1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Cotton Bowl Classic Champions Big Ten Co-Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 28–12 vs. Texas A&M
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)

	Conf					Overall
1986 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#8 Michigan §	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
#7 Ohio State §	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
#16/15 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 college football season of 1986-1987. 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 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.

Defense

Offense

Ohio State Buckeyes football

Venues	Recreation Park (1890–1897) Ohio Field (1898–1921) Ohio Stadium (1922–present) Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois Michigan (The Ten Year War) Penn State

Culture & lore	History Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" Neutron Man The Ohio State University Marching Band "Holy Buckeye" "Game of the Century" Block O "Hang On Sloopy" WBNS-TV WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches All-Century Team Yearly statistical leaders NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 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 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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