Ohio State vs. Cincinnati Postgame Notes – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/27/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 27, 2014
OHIO STATE FOOTBALL POSTGAME NOTES
- The 108,362 attendance marked an Ohio Stadium record.
- The 45 first downs by Ohio State set a program record. The previous record was 39 against Drake in 1935.
- The game marked the fifth time the Buckeyes have topped 600 yards of total offense under head coach Urban Meyer.
- The Buckeyes had 710 yards of total offense, ranking third all-time behind the 718 against Mount Union in 1930 and 715 vs. Utah in 1986.
- J.T. Barrett threw for a career-high 330 yards, completing a career-best 26 passes on a personal-high 36 attempts. He completed passes to 10 different receivers in the game. He also rushed for a career-high 79 yards.
- With 330 passing yards and 79 rushing yards, Barrett’s 409 yards of total offense ranks second all-time, behind only the 412 posted by Art Schlichter against Florida State in 1981.
- Barrett’s back-to-back 300-yard passing games marked the first time a Buckeye has had two-consecutive 300-yard games since Troy Smith in the 2005 season. Smith threw for 300 at Michigan and 342 against Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl. Smith was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame this weekend.
- Barrett has thrown for 10 touchdowns in the last two games. Kenny Guiton threw for 10 over two games last season against California and Florida A&M,
- Joey Bosa has forced three fumbles this season. All have led to points for Ohio State. The fumble vs. Cincinnati led to a safety, the first for the Buckeyes since the bowl game vs. Clemson.
- Urban Meyer-coached teams are 38-3 when they have more than one week to prepare for an opponent (includes season-openers, games after an “off” week and bowl games).
- Evan Spencer’s 19-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter was his first of the year.
- Elliott’s 182 rushing yards on 28 carries each marked a career high. It was the second 100-yard rushing game of Elliott’s career (162 vs. Florida A&M in 2013).
- Dontre Wilson set a career high with six receptions for 71 yards after catching just five passes in the first three games combined. He had his first touchdown of the season vs. the Bearcats.
- Vonn Bell led Ohio State with a career-high tying seven tackles on the night.
- Ohio State dominated time of possession vs. Cincinnati, 41:56-18:04. It was the highest time of possession for an Ohio State squad since at least 1984 and the first time over 40 minutes in a game since the 2010 Rose Bowl vs. Oregon (41:37).
CINCINNATI BEARCAT NOTES
Team Notes
- Saturday night’s attendance was an Ohio Stadium record (108,362).
- First career starts for Tyreek Burwell (OL) and Andre Jones (S).
- This season UC has 10 scoring drives of 90 seconds or less. Three of those drives came in Saturday night’s game against OSU.
- Kiel’s 83-yard touchdown pass to Chris Moore at the end of the first half is tied for third with two other passes for the longest pass play in UC history. It matches Brendon Kay’s pass to Travis Kelce in the 2012 Belk Bowl against Duke (12/17) and Nick Davila’s pass to Brent Celek against Rutgers (11/18).
- Five players recorded a career-high in tackles: S Andre Jones (10), DE Jerrell Jordan (five), LB Jeff Luc (tied, 18), DE Silverberry Mouhon (eight) and CB Leviticus Payne (11).
Individual Notes
- QB Gunner Kiel completed 21 of 32 passes for 352 yards and four touchdowns.
- Connected with Chris Moore on a 60-yard touchdown pass on the opening drive.
- Hit Chris Moore for an 83-yard touchdown pass with 26 seconds remaining in the first half, which was the longest pass of his career.
- 83-yard pass is tied for the third longest pass play in UC history.
- Ended first half with 239 yards and three touchdowns completing 14-of-19 passes.
- WR Chris Moore caught three passes for a career-high 221 yards and a career-high three touchdowns.
- Tied single-game record for touchdown receptions with three.
- His 221 receiving yards goes down as the third most for a single game in UC history.
- Now seventh in UC history for career touchdown receptions (16).
- Has five touchdown receptions on the season.
- Longest touchdown of his career came on 83-yard touchdown pass from Kiel with 26 seconds remaining in the first half.
- 83-yard reception is tied for the third longest pass play in UC history.
- WR Johnny Holton grabbed his reception second touchdown of the season.
NEXT UP
- Cincinnati returns to Paul Brown Stadium to host Memphis for their first American Athletic Conference game.
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