DID YOU KNOW: Golden Senior Class – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/16/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 30, 2015
With a win against Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl, this year’s group of seniors would tie Boise State’s 2011 seniors for the FBS record for most wins by a senior class (50).
Ohio State’s 2015 senior class has already etched its place in Scarlet & Gray history books with…
• The best record in college football – 49-4 (tied with Florida State) – since the start of 2012
• A national championship and a Big Ten championship in 2014
• Four consecutive Big Ten divisional titles
• A Big Ten Conference-record 30 league wins in a row
• Winning streaks of 24 games (a school record) and another of 23 games
• An undefeated record on the road with 18-consecutive true road game wins
• The Ohio State program-record for wins by a senior class (49).
Dec. 23, 2015
No. 7 Ohio State and No. 8 Notre Dame will meet for the third consecutive time as Top 10 teams in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl. The Buckeyes have won each of the last two meetings. (scroll down for recaps and box scores)
Dec. 16, 2015
TOP 5 BOWL GAMES IN 2015-16 BY NUMBER OF AP ALL-AMERICANS
Fiesta Bowl – 9
Ohio State (5): OT Taylor Decker, S Vonn Bell, DE Joey Bosa, RB Ezekiel Elliott, OG Pat Elflein
Notre Dame (4): LB Jaylon Smith, OT Ronnie Stanley, WR Will Fuller, DT Sheldon Day
Cotton Bowl – 8
Alabama (5): RB Derrick Henry, DT A’Shawn Robinson, LB Reggie Ragland, C Ryan Kelly, S Eddie Jackson
Michigan State (3): C Jack Allen, OT Jack Conklin, DE Shilique Calhoun
Orange Bowl – 6
Clemson (4): QB Deshaun Watson, DE Shaq Lawson, S Jayron Kearse, CB Mackensie Alexander
Oklahoma (2): QB Baker Mayfield, LB Eric Striker
Rose Bowl – 6
Stanford (4): OG Joshua Garnett, RB Christian McCaffrey, TE Austin Hooper, LB Blake Martinez
Iowa (2): CB Desmond King, C Austin Blythe
Russell Athletic, Alamo, Citrus Bowls – 4 each
2015 AP All-America Teams: http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/ap-all-america-team-list-0
Dec. 9, 2015
All-Time Wins By 2015-16 Bowl Matchup
Fiesta: 1,766
Notre Dame (892) vs Ohio State (874)
TaxSlayer: 1,642
Penn State (856) vs Georgia (786)
Citrus: 1,625
Michigan (924) vs Florida (701)
Cotton: 1,563
Oklahoma (861) vs Clemson (702)
Orange: 1,543
Michigan State (669) vs Alabama (872)
win totals from NCAA.org
Dec. 2, 2015
Ohio State led the Big Ten Conference with 14 players selected to All-B1G teams this season.
Highlighted by Ezekiel Elliott, unanimous first-team all-conference pick by both the coaches and the media, the Buckeyes had seven defensive, six offensive and one special teams All-B1G honorees.
Schools with most All-B1G selections in 2015
- Ohio State – 14
- Michigan State -12
- Iowa – 9
- Michigan – 7
Nov. 25, 2015
Ohio State and Michigan each boast a defensive unit among the nation’s best. The Wolverines rank second nationally in total defense (263.1 yards per game) and sixth in scoring defense allowing 14.9 points per game.
Meanwhile, the Silver Bullets have been nothing short of dominant this season, giving up the second fewest PPG (14.1) in the FBS. The Buckeyes rank eighth in total defense surrendering 298.0 YPG.
Silver Bullet Points
- No. 5 in the FBS in fewest passing yards allowed (164.3)
- No. 7 in the FBS in opponent passer rating (100.6)
- No. 9 in the FBS and No. 2 in the Big Ten in fewest first downs allowed (15.6 per game) Have allowed just 90.0 rushing yards in its last four games, or since Oct. 24, the third fewest in the FBS, including 53 rushing yards to Minnesota (33) and Illinois (20) combined
- Have allowed just one rushing TDs in its last five games
- Have allowed only six offensive touchdowns in the past five games, two of those coming late in the fourth quarter
- Have held three opponents to less than 100 yards rushing (Hawai’i, Minnesota, Illinois)
Nov. 18, 2015
SENIOR DAY IN OHIO STADIUM
Saturday prior to the game against Michigan State 18 Buckeyes will be honored before their last game in Ohio Stadium.
All this group of seniors has done is put Ohio State football at the top of football programs nationwide with the best record in college football (48-3) since the start of 2012, including a national championship and a Big Ten championship in 2014, a Big Ten Conference-record 30 consecutive wins, the nation’s longest current winning streak (23 games) and road winning streak (17 games), and a program-record for wins by a senior class (48).
THANK YOU, SENIORS!
DE Chris Fong
K Jack Willoughby
CB Armani Reeves
RB Jeffie Johnson
WR Jeff Greene
WR Kato Mitchell
RB Warren Ball
LS Bryce Haynes
LB Cam Williams
DT Tommy Schutt
TE Nick Vannett
OT Chase Farris
DT Joel Hale
DT Adolphus Washington
OC Jacoby Boren
OT Taylor Decker
LB Joshua Perry
H-B Braxton Miller
Nov. 11, 2015
With 114 yards Saturday vs. Minnesota, Ezekiel Elliott climbed into fourth place on Ohio State’s all-time rushing list (3,384 career yards) surpassing Chris “Beanie” Wells.
The junior running back topped the 100-yard mark for the 14th-consecutive game (longest active FBS streak) and scored his team-leading 14th rushing touchdown of the season. Elliott is averaging 27.5 yards per score in 2015 and has five touchdown runs of 50 yards or more, which is tied for second among active FBS players.
More Ohio State Athletics DYK: Nov. 4 and Oct. 28
Oct. 21, 2015
Mr. October (and November)!
Urban Meyer is a perfect 25-0 in games played in October and November at Ohio State.
The Buckeyes’ head coach has the highest winning percentage (.851) among active coaches and is riding a 20-game win streak for the fourth time in his career. No other FBS coach has accomplished that feat more than twice.
Oct. 14, 2015
Senior H-back Braxton Miller holds the Ohio State record for career touchdowns responsible for (scored TDs and TD passes) with 87. The two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year has 33 rushing, 52 passing and two receiving touchdowns in his Buckeye career.
Racking up 8,510 yards of total offense while donning the Scarlet & Gray, Miller needs 341 yards to pass quarterback Art Schlicther (1978-81; 8,850) for most in school history.
Oct. 7, 2015
Ohio State features two of the Top 7 active rushers in the FBS in Braxton Miller and Ezekiel Elliott. Miller is third among active players with 3,024 rushing yards (33 touchdowns) while Elliott is seventh with 2,869 yards (28 TD).
This dynamic duo has combined for 6,073 yards rushing and 61 rushing TD in their careers, the most of any active tandem in the country.
Sept. 30, 2015
Ohio State is ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the 100th time in school history. Oklahoma (101) is the only other program with 100 appearances at the top spot.
Since 1936 when the AP poll was introduced, the Buckeyes have appeared in the Top 25 a total of 843 times, the most of any school.
Sept. 23, 2015
Ohio State has previously played both Michigan and Michigan State in the same season 43 times, but 2015 will mark the first occurrence the Buckeyes will face a third opponent from The State Up North.
The Scarlet & Gray host Western Michigan at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Ohio Stadium with games to follow against Michigan State November 21 in The Horseshoe and “The Game” November 28 at Michigan Stadium.
NOTE: 1912 was the first season that the Wolverines and Spartans each appeared on Ohio State’s schedule. The Buckeyes did not face both schools in the same year again until 1951 after Michigan State joined the Big Ten Conference in 1950.
Sept. 16, 2015
Third time’s a charm! Entering Saturday’s contest against Northern Illinois, Ohio State has scored at least three touchdowns in a nation’s-best 31-consecutive games. Baylor is next closest tallying the TD-trifecta in 18 straight contests. The Buckeyes have compiled a 28-3 record during the streak.
TRACKING THE TREND
• Streak began in 2013 season opener, a 40-20 win over Buffalo
• 188 total touchdowns scored (that’s more than six per game!)
• 93 rushing
• 83 passing
• 12 defensive/special teams
• Most TD responsible for: J.T. Barrett (46)
• Most rushing TD: Ezekiel Elliott (24)
• Most receiving TD: Devin Smith (20)
• Braxton Miller (rush, pass, receive) and Jalin Marshall (receive, rush, punt return) are the only Buckeyes to account for three different types of touchdowns during the streak
