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Ohio State

B10 · 2016 Season · Final

Contender
Record
11–2
0.846 Win %
Conference
1st
8–1 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
115
1904–2026
All-Time Record
884–271–36
0.757 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1968, 2014, 2024
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 26 · Top 10: 43 · Top 25: 72
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 2 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 20 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 23 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Ohio State head-to-head · History & Eras

2016 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC4–8W 77–10
3Week 3 · Sep 13Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND AAC10–3W 48–3
4Week 4 · Sep 20Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HB1211–2W 45–24
6Week 6 · Oct 4Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HB102–10W 58–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB106–7W 38–17
8Week 8 · Oct 18Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB1011–3W 30–23
9Week 9 · Oct 25Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB1011–3L 21–24
10Week 10 · Nov 1Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB107–6W 24–20
11Week 11 · Nov 8Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HB109–4W 62–3
12Week 12 · Nov 15Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HB106–7W 62–3
13Week 13 · Nov 22Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB103–9W 17–16
14Week 14 · Nov 29Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2HB1010–3W 30–27
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 3Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC14–1L 0–31

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
0.203
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+75
-4+79
  • Oklahoma +11
  • Wisconsin +11
  • Tulsa +10
  • Michigan +10
  • Nebraska +9
  • Northwestern +7
  • Indiana +6
  • Maryland +6
  • Bowling Green +4
  • Michigan State +3
  • Rutgers +2
  • Clemson -1
  • Penn State -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #3Better than 99%
Win % Place 5thBetter than 97%

0.846 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#3Post-Season W1#3Post-Season W2#3Post-Season W3#3Post-Season W4#3Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+67
+45
+21
+58
+21
+7
-3
+4
+59
+59
+1
+3
-31

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#642011#52012#82013#12014#32015

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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