American college football season
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, where they won 28–12 against the Texas A&M Aggies.
Schedule
Personnel
Depth chart
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Game summaries
Vs. Alabama
At Washington
Colorado
Utah
Illinois
At Indiana
At Purdue
Ohio State Buckeyes (4–2) at Purdue Boilermakers (1–5)
at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Date: October 18
- Game time: 6:15 p.m.
- Game weather: Clear, 53 °F (12 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,737
- Referee: Otho Kortz
Dave Brown's interception return set a Big Ten record for longest in a single game.[4]
Minnesota
Iowa
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Michigan
#6 Michigan Wolverines (9–1) at #7 Ohio State Buckeyes (9–2)
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: November 22
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 55 °F (13 °C)
- Game attendance: 90,674
- Referee: Tom Quinn
- TV: ABC
Matt Frantz missed a 45-yard field goal that would have given Ohio State the lead with 1:01 remaining in the game. Chris Spielman had 29 tackles in defeat.
1987 NFL draftees
References
- ^ "Alabama capitalizes on OSU's mistakes". The Akron Beacon Journal. August 28, 1986. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tommy George (November 23, 1986). "A Michigan classic: U-M wins, 26-24, on missed kick". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 9F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 1987 Ohio State Football Media Guide
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1986 Oct 19. Retrieved 2019-Sep-23.
