1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
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Cotton Bowl Classic Champions
Big Ten Co-Champions |
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Cotton Bowl Classic, W 28–12 vs. Texas A&M
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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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) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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August 27 | 8:00 PM | vs. #5 Alabama* | #9 | Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) | Raycom | L 10–16 | 68,296 | ||
September 13 | 2:30 PM | at #17 Washington* | #10 | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | CBS | L 7–40 | 61,070 | ||
September 20 | 1:30 PM | Colorado* | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, 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 Stadium • Bloomington, IN | W 24–22 | 51,641 | ||||
October 18 | 7:00 PM | at Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | WTBS | W 39–11 | 68,757 | |||
October 25 | 12:30 PM | Minnesota![]() |
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | WTBS | W 33–0 | 89,936 | |||
November 1 | 12:30 PM | at #11 Iowa | #17 | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa 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 Stadium • Madison, 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 Bowl • Dallas, 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
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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 |
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- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data