Postgame Notes: No. 16/18 Ohio State (1-0) 42, Akron (0-1) 0 – Ohio State Buckeyes
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No. 16/18 Ohio State (1-0) 42, Akron (0-1) 0 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio September 3, 2011 Attendance: 105,001
OHIO STATE POSTGAME NOTES
? Including first-year head coach Luke Fickell, the last 21 Ohio State coaches are 20-0-1 in their debuts. The last Ohio State coach to lose his debut was Jack Ryder, who suffered a 40-4 loss at Oberlin in 1892.
? The last 22 Ohio State coaches are 21-0-1 in their home debuts. The last Buckeye coach to lose his home opener was Alexander Lilley in 1890.
? Ohio State has started 1-0 every year since 2000. The Buckeyes last lost an opener when they suffered a 23-12 defeat to Miami (Fla.) in the 1999 Kickoff Classic at Giants Stadium.
? Ohio State is 31-2 in its last 33 season-openers.
? Ohio State is 53-5 at Ohio Stadium since the start of the 2002 season.
? Ohio State has won 55 consecutive regular-season non-conference home games against teams not ranked in the AP Top 25.
? Ohio State has not lost a home opener in 33 years – Sept. 16, 1978 to be exact when No. 6 Ohio State suffered a 19-0 loss to No. 5 Penn State in Woody Hayes’ final season as head coach.
? Ohio State has an all-time opening game record of 105-12-4. The Buckeyes’ last opening day loss away from Columbus was to Miami (Fla.) in the 1999 Kickoff Classic in East Rutherford, N.J.
? All-time, the Buckeyes are 109-8-4 in home openers since 1890. The largest opening day crowd at Ohio Stadium was 105,092 in the 2009 opener vs. Navy.
? The game marked just the second time since 1977 Ohio State opened the season with a shutout. The only other was a 43-0 victory against Youngstown State in 2008.
? Ohio State has 820 wins all-time, the fifth-most among FBS teams.
? The Buckeyes had 27 first downs to five for Akron.
? Senior center Mike Brewster, senior right tackle J.B. Shugarts and junior defensive tackle John Simon served as game captains.
SERIES NOTES
? Ohio State is 7-1 all-time against Akron.
? Ohio State won the last meeting with the Zips, 20-2, Sept. 8, 2007 at Ohio Stadium.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
? Ohio State outgained Akron 125-25 in the first quarter and 224-35 for the game.
? The game was the 20th-consecutive outing Ohio State rushed for 100-plus yards. The last time the Buckeyes did not rush for 100 yards was Oct. 17, 2009 at Purdue.
? Joe Bauserman made his first career start at quarterback vs. the Zips. He went 12-for-16 for 163 yards and three touchdowns. Bauserman ran for 32 yards on six carries and a touchdown, all career highs.
? The touchdown run was the first of Bauserman’s career.
? Bauserman started the game 5-for-5 for 61 yards.
? Ohio State went 74 yards in eight plays to score the opening touchdown on a 15-yard run by Bauserman.
? Bauserman’s three-touchdown game was the first since Terrelle Pryor threw three touchdowns in a 49-0 win over Purdue Oct. 23, 2010.
? Jake Stoneburner caught a pair of first-half touchdown passes, a 28-yarder and an 11-yarder. He had a pair of touchdowns in his career entering the game. Stoneburner then added a two-yard TD catch on the first drive of the second half.
? Stoneburner’s three-touchdown game marked the first time in program history an Ohio State tight end caught three touchdown passes and eighth time any player caught three or more touchdown passes in a game.
? The last Ohio State tight end with two touchdown receptions in a game was Rory Nicol on Oct. 21, 2006 vs. Indiana.
? The Indiana game Oct. 21, 2006 also was the last time Ohio State tight ends combined for three receiving touchdowns in a game (Nicol-2, Jake Ballard-1).
? The last Buckeye with three or more touchdown receptions was Dane Sanzenbacher (four) Sept. 25, 2010 vs. Eastern Michigan.
? Carlos Hyde carried the ball 19 times for 93 yards and Rod Smith ran 18 times for 74 yards, all career highs.
? Six different Buckeyes caught a pass in the first half, including the first career catches for Verlon Reed and Carlos Hyde.
? Devin Smith caught his first career touchdown on Braxton Miller’s first career touchdown pass at the 14:26 mark of the fourth quarter.
? Miller finished 8-for-12 for 130 yards with one touchdown pass, the first of his career.
? The last time a freshman scored in his first career game was when Terrelle Pryor connected with classmate DeVier Posey for a touchdown pass against Youngstown State Aug. 30, 2008.
? Other Buckeyes making their first career reception: Devin Smith, Rod Smith, Evan Spencer and T.Y Williams.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
? Since the beginning of the 2005 season, the Ohio State defense has allowed only 10 100-yard rushers during a span of 78 games and only six since the start of the 2007 season. Both of those marks are the third best among FBS schools during those spans.
? Ohio State has held 63 opponents to 21 points or fewer since the start of the 2005 season, the most among FBS teams. TCU (61) is second.
? Ohio State has surrendered 122 touchdowns in 78 games since 2005. That is the fewest in the FBS in this span. TCU is second with 130 allowed in this span.
? Ohio State has allowed 110 touchdowns from scrimmage since the start of the 2005 season, the fewest by any FBS team in this span. TCU is second at 121.
? Ohio State has surrendered 48 rushing touchdowns since the start of the 2005 season. That mark is tied with Alabama for the fewest among FBS teams during that span.
? Ohio State has surrendered 62 passing touchdowns since the start of the 2005 season, the second-fewest among FBS teams.
? Ohio State allowed fewer than 10 points four times in 2010 and 29 times since the start of the 2006 season.
? Ohio State held Akron to 2-of-13 third down conversions.
? Ohio State recorded 10 tackles for loss.
? Twenty different Buckeyes recorded at least one tackle.
? Andrew Sweat led the defense six tackles (two for loss) and an interception.
? Darryl Baldwin, Michael Bennett, Nate Ebner and Ryan Shazier each recorded their first career sack.
