ohio state top ten all-time most interceptions thrown in a single season

The Ohio State Buckeyes had their most interceptions in a season in 1978, with 20 interceptions.

	TEAM	INT	SEASON	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Ohio State	20	1978	11	78	170	45.9	1,129	6.6	102.6	4	85.9	2.4	11.8
2	Ohio State	17	1969	9	113	230	49.1	1,665	7.2	185.0	17	119.5	7.4	7.4
3	Ohio State	16	1990	11	143	273	52.4	2,183	8.0	198.5	20	132.0	7.3	5.9
4	Ohio State	16	1982	11	109	221	49.3	1,918	8.7	174.4	9	121.2	4.1	7.2
5	Ohio State	14	2007	13	210	329	63.8	2,558	7.8	196.8	23	143.7	7.0	4.3
6	Ohio State	14	1999	12	142	304	46.7	2,174	7.2	181.2	15	113.9	4.9	4.6
7	Ohio State	14	1993	11	148	266	55.6	2,230	8.4	202.7	15	134.1	5.6	5.3
8	Ohio State	14	1983	11	135	245	55.1	2,121	8.7	192.8	15	136.6	6.1	5.7
9	Ohio State	13	2010	13	228	349	65.3	2,971	8.5	228.5	30	157.8	8.6	3.7
10	Ohio State	13	2003	13	208	366	56.8	2,679	7.3	206.1	20	129.2	5.5	3.6
11	Ohio State	13	1994	12	170	306	55.6	2,289	7.5	190.8	17	128.2	5.6	4.2
12	Ohio State	13	1988	11	154	297	51.9	2,058	6.9	187.1	8	110.2	2.7	4.4
13	Ohio State	13	1970	9	60	132	45.5	792	6.0	88.0	4	86.2	3.0	9.8
14	Ohio State	13	1966	9	108	202	53.5	1,195	5.9	132.8	6	100.1	3.0	6.4
15	Ohio State	12	2014	15	260	409	63.6	3,707	9.1	247.1	42	167.7	10.3	2.9	27	211
16	Ohio State	12	2000	11	158	305	51.8	2,292	7.5	208.4	14	122.2	4.6	3.9
17	Ohio State	12	1995	12	210	335	62.7	3,244	9.7	270.3	32	168.4	9.6	3.6
18	Ohio State	12	1987	11	144	266	54.1	1,916	7.2	174.2	12	120.5	4.5	4.5
19	Ohio State	12	1981	11	182	345	52.8	2,540	7.4	230.9	17	123.9	4.9	3.5
20	Ohio State	12	1964	9	75	166	45.2	898	5.4	99.8	4	84.1	2.4	7.2
21	Ohio State	11	2009	13	174	316	55.1	2,257	7.1	173.6	14	122.7	4.4	3.5
22	Ohio State	11	1968	9	95	173	54.9	1,283	7.4	142.6	8	119.8	4.6	6.4
23	Ohio State	11	1965	9	101	197	51.3	1,080	5.5	120.0	4	92.9	2.0	5.6
24	Ohio State	10	2024	16	325	455	71.4	4,208	9.2	263.0	37	171.6	8.1	2.2	16	96
25	Ohio State	10	2017	14	287	440	65.2	3,679	8.4	262.8	39	160.2	8.9	2.3	22	131

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,772

Sayin

RUSH

460

Jackson

REC

916

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

42.7

8th

OPP PPG

13.2

10th

RUSH YDS/G

165.7

68th

PASS YDS/G

337.8

4th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Indiana	3-0	6-0
2	UCLA	3-0	5-0
3	Ohio State	3-0	5-1
4	Wisconsin	2-0	4-1
5	USC	3-1	6-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	OSU	@	IND	12:00 PM
Sat 10/31	OSU	@	USC	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	ORE	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	NW	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	OSU	@	NEB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Maryland

2 - 4

Final

Ohio State

5 - 1

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	Florida International	3	3	.500
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	4	.333
7	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333