Postgame Notes From No. 18 Ohio State vs. Minnesota – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/24/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
No. 18/17 Ohio State (6-2, 4-1 Big Ten) 38, Minnesota (4-4, 2-3 Big Ten) 7
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, Ohio
Oct. 24, 2009
Attendance: 105,011
OHIO STATE POSTGAME NOTES
• Ohio State is 19-2 in the Jim Tressel era after a loss.
• Ohio State is 814-309-53 in its 120th season of play. The win total ranks fifth all-time among FBS schools.
• Jim Tressel’s record with the Buckeyes is 89-21 and his career record is 224-78-2. Tressel’s 224 victories rank fourth among active FBS coaches.
• Jim Tressel is 56-13 in Big Ten play overall.
• Ohio State is 50-5 at home since the start of the 2002 season and 54-7 overall under Jim Tressel.
• Ohio State boasts a record of 359-126-28 in games played in October.
• The Buckeyes are 428-131-14 all-time as a Top 25 team.
• Jim Tressel is now 77-6 when leading at the half and 82-6 when leading going into the fourth quarter in his Ohio State career.
• The Buckeyes have won 69 games since the start of the 2003 season, the sixth best among FBS schools.
• Ohio State is now 64-19-5 in Homecoming games.
• Since joining the Big Ten in 1913, Ohio State is 454-190-28 – a win percentage of 70.3 percent which is the best of any Big Ten school.
• Ohio State is 52-0 when scoring 30 or more points since 2001.
SERIES NOTES
• Saturday was the 49th meeting between Ohio State and Minnesota.
• Ohio State leads the all-time series with Minnesota, 42-7, with a 22-3 mark in Columbus.
• The Buckeyes have won the last seven games in the series and 23 of the last 24 overall.
• Terrelle Pryor ran for 97 yards last year against Minnesota and had 104 on the ground today.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
• With 104 yards rushing, Terrelle Pryor became the fifth Ohio State quarterback to rush for 1,000 career yards.
– Cornelius Greene (2,066 from 1972-75)
– Rex Kern (1,714 from 1968-70)
– Art Schlichter (1,303 from 1978-81)
– Troy Smith (1,168 from 2003-06)
– Terrelle Pryor (1,102 from 2008-present)
• Terrelle Pryor is 14-3 as Ohio State’s starting quarterback (note: Pryor did not start at QB in the 2009 Fiesta Bowl).
• Terrelle Pryor has accounted for 35 of Ohio State’s 56 offensive touchdowns (62.5 percent) since becoming the starter in the fourth game of the 2008 season (24 passing, 10 rushing, 1 receiving).
• With 343 on the day, Terrelle Pryor has 3,821 yards of total offense, moving him into 14th on Ohio State’s all-time list.
• Terrelle Pryor also moved into 11th place on Ohio State’s all-time passing list with 2,719, passing Don Unverferth (2,518; 1963-65) and Stanley Jackson (2,660; 1994-97).
• DeVier Posey’s 62-yard TD pass from Pryor in the second quarter was the longest catch of his career. It marked his fifth TD catch of the season and the sixth of his career. Posey also recorded a career high in receiving yards with 161.
• Freshman running back Jordan Hall scored his first career TD on an 11-yard run in the third quarter.
• Redshirt freshman running back Jermil Martin also scored his first career TD on a 39-yard run in the fourth quarter.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
• OSU has held opponents to fewer than 21 points 46 times since 2006, the best among FBS teams. Ohio State is 43-3 in those games. • Ohio State has allowed only seven 100-yard rushers since the start of the 2005 season (60 games). That mark is the best among FBS schools over that span. • Ohio State has not allowed a 100-yard rusher over its past 18 games, the second-longest streak in the nation. Alabama is first at 27 games. • Ohio State’s defense has allowed just seven touchdowns over its past 27 quarters of play coming into Saturday. • Senior defensive back Kurt Coleman recorded his 200th career tackle Saturday. He finished the day with four tackles. • Thaddeus Gibson recorded a career-high three sacks, the fifth most on Ohio State’s single-game list.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
• Jon Thoma pinned Minnesota inside the 20 twice Saturday. He has punted inside the 20 13 times this season.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• Ohio State’s fourth captain was senior kicker Aaron Pettrey.
