2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference East Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Urban Meyer (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Ed Warinner (5th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Tim Beck (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Luke Fickell (11th; 16th overall year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Greg Schiano (1st year)
Base defense	Multiple
Captain	TBD
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 104,944)

2016 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Indiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Maryland		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Ohio State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Penn State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rutgers		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Division
Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
Minnesota		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nebraska		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Purdue		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wisconsin		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 3, 2016
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team will represent The Ohio State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It will be the Buckeyes' 127th overall, the 104th as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and third as a member of the Eastern Division. The team will be led by Urban Meyer, in his fifth year as head coach, and will play its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	TBD	Bowling Green*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
September 10	TBD	Tulsa*		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
September 17	TBD	at Oklahoma*		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
October 1	TBD	Rutgers		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
October 8	TBD	Indiana		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
October 15	TBD	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
October 22	TBD	at Penn State		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)
October 29	TBD	Northwestern		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
November 5	TBD	Nebraska		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
November 12	TBD	at Maryland		Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
November 19	TBD	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
November 26	TBD	Michigan		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

• Sources:^[1]

Personnel

Early Entrees to the NFL

• Cardale Jones (QB)
• Ezekiel Elliot (RB)
• Jalin Marshall (WR)
• Michael Thomas (WR)
• Joey Bosa (DE)
• Darron Lee (LB)
• Eli Apple (CB)
• Tyvis Powell (S)
• Vonn Bell (S)

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
Coaches'
CFP	Not released															Not released

References

1. "2016 Ohio State Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved December 20, 2015.