Postgame Notes From No. 9 Ohio State at Indiana – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/4/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
No. 9/9 Ohio State (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) 33, Indiana (3-2, 0-2 Big Ten) 14
Memorial Stadium
Bloomington, Ind.
Oct. 3, 2009
Attendance: 51,500
OHIO STATE POSTGAME NOTES
• Ohio State has won 16-consecutive Big Ten road games, one shy of the record held by Michigan who won 17 in a row from 1988-92.
• Ohio State is 812-308-53 in its 120th season of play. The win total ranks fifth all-time among FBS schools.
• Ohio State is 452-189-28 in Big Ten play all-time.
• Since 1950, the Buckeyes boast the second-best winning percentage among FBS schools at .755 (490-153-15). Oklahoma is first with a .757 winning percentage.
• Jim Tressel’s record with the Buckeyes is 87-20 and his career record is 222-77-2. Tressel’s 222 victories rank fourth among active FBS coaches.
• Ohio State is 15-10 in night games and 8-3 in Big Ten night games under Tressel.
• The Buckeyes are 27-13 on the road in night games since 1959 and 33-16 in night games all-time.
• Ohio State boasts a record of 357-125-28 in games played in October and 114-62-8 on the road in October.
• Ohio State is 61-32-5 in Big Ten road openers and 196-77-10 all-time in Big Ten road games.
• Under Jim Tressel, the Buckeyes are 6-3 in Big Ten road openers and 26-7 in Big Ten road games overall.
• The Buckeyes are 426-130-14 all-time as a Top 25 team.
• Jim Tressel is now 75-6 when leading at the half and 80-6 when leading going into the fourth quarter in his Ohio State career.
SERIES NOTES
• Saturday was the 83rd meeting between the two schools and the first since 2006.
• Ohio State leads the all-time series with Indiana, 66-12-5 and has a 24-2-1 advantage in Bloomington.
• The Buckeyes have won 15-straight games over the Hoosiers.
• IU has not defeated Ohio State since the 1988 season.
• Jim Tressel is 7-0 against the Hoosiers in his Ohio State career, winning by an average margin of victory of 26.2 points.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
• Junior running back Brandon Saine made his first career start at running back. He rushed for a career-high 113 yards – the first 100-yard game of his career – on a career-high 17 carries.
• True freshman wide receiver Duron Carter caught his first career touchdown pass, a 5 yard slant from Pryor, in the first quarter.
• Freshman fullback Zach Boren caught his first touchdown pass in the second quarter, an 8-yarder from Pryor.
• Quarterback Terrelle Pryor is 12-2 as Ohio State’s starting quarterback.
• Pryor completed passes to eight different receivers – the most this season.
• After netting 222 yards of total offense against the Hoosiers, Terrelle Pryor eclipsed 3,000 yards for his career and moved into 21st place on Ohio State’s all-time list with 3,094 yards, passing Antonio Pittman (2,945) and Carlos Snow (2,974). Pepe Pearson is 20th with 3,142 yards.
• Terrelle Pryor has accounted for 29 of Ohio State’s 48 offensive touchdowns (60.4 percent) since becoming the starter in the fourth game of the 2008 season (20 passing, 8 rushing, 1 receiving).?
DEFENSIVE NOTES
• Ohio State has held opponents to fewer than 21 points 44 times since 2006, the best among FBS teams. Ohio State is 41-3 in those games.
• Ohio State’s defense has allowed 13, 82 and 18 yards rushing over the last three games, an average of 37.6 ypg.
• Ohio State’s defense had its 9-quarter scoreless streak snapped when Ben Chappell hit Tandon Doss for a 7-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter.
• Ohio State’s defense has allowed only seven 100-yard rushers since the beginning of the 2005 season.
• Senior defensive lineman Todd Denlinger intercepted his first career pass in the second quarter, returning it 14 yards.
• Senior defensive back Anderson Russell picked off his first pass of the season in the third quarter.
• Senior defensive lineman Rob Rose recorded his first career safety in the third quarter when he tackled punter Chris Hagerup after a bad snap.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
• Senior punter Jon Thoma pinned Indiana inside their own 20 on three different occasions.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• Ohio State’s offensive captain was running back Brandon Saine.
• Dexter Larimore was the fourth captain today in place of Kurt Coleman.
• Mike McCray, who is now a school principal in the Dayton area, is the honorary captain
