The Ohio State Buckeyes were 11-1 in 2016. They fell to the Clemson Tigers, 31 to 0, in the Fiesta Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-1 | 11-2 | |
2 | 9-1 | 11-3 | |
3 | 7-3 | 11-3 | |
4 | 7-2 | 10-3 | |
5 | 6-3 | 9-4 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 512 | 5,969 | 992 | 6.0 | 3,188 | 583 | 5.5 | 2,781 | 409 | 6.8 | 28 | 150 | 311 | 176 | 116 | 19 | 81 | 658 |
Team Rank | 17th | 33rd | 17th | 49th | 13th | 21st | 18th | 74th | 61st | 88th | 73rd | 80th | 22nd | 8th | 90th | 73rd | 78th | 54th | |
Opponent | 13 | 201 | 3,858 | 910 | 4.4 | 1,619 | 481 | 3.4 | 2,239 | 401 | 5.6 | 28 | 204 | 201 | 88 | 104 | 9 | 59 | 536 |
Opponent Rank | 4th | 5th | 47th | 3rd | 19th | 48th | 11th | 12th | 55th | 1st | 53rd | 88th | 5th | 14th | 18th | 2nd | 117th | 113th | |
Net | +311 | +2,111 | +82 | +1.6 | +1,569 | +102 | +2.1 | +542 | +8 | +1.2 | 0 | -54 | +110 | +88 | +12 | +10 | +22 | +122 | |
Net Rank | 5th | 5th | 16th | 12th | 10th | 27th | 6th | 42nd | 63rd | 29th | 70th | 87th | 3rd | 5th | 52nd | 8th | 113th | 104th |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | .667 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7 | .222 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | .625 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | .625 |