2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
- 2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=2001
Team=Ohio State Buckeyes
Conference=Big Ten
Division=
ShortConference=Big Ten
CoachRank=
APRank=
Record=7-5
ConfRecord=5-3
HeadCoach=Jim Tressel
OffCoach=Jim Bollman
DefCoach=Mark Dantonio
OScheme=
DScheme=
StadiumArena=Ohio Stadium
BowlTourney=2002 Outback Bowl
BowlTourneyResult= L, 28-31 vs. South Carolina
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 .
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.[ Citation | last =Rovnak | first =Paul | date =January 3, 2001 | year =2001 | title =Cooper Fired, Geiger cites "deteriorating climate | periodical =The Lantern ] .]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. [cite web |url=http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/OhioState.htm |title=Ohio State Historical Scores |accessdate=2008-08-23]
chedule
Coaching staff
* Jim Tressel - Head Coach - 1st year
* Jim Bollman - Offensive Coordinator/Offensive line coach - 1st year
* Mark Dantonio - Defensive Coordinator - 1st year
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