2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten East Division co-champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 48–45 vs. Utah
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	East Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 6
Record	11–2 (8–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ryan Day (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Wilson (5th season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast spread
Defensive coordinator	Kerry Coombs (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Captain	Kamryn Babb Haskell Garrett Zach Harrison Teradja Mitchell Thayer Munford Chris Olave
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium

2021 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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 represented Ohio State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Ryan Day, and played their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. It was the Buckeyes' 132nd season overall and 109th as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

This was the first time since 2018 that Ohio State did not reach the College Football Playoff after two losing games against Oregon and Michigan and the first time since 2016 that Ohio State did not reach the Big Ten Championship Game.

The Buckeyes were invited to compete at the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Utah by a score of 48–45.

Offseason

Players lost

• LB Tuf Borland
• LB Baron Browning
• P Drue Chrisman
• DE Jonathon Cooper
• G Wyatt Davis – Declared for NFL Draft
• TE Luke Farrell
• QB Justin Fields – Declared for NFL Draft
• K Blake Haubeil
• TE Jake Hausmann
• LB Justin Hilliard
• C Josh Myers – Declared for NFL Draft
• RB Trey Sermon
• DT Tommy Togiai – Declared for NFL Draft
• CB Shaun Wade
• LB Pete Werner

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:00 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 4	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	W 45–31	50,805
September 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 12 Oregon*	No. 3	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	L 28–35	100,482
September 18	3:30 p.m.	Tulsa*	No. 9	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	FS1	W 41–20	76,540
September 25	7:30 p.m.	Akron*	No. 10	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	W 59–7	95,178
October 2	3:30 p.m.	at Rutgers	No. 11	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 52–13	51,006
October 9	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 7	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	FOX	W 66–17	99,277
October 23	7:30 p.m.	at Indiana	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	W 54–7	52,656
October 30	7:30 p.m.	No. 20 Penn State	No. 5	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	ABC	W 33–24	102,951
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Nebraska	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FOX	W 26–17	85,458
November 13	3:30 p.m.	No. 19 Purdue	No. 4	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 59–31	101,009
November 20	12:00 p.m.	No. 7 Michigan State	No. 4	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (College GameDay)	ABC	W 56–7	101,858
November 27	12:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Michigan	No. 2	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff, College GameDay)	FOX	L 27–42	111,156
January 1, 2022	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Utah*	No. 6	Rose Bowl, College GameDay Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	ESPN	W 48–45	87,842
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) – Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

Roster

2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Chris Olave (C) 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 So WR 8 Kamryn Babb  (C) 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 So RB 32 TreVeyon Henderson Fr RB 33 Master Teague Jr TE 34 Mitch Rossi Sr RB 43 Robert Cope Sr TE 49 Patrick Gurd So OL 53 Luke Wypler So OL 54 Toby Wilson Fr OL 55 Matthew Jones Jr OL 59 Zach Stevenson Jr OL 60 Ryan Smith Jr OL 61 Jack Forsman Fr OL 64 Jack Jamieson Sr OL 65 Zen Michalski Fr OL 66 Enokk Vimahi So OL 67 Jakob James So OL 69 Trey Leroux So OL 70 Josh Fryar So OL 71 Ben Christman Fr OL 73 Grant Toutant So OL 74 Donovan Jackson Fr OL 75 Thayer Munford (C) 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 So 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 S 2 Kourt Williams II So LB 3 Teradja Mitchell (C) Sr CB 4 Lejond Cavazos So 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 (C) Jr S 10 Cameron Martinez So 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 So S 17 Bryson Shaw So LB 19 Dallas Gant Sr LB 20 Mitchell Melton  So 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 DB 38 Cameron Kittle So DB 39 Andrew Moore Fr S 41 Josh Proctor  Sr CB 42 Lloyd McFarquhar Sr LB 43 Ryan Batsch Sr DE 44 JT 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 So 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 (C) GS DL 93 Jacolbe Cowan So 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 LS 94 Mason Arnold Fr K 95 Noah Ruggles GS P 96 Michael O'Shaughnessy Jr K 98 Jake Seibert So	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) Billy Fessler (graduate assistant – offense) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Depth chart

Defense S ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ FS ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ WLB SLB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ DE DT DT DE ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ Offense WR 2 Chris Olave 12 Emeka Egbuka ⋅ WR 11 Jaxon Smith-Njigba 18 Marvin Harrison Jr. ⋅ LT LG C RG RT 78 Nicholas Petit-Frere 75 Thayer Munford 53 Luke Wypler 77 Paris Johnson Jr. 79 Dawand Jones 70 Josh Fryar 55 Matthew Jones 76 Harry Miller 74 Donovan Jackson 66 Enokk Vimahi ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE 88 Jeremy Ruckert 16 Cade Stover ⋅ WR 5 Garrett Wilson 4 Julian Fleming ⋅ QB 7 C. J. Stroud 6 Kyle McCord 9 Jack Miller III Key reserves Special teams PK 95 Noah Ruggles PK 20 Dominic DiMaccio P 29 Jesse Mirco P 96 Michael O'Shaughnessy KR 12 Emeka Egbuka PR 5 Garrett Wilson LS 42 Bradley Robinson H 29 Jesse Mirco RB 32 TreVeyon Henderson 33 Master Teague 28 Miyan Williams

Game summaries

at Minnesota

See also: 2021 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Buckeyes	7	3	21	14	45
Golden Gophers	0	14	7	10	31

at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: September 2
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: – at 0 miles per hour (0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 50,805
• Referee: Reggie Smith
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter (7:22) OSU – Miyan Williams 71-yard run, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 1:42; Ohio State 7–0) Second quarter (12:50) OSU – Noah Ruggles 35-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 6:47; Ohio State 10–0) (9:11) MINN – Dylan Wright 13-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:39; Ohio State 10–7) (3:32) MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 1-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 4:31; Minnesota 14–10) Third quarter (12:43) OSU – Chris Olave 38-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:17; Ohio State 17–14) (10:03) MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 19-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:40; Minnesota 21–17) (5:12) OSU – Garrett Wilson 56-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, 0:08; Ohio State 24–21) (2:18) OSU – Haskell Garrett 32-yard fumble return, Noah Ruggles kick (Ohio State 31–21) Fourth quarter (10:39) MINN – Matthew Trickett 46-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 6:39; Ohio State 31–28) (9:43) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 70-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56; Ohio State 38–28) (5:31) MINN – Bryce Williams 2-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:12; Ohio State 38–31) (4:39) OSU – Chris Olave 61-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:52; Ohio State 45–31)

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. C. J. 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	21:19	38:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	13/22, 294 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Miyan Williams	9 carries, 125 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, 163 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Daniel Jackson	3 receptions, 58 yards

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: Steven Strimling TV announcers (FOX): – Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline)

See also: 2021 Oregon Ducks football team

The No. 12 Oregon Ducks defeated the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes 35–28 in a rematch of the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship. Ohio State, who is now 9–1 in the series,^[2] was favored by 14.^[3] This was the first Buckeye game in Ohio Stadium open to the general public since November 23, 2019. Big Noon Kickoff was filmed on location for the game.

Statistics	Oregon	Ohio State
First downs	27	32
Plays–yards	73–505	86–612
Rushes–yards	38–269	31–128
Passing yards	236	484
Passing: comp–att–int	17–35–0	35–54–1
Time of possession	29:46	30:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing	Anthony Brown	16–34, 225 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	C. J. Verdell	17 att, 151 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	C. J. Verdell	3 rec, 34 yds, 1 TD
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	34–53 472 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Miyan Williams	14 att, 77 yds
	Receiving	Chris Olave	12 rec, 126 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Oregon Ohio State 2 14:27 10 99 3:57 ORE C. J. 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 C. J. Verdell 14-yard touchdown reception from Anthony Brown, Camden Lewis kick good 14 7 3 13:38 3 84 1:22 ORE C. J. 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 C. J. 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 Jaxon Smith-Njigba 15-yard touchdown reception from C. J. 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 No. 9 Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total Tulsa 3 3 7 7 20 • No. 9 Ohio State 3 10 14 14 41 Date: September 18, 2021 Location: Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 4:01 Game attendance: 76,540 Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); Sunny Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)

See also: 2021 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Statistics	Tulsa	Ohio State
First downs	25	24
Plays–yards	82–501	66–508
Rushes–yards	28–73	41–323
Passing yards	428	185
Passing: comp–att–int	31–54–2	15–25–1
Time of possession	31:34	28:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulsa	Passing	Davis Brin	31–54, 428 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Deneric Prince	9 att, 38 yds
	Receiving	Josh Johnson	8 rec, 149 yds, 1 TD
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	15–25, 185 yds 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	24 att, 277 yds, 3 TD
	Receiving	Garrett Wilson	6 rec, 70 yds, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Tulsa Ohio State 1 5:40 16 81 6:30 TLSA 22-yard field goal by Zack Long 3 0 1 0:57 12 47 4:43 OSU 43-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles 3 3 2 10:47 14 62 5:10 TLSA 31-yard field goal by Zack Long 6 3 2 8:44 6 64 2:03 OSU TreVeyon Henderson 5-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 6 10 2 0:47 9 53 2:44 OSU 44-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles 6 13 3 12:12 5 72 1:46 OSU TreVeyon Henderson 48-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 6 20 3 1:00 5 48 1:36 TLSA Cannon Montgomery 21-yard touchdown reception from Davis Brin, Zack long kick good 13 20 3 0:00 3 72 0:59 OSU TreVeyon Henderson 52-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 13 27 4 12:07 6 75 2:53 TLSA Josh Johnson 22-yard touchdown reception from Davis Brin, Zack Long kick good 20 27 4 3:07 7 65 3:42 OSU Garrett Wilson 12-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 20 34 4 1:50 4 18 1:17 OSU Interception returned 61 yards for touchdown by Cameron Martinez, Noah Ruggles kick good 20 41 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 20 41

vs Akron

Akron vs No. 10 Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total Akron 7 0 0 0 7 • No. 10 Ohio State 14 24 14 7 59 Date: September 25, 2021 Location: Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Game start: 7:40 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 03:21 Game attendance: 95,178 Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); Cloudy; Referee: Larry Smith TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), James Laurinaitis (analyst) and Rick Pizzo (sideline)

See also: 2021 Akron Zips football team

Statistics	Akron	Ohio State
First downs	17	26
Plays–yards	74–229	61–622
Rushes–yards	40–76	35–237
Passing yards	153	385
Passing: comp–att–int	18–34–2	18–26–1
Time of possession	36:40	23:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Akron	Passing	DJ Irons	14–29, 115 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Blake Hester	12 att, 47 yds
	Receiving	Konata Mumpfield	7 rec., 67 yds, 1 TD
Ohio State	Passing	Kyle McCord	13–18, 319 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	8 att, 93 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Garrett Wilson	4 rec, 124 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Akron Ohio State 1 07:27 9 55 4:40 AKR Konata Mumpfield 4-yard touchdown reception from DJ Irons, Cory Smigel kick good 7 0 1 05:27 6 75 2:00 OSU Chris Olave 5-yard touchdown reception from Kyle McCord, Noah Ruggles kick good 7 7 1 00:11 3 73 0:57 OSU TreVeyon Henderson 3-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 7 14 2 10:23 10 70 4:22 OSU Jaxon Smith-Njigba 34-yard touchdown reception from Kyle McCord, Noah Ruggles kick good 7 21 2 07:16 3 40 1:01 OSU TreVeyon Henderson 14-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 7 28 2 04:43 5 17 2:33 OSU Interception returned 46 yards for touchdown by Ronnie Hickman, Noah Ruggles kick good 7 35 2 00:02 2 39 0:12 OSU 32-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles 7 38 3 10:56 2 87 0:36 OSU Master Teague 2-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 7 45 3 04:14 8 85 2:47 OSU Master Teague 15-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 7 52 4 02:47 10 75 4:12 OSU Evan Pryor 12-yard touchdown run, Dominic DiMaccio kick good 7 59 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 59

At Rutgers

No. 11 Ohio State vs Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 11 Ohio State 24 21 7 0 52 Rutgers 6 0 0 7 13 Date: October 2, 2021 Location: SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ Game start: 3:42 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 03:25 Game attendance: 51,006 Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); Sunny; Referee: Jeffrey Servinski TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play); James Laurinaitis (analyst); Rick Pizzo (reporter)

See also: 2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Statistics	Ohio State	Rutgers
First downs	25	18
Plays–yards	64–541	71–346
Rushes–yards	37–208	31–111
Passing yards	333	235
Passing: comp–att–int	18–27–0	28–40–3
Time of possession	30:32	29:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	17–23, 330 yds, 5 TD
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	8 att, 71 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chris Olave	5 rec, 119 yds, 2 TD
Rutgers	Passing	Noah Vedral	16–26, 152 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jamier Wright–Collins	4 att, 39 yds
	Receiving	Aron Cruickshank	3 rec, 102 yds, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Ohio State Rutgers 1 12:13 2 48 0:32 OSU TreVeyon Henderson 44-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 7 0 1 11:33 2 23 0:33 OSU Interception returned 23 yards for touchdown by Denzel Burke, Noah Ruggles kick good 14 0 1 05:45 10 64 4:43 OSU 23-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles 17 0 1 02:34 5 74 1:49 OSU Garrett Wilson 32-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 24 0 1 02:23 1 75 0:11 RUT Aron Cruickshank 75-yard touchdown reception from Noah Vedral, Valentino Ambrosio kick no good (blocked) 24 6 2 12:31 9 75 4:52 OSU Mitch Rossi 1-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 31 6 2 06:27 5 50 2:23 OSU Jeremy Ruckert 19-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 38 6 2 03:24 5 68 1:27 OSU Chris Olave 56-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 45 6 3 10:21 10 75 4:39 OSU Chris Olave 11-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 52 6 4 07:40 11 70 5:07 RUT Joshua Youngblood 12-yard touchdown reception from Cole Snyder, Valentino Ambrosio kick good 52 13 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 52 13

vs Maryland

Maryland vs No. 7 Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total Maryland 3 7 7 0 17 • No. 7 Ohio State 14 21 21 10 66 Date: October 9, 2021 Location: Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:29 Game attendance: 99,277 Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); Overcast Referee: Michael Cannon TV announcers (FOX): Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst) and Bruce Feldman (sideline)

See also: 2021 Maryland Terrapins football team

Statistics	Maryland	Ohio State
First downs	22	29
Plays–yards	75–335	71–598
Rushes–yards	36–56	33–166
Passing yards	279	432
Passing: comp–att–int	28–39–2	24–33–0
Time of possession	34:44	25:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maryland	Passing	Taulia Tagovailoa	28–39, 279 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Challen Faamatau	9 att, 71 yds, 0 TD
	Receiving	Chigoziem Okonkwo	5 rec, 56 yds, 0 TD
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	24–33, 406 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	16 att, 102 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Chris Olave	7 rec, 120 yds, 2 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Maryland Ohio State 1 10:20 10 45 4:40 UMD 48-yard field goal by Joseph Petrino 3 0 1 04:03 17 88 6:10 OSU Garrett Wilson 2-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 3 7 1 0:17 74 5 1:51 OSU TreVeyon Henderson 4-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 3 14 2 12:12 3 62 1:02 OSU Chris Olave 36-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 3 21 2 07:37 12 75 4:29 UMD Carlos Carriere 7-yard touchdown reception from Taulia Tagovailoa, Joseph Petrino kick good 10 21 2 06:54 2 29 0:31 OSU TreVeyon Henderson 26-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 10 28 2 0:47 8 82 1:03 OSU Master Teague 8-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 10 35 3 12:26 7 66 2:27 OSU Garrett Wilson 26-yard touchdown reception from C.J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 10 42 3 7:47 7 75 2:41 OSU Chris Olave 30-yard touchdown reception from C.J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 10 49 3 2:31 6 66 2:16 OSU TreVeyon Henderson 14-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 10 56 3 0:47 5 75 1:44 UMD Rakim Jarrett 43-yard touchdown reception from Taulia Tagovailoa, Joseph Petrino kick good 17 56 4 10:37 12 37 5:02 OSU 32-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles 17 59 4 2:58 1 70 2:34 OSU Interception returned 70 yards for touchdown by Craig Young, Noah Ruggles kick good 17 66 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 66

At Indiana

No. 5 Ohio State at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 5 Ohio State 14 30 7 3 54 Indiana 7 0 0 0 7 Date: October 23, 2021 Location: Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN Game start: 7:44 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 52,656 Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); Rain; Wind: NE 3 mph Referee: Larry Smith TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)

See also: 2021 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Statistics	Ohio State	Indiana
First downs	30	10
Plays–yards	62–539	54–128
Rushes–yards	32–187	37–48
Passing yards	352	80
Passing: comp–att–int	28–37–0	8–17–0
Time of possession	32:01	27:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	21–28, 266 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	9 att, 81 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	6 att, 99 yds, 0 TD
Indiana	Passing	Jack Tuttle	4–7, 41 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
	Rushing	Trent Howland	5 att, 17 yds, 0 TD
	Receiving	Peyton Hendershot	5 rec, 35 yds, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Ohio State Indiana 1 9:50 12 75 5:10 OSU Miyan Williams 11-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick Good 7 0 1 2:58 15 75 6:52 IND Peyton Hendershot 7-yard touchdown reception from Jack Tuttle, Charles Campbell kick good 7 7 1 1:25 5 75 1:33 OSU TreVeyon Henderson 21-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 14 7 2 12:47 6 51 2:43 OSU TreVeyon Henderson 14-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 21 7 2 10:11 4 -8 2:31 OSU Indiana tackled in end zone for a safety by OSU 23 7 2 8:24 5 39 1:35 OSU Chris Olave 16-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 30 7 2 5:45 2 30 0:29 OSU TreVeyon Henderson 6-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 37 7 2 0:31 8 66 2:56 OSU Jeremey Ruckert 14-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 44 7 3 1:15 10 78 5:04 OSU Jeremey Ruckert 2-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 51 7 4 8:49 11 67 5:53 OSU 26-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles 54 7 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 54 7

vs No. 20 Penn State

No. 20 Penn State vs No. 5 Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total No. 20 Penn State 7 3 14 0 24 • No. 5 Ohio State 3 14 10 6 33 Date: October 30, 2021 Location: Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Game start: 7:44 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:45 Game attendance: 102,951 Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); cloudy; Wind: N 2 mph Referee: Mark Kluczynski TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)

See also: 2021 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Ohio State-Penn State rivalry

Statistics	Penn State	Ohio State
First downs	27	22
Plays–yards	81–394	68–466
Rushes–yards	29–33	34–161
Passing yards	361	305
Passing: comp–att–int	38–52–1	22–34–0
Time of possession	29:50	30:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn State	Passing	Sean Clifford	35–52, 361 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	John Lovett	13 att, 20 yds, 0 TD
	Receiving	Jahan Dotson	11 att, 127 yds, 0 TD
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	22–34, 305 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	28 att, 152 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	6 att, 97 yds, 0 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Penn State Ohio State 1 6:08 13 89 4:48 PSU Brenton Strange 5-yard touchdown reception from Sean Clifford, Jordan Stout kick good 7 0 1 2:02 11 57 4:06 OSU 35-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles 7 3 2 3:48 5 69 1:38 OSU Chris Olave 38-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 7 10 2 2:24 4 32 1:24 OSU Fumble recovery returned 57 yards for touchdown by Jerron Cage, Noah Ruggles kick good 7 17 2 0:00 10 46 2:24 PSU 47-yard field goal by Jordan Stout 10 17 3 10:26 12 75 4:34 PSU Jahan Dotson 2-yard touchdown run, Jordan Stout kick good 17 17 3 6:42 7 69 3:44 OSU 23-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles 17 20 3 3:35 3 71 0:42 OSU TreVeyon Henderson 1-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 17 27 3 0:10 11 75 3:25 PSU Keyvone Lee 1-yard touchdown run, Jordan Stout kick good 24 27 4 7:12 8 20 4:03 OSU 25-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles 24 30 4 2:41 8 69 3:14 OSU 26-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles 24 33 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 33

At Nebraska

No. 5 Ohio State at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 5 Ohio State 0 17 6 3 26 Nebraska 0 10 7 0 17 Date: November 6, 2021 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3:38 Game attendance: 85,458 Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C); Sunny; Wind: 8 mph Referee: Michael Cannon TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline)

See also: 2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Statistics	Ohio State	Nebraska
First downs	25	18
Plays–yards	84–495	65–361
Rushes–yards	30–90	34–113
Passing yards	405	248
Passing: comp–att–int	36–54–2	16–31–1
Time of possession	33:52	26:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	36–54, 405 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	21 att, 92 yds, 0 TD
	Receiving	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	15 rec, 240 yds, 1 TD
Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	16–31, 248 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Rahmir Johnson	16 att, 62 yds, 0 TD
	Receiving	Samori Toure	4 rec, 150 yds, 0 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Ohio State Nebraska 2 11:25 11 57 4:52 OSU 26-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles 3 0 2 6:41 7 49 3:24 OSU Chris Olave 3-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 10 0 2 3:52 8 54 2:49 NEB 39-yard field goal by Chase Contreraz 10 3 2 3:34 1 75 0:12 OSU Jaxon Smith-Njigba 75-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 17 3 2 2:53 2 75 0:41 NEB Samori Toure 72-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Chase Contreraz kick good 17 10 3 9:42 5 23 2:44 OSU 46-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles 20 10 3 2:05 6 35 2:21 OSU 35-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles 23 10 3 0:22 5 75 1:43 NEB Adrian Martinez 1-yard touchdown run, Chase Contreraz kick good 23 17 4 1:29 9 58 3:48 OSU 46-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles 26 17 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 26 17

vs No. 19 Purdue

No. 19 Purdue vs No. 4 Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total No. 19 Purdue 7 10 14 0 31 • No. 4 Ohio State 21 24 7 7 59 Date: November 13, 2021 Location: Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Game start: 3:41 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:22 Game attendance: 101,009 Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); Cloudy; Wind: SW 15 mph Referee: Jeffrey Servinski TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, and Katie George

See also: 2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Statistics	Purdue	Ohio State
First downs	28	30
Plays–yards	71–481	69–624
Rushes–yards	19–91	31–263
Passing yards	390	361
Passing: comp–att–int	40–52–0	31–38–0
Time of possession	28:42	31:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing	Aidan O'Connell	40–52, 390 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
	Rushing	Zander Horvath	5 att, 36 yds, 0 TD
	Receiving	David Bell	11 rec, 103 yds, 0 TD
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	31–38, 361 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT
	Rushing	Miyan Williams	14 att, 117 yds, 0 TD
	Receiving	Garrett Wilson	10 rec, 126 yds, 3 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Purdue Ohio State 1 11:45 5 39 2:10 OSU Garrett Wilson 21-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 0 7 1 8:56 7 75 2:49 PUR Jackson Anthrop 25-yard touchdown reception from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick good 7 7 1 7:04 6 78 1:47 OSU TreVeyon Henderson 3-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 7 14 1 5:14 1 57 0:09 OSU TreVeyon Henderson 57-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 7 21 2 13:42 11 75 3:38 OSU Jaxon Smith-Njigba 20-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 7 28 2 13:28 2 12 0:11 OSU Garrett Wilson 12-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 7 35 2 9:01 10 80 4:21 PUR Broc Thompson 12-yard touchdown reception from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick good 14 35 2 7:22 4 75 1:39 OSU Garrett Wilson 51-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 14 42 2 4:12 10 61 3:10 PUR 32-yard field goal by Mitchell Fineran 17 42 2 0:18 10 61 3:48 OSU 30-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles 17 45 3 10:48 8 75 4:12 OSU Garrett Wilson 24-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 17 52 3 7:53 7 75 2:55 PUR Milton Wright 29-yard touchdown reception from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick good 24 52 3 2:02 10 87 4:09 PUR Jackson Anthrop 9-yard touchdown reception from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick good 31 52 4 12:51 9 75 4:11 OSU Chris Olave 5-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 31 59 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 59

vs No. 7 Michigan State

No. 7 Michigan State vs No. 4 Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total No. 7 Michigan State 0 0 0 7 7 • No. 4 Ohio State 21 28 0 7 56 Date: November 20, 2021 Location: Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Game start: 12:10 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:19 Game attendance: 101,858 Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); Cloudy; Wind: SW 15 mph Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Row.

See also: 2021 Michigan State Spartans football team

Statistics	Michigan State	Ohio State
First downs	12	36
Plays–yards	59–224	86–655
Rushes–yards	21–66	43–206
Passing yards	158	449
Passing: comp–att–int	16–38–0	36–43–1
Time of possession	22:02	37:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan State	Passing	Payton Thorne	14–36, 158 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Collins	3 att, 29 yds, 0 TD
	Receiving	Connor Heyward	4 rec, 20 yds, 0 TD
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	32–35, 432 yds, 6 TD, 0 INT
	Rushing	Master Teague	21 att, 95 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	10 rec, 105 yds, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Michigan State Ohio State 1 10:42 12 86 4:12 OSU Chris Olave 23-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 0 7 1 8:03 4 88 1:16 OSU Garrett Wilson 77-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 0 14 1 2:31 4 71 1:24 OSU Chris Olave 43-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 0 21 2 14:05 6 44 1:48 OSU Julian Fleming 4-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 0 28 2 10:02 6 70 2:46 OSU Miyan Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 0 35 2 7:01 6 57 2:15 OSU Garrett Wilson 12-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 0 42 2 1:37 10 85 3:52 OSU Jaxon Smith-Njigba 5-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 0 49 4 14:55 8 51 2:32 MSU Keon Coleman 12-yard touchdown reception from Payton Thorne, Stephan Rusnak kick good 7 49 4 3:30 16 75 8:32 OSU Master Teague 1-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 7 56 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 56

At No. 5 Michigan

No. 2 Ohio State at No. 5 Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total No. 2 Ohio State 3 10 0 14 27 • No. 5 Michigan 7 7 14 14 42 Date: November 27, 2021 Location: Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 12:14 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 111,156 Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C); Snow; Referee: Larry Smith TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline)

See also: 2021 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry

Statistics	Ohio State	Michigan
First downs	23	24
Plays–yards	79–458	487
Rushes–yards	30–64	41–297
Passing yards	394	190
Passing: comp–att–int	34–49–0	14–20–1
Time of possession	31:48	28:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	34–49, 394 yds, 2 TDs
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	17 att, 74 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	11 rec, 127 yds
Michigan	Passing	Cade McNamara	13–19, 159 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	Hassan Haskins	28 att, 169 yds, 5 TDs
	Receiving	Roman Wilson	2 rec, 55 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Ohio State Michigan 1 10:12 10 75 4:48 MICH A. J. Henning 14-yard touchdown run, Jake Moody kick good 0 7 1 3:36 12 64 5:08 OSU 31-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles 3 7 2 9:12 4 56 1:39 OSU Garrett Wilson 25-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 10 7 2 3:51 13 82 5:15 MICH Hassan Haskins 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Moody kick good 10 14 2 0:09 12 62 3:42 OSU 30-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles 13 14 3 11:50 3 81 1:15 MICH Hassan Haskins 13-yard touchdown run, Jake Moody kick good 13 21 3 5:49 5 78 2:30 MICH Hassan Haskins 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Moody kick good 13 28 4 14:05 17 82 6:41 OSU TreVeyon Henderson 1-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good 20 28 4 9:14 9 66 4:46 MICH Hassan Haskins 2-yard touchdown run, Jake Moody kick good 20 35 4 4:45 13 75 4:29 OSU TreVeyon Henderson 10-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good 27 35 4 2:17 5 63 2:22 MICH Hassan Haskins 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Moody kick good 27 42 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 42

Awards and honors

NCAA Recognized All-American Honors

Player	Position	AFCA	AP	FWAA	Sporting News	WCFF	Designation
Chris Olave	WR	1st Team	2nd Team	2nd Team		2nd Team
Thayer Munford	OL	1st Team	2nd Team
Garrett Wilson	WR		2nd Team	1st Team
Nicholas Petit-Frere	OL		2nd Team	1st Team		2nd Team
Noah Ruggles	K	2nd Team	2nd Team			2nd Team
Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR		3rd Team		2nd Team
Haskell Garrett	DT		2nd Team
C. J. Stroud	QB		3rd Team

*The NCAA and Ohio State only recognize the AP, AFCA, FWAA, Sporting News and WCFF All-American teams to determine if a player is a Consensus or Unanimous All-American. To be named a Consensus All-American, a player must be named first team in three polls and to be Unanimous, they must be named first team in all five. See 2021 College Football All-America Team

All-Conference Honors

Player	Position	Coaches	Media	AP
Haskell Garrett	DL	1st Team	1st Team	1st Team
Thayer Munford	OG	1st Team	1st Team	1st Team
Chris Olave	WR	1st Team	2nd Team	1st Team
Nicholas Petit-Frere	OT	1st Team	1st Team	1st Team
C. J. Stroud	QB	1st Team	1st Team	1st Team
TreVeyon Henderson	RB	2nd Team	2nd Team	2nd Team
Paris Johnson Jr.	OG	2nd Team	3rd Team
Garrett Wilson	WR	2nd Team	2nd Team	2nd Team
Noah Ruggles	K	2nd Team	2nd Team
Tyreke Smith	DL	2nd Team	3rd Team
Ronnie Hickman	DB	2nd Team	3rd Team
Zach Harrison	DL	3rd Team	2nd Team
Dawand Jones	OT	3rd Team	2nd Team
Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	3rd Team	3rd Team
Denzel Burke	DB	3rd Team	HM	2nd Team
Jeremy Ruckert	TE	HM	HM
Sevyn Banks	DB	HM	HM
Cam Brown	DB	HM	HM
Antwuan Jackson	DL	HM	HM
Matthew Jones	OL		HM
Luke Wypler	OC		HM
Steele Chambers	LB		HM
Tommy Eichenberg	LB		HM
Bryson Shaw	DB		HM
Taron Vincent	DL		HM
Tyleik Williams	DL		HM
Emeka Egbuka	RS	HM	HM

Player of the Game Awards

Player of the Game Awards

Week	Award	Player	Ref.
1 (Minnesota)	Offensive Player of the Game	Chris Olave	[4]
		Miyan Williams
	Defensive Player of the Game	Zach Harrison
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Mitch Rossi
3 (Tulsa)	Offensive Player of the Game	TreVeyon Henderson	[5]
	Defensive Player of the Game	Cameron Martinez
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Cade Kacherski
		Xavier Johnson
4 (Akron)	Offensive Player of the Game	Dawand Jones	[6]
		Garrett Wilson
	Defensive Player of the Game	Tyleik Williams
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Jesse Mirco
5 (Rutgers)	Offensive Player of the Game	C. J. Stroud	[7]
	Defensive Player of the Game	Ronnie Hickman
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Cade Kacherski (2)
		Demario McCall
6 (Maryland)	Offensive Player of the Game	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	[8]
	Defensive Player of the Game	Steele Chambers
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Emeka Egbuka
7 (Indiana)	Offensive Player of the Game	C. J. Stroud (2)	[9]
		Jeremy Ruckert
	Defensive Player of the Game	Zach Harrison (2)
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Teradja Mitchell
		Demario McCall (2)
8 (Penn State)	Offensive Player of the Game	none	[10]
	Defensive Player of the Game	Jerron Cage
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Noah Ruggles
9 (Nebraska)	Offensive Player of the Game	Jaxon Smith-Njigba (2)	[11]
	Defensive Player of the Game	Ronnie Hickman (2)
		Tyreke Smith
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Noah Ruggles (2)
		Jesse Mirco (2)
10 (Purdue)	Offensive Player of the Game	C. J. Stroud (3)	[12]
		Garrett Wilson (2)
	Defensive Player of the Game	Lathan Ransom
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Chris Booker
11 (Michigan State)	Offensive Player of the Game	C. J. Stroud (4)	[13]
		Chris Olave (2)
	Defensive Player of the Game	Defensive Line
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Demario McCall (3)

Weekly awards

Weekly awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Zach Harrison	PFF Game-Changing Moment of the Week	September 5, 2021	[14]
C. J. Stroud	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	September 6, 2021	[15]
		September 13, 2021	[16]
		October 4, 2021	[17]
		October 11, 2021	[18]
	Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week	October 11, 2021
	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	October 25, 2021	[19]
		November 15, 2021	[20]
		November 22, 2021	[21]
	Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week	November 22, 2021
	Pro Football Network Offensive Player of the Week	October 10, 2021	[22]
	Walter Camp National Player of the Week	November 21, 2021	[23]
	PFF Offensive Player of the Week	November 21, 2021	[24]
	Athlon Sports Offensive Player of the Week	November 21, 2021	[25]
TreVeyon Henderson	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	September 20, 2021	[26]
	Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week	September 20, 2021
Kyle McCord	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	September 27, 2021	[27]
Haskell Garrett	Pro Football Network Defensive Player of the Week	September 26, 2021	[28]
Noah Ruggles	Big Ten co-Special Teams Player of the Week	November 1, 2021	[29]
	Lou Groza Award Star of the Week	November 1, 2021	[30]
		November 8, 2021	[31]
Garrett Wilson	Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week	November 15, 2021	[32]
	Pro Football Network Offensive Player of the Week	November 14, 2021	[33]

Annual awards

Annual Awards

Player	Award	Ref.
TreVeyon Henderson	Doak Walker Award Semifinalist	[34]
	Walter Camp Award Semifinalist
Thayer Munford	Lombardi Award Semifinalist	[35]
Offensive Line	Joe Moore Award Semifinalist	[36]
Chris Olave	Fred Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist	[37]
Nicholas Petit-Frere	Outland Trophy Semifinalist	[38]
Bradley Robinson	Patrick Mannelly Award Nominee	[39]
Mitch Rossi	Burlsworth Trophy Nominee	[40]
Jeremy Ruckert	William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist	[41]
Noah Ruggles	Lou Groza Award Finalist	[42]
Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist	[43]
C. J. Stroud	Davey O’Brien Award Finalist	[44]
	Manning Award Finalist
	Maxwell Award Semifinalist
	Walter Camp Award Semifinalist
	AP Big Ten co–Offensive Player of the Year
	Heisman Trophy Finalist	[45]
Garrett Wilson	Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist	[46]
Kevin Wilson	Broyles Award Semifinalist	[47]
Big Ten Awards
C. J. Stroud	Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year	[48]
	Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year
	Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year

Rankings

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football 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	9	10	11	7	6	5	5	6	6	5	2	7	7	6
Coaches	4	3	11	12	10	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	3	7	7	5
CFP	Not released									5	4	4	2	7	6	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2022 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	10	Garrett Wilson	WR	New York Jets
1	11	Chris Olave	WR	New Orleans Saints
3	69	Nicholas Petit-Frere	OT	Tennessee Titans
3	101	Jeremy Ruckert	TE	New York Jets
5	158	Tyreke Smith	DE	Seattle Seahawks
7	238	Thayer Munford	OT	Las Vegas Raiders

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