2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NCAA team season Template:2001 Big Ten football standings The 2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. It marked their first season under new head coach Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–5 record, capped by a 26–20 victory over their rival the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor in the regular season finale. The Buckeyes went on to play in the 2002 Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida, where they lost, 31–28, to the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Preseason

The 2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football season marked a transition from former head coach John Cooper to new head coach Jim Tressel. Tressel was beginning his first season as head coach at the Division I-A level as the 22nd head coach of the Buckeyes. He came from Youngstown State University where he led the Penguins to four national championships at the Division I-AA level. The Buckeyes finished the 2000 season with an 8–4 record and Coach Cooper was later fired on January 2, 2001.[1]

Prior to Cooper's firing, the Buckeyes were ranked 23rd in the AP Poll, losing in the 2001 Outback Bowl to the South Carolina Gamecocks by a score of 24–7.[2]

Schedule

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Roster

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Coaching staff

  • Jim Tressel - Head Coach (1st year)
  • Jim Bollman - Offensive Line/OC (1st year)
  • Ken Conaster - Special Teams (1st year)
  • Bill Conley - Tight Ends / Recruiting Coordinator (15th year)
  • Joe Daniels - Quarterbacks (1st year)
  • Mark Dantonio - Defensive Coordinator (1st year)
  • Jim Heacock - Defensive Line (6th year)
  • Mark Snyder - Defensive Linebackers (1st year)
  • Tim Spencer - Running Backs (8th year)
  • Mel Tucker - Defensive Backs (1st year)
  • Bob Tucker - Director of Football Operations (7th year)
  • Dick Tressel - Associate Director of Football Operations (1st year)

Depth chart

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Source: Athletic Department official site, 2001 football archive 12-01 depth chart

Game summaries

Akron

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Akron 0 707 14
• Ohio St 14 770 28 
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UCLA

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Indiana

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Northwestern

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Wisconsin

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San Diego State

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Penn State

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Minnesota

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Purdue

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Illinois

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Michigan

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Ohio State Buckeyes at #11 Michigan Wolverines
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Ohio State 7 16 0326
Michigan 0 0 71320

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: November 24, 2001
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: High 50s, Cloudy, wind 15 mph ESE
  • Game attendance: 111,571
  • Referee: S. Newman
  • Box Score
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2002 Outback Bowl

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Rankings

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2002 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL club
LeCharles Bentley 2 44 Guard New Orleans Saints
Derek Ross 3 75 Defensive Back Dallas Cowboys
Jonathan Wells 4 99 Running Back Houston Texans
Darnell Sanders 4 122 Tight End Cleveland Browns
Jamar Martin 4 129 Fullback Dallas Cowboys
Courtland Bullard 5 167 Linebacker St. Louis Rams
Tyson Walter 6 179 Center Dallas Cowboys
Steve Bellisari 6 205 Quarterback St. Louis Rams

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References

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