Ohio State Football Postgame Notes – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/19/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 19, 2015
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Ohio State Football Postgame Notes
No. 1 Ohio State 20, Northern Illinois 13
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015
Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 104,095
? The win extends Ohio State’s win streak to 16 games, the longest active streak in the nation.
? Ohio State is 69-12-1 all-time as the No. 1 ranked team and 52-4 as a No. 1 team vs. unranked opponents.
? Ohio State had its streak of consecutive games with at least three touchdowns ended at 31. Baylor takes over the lead with 17. The Buckeyes, who had one passing touchdown and one score on an interception return vs. Northern Illinois, did not have a rushing touchdown for the first time in 26 games. The squad has at least one rushing touchdown in 42 of 44 games coached by Urban Meyer.
? Urban Meyer improves to 145-26 in his career and maintains the highest winning percentage (.847) among active coaches.
? Meyer is 53-5 in his career in games played in August and September.
? Northern Illinois, which came into the game seventh in the NCAA with 594.0 yards per game, was held to 190 yards of total offense by the Ohio State defense.
? The last time Northern Illinois was held to fewer than 200 yards of total offense was Oct. 4, 2008 when it had 190 in a 13-9 loss at Tennessee.
? Darron Lee‘s third-quarter interception marked the third of his career. The touchdown was his third-career score and first off an interception.
? Eli Apple tallied his fourth-career interception and first of the 2015 season.
? Vonn Bell set a career high with 10 tackles against the Huskies and recorded his fifth pass breakup of the year.
? In addition to Bell, Raekwon McMillan and Tyquan Lewis each recorded a career high in tackles. McMillan had nine stops, while Lewis had seven tackles, including his third TFL of the year.
? Joshua Perry had 10 tackles vs. the Huskies, marking the fourth game of his career with 10 or more stops.
? Michael Thomas’23-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter marked his fourth reception of 20-or-more yards this season. The touchdown catch was Thomas’ second of the year and 11th of his career.
? The 108 yards by Ezekiel Elliott represent the eighth-consecutive game and his 13th overall with at least 100 yards.
