1996 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results Season Record: 11-1 Conference Record: 7-1 Home Record: 5-1 Road Record: 5-0 (1-0 neutral site) Final A.P. Ranking: 2nd Head Coach: John Cooper 1996 Ohio State Football Schedule & Results DateGameTime/ResultsStadium Attendance 1996-09-07 20:45:24September 7, 1996 Rice @ Ohio State - Sept. 7, 19967 - 70Ohio Stadium 93,479 1996-09-21 01:58:14September 21, 1996 Pittsburgh @ Ohio State - Sept. 21, 19960 - 72Ohio Stadium 93,968 1996-09-28 02:12:27September 28, 1996 Ohio State @ Notre Dame - Sept. 28, 199629 - 16Notre Dame Stadium 59,075 1996-10-05 02:31:36October 5, 1996 Penn State @ Ohio State - Oct. 5, 19967 - 38Ohio Stadium 94,921 1996-10-12 02:53:50October 12, 1996 Wisconsin @ Ohio State - Oct. 12, 199614 - 17Ohio Stadium 94,215 1996-10-19 01:04:44October 19, 1996 Ohio State @ Purdue - Oct. 19, 199642 - 14Ross-Ade Stadium 60,172 1996-10-26 01:24:49October 26, 1996 Ohio State @ Iowa - Oct. 26, 199638 - 26Kinnick Stadium 70,397 1996-11-02 01:53:24November 2, 1996 Minnesota @ Ohio State - Nov. 2, 19960 - 45Ohio Stadium 93,588 1996-11-09 02:14:49November 9, 1996 Ohio State @ Illinois - Nov. 9, 199648 - 0University of Illinois Memorial Stadium 54,412 1996-11-16 02:07:51November 16, 1996 Ohio State @ Indiana - Nov. 16, 199627 - 17Memorial Stadium 49,271 1996-11-23 02:37:01November 23, 1996 Michigan @ Ohio State - Nov. 23, 199613 - 9Ohio Stadium 94,676 1997-01-01 03:12:19January 1, 1997 Arizona State vs. Ohio State - Rose Bowl - Jan. 1, 199717 - 20Rose Bowl 100,635