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)

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 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

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

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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

References

1. 1987 Ohio State Football Media Guide
2. Eugene-Register Guard. 1986 Oct 19.

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players