2015 The Winning Chapter

Ohio's 2015 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 8-5
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ -0.7 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W @ Idaho 45-28 W vs Marshall 21-10 W vs SE Lou 35-14 L @ Minnes 24-27 W @ Akron 14-12 W vs Miam (OH 34-3 L vs West Mic 14-49 L @ Buffalo 17-41 L @ Bowl Gre 24-62 W vs Kent Sta 27-0 W vs Ball Sta 48-31 W @ Nort Ill 26-21 L @ App Sta 29-31 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2015.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2015 season's largest margin: Ohio 34, Miami (OH) 3. A 31-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Ohio 24, Bowling Green 62. A 38-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Ohio fell to App State 29-31 in the postseason.

"Bobcats Bite Back"
— Ohio fanbase voice · 2015· synthesized
What It Meant

2015 is a middle chapter for Ohio — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.