2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Outback Bowl, L 31-28 vs. South Carolina
Conference	Big Ten
2001 record	7-5 (5-3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Tressel
Offensive coordinator	Jim Bollman
Defensive coordinator	Mark Dantonio
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons « 2000 2002 »

The 2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 2001-2002. It marked their first season under new head coach Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–5 record, capped by a 26–20 victory over their fierce rival the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor in the regular season finale. The Buckeyes went on to play in the 2002 Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida, where they lost 31–28 to the South Carolina Gamecocks.

[edit] Preseason

The 2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football season marked a transition from former head coach John Cooper to new head coach Jim Tressel. Tressel was beginning his first season as head coach at the Division 1-A level as the 22nd head coach of the Buckeyes. He came from Youngstown State University where he led the Penguins to four national championships at the Division 1-AA level. The Buckeyes finished the 2000 season with an 8-4 record and Coach Cooper was later fired on January 2, 2001.^[1].

Prior to Cooper's firing, the Buckeyes were ranked 23rd in the AP Poll, losing in the 2001 Outback Bowl to the South Carolina Gamecocks by a score of 24-7.^[2]

[edit] Schedule

[edit] Coaching staff

• Jim Tressel - Head Coach - 1st year
• Jim Bollman - Offensive Coordinator/Offensive line coach - 1st year
• Mark Dantonio - Defensive Coordinator - 1st year

[edit] 2002 NFL draftees

[edit] References

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players