. Interest in football at the school continued to skyrocket.
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E.R. Sweetland became the school’s first year-round football coach. Expectations were high for the 1904 team, driving the athletic association to purchase
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With five minutes remaining in the Penn State game and OSU trailing 37-0, Richards took the Buckeyes off the field because of alleged rough play and PSU was awarded a 1-0 win. Ohio State joins the Western Conference, which later became the Big Ten, but could not compete in the conference in football until 1913.
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Varsity manager William A. Dougherty wrote the fight song “Across the Field.” The song was dedicated to Coach John Wilce and was first performed at the Illinois game (Oct. 16, 1915).
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BIG TEN CHAMPION Ohio State went a perfect 7-0 and captured its first Western Conference title – sort of. For a reason still unknown, the conference did not officially recognize football championships in those days. Highlights of the championship season included a school record 128-0 win over Oberlin, the first win over Wisconsin (14-13), and a season-ending 23-3 victory over Northwestern that decided the conference championship. Chic Harley earned the first of what would become three All-America awards. He was OSU’s first three-time All-American and one of only eight in school history.
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BIG TEN CHAMPION A powerful Ohio State team finished 8-0-1, capturing its second-consecutive Western Conference championship. Strangely enough, two postseason games were played that year. Ohio State tied Auburn, 0-0, in a game played in Montgomery, Ala., to benefit the Ohio National Guard training in the South. Another game was played the next
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weekend, as Ohio State rolled over Camp Sherman, a team from Chillicothe. Chic Harley earned All-America honors for the second consecutive season, and more importantly, became the talk of the Midwest. Fans turned out in record numbers to see Harley. The legendary Walter Camp, who selected the only official college All-America team in those days, visited Columbus to watch Harley play.
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Most of the players off the 1917 team were serving in the military as the United States was involved in World War I in Europe.
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Ohio State defeated Michigan for the first time, 13-3, and outscored its opponents 176-12 for the year on its way to a 6-1 season. A loss to Illinois in the final regular season game represented the first loss of the Chic Harley era (211-1). The admittance of Ohio State to the Western Conference, the dramatic success of the football team under Coach Wilce and the dazzling play of Harley magnified the inadequacy of Ohio Field.
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BIG TEN CHAMPION A landmark year for Ohio State football. Professor Thomas E. French, a member of the athletic board, and Director of Athletics Lynn Wilbur St. John decided it was time to take advantage of the soaring interest in Ohio State football. An extensive stadium campaign was launched in the fall, with hopes of building a new football facility. The campaign opened Oct. 18, 1920, with a goal of reaching $600,000, a figure considered unrealistic by many. By Nov. 26, 1920, over $923,000 had been pledged. With the campaign in full force, coach Wilce’s team kept interest levels high by finishing the regular season 7-0 and capturing the school’s third Western Conference title. The undefeated season drove Ohio State football into the national spotlight and caught the eye of the Tournament of Roses Association in Pasadena, Calif. At the conclusion of the regular season, Ohio State received an invitation to play in the Rose Bowl against California Jan. 1, 1921. After heated discussions between members of the athletic board and St. John, the football team was granted permission to play in the game.
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The fact Ohio State went 5-2 and collected its third-consecutive win over Michigan was dwarfed by the construction occurring just a few blocks from Ohio Field in 1921. On Aug. 3, Ohio Governor Harry Davis joined a crowd of over 2,500 to officially break ground on the new stadium. The massive project was scheduled to take only 14 months and originally was to be completed at a cost of $1,341,017. After speculation the new stadium would seat about 35,000, it was officially announced it would actually seat over 60,000, a figure that drew harsh criticism from many. Upon completion, the final cost of the stadium exceeded $1,500,000. More than $1,000,000 of that cost had been pledged by proud and dedicated Ohio State football fans.
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Those that cited concerns of Ohio Stadium being too large looked on in awe as the stadium was dedicated prior to the Michigan game Oct. 21. Temporary stands were erected in the south end of the stadium, and a crowd of 72,500 was estimated. The dedication game against the Wolverines was actually the third game played in Ohio Stadium. Ohio State christened its new home with a 5-0 win over Ohio Wesleyan in front of 25,000 people. OSU won the first two games in Ohio Stadium, but finished the season with a disappointing 3-4 mark.
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L.W. St. John announces all stadium debt has been paid, a remarkable achievement
considering the facility had been standing for only eight short years. Coach Wilce announces his resignation, to take effect in June, 1929, citing the desire to enter the private practice of medicine. After capturing three Western Conference championships and producing 14 All-Americans, Wilce left football and did postgraduate research at Harvard and Columbia before becoming the Director of the Ohio State University Student Health Services in 1934.
1929
Sam Willaman, an assistant on Wilce’s staff and a 1913 Ohio State graduate, was named the 13th head coach in the history of Ohio State football. He led the team to a 4-3-1 finish in his first season.
1930
Wes Fesler becomes only the second three-time All-American in Ohio State history, captaining the Buckeyes and leading them to a 5-2-1 record. He also is the first recorded winner of the team’s Most Valuable Player Award. Fesler, one of the school’s top all-time all-around athletes, earned nine total varsity letters – three each in football, basketball and baseball.
1933
Fueled by an incredible defense, Ohio State finished 7-1, dropping only a 14-0 decision to Michigan. The Buckeyes allowed only 26 points the entire season, while scoring 161.
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Francis Schmidt is named the head football coach, ushering in not only a new era but also a new style of football. With an offensive scheme dubbed “razzle-dazzle” by the press and featuring double and triple reverses, laterals, and passes, Schmidt’s inaugural team scored 267 points – the second most in OSU history at that point. Schmidt’s offthe-field antics were just as
colorful as his on-field plays, making him an instant hit with the community. After accepting the coaching position, he was asked how he expected to cope with the OSU nemesis from Ann Arbor. Dressed in his inevitable bow tie, his matterof-fact answer developed into a cliché: “They put their pants on one leg at a time same as everybody else.” Schmidt’s comment leads to the formation of the “Gold Pants Club,” which awarded miniature gold football pants to all players who had a hand in a victory over the Wolverines. The tradition of an annual Captain’s Breakfast, where all former grid captains are invited to a breakfast and welcome the current team captains, also began.
1939
BIG TEN CHAMPION Ohio State won its first outright Big Ten title in 19 years. It is the only outright title for Ohio State in a season when it lost to Michigan.
1941
After a dominant high school coaching career in Massillon, Ohio, Paul Brown was named Ohio State’s 15th head coach. An incredibly organized, meticulous man, Brown led Ohio State to a 6-1-1 mark in his debut season. He also earned OSU’s first West Coast win, a 33-0 trouncing at Southern California in only Brown’s second collegiate game. The season ended with a 20-all tie at Michigan.
1935
BIG TEN CHAMPION Ohio State collected its secondconsecutive 7-1 season under Schmidt, claiming the school’s first Big Ten title in 14 years. The Buckeyes capped the year with a 38-0 season-ending win over Michigan. That season finale launched the now famous season-ending rivalry. Since then, Ohio State has ended its regular-season schedule with a battle against the Wolverines every year but one. Also in 1935, Ohio State and Notre Dame play what was hailed as the “greatest college game ever played,” for many years after. The Buckeyes held a 13-0 lead entering the fourth quarter, but Notre Dame scored three times in the final stanza – twice in the last two minutes – for an 18-13 win.
1936
The Ohio State Marching Band performed “Script Ohio” for the first time at the Pittsburgh game (Oct. 10, 1936). OSU dropped its Big Ten opener to Northwestern, 14-13, but steamrolled through its remaining conference schedule with four shutouts in four games.
1942
NATIONAL CHAMPION BIG TEN CHAMPION Though World War II loomed over the nation, Ohio State football fans reveled in one of the most glorious seasons ever. The Buckeyes captured the school’s first national championship as well as a Big Ten title, finishing the year 9-1 and ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll. Led by a star-studded backfield that included Les Horvath, Paul Sarringhaus and Gene Fekete, OSU rolled to 337 points, a record that stood until 1969. The only loss of the season, a 17-7 decision at Wisconsin, even had an asterisk. Several key players and coaches caught a debilitating virus from a drinking fountain on the train from Chicago to Madison.
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With a game apparently ending in a 26-all tie, Ohio State and Illinois left the field. But the teams were called back 20 minutes later when it was discovered the Illini were called for a penalty on the Buckeyes’ final play. With little of the crowd remaining, John Stungis kicked a 27-yard field goal – the first of his career – for a 29-26 OSU win. Coach Paul Brown, a Lieutenent Junior-Grade, left Ohio State for the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in April of 1944.
1944
BIG TEN CHAMPION Carroll Widdoes, an assistant of Paul Brown’s at Massillon and Ohio State, was named acting head coach. In his first season, the Buckeyes finish 9-0 and claim the Big Ten championship, but finish No. 2 in the Associated Press poll, behind Army. OSU fans claim an unofficial “civilian national championship.” Les Horvath became the school’s first Heisman Trophy winner. Ohio State received an invitation to the Rose Bowl, but faculty representatives from around the Big Ten disallow the trip.
1946
In one of the program’s more unique coaching moves, offensive coordinator Paul Bixler and head coach Carroll Widdoes switched roles prior to the season. Following the season, Bixler turns in his resignation.
1947
In the same meeting Bixler announces his intentions to resign, L. W. St. John proposes to the athletic board that Wes Fesler be the next head coach at Ohio State. The board concurs, and Fesler, a three-time All-American at Ohio State in the 1930s, becomes the program’s fifth head coach in eight years. In one of the stranger games during the 1900s, Ohio State
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was afforded three plays after time had expired because of Northwestern penalties and came away with a 7-6 victory in Ohio Stadium.
1949
BIG TEN CHAMPION Ohio State captures a share of the Big Ten championship and collects its first Rose Bowl win, beating California, 17-14.
1950
Vic Janowicz puts on arguably the greatest individual display in college football history against Iowa. He sent two kickoffs out of the endzone for touchbacks, recovered two fumbles on defense, scored on an 11-yard touchdown run, returned a punt 61 yards for a touchdown, threw a 12-yard scoring strike, and kicked three extra points – all in the first five minutes of the game. The famous “Snow Bowl” game with Michigan was played in late November. Somehow, between the swirling winds and zero visibility, Janowicz boots a 27-yard field goal in what would later be called one of the “Greatest Feats in American Sports” by a panel of sportswriters. To no one’s surprise, Janowicz wins the Heisman Trophy. On Dec. 9, Fesler submits a lengthy resignation statement.
1951
After a highly-scrutinized selection process, Wayne Woodrow “Woody” Hayes begins his 28-year tenure as head coach. A tireless worker, meticulous planner, and a Lieutenent Commander in the Navy, Hayes led his initial Buckeye team, which struggled to adjust to his T-formation style, to a 4-3-2 finish. Many thought Hayes’ days at Ohio State were numbered. They were wrong.
1954
NATIONAL CHAMPION BIG TEN CHAMPION Ohio State claims its second national championship with a perfect 10-0 season, beating Southern Cal, 20-7, in a rainy, mud-soaked Rose Bowl game. The rift between West Coast writers and Hayes is born when the OSU coach criticizes the Tournament of Roses Association for not covering the field before the game and allowing the bands to perform at halftime.
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Ohio State defeated Michigan in Ann Arbor, 14-10, marking the fourth consecutive Buckeye win over the Wolverines. The game was delayed a week as the nation mourned the death of President John F. Kennedy. The attendance of 36,424 was the smallest at Michigan Stadium in 20 years.
1955
BIG TEN CHAMPION Ohio State uses a 17-0 blanking of Michigan to claim its second-consecutive Big Ten championship. Howard “Hopalong” Cassady becomes Ohio State’s third Heisman Trophy winner. During the season, Hayes voices his displeasure over the fact several other football conferences had started awarding scholarships to student-athletes, but the Big Ten had failed to follow suit. After a series of meetings and heated debates, the conference adopts a complicated grant-in-aid program based on financial need, marking the first form of athletics scholarship available at Ohio State.
1956
Ohio State sets a Big Ten record with 17 consecutive victories, breaking Michigan’s previous mark of 15. Offensive guard Jim Parker became the first OSU player to win the Outland Trophy.
1957
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NATIONAL CHAMPION BIG TEN CHAMPION Ohio State finishes 8-0-1, defeats Michigan, 50-20, wins the Big Ten and is named national champions by the Football Writers. A bitter dispute among the school’s faculty council erupted when a Rose Bowl invitation arrived. By a narrow margin, the council voted not to accept the invitation and skip the bowl game. A livid Hayes claimed for years the decision hampered his recruiting efforts.
1968
NATIONAL CHAMPION BIG TEN CHAMPION Arguably the finest Ohio State team in history uses a dominating 50-14 win over Michigan and a 27-16 come-frombehind victory over Southern California in the Rose Bowl to earn the school’s fifth national championship. Before the final polls crowning the Buckeyes champions are released, Coach Hayes departs for Vietnam for a volunteer trip to talk football with U.S. servicemen. Later, the Sporting News called this team one of the 10 greatest college football teams of all-time.
1969
BIG TEN CHAMPION A squad Coach Hayes called “the best team we ever put together, probably the best team that ever played college football,” rolled easily to a 9-0 record, but a season-ending loss to Michigan ended OSU’s 22-game unbeaten streak and bid for a second consecutive national title.
1970
NATIONAL CHAMPION BIG TEN CHAMPION Jim Stillwagon wins both the Outland and the first Lombardi Award. Ohio State rolls to nine consecutive wins – including a 20-9 triumph over Michigan that has been called one of the most emotional games in Ohio Stadium history – before falling to Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Ohio State still was awarded a national championship by the National Football Foundation. A senior class featuring six All-Americans and nine all-Big Ten selections leaves OSU with a three-year mark of 27-2.
1972
BIG TEN CHAMPION Freshmen are cleared to play for the first time, signaling the start of the Archie Griffin era. Against the better judgment of Coach Hayes but after strong urging from backfield coach Rudy Hubbard, Griffin comes off the bench against North Carolina and rushes for a then-Ohio State record 239 yards in only his second collegiate appearance. OSU uses two goal-line stands – one in each half – to beat Michigan, 14-11, and claim a share of the Big Ten title and a trip to the Rose Bowl.
1973
BIG TEN CHAMPION Ohio State goes unbeaten, finishing 10-0-1 including a 42-21 trouncing of USC in the Rose Bowl. OSU becomes the first school to own three of the Top 5 vote-getters in the Heisman Trophy balloting. With five Big Ten titles, two national championships, and four Rose Bowl trips all in a six-year span, Ohio State football popularity hits an all-time high. Columbus becomes known as the “Capital of College Football.”
1974
BIG TEN CHAMPION On June 5, Coach Hayes suffers a heart attack, but pledges to return by OSU’s opener Sept. 14. The fiery coach, who by this point had become larger-thanlife in Columbus, did return and led OSU to its third consecutive Big Ten championship and yet another Rose Bowl. Archie Griffin won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the fifth non-senior to win the award.
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BIG TEN CHAMPION Former Ohio State player and assistant coach Earle Bruce is named head coach. The Buckeyes finish the regular season 11-0 and come within a point of a national championship, falling 17-16 to Southern California in the Rose Bowl. Bruce is named the Big Ten and national coach of the year in his first season.
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BIG TEN CHAMPION Hayes gives West Coast reporters a now famous quote about Archie Griffin: “He’s a better young man than he is a football player, and he’s the best football player I’ve ever seen.” Griffin becomes the first (and 41 years later still only) two-time winner of the Heisman Trophy, leading the Buckeyes to their conference-record fourth consecutive Rose Bowl. He also becomes the NCAA’s all-time leading rusher in a midseason game against Purdue.
1976
BIG TEN CHAMPION Just one year after the Big Ten changes the rule to allow more than just the conference champion to attend a bowl game, the Buckeyes notch a share of the Big Ten championship and beat Colorado, 27-10, in the Orange Bowl.
1977
BIG TEN CHAMPION Ohio State won a Big Ten Conference championship for a record sixth consecutive year and for the 13th, and final time, under coach Woody Hayes.
1978
A win over Baylor gave Coach Hayes his 200th win as an Ohio State coach. He would coach his last game three months later against Clemson in the Gator Bowl, ending a 28-year Ohio State career with a record of 205-61-10 with five national championships and 13 Big Ten crowns.
BIG TEN CHAMPION The Buckeyes capture their second Big Ten championship in three years under Bruce and top Navy in the Liberty Bowl. Art Schlichter completed 31 of 52 passes for 458 yards – all OSU records – against the Florida State Seminoles.
1984
BIG TEN CHAMPION After a five-year absence, Ohio State returns to the Rose Bowl with an undisputed Big Ten championship. Chris Spielman makes his debut a memorable one in the season opener against Oregon State, making 10 tackles in the second half after coming off the bench. Keith Byars rushes for a then school-record 274 yards and scored five touchdowns in a 45-38 win over Illinois. Byars’ memorable day also included a 67-yard touchdown run where he lost one shoe 35 yards from the goal line.
1985
The first night game in Ohio Stadium history – thanks to portable light standards – ends in a 10-7 Ohio State win over Pittsburgh. Flanker Mike Lanese becomes the first OSU football player to win a Rhodes Scholarship. A preseason foot injury to Heisman Trophy favorite Keith Byars dampens Ohio State’s hopes for a championship season.
1986
BIG TEN CHAMPION Ohio State loses its first two games of the season for the first time since 1894, but wins nine consecutive games to earn a share of the Big Ten title.
1998
BIG TEN CHAMPION Ohio State notched its fourthconsecutive 10-win season. The Buckeyes spend 10 weeks as the No. 1 team in the Associated Press Poll and cap the season with a 2414 win over Texas A&M in the Sugar Bowl. Joe Germaine wins the Chicago Tribune’s Silver Football Award as the Big Ten’s Most Valuable Player, and the Buckeyes go a perfect 5-0 against teams ranked in the Top 25. Antoine Winfield wins the Thorpe Award.
1987
College football fans everywhere mourn the death of Woody Hayes on March 12. President Richard Nixon, joined by a crowd of over 10,000, speaks at Hayes’ memorial service. That fall, linebacker Chris Spielman wins the Lombardi Award and the season - and nine-year coaching run for Earle Bruce - ends with a thrilling 23-20 win at Michigan.
1988
John Cooper, then head coach at Arizona State, is named the school’s 21st head football coach after an intense search conducted by new Director of Athletics Jim Jones.
1989
Ohio State celebrates its 100th season of intercollegiate football. The Buckeyes overcome a 31-0 deficit to win 41-37 at Minnesota, equaling the largest comeback in NCAA history. OSU competes in the Hall of Fame Bowl, its 10th different postseason bowl appearance.
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Ohio State dominated college football’s individual awards. Eddie George becomes OSU’s sixth Heisman Trophy winner. Orlando Pace becomes the first sophomore to win the Lombardi Award, and Terry Glenn wins the Biletnikoff Award. The Buckeyes tie a school record with 11 wins and play in the Citrus Bowl. OSU sets a school record with 475 points scored. A then Ohio Stadium record crowd of 95,537 is on hand for Ohio State’s 45-26 win over Notre Dame.
Athletics Director Andy Geiger announces the retirement of Archie Griffin’s No. 45 at the Sept. 30 Iowa game. It is the first number retired in any sport in Ohio State history.
2000
The jersey numbers of former Heisman Trophy winners Vic Janowicz (31) and Howard “Hopalong” Cassady (40) are retired at home games against Penn State and Michigan, respectively. Following the 8-4 season that included seasonending losses to Michigan and South Carolina in the Outback Bowl, former OSU assistant Jim Tressel is named to replace John Cooper as head coach of the Buckeyes.
1990
Natural grass returns to Ohio Stadium. Robert Smith gains 1,126 yards to break Archie Griffin’s OSU freshman rushing record.
1991
Thanks to 5,000 new bleacher seats, home total (654,500), average home (90,500) and single game (95,357 vs. Iowa) attendance records fall.
1993
BIG TEN CHAMPION OSU records its best record since 1979 by going 10-1-1, capturing a share of the Big Ten title and winning the Holiday Bowl.
1994
The Buckeyes defeat Michigan 22-6, ending a six-game winless streak against the Wolverines.
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BIG TEN CHAMPION The Buckeyes win their 27th Big Ten title and defeat Arizona State in the Rose Bowl, winding up No. 2 in both national polls. Orlando Pace repeats as the Lombardi Award winner and wins the Outland Trophy. It marks the fourth consecutive season Ohio State has finished among the nation’s Top 10 in one of the major polls.
Jim Tressel becomes the Buckeyes’ 22nd head football coach. The jerseys of Les Horvath (22) and Eddie George (27), Ohio State’s first and most recent Heisman Trophy winners, respectively, are retired. The Buckeyes defeat Michigan in Ann Arbor, their first win there since 1987. The three-year, $194 million stadium renovation is completed.
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Bowl for the Buckeyes’ fourth consecutive bowl victory and third BCS triumph in four years. Quarterback Troy Smith was the MVP of the Fiesta Bowl, where he accounted for 408 yards in total offense.
38-24 decision to finish ranked fourth. Junior James Laurinaitis, the Butkus Award winner, was a finalist for five national awards. Coach Jim Tressel won his 200th career game with the victory at Washington. Bill Willis, the pioneering 1940s All-American, had his No. 99 jersey retired.
2008
BIG TEN CHAMPION Ohio State posted a fifth straight win over Michigan (42-7) for the first time in the storied rivalry. The Buckeyes also won a share of their fourth straight Big Ten title and played in their fourth consecutive BCS bowl, losing 24-21 to Texas in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
2002
NATIONAL CHAMPION BIG TEN CHAMPION Ohio State captures the school’s seventh national championship and the Big Ten’s first unanimous crown since 1968 by compiling a 14-0 record and defeating Miami in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 3. The 14 victories set an NCAA Division I-A record. Their 31-24 double-overtime victory over Miami is typical of a heartpounding season in which they win five games by six points or less. Quarterback Craig Krenzel and two-way (flanker and cornerback) star Chris Gamble, share team MVP honors.
2006
2003
The Buckeyes extend their winning streak to 19 games – the second longest in school history at the time – before a 17-10 loss at Wisconsin ended that streak. A triple overtime win over North Carolina State was the first OT game in Ohio Stadium and the longest game in OSU history: 4:17. OSU won its second consecutive BCS game with a 35-28 win over Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl.
BIG TEN CHAMPION The 2006 Buckeyes opened the season at No. 1 in the polls and remained there throughout the regular season. Jim Tressel’s team compiled a perfect 12-0 regular season record and won the school’s first outright Big Ten title since 1984. The Buckeyes defeated No. 2 Texas in Austin and No. 2 Michigan in Columbus, the latter a 42-39 shootout that will go down as one of the most thrilling games every played in the storied rivalry. After a loss to Florida in the National Championship game in Arizona, the Buckeyes wound up No. 2 in the final polls. Individually, the story of the season was senior quarterback Troy Smith, who threw for a school record 30 touchdowns, won unanimous All-America honors and became Ohio State’s seventh Heisman Trophy winner.
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The senior class had the satisfaction of being just the second class in Ohio State history to post winning records against Michigan (3-1) and in bowl play (3-1). Chic Harley, Ohio State‘s first three-time AllAmerican, had his jersey retired.
2005
BIG TEN CHAMPION The Buckeyes captured a share of their 30th Big Ten title and closed the season with seven consecutive wins en route to a 10-2 record. Coach Jim Tressel’s squad posted rare back-to-back wins over Michigan and Notre Dame, the latter in the Fiesta
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BIG TEN CHAMPION Picked third in the preseason Big Ten race, the young and offensively inexperienced Buckeyes went on to win another Big Ten outright title and finished the regular season with an 11-1 mark, the only loss coming to Illinois. Ohio State, which moved to No. 1 in the polls by mid-October, finished with a 14-3 win at Michigan; after a number of upsets across the nation during the next two weeks, the Buckeyes were No. 1 in the BCS standings entering the bowl season. Ohio State went to play LSU in New Orleans, dropping a
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Coach Urban Meyer and the 2012 Ohio State Buckeyes were not eligible to compete in the post-season, but that didn’t stop the program from doing everything else it possibly could. The Buckeyes posted a 12-0 record for just the sixth undefeated/untied season in school history and won the Big Ten Conference Leaders Division title. The Buckeyes went 8-0 in the Big Ten with wins over three Top 20 teams – at Michigan State, Nebraska and Michigan.
2013 2009
BIG TEN CHAMPION Capturing their fifth straight Big Ten title, the 11-2 Buckeyes advanced to Pasadena for the first time in 12 years, defeating favored Oregon 26-17 behind the play of Rose Bowl MVP Terrelle Pryor. Winning the conference crown outright, Ohio State closed the regular season with wins over nationally ranked Penn State, league-leading Iowa (in overtime) and at Michigan (21-10), the sixth consecutive victory over the Wolverines, an OSU record.
The 2013 Buckeyes extended the 12-game winning streak from 2012 to a school-record 24 consecutive games before a defeat in the Big Ten Conference championship game. School and Big Ten Conference records were set by the Buckeyes for rushing yards (4,321) and total offensive yards (7,167).
2010
All wins from the 2010 football season were vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions. Ohio State, therefore, is not credited as being the first team in Big Ten history to win at least 10 games in six consecutive seasons; with winning 12 of 13 games in 2010, including the Sugar Bowl; with winning a sixth consecutive Big Ten championship; or with winning for the seventh consecutive season over rival Michigan.
Playoff national championship while tying the NCAA record for wins in a season with 14. The Buckeyes stayed perfect in Big Ten play under Meyer by winning all eight games to extend their conference record-winning streak to 24 games. Then with Cardale Jones replacing the injured J.T. Barrett at quarterback, the Buckeyes beat Wisconsin, 59-0, to win the school’s 35th Big Ten Conference championship; a win so convincing the team earned one of four positions in the first College Football Playoff. In the CFP semifinals at the Allstate Sugar Bowl, Ohio State came back from a 21-6 deficit behind outstanding defense and 230 rushing yards from Ezekiel Elliott to defeat No. 1 Alabama, 42-35, and claim national championship game berth vs. No. 2 Oregon. And 11 days later in the CFP National Championship game at Reliant Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the Ohio State defense was again dominant and Elliott led an offensive charge with 246 rushing yards and four touchdowns in the 42-20 victory.
2015
Ohio State defeats Michigan a fourth consecutive time, 42-13 in Ann Arbor, and then powers to a 44-28 win over Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl to cap a 12-1 campaign. Ohio State’s seniors tie an NCAA FBS-record with 50 victories and finish their careers with a 50-4 overall record. The seniors are also part of a schoolrecord 24-game win streak, a second win streak of 20 games, an FBS-record 30 consecutive conference game winning streak and a four-year, undefeated record in road games (18-0).
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NATIONAL CHAMPION BIG TEN CHAMPION Urban Meyer’s 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes captured the eighth national championship in school history to cap its 125th season of football. Led by eight senior starters, the Buckeyes won their final 13 games to win the first College Football
Ohio State defeats Michigan for a fifth consecutive time, 30-27, in double overtime before an Ohio Stadium record crowd of 110,082 fans. The Buckeyes are selected for the College Football Playoff for the second time in the three-year existance of the championship structure.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME PLAYERS Chic Harley Gaylord Stinchcomb Wes Fesler Gomer Jones Gust Zarnas Bill Willis Les Horvath Warren Amling Jim Daniel Vic Janowicz Howard Cassady Jim Parker Aurealius Thomas Archie Griffin Jim Stillwagon Bob Ferguson Randy Gradishar John Hicks Jack Tatum Jim Houston Rex Kern Chris Spielman Eddie George Orlando Pace Tom Cousineau
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COACHES Howard Jones John Wilce Francis Schmidt Ernie Godfrey Woody Hayes Sid Gillman Doyt Perry Bo Schembechler Earle Bruce Lou Holtz John Cooper Jim Tressel
POSITION Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Assistant Coach Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Head Coach Assistant Coach Head Coach Head Coach
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YOUTH CAMP is open to any and all campers entering the 5th through 8th grades in the fall of 2018. The Youth Camp will emphasize football fundamentals. Both offensive and defensive skills will be taught. ONE-DAY POSITION CAMP is open to any and all rising 9th grade athletes. Kicking instruction is not offered at this camp. The One-Day Position Camps are a one-day intensive camp designed for the serious football athlete. The camp will include individual skill, technique drills, group instruction and a parking pass. Lunch will be provided. SPECIALISTS & SPECIAL TEAMS CAMP is open to any and all campers entering the 5th through 12th grades in the fall of 2018. Instruction will be led by an experienced kicking game staff. In addition, long snapping skill instruction will also be given during the camp.
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MA JOR COLLE GE FOOTBALL AWARDS OHIO STATE’S MAJOR AWARDS Heisman Trophy...................................................................... 7 Lombardi Award......................................................................6 Outland Trophy........................................................................4 Maxwell Award........................................................................4 Walter Camp Player of the Year............................................5 Butkus Award..........................................................................2 Thorpe Award..........................................................................2 Biletnikoff Award.....................................................................1 Doak Walker Award.................................................................1 Rimington Award....................................................................2 Davey O’Brien Award..............................................................1 Bronko Nagurski Award..........................................................1 Ray Guy Award.........................................................................1 Lou Groza Award......................................................................1 Lott Trophy................................................................................1 Chicago Tribune Big Ten MVP............................................. 19
FOOTBALL AWARDS IN THE BIG TEN 1. Ohio State............................................................. 39 2. Nebraska...........................................................................27 Penn State.........................................................................27 4. Michigan........................................................................... 20 5. Iowa................................................................................... 15 6. Wisconsin...........................................................................14 7. Michigan State....................................................................8 Minnesota...........................................................................8 9. Maryland.............................................................................6 10. Northwestern......................................................................4 11. Illinois..................................................................................4 Purdue.................................................................................3 13. Indiana................................................................................2
Includes winners of the Heisman, Lombardi, Outland, Maxwell, Butkus, Biletnikoff, Thorpe, Rimington, Mackey, Guy, Doak Walker, Groza, O’Brien, Nagurski, Unitas, Hendricks, Bednarik and Walter Camp Awards and Lott Trophy.
JIM PARKER
ANTOINE WINFIELD
BOB FERGUSON
LeCHARLES BENTLEY
JIM STILLWAGON
B.J. SANDER
1956 Outland Trophy
1961 Maxwell Award
1970 Lombardi Award 1970 Outland Trophy
1998 Thorpe Award
2001 Rimington Award
2003 Ray Guy Award
MIKE NUGENT JOHN HICKS
1973 Lombardi Award 1973 Outland Trophy
CHRIS SPIELMAN
1987 Lombardi Award
TERRY GLENN
1995 Biletnikoff Award
ORLANDO PACE
1995 Lombardi Award 1995 Outland Trophy 1996 Lombardi Award
ANDY KATZENMOYER 1997 Butkus Award
2004 Lou Groza Award
A.J. HAWK
2005 Lombardi Award
JAMES LAURINAITIS 2006 Bronko Nagurski Award 2007 Butkus Award 2008 Lott Trophy 2008 Lowe’s Senior Class Award
MALCOLM JENKINS 2008 Thorpe Award
PAT ELFLEIN
2016 Rimington Award ACADEMIC AWARDS
In terms of academic excellence, Ohio State boasts almost 500 Academic All-Big Ten honorees plus 52 Academic All-Americans and 21 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes. See pages 95 and 97 for more info about football’s success in the classroom.
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1970 Jan White...........................TE Jim Stillwagon.................. MG John Brockington...............FB Jack Tatum........................ CB Mike Sensibaugh.................S Tim Anderson.................... CB 1971 Tom DeLeone.......................C 1972 John Hicks......................... OT Randy Gradishar.................LB 1973 Van Ness DeCree.............. DE John Hicks......................... OT Randy Gradishar.................LB Archie Griffin......................TB 1974 Van Ness DeCree.............. DE Kurt Schumacher............... OT Pete Cusick....................... DT Steve Myers..........................C Archie Griffin......................TB Neal Colzie........................ CB Tom Skladany.......................P 1975 Ted Smith...........................OG Archie Griffin......................TB Tim Fox.................................S Tom Skladany.......................P 1976 Bob Brudzinski.................. DE Chris Ward......................... OT Tom Skladany.......................P 1977 Chris Ward......................... OT Aaron Brown.....................NG Tom Cousineau..................LB Ray Griffin.............................S 1978 Tom Cousineau..................LB 1979 Ken Fritz............................OG Art Schlichter.....................QB
Boyd Cherry.........................E Chic Harley ..........................B Robert Karch........................T Charles Bolen.......................E Harold Courtney...................E Chic Harley.......................... B Kelley VanDyne....................C Clarence MacDonald...........E Chic Harley...........................B Pete Stinchcomb..................B
1920s 1920 1921 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
Iolas Huffman...................... G Pete Stinchcomb..................B Iolas Huffman.......................T Cyril Myers............................E Harry Workman.................QB Harold Cunningham.............E Edwin Hess.......................... G Edwin Hess.......................... G Martin Karow..................... HB Leo Raskowski.....................T Leo Raskowski.....................T Wesley Fesler.......................E Wesley Fesler.......................E
1930s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1939
Wesley Fesler.......................E Lew Hinchman.................. HB Carl Cramer.......................QB Lew Hinchman.................. HB Joseph Gailus...................... G Sid Gillman...........................E Lew Hinchman.................. HB Ted Rosequist.......................T Joseph Gailus...................... G Regis Monahan................... G Merle Wendt.........................E Gomer Jones........................C Merle Wendt.........................E Charles Hamrick...................T Inwood Smith...................... G Merle Wendt.........................E Carl Kaplanoff......................T Jim McDonald...................QB Ralph Wolf............................C Gust Zarnas......................... G Vic Marino........................... G Esco Sarkkinen.....................E Donald Scott...................... HB
Donald Scott...................... HB Robert Shaw.........................E Charles Csuri........................T Lindell Houston................... G Paul Sarringhaus............... HB Gene Fekete.......................... Bill Willis...............................T Jack Dugger.........................E Bill Willis...............................T William Hackett................... G Les Horvath.................QB/HB Warren Amling..................... G Ollie Cline...........................FB Russell Thomas....................T Warren Amling......................T Cecil Souders.......................E
1950s 1950 1952 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Robert Momsen....................T Robert McCullough..............C Victor Janowicz................. HB Mike Takacs......................... G Dean Dugger........................E Howard Cassady............... HB Jim Reichenbach................. G Jim Parker........................... G Howard Cassady............... HB Jim Parker........................... G Aurealius Thomas............... G James Houston....................E Jim Marshall.........................T Bob White...........................FB Jim Houston.........................E
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Bob Ferguson.....................FB Bob Ferguson.....................FB Jim Davidson........................T Ike Kelley............................LB Arnie Chonko.................... DB Douglas Van Horn............... G Ike Kelley............................LB Ray Pryor..............................C David Foley....................... OT Rufus Mayes...................... OT Jim Stillwagon..................... G Rex Kern............................QB Jim Otis...............................FB Ted Provost....................... CB Jack Tatum........................ CB
1980s 1982 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
Marcus Marek....................LB Jim Lachey........................OG Keith Byars.........................TB Thomas Johnson................LB Cris Carter..........................SE Chris Spielman...................LB Chris Spielman...................LB Tom Tupa..............................P Jeff Uhlenhake.....................C
1990s 1991 Steve Tovar.........................LB 1992 Steve Tovar.........................LB 1993 Korey Stringer................... OT Dan Wilkinson................... DT 1994 Korey Stringer................... OT 1995 Eddie George.....................TB Terry Glenn.........................FL Orlando Pace.................... OT Mike Vrabel....................... DE
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Orlando Pace.................... OT Shawn Springs.................. CB Mike Vrabel....................... DE Andy Katzenmoyer.............LB Rob Murphy.......................OG Antoine Winfield................ CB David Boston......................SE Damon Moore....................SS Rob Murphy.......................OG Antoine Winfield................ CB Na’il Diggs..........................LB
2000s 2000 Mike Doss...........................SS 2001 LeCharles Bentley................C Mike Doss...........................SS 2002 Mike Doss...........................SS Andy Groom.........................P Mike Nugent.......................PK Matt Wilhelm......................LB 2003 Will Allen.............................SS Will Smith........................... DE 2004 MIke Nugent.......................PK A.J. Hawk...........................LB 2005 A.J. Hawk...........................LB Donte Whitner....................SS Nick Mangold.......................C 2006 Troy Smith..........................QB James Laurinaitis...............LB Quinn Pitcock.....................DL Ted Ginn, Jr........................ KR 2007 Kirk Barton........................ OT Vernon Gholston................DL Malcolm Jenkins............... DB James Laurinaitis...............LB 2008 Malcolm Jenkins............... DB James Laurinaitis...............LB 2009 Kurt Coleman.................... DB
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Mike Brewster......................C Chimdi Chekwa................. DB Johnathan Hankins........... DT Bradley Roby..................... CB Jack Mewhort.................... OT Ryan Shazier......................LB Joey Bosa.......................... DE Michael Bennett.................DL Vonn Bell .........................SAF Joey Bosa.......................... DE Taylor Decker.................... OT Adolphus Washington....... DT Pat Elflein .............................C Malik Hooker......................SA Billy Price...........................OG Curtis Samuel...................H-B
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Boyd Cherry.........................E Charles “Chic” Harley....... HB Charles “Shifty” Bolen.........E Harold “Hap” Courtney........T Charles “Chic” Harley....... HB Kelley VanDyne....................C Clarence MacDonald...........E Charles “Chic” Harley....... HB Pete Stinchcomb...............QB Pete Stinchcomb...............QB Cyril “Truck” Myers..............E Dean Trott............................ G Harry Workman.................QB Edwin Hess.......................... G Edwin Hess.......................... G Marty Karow...................... HB Leo Raskowski.....................T Leo Raskowski.....................T Wesley Fesler.......................E Wesley Fesler.......................E Wesley Fesler.......................E Lew Hinchman.................. HB Lew Hinchman.................. HB Carl Cramer.......................QB Joe Gailus............................ G Sid Gillman...........................E Lew Hinchman.................. HB Ted Rosequist.......................T Joe Gailus............................ G Regis Monahan................... G Merle Wendt.........................E Gomer Jones........................C Merle Wendt.........................E Charles Hamrick...................T Inwood Smith.......................T Merle Wendt.........................E Carl Kaplanoff......................T Jim McDonald...................QB Esco Sarkkinen.....................E Ralph Wolf............................C Gust Zarnas......................... G Vic Marino........................... G Esco Sarkkinen.....................E Don Scott...........................QB Don Scott...........................QB Lindell Houston................... G Paul Saringhaus................ HB Bob Shaw.............................E Bill Willis...............................T
1944 1945 1946 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
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1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973
Ike Kelly..............................LB Doug Van Horn.................... G Ray Pryor..............................C John Fill............................. HB Ray Pryor..............................C Dick Himes...........................T Dick Himes...........................T Billy Anders..........................E Dave Foley........................ OT Rufus Mayes...................... OT Jack Tatum........................ CB Ted Provost....................... HB Jack Tatum........................ CB Ted Provost....................... HB Charles Hutchinson..............T Brian Donovan.....................C Jim Otis...............................FB Dave Whitfield......................E Mark Debevec......................E Paul Schmidlin......................T Jim Stillwagon.................. MG Doug Adams.......................LB Mike Sensibaugh.................S Jack Tatum........................ CB Mark Debevec......................E Jim Stillwagon.................. MG Mike Sensibaugh.................S Dave Cheney........................T Phil Strickland.....................LB Tom DeLeone.......................C John Brockington...............FB Tom DeLeone.......................C Rick Simon............................T Stan White..........................LB George Hasenohrl............. DT Randy Gradishar.................LB George Hasenohrl............. DT Randy Gradishar.................LB Charles Bonica..................OG John Hicks......................... OT Randy Gradishar.................LB John Hicks......................... OT Jim Kregel.........................OG Vic Koegel..........................LB Rick Middleton...................LB Kurt Schumacher............... OT Van De Cree...................... DE Pete Cusick....................... DT Neal Colzie........................ CB Archie Griffin......................TB
1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
1914 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1923 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1939 1940 1942 1943
Kurt Schumacher................CT Van De Cree...................... DE Pete Cusick....................... DT Neal Colzie........................ CB Archie Griffin......................TB Steve Myers..........................C Steve Luke......................... CB Doug France.......................TE Dick Mack..........................OG Cornelius Greene..............QB Archie Griffin......................TB Cornelius Greene..............QB Scott Dannelley................. OT Ted Smith...........................OG Tim Fox.................................S Bob Brudzinski.................. DE Ed Thompson.....................LB Pete Johnson.....................FB Nick Buonamici................. DT Chris Ward......................... OT Tom Skladany.......................P Bob Brudzinski.................. DE Nick Buonamici................. DT Chris Ward......................... OT Tom Skladany.......................P Bill Lukens.........................OG Aaron Brown.................... MG Tom Cousineau..................LB Chris Ward......................... OT Aaron Brown....................... G Tom Cousineau..................LB Jimmy Moore.....................TE Rod Gerald........................QB Ron Springs........................TB Jeff Logan..........................FB Kelton Dansler................... DE Ray Griffin.............................S Mike Guess........................ CB Tom Cousineau..................LB Kelton Dansler................... DE Mike Guess...........................S Ken Fritz............................OG Joe Robinson.................... OT Tom Orosz............................P Vince Skillings................... DB
Eric Kumerow.....................LB Chris Spielman...................LB William White..................... DB Tom Tupa..............................P Joe Staysniak.................... OT Jeff Davidson....................OG Jeff Graham...................... WR Steve Tovar.........................LB Alan Kline.......................... OT Jason Simmons................. DE Alonzo Spellman............... DE Steve Tovar.........................LB Roger Harper.................... DB Greg Smith........................NG Steve Tovar.........................LB Dan Wilkinson................... DT Jason Winrow....................OG Korey Stringer................... OT Joey Galloway....................SE Tim Williams.........................K Dan Wilkinson................... DT Lorenzo Styles....................LB Chico Nelson......................SS Korey Stringer................... OT Matt Finkes.........................DL Mike Vrabel....................... OT Lorenzo Styles....................LB Rickey Dudley....................TE Eddie George.....................TB Terry Glenn.........................FL Bobby Hoying....................QB Orlando Pace.................... OT Shawn Springs.................. CB Mike Vrabel....................... DE Matt Finkes........................ DE Andy Katzenmoyer.............LB Orlando Pace.................... OT Shawn Springs.................. CB Mike Vrabel....................... DE Brent Bartholomew..............P David Boston......................SE Eric Gohlstin...................... OT Andy Katzenmoyer.............LB Damon Moore....................SS Antoine Winfield................ CB David Boston......................SE Na’il Diggs..........................LB Joe Germaine....................QB Andy Katzenmoyer.............LB Rob Murphy.......................OG
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Damon Moore....................SS Michael Wiley.....................TB Antoine Winfield................ CB Ahmed Plummer............... CB Joe Cooper........................LB Mike Doss...........................SS Dan Stultz.............................K LeCharles Bentley................C Mike Doss...........................SS Tyson Walter...................... OT Maurice Clarett.................. RB Mike Doss...........................SS Chris Gamble..................... CB Andy Groom.........................P Mike Nugent.........................K Darrion Scott......................DL Matt Wilhelm......................LB Will Smith........................... DE Will Allen.............................SS Alex Stepanovich..............OG Ben Hartsock......................TE Tim Anderson.................... DT A.J. Hawk...........................LB Chris Gamble..................... CB B.J. Sander...........................P A.J. Hawk...........................LB Mike Nugent.......................PK A.J. Hawk...........................LB Mike Kudla........................ DE Nate Salley.........................FS Rob Sims............................OG Josh Huston.......................PK Santonio Holmes.............. WR Donte Whitner....................SS Ashton Youboty................. CB Troy Smith..........................QB Antonio Pittman................. RB Anthony Gonzalez............ WR Doug Datish.........................C T.J. Downing........................ G Ted Ginn, Jr....................... WR Quinn Pitcock.....................DL James Laurinaitis...............LB Malcolm Jenkins............... DB Antonio Smith.................... DB Kirk Barton........................ OT Todd Boeckman................QB Vernon Gholston................DL Malcolm Jenkins............... DB James Laurinaitis...............LB Beanie Wells...................... RB
2008 Alex Boone........................ OL Malcolm Jenkins............... DB James Laurinaitis...............LB 2009 Justin Boren...................... OL Kurt Coleman.................... DB 2010 Justin Boren...................... OL Mike Brewster................... OL Chimdi Chekwa................. DB Dan Herron........................ RB Cameron Heyward.............DL Jermale Hines................... DB Ross Homan.......................LB Brian Rolle..........................LB Dane Sanzenbacher........ WR 2011 John Simon........................DL 2012 Braxton Miller .................. QB Andrew Norwell................ OL Johnathan Hankins............DL Travis Howard ................. DB Bradley Roby ................... DB Ryan Shazier .................... LB John Simon........................DL 2013 Braxton Miller....................QB Jack Mewhort.................... OT Corey Linsley........................C Andrew Norwell................ OL Carlos Hyde....................... RB Bradley Roby..................... DB Ryan Shazier......................LB Noah Spence..................... DE 2014 J.T. Barrett.........................QB Joey Bosa.......................... DE Doran Grant....................... CB Pat Elflein........................... OL 2015 Vonn Bell..........................SAF Joey Bosa.......................... DE Taylor Decker.................... OT Pat Elflein...........................OG Ezekiel Elliott..................... RB Raekwon McMillan.............LB Joshua Perry......................LB 2016 J.T. Barrett.........................QB Pat Elflein..............................C Malik Hooker....................SAF Cameron Johnston..............P Marshon Lattimore........ CB
1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Mike Guess........................ CB Ken Fritz............................OG Vince Skillings......................S Vlade Janakievski................K Jim Laughlin.......................LB “Champ” Henson.............. DT Todd Bell.............................LB Tom Waugh...........................C Art Schlichter.....................QB Doug Donley......................FL Vlade Janakievski................K Todd Bell............................ DB Doug Donley......................FL Calvin Murray.....................TB Joe Lukens........................OG Ray Ellis............................. CB Marcus Marek....................LB Vince Skillings................... CB Jerome Foster................... DT Art Schlichter.....................QB Joe Lukens........................OG Marcus Marek....................LB Tim Spencer.......................TB Joe Lukens........................OG Marcus Marek....................LB Jerome Foster................... DT Tim Spencer.......................TB John Frank.........................TE John Frank.........................TE Garcia Lane....................... CB Rowland Tatum...................LB Keith Byars.........................TB Keith Byars.........................TB Mark Krerowicz................. OT Kirk Lowdermilk...................C Jim Lachey........................OG “Pepper” Johnson..............LB Tom Tupa..............................P “Pepper” Johnson..............LB Tom Tupa..............................P Cris Carter..........................SE Rory Graves....................... OT Bob Maggs...........................C Chris Spielman...................LB Cris Carter..........................SE Bob Maggs...........................C Chris Spielman...................LB Ed Taggart..........................TE Jeff Uhlenhake..................OG Eric Kumerow.....................LB Sonny Gordon................... DB
Tyquan Lewis............... DE Raekwon McMillan.......LB Billy Price.....................OG Curtis Samuel.............. H-B
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986
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TEAM MVPS 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
Wesley Fesler.................... E Robert Haubrich................ T Lewis Hinchman..............FB Michael Vuchinich.............C Gomer Jones.....................C Gomer Jones.....................C Ralph Wolfe.......................C Ralph Wolfe.......................C James Langhurst........... HB Stephen Andrako..............C Claude White.....................C Jack Graf.........................FB Charles Csuri..................... T Gordon Appleby................C Les Horvath.............. QB-HB Ollie Cline........................FB Cecil Seuders.................... E Dave Templeton................G Joseph Whisler................. B Jack Lininger.....................G Vic Janowicz.................. HB Vic Janowicz.................. HB Fred Bruney................... HB
1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
CHICAGO TRIBUNE BIG TEN MVPS 1930............................................. Wes Fesler 1941.................................................Jack Graf 1944........................................... Les Horvath 1945.............................................. Ollie Cline 1950......................................... Vic Janowicz 1955.................................. Howard Cassady
George Jacoby................. T Howard Cassady............ HB Howard Cassady............ HB Jim Parker.........................G Bill Jobko..........................G James Houston................. E James Houston................. E Tom Matte...................... HB Bob Ferguson.................FB Bill Armstrong....................C Matt Snell........................FB Ed Orazen......................... T Doug Van Horn.................G Ray Pryor...........................C Dirk Worden.................... LB Mark Stier........................ LB Jim Otis...........................FB Jim Stillwagon................ NG Tom DeLeone....................C George Hasenohrl..........DT Archie Griffin.................. HB Archie Griffin.................. HB
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996
Cornelius Greene........... QB Bob Brudzinski................DE Dave Adkins...................... B Tom Cousineau............... LB Jim Laughlin................. OLB Calvin Murray.................. TB Art Schlichter.................. QB Tim Spencer.................... TB John Frank...................... TE Keith Byars...................... TB Jim Karsatos................... QB Cris Carter....................... SE Chris Spielman................ LB Jeff Uhlenhake..................C Derek Isaman.................. LB Jeff Graham.................... FL Carlos Snow.................... TB Kirk Herbstreit................ QB Raymont Harris............... TB Korey Stringer.................OT Eddie George.................. TB Orlando Pace..................OT
1973......................................... Archie Griffin 1974......................................... Archie Griffin 1975................................. Cornelius Greene 1981......................................... Art Schlichter 1984.............................................Keith Byars 1995........................................Eddie George 1996........................................ Orlando Pace
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Antoine Winfield..............CB Joe Germaine................ QB Ahmed Plummer.............CB Derek Combs.................. TB Jonathon Wells............... TB Chris Gamble........... WR/CB Craig Krenzel................. QB Michael Jenkins.............. SE Mike Nugent...................PK A.J. Hawk........................ LB Troy Smith...................... QB Chris Wells.......................RB Chris Wells.......................RB Kurt Coleman................. DB D. Sanzenbacher............WR Dan Herron.....................RB John Simon.......................D Jack Mewhort.................OT Evan Spencer.................WR Ezekiel Elliott...................RB Malik Hooker.................SAF Pat Elflein..........................C
1998....................................... Joe Germaine 2006.............................................Troy Smith 2012........................................Braxton Miller 2013........................................Braxton Miller 2015.........................................Ezekiel Elliott 2016.............................................. J.T. Barrett
ALL-T IME CAPTAINS 1890 Jesse L. Jones Paul M. Lincoln 1891 Richard T. Ellis 1892 Richard T. Ellis 1893 A.P. Gillen 1894 W.G. Nagel 1895 Renick W. Dunlap 1896 Edward H. French William A. Reed 1897 Harry C. Hawkins 1898 John Segrist 1899 D.B. Sayers 1900 J.H.Tilton 1901 J.M. Kittle 1902 W.F. Coover 1903 James B. Marker 1904 John D. Thrower 1905 Ralph W. Hoyer 1906 James F. Lincoln 1907 H.J. Schorv 1908 W.D. Barrington 1909 Thomas H. Jones 1910 Leslie R. Wells 1911 Frank P. Markley 1912 Don B. Barricklow 1913 W. Irving Geissman 1914 Campbell J. Graf 1915 Ivan B. Boughton 1916 Frank Sorensen 1917 Harold J. Courtney Howard Courtney 1918 Clarence A. MacDonald 1919 Charles W. Harley 1920 Iolas M. Huffman 1921 Cyril E. Myers 1922 Lloyd A. Pixley 1923 Boni Petcoff 1924 Francis D. Young 1925 Harold B. Cunningham 1926 Marty G. Karow 1927 Theodore R. Meyer 1928 Leo Raskowski 1929 Alan M. Holman 1930 Wesley E. Fesler 1931 Stuart K. Holcomb 1932 Lewis G. Hinchman 1933 Joseph T. Gailus Sidney Gillman 1934 J. Regis Monahan 1935 Gomer T. Jones 1936 Merle E. Wendt 1937 Ralph C. Wolf James A. McDonald 1938 Michael Kabealo Carl G. Kaplanoff 1939 Steven F. Andrako 1940 E. James Langhurst
1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Jack W. Stephenson George M. Lynn John R. Dugger Charles A. Csuri Gordon Appleby William G. Hackett Warren Amling Robert O. Jabbusch David I. Templeton A. Jack Wilson Henry Bill Trautwein Robert C. Heid Bernie G. Skvarka Robert V. Joslin George Jacoby C. Richard Brubaker John R. Borton Frank C. Machinsky Kenneth W. Vargo Franklin D.R. Ellwood William Michael Galen B. Cisco Leo M. Brown Francis T. Kremblas Richard P. Schafrath James E. Houston James Tyrer James Herbstreit Thomas Perdue Michael Ingram Gary Moeller Robert Vogel Ormonde Ricketts Matthew Snell James Davidson William Spahr Thomas Kiehfuss Ike Kelley Gregory Lashutka John Fill Mike Current Ray Pryor Bill Ray Anders Samuel Elliott David Foley Mark Stier Dirk Worden David Whitfield Alan Jack Rex Kern Jan White James Stillwagon Douglas Adams Harry Howard Tom DeLeone Richard Galbos George Hasenohrl
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
Greg Hare Richard Middleton Steve Myers Archie Griffin Arnold Jones Neal Colzie Pete Cusick Archie Griffin Brian Baschnagel Tim Fox Ken Kuhn Bill Lukens Ed Thompson Tom Skladany Chris Ward Jeff Logan Aaron Brown Ray Griffin Ron Springs Tim Vogler Tom Cousineau Byron Cato Jim Laughlin Mike Guess Ken Fritz Tom Waugh Doug Donley Calvin Murray Ray Ellis Keith Ferguson Art Schlichter Glen Cobb Marcus Marek Glen Cobb Joe Lukens Jerome Foster Gary Williams Tim Spencer John Frank Bill Roberts Rowland Tatum Garcia Lane Kirk Lowdermilk Mike Tomczak Mark Krerowicz Thomas Johnson Keith Byars Mike Lanese Thomas Johnson Jim Karsatos Sonny Gordon Chris Spielman Eric Kumerow William White Tom Tupa
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Jeff Uhlenhake Vince Workman Mike Sullivan Michael McCray Joe Staysniak Jeff Davidson Zack Dumas David Brown Derek Isaman Jeff Graham Dan Beatty Mark “Bo” Pelini Vinnie Clark Greg Frey Carlos Snow Scottie Graham John Kacherski Kirk Herbstreit Steve Tovar Alan Kline Cedric Saunders Jason Simmons Chico Nelson Joey Galloway Marlon Kerner Matt Bonhaus Eddie George Bobby Hoying Juan Porter Greg Bellisari Winfield Garnett Stan Jackson Jerry Rudzinski Antoine Winfield Joe Germaine Matt Keller Ahmed Plummer Rodney Bailey Steve Bellisari Joe Cooper Ken-Yon Rambo Steve Bellisari Mike Collins Joe Cooper Jamar Martin Michael Doss Donnie Nickey Tim Anderson Craig Krenzel Michael Jenkins Will Smith Dustin Fox Simon Fraser Mike Nugent Lydell Ross
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
A.J. Hawk Nick Mangold Nate Salley Rob Sims Doug Datish David Patterson Quinn Pitcock Troy Smith Kirk Barton Dionte Johnson James Laurinaitis Todd Boeckman Malcolm Jenkins James Laurinaitis Brian Robiskie Kurt Coleman Austin Spitler Doug Worthington Bryant Browning Cameron Heyward Ross Homan Brian Rolle Brandon Saine Dane Sanzenbacher Mike Brewster Dan Herron Andrew Sweat John Simon Zach Boren Garrett Goebel Jordan Hall Etienne Sabino John Simon C.J. Barnett Corey Brown Christian Bryant Kenny Guiton Corey Linsley Jack Mewhort Michael Bennett Curtis Grant Doran Grant Jeff Heuerman Braxton Miller Evan Spencer J.T. Barrett Jacoby Boren Taylor Decker Braxton Miller Joshua Perry Tyvis Powell J.T. Barrett Joe Burger Gareon Conley Pat Elflein Tyquan Lewis Raekwon McMillan Billy Price 149
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James McDonald (HB)........................................ Philadelphia Eagles Don Scott (B).............................................................. Chicago Bears Fred Morrison (B)....................................................... Chicago Bears Howard Cassady (B)...................................................... Detroit Lions Jim Parker (T)............................................................ Baltimore Colts Don Clark (B).............................................................. Chicago Bears Dan James (C)................................................... San Francisco 49ers James Houston (E)................................................Cleveland Browns Tom Matte (HB).......................................................... Baltimore Colts Bob Ferguson (FB).............................................. Pittsburgh Steelers Daryl Sanders (T)........................................................... Detroit Lions Bob Vogel (T)............................................................. Baltimore Colts Paul Warfield (E)....................................................Cleveland Browns Dave Foley (T).............................................................New York Jets Rufus Mayes (T).......................................................... Chicago Bears Tim Anderson (CB)............................................ San Francisco 49ers John Brockington (RB)........................................ Green Bay Packers Leo Hayden (RB)................................................... Minnesota Vikings Jack Tatum (DB)...................................................... Oakland Raiders Rick Middleton (LB)............................................ New Orleans Saints Randy Gradishar (LB)...............................................Denver Broncos John Hicks (G)......................................................... New York Giants Neal Colzie (DB)...................................................... Oakland Raiders Doug France (T).................................................... Los Angeles Rams Kurt Schumacher (G).......................................... New Orleans Saints Tim Fox (DB).................................................... New England Patriots Archie Griffin (RB).................................................Cincinnati Bengals Bob Brudzinski (LB).............................................. Los Angeles Rams Chris Ward (T)..............................................................New York Jets *Tom Cousineau (LB)....................................................... Buffalo Bills Art Schlichter (QB)..................................................... Baltimore Colts William Roberts (T).................................................. New York Giants Jim Lachey (T)................................................... San Diego Chargers Keith Byars (RB).................................................. Philadelphia Eagles Eric Kumerow (DE)..................................................... Miami Dolphins Vinnie Clark (CB)................................................. Green Bay Packers Alonzo Spellman (DT)................................................. Chicago Bears Robert Smith (RB)................................................. Minnesota Vikings
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*Dan Wilkinson (DL)..............................................Cincinnati Bengals Joey Galloway (WR)..............................................Seattle Seahawks Korey Stringer (T)................................................. Minnesota Vikings Craig Powell (LB)...................................................Cleveland Browns Rickey Dudley (TE).................................................. Oakland Raiders Eddie George (RB)......................................................Houston Oilers Terry Glenn (WR).............................................. New England Patriots *Orlando Pace (OT).....................................................St. Louis Rams Shawn Springs (CB)...............................................Seattle Seahawks David Boston (SE)...................................................Arizona Cardinals Antoine Winfield (CB)...................................................... Buffalo Bills Andy Katzenmoyer (LB)................................... New England Patriots Ahmed Plummer (CB)........................................ San Francisco 49ers Nate Clements (CB)......................................................... Buffalo Bills Ryan Pickett (DT).........................................................St. Louis Rams Will Smith (DT).................................................... New Orleans Saints Chris Gamble (DB)................................................. Carolina Panthers Michael Jenkins (WR)................................................ Atlanta Falcons A.J. Hawk (LB)..................................................... Green Bay Packers Donte Whitner (S)............................................................ Buffalo Bills Bobby Carpenter (LB)............................................... Dallas Cowboys Santonio Holmes (WR)........................................ Pittsburgh Steelers Nick Mangold (C).........................................................New York Jets Ted Ginn Jr. (WR) ...................................................... Miami Dolphins Anthony Gonzalez (WR) ........................................ Indianapolis Colts Vernon Gholston (DE)..................................................New York Jets Malcolm Jenkins (CB)......................................... New Orleans Saints Chris Wells (RB)......................................................Arizona Cardinals Cameron Heyward (DE)...................................... Pittsburgh Steelers Ryan Shazier (LB)................................................ Pittsburgh Steelers Bradley Roby (CB)....................................................Denver Broncos Joey Bosa (DE).................................................. San Diego Chargers Ezekiel Elliott (RB).................................................... Dallas Cowboys Eli Apple (CB)........................................................... New York Giants Taylor Decker (OT)......................................................... Detroit Lions Darron Lee (LB)...........................................................New York Jets Marshon Lattimore (CB)..................................... New Orleans Saints Malik Hooker (SAF)................................................ Indianapolis Colts Gareon Conley (CB)................................................. Oakland Raiders
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HEAD COACHES
CAREER RECORDS COACH
YEARS
Alexander S. Lilley 1890-1891
ALEXANDER S. LILLEY 1890-91
JOHN B. ECKSTORM 1899-1901
JACK RYDER 1892-95, 1898
PERRY HALE 1902-03
CHARLES A. HICKEY 1896
E. R. SWEETLAND 1904-05
DAVID F. EDWARDS 1897
A. E. HERRNSTEIN 1906-09
Jack Ryder
1892-1895,1898
Charles A. Hickey
1896
David F. Edwards
1897
John B. Eckstorm
1899-1901
Perry Hale E. R. Sweetland
HARRY VAUGHN 1911
JOHN R. RICHARDS 1912
JOHN W. WILCE 1913-28
3
5
0
.375
22 22
2
.500
1
.500
5
5
1
7
1
.167
22
4
3
.810
1902-1903
14
5
2
.714
1904-1905
14
7
2
.652
A. E. Herrnstein
1906-1909
28 10
Howard Jones
1910
6
1
1
.731
3
.750
Harry Vaughn
1911
5
3
2
.600
John R. Richards
1912
6
3
0
.667
John W. Wilce
1913-1928
78 33
9
.688
Sam S. Willaman
1929-1933
26 10
5
.695
Francis A. Schmidt 1934-1940
39 16
1
.705
Paul E. Brown
1941-1943
18
8
1
.685
Carroll C. Widdoes 1944-1945
16
2
0
.889
4
3
2
.556
21 13
3
.608
205 61 10
.761
Paul O. Bixler
HOWARD JONES 1910
W L T PCT
1946
Wesley E. Fesler
1947-1950
Woody Hayes
1951-1978
Earle Bruce
1979-1987
81 26
1
.755
John Cooper
1988-2000
111 43
4
.715
Jim Tressel
2001-2010
94 21 0
Luke Fickell
2011
6
7
0
.462
Urban Meyer
2012-present
61
6
0
.910
All-Time Record:
127 Years
886 322 53
.724
.817
The 2010 season was vacated because of NCAA sanctions.
SAM S. WILLAMAN 1929-33
FRANCIS A. SCHMIDT 1934-40
PAUL E. BROWN 1941-43
CARROLL C. WIDDOES 1944-1945
PAUL O. BIXLER 1946
WESLEY E. FESLER 1947-50
WOODY HAYES 1951-78
EARLE BRUCE 1979-87
JOHN COOPER 1988-00
JIM TRESSEL 2001-10
LUKE FICKELL 2011
URBAN MEYER 2012-present
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CITY..............................................AM/FM DIAL Akron........................................WAKR-AM 1590 Archbold.................................. WMTR-FM 96.1 Ashtabula................................. WFUN-AM 970 Athens.......................................WATH-AM 970 Athens............................................. WATH 97.1 Bellefontaine............................ WBLL-AM 1390 Bellefontaine............................ WBLL-FM 107.3 Bryan....................................... WBNO-FM 100.9 Bryan........................................WQCT-AM 1520 Bucyrus..................................... WQEL-FM 92.7 Bucyrus.................................... WBCO-AM 1540 Cambridge................................. WILE-FM 97.7 Canton..................................... WHBC-AM 1480 Celina...................................... WCSM-FM 96.7 Celina...................................... WCSM-AM 1350 Chillicothe.................................WBEX-AM 1490 Chillicothe................................. WBEX-FM 92.7 Cincinnati................................. WDJO-AM 1480 Cleveland................................. WKNR-AM 850 Columbus................................. WBNS-AM 1460 Columbus..................................WBNS-FM 97.1 Coshocton.................................WTNS-FM 99.3 Dayton...................................... WING-AM 1410 Dayton...................................... WGTZ-FM 92.9 Dover........................................ WJER-AM 1450 Elyria.........................................WEOL-AM 930 Findlay.......................................WFIN-AM 1330 Fredericktown..........................WMAN-FM 98.3 Fremont................................... WOHF-FM 92.1 Fostoria.................................... WFOB-AM 1430 Georgetown..............................WRAC-FM 103.1 Hillsboro.................................. WSRW-AM 1590 Hillsboro.................................. WSRW-FM 101.5 Ironton...................................... WIRO-AM 1230 Jackson.................................... WYRO-FM 98.7 Kenova/Huntington...................WTCR-AM 1420 Kenton......................................WKTN-FM 95.3 Lancaster................................. WLOH-AM 1320 Lancaster................................. WLOH-AM 104.5 Lima.......................................... WIMA-AM 1150 Logan........................................WLOH-FM 99.3 Mansfield.................................WMAN-AM 1400 Marietta...................................WMOA-AM 1490 Marion......................................WMRN-AM 1490 Marysville.................................. WQTT-AM 1270 McConnelsville..........................WJAW-FM 100.9. Middleport................................ WYVK-FM 92.1 . Millersburg............................... WKLM-FM 95.3 Mt. Vernon.............................. WMVO-AM 1300 Mt. Vernon...............................WMVO-FM 100.9 Napoleon................................. WNDH-FM 103.1 Newark......................................WCLT-AM 1430 Newark......................................WCLT-FM 98.7 Norwalk.................................... WLKR-FM 95.3 Painesville................................ WABQ-AM 1460 Paulding ...................................WKSD-FM 99.7 Piqua........................................ WPTW-AM 1570 Piqua........................................ WPTW-FM 98.1 Portsmouth...............................WNXT-AM 1260 Portsmouth .............................. WZZZ-FM 107.5 Sandusky.................................. WLEC-AM 1450 Sidney...................................... WMVR-FM 105.5 Steubenville..............................WCDK-FM 106.3 Toledo...................................... WTOD-FM 106.5 Toledo.......................................WLQR-AM 1470 Uhrichsville...............................WBTC-AM 1540 Upper Sandusky........................ WYNT-FM 95.9 Van Wert................................... WERT-AM 1220 Van Wert......................................... WERT 104.3 Wash. C.H................................ WCHO-FM 105.5 Waverly...................................... WXIZ-FM 100.9 Wheeling....................................WVLY-AM 1370 Wooster....................................WQKT-FM 104.5 Wooster ...................................WKVX-AM 960 Youngstown ............................. WNIO-AM 1390 Zanesville..................................WHIZ-AM 1240