Postgame Notes From No. 2 Ohio State vs. Indiana – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/9/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
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No. 2/2 Ohio State (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten) 38, Indiana (3-2, 0-2 Big Ten) 10
Ohio Stadium – Columbus, Ohio
October 9, 2010
Attendance: 105,291
OHIO STATE POSTGAME NOTES
• Ohio State has won 12 games in a row, the third-longest among FBS teams behind Boise State (18) and Alabama (19).
• Ohio State is 93-16 since the start of the 2002 season, the fourth-best record among FBS teams.
• Ohio State boasts an all-time record of 362-126-28 in October games.
• Ohio State has won 39 of its last 43 Big Ten conference games.
• Ohio State has had 60 consecutive crowds of more than 100,000 at Ohio Stadium.
HEAD COACH JIM TRESSEL
• Tressel won his 100th game at Ohio State (100-21), becoming the third-fastest coach to win 100 games at a Big Ten school behind Michigan’s Fielding Yost and Bo Schembechler who each did it in 119 games. Tressel is the fastest to win 100 games at Ohio State ahead of John Cooper (138 games) and Woody Hayes (144 games).
• Tressel is the second-winningest active FBS coach with 235 career wins (235-78-2).
• Tressel is 88-6 when leading/tied at halftime and 93-6 when leading/tied going into the fourth quarter.
• Tressel is now 8-0 against the Hoosiers at Ohio State.
• Ohio State is 90-6 in the games in which it has rushed for at least 125 yards since Jim Tressel became the Buckeyes’ coach in 2001.
SERIES NOTES
• Ohio State leads the all-time series with Indiana 67-12-5 and 43-10-4 in Columbus.
• Ohio State has won the last 16 meetings and has not lost to the Hoosiers since 1988.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
• Terrelle Pryor passed for a career-high 334 yards, completing a career-high 24 passes with 3 TD passes. It marked the first 300-yard passing game since Troy Smith in the 2006 Michigan game.
• Terrelle Pryor passed Craig Krenzel (4,493) for ninth place on Ohio State’s all-time passing yards list.
• Terrelle Pryor totaled 315 yards of total offense, passing Steve Bellisari (6,496) for fourth place on Ohio State’s all-time list. Pryor now has 6,518 yards.
• Terrelle Pryor now has six 300-yard total offense games at Ohio State, tying Joe Germaine’s record of six from 1996-98.
• Ohio State is 22-1 when Terrelle Pryor throws at least one touchdown pass.
• Terrelle Pryor is now 25-3 as Ohio State’s starting quarterback.
• Terrelle Pryor completed 11 straight passes in the second quarter.
• Brandon Saine hauled in a career-long 60-yard TD pass from Terrelle Pryor in the second quarter.
• Ohio State is 14-0 when Brandon Saine scores at least one touchdown.
• Dan “Boom” Herron recorded a season-long 39-yard run in the first quarter for Ohio State’s first score. Herron has now scored a TD in five straight games. He finished with 68 yards on 12 attempts and two scores.
• Ohio State is 14-2 when Dan “Boom” Herron scores a rushing touchdown in his career.
• DeVier Posey has caught at least one pass in 20 consecutive games. He finished with eight catches for 103 yards and a touchdown for the fourth 100-yard receiving game of his career.
• Ohio State is 30-4 when Dane Sanzenbacher records at least one catch. He finished with four catches for 60 yards.
• Ohio State has outscored the opposition 86-21 in the first quarter this season and 92-21 in the second quarter.
• OSU was 3-of-4 in the red zone Saturday (2 TDs, 1 FG). They are now 28-of-32 (.875) this season in the red zone (20 TD, 8 FG).
DEFENSIVE NOTES
• Indiana came in averaging 348.2 yards passing, fourth best in the FBS, and 39.8 points per game, 13th best. Ohio State held them to season-lows of 141 yards passing and 10 points.
• Devon Torrence intercepted his first pass of the season and the third of his career in the first quarter. He returned it 25 yards.
• Brian Rolle intercepted his second pass of the season and the fourth of his career in the second quarter.
• Dominic Clarke intercepted his first career pass late in the fourth quarter. It gave the Buckeyes three interceptions for the first time since the Michigan game in 2009.
• Ohio State came in averaging an FBS-best 6.4 three-and-outs per game. They recorded two more Saturday.
• Ohio State has allowed 110 touchdowns overall since the start of the 2005 season. That is the fewest by any FBS team in this span. The Buckeyes gave up just one TD Saturday.
• Ohio State has surrendered 42 rushing touchdowns since the start of the 2005 season, the fewest among FBS teams in this span.
• OSU has surrendered 57 passing touchdowns since the start of the 2005 season, the second-fewest among FBS teams in this span.
• It has been 29 games since the Buckeye defense allowed a 100-yard individual rushing performance; that was by USC’s Joe McKnight (105 yards in 2008). That streak is second-longest in the nation, trailing only Alabama (32 games).
• Ohio State has allowed just seven 100-yard rushers since 2005, the fewest among FBS teams. Boston College and Alabama are second with eight.
• Since the beginning of the 2005 season, the Buckeyes have allowed only seven 100-yard rushers during a span of 69 games. That mark is the best by an FBS school during that time period.
• Freshman Christian Bryant made his first career start in place of the injured Tyler Moeller.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
• Punter Ben Buchanan had a career-long 53-yard punt (previous 52 yards vs. Marshall).
Indiana Game Notes
• Tandon Doss had six kickoff returns for 123 yards, to move into the top 10 in career kick return yardage with 906 yards, placing him eighth. He finished with 130 all-purpose yards, the 13th day with 100 yards or better in his career.
• True freshman Antonio Banks ran for the first touchdown of his career, plunging one yard for the score. He finished the day with 22 yards on eight carries, both career highs.
• Ten Indiana players had at least one catch in the game, led by Damarlo Belcher’s four grabs, moving him into a tie for sixth on IU’s career catches list with Keith Calvin, who had 121 catches between 1991-1994.
• Quarterback Ben Chappell moved into fifth place all-time on IU’s career passing list with 5,434 yards through the air in his career. He also moved into fourth in career attempts with 771.
• Safety Lenyatta Kiles had the first fumble recovery of his career at the end of the third quarter, picking up the fumble that was forced by defensive end Fred Jones, the first of his career. It is the defense’s second fumble recovery of the season.
• Linebacker Jeff Thomas recorded the first interception of his career in the fourth quarter. His pick is the fourth for the Hoosiers this season and the sixth forced turnover on the year by the IU defense.
• Indiana finished the game with eight tackles for loss and three sacks, both bests on the season.
• In his first career start at outside linebacker, Leon Beckum recorded career highs of nine tackles, five solos and 3.0 tackles for loss. Beckum added half a sack, the second trip to the QB of his career. He was helped by defensive end Kevin Bush on the sack. Defensive ends Darius Johnson and Terrance Thomas also added sacks in the game.
• Defensive tackle Larry Black, Jr. blocked a Drew Basil field goal in the first quarter, the first blocked kick of his career. It is the first field goal blocked by the Hoosiers since Tracy Porter blocked a kick by Connecticut’s Matt Nuzie on Sept. 23, 2006.
• Cornerback Adrian Burks finished with six tackles, tying a career best.
• Mitch Ewald kicked a career-long 36-yard field goal in the third quarter. He is 3-for-4 on the season. Ewald averaged 69.3 yards on three kickoffs.
• Trea Burgess made his first career start, lining up at running back to start the game. Jordan Marquette got the start at right guard, the first of his career as well.
• Tandon Doss served as a game captain, joining season captains Ben Chappell and Tyler Replogle for the coin toss. Ohio State won the toss and elected to receive. Indiana lost the coin toss for the third time this year and started the game on defense for the first time this season.
