2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football
2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	East Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	1–1 (1–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ryan Day (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Wilson (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Kerry Coombs (2nd season)
Captain	Kamryn Babb; Haskell Garrett; Zach Harrison; Teradja Mitchell; Thayer Munford; Chris Olave
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium; (Capacity: 102,780)
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^	8	–	1	12	–	2
No. 6 Ohio State x	8	–	1	11	–	2
No. 9 Michigan State	7	–	2	11	–	2
Penn State	4	–	5	7	–	6
Maryland	3	–	6	7	–	6
Rutgers	2	–	7	5	–	8
Indiana	0	–	9	2	–	10
West Division
No. 23 Iowa xy	7	–	2	10	–	4
Minnesota	6	–	3	9	–	4
Wisconsin	6	–	3	9	–	4
Purdue	6	–	3	9	–	4
Illinois	4	–	5	5	–	7
Nebraska	1	–	8	3	–	9
Northwestern	1	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Michigan 42, Iowa 3
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represents Ohio State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They will be led by third-year head coach Ryan Day, and play their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. It will be the Buckeyes' 132nd season overall and 109th as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2020 season 7–1 overall, and 5–0 in Big Ten play to win the East division. They defeated Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship Game by the score of 22–10. Subsequently, then received an invitation to the College Football Playoff, where they beat the No. 2 Clemson in the Suger Bowl-CFP Semifinals 49–28, and there they played No. 1 Alabama in the CFP National Championship losing the game 52–24.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:00 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 4	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	FOX	W 45–31	50,805
September 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 12 Oregon*	No. 3	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	FOX	L 28-35	100,482
September 18	3:30 p.m.	Tulsa*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	FS1
September 25		Akron*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH
October 2		at Rutgers		SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
October 9	12:00 p.m.	Maryland		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH
October 23		at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
October 30		Penn State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)
November 6		at Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE
November 13		Purdue		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH
November 20		Michigan State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH
November 27	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	FOX
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	Chris Olave	Sr
QB	`3`	Quinn Ewers	Fr
WR	`4`	Julian Fleming	So
WR	`5`	Garrett Wilson	Jr
QB	`6`	Kyle McCord	Fr
QB	`7`	C. J. Stroud	Fr
WR	`8`	Kamryn Babb	Jr
QB	`9`	Jack Miller III	So
WR	`10`	Jayden Ballard	Fr
WR	`11`	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	So
WR	`12`	Emeka Egbuka	Fr
TE	`13`	Gee Scott Jr.	So
TE	`16`	Cade Stover	So
QB	`18`	J.P. Andrade	Jr
WR	`18`	Marvin Harrison Jr.	Fr
QB	`19`	Jagger LaRoe	Sr
RB	`21`	Evan Pryor	Fr
RB	`24`	Marcus Crowley	So
WR	`25`	Xavier Johnson	Jr
RB	`26`	Cayden Saunders	Fr
RB	`28`	Miyan Williams	Fr
RB	`32`	TreVeyon Henderson	Fr
RB	`33`	Master Teague III	Jr
TE	`34`	Mitch Rossi	Sr
RB	`43`	Robert Cope	Sr
TE	`49`	Patrick Gurd	So
OL	`53`	Luke Wypler	Fr
OL	`54`	Toby Wilson	Fr
OL	`55`	Matthew Jones	Jr
OL	`59`	Zach Stevenson	Jr
OL	`60`	Ryan Smith	Jr
OL	`60`	Jack Forsman	Fr
OL	`64`	Jack Jamieson	Sr
OL	`65`	Zen Michalski	Fr
OL	`66`	Enokk Vimahi	So
OL	`67`	Jakob James	Fr
OL	`69`	Trey Leroux	Fr
OL	`70`	Josh Fryar	Fr
OL	`71`	Ben Christman	Fr
OL	`73`	Grant Toutant	Fr
OL	`74`	Donovan Jackson	Fr
OL	`75`	Thayer Munford	Sr
OL	`76`	Harry Miller	Jr
OL	`77`	Paris Johnson Jr.	So
OT	`78`	Nicholas Petit-Frere	Jr
OL	`79`	Dawand Jones	Jr
TE	`80`	Corey Rau	GS
TE	`81`	Sam Hart	Fr
WR	`82`	Sam Wiglusz	Sr
WR	`83`	Joop Mitchell	Fr
TE	`84`	Joe Royer	Fr
WR	`85`	Austin Kutscher	Sr
WR	`86`	Chris Booker	Sr
WR	`87`	Reis Stocksdale	Fr
TE	`88`	Jeremy Ruckert	Sr
TE	`89`	Zak Herbstreit	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`1`	Demario McCall	Sr
CB	`2`	Kourt Williams II	Fr
LB	`3`	Teradja Mitchell	Sr
CB	`4`	Lejond Cavazos	Fr
CB	`5`	Marcus Williamson	GS
DT	`6`	Taron Vincent	Jr
CB	`7`	Sevyn Banks	Sr
DE	`8`	Javontae Jean–Baptiste	Jr
DE	`9`	Zach Harrison	Jr
S	`10`	Cameron Martinez	Fr
DE	`11`	Tyreke Smith	Sr
S	`12`	Lathan Ransom	So
CB	`13`	Jordan Hancock	Fr
S	`14`	Ronnie Hickman	So
S	`15`	Craig Young	So
CB	`16`	Ryan Watts	Fr
S	`17`	Bryson Shaw	So
LB	`19`	Dallas Gant	Sr
LB	`20`	Mitchell Melton	Fr
LB	`21`	Palaie Gaoteote IV	Sr
LB	`22`	Steele Chambers	So
S	`23`	Marcus Hooker	Jr
S	`24`	Jantzen Dunn	Fr
S	`25`	Jaylen Johnson	Fr
CB	`26`	Cameron Brown	Jr
LB	`28`	Reid Carrico	Fr
CB	`29`	Denzel Burke	Fr
LB	`30`	Cody Simon	So
CB	`32`	Jakailin Johnson	Fr
DE	`33`	Jack Sawyer	Fr
S	`34`	Andre Turrentine	Fr
LB	`35`	Tommy Eichenberg	So
LB	`36`	K'Vaughan Pope	Sr
DB	`38`	Cameron Kittle	So
DB	`38`	Andrew Moore	Fr
S	`41`	Josh Proctor	Sr
CB	`42`	Lloyd McFarquhar	Sr
LB	`43`	Ryan Batsch	Sr
DE	`44`	J.T. Tuimoloau	Fr
LB	`46`	Cade Kacherski	Sr
LB	`50`	Jackson Kuwatch	Fr
DT	`51`	Michael Hall Jr.	Fr
DT	`52`	Antwuan Jackson	GS
DE	`54`	Tyler Friday	Sr
DE	`56`	Aaron Cox	Sr
LB	`57`	Jalen Pace	Fr
DT	`58`	Ty Hamilton	So
DL	`59`	Darrion Henry-Young	Fr
DL	`62`	Bryce Prater	Fr
DL	`63`	Zach Prater	Fr
DL	`83`	Cormontae Hamilton	So
DT	`86`	Jerron Cage	Sr
DT	`90`	Jaden McKenzie	So
DT	`91`	Tyleik Williams	Fr
DT	`92`	Haskell Garrett	GS
DL	`93`	Jacolbe Cowan	Fr
DL	`97`	Noah Potter	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`20`	Dominic DiMaccio	Sr
P	`29`	Jesse Mirco	Fr
K	`37`	Garrison Smith	Fr
LS	`42`	Bradley Robinson	Sr
LS	`48`	Max Lomonico	Fr
K	`95`	Noah Ruggles	GS
P	`96`	Michael O'Shaughnessy	Jr
K	`98`	Jake Seibert	Fr

Head coach

Ryan Day

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Larry Johnson (Associate Head Coach / Defensive Line)
Kerry Coombs (Defensive Coordinator)
Kevin Wilson (Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends)
Al Washington (Linebackers)
Tony Alford (Assistant Head Coach for Offense / Running Backs)
Brian Hartline (Wide Receivers)
Greg Studrawa (Offensive Line)
Matt Barnes (Secondary)
Corey Dennis (Quarterbacks)
Parker Fleming (Special Teams Coordinator)
Paul Rhoads (Defensive Analyst)
Todd Fitch (Offensive Analyst)
Mickey Marotti (Assistant Athletic Director / Director of Football)
Gene Smith (Vice President / Athletic Director)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

at Minnesota

Ohio State at Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 4 Ohio State	7	3	21	14	45
Minnesota	0	14	7	10	31

Date: September 2, 2021
Location:
Huntington Bank Stadium
Minneapolis, MN
Game start: 8:00 P.M. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:32
Game attendance: 50,805
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C); Rain; Wind at 8 mph
Referee: Reggie Smith
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline)

No. 4 Ohio State opened the season at Huntington Bank Stadium, where they faced the Minnesota Golden Gophers. This was the 51st meeting between the teams, with Ohio State having a winning record against the Golden Gophers at 44–7–0. The Buckeyes had won ten straight entering the game, which was their second longest current Big Ten winning streak. The teams last met in 2018, with the Buckeyes winning 30–14 at Ohio Stadium.

Ohio State took an early lead on 71-yard touchdown run by Miyan Williams and a 35-yard field goal. Leading 10–0, Minnesota scored two consecutive touchdowns in the second quarter to take a 14–10 lead at the half. The teams traded touchdowns to start the third quarter. CJ Stroud then hit Garrett Wilson on a 56-yard touchdown pass to give the Buckeyes a 24–21 lead. On the ensuing possession, Haskell Garrett recovered a strip sack and returned the fumble 32 yards for a touchdown and pushing the Buckeye lead to 31–21. Following a Minnesota field goal, Stroud hit TreVeyon Henderson on a 70-yard pass and run to extend OSU's lead to 14. Minnesota narrowed the lead to seven again with just over five minutes remaining, but Stroud hit Chris Olave for a 61-yard touchdown, Olave's second in the game and Stroud's fourth touchdown pass. The 45–31 win moved OSU to 1–0 in conference on the season.

Williams ran for 127 yards on nine carries while Stroud completed 13 of 22 pass for 294 yards and four touchdowns. OSU's defense, though scoring a touchdown, surrendered 203 yards rushing and 205 yards passing to Minnesota in the win.

Statistics	Ohio State	Minnesota
First downs	17	24
Plays–yards	48–495	75–408
Rushes–yards	26–201	50–203
Passing yards	294	205
Passing: comp–att–int	13–22–1	14–25–0
Time of possession	21:00	39:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	13–22 294 yards 4 TD 1 INT
	Rushing	Miyan Williams	9 carries 127 yards 1 TD
	Receiving	Chris Olave	4 receptions 117 yards 2 TD
Minnesota	Passing	Tanner Morgan	14/25 205 yards 1 TD
	Rushing	Mohamed Ibrahim	30 carries 164 yards 2 TD
	Receiving	Dylan Wright	5 receiving 57 yards 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Ohio State	Minnesota
1st	7:22	5	92	1:42	OSU	Miyan Williams 71-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	7	0
2nd	12:50	14	74	6:47	OSU	35-yard field goal by Ruggles	10	0
2nd	9:11	6	80	3:39	MINN	Dylan Wright 13-yard touchdown reception from Tanner Morgan, Matthew Trickett kick good	10	7
2nd	3:32	8	37	4:31	MINN	Mohamed Ibrahim 1-yard touchdown run, Trickett kick good	10	14
3rd	12:43	7	81	2:17	OSU	Chris Olave 38-yard touchdown reception from CJ Stroud, Ruggles kick good	17	14
3rd	10:03	5	75	2:40	MINN	Ibrahim 19-yard touchdown run, Trickett kick good	17	21
3rd	5:12	1	56	0:08	OSU	Garrett Wilson 56-yard touchdown reception from Stroud, Ruggles kick good	24	21
3rd	2:18	5	7	2:54	OSU	Fumble recovery returned 32 yards for touchdown by Haskell Garrett, Ruggles kick good	31	21
4th	10:39	12	47	6:39	MINN	46-yard field goal by Trickett	31	24
4th	9:43	3	75	0:56	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 70-yard touchdown reception from Stroud, Ruggles kick good	38	24
4th	5:31	9	75	4:12	MINN	Bryce Williams 2-yard touchdown run, Trickett kick good	38	31
4th	4:39	2	75	0:52	OSU	Olave 61-yard touchdown reception from Stroud, Ruggles kick good	45	31
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							45	31

vs No. 12 Oregon

No. 12 Oregon vs No. 3 Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 12 Oregon	0	14	14	7	35
No. 3 Ohio State	0	7	7	14	28

Date: September 11, 2021
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 12:05 P.M. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:49
Game attendance: 100,482
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); Partly Cloudy; Wind at 9 mph
Referee: Jerry Eming
TV announcers (FOX): – Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline)

The No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0) will take on the No. 12 Oregon Ducks (1–0) in a rematch of the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship. Ohio State, who is 9–0 in the series,^[2] is favored by 14.^[3] This will be the first Buckeye game in Ohio Stadium open to the general public since November 23, 2019. Big Noon Kickoff will film on location for the game.

Statistics	Oregon	Ohio State
First downs	14	14
Plays–yards	37-245	39-271
Rushes–yards	18-102	17-81
Passing yards	143	190
Passing: comp–att–int	10-19-0	16-22-0
Time of possession	14:50	15:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing	Anthony Brown Jr.	16/34 225 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	CJ Verdell	17 carries, 151 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	CJ Verdell	3 receptions, 34 yards, 1 TD
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	34/53 472 yards 3 TD 1 INT
	Rushing	Miyan Williams	14 carries 77 yards
	Receiving	Chris Olave	12 receptions 126 yards

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Oregon	Ohio State
2	14:27	10	99	3:57	ORE	CJ Verdell 14-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good	7	0
2	8:42	5	70	1:47	OSU	Garrett Wilson 27-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	7	7
2	4:51	7	65	3;51	ORE	CJ Verdell 14-yard touchdown reception from Anthony Brown Jr., Camden Lewis kick good	14	7
3	13:38	3	84	1:22	ORE	CJ Verdell 77-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good	21	7
3	10:25	7	75	3:13	OSU	Jaxon Smith-Njigba 26-yard touchdown reception from CJ Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	21	14
3	7:38	7	75	2:47	ORE	Travis Dye 5-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good	28	14
4	12:54	8	73	2:08	OSU	Treveyon Henderson 2-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	28	21
4	10:10	6	74	2:44	ORE	Moliki Matavao 14-yard touchdown reception from Anthony Brown Jr., Camden Lewis kick good	35	21
4	7:55	8	75	2:15	OSU	Jaxson Smith-Njigba 15-yard touchdown reception from CJ Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	35	28
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							35	28

vs Tulsa

Tulsa vs Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulsa	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 18, 2021
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 3:30 P.M. EDT
Elapsed time: –
Game attendance: –
Referee: –
TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)

Statistics	Tulsa	Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulsa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Tulsa	Ohio State
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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vs Akron

Akron vs Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Akron	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 25, 2021
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: –
Elapsed time: –
Game attendance: –
Referee: –
TV announcers (–): –

Statistics	Akron	Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Akron	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Akron	Ohio State
{{{Quarter}}}					{{{Team}}}		{{{Visitor}}}	{{{Home}}}
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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at Rutgers

Ohio State vs Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rutgers	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 2, 2021
Location:
SHI Stadium
Piscataway, NJ
Game start: –
Elapsed time: –
Game attendance: –
Referee: –
TV announcers (–): –

Statistics	Ohio State	Rutgers
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Ohio State	Rutgers
{{{Quarter}}}					{{{Team}}}		{{{Visitor}}}	{{{Home}}}
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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vs Maryland

Maryland vs Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 9, 2021
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: –
Elapsed time: –
Game attendance: –
Referee: –
TV announcers (–): –

Statistics	Maryland	Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maryland	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Maryland	Ohio State
{{{Quarter}}}					{{{Team}}}		{{{Visitor}}}	{{{Home}}}
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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at Indiana

Ohio State at Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	0
Indiana	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 23, 2021
Location:
Memorial Stadium
Bloomington, IN
Game start: –
Elapsed time: –
Game attendance: –
Referee: –
TV announcers (–): –

Statistics	Ohio State	Indiana
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Ohio State	Indiana
{{{Quarter}}}					{{{Team}}}		{{{Visitor}}}	{{{Home}}}
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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vs Penn State

Penn State vs Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn State	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 30, 2021
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: –
Elapsed time: –
Game attendance: –
Referee: –
TV announcers (–): –

Statistics	Penn State	Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Penn State	Ohio State
{{{Quarter}}}					{{{Team}}}		{{{Visitor}}}	{{{Home}}}
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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at Nebraska

Ohio State at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	0
Nebraska	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 6, 2021
Location:
Memorial Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Game start: –
Elapsed time: –
Game attendance: –
Referee: –
TV announcers (–): –

Statistics	Ohio State	Nebraska
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nebraska	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Ohio State	Nebraska
{{{Quarter}}}					{{{Team}}}		{{{Visitor}}}	{{{Home}}}
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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vs Purdue

Purdue vs Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 13, 2021
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: –
Elapsed time: –
Game attendance: –
Referee: –
TV announcers (–): –

Statistics	Purdue	Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Purdue	Ohio State
{{{Quarter}}}					{{{Team}}}		{{{Visitor}}}	{{{Home}}}
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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vs Michigan State

Michigan State vs Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan State	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 20, 2021
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: –
Elapsed time: –
Game attendance: –
Referee: –
TV announcers (–): –

Statistics	Michigan State	Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Michigan State	Ohio State
{{{Quarter}}}					{{{Team}}}		{{{Visitor}}}	{{{Home}}}
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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at Michigan

Ohio State at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	0	0	0	0
Michigan	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 27, 2021
Location:
Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Game start: 12:00 P.M. EST
Elapsed time: –
Game attendance: –
Referee: –
TV announcers (FOX): –

Statistics	Ohio State	Michigan
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Ohio State	Michigan
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

Awards and Honors

Player of the Game Awards

Player of the Game Awards
Week	Award	Player	Ref.
1	Offensive Player of the Game	Chris Olave	^[4]
	Offensive Player of the Game	Miyan Williams
	Defensive Player of the Game	Zach Harrison
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Mitch Rossi

Weekly Awards

Weekly Awards
Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Zach Harrison	PFF Game-Changing Moment of the Week	September 5, 2021	^[5]
C. J. Stroud	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	September 6, 2021	^[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	4 (1)	3
Coaches	4	3
CFP	Not released															Not released

References

^ "2021 Ohio State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ "Winsipedia - Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Oregon Ducks football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
^ "College football odds, lines, schedule for Week 2: Ohio State opens as two-touchdown favorite vs. Oregon". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
^ "Miyan Williams, Chris Olave, Zach Harrison and Mitch Rossi Named Players of the Game Against Minnesota". Eleven Warriors. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
^ Treash, Anthony (2021-09-05). "College Football Week 1: PFF's Team of the Week and Player Awards | College Football". PFF. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
^ "Penn State punter Jordan Stout earns Big Ten player of the week honor". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-09-07.

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[1] "2021 Ohio State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[2] "Winsipedia - Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Oregon Ducks football series history". Winsipedia. Retrieved 2021-09-07.

[3] "College football odds, lines, schedule for Week 2: Ohio State opens as two-touchdown favorite vs. Oregon". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-09-07.

[4] "Miyan Williams, Chris Olave, Zach Harrison and Mitch Rossi Named Players of the Game Against Minnesota". Eleven Warriors. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-09-07.

[5] Treash, Anthony (2021-09-05). "College Football Week 1: PFF's Team of the Week and Player Awards | College Football". PFF. Retrieved 2021-09-07.

[6] "Penn State punter Jordan Stout earns Big Ten player of the week honor". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-09-07.

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