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ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor | 2400 Olentangy River Rd. | Columbus, Ohio 43210 OHIO STATE 2018 SEASON IN REVIEW 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 13-1, 8-1 BIG TEN CONFERENCE Big Ten East Division Champions • Big Ten Champions • Rose Bowl Champions DATE OPPONENT RESULT TV • The 2018 Ohio State football team fi nished Sept. 1 Oregon State W, 77-31 ABC 13-1 overall, 8-1 in the Big Ten and won the Sept. 8 Rutgers* W, 52-3 BTN school’s 37th Big Ten championship. As a result, the Buckeyes earned a date in the Sept. 15 vs. No. 15 TCU& W, 40-28 ABC 105th Rose Bowl Game against Washington Sept. 22 Tulane W, 49-6 BTN and defeated the Huskies, 28-23, on New Sept. 29 at No. 9 Penn St.* W, 27-26 ABC Year’s Day. Oct. 6 Indiana* W, 49-26 FOX • The 2018 season marked the end of head Oct. 13 Minnesota* W, 30-14 FS1 coach Urban Meyer’s career at Ohio State. Oct. 20 at Purdue* L, 49-20 ABC Meyer fi nished his Buckeye tenure with an Nov. 3 Nebraska* W, 36-31 FOX 83-9 record, three Big Ten titles, fi ve bowl Nov. 10 at No. 18 Mich. St.* W, 26-6 FOX wins and the fi rst-ever College Football Nov. 17 at Maryland* W, 52-51 OT ABC Playoff National Championship. Nov. 24 No. 4 Michigan* W, 62-39 FOX • Ohio State’s off ense broke several school Dec. 1 No. 21 N’Western^ W, 45-24 FOX and Big Ten records in 2018, most notably Jan. 1 No. 9 Washington# W, 28-23 ESPN by quarterback Dwayne Haskins. A Heisman Trophy fi nalist, Haskins became &AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX; *Big Ten just the sixth quarterback in FBS history to throw 50 touchdown passes while game; ^Big Ten Championship Game, setting Ohio State and Big Ten records for passing yards and touchdowns. Indianapolis, Ind.; #The Rose Bowl Game • Haskins had several big play wide receivers to throw to, led by the trio of fi fth Presented by Northwestern Mutual, Pasa- year seniors Parris Campbell, Johnnie Dixon and Terry McLaurin. Campbell set dena, Calif. Ohio State’s single-season record with 90 receptions and for 1,063 yards, fi fth most in a season. Dixon and McLaurin each had over 600 yards receiving and 2018 IN A NUTSHELL combined for 19 touchdowns. • Ohio State’s 13 wins are the second most • Sophomore running back J.K. Dobbins became the fi rst player in program in single season school history, eclipsed history to surpass 1,000 yards rushing in both his freshman and sophomore only by the 2002 and 2014 national cham- seasons. Mike Weber added 954 yards and fi ve touchdowns on 172 carries. pions (14 wins). • On defense, 21 diff erent players recorded a tackle for loss. Safety Jordan • Dwayne Haskins was awarded the Chi- Fuller and linebacker Malik Harrison tied for the team lead with 81 tackles cago Tribune Silver Football as the Big while sophomore defensive end Chase Young led the team in both tackles for Ten’s Most Valuable Player. He’s the third loss (15.5) and sacks (10.5). Ohio State player to win it in the last seven STATS & RANKINGS years. Associated Press Ranking .......................................................................................... No. 3 • Ohio State fi nished unbeaten at home (7-0) Rush Yards/Game (National Rank) ............................................................... 171.4 (63rd) for the fourth time in the last seven years. Pass Yards/Game ...............................................................................................364.3 (2nd) • The Buckeyes became the fi rst repeat Big Third Down Conversion Percentage ...........................................................46.5% (17th) Ten champion since Wisconsin won three Total Off ense/Game ..........................................................................................535.6 (2nd) straight titles from 2010 through 2012. Total Defense/Game..........................................................................................403.4 (71st) • In its 62-39 win over No. 4 Michigan, Ohio Points Scored/Game ............................................................................................ 42.4 (8th) State set series records for points scored, Points Allowed/Game ....................................................................................... 25.5 (50th) passing yards and passing touchdowns. It was the Buckeyes’ seventh straight win in the series, which its longest such streak. 7 31 6.0 • Ohio State’s scored at least 20 points in 28 With its 13-1 record, Fifth-year senior Sophomore DE straight games. Ohio State won 11 WRs Parris Camp- Chase Young had • K.J. Hill extended his streak of consecutive or more games for bell, Johnnie Dixon 6.0 sacks in his fi nal games with a reception to 34. The Ohio seventh consecu- and Terry McLaurin four games. Young State record is 48 straight games by Gary tive seasons. That’s combined to catch led the team this Williams (1979-82). the second-longest 31 touchdown year with 10.5 sacks • Ohio State’s wide receivers accounted for active streak in the passes this season and 15.5 tackles for 78 percent of the Buckeyes’ receptions in country and longest while also compiling loss while starting 11 2018. in school history. 2,433 yards. of 14 games. OhioStateBuckeyes.com | #GoBucks 2018 OHIO STATE SEASON REVIEW 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wg. Cl/Elg ........................... Hometown/High School or J.C. 1 Johnnie Dixon III WR 58 Joshua Alabi* OL 6-5 305 Sr./Jr. .............................................Detroit, Mich. / Cass Tech 1 Jeff rey Okudah CB 3 Damon Arnette Jr.** CB 6-0 195 Sr./Jr.. ............Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / St. Thomas Aquinas 2 J.K. Dobbins RB 17 Kamryn Babb WR 6-1 189 Fr./Fr. ..............St. Louis, Mo. / Christian Brothers College 2 Chase Young DE 28 Alex Badine CB 5-11 185 Jr./Jr.......................Brooklyn, N.Y. / Monroe (NYC) College 3 Damon Arnette Jr. CB 12 Matthew Baldwin QB 6-3 200 Fr./Fr. ...........................................Austin, Texas / Lake Travis 4 Jordan Fuller SAF 15 Sevyn Banks CB 6-1 190 Fr./Fr. ......................................................Orlando, Fla. / Jones 4 Chris Chugunov QB 43 Ryan Batsch SAF 6-3 205 Fr./Fr. ...........................................Loveland, Ohio / Loveland 5 Mike Weber Jr. RB 13 Rashod Berry** TE 6-4 255 Sr./Jr. .......................................................Lorain, Ohio / Lorain 5 Baron Browning LB 52 Dante Booker*** LB 6-3 240 Gr./Sr. .............................Akron, Ohio / St. Vincent-St. Mary 6 Taron Vincent DT 32 Tuf Borland*C LB 6-1 230 Jr./So. ....................................Bolingbrook, Ill. / Bolingbrook 6 Brian Snead RB 76 Branden Bowen** OL 6-7 312 Sr./Jr. .....................................Draper, Utah / Corner Canyon 7 Teradja Mitchell LB 50 Nathan Brock OL 6-4 288 Jr./Jr..................................Powell, Ohio / Olentangy Liberty 7 Dwayne Haskins Jr. QB 26 Cameron Brown CB 6-1 175 Fr./Fr. ..............St. Louis, Mo. / Christian Brothers College 8 Kendall Sheffi eld CB 5 Baron Browning* LB 6-4 238 So./So. .................................Fort Worth, Texas / Kennedale 9 Jashon Cornell DE 98 Jerron Cage DT 6-3 295 So./Fr. .........................................Cincinnati / Winton Woods 9 Binjimen Victor WR 21 Parris Campbell Jr.***C WR 6-1 208 5th/Sr. ............................Akron, Ohio / St. Vincent-St. Mary 10 Amir Riep SAF 57 Jack Cappabianca LB 6-2 225 Fr./Fr. .....................Berlin Center, Ohio / Western Reserve 10 Daniel Vanatsky QB 91 Drue Chrisman* P 6-3 215 Jr./So. ......................................Lawrenceburg, Ind. / LaSalle 11 Austin Mack WR 4 Chris Chugunov QB 6-1 203 Gr./Jr.........................................Skillman, N.J. / Montgomery 11 Tyreke Smith DE 18 Jonathon Cooper** DE 6-4 257 Jr./Jr................................................ Gahanna, Ohio / Lincoln 12 Matthew Baldwin QB 43 Robert Cope RB 5-11 195 Fr./Fr. ...................................................Dublin, Ohio / Jerome 12 Isaiah Pryor SAF 9 Jashon Cornell* DE 6-3 274 Gr./Jr............................St. Paul, Minn. / Cretin-Derham Hall 13 Rashod Berry** TE 56 Aaron Cox DL 6-3 255 So./So. ........................................Mantua, Ohio / Crestwood 13 Tyreke Johnson CB 61 Gavin Cupp OL 6-4 308 Jr./So. ....................................................Leipsic, Ohio /Leipsic 14 K.J. Hill Jr. WR 16 Kory Curtis QB 6-3 230 So./So. .................................Cape Coral, Fla. / Island Coast 15 Sevyn Banks CB 84 Brock Davin TE 6-3 235 Jr./Jr........................................... Cincinnati, Ohio / St. Xavier 15 Jaylen Harris WR 52 Wyatt Davis OL 6-4 315 So./Fr. ............................. Bellfl ower, Calif. / St. John Bosco 16 Keandre Jones LB 28 Dominic DiMaccio K 5-8 180 Fr./Fr. ...........................................Columbus, Ohio / DeSales 16 Kory Curtis QB 30 Kevin Dever SAF 6-0 190 So./So. ............................................Cleveland / St. Edward’s 17 Kamryn Babb WR 1 Johnnie Dixon III**C WR 5-11 198 5th/Sr. .................................West Palm Beach, Fla. / Dwyer 17 Alex Williams ATH 2 J.K. Dobbins* RB 5-10 212 So./So. ..................................La Grange, Texas / La Grange 17 Chris Olave WR 70 Noah Donald DL 6-1 275 Jr./Jr....................................Uniontown, Ohio / Walsh Jesuit 18 Jonathon Cooper DE 35 Luke Donovan SAF 5-11 190 Fr./Fr. ...........................Scottsdale, Ariz. / Desert Mountain 18 Tate Martell QB 48 Tate Duarte TE 6-5 245 Sr./Sr. ....................................................Poland, Ohio / Poland 19 Dallas Gant LB 34 Owen Fankhauser SAF 5-11 193 Jr./Jr....................................Stow, Ohio / Stow-Munroe Falls