# 2025 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 2025 Ohio State Buckeyes football team will represent the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They will be led by seventh-year head coach Ryan Day, and will play their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. It will be the Buckeyes' 136th season overall and 113th as a member of the Big Ten. Ohio State will attempt to repeat as national champions.

## Offseason

Positions key :
| C | Center | CB | Cornerback | DB | Defensive back | DE | Defensive end |
| DL | Defensive lineman | DT | Defensive tackle | FB | Fullback | FS | Free safety |
| G | Guard | K | Kicker | KR | Kickoff returner | LB | Linebacker |
| LS | Long snapper | MLB | Middle linebacker | OT | Offensive tackle | OL | Offensive lineman |
| OLB | Outside linebacker | NT | Nose tackle | P | Punter | PR | Punt returner |
| QB | Quarterback | RS | Return specialist | RB | Running back | S | Safety |
| SS | Strong safety | TE | Tight end | WR | Wide receiver |
* 1 2 May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
* ↑ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
* ↑ Also known as placekicker (PK)
* ↑ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

### Coaching staff changes
#### Departures

| Name | Position | New team | New position |
| LaAllan Clark | Graduate assistant - defense | Texas | Outside linebackers coach |
| Tim Drevno | Quality control - offense | N/A | N/A |
| Justin Frye | Offensive line coach | Arizona Cardinals | Offensive line coach |
| Chip Kelly | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach | Las Vegas Raiders | Offensive coordinator |
| Jim Knowles | Defensive coordinator | Penn State | Defensive coordinator |
| Riley Larkin | Program assistant - offense | New England Patriots | Offensive assistant |
| Mike Sollenne | Graduate assistant - offense | UNLV | Offensive line coach |
| Brent Zdebski | Quality control - defense | Penn State | Defensive analyst/analytics coordinator |

#### Additions

| Name | Position | Previous team | Previous position |
| Tyler Bowen | Offensive line coach/run game coordinator | Virginia Tech | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach |
| Matt Patricia | Defensive coordinator | Philadelphia Eagles | Senior defensive assistant |

### Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | NFL team | Player | Position |

### Transfers
#### Outgoing

The Buckeyes lost 16 players to the transfer portal.
| Player | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Class | Hometown | New school |
| Kojo Antwi | #14 | WR | 6'0" | 194 | Junior | Suwanee, Georgia | Colorado State |
| Jayden Ballard | #9 | WR | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Massillon, Ohio | Wisconsin |
| Jayden Bonsu | #21 | S | 6'2" | 207 | Sophomore | Hillside, New Jersey | Pittsburgh |
| Devin Brown | #33 | QB | 6'3" | 212 | Junior | Gilbert, Arizona | California |
| George Fitzpatrick | #68 | OL | 6'6" | 313 | Junior | Englewood, Colorado | Kansas State |
| Patrick Gurd | #49 | TE | 6'4" | 249 | Senior | New Albany, Ohio | Cincinnati |
| Collin Johnson | #96 | LS | 6'1" | 215 | Senior | New Albany, Ohio | |
| Hero Kanu | #93 | DT | 6'5" | 305 | Junior | Geltendorf, Germany | Texas |
| Mitchell Melton | #17 | LB | 6'3" | 245 | Senior | Silver Spring, Maryland | Virginia |
| Zen Michalski | #65 | OL | 6'6" | 319 | Senior | Floyds Knobs, Indiana | Indiana |
| Air Noland | #12 | QB | 6'2" | 192 | Freshman | College Park, Georgia | South Carolina |
| Gabe Powers | #36 | LB | 6'4" | 242 | Junior | Marysville, Ohio | Kansas State |
| Rashid SeSay | #30 | RB | 5'11' | 190 | Freshman | Zanesville, Ohio | West Liberty |
| Calvin Simpson-Hunt | #22 | CB | 6'0" | 204 | Sophomore | Waxahachie, Texas | Baylor |
| Austin Snyder | #98 | K | 5'7" | 194 | Senior | Groveport, Ohio | |
| Miles Walker | #76 | OL | 6'5" | 317 | Sophomore | Greenwich, Connecticut | Boise State |
| Sam Williams-Dixon | #24 | RB | 5'11" | 203 | Freshman | Pickerington, Ohio | Withdrew |

#### Incoming

The Buckeyes added 6 players from the transfer portal.
| Player | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Class | Hometown | Previous school |
| Phillip Daniels | #70 | OL | 6'5" | 315 | Junior | Cincinnati, Ohio | Minnesota |
| CJ Donaldson | #12 | RB | 6'2" | 238 | Senior | Miami, Florida | West Virginia |
| Logan George | #48 | DL | 6'5" | 259 | Junior | Pocatello, Idaho | Idaho State |
| Ty Howard | #25 | LB | 6'0" | 200 | Senior | Cleveland, Ohio | Duquesne |
| Max Klare | #86 | TE | 6'4" | 240 | Junior | Guilford, Indiana | Purdue |
| Ethan Onianwa | #78 | OL | 6'6" | 345 | Senior | Katy, Texas | Rice |

### Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Devin Sanchez CB | Houston, Texas | North Shore Senior High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jan 6, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 |||||||
| Tavien St. Clair QB | Bellefontaine, Ohio | Bellefontaine High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 |||||||
| Faheem Delane S | Olney, Maryland | Our Lady of Good Counsel High School | 6 ft 2.5 in (1.89 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86 |||||||
| Riley Pettijohn LB | McKinney, Texas | McKinney High School | 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jul 6, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 |||||||
| Tarvos Alford LB | Vero Beach, Florida | Vero Beach High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Mar 30, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 |||||||
| Zion Grady Edge | Enterprise, Alabama | Enterprise High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Jun 24, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 |||||||
| Quincy Porter WR | Oradell, New Jersey | Bergen Catholic High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 14, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 |||||||
| Bo Jackson RB | Cleveland, Ohio | Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 |||||||
| Carter Lowe OT | Toledo, Ohio | Whitmer High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | Jan 27, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 |||||||
| Anthony Rogers RB | Montgomery, Alabama | G.W. Carver High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 |||||||
| Nate Roberts TE | Washington, Oklahoma | Washington High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Apr 13, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 |||||||
| Phillip Bell WR | Mission Viejo, California | Mission Viejo High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 31, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| De'zie Jones WR | Wayne, New Jersey | DePaul Catholic High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Mar 30, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| Maxwell Roy DL | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | St. Joseph's Preparatory School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| DeShawn Stewart S | Wayne, New Jersey | DePaul Catholic High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Mar 31, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 |||||||
| Jarquez Carter DL | Newberry, Florida | Newberry High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 284 lb (129 kg) | Jul 18, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Epi Sitanilei Edge | Bellflower, California | St. John Bosco High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Trajen Odom DL | Matthews, North Carolina | Weddington High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | Jun 28, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| Bodpegn Miller WR | Mansfield, Ohio | Ontario High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 21, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Jake Cook IOL | Westerville, Ohio | Westerville North High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 295 lb (134 kg) | Jun 23, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Jayvon McFadden IOL | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | Riverdale Baptist School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | Aug 24, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Brody Lennon TE | Gates Mills, Ohio | Gilmour Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jun 27, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Isaiah West RB | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | St. Joseph's Preparatory School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | Jun 16, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Cody Haddad S | Cleveland, Ohio | Saint Ignatius High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 13, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Eli Lee LB | Akron, Ohio | Archbishop Hoban High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Oct 25, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Jordyn Woods CB | Cartersville, Georgia | Cartersville High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 25, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 4 247Sports: 5 ESPN: — |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Ohio State Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 19, 2024. "2025 Ohio State Football Commitment List". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 19, 2024. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 19, 2024. "Ohio State 2025 Football Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved December 19, 2024. |||||||

#### Recruiting class rankings

| Website | National rank | Conference rank | 5 star recruits | 4 star recruits | 3 star recruits | Total |
| 247Sports | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 26 |
| ESPN | — | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 26 |
| Rivals | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 26 |

#### Walk-ons

| Player | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Class | Hometown | Previous school |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site |
| August 30 | Texas* | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH |
| September 6 | Grambling State* | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH |
| September 13 | Ohio* | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH |
| September 27 | at Washington | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA |
| October 4 | Minnesota | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH |
| October 11 | at Illinois | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (Illibuck) |
| October 18 | at Wisconsin | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI |
| November 1 | Penn State | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (rivalry) |
| November 8 | at Purdue | Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN |
| November 15 | UCLA | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH |
| November 22 | Rutgers | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH |
| November 29 | at Michigan | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (rivalry) |
| *Non-conference gameSource: ||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | Not released |

## Game summaries
### vs Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Longhorns | | | 0 |
| Buckeyes | | | 0 |
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
* Date: August 30
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Texas | Passing |
| Texas | Rushing |
| Texas | Receiving |
| Ohio State | Passing |
| Ohio State | Rushing |
| Ohio State | Receiving |

### vs Grambling State (FCS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Tigers (FCS) | | | 0 |
| Buckeyes | | | 0 |
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
* Date: September 6
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Grambling State | Passing |
| Grambling State | Rushing |
| Grambling State | Receiving |
| Ohio State | Passing |
| Ohio State | Rushing |
| Ohio State | Receiving |

### vs Ohio

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Bobcats | | | 0 |
| Buckeyes | | | 0 |
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
* Date: September 13
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Ohio | Passing |
| Ohio | Rushing |
| Ohio | Receiving |
| Ohio State | Passing |
| Ohio State | Rushing |
| Ohio State | Receiving |

### at Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Buckeyes | | | 0 |
| Huskies | | | 0 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington
* Date: September 27
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Ohio State | Passing |
| Ohio State | Rushing |
| Ohio State | Receiving |
| Washington | Passing |
| Washington | Rushing |
| Washington | Receiving |

### vs Minnesota

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Golden Gophers | | | 0 |
| Buckeyes | | | 0 |
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
* Date: October 4
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Minnesota | Passing |
| Minnesota | Rushing |
| Minnesota | Receiving |
| Ohio State | Passing |
| Ohio State | Rushing |
| Ohio State | Receiving |

### at Illinois (Illibuck)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Buckeyes | | | 0 |
| Fighting Illini | | | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
* Date: October 11
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Ohio State | Passing |
| Ohio State | Rushing |
| Ohio State | Receiving |
| Illinois | Passing |
| Illinois | Rushing |
| Illinois | Receiving |

### at Wisconsin

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Buckeyes | | | 0 |
| Badgers | | | 0 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: October 18
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Ohio State | Passing |
| Ohio State | Rushing |
| Ohio State | Receiving |
| Wisconsin | Passing |
| Wisconsin | Rushing |
| Wisconsin | Receiving |

### vs Penn State (rivalry)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Nittany Lions | | | 0 |
| Buckeyes | | | 0 |
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
* Date: November 1
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Penn State | Passing |
| Penn State | Rushing |
| Penn State | Receiving |
| Ohio State | Passing |
| Ohio State | Rushing |
| Ohio State | Receiving |

### at Purdue

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Buckeyes | | | 0 |
| Boilermakers | | | 0 |
at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana
* Date: November 8
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Ohio State | Passing |
| Ohio State | Rushing |
| Ohio State | Receiving |
| Purdue | Passing |
| Purdue | Rushing |
| Purdue | Receiving |

### vs UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Bruins | | | 0 |
| Buckeyes | | | 0 |
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
* Date: November 15
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UCLA | Passing |
| UCLA | Rushing |
| UCLA | Receiving |
| Ohio State | Passing |
| Ohio State | Rushing |
| Ohio State | Receiving |

### vs Rutgers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Scarlet Knights | | | 0 |
| Buckeyes | | | 0 |
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
* Date: November 22
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Rutgers | Passing |
| Rutgers | Rushing |
| Rutgers | Receiving |
| Ohio State | Passing |
| Ohio State | Rushing |
| Ohio State | Receiving |

### at Michigan (rivalry)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Buckeyes | | | 0 |
| Wolverines | | | 0 |
at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
* Date: November 29
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Ohio State | Passing |
| Ohio State | Rushing |
| Ohio State | Receiving |
| Michigan | Passing |
| Michigan | Rushing |
| Michigan | Receiving |

## Personnel
### Depth chart

Defense :
* S
* 13 Miles Lockhart
* — Cody Haddad
* 32 Brenten "Inky" Jones
* FS
* 2 Caleb Downs
* 9 Malik Hartford
* 16 Keenan Nelson Jr.
| WLB | SLB |
| 6 Sonny Styles | 20 Arvell Reese |
| 11 C. J. Hicks | — Ty Howard |
| 26 Payton Pierce | 23 Garrett Stover |
* SS
* 18 Jaylen McClain
* — Faheem Delane
* — Deshawn Stewart
* CB
* 1 Davison Igbinosun
* 24 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
* 12 Bryce West
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| 97 Kenyatta Jackson Jr. | 93 Hero Kanu | 98 Kayden McDonald | 92 Caden Curry |
| 96 Eddrick Houston | 94 Jason Moore | — Jarquez Carter | — Logan George |
| 52 Joshua Mickens | 53 Will Smith Jr. | — Trajen Odom | — Eric Mensah |
* CB
* 5 Aaron Scott Jr.
* 22 Calvin Simpson-Hunt
* — Devin Sanchez
Offense :
* WR
* 4 Jeremiah Smith
* — Quincy Porter
* — De'Zie Jones
* WR
* 11 Brandon Inniss
* 82 David Adolph
* — Phillip Bell
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| — Ethan Onianwa | 67 Austin Siereveld | 75 Carson Hinzman | 77 Tegra Tshabola | — Phillip Daniels |
| 72 Deontae Armstrong | 51 Luke Montgomery | 62 Joshua Padilla | 58 Gabe VanSickle | 69 Ian Moore |
| — Carter Lowe | — Jayvon McFadden | — Julian Goines-Jackson | — Jake Cook | 73 Devontae Armstrong |
* TE
* — Max Klare
* 85 Bennett Christian
* 15 Jelani Thurman
* WR
* 17 Carnell Tate
* 13 Bryson Rodgers
* 5 Mylan Graham
* QB
* 3 Lincoln Kienholz
* 10 Julian Sayin
* — Tavien St. Clair
* Key reserves
* Out (season)
* RB
* — CJ Donaldson
* 20 James Peoples
* 24 Sam Williams-Dixon
* Special teams
* PK 38 Jayden Fielding
* PK —
* P 42 Joe McGuire
* P 19 Nick McLarty
* KR 17 Carnell Tate
* PR 2 Caleb Downs
* LS 41 Morrow Evans
* H 42 Joe McGuire
As of March 16, 2025. Depth chart

## Statistics
### Team

| | Ohio State | Opp |
| Points per game | 37.8 | 10.3 |
| Total | 378 | 103 |
| First downs | 218 | 141 |
| Rushing | 24 | 5 |
| Passing | 29 | 11 |
| Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing yards | 443 | 75 |
| Avg per rush | 6.2 | 1.1 |
| Avg per game | 221.5 | 37.5 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 8 | 0 |
| Passing yards | 644 | 201 |
| Att-Comp-Int | 43-64-0 | 26-46-2 |
| Avg per pass | 10.1 | 4.4 |
| Avg per game | 322.0 | 100.5 |
| Passing touchdowns | 5 | 0 |
| Total Offense | 1,087 | 276 |
| Avg per Play | 7.9 | 2.6 |
| Avg per Game | 543.5 | 138.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-0 | 2-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 13-103 | 6-37 |
| Avg per Game | 51.5 | 18.5 |
| Punts-Yards | 7-303 | 17-742 |
| Avg per Punt | 44.0 | 43.6 |
| Time of Possession/Game | 30:16 | 29:84 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 12-24 | 7-31 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Sacks-Yards | 2-11 | 8-42 |
| Touchdowns Scored | 15 | 0 |
| Field Goals-Attempts | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| PAT-Attempts | 15-15 | 0-0 |

### Individual leaders
#### Offense

Passing statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | RAT | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG/G | CMP% | TD | INT | LONG |
| 18 | Will Howard | QB | 170.2 | 35 | 54 | 520 | 260.0 | 64.8% | 4 | 0 | 70 |
| 33 | Devin Brown | QB | 141.1 | 6 | 8 | 63 | 31.5 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Julian Sayin | QB | 521.2 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 61.0 | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 55 |
Rushing statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | ATT | GAIN | AVG | TD | LONG | AVG/G |
| 1 | Quinshon Judkins | RB | 22 | 163 | 7.4 | 3 | 23 | 81.5 |
| 32 | TreVeyon Henderson | RB | 18 | 131 | 7.3 | 2 | 21 | 65.5 |
| 20 | James Peoples | RB | 16 | 81 | 5.1 | 0 | 12 | 40.5 |
| 24 | Sam Williams-Dixon | RB | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 31 | 22.0 |
| 18 | Will Howard | QB | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 1 | 19 | 12.0 |
Receiving statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | CTH | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | AVG/G |
| 4 | Jeremiah Smith | WR | 11 | 211 | 19.2 | 3 | 70 | 105.5 |
| 2 | Emeka Egbuka | WR | 9 | 149 | 16.6 | 0 | 35 | 74.5 |
| 17 | Carnell Tate | WR | 7 | 103 | 14.7 | 1 | 36 | 51.5 |
| 85 | Bennett Christian | TE | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 1 | 55 | 55.0 |
| 11 | Brandon Inniss | WR | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 27 | 22.5 |
| 13 | Bryson Rodgers | WR | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 | 10.5 |

#### Defense

Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

#### Special teams

Kickoff statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | KICKS | YDS | AVG | TB | OB |
Punting statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LONG | TB | FC | I–20 | 50+ | BLK |
Kick return statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
Punt return statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |

## Awards and honors
### Preseason honors

Big Ten Preseason Honors :
| # | Name | Pos | Year |
| 2 | Caleb Downs | SAF | SO |
| 2 | Emeka Egbuka | WR | GR |
| 32 | TreVeyon Henderson | RB | SR |
| 44 | JT Tuimoloau | DE | SR |

#### Weekly Individual Awards

Big Ten Weekly Honors :
| Date | Player | Position | Award |
| Week 5 | Jeremiah Smith | WR | Freshman of the Week |
| Week 6 | Emeka Egbuka | WR | Offensive Player of the Week |
| Week 11 | Will Howard | QB | Offensive Player of the Week |
| Week 11 | Jeremiah Smith | WR | Freshman of the Week |