2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season

2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Big Ten East Division co-champion
Fiesta Bowl champion

Fiesta Bowl, W 44–28 vs. Notre Dame

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Division| East Division
Ranking
Coaches| No. 4
AP| No. 4
Record| 12–1 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Urban Meyer (4th season)

Offensive coordinator| Ed Warinner (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator| Tim Beck (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Luke Fickell (10th; 15th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator| Chris Ash (2nd season)
Base defense| Multiple
Captain| J. T. Barrett
Jacoby Boren
Joshua Perry
Tyvis Powell
Home stadium| Ohio Stadium

Seasons

<- 2014

2016 ->

2015 Big Ten Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
No. 6 Michigan State xy$^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 4 Ohio State x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
No. 12 Michigan |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Penn State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Indiana |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Rutgers |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Maryland |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
West Division
No. 9 Iowa xy  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 23 Northwestern |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 21 Wisconsin |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Nebraska |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Minnesota |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Illinois |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Purdue |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13

* ^ - College Football Playoff participant
* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Buckeyes' 126th season overall, the 103rd as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and second as a member of the Eastern Division. The team was led by Urban Meyer, in his fourth year as head coach, and played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. They finished the season 12–1, 7–1 in Big Ten play, to finish in a tie for the East Division championship with Michigan State. Due to their head-to-head loss to Michigan State, they did not represent the East Division in the Big Ten Championship Game. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl where they defeated Notre Dame.

## Schedule

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The Big Ten Conference released the schedule for the 2015 season on June 3, 2013.[1] Ohio State will face all six Eastern Division opponents Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State and Rutgers.[1] Ohio State will also face two Western Division opponents: rival Illinois and Minnesota.[1] Ohio State will play four non-conference games: Virginia Tech of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Hawaii of the Mountain West Conference, and Northern Illinois and Western Michigan of the Mid-American Conference. Ohio State has one bye week during the season between their games against Rutgers and Minnesota.

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 7| 8:00 p.m.| at Virginia Tech*| No. 1|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| ESPN| W 42–24| 65,632
September 12| 3:30 p.m.| Hawaii*| No. 1|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| BTN| W 38–0| 107,145
September 19| 3:30 p.m.| Northern Illinois*| No. 1|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| ABC/ESPN2| W 20–13| 104,095
September 26| 3:30 p.m.| Western Michigan*| No. 1|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| ABC/ESPN2| W 38–12| 106,123
October 3| 3:30 p.m.| at Indiana| No. 1|

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| ABC/ESPN2| W 34–27| 52,929
October 10| 12:00 p.m.| Maryland| No. 1|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| BTN| W 49–28| 107,869
October 17| 8:00 p.m.| Penn State| No. 1|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH (rivalry)

| ABC| W 38–10| 108,423
October 24| 8:00 p.m.| at Rutgers| No. 1|

* High Point Solutions Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| ABC| W 49–7| 53,111
November 7| 8:00 p.m.| Minnesota| No. 3|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| ABC| W 28–14| 108,075
November 14| 12:00 p.m.| at Illinois| No. 3|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)

| ABC| W 28–3| 51,515
November 21| 3:30 p.m.| No. 9 Michigan State| No. 3|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH (College GameDay)

| ABC| L 14–17| 108,975‡
November 28| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 10 Michigan| No. 8|

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)

| ABC| W 42–13| 111,829
January 1, 2016| 1:00 p.m.| vs. No. 8 Notre Dame*| No. 7|

* University of Phoenix Stadium
* Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)

| ESPN| W 44–28| 71,123

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 3) released prior to game
* All times are in Eastern time

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* ‡ New Ohio Stadium attendance record

## Personnel

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Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer was his fourth year as the Buckeye's head coach during the 2015 season. In his previous three seasons with Ohio State, he led the Buckeyes to an overall record of 38 wins and 3 losses (38–3) and the 2014 national championship. On December 16, 2014, offensive coordinator Tom Herman accepted the head coaching position at Houston.[3] On January 11, 2015, Ohio State announced the hiring of former Nebraska coach Tim Beck to replace Herman as co-offensive coordinator.[4] On February 2, 2015, Stan Drayton accepted the running backs coach position with the Chicago Bears, and was replaced by former Notre Dame coach Tony Alford.[5]

Head coach Urban Meyer

### Coaching staff

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Name | Position | Seasons at
Ohio State | Alma mater

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Urban Meyer | Head coach | 4th | Cincinnati (1986)
Luke Fickell | Co-Defensive coordinator/linebackers | 14th | Ohio State (1997)
Chris Ash | Co-defensive coordinator/safeties | 2nd | Drake (1995)
Larry Johnson | Assistant head coach/defensive line | 2nd | Elizabeth City State (1973)
Kerry Coombs | Special teams coordinator/cornerbacks | 4th | Dayton (1983)
Tim Beck | Co-Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 1st | Central Florida (1988)
Ed Warinner | Co-offensive coordinator/offensive line | 4th | Mount Union (1984)
Tony Alford | Assistant head coach/running backs | 1st | Colorado State (1992)
Zach Smith | Wide receivers | 4th | Florida (2007)
Tim Hinton | Tight ends, fullbacks | 4th | Wilmington (1982)
Quinn Tempel | Offensive graduate assistant | 1st | Ohio State (2013)
Mickey Marotti | Assistant athletic director for football sports performance | 4th | West Liberty (1987)
Reference:[6]

### Roster

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2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR, QB | `1` | Braxton Miller |  Sr
HB | `2` | Dontre Wilson | Jr
WR | `3` | Michael Thomas |  Jr
RB | `4` | Curtis Samuel | So
WR | `5` | Johnnie Dixon |  Fr
QB, WR | `6` | Torrance Gibson | Fr
WR | `7` | Jalin Marshall |  So
QB | `10` | Joe Burrow | Fr
QB | `11` | Justin Cook | So
QB | `12` | Cardale Jones |  Jr
QB | `13` | Stephen Collier |  Fr
WR | `14` | K. J. Hill | Fr
RB | `15` | Ezekiel Elliott | Jr
QB | `16` | J. T. Barrett |  So
WR | `18` | Kato Mitchell | Sr
WR | `19` | Joe Ramstetter | So
RB | `20` | Mike Weber | Fr
WR | `21` | Parris Campbell |  Fr
WR | `23` | Devlin McDaniel | Jr
TE | `24` | Rashod Berry | Fr
RB | `25` | Bri'onte Dunn |  Jr
RB | `26` | Patrick Wise | So
RB | `28` | Warren Ball |  Jr
WR | `33` | Austin Clutter | Fr
RB | `35` | Jeffie Johnson | Sr
TE | `44` | Guy Ferrelli | Jr
C | `50` | Jacoby Boren | Sr
OL | `51` | Joel Hale |  Sr
OL | `54` | Billy Price |  So
OL | `56` | Matthew Burrell | Fr
OL | `57` | Chase Farris |  Sr
OL | `59` | Isaiah Prince | Fr
OL | `60` | Blake Pfenning | Fr
OL | `62` | Aaron Parry | Jr
OL | `63` | Kevin Woidke | Fr
OL | `65` | Pat Elflein |  Jr
OL | `68` | Taylor Decker | Sr
OL | `69` | Brandon Pahl | Fr
OL | `71` | Kyle Trout |  Fr
OL | `74` | Jamarco Jones | So
OL | `75` | Evan Lisle |  So
OL | `76` | Branden Bowen | Fr
OL | `77` | Kevin Feder | Fr
OL | `78` | Demetrius Knox |  Fr
OL | `79` | Brady Taylor |  Fr
WR | `80` | Noah Brown | So
TE | `81` | Nick Vannett |  Sr
WR | `82` | James Clark |  So
WR | `83` | Terry McLaurin |  Fr
WR | `84` | Corey Smith |  Sr
TE | `85` | Marcus Baugh |  So
WR | `87` | Alex Stump | Fr
TE | `88` | A. J. Alexander | Fr
WR | `89` | Jeff Greene |  Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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S | `1` | Erick Smith | So
CB | `2` | Marshon Lattimore |  Fr
CB | `3` | Damon Webb | So
LB | `5` | Raekwon McMillan | So
DE | `6` | Sam Hubbard | Fr
CB | `8` | Gareon Conley |  So
DL | `9` | Jashon Cornell | Fr
DL | `10` | Jalyn Holmes | So
S | `11` | Vonn Bell | Jr
CB | `12` | Denzel Ward | Fr
CB | `13` | Eli Apple |  So
CB | `14` | Joshua Norwood | Fr
DB | `15` | Cameron Howard | Sr
S | `16` | Cam Burrows | Jr
LB | `17` | Jerome Baker | Fr
S | `18` | Michael Lawless | Jr
CB | `19` | Eric Glover-Williams | Fr
S | `20` | Khaleed Franklin | Jr
CB | `21` | Trevon Forte |  So
S | `23` | Tyvis Powell |  Jr
S | `24` | Malik Hooker |  Fr
CB | `25` | Logan Kelleher | So
S | `26` | Jarrod Barnes | Jr
S | `28` | Michael Cibene | Jr
S | `29` | Mike Maduko | So
LB | `30` | Jared Drake | Fr
CB | `32` | Elijaah Goins | Jr
LB | `33` | Dante Booker | So
LB | `34` | Nick Conner | Fr
LB | `35` | Chris Worley |  So
LB | `36` | Zach Turnure | Jr
LB | `37` | Joshua Perry | Sr
LB | `38` | Craig Fada | Jr
LB | `39` | Kyle Berger |  Fr
LB | `43` | Darron Lee | So
S | `46` | Cin'Quan Haney | Jr
LB | `47` | Justin Hilliard | Fr
LB | `48` | Joe Burger |  Jr
DL | `52` | Donovan Munger |  So
DT | `53` | DaVon Hamilton | Fr
LB | `55` | Cam Willams | Sr
DT | `57` | Robert Landers | Fr
DL | `59` | Tyquan Lewis |  So
DE | `70` | Chris Fong |  Sr
DL | `77` | Michael Hill |  So
DL | `86` | Dre'Mont Jones | Fr
DL | `90` | Tommy Schutt | Sr
DL | `92` | Adolphus Washington | Sr
DL | `93` | Tracy Sprinkle |  So
DL | `94` | Dylan Thompson |  Fr
DL | `97` | Joey Bosa | Jr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `30` | Tyler Durbin | Jr
LS | `41` | Bryce Haynes |  Sr
LS | `44` | Aaron Mawhirter | Jr
LS | `49` | Liam McCullough | Fr
P | `95` | Cameron Johnston | Jr
K | `96` | Sean Nuernberger | So
K | `98` | Jack Willoughby |  Sr

Head coach

* Urban Meyer

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Ed Warinner (Offensive coordinator / offensive line)
* Tim Beck (Co-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks)
* Tony Alford (Assistant head coach / running backs)
* Tim Hinton (Tight ends / Fullbacks)
* Zack Smith (Wide receivers)
* Luke Fickell (Co-defensive coordinator / linebackers)
* Chris Ash (Co-defensive coordinator / safeties)
* Larry Johnson (Assistant head coach / defensive line)
* Kerry Coombs (Special teams coordinator / cornerbacks)
* Mickey Marotti (Assistant athletic director for football sports performance)
* Vince Okruch (Quality control coach – kicking game / defense)
* Matt Thurin (Quality control coach – Defense)
* Bill Busch (Quality control coach – Defense)
* Jim Cordle (Graduate assistant – offense)
* Brian Mason (Graduate assistant – defense)
* Matt Merritt (Graduate assistant – offense)
* Vince Oghobaase (Graduate assistant – defense)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: January 5, 2016

### Depth chart

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Defense

| FS

11 Vonn Bell
1 Erick Smith

| WLB | MLB | SLB

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37 Joshua Perry | 5 Raekwon McMillan | 43 Darron Lee
33 Dante Booker  | 55 Cam Williams  | 35 Chris Worley
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23 Tyvis Powell
24 Malik Hooker
| CB

13 Eli Apple
3 Damon Webb

| DE | DT | DT | DE

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97 Joey Bosa | 92 Adolphus Washington | 90 Tommy Schutt  | 59 Tyquan Lewis
6 Sam Hubbard  | 77 Michael Hill  | 51 Joel Hale  | 10 Jalyn Holmes
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19 Gareon Conley
2 Marshon Lattimore

Offense

| WR

3 Michael Thomas
84 Corey Smith
| H-Back

1 Braxton Miller
4 Curtis Samuel
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT

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68 Taylor Decker | 54 Billy Price | 50 Jacoby Boren  | 65 Pat Elflein | 57 Chase Farris
74 Jamarco Jones | 78 Demetris Knox  | 79 Brady Taylor  | 75 Evan Lisle  | 59 Isaiah Prince
| TE

81 Nick Vannett
85 Marcus Baugh
| WR

17 Jalin Marshall
2 Dontre Wilson
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16 J. T. Barrett
12 Cardale Jones
|  |  |  |  | Special teams

|  | RB

15 Ezekiel Elliott
4 Bri'onten Dunn

## Rankings

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Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| Final
AP| 1 (61)| 1 (61)| 1 (61)| 1 (59)| 1 (42)| 1 (45)| 1 (38)| 1 (27)| 1 (28)| 1 (39)| 2 (26)| 3 (23)| 8| 6| 7| 4
Coaches| 1 (62)| 1 (62)| 1 (63)| 1 (62)| 1 (61)| 1 (61)| 1 (50)| 1 (47)| 1 (48)| 1 (49)| 1 (34)| 2 (32)| 8| 6| 5| 4
CFP| Not released| 3| 3| 3| 8| 6| 7| Not released

## Game summaries

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### Virginia Tech

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See also: 2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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• #1 Ohio State | 14 | 0| 14| 14 | 42
Virginia Tech | 0 | 17| 0| 7 | 24

* Location: Blacksburg, Virginia
* Game start: 8:00 p.m.
* Elapsed time: 3:30
* Game attendance: 65,632
* TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit

* Sources:

| Scoring summary

1| 9:44| Ohio State| Curtis Samuel 24 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 7–0
1| 6:39| Ohio State| Ezekiel Elliott 80 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 14–0
2| 13:13| Virginia Tech| Sam Rogers 51 yd pass from Michael Brewer (Joey Slye kick)| Ohio State 14–7
2| 7:05| Virginia Tech| Joey Slye 46 yd field goal| Ohio State 14–10
2| 0:16| Virginia Tech| Ryan Malleck 1 yd pass from Michael Brewer (Joey Slye kick)| Virginia Tech 17–14
3| 13:53| Ohio State| Braxton Miller 54 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 21–17
3| 2:05| Ohio State| Braxton Miller 53 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 28–17
4| 12:26| Ohio State| Cardale Jones 10 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 35–17
4| 8:14| Ohio State| Michael Thomas 26 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 42–17
4| 1:55| Virginia Tech| Isaiah Ford 9 yd pass from Brenden Motley (Joey Slye kick)| Ohio State 42–24

### Hawaii

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See also: 2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

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Hawaii | 0 | 0| 0| 0 | 0
• #1 Ohio State | 7 | 7| 3| 21 | 38

* Location: Columbus, Ohio
* Game start: 3:30 p.m.
* Elapsed time: 3:28
* Game attendance: 107,145
* Game weather: Sunny
* TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen, and Lisa Byington

* Sources:

| Scoring summary

1| 3:25| Ohio State| Ezekiel Elliott 1 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 7–0
2| 4:03| Ohio State| Ezekiel Elliott 3 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 14–0
3| 8:34| Ohio State| Jack Willoughby 20 yd field goal| Ohio State 17–0
4| 9:07| Ohio State| Ezekiel Elliott 1 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 24–0
4| 7:48| Ohio State| Vonn Bell 14 yd fumble return (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 31–0
4| 3:51| Ohio State| Bri'onte Dunn 5 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 38–0

### Northern Illinois

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See also: 2015 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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Northern Illinois | 7 | 3| 0| 3 | 13
• #1 Ohio State | 3 | 7| 10| 0 | 20

* Location: Columbus, Ohio
* Game start: 3:30 p.m.
* Elapsed time: 3:28
* Game attendance: 104,095
* Game weather: Cloudy, Light Rain
* TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick and Ed Cunningham

* Sources:

| Scoring summary

1| 12:43| Northern Illinois| Aregeros Turner 5 yd run (Christian Hagan kick)| Northern Illinois 7–0
1| 6:21| Ohio State| Jack Willoughby 31 yd field goal| Northern Illinois 7–3
2| 12:20| Northern Illinois| Christian Hagan 38 yd field goal| Northern Illinois 10–3
2| 8:21| Ohio State| Michael Thomas 23 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick)| 10–10
3| 8:27| Ohio State| Jack Willoughby 24 yd field goal| Ohio State 13–10
3| 1:44| Ohio State| Darren Lee 41 yd interception return (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 20–10
4| 7:46| Northern Illinois| Christian Hagan 31 yd field goal| Ohio State 20–13

### Western Michigan

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See also: 2015 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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Western Michigan | 0 | 6| 6| 0 | 12
• #1 Ohio State | 7 | 17| 7| 7 | 38

* Location: Columbus, Ohio
* Game start: 3:30 p.m.
* Elapsed time: 3:25
* Game attendance: 106,123
* Game weather: Cloudy
* TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Adam Amin and Kelly Stouffer

* Sources:

| Scoring summary

1| 13:26| Ohio State| Michael Thomas 38 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 7–0
2| 10:35| Ohio State| Jalin Marshall 37 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 14–0
2| 8:19| Western Michigan| Daniel Braverman 55 yd pass from Zach Terrell (PAT missed)| Ohio State 14–6
2| 4:09| Ohio State| Jack Willoughby 30 yd field goal| Ohio State 17–6
2| 4:02| Ohio State| Adolphus Washington 20 yd interception return (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 24–6
3| 10:50| Ohio State| Ezekiel Elliott 6 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 31–6
3| 4:26| Western Michigan| Jeremiah Mullinax 1 yd pass from Zach Terrell (2 pt conversion failed)| Ohio State 31–12
4| 8:24| Ohio State| Curtis Samuel 40 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 38–12

### Indiana

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See also: 2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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• #1 Ohio State | 0 | 6| 14| 14 | 34
Indiana | 3 | 7| 7| 10 | 27

* Location: Bloomington, Indiana
* Game start: 3:30 p.m.
* Elapsed time: 4:10
* Game attendance: 52,929
* Game weather: Cloudy, Light Rain
* TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick and Ed Cunningham

* Sources:

| Scoring summary

1| 7:26| Indiana| Griffin Oakes 34 yd field goal| Indiana 3–0
2| 13:38| Indiana| Devine Redding 1 yd run (Griffin Oakes kick)| Indiana 10–0
2| 10:21| Ohio State| Jack Willoughby 23 yd field goal| Indiana 10–3
2| 6:50| Ohio State| Jack Willoughby 26 yd field goal| Indiana 10–6
3| 8:57| Ohio State| Ezekiel Elliott 55 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 13–10
3| 2:23| Indiana| Devine Redding 1 yd run (Griffin Oakes kick)| Indiana 17–13
3| 1:02| Ohio State| Ezekiel Elliott 65 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 20–17
4| 14:54| Ohio State| Michael Thomas 23 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 27–17
4| 10:37| Indiana| Griffin Oakes 34 yd field goal| Ohio State 27–20
4| 10:24| Ohio State| Ezekiel Elliott 75 yd run (Jack Wiloughby kick)| Ohio State 34–20
4| 10:03| Indiana| Zander Diamont 79 yd run (Griffin Oakes kick)| Ohio State 34–27

### Maryland

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See also: 2015 Maryland Terrapins football team

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Maryland | 7 | 7| 7| 7 | 28
• #1 Ohio State | 7 | 14| 14| 14 | 49

* Location: Columbus, Ohio
* Game start: 12:00 p.m.
* Elapsed time: 3:30
* Game attendance: 107,869
* Game weather: Sunny
* TV announcers (BTN): Eric Collins, Glen Mason

* Sources:

| Scoring summary

1| 10:52| Maryland| D.J. Moore 52 yd pass from Perry Hills (Brad Craddock kick)| Maryland 7–0
1| 4:23| Ohio State| J.T. Barrett 3 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| 7–7
2| 14:32| Ohio State| Ezekiel Elliott 2 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 14–7
2| 6:41| Ohio State| Braxton Miller 19 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 21–7
2| 0:43| Maryland| Perry Hills 3 yd run (Brad Craddock kick)| Ohio State 21–14
3| 11:17| Maryland| Perry Hills 4 yd run (Brad Craddock kick)| 21–21
3| 6:58| Ohio State| Jalin Marshall 48 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 28–21
3| 0:15| Ohio State| J.T. Barrett 1 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 35–21
4| 6:38| Ohio State| Ezekiel Elliott 16 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 42–21
4| 5:46| Ohio State| J.T. Barrett 18 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 49–21
4| 0:55| Maryland| Wes Brown 1 yd run (Brad Craddock kick)| Ohio State 49–28

### Penn State

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See also: 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry

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Penn State | 3 | 0| 7| 0 | 10
• #1 Ohio State | 0 | 21| 0| 17 | 38

* Location: Columbus, Ohio
* Game start: 8:00 p.m.
* Elapsed time: 3:45
* Game attendance: 108,423
* Game weather: Partly Cloudy
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox

* Sources:

| Scoring summary

1| 11:32| Penn State| Joey Julius 33 yd field goal| Penn State 3–0
2| 13:43| Ohio State| J.T. Barrett 5 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 7–3
2| 9:26| Ohio State| Ezekiel Elliott 10 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 14–3
2| 3:17| Ohio State| J.T. Barrett 13 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 21–3
3| 13:59| Penn State| DaeSean Hamilton 8 yd pass from Christian Hackenberg (Joey Julius kick)| Ohio State 21–10
4| 12:54| Ohio State| Jack Willoughby 39 yd field goal| Ohio State 24–10
4| 6:25| Ohio State| Braxton Miller 5 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 31–10
4| 4:14| Ohio State| Michael Thomas 6 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 38–10

"Dark Night at the Shoe" – Ohio State wears all-black uniforms for the first time in school history.[7]

### Rutgers

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See also: 2015 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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• #1 Ohio State | 7 | 14| 21| 7 | 49
Rutgers | 0 | 0| 0| 7 | 7

* Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
* Game start: 8:00 p.m.
* Elapsed time: 3:30
* Game attendance: 53,111
* Game weather: Clear
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox

* Sources:

| Scoring summary

1| 0:10| Ohio State| Ezekiel Elliott 2 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 7–0
2| 6:48| Ohio State| Michael Thomas 50 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 14–0
2| 3:02| Ohio State| J.T. Barrett 2 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 21–0
3| 13:13| Ohio State| Curtis Samuel 30 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 28–0
3| 8:24| Ohio State| J.T. Barrett 10 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 35–0
3| 4:34| Ohio State| Jalin Marshall 1 yd pass from J.T. Barrett| Ohio State 42–0
4| 13:42| Ohio State| Ezekiel Elliott 55 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 49–0
4| 0:13| Rutgers| Andre Patton 4 yd pass from Hayden Rettig (Kyle Federico kick)| Ohio State 49–7

### Minnesota

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See also: 2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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Minnesota | 0 | 0| 0| 14 | 14
• #1 Ohio State | 0 | 14| 7| 7 | 28

* Location: Columbus, Ohio
* Game start: 8:00 p.m.
* Elapsed time: 3:35
* Game weather: Clear
* TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe

* Sources:

| Scoring summary

2| 4:53| Ohio State| Vonn Bell 16 yd interception return (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 7–0
2| 0:54| Ohio State| Ezekiel Elliott 15 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 14–0
3| 6:43| Ohio State| Michael Thomas 6 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 21–0
4| 10:25| Minnesota| KJ Maye 4 yd pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick)| Ohio State 21–7
4| 2:10| Minnesota| Rashad Still 10 yd pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick)| Ohio State 21–14
4| 1:53| Ohio State| Cardale Jones 38 yd run (Jack Willoughby kick)| Ohio State 28–14

### Illinois

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See also: 2015 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and Illinois–Ohio State football rivalry

Illibuck  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• #2 Ohio State | 7 | 7| 7| 7 | 28
Illinois | 0 | 3| 0| 0 | 3

* Location: Champaign, Illinois
* Game start: 12:00 p.m.
* Elapsed time: 3:35
* Game attendance: 51,515
* Game weather: Sunny
* TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay

* Sources:

| Scoring summary

1| 3:43| Ohio State| Michael Thomas 24 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Sean Nuernberger kick)| Ohio State 7–0
2| 10:12| Illinois| Taylor Zalewski 46 yd field goal| Ohio State 7–3
2| 0:50| Ohio State| J.T. Barrett 6 yd run (Sean Nuernberger kick)| Ohio State 14–3
3| 6:57| Ohio State| Ezekiel Elliott 1 yd run (Sean Nuernberger kick)| Ohio State 21–3
4| 9:47| Ohio State| Ezekiel Elliott 10 yd run (Sean Nuernberger kick)| Ohio State 28–3

### Michigan State

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See also: 2015 Michigan State Spartans football team

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• #9 Michigan State | 0 | 7| 0| 10 | 17
#2 Ohio State | 0 | 7| 7| 0 | 14

* Location: Columbus, Ohio
* Game start: 3:30 p.m.
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, and Heather Cox

* Sources:

### Michigan

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See also: 2015 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry

The Game  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• #8 Ohio State | 7 | 7| 14| 14 | 42
#12 Michigan | 0 | 10| 0| 3 | 13

* Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
* Game start: 12:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 111,829
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy
* Referee: Jerry McGinn
* TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, and Holly Rowe

* Sources:

### Notre Dame–Fiesta Bowl

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See also: 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and 2016 Fiesta Bowl (January)

BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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#8 Notre Dame | 0 | 14| 7| 7 | 28
• #7 Ohio State | 14 | 14| 7| 9 | 44

* Location: Glendale, AZ
* Game start: 1:07 p.m. EST
* Elapsed time: 3:31
* Game attendance: 71,123
* Game weather: None (Indoor Stadium)
* Referee: Hubert Owens (SEC)[8]
* TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, & Todd McShay (ESPN) Adam Amin, Kelly Stouffer, & Olivia Harlan (ESPN Radio)

* Sources:

## 2016 NFL Draft

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The Buckeyes had 12 players (5 in the first round) in the 2016 NFL draft.[9]

Round | Pick Number | NFL Team | Player | Position

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1 | 3 | San Diego Chargers | Joey Bosa | DE
1 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Ezekiel Elliott | RB
1 | 10 | New York Giants | Eli Apple | CB
1 | 16 | Detroit Lions | Taylor Decker | OT
1 | 20 | New York Jets | Darron Lee | OLB
2 | 47 | New Orleans Saints | Michael Thomas | WR
2 | 61 | New Orleans Saints | Vonn Bell | S
3 | 80 | Buffalo Bills | Adolphus Washington | DT
3 | 85 | Houston Texans | Braxton Miller | WR
3 | 94 | Seattle Seahawks | Nick Vannett | TE
4 | 102 | San Diego Chargers | Joshua Perry | OLB
4 | 139 | Buffalo Bills | Cardale Jones | QB

In addition, 3 players were signed as undrafted free agents

Position | Player | NFL Team

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OL | Chase Farris | Detroit Lions
WR | Jalin Marshall | New York Jets
S | Tyvis Powell | Seattle Seahawks

* Sources:[10]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Big Ten Announces 2015 Conference Football Schedule". Big Ten Conference. June 3, 2013. Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
2. ^ "2015 Ohio State Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
3. ^ Schlabach, Mark (December 28, 2014). "Tom Herman focuses on Buckeyes now, Houston later". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
4. ^ Schad, Joe (January 11, 2015). "Source: Ohio State to hire Tim Beck". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
5. ^ "Ohio State hires Tony Alford to coach running backs". USA Today. February 10, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
6. ^ "2014 Spring Football" (PDF). The Ohio State University Department of Athletics. p. 2\. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
7. ^ FoxSports.com. Retrieved 2016-Oct-09.
8. ^ "2016 Fiesta Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
9. ^ "2016 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
10. ^ "Undrafted free agent signings 2016: Every team's pickups in one place". Undrafted Free Agents. April 30, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

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