The 1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the

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in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 10–3 record, including the 1987 Cotton Bowl Classic in

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, where they won 28–12 against the

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Schedule

Personnel

Depth chart

1987 Ohio State Football Media Guide

Game summaries

vs. Alabama

at Washington

Colorado

Utah

Illinois

at Indiana

at Purdue

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Minnesota

Iowa

Northwestern

Wisconsin

Michigan

Matt Frantz missed a 45-yard field goal that would have given Ohio State the lead with 1:01 remaining in the game.

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had 29 tackles in defeat.

vs. Texas A&M (Cotton Bowl)

1987 NFL draftees

References

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