Postgame Notes From No. 2 Ohio State vs. Ohio – Ohio State Buckeyes
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No. 2/2 Ohio State (3-0) 43, Ohio (1-2) 7
Ohio Stadium – Columbus, Ohio
September 18, 2010
Attendance: 105,075
OHIO STATE POSTGAME NOTES
• The Buckeyes boast an all-time record of 150-22-5 in September games and a 124-10-4 mark in September home games.
• Under Jim Tressel, the Buckeyes are 28-2 at Ohio Stadium vs. non-conference teams.
• Ohio State is 33-4 in non-conference regular-season games overall under Jim Tressel.
• Ohio State is 90-16 since the start of the 2002 season, the fourth-best record among FBS teams.
• Ohio State is 55-5 at Ohio Stadium since the start of the 2002 season.
• Ohio State has had 58 consecutive crowds of more than 100,000 at Ohio Stadium.
• The Buckeyes have won 56 straight regular season non-conference home games against teams not ranked in the AP Top 25.
• Jim Tressel is now 85-6 when leading/tied at halftime and 90-6 when leading/tied going into the fourth quarter.
SERIES NOTES
• Ohio State holds a 6-0 lead in the series with the Bobcats.
• Ohio State is 178-48-15 in its history against teams from the state of Ohio.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
• Ohio State scored 34 first-half points, giving it a total of 95 first-half points through three games in 2010.
• Ohio State is 11-2 when Dan “Boom” Herron scores a rushing touchdown in his career. He rushed for two scores vs. the Bobcats, his third game with two rushing TDs (last vs. Illinois Sept. 26, 2009).
• Ohio State is 12-0 when Brandon Saine scores at least one touchdown.
• Junior quarterback Terrelle Pryor is 22-3 as Ohio State’s starting quarterback.
• Terrelle Pryor set a school record with 16 straight completions in one game, breaking the record of 12 set by Jim Karsatos in 1985 against Wisconsin. That mark also is the second-most in Big Ten history to Iowa’s Chuck Long with 22 in 1984.
• Terrelle Pryor recorded his 12th career game with at least one touchdown rushing and passing. The Buckeyes are 11-1 when he throws and rushes for at least one touchdown.
• Terrelle Pryor now has 14 career games with at least 200 yards of total offense, tying him for fifth place on Ohio State’s all-time list with Craig Krenzel.
• With 270 yards of total offense, Terrelle Pryor passed Archie Griffin (5,589) for eighth place on the school’s all-time list. Pryor now has 5,695 yards of total offense in his career.
• Ohio State is 13-1 when Terrelle Pryor runs for at least one touchdown and 19-1 when he throws at least one touchdown pass.
• Ohio State is 87-6 in the games in which it has rushed for at least 125 yards since Jim Tressel became the Buckeyes’ coach in 2001.
• DeVier Posey has caught at least one pass in 17-consecutive games.
• Ohio State is 27-4 in the games in which Dane Sanzenbacher has recorded at least one catch.
• Tight end Jake Stoneburner caught his first career TD pass on Saturday, a 5-yard pass from Pryor.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
• Ohio State recorded five more takeaways on Saturday, giving them an NCAA-leading +10.0 turnover margin.
• Tyler Moeller recorded his first career interception on the second play of the game, setting up Ohio State’s first field goal.
• Ross Homan recorded his first INT of the season and the seventh of his career in the third quarter.
• Cameron Heyward recorded his first career safety in the 3rd quarter and the first for Ohio State since the win at Indiana in 2009.
• Ohio State has allowed 105 touchdowns overall since the start of the 2005 season. That is the fewest by any FBS team in this span.
• Ohio State has surrendered 39 rushing touchdowns since the start of the 2005 season, the fewest among FBS teams in this span.
• OSU has surrendered 55 passing touchdowns since the start of the 2005 season, the second-fewest among FBS teams in this span.
• It has been 26 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 67 games. That mark is the best by an FBS school during that time period.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
• Ben Buchanan punted four times vs. Miami, averaging 40.5 yards a punt. Two were downed inside the 20, while his long was 51 yards.
