2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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
2015 record 12–1 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Urban Meyer (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Ed Warinner (4th year)
Co-offensive coordinator Tim Beck (1st year)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Luke Fickell (10th; 15th overall year)
Co-defensive coordinator Chris Ash (2nd year)
Base defense Multiple
Captain J. T. Barrett
Jacoby Boren
Taylor Decker
Braxton Miller
Joshua Perry
Tyvis Powell
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 104,944)
2015 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
#6 Michigan State xy$^   7 – 1         12 – 2  
#4 Ohio State x   7 – 1         12 – 1  
#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
#9 Iowa x   8 – 0         12 – 2  
#23 Northwestern   6 – 2         10 – 3  
#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
As of January 2, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented The Ohio State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Buckeye's 126th 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.

Personnel

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.[1] On January 11, 2015, Ohio State announced the hiring of former Nebraska coach Tim Beck to replace Herman as co-offensive coordinator.[2] 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.[3]

Head coach Urban Meyer

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Ohio State 		Alma mater
Urban MeyerHead coach4thCincinnati (1986)
Luke Fickell Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers13thOhio State (1997)
Chris Ash Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties2ndDrake (1995)
Larry JohnsonAssistant Head Coach/Defensive Line2ndElizabeth City State (1973)
Kerry CoombsSpecial Teams Coordinator/Cornerbacks4thDayton (1983)
Tim BeckCo-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks1stCentral Florida (1988)
Ed WarinnerCo-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line4thMount Union (1984)
Tony AlfordAssistant Head Coach/Running Backs1stColorado State (1992)
Zach SmithWide Receivers4thFlorida (2007)
Tim HintonTight Ends, Fullbacks4thWilmington (1982)
Quinn TempelOffensive Graduate Assistant1stOhio State (2013)
Mickey MarottiAssistant Athletic Director for Football Sports Performance4thWest Liberty (1987)
Reference:[4]

Roster

2015 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR, QB 1 Miller, BraxtonBraxton Miller  Sr
HB 2 Wilson, DontreDontre Wilson Jr
WR 3 Thomas, MichaelMichael Thomas  Jr
RB 4 Samuel, CurtisCurtis Samuel So
WR 5 Dixon, JohnnieJohnnie Dixon  Fr
QB, WR 6 Gibson, TorranceTorrance Gibson Fr
WR 7 Marshall, JalinJalin Marshall  So
QB 10 Burrow, JoeJoe Burrow Fr
QB 11 Cook, JustinJustin Cook So
QB 12 Jones, CardaleCardale Jones  Jr
QB 13 Collier, StephenStephen Collier  Fr
WR 14 Hill, K. J.K. J. Hill Fr
RB 15 Elliott, EzekielEzekiel Elliott Jr
QB 16 Barrett, J. T.J. T. Barrett  So
WR 18 Mitchell, KatoKato Mitchell Sr
WR 19 Ramstetter, JoeJoe Ramstetter So
RB 20 Weber, MikeMike Weber Fr
WR 21 Campbell, ParrisParris Campbell  Fr
WR 23 McDaniel, DevlinDevlin McDaniel Jr
TE 24 Berry, RashodRashod Berry Fr
RB 25 Dunn, Bri'onteBri'onte Dunn  Jr
RB 26 Wise, PatrickPatrick Wise So
RB 28 Ball, WarrenWarren Ball  Jr
WR 33 Clutter, AustinAustin Clutter Fr
RB 35 Johnson, JeffieJeffie Johnson Sr
TE 44 Ferrelli, GuyGuy Ferrelli Jr
C 50 Boren, JacobyJacoby Boren Sr
OL 51 Hale, JoelJoel Hale  Sr
OL 54 Price, BillyBilly Price  So
OL 56 Burrell, MatthewMatthew Burrell Fr
OL 57 Farris, ChaseChase Farris  Sr
OL 59 Prince, IsaiahIsaiah Prince Fr
OL 60 Pfenning, BlakeBlake Pfenning Fr
OL 62 Parry, AaronAaron Parry Jr
OL 63 Woidke, KevinKevin Woidke Fr
OL 65 Elflein, PatPat Elflein  Jr
OL 68 Decker, TaylorTaylor Decker Sr
OL 69 Pahl, BrandonBrandon Pahl Fr
OL 71 Trout, KyleKyle Trout  Fr
OL 74 Jones, JamarcoJamarco Jones So
OL 75 Lisle, EvanEvan Lisle  So
OL 76 Bowen, BrandonBrandon Bowen Fr
OL 77 Feder, KevinKevin Feder Fr
OL 78 Knox, DemetriusDemetrius Knox  Fr
OL 79 Taylor, BradyBrady Taylor  Fr
WR 80 Brown, NoahNoah Brown So
TE 81 Vannett, NickNick Vannett  Sr
WR 82 Clark, JamesJames Clark  So
WR 83 McLaurin, TerryTerry McLaurin  Fr
WR 84 Smith, CoreyCorey Smith  Sr
TE 85 Baugh, MarcusMarcus Baugh  So
WR 87 Stump, AlexAlex Stump Fr
TE 88 Alexander, A. J.A. J. Alexander Fr
WR 89 Greene, JeffJeff Greene  Sr
 Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 1 Smith, ErickErick Smith So
CB 2 Lattimore, MarshonMarshon Lattimore  Fr
CB 3 Webb, DamonDamon Webb So
LB 5 McMillan, RaekwonRaekwon McMillan So
DE 6 Hubbard, SamSam Hubbard Fr
CB 8 Conley, GareonGareon Conley  So
DL 9 Cornell, JashonJashon Cornell Fr
DL 10 Holmes, JalynJalyn Holmes So
S 11 Bell, VonnVonn Bell Jr
CB 12 Ward, DenzelDenzel Ward Fr
CB 13 Apple, EliEli Apple  So
CB 14 Norwood, JoshuaJoshua Norwood Fr
DB 15 Howard, CameronCameron Howard Sr
S 16 Burrows, CamCam Burrows Jr
LB 17 Baker, JeromeJerome Baker Fr
S 18 Lawless, MichaelMichael Lawless Jr
CB 19 Glover-Williams, EricEric Glover-Williams Fr
S 20 Franklin, KhaleedKhaleed Franklin Jr
CB 21 Forte, TrevonTrevon Forte  So
S 23 Powell, TyvisTyvis Powell  Jr
S 24 Hooker, MalikMalik Hooker  Fr
CB 25 Kelleher, LoganLogan Kelleher So
S 26 Barnes, JarrodJarrod Barnes Jr
S 28 Cibene, MichaelMichael Cibene Jr
S 29 Maduko, MikeMike Maduko So
LB 30 Drake, JaredJared Drake Fr
CB 32 Goins, ElijaahElijaah Goins Jr
LB 33 Booker, DanteDante Booker So
LB 34 Conner, NickNick Conner Fr
LB 35 Worley, ChrisChris Worley  So
LB 36 Turnure, ZachZach Turnure Jr
LB 37 Perry, JoshuaJoshua Perry Sr
LB 38 Fada, CraigCraig Fada Jr
LB 39 Berger, KyleKyle Berger  Fr
LB 43 Lee, DarronDarron Lee So
S 46 Haney, Cin'QuanCin'Quan Haney Jr
LB 47 Hillard, JustinJustin Hillard Fr
LB 48 Burger, JoeJoe Burger  Jr
DL 52 Munger, DonovanDonovan Munger  So
DT 53 Hamilton, DavonDavon Hamilton Fr
LB 55 Willams, CamCam Willams Sr
DT 57 Landers, RobertRobert Landers Fr
DL 59 Lewis, TyquanTyquan Lewis  So
DE 70 Fong, ChrisChris Fong  Sr
DL 77 Hill, MichaelMichael Hill  So
DL 86 Jones, Dre'MontDre'Mont Jones Fr
DL 90 Schutt, TommyTommy Schutt Sr
DL 92 Washington, AdolphusAdolphus Washington Sr
DL 93 Sprinkle, TracyTracy Sprinkle  So
DL 94 Thompson, DylanDylan Thompson  Fr
DL 97 Bosa, JoeyJoey Bosa Jr
 Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 30 Durbin, TylerTyler Durbin Jr
LS 41 Haynes, BryceBryce Haynes  Sr
LS 44 Mawhirter, AaronAaron Mawhirter Jr
LS 49 McCullough, LiamLiam McCullough Fr
P 95 Johnston, CameronCameron Johnston Jr
K 96 Nuernberger, SeanSean Nuernberger So
K 98 Willoughby, JackJack Willoughby  Sr
Head coach
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)
  • Jim Cordle (Graduate Assistant - Offense)
  • Brian Mason (Graduate Assistant - Defense)
  • Matt Merritt (Graduate Assistant - Offense)
  • Vince Oghobaase (Graduate Assistant - Defense)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 5, 2016

Schedule

The Big Ten Conference released the schedule for the 2015 season on June 3, 2013.[5] Ohio State will face all six Eastern Division opponents Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State and Rutgers.[5] Ohio State will also face two Western Division opponents: rival Illinois and Minnesota.[5] 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
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. Marylanddagger 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 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. 1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 28–14   108,075
November 14 12:00 p.m. at Illinois No. 2 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 ABC L 14–17   108,975‡
November 28 12:00 p.m. at No. 12 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 (BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl) ESPN W 44–28   71,123
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
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 notes

Virginia Tech

1 234Total
• #1 Ohio State 14 01414 42
Virginia Tech 0 1707 24
  • Sources:

Hawaii

1 234Total
Hawaii 0 000 0
• #1 Ohio State 7 7321 38
  • Location: Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 107,145
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Television network: BTN
  • Sources:

Northern Illinois

1 234Total
Northern Illinois 7 303 13
• #1 Ohio State 3 7100 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:

Western Michigan

1 234Total
Western Michigan 0 660 12
• #1 Ohio State 7 1777 38
  • Sources:

Indiana

1 234Total
• #1 Ohio State 0 61414 34
Indiana 3 7710 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:

Maryland

1 234Total
Maryland 7 777 28
• #1 Ohio State 7 141414 49
  • Location: Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 107,869
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Television network: BTN
  • Sources:

Penn State

1 234Total
Penn State 3 070 10
• #1 Ohio State 0 21017 38
  • Sources:

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

Rutgers

1 234Total
• #1 Ohio State 7 14217 49
Rutgers 0 007 7
  • Sources:

Minnesota

1 234Total
Minnesota 0 0014 14
• #3 Ohio State 0 1477 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:

Illinois

Illibuck
1 234Total
• #3 Ohio State 7 777 28
Illinois 0 300 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:

Michigan State

1 234Total
• #9 Michigan State 0 7010 17
#3 Ohio State 0 770 14
  • Location: Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m.
  • Television network: ABC
  • Sources:

Michigan

The Game
1 234Total
• #8 Ohio State 7 71414 42
#12 Michigan 0 1003 13
  • Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 111,829
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • Television network: ABC
  • Sources:

Notre Dame–Fiesta Bowl

BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl
1 234Total
#7 Notre Dame 0 1477 28
• #8 Ohio State 14 1479 44
  • Sources:

2016 NFL Draft

The Buckeyes had 12 players (5 in the first round) in the 2016 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Number NFL Team Player Position
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
OL Chase Farris Detroit Lions
WR Jalin Marshall New York Jets
S Tyvis Powell Seattle Seahawks

References

  1. ↑ Mark, Schlabach (December 28, 2014). "Tom Herman focuses on Buckeyes now, Houston later". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ Schad, Joe (January 11, 2015). "Source: Ohio State to hire Tim Beck". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ohio State hires Tony Alford to coach running backs". USA Today. February 10, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ "2014 Spring Football" (PDF). The Ohio State University Department of Athletics. p. 2. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "Big Ten Announces 2015 Conference Football Schedule". Big Ten Conference. June 3, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ "2015 Ohio State Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  7. ↑ FoxSports.com. Retrieved 2016-Oct-09.
  8. ↑ "2016 Fiesta Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  9. ↑ "Undrafted free agent signings 2016: Every team's pickups in one place". Undrafted Free Agents. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
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