Postgame Notes From No. 10 Ohio State at Michigan – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/21/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
No. 10 Ohio State (10-2, 7-1) 21, at Michigan (5-7, 1-7) 10
Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Nov. 21, 2009
Attendance: 110,922
OHIO STATE POSTGAME NOTES
• With the win, Ohio State wins the 2009 Big Ten Championship outright – its fifth-consecutive Big Ten title (shared or outright)
• Jim Tressel is now 8-1 against Michigan.
• Jim Tressel is 26-4 in November games at Ohio State.
• Ohio State is 818-308-53 in its 120th season of play. The win total ranks fifth all-time among FBS schools.
• Ohio State’s all-time Big Ten record now stands at 457-190-28 (.697), which is the best percentage of any Big Ten school.
• Jim Tressel’s record with the Buckeyes is 93-21 and his career record is 228-78-2. Tressel’s 228 victories rank third among active FBS coaches.
• The Buckeyes are 432-131-14 all-time as a Top 25 team.
• Jim Tressel is now 81-6 when leading/tied at the half and 86-6 when leading/tied going into the fourth quarter in his Ohio State career.
• The Buckeyes have won 86 games since the start of the 2002 season, the fourth best among FBS schools during that span.
• Ohio State head coaches Jim Tressel (football), Thad Matta (men’s basketball) and Jim Foster, (women’s basketball) are a combined 27-2 against Michigan teams during their tenure at Ohio State. Tressel is 8-1, Matta 9-1 and Foster 10-0.
SERIES NOTES
• Saturday was the 106th meeting all-time between Ohio State and Michigan.
• Michigan leads the all-time series, 57-43-6.
• Ohio State has won the last six meetings overall.
• Ohio State is now 8-2 this decade against the Wolverines after going just 2-7-1 in the 1990’s.
• Michigan has scored just 20 points in the last three games against the Buckeyes.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
• The Buckeyes have totaled eight team rushing performances for at least 200 yards this season – the most in the Jim Tressel era.
• Terrelle Pryor is 18-3 as Ohio State’s starting quarterback (note: Pryor did not start at QB in the 2009 Fiesta Bowl).
• With 141 yards of total offense, Terrelle Pryor passed Cornelius Green (4,414) for 11th place (4,477) on Ohio State’s all-time list.
• Brandon Saine went over 1,000 career rushing yards. He finished with 84 yards on 12 carries, including a 29-yard TD run in the second quarter – his fourth of the season and seventh of his career.
• Dan “Boom” Herron needs 3 yards to go over the 1,000-yard mark in his career after a 96 yard, 19 carry outing vs. the Wolverines.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
• Ohio State came into the game averaging 5.8 three-and-outs per game and recorded seven more today. They have totaled 69 through 12 games.
• Michigan came into the game averaging a Big Ten-best 31.2 ppg. Ohio State held them to just 10 points.
• Defensive lineman Cameron Heyward recorded his first career touchdown when he recovered a Tate Forcier fumble in the end zone at the 10:44 mark of the first quarter.
• Junior Devon Torrence picked off his first career interception in the fourth quarter.
• Junior Thaddeus Gibson picked off his first career interception in the fourth quarter.
• Senior Kurt Coleman picked off his fourth and fifth passes of the season, ninth of his career. He also had two picks in vs. Troy Sept. 20, 2008.
• Ohio State has allowed only seven 100-yard rushers since the start of the 2005 season (64 games). That mark is the best among FBS schools during that span.
• Ohio State has not allowed a 100-yard rusher over its past 21 games, the second-longest streak in the nation. Alabama is first at 28 games.
• Ohio State’s defense has allowed just 11 touchdowns over its past 43 quarters of play.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
• Senior punter Jon Thoma pinned Michigan inside its own 20 three times.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• Ohio State’s fourth captain was senior wide receiver/kick returner Ray Small.
• Ohio State’s honorary captain was two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin.
