1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Buckeyes logo.svg
Cotton Bowl Classic Champions
Big Ten Co-Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #6
AP #7
1986 record 10–3 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Earle Bruce
MVP Cris Carter
Captain Jim Karsatos
Captain Sonny Gordon
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 85,399)
Seasons
« 1985 1987 »
1986 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8 Michigan + 7 1 0     11 2 0
#7 Ohio State + 7 1 0     10 3 0
#16 Iowa 5 3 0     9 3 0
Minnesota 5 3 0     6 6 0
Michigan State 4 4 0     6 5 0
Indiana 3 5 0     6 6 0
Illinois 3 5 0     4 7 0
Northwestern 2 6 0     4 7 0
Purdue 2 6 0     3 8 0
Wisconsin 2 6 0     3 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 10–3 record, including the 1987 Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas, Texas, where they won 28–12 against the Texas A&M Aggies.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 27 8:00 PM vs. #5 Alabama* #9 Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) Raycom L 10–16   68,296
September 13 2:30 PM at #17 Washington* #10 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA CBS L 7–40   61,070
September 20 1:30 PM Colorado* Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 13–10   88,404
September 27 1:30 PM Utah* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 64–6   89,645
October 4 1:30 PM Illinois Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) W 14–0   90,030
October 11 1:00 PM at Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN W 24–22   51,641
October 18 7:00 PM at Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN WTBS W 39–11   68,757
October 25 12:30 PM Minnesotadagger Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH WTBS W 33–0   89,936
November 1 12:30 PM at #11 Iowa #17 Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA WTBS W 31–10   67,640
November 8 1:30 PM Northwestern #11 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 30–9   89,808
November 15 12:00 PM at Wisconsin #9 Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI CBS W 30–17   62,020
November 22 12:00 PM #6 Michigan #7 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game) CBS L 24–26   90,674
January 1 1:30 PM vs. #8 Texas A&M* #11 Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) CBS W 28–12   74,188
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth Chart

Defense


FS
David Brown


OLB ILB ILB SLB
Eric Kumerow Chris Spielman Mike Kee Derek Isaman
Scott Leach John Sullivan Mike McCray
ROV
Sonny Gordon
CB
William White
Ray Jackson


DE NT DE
David Schell Fred Ridder Mike Showalter
Mike Sullivan Henry Brown
CB
Greg Rogan
Zack Dumas
Offense
SE
Cris Carter
Jamie Holland
LT LG C RG RT
Joe Staysniak Jeff Uhlenhake Bob Maggs Greg Zackeroff Larry Kotterman
Tim Moxley Karl Coles Jeff Davidson Jay Shaffer
TE
Ed Taggart
John Hutchison
FL
Nate Harris
Everett Ross
QB
Jim Karsatos
Tom Tupa
FB
George Cooper
Barry Walker
Special Teams
PK Matt Frantz
PK Pat O'Morrow
P Tom Tupa



RB
Vince Workman
Jimmy Bryant
Bob Grosbeck


[1]

Coaching staff

  • Earle Bruce - Head Coach (8th year)
  • Gary Blackney - Defensive Coordinator (3rd year)
  • Bill Conley - Offense (3rd year)
  • Steve Devine - Offensive Line (4th year)
  • Randy Hart - Defensive Line (5th year)
  • Chuck Heater - Defensive Backs (2nd year)
  • Tom Lichtenberg - Quarterbacks/Receivers (1st year)
  • Urban Meyer - Offensive Tight Ends (1st year)
  • Bob Palcic - Offensive Line (1st year)
  • Fred Pagac - Defensive Linebackers (5th year)
  • Lenny Willis - (2nd year)

Game summaries

Purdue

  • David Brown 100 Yd INT RET for TD (Big Ten record)
  • Cris Carter 7 Rec, 118 Yds
  • Jim Bryant 24 Rush, 129 Yds [2]

1987 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
Cris Carter 4 3 Wide Receiver Philadelphia Eagles
Sonny Gordon 6 157 Defensive Back Cincinnati Bengals
Jamie Holland 7 173 Wide Receiver San Diego Chargers
Scott Leach 9 234 Linebacker New Orleans Saints
Jim Karsatos 12 322 Quarterback Miami Dolphins

References

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Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
  1. 1987 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  2. Eugene-Register Guard. 1986 Oct 19.