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STATE OhioStateBuckeyes.com Fawcett Center, River Rd.|Columbus,Ohio43210 Olentangy 6thFloor|2400 and alsoXM91. can alsobeheardliveonSiriussatelliteradiochannel91 booth and the play-by-playwithformerBuckeye show airs30minutespriortokickoff. work. TheLukeFickellpregame 73-station OhioStateradionet- is thefl agship stationforthe 12 a 1 ihgn B TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA BigTen Championship 12/3 at#11Michigan 11/26 11/19 Penn State 11/12 at Purdue 01 a 1 lios B 3:30p.m. 8p.m. ABC ABC L,6-24 L,7-10 W, 10/29 #5 Wisconsin at#16Illinois 37-17 10/15 ABC ESPN at#15Nebraska ABC 10/8 #25MichiganState 10/1 9/24 Colorado atMiami(FL) 9/17 (4) MilitaryAppreciation Day;LucasOilStadium,Indianapolis,Ind. (1) AlumniBandDay;(2) HallofFameDay;(3)Homecoming, AB 11/5 Indiana Time at#15Nebraska 10/8 TV 9/3 Akron Date Opponent 2011 SCHEDULE/RESULTS First-Team All-BigTen Selections...... 360 Outland Trophy winners...... 4 Lombardi Award winners...... 5 winners...... 7 First-Team All-Americans...... 175 (1942,1954,1957,1961,1968,1970,2002) Number ofNationalChampionships(Years)...... 7 BCS BowlGames ...... 8 (5-3) All-Time BowlRecord...... 19-22 Number ofBigTen Championships(Last) (2009) ...... 34 All-Time BigTen Record(Years) (98th) ...... 457-191-28 All-Time Record(Years) 822-310-53(122nd) ...... First Year ofFootball ...... 1890 FOOTBALL HISTORY Radio on thecall. and McDonough vise thegamewith Television THE BROADCASTS #14/15 Nebraska Ohio State 9/10 Toledo at Memorial Stadium(81,067)-Lincoln,Neb. 7/8 p.m.ET Saturday, Oct.8,2011 HeatherCox : Ohio StateFootballRelease WBNS (FM97.1TheFan) Marty Bannister : , ABC willtele- 1 ESPN W, 42-0 2 Matt Millen BTN W, 27-22 4

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5 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS ABC/ESPN/2 8 p.m. FX 8:15 FOX p.m. Paul Keels C Jim Lachey 8 willcall inthe p .m . Ohio StateatNo.14/15NebraskaGameNotes 155.3 all-purposeyards pergame. Junior runningback/return man • Junior • Ohio State rankssecondintheBig Ten (behind • Ohio State is14-of-17insidethered zone this • Nebraska headcoachBoPelini wasafour- • The Silver Bullets alsorankthird intheconfer- • The Buckeyes ranksecondintheBig Ten with • Ohio State ismakingitsfi • This isthethird meetingbetween theschools • Ohio State is198-78-10(.709)all-timeinBig • Since joiningtheBig Ten in1913,Ohio State is FIRST AND10 Buckeyes makingtheirfi rsttriptoLincoln defense. intotal defenseandfourth ence inrushing six infi in football;Ohio State leadstheseries2-0. pose yards inthree gamesthisseason. turns at29.0yards perreturn. Nebraska) andsixthintheNCAAkickoffre- season (82.3percent) with10 TDs and4FGs. captain in1990. safety forOhio State from 1987-90andateam atfree andatwo-year starter year letterwinner Ten road games. 61-32-5 inconference road openers. Jordan Hall isaveraging 155.3all-pur- ve games. rst triptoLincoln. Jordan Hall isaveraging No. 14and15inthelatest Nebraska is4-1,0-1intheBig Ten andranked HUSKERS ABOUT THE KendraLee,DanielleWarner Web site Offi ce Phone/Fax Offi ce Associate Sport Associates Assistant Directors Associate Director Director Associate ADforCommunications [email protected]; 614-247-0011(o);614-572-6903(c) Assistant Dir./Secondary FBcontact .... Associate Director, FB SID USA Today season-opening winonSept. 29,1956. its 1955seasonopener(Sept. 24)before a34-7 Hayes. Ohio State defeatedNebraska, 28-20,in Ohio State victoriesinColumbusunder Woody only twiceall-timebackin1955and1956,both TheBuckeyes andtheCornhuskershave met SERIES HISTORY Francisco 49ers. , andSan in 2003aftercoachingstintstheNFLwith in 2004.He alsowasNU’s defensive coordinator defensive coordinator anddefensive backscoach coordinator from 2005-07andOklahoma’s co- ing jobatNebraska, asLSU’s heserved defensive (2009, 2010).Prior togettingtheheadcoach- bowl games:Gator (2008) and Holiday Bowls He hasledtheCornhuskers to three consecutive season atNebraska witha34-13overall record. BoPelini (Ohio State, 1990)isinhisfourth 103.2 and96.4yards pergame,respectively. intheBig inrushing second andfourth Ten with Burkhead andquarterback Taylor Martinez rank 12.0 yards perpuntreturn. Running backRex man at35.1yards perkickreturn and18thwith game. AmeerAbdullah isthenation’s bestreturn rackingupjustunder250yardsin rushing, per off returns at30.5 yards areturn andrankninth Asateam,Nebraska leadsthenationinkick- ington (51-38)andat Wyoming (38-14). Chattanooga (40-7),Fresno State (42-29), Wash- 17. The Huskers theseason withwinsover started the seasonSaturday nightatNo. 7 Wisconsin, 48- ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF [email protected]; 614-688-0343(o);614-203-276(c) ...... ShellyPoe ...... OhioStateBuckeyes.com polls. They suffered theirfi ...... Jennifer Kirchner ...... Jennifer ...... 614-292-6861/614-292-8547 ...... Rybak,AlexMorando ...... Brett ...... Leann Parker Leann ...... D.C...... Jerry Emig Jerry ...... Koehl, AlissaClendenen Associated PressAssociated .... Dan Wallenberg Dan .... Adam Widman rst lossof athletics and 2011 FOOTBALL NEBRASKA GAME NOTES

WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE - OCT. 3-8 THE COACHES (all times Eastern) Day Time Event/Location Monday No Interviews Weekly release posted at OhioStateBuckeyes.com Tuesday Noon Coach Fickell weekly press conference (Fawcett Center) 12:45 p.m. Selected players (Fawcett Center) 5:30 p.m. Player Interviews (WHAC) Wednesday 5:30 p.m. Assistant Coach Interviews (WHAC) Thursday 11:45 a.m. Coach Fickell Thursday update (Fawcett Center) ...... Coach ...... Bo Pelini Ohio State ...... School ...... Nebraska Noon Coach Fickell Call-In Show Ohio State, 1997 ...... Alma Mater ...... Ohio State, 1990 Friday No Interviews 3-2 (1st) ...... Record at School ...... 34-13 (4th) Saturday Postgame Coach Fickell, requested players, coaches 3-2 (1st) ...... Career Record ...... 34-13 (4th) Tues./Wed./Thurs. Interviews: Fawcett Center/Wexner Football Complex (WHAC) • Fawcett Center is located at 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210 member of the , lost at Wis- • WHAC Location: 535 Irving Schottenstein Drive, Columbus, OH 43210 consin, 48-17. • Parking: Enter through front entrance off Olentangy River Road. Media and satellite trucks park and enter along east side of the Fawcett Center LOTS OF HARDWARE • Interview Location: Media use main lobby entrance (NE corner of WHAC), buzz for entrance to Ohio State and Nebraska are among the most main hallway. Media suites located approx. 35 yards down hall. Interviews may also take place on successful programs nationally in national award practice fields winners. Ohio State, behind its seven Heisman • Coach Fickell Tuesday Interview Location: Weekly press conferences are held at the Fawcett Center. Park- Trophy winners, has won 36 major awards. Corn- ing is available on the east side of the building. huskers have won three Heisman Trophies and 23 • Notes: Media please remain in the media suite area at the WHAC when indoors ... OSU staff will escort major awards. In terms of Consensus All-Ameri- players to suites or designated practice fields ... wireless internet access is available. cans, Ohio State has produced a Big Ten-best 78 such honorees while Nebraska has had 54. Here BIG TEN ROAD OPENERS an by MSU defensive back Darqueze are each school’s last… Since joining the Big Ten Conference in 1913, Dennard squashed the Buckeye threat. Ohio State is 61-32-5 in conference road openers. After Edwin Baker gave the Spartans a first and Heisman Trophy Winner Ohio State is 198-78-10 (.709) all-time in Big Ten goal at the Buckeye 5 early in the fourth, the Silver Ohio State – (2006) road games. Bullets held on three-consecutive plays to set up a Nebraska – Eric Crouch (2001) By decades on the road in the Big Ten: 7-4 fourth down early in the fourth quarter. On the (1913-19); 12-6-1 (1920-29); 17-6-1 (1930-39); following play, sophomore defensive back Bradley Outland Trophy Winner 8-9-2 (1940-49); 17-8-1 (1950-59); 24-6 (1960- Roby tipped a Cousins’ fade pass to Cunningham Ohio State – (1995) 69); 30-5-1 (1970-79); 26-14-1 (1980-89); 26- that C.J. Barnett intercepted in the endzone. Nebraska – Ndamukong Suh (2009) 11-3 (1990-99); 31-9 (2000-09). Bauserman entered the game on the following series but was unable to generate any offense, go- Lombardi Trophy Winner WEEK 6 RECAP ing three-and-out. Michigan State would add a Ohio State – Orlando Pace (1996) No. 25 Michigan State snapped a seven-game Conway field goal from 50 yards on the next pos- Nebraska – Ndamukong Suh (2009) losing streak to Ohio State with a 10-7 win in the session to extend its lead to 10. conference opener for both teams last Saturday. An interception by Roby at the Ohio State 24 Maxwell Award A Big Ten defensive battle was witnessed by kept the Buckeyes alive with just over four min- Ohio State – (1995) 105,306 fans at as the Spartans utes to play. After the teams traded possessions, Nebraska – Mike Rozier (1983) and their aggressive, blitzing defense limited the Bauserman found freshman Evan Buckeye offense to 178 total yards and sacked the Spencer open in the middle of the field for a 33- Player of the Year OSU nine times. Ohio State coun- yard TD, making the score 10-7 with 10 seconds Ohio State – Troy Smith (2006) tered with an inspired defensive performance of remaining on the clock. MSU would recover the Nebraska – Eric Crouch (2001) its own, forcing three Spartan turnovers while re- ensuing onside kick to close the game. peatedly rising to the occasion with their backs to Major Award Winner the wall. A PAIR OF TOP 5 PROGRAMS Ohio State – James Laurinaitis (2008 Lott Despite the best efforts of the OSU defense, the Ohio State and Nebraska are two of the Top 5 Trophy and Lowe’s Senior Class Award) and Scarlet and Gray failed to sustain a consistent of- winningest teams in history. Ohio Malcolm Jenkins (2008 Thorpe Award) fensive attack. The Spartans stuffed the Buckeyes State is fi fth all-time with 822 victories in 1,185 Nebraska – Ndamukong Suh (2009 Outland on the ground, holding Ohio State to 35 yards on games. Nebraska is just ahead of the Buckeyes Trophy and Lombardi Award) 39 attempts, while freshman (5 of in fourth place all-time with 841 wins in 1,227 10) and senior (7 of 14) combined games. FIRST IN NFF SCHOLAR-ATHLETES for only 143 yards passing. Ohio State and Nebraska are tied for fi rst na- Michigan State never trailed, jumping out to an BOTH SEEKING TO REBOUND tionally in number of National Football Founda- early first quarter lead as Kirk Cousins and B.J. Both Ohio State and Nebraska had tough tion Scholar-Athletes with 20 apiece. Nebraska Cunningham connected from 33 yards at the 7:44 fi rst weekends of Big Ten Conference play. The is the leader among Big Ten Conference schools mark for a 7-0 advantage. Buckeyes dropped their fi rst Big Ten opener in with 68 Academic All-Americans. Ohio State Ohio State mounted its first significant drive seven years (2004 vs. Illinois) by losing, 10-7, to ranks third with 36. Penn State is second with 40. of the game on its first possession of the second Michigan State in Columbus. It was the fi rst Big quarter. Miller hit sophomore wide receiver Chris Ten contest for Ohio State head coach Luke Fick- Fields for a 33 yard gain to the Spartan 33, but ell. And Nebraska, playing its fi rst-ever game as a

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TALE OF THE TAPE LEADERS 2, LEGENDS 1 In the Big Ten Conference’s fi rst weekend of di- QUICK FACTS visional play there were three games pitting teams THE from the Legends vs. teams from the Leaders divi- Location ...... Columbus, Ohio sions. The Leaders division has taken an early lead Founded ...... 1870 by winning two of the three (Wisconsin over Ne- Joined Big Ten ...... 1912 2011 Totals/Averages braska and Illinois over Northwestern while Ohio Enrollment ...... 52,568 Nickname ...... Buckeyes Ohio State Nebraska State fell to Michigan State). In inter-divisional Colors ...... Scarlet and Gray 23.8 ...... Scoring ...... 37.6 games, Michigan defeated Minnesota and Penn President ...... E. Gordon Gee 154.2 ...... Rush Yards ...... 249.8 State defeated Indiana. Director of Athletics ...... Eugene Smith 154.0 ...... Pass Yards ...... 168.4 Senior Woman Administrator ...... Miechelle Willis 308.2 ...... Total Yards ...... 418.2 SECOND OF FOUR Faculty Representative...... John Bruno 125.9 ...... Pass Efficiency ...... 117.2 Ohio State is in the midst of playing four con- 285.2 ...... Total Defense ...... 377.0 secutive games against ranked opponents. Michi- 93.6 ...... Rushing Defense ...... 152.8 TEAM FACTS 191.6 ...... Pass Defense ...... 224.2 gan State was ranked No. 25 in the USA Today Head Coach ...... Luke Fickell 14.6 ...... Scoring Defense ...... 27.2 Coaches Poll last week with Nebraska (No. 14 by Alma Mater, Year ...... Ohio State, 1997 35.8 ...... Net Punting...... 36.1 the AP this week), Illinois (No. 16) and, following Record at Ohio State (Yrs)...... 3-2 (1st) 14.8 ...... Punt Returns ...... 12.6 an off week, Wisconsin (No. 4). Big Ten Record (Yrs) ...... 0-1 (1st) 29.0 ...... KO Returns ...... 30.5 Career Record (Yrs) ...... 3-2 (1st) +.80 ...... TO Margin ...... -.40 BEEN THERE BEFORE Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line ...... (Ohio University, 1977) 2.0 ...... Sacks per game ...... 1.6 Ohio State has played four consecutive ranked 5.6 ...... TFL ...... 4.0 Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line ...... teams three times before, most recently in 2003 2.8 ...... Sacks Allowed ...... 1.4 (Muskingum University, 1970) when it defeated No. 14 Michigan State, defeated Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties ...... Paul Haynes ROCKY ROADS No. 11 Purdue, lost to No. 5 Michigan and de- (Kent State, 1992) Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator ...... John Peterson Only wish we were talking about that fl avor- feated No. 8 Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl. Ohio State also played four consecutive games against (Ohio State, 1991) ful variety of ice cream, but the topic is Big Ten Quarterbacks ..... Nick Siciliano (Youngstown State, 1999) schedules and Ohio State and Nebraska (and Top 25 teams in 1958 (Wisconsin, Northwestern, Purdue and Iowa) and in 1959 (USC, Illinois, Wide Receivers ... (Allegheny College, 1993) Minnesota) face, arguably, the toughest confer- Running Backs ...... Dick Tressel (Baldwin Wallace, 1970) ence slates this year…at least judging by confer- Purdue and Wisconsin). Linebackers ...... (Ohio State, 1994) ence marks right now. The combined record right ...... Taver Johnson (Wittenberg, 1994) now of Ohio State’s eight Big Ten opponents this BACK IN BUSINESS year is 30-9 while Minnesota’s is 30-7 and Nebras- Ohio State will welcome back two seniors in STADIUM INFORMATION ka’s is 27-11. The 30 opponent wins is tops so far offensive lineman Mike Adams and defensive Name ...... Ohio Stadium Capacity...... 102,329 while 27 wins rank fourth. Solomon Thomas. Adams is 17-game starter who Surface ...... Field Turf And conversely, looking at the records of the was fi rst-team all-Big Ten by both the coaches and media in 2010. Thomas has played in 25 games Largest Crowd ...... 106,033 vs. USC, 2009 teams the Buckeyes and Cornhuskers don’t face, Team Record at Home Stadium ...... 394-108-20 Ohio State’s three no-plays have a combined re- with three starts. Two players who also were ex- cord of 6-7, the fewest wins among any team’s set pected back this week -- senior DeVier Posey and senior Dan “Boom” Herron -- will sit out a sixth of no-plays, while Nebraska’s no-plays are 8-6, tive defeats. Joe Bauserman, who replaced starter game. Offensive lineman Marcus Hall also will which is tied with Minnesota for the second low- Braxton Miller in the fourth quarter, hit Even miss the Nebraska game. est win total. Spencer with a 33-yard pass with 10 seconds left to play for Ohio State’s only points. ALSO BACK Big Ten Schedule Snapshot Ohio State managed just 35 rushing yards as the Buckeye coaches are expecting receiver Corey Legends Division Spartans loaded up the box and pressured the “Philly” Brown to return to action this week after School Opp. Record No Play Record Buckeyes all day, sacking the QBs nine times in missing the last three games with a lower leg issue. Minnesota 30-7 8-7 the process. Nebraska 27-11 8-6 Brown’s return is just in time: the team will be without the services of freshman receiver Verlon Northwestern 27-12 10-4 DEFENSE KEEPS IT CLOSE Reed, who was injured at the end of the Michigan Michigan 24-13 10-5 The Ohio State defense, behind career-high State game. Further evaluation on Reed’s knee is Michigan State 24-14 11-3 tackling numbers from Andrew Sweat (10), Tra- forthcoming. Senior Nathan Wil- Iowa 23-15 13-2 vis Howard (10), Christian Bryant (nine) and liams has still not returned to the depth chart. He Johnathan Hankins (seven) and three forced has missed the last four games with a knee injury. Leaders Division turnovers kept the Buckeyes in the game. Brad- Adam Homan has sat out the last three games School Opp. Record No Play Record ley Roby tipped a fourth-quarter pass in the end with a knee issue. Ohio State 30-9 6-7 zone that teammate C.J. Barnett intercepted to Indiana 28-9 10-5 stop one drive. Roby then intercepted a pass three BUCKEYES DROP BIG TEN OPENER Purdue 27-12 10-4 series later. Hankins recovered a second quarter For the fi rst time in eight years (2004 at North- Penn State 25-12 10-5 . Wisconsin 24-15 10-3 western, 33-27 in OT) Ohio State dropped a Big Ten opener as Michigan State prevailed, 10-7, on Illinois 23-15 11-3 SEASON HIGH IN TAKEAWAYS a breezy and sometimes wet fall day in Colum- Ohio State’s three defensive takeaways vs. bus. A 33-yard big-play touchdown pass from Michigan State represented a season high. Brad- Kirk Cousins to B.J. Cunningham and a fourth- ley Roby and C.J. Barnett each recorded his sec- quarter, 50-yard fi eld goal by Dan Conroy was ond interception of the season. The team forced enough points to give the Spartans their fi rst win two turnovers vs. both Miami and Colorado. For over Ohio State since 1999 after seven consecu-

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urday vs. Michigan State 10 freshmen or sopho- an OSU touchdown made the score 17-0. After a 2011 BIG TEN STANDINGS mores started, including frosh starters Braxton third-quarter fi eld goal cut the Ohio State lead to Miller at , Verlon Reed at receiver 27-10, Hall returned the ensuing kickoff 90 yards Legends W-L PF PA W-L PF PA Strk and Bradley Roby at . to the CU 5. One play later Ohio State scored for Michigan 1-0 58 0 5-0 186 51 W5 a 34-10 lead. Michigan State 1-0 10 7 4-1 140 51 W2 IN OCTOBER Iowa 0-0 0 0 3-1 151 95 W2 The Buckeyes boast an all-time record of 360- BREWSTER REACHES 41 STRAIGHT Nebraska 0-1 17 48 4-1 188 136 L1 127-28 in October games. Ohio State is 247-64- All-American center Mike Brewster started his Northwestern 0-1 35 38 2-2 115 97 L2 20 in October home games and 114-63-8 on the 41st consecutive game Saturday vs. Colorado. The Minnesota 0-1 0 58 1-4 91 165 L2 road that month. senior from Orlando, Fla. made his fi rst start in Game 4 of the 2008 season vs. Troy and started Leaders W-L PF PA W-L PF PA STRK MILLER SOLID IN STARTING DEBUT the fi nal 10 games of the season. He started all 13 Illinois 1-0 38 35 5-0 167 87 W5 Braxton Miller, just the third freshman to start games in 2009 and 2010, respectively, in addition Wisconsin 1-0 48 17 5-0 242 51 W5 at quarterback for Ohio State, rushed for 83 yards, to the fi rst four games this year. Penn State 1-0 16 10 4-1 116 60 W3 passed for 83 yards and threw two touchdown Only two other active players have at least 20 Purdue 0-0 0 0 2-2 118 86 L1 passes to Devin Smith to lead Ohio State to a 37- starts to their credit: senior RT J.B. Shugarts has Ohio State 0-1 7 10 3-2 119 73 L1 17 win over Colorado Sept. 24 at Ohio Stadium. made 28 career starts and junior FB Zach Boren Indiana 0-1 10 16 1-4 120 122 L2 Miller and Smith hooked up on a 32-yard score in has started 24 times. the second quarter to increase the lead to 17-0 and THIS WEEK IN THE BIG TEN a 17-yard TD connection in the third to extend RED ZONE EFFICIENCY Saturday, Oct. 8 the lead to 27-7. Miller was 5 of 13 passing and Ohio State has scored 14 of 17 times (82.3 Minnesota @ Purdue Noon, ESPN/2 he gained all of his rushing yards in the fi rst half percent) this season inside the 20 with 10 touch- Illinois @ Indiana 2:30 p.m., BTN as he staked the Buckeyes to a 20-7 halftime lead. downs and four fi eld goals. The only three times Iowa @ Penn State 3:30 p.m., ABC He did not have any turnovers despite constant the Buckeyes have failed to score came on a fum- Michigan @ Northwestern 7 p.m., BTN blitzing from the Colorado defenders. ble and on two end-of-game possessions against Ohio State @ Nebraska 8 p.m., ABC Miller has played in three games thus far in his Akron and Colorado while running out the clock. Buckeye career, completing 15 of 29 passes for 235 yards with three TDs and one INT. He also NOTING THE BUCKEYES the season Ohio State is plus-four in turnovers/ has carried 30 times for 145 yards. • After the loss to Miami in week 3 the Buckeyes takeaways with fi ve turnovers and nine takeaways. Miller led Wayne High School to the Division fell out of the AP Top 25 for the fi rst time since I state title game in 2010 while passing for 2,167 Nov. 20, 2004 -- nearly 7 years and ending the LOOKING BACK AT LAST TIMES yards and 17 TDs while rushing for 658 yards and nation’s longest current streak of appearances in Research post-Michigan State game reveals the 17 TDs as a senior. He had a career record of 31-7 the Top 25 (103 straight weeks). last time Ohio State had: fewer than 178 offensive over three seasons and was a fi nalist for Ohio’s Mr. yards was in the 2007 BCS championship game Football. A fi rst team all-state selection, he also • Tight end Jake Stoneburner set a modern day vs. Florida (82; and before that: 177 vs. Iowa in played in the 2010 Under Armour All-American Ohio State record for tight ends by catching 2004)…fewer than 35 rushing yards was vs. Iowa Game. three touchdown passes vs. Akron Sept. 3, from in 2004 (27)…fewer than four fi rst downs rush- 28, 11 and 2 yards out with Bauserman throwing ing was 2008 vs. Penn State (three)…at least 10 SPECIAL TEAMS’ SHINE all three. Stoneburner, who came into the game punts was 2003 vs. Purdue (10 by B.J. Sander)… Sparked by Jordan Hall’s 145 return yards that with two career , fi nished with four and allowed at least nine sacks was 1999 vs. Penn directly led to 14 Ohio State points, the Ohio catches for 50 yards. The Ohio State record for State (nine). State special teams had a superb game Sept. 24 career touchdowns by a tight end: 10 by John against the Buffaloes. Punt returner Chris Fields Lumpkin from 1996-98. LINE HAS 102 STARTS alertly pounced on a loose ball near midfi eld that Mike Adams’ return to the offensive line gives had hit teammate Bradley Roby in the back. • Senior All-America center Mike Brewster is Ohio State a combined 102 starts along the of- Zach Domicone rooted through a maze of bod- regarded by some as the best center in college fensive line. Center Mike Brewster leads the way ies to recover a muffed punt at the CU 11. Ben football. He is a four-year starter with 41 career with 41 starts (all consecutive). He is followed by Buchanan dropped three punts inside of the 15 starts. In 2010 he was the only junior to rank fellow senior J.B. Shugarts (28), Adams (17) and yard line – 13, 5 and 9 – and had a fourth muffed among fi nalists for the Rimington Trophy, was a combined 16 starts from three sophomores: RG at the 11. And kicker Drew Basil hit all three of a fi rst team all-Big Ten selection and a FWAA Marcus Hall (six), LG Jack Mewhort (fi ve) and his fi eld goal attempts, including a career-long and Phil Steele fi rst team All-American. This LT Andrew Norwell (fi ve). 47-yarder. season Brewster was named to the preseason Playboy All-America team, the Rimington and 18 FIRST-TIME STARTERS JUST FOR KICKS Outland Trophy watch lists and was voted one of A total of 18 different players have made their Ben Buchanan has nearly doubled the compe- 12 “players to watch” by a Big Ten media panel. fi rst starts this season for the Buckeyes, including tition in the Big Ten in number of kicks dropped both quarterbacks and two receivers and two run- inside the 20 yard line with 13. The next closest • Junior defensive lineman John Simon was ning backs. Defensively, the Buckeyes have had competitors have done so seven times. named one of 12 “players to watch” at the Big four fi rst-time starters along both the line and in Ten media days in July. Simon has 70 career the secondary and two at linebacker. HALL RETURNS BIG tackles and 14.5 TFL. A promising defensive star Jordan Hall, who is averaging 155.3 all-pur- with power and strength, Simon was an honor- TWO-DEEP? HOW ABOUT NEW DEEP pose yards, accounted for 147 return yards in the able mention all-Big Ten selection and Lott Tro- Ohio State’s two-deep depth chart includes a Buckeyes 37-17 win over Colorado. He opened phy nominee in 2010 as a true sophomore. total of 27 freshmen and sophomores, including the game with a 45-yard kickoff return. His 12- 14 true or red-shirted freshmen performers. Sat- yard punt return in the second quarter gave Ohio State possession at the CU 46 and six plays later

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LAST SEVEN PLAYERS TO RUSH FOR 100 • Senior linebacker Andrew Sweat leads the ALL-TIME APPEARANCES AT Buckeyes with 34 tackles this season. He record- YARDS SINCE 2007: ed a team-high six tackles, including 2.0 TFL, a Date Player Team Att.-Yards #1 IN THE AP POLL forced fumble and an interception against Akron 9/17/11 Lamar Miller at Miami 26-184 (All AP Polls released, including Preseason Polls, from 1936-present) in the season opener and had fi ve and 1.0 TFL 1/4/11 Knile Davis Arkansas 26-139 11/27/10 D. Robinson Michigan 18 -105 against Toledo. He is coming off a 10-, 1.5 10/16/10 John Clay at Wisconsin 21-104 SCHOOL TIMES LAST TIME TFL performance against Michigan State and 9/13/08 Joe McKnight at USC 12-105 1. Oklahoma 102 Sept. 18, 2011 now has a team-best 95 career tackles, 9.0 TFL 11/10/07 Daniel Dufrene Illinois 8-106 2. Notre Dame 95 November 16, 1993 and three INTs. 9/15/07 Jake Locker at Washington 14-102 3. Ohio State 94 October 10, 2010

4. USC 90 September 21, 2008 • Senior defensive end Nathan Williams, who is • Ohio State has allowed just one 100-yard rusher 5. Nebraska 70 October 23, 2000 out indefi nitely with a knee injury, was named in the past 26 games at Ohio Stadium. 6. Miami (FL) 68 December 9, 2002 to the Ted Hendricks preseason watch list. Wil- 7. Florida State 59 January 5, 2000 liams has recorded 92 career tackles and 21.5 • Since the 2005 season, Ohio State has fi nished ei- 8. Texas 45 October 26, 2008 TFL. Last season he recorded 46 tackles, which ther fi rst or second in scoring defense among Big 9. Alabama 44 Oct. 3, 2010 included 9.5 TFL and 4.5 sacks. Ten teams all six years. The Buckeyes were fi rst in 10. Florida 40 Nov. 29, 2009 2010, 2007 and 2005 and second in 2009, 2008 11. Michigan 34 January 3, 1998 THE SILVER BULLET DEFENSE and 2006. The Buckeyes have a long-standing tradition of 12. Michigan State 29 October 11, 1966 13. Army 27 October 21, 1958 producing the best defenses in the Big Ten and the • Among FBS teams in 2010, Ohio State ranked 14. Penn State 21 October 13, 1997 nation year in, year out and rank in the top 25 fourth in total defense (262.2 ypg), third in rush- nationally in several defensive categories in 2011. ing defense (96.7 ypg), eighth in pass defense 17. Minnesota 18 November 29, 1960 Here are some bullets that put into perspective the (165.5 ypg), fi fth in scoring defense (14.3 ppg) Silver Bullets dominance: and fourth in TO margin (+1.15). • Fickell was the fi rst Ohio State coach to face a defending Big Ten champion in his conference • Ohio State has featured a Top 20 scoring defense • Ohio State has held 65 opponents to 21 points or opener (Michigan State) since the Buckeyes be- in each of the last nine seasons, including a top 6 fewer since the start of the 2005 season, the most gan Big Ten competition in 1913. Since 1913, in each of the last six. among FBS teams. TCU is second with 64. Ohio State coaches are 6-5-1 in their Big Ten Year PPG Allowed FBS Rank debuts. 2010 14.3 5th • Ohio State has allowed 119 touchdowns from 2009 12.5 5th scrimmage since the start of the 2005 season, the • In guiding OSU to a season-opening win in his 2008 13.9 6th fewest by any FBS team in this span. fi rst game as coach, Fickell joins 20 other Buck- 2007 12.8 1st eye coaches with a fi rst-game win. OSU has had 2006 12.8 5th • Ohio State has surrendered 50 rushing touch- only 23 head coaches in 122 years of football 2005 15.3 5th downs since the start of the 2005 season. That and that group is 21-1-1 in fi rst games. 2004 18.3 19th mark is second fewest behind Alabama (49) for 2003 17.6 16th the fewest among FBS teams during that span. TEAM/MISCELLANEOUS NOTES 2002 13.1 2nd • Ohio State is tied with Oklahoma with eight • Ohio State has allowed fewer than 10 points 30 BCS bowl appearances. USC is third with seven. • Since the beginning of the 2005 season, the Ohio times since the start of the 2006 season. State defense has allowed only 11 100-yard rush- • Ohio State is 1-2 in national title games since ers during a span of 83 games and only seven • Ohio State has allowed an average of 13.6 points the inception of the BCS in 1998. The three since the start of the 2007 season. Both of those over the last six full seasons. That is the best scor- national title game appearances match Florida marks are the third best among FBS schools dur- ing defense among FBS teams in this span. TCU State for the second-most all-time. Only Okla- ing those spans. is second at 14.2 points per game. homa has more with four.

FEWEST 100-YD RUSHERS ALLOWED • Ohio State had 30 takeaways last season. It was • Ohio State is 5-3 in BCS bowls, tied for second (FBS Teams Since 2005) the second straight season that the Buckeyes with Florida (5-1) for the most BCS Bowl wins 1. Boston College 8 forced at least 30 turnovers. The Buckeyes forced all-time. USC is fi rst at 6-1. 2. Alabama 9 35 in 2009. 3. Ohio State 11 • Ohio State has not fi nished with a losing record 4. Florida 15 HEAD COACH LUKE FICKELL since fi nishing 4-6-1 in 1988 (John Cooper’s 5. TCU 16 • New head coach Luke Fickell is backed by nine fi rst season leading the Buckeyes). Ohio State’s assistant coaches who have 184 years combined run of 21 straight seasons without a losing re- FEWEST 100-YD RUSHERS ALLOWED working as college assistant coaches or staff as- cord is the third-longest among active FBS (FBS Teams Since 2007) sistants in their careers. teams. Florida State has gone 34 straight seasons 1. Alabama 4 since fi nishing 5-6 in 1976 and Florida has gone 2. Boston College 6 • Fickell is among four fi rst-year head coaches in 31 seasons since going 0-10-1 in 1979. Virginia 3. Ohio State 7 the Big Ten. The last time the Big Ten featured Tech and Texas Tech have the fourth-longest 4. Pittsburgh 9 four fi rst-year coaches: 1997. Illinois (Ron Turn- runs at 18 seasons each. 5. Brigham Young 10 er), Indiana (Cam Cameron), Minnesota (Glen Mason) and Purdue (Joe Tiller) were hired that • In Ohio State’s eight BCS bowl appearances, season. they have only been the Big Ten’s automatic BCS bowl qualifi er four times (2002, 2006, 2007, 2009). They have received an at-large

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berth three times (1998, 2003, 2008) and were • All-time, the Buckeyes are 109-8-4 in home after Buckeye Grove - home to a collection of an automatic participant by the ‘3-4 rule’ in openers since 1890. The largest opening day buckeye trees planted in honor of each fi rst team 2005. crowd at Ohio Stadium was 105,092 in the All-American player, like Ferguson, whose pres- 2009 opener vs. Navy. ence always commanded respect. Dark gray pants • Ohio State has won the Fiesta Bowl three times, complement the baselayer design, emblazoned the Sugar Bowl once and the Rose Bowl once in NOT SINCE 1922-24 with a prominent block ‘O’ on the hip alongside a the BCS era. The Buckeyes join Oklahoma (Or- Ohio State ranks second among all NCAA scarlet streak on the pant leg. ange, Rose and Fiesta), Florida (Orange, Sugar Div. I programs with 85 consecutive seasons since and BCS title game) and Miami (Sugar, Rose last posting back-to-back losing records. The BIG TEN ANNOUNCES 2013-14 and Orange) as the only teams to win three dif- Buckeyes have not been under .500 for two or FOOTBALL SCHEDULE ferent BCS bowls. more consecutive seasons since 1922-24, which The Big Ten Conference has announced its trails only Tennessee; the Vols have not had back- 2013 and 2014 conference football schedules. • Ohio State is among three different programs to-back losing seasons since 1909-11, a span of 98 Ohio State, a member of the Leaders division, will to have appeared in at least four different BCS consecutive seasons. play four home and four away league contests in bowls, joining Oklahoma and Miami. The each of those seasons. Buckeyes only need to play in the Orange Bowl OHIO STATE TO WEAR ADVANCED NIKE In 2013, OSU opens Big Ten play hosting Wis- to join Oklahoma as the only program to ap- UNIFORMS FOR WISCONSIN GAME consin Sept. 28. Other Big Ten games in 2013: pear in fi ve different BCS bowls. While Miami Ohio State will be one of nine college football Oct. 5 at Northwestern; Oct. 19 vs. Iowa; Oct. has won the BCS title (2001 season), they have programs donning uniquely designed, highly ad- 26 vs. Penn State; Nov. 2 at Purdue; Nov. 16 at not played in a bowl game specifi cally called the vanced Nike uniforms for at least one game dur- Illinois; Nov. 23 vs. Indiana; Nov. 30 at Michigan. BCS title game. ing the 2011-12 season. Ohio State has two non-conference dates con- The teams selected to sport the 2011 Nike Pro fi rmed for the 2013 season: Aug. 31 vs. Vanderbilt • Ohio State has appeared in a bowl game in 15 Combat system of dress uniforms include the at Ohio Stadium; and Sept. 14 at California. of the last 17 seasons. Fourteen of those bowl United States Military Academy (Army), Boise In 2014, Ohio State begins Big Ten action appearances have taken place in January (2004 State University, University of Georgia, Louisi- hosting Purdue Oct. 4. Other Big Ten contests in Alamo Bowl). Ohio State has appeared in a Jan- ana State University, Michigan State University, 2014: Oct. 18 at Iowa; Oct. 25 vs. Northwest- uary bowl in fi ve of the past six seasons. the United States Naval Academy, The Ohio State ern; Nov. 1 at Wisconsin; Nov. 8 vs. Illinois; Nov. University, University of Oregon, and Stanford 15 at Penn State; Nov. 22 at Indiana; Nov. 29 vs. • Ohio State (19) is tied with Michigan (19) for University. Michigan. the most bowl wins all-time by a Big Ten team. The uniforms will hit the fi eld on opening The Buckeyes’ non-conference games for 2014 Nebraska is 24-23 in bowl games, but has not day of the 2011-12 college football season and are Aug. 30 vs. Navy in Baltimore; followed by represented the Big Ten in the postseason. throughout the year during some of fi ercest ri- three games at Ohio Stadium: Sept. 6 vs. Cincin- valries in college football. Dates include Oregon nati; Sept. 13 vs. Kent State; and Sept. 20 vs. Vir- • Ohio State has won 34 Big Ten titles. Only vs. LSU at Cowboys Stadium (9/3), Boise State ginia Tech. Michigan has more with 42. vs. Georgia at the Georgia Dome (9/3), Michi- gan State vs. Michigan (10/15), LSU vs. Auburn BIG TEN TO PLAY NINE CONFERENCE • Ohio State has 822 wins all-time, the fi fth-most (10/22), Ohio State vs. Wisconsin (10/29), Stan- GAMES BEGINNING WITH 2017 SEASON among FBS teams. ford vs. Notre Dame (11/27) and the annual ser- The Big Ten will move to a nine-game confer- Michigan ...... 889 vice academy bragging rights matchup between ence schedule beginning with the 2017 season. Texas ...... 853 two of the nation’s most prestigious football pro- Three teams each from the Legends Division Notre Dame ...... 848 grams - Army vs. Navy (12/10). and Leaders Division will feature fi ve confer- Nebraska...... 841 This year marks the 50th anniversary of The ence home games during odd-numbered years, Ohio State ...... 822 Ohio State University’s undefeated 1961 cham- while the other three schools from each division Penn State ...... 822 pionship season -- a distinctive milestone that will host fi ve conference contests during even- Oklahoma ...... 815 provides a source of inspiration for a program numbered years. The 2017 schedule will include Alabama ...... 807 steeped in tradition and rooted in pride. The fi ve conference home outings for Iowa, Michigan 2011 Nike Pro Combat system of dress design for State and Nebraska from the Legends Division • Ohio State has featured 14 NFL Draft fi rst- the Buckeyes harkens back to that team, whose of- and Illinois, Indiana and Ohio State from the round picks since 2004. That is the most by any fensive power lived in its backfi eld, led by the 6’0, Leaders Division. The 2018 schedule will feature college team in this span. 227 pound All-American fullback, Bob Ferguson. fi ve Big Ten home games for Michigan, Minneso- The Heisman runner-up was a power runner and ta and Northwestern of the Legends Division and • Ohio State has had 67 consecutive crowds of contributed immensely to the team’s noteworthy Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin of the Leaders more than 100,000 at Ohio Stadium. speed, aggression and smarts. This uniform ac- Division. The Big Ten will return to a full nine- knowledges the dominance of the 1961 team and game conference schedule for the fi rst time since • Ohio State has not lost a home opener in 34 will deliver an undeniable motivation for the cur- the 1983 and 1984 seasons. Eight of 10 confer- years - Sept. 16, 1978 to be exact when No. 6 rent Buckeyes when they face off against Wiscon- ence schools played nine-game schedules during Ohio State suffered a 19-0 loss to No. 5 Penn sin on October 29. the 1981 and 1982 seasons, while two of 10 teams State in ’ fi nal season. Distinctive white block lettering on Ohio featured nine-game schedules from 1971-72 and State’s bold scarlet jersey is accompanied by gray 1977-80. • Ohio State has an all-time opening game record sleeve and collar accents that provide a retro look of 105-12-4. The Buckeyes’ last opening day high in contrast. An inscription of the year “1961” loss away from Columbus was to Miami in the on the inner neckline, socks and sleeves act as a 1999 Kickoff Classic in East Rutherford, N.J. silent reminder of the indisputable determination of that year’s lineup. A steel gray baselayer and matching arm sleeves feature a print reminiscent of a buckeye tree. These two pieces are patterned

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OHIO STATE DEPTH CHART as of Oct. 3 OFFENSE DEFENSE

QB 5 BRAXTON MILLER ...... 6-3, 210, FR. DE (Leo) 50 J.T. MOORE ...... 6-2 252, RFR. 14 Joe Bauserman ...... 6-1, 230, RSr. or 88 Steve Miller ...... 6-4, 245, Fr.

FB 44 ZACH BOREN ...... 6-0, 252, JR. LT 54 JOHN SIMON ...... 6-2, 270, JR. 33 David Durham ...... 6-1, 245, RFr. 93 Adam Bellamy ...... 6-4, 302, RSo.

TB 7 JORDAN HALL ...... 5-9, 195, JR. Nose 53 GARRETT GOEBEL ...... 6-3, 290, RJR. 34 Carlos Hyde ...... 6-0, 238, So. 68 Evan Blankenship ...... 6-3, 288, Sr.

TE 11 JAKE STONEBURNER ...... 6-5, 245, RJR. RT 52 JOHNATHAN HANKINS ...... 6-3, 335, SO. 88 Reid Fragel ...... 6-8, 280, Jr. 63 Michael Bennett ...... 6-3, 280, Fr.

WR (X) 16 ...... 6-1, 190, FR. WLB 42 ANDREW SWEAT ...... 6-2, 238, SR. or 18 T.Y. WILLIAMS ...... 6-5, 228, RFR. 10 Ryan Shazier ...... 6-2. 212, Fr.

WR (Z) 80 CHRIS FIELDS ...... 6-0, 180, RSO. MLB 32 STORM KLEIN ...... 6-2, 230, SO. or 10 COREY BROWN ...... 5-11, 182, SO. 41 Tony Jackson ...... 5-10, 225, Sr. 15 Devin Smith ...... 6-3, 190, Fr. SLB 6 ETIENNE SABINO ...... 6-3, 242, RJR. LT 75 MIKE ADAMS ...... 6-8, 320, SR. 37 Chris Maxwell ...... 6-2, 220, RSr. 78 Andrew Norwell ...... 6-5, 308, So. LCB 7 TRAVIS HOWARD ...... 6-1, 190, JR. LG 78 ANDREW NORWELL ...... 6-5, 308, SO. 5 Dominic Clarke ...... 5-10, 191, So. 74 Jack Mewhort ...... 6-6, 303, RSo. LS 2 CHRISTIAN BRYANT ...... 5-10, 190, SO. C 50 MIKE BREWSTER ...... 6-5, 305, SR. 19 Orhian Johnson ...... 6-2, 205, RJR. 51 Brian Bobek ...... 6-2, 280, Fr. RS 4 C.J. BARNETT ...... 6-0, 190, RSO. RG 74 JACK MEWHORT ...... 6-6, 303, RSO. 16 Zach Domicone ...... 6-3, 211, RJr. 71 ...... 6-2, 301, RSo. RCB 25 BRADLEY ROBY ...... 5-11, 185, RFR. RT 76 J.B. SHUGARTS ...... 6-7, 300, SR. 12 ...... 5-11, 180, Fr. 73 Antonio Underwood ...... 6-3, 305, Fr. Star 26 TYLER MOELLER ...... 6-0, 210, RSR. 2 Christian Bryant ...... 5-10, 190, So.

SPECIALISTS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PK 24 DREW BASIL ...... 6-1, 212, SO. Dionte Allen...... dee-ON-tay DeVier Posey ...... duh-VEER 20 Russell Doup ...... 6-1, 175, Fr. Drew Basil ...... BAY-sul Verlon Reed ...... VER-lawn Joe Bauserman ...... BAUGH-zer-man Etienne Sabino...... EH-tee-un KO 24 DREW BASIL ...... 6-1, 212, SO. Jaamal Berry ...... juh-MALL ...... suh-BEE-no 20 Russell Doup ...... 6-1, 175, Fr. Zach Boren...... BOR-un Ryan Shazier ...... SHAY-zer Bo DeLande...... duh-LAN-dee J.B. Shugarts ...... SHU-gerts P 17 BEN BUCHANAN ...... 6-0, 180, RJR. Spencer DeLande ...... duh-LAN-dee Justin Siems...... SEEMS 39 Derek Erwin ...... 5-10, 200, Sr. Zach Domicone ...... DOM-uh-cone ...... VAN-net Russell Doup ...... DOW-p Jordan Whiting ...... WHITE-ing LS 56 GEORGE MAKRIDIS ...... 6-2, 230, RSO. Donnie Evege ...... EV-ij T.Y. Williams ...... TEE-WHY 54 Bryce Haynes ...... 6-4, 185, Fr. Reid Fragel ...... FRAY-gull James Georgiades ..GEORGE-ee-ah-des H 39 DEREK ERWIN ...... 5-10, 200, SR. Garrett Goebel ...... GO-bull Cavin Green...... CAV-in (as in have-in) 14 Joe Bauserman ...... 6-1, 230, RSr. Ken Guiton ...... GUY-tin ...... HIRE-men PR 7 JORDAN HALL ...... 5-9, 195, JR. Orhian Johnson ...... OR-ee-un 80 Chris Fields ...... 6-0, 180, RSo. Jon Lorenz ...... loe-RENZ or 10 Corey Brown ...... 5-11, 182, So. George Makridis...... muh-KREE-dis Don Matheney ...... muth-EE-nee KR 7 JORDAN HALL ...... 5-9, 195, JR. Jack Mewhort ...... MYOU-hort 4 JAAMAL BERRY ...... 5-10, 200, RSO.

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2011 OHIO STATE ROSTER

No. Name No. Name Pos. Ht. Wg. Cl/Elg Hometown/High School or J.C. Major 1 Dan Herron*** 75 Mike Adams*** OL 6-8 320 Sr./Sr. Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman ...... Criminology 2 Christian Bryant* 8 Dionte Allen DB 5-11 185 Sr./Sr. Detroit, Mich./St. Mary’s ...... Criminology 2 48 Dan Bain LB 6-2 230 Sr./Sr. Virginia Beach, Va./Cape Henry ...... English 3 Corey Brown 90 Darryl Baldwin DL 6-4 290 So./Fr. Solon, Ohio/Solon ...... Mechanical Engineering 4 C.J. Barnett* 4 C.J. Barnett* DB 6-0 190 Jr./So. Dayton, Ohio/Northmont ...... Undecided 4 Jaamal Berry* 24 Drew Basil* K/P 6-1 212 So./So. Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe ...... Business 5 Dominic Clarke* 14 Joe Bauserman** QB 6-1 230 5th/Sr Strasburg, Va. /Lincoln ...... Fisheries & Wildlife 5 Braxton Miller 93 Adam Bellamy* DL 6-4 302 Jr./So. Aurora, Ohio/Aurora ...... Undecided 6 Etienne Sabino** 63 Michael Bennett DL 6-3 280 Fr./Fr. Centerville, Ohio/Centerville ...... Undecided 7 Jordan Hall** 4 Jaamal Berry* RB 5-10 200 Jr./So. Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetto ...... Communication 7 Travis Howard** 64 Ivan Blackman OL 6-3 322 Jr./So. Bedford, Ohio/Bedford ...... Political Science 8 Dionte Allen 68 Evan Blankenship DL 6-3 275 5th/Sr. Monaca, Pa./Center Area ...... Communication 8 DeVier Posey*** 51 Brian Bobek OL 6-2 280 Fr./Fr. Inverness, Ill./William Fremd ...... Undecided 9 Adam Griffi n 44 Zach Boren** RB 6-0 252 Jr./Jr. Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central ...... Sport & Leisure 9 Verlon Reed 50 Mike Brewster*** OL 6-5 305 Sr./Sr. Orlando, Fla./Edgewater ...... Communication 10 Corey Brown* 56 Dalton Britt DL 6-2 290 Sr./Jr. Bellville, Ohio/Clear Fork ...... Criminology 10 Ryan Shazier 3 Corey Brown DB 6-0 189 Jr./So. Monroeville, Pa./Gateway ...... Undecided 11 Jake Stoneburner** 10 Corey Brown* WR 5-11 182 So./So. Upper Darby, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara ...... Communication 12 Doran Grant 55 Tommy Brown OL 6-5 320 Fr./Fr. Akron, Ohio/Akron Firestone ...... Undecided 13 2 Christian Bryant* DB 5-10 190 So./So. Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville ...... Undecided 13 Julian Vann 17 Ben Buchanan** P/K 6-0 195 Sr./Jr. Westerville, Ohio/Central ...... Strategic Communication 14 Joe Bauserman** 72 Chris Carter OL 6-6 350 Fr./Fr. Cleveland, Ohio/Kennedy ...... Undecided 14 17 Jeremy Cash DB 6-2 190 Fr./Fr. Plantation, Fla./Plantation ...... Exercise Science 15 Devin Smith 5 Dominic Clarke* DB 5-10 191 Jr./So. Frederick, Md./Tuscarora ...... Criminology 16 Zach Domicone** 36 Conner Crowell LB 6-1 220 Fr./Fr. Waldorf, Md./North Point ...... Undecided 16 Evan Spencer 35 Bo DeLande RB 5-11 200 5th/Sr. Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson ...... Sport & Leisure Studies 17 Ben Buchanan** 37 Spencer DeLande RB 6-1 200 So./So. Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson ...... Business 17 Jeremy Cash 16 Zach Domicone** DB 6-3 211 Sr./Jr. Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek ...... Marketing 17 Justin Siems 60 Garrett Dornbrook LS 6-2 210 Sr./Jr. Columbus, Ohio/Medina ...... Mechanical Engineering 18 DerJuan Gambrell 20 Russell Doup K 6-1 180 So./Fr. Mt. Vernon, Ohio/Mt. Vernon ...... Business 18 T.Y. Williams 33 David Durham FB 6-1 245 So./Fr. Charlotte, NC/Charlotte Christian ...... Communication 19 Taylor Graham 34 Nate Ebner** DB 6-0 205 Sr./Jr. Dublin, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson ...... Exercise Science 19 Orhian Johnson** 39 Derek Erwin P 5-10 200 Sr./Jr. Tiro, Ohio/Buckeye Central ...... Civil Engineering 20 Russell Doup 30 Donnie Evege* DB 5-11 180 5th/Sr. Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne ...... Communication 20 Nate Oliver*** 57 DL 6-6 265 Fr./Fr. Elyria, Ohio/Elyria ...... Undecided 21 Jake Russell 91 Melvin Fellows DE 6-5 270 Jr./So. Garfi eld Heights, Ohio/Garfi eld Heights ...... Undecided 21 Jamie Wood* 80 Chris Fields WR 6-0 188 Jr./So. Painesville, Ohio/Painesville Harvey ...... Undecided 23 Chad Hagan 88 Reid Fragel** TE 6-8 280 Jr./Jr. Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich./G.P. South ...... Management & Industry 24 Drew Basil* 24 Adam Frazier DB 6-2 205 So./So. Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson ...... Accounting 24 Adam Frazier 18 DerJuan Gambrell DB 6-2 180 Fr./Fr. Toledo, Ohio/Rogers...... Undecided 25 Vincent Petrella 37 James Georgiades* RB 5-11 240 Sr./Jr. North Canton, Ohio/Hoover ...... Biology 25 Bradley Roby 53 Garrett Goebel** DL 6-3 290 Sr./Jr. Villa Park, Ill./Montini ...... Construction Sys. Management 26 Tyler Moeller*** 19 Taylor Graham QB 6-4 225 So./Fr. Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North ...... Business 28 Ron Tanner 14 Curtis Grant LB 6-3 225 Fr./Fr. Richmond, Va./Hermitage ...... Undecided 29 Taylor Rice* 12 Doran Grant DB 5-11 180 Fr./Fr. Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary ...... Undecided 30 Donnie Evege* 94 Cavin Green DL 6-4 242 Jr./So. New Albany, Ohio/Columbus Academy ...... Family Resource Mgmt. 32 Storm Klein** 9 Adam Griffi n DB 5-7 180 So./Fr. Columbus, Ohio/DeSales ...... Undecided 32 Darryl Wood 13 Kenny Guiton QB 6-2 195 Jr./So. Houston, Texas/Eisenhower ...... Undecided 33 David Durham 23 Chad Hagan LB 6-0 230 So./Fr. Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan ...... Communication 33 Nick Sarac 51 Joel Hale DL 6-4 310 Fr./Fr. Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove ...... Undecided 34 Nate Ebner** 7 Jordan Hall** RB 5-9 195 Jr./Jr. Jeannette, Pa./Jeannette ...... Undecided 34 Carlos Hyde* 79 Marcus Hall* OL 6-5 321 Jr./So. Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville ...... Undecided 35 Bo DeLande 52 Johnathan Hankins* DL 6-3 335 So./So. Dearborn Heights, Mich./Southeastern ...... Undecided 35 Jim Hastings 35 Jim Hastings LB 5-10 220 Jr./So. Parma Heights, Ohio/Valley Forge ...... Mechanical Engineering 36 Conner Crowell 86 Kenny Hayes DL 6-5 240 Fr./Fr. Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer...... Undecided 37 Spencer DeLande 54 Bryce Haynes LS 6-4 185 Fr./Fr. Cumming, Ga./Pinecrest Academy ...... Undecided 37 James Georgiades* 1 Dan Herron*** RB 5-10 205 5th/Sr. Warren, Ohio/Harding ...... African-American Studies 37 Chris Maxwell 86 Jeff Heuerman TE 6-5 240 Fr./Fr. Naples, Fla./Barron Collier ...... Social & Behavioral Science 38 Scott McVey 49 Adam Homan** RB 6-2 248 Jr./Jr. Coldwater, Ohio/Coldwater ...... Exercise Science

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2011 OHIO STATE ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wg. Cl/Elg Hometown/High School or J.C. Major No. Name 7 Travis Howard** DB 6-0 190 Sr./Jr. Miami, Fla./Dr. Krop ...... Family Resource Mgmnt. 39 Derek Erwin 65 Nick Humphries OL 6-2 285 Fr./Fr. Canton, Ohio/Canton Central Catholic ...... Biology 39 Jordan Whiting* 34 Carlos Hyde* RB 6-0 238 So./So. Naples, Fla./Naples/FUMA ...... Management & Industry 41 Tony Jackson* 41 Tony Jackson* LB 5-10 225 5th/Sr. Columbus, Ohio/Westland ...... Marketing 42 Andrew Sweat*** 19 Orhian Johnson** DB 6-2 205 Sr./Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega ...... Sport & LeisureStudies 43 Nathan Williams*** 32 Storm Klein** LB 6-2 240 Jr./Jr. Newark, Ohio/Licking Valley ...... Sport & Leisure Studies 44 Zach Boren** 69 Eric Kramer OL 6-4 305 So./Fr. , Ohio/St. Xavier ...... Undecided 48 Dan Bain 71 Corey Linsley* OL 6-2 310 Jr./So. Youngstown, Ohio/Boardman ...... Pre-Medicine 48 Spencer Smith* 62 Jon Lorenz DL 6-5 275 Jr./So. Dublin, Ohio/Bishop Watterson ...... Real Estate 49 Adam Homan** 56 George Makridis LS 5-11 240 Jr./So. Warren, Ohio/Warren G. Harding ...... Science & Technology 50 Mike Brewster*** 95 Don Matheney* DT 6-0 310 Sr./Sr. Lancaster, Ohio/Lancaster ...... Computer Science 50 J.T. Moore 37 Chris Maxwell LB 6-2 220 5th/Jr. Maineville, Ohio/Kings ...... Mechanical Engineering 51 Brian Bobek 92 William McCary DL 6-1 230 Sr./Jr. Carrollton, Texas/Creekview ...... Mechanical Engineering 51 Joel Hale 38 Scott McVey LB 6-0 225 So./Fr. Lyndhurst, Ohio/St. Ignatius ...... Mgmt. & Industry 52 Johnathan Hankins* 74 Jack Mewhort* OL 6-6 303 Jr./So. Toledo, Ohio/St. John’s ...... Family Resource Mgmnt. 53 Garrett Goebel** 5 Braxton Miller QB 6-3 210 Fr./Fr. Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne ...... Communication 54 Bryce Haynes 88 Steve Miller DL 6-4 245 Fr./Fr. Canton, Ohio/McKinley ...... Undecided 54 John Simon** 26 Tyler Moeller*** DB 6-0 210 5th/Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain ...... Family Resource Mgmnt. 55 Tommy Brown 50 J.T. Moore DL 6-2 252 So./Fr. Boardman, Ohio/Boardman ...... Health Professions 56 Dalton Britt 78 Andrew Norwell* OL 6-5 308 So./So. Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson ...... Mgmt. & Industry 56 George Makridis 20 Nate Oliver*** DB 6-0 215 5th/Sr. Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward ...... Sport & Leisure Studies 57 Chase Farris 25 Vincent Petrella DB 5-11 179 Sr./Jr. Blacklick, Ohio/Bishop Hartley ...... Middle Childhood Edu. 59 Stewart Smith 8 DeVier Posey*** WR 6-2 213 Sr./Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle ...... Communication 60 Garrett Dornbrook 9 Verlon Reed WR 6-0 195 So./Fr. Columbus, Ohio/Marion-Franklin ...... Undecided 62 Jon Lorenz 29 Taylor Rice* WR 5-10 182 Sr./Jr. .Dublin, Ohio/Scioto ...... Human Development 63 Michael Bennett 89 Jared Riley WR 5-11 185 So./So. West Chester, Ohio/Lakota East ...... Biology 64 Ivan Blackman 87 Chris Roark WR 5-9 180 Sr./Sr. Centerville, Ohio/Alter ...... Marketing 65 Nick Humphries 25 Bradley Roby DB 5-11 185 So./Fr. Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge ...... Undecided 66 Ben St. John 84 Ryan Ross WR 6-0 187 So./Fr. Akron, Ohio/Hoban ...... Biology 68 Evan Blankenship 21 Jake Russell K 6-1 170 Fr./Fr. Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg ...... Information Systems Mgt. 69 Eric Kramer 6 Etienne Sabino** LB 6-3 242 Sr./Jr. North Miami Beach, Fla./Dr. Krop ...... Family Resource Mgmt. 70 Tim Trummer 33 Nik Sarac DB 5-10 180 Fr./Fr. Cleveland, Ohio/St. Ignatius ...... Exercise Science 71 Corey Linsley* 82 Kyle Schuck TE 6-1 225 So./Fr. Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove ...... Exercise Science 72 Chris Carter 83 Donald Senegal WR 6-0 195 Sr./Sr. Castaic, Calif./James Monroe ...... History 73 Antonio Underwood 10 Ryan Shazier LB 6-2 210 Fr./Fr. Plantation, Fla./Plantation ...... Communication 74 Jack Mewhort* 76 J.B. Shugarts*** OL 6-7 300 Sr./Sr. Klein, Texas/Klein ...... Family Resource Mgmt. 75 Mike Adams*** 17 Justin Siems QB 6-2 209 Jr./So. Charlotte, N.C./Providence ...... Undecided 76 J.B. Shugarts*** 54 John Simon** DT 6-2 270 Jr./Jr. Youngstown, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney ...... Exercise Science 78 Andrew Norwell* 15 Devin Smith WR 6-3 190 Fr./Fr. Massillon, Ohio/Washington ...... Undecided 79 Marcus Hall* 2 Rod Smith RB 6-3 230 So./Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind./Paul Harding ...... Humanities 80 Chris Fields 48 Spencer Smith* TE 6-2 245 5th/Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain ...... Operations Management 81 Nick Vannett 59 Stewart Smith DL 6-3 230 Sr./Jr. New Albany, Ohio/Gahanna Lincoln ...... Biology 82 Kyle Schuck 16 Evan Spencer WR 6-1 190 Fr./Fr. Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills ...... Undecided 83 Donald Senegal 66 Ben St. John OL 6-2 295 So./Fr. Elmore, Ohio/Woodmore ...... Exercise Science 84 Ryan Ross 11 Jake Stoneburner** TE 6-5 245 Sr./Jr. Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman ...... Family Resource Mgmnt. 85 Frank Kangah 42 Andrew Sweat*** LB 6-2 238 Sr./Sr. Washington, Pa./Trinity ...... Finance 86 Kenny Hayes 28 Ron Tanner DB 6-1 190 Fr./Fr. Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor Academy ...... Undecided 86 Jeff Heuerman 98 Solomon Thomas*** DL 6-5 255 5th/ Sr. West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West ...... Sociology 87 Chris Roark 70 Tim Trummer OL 6-1 285 Fr./Fr. Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont ...... Civil Engineering 88 Reid Fragel** 73 Antonio Underwood OL 6-3 305 Fr./Fr. Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights ...... Undecided 88 Steve Miller 13 Julian Vann DB 5-10 170 So./Fr. Lithonia, Ga./Parkview ...... Political Science 89 Jared Riley 81 Nick Vannett TE 6-6 235 Fr./Fr. Westerville, Ohio/Central ...... Undecided 90 Darryl Baldwin 39 Jordan Whiting* LB 6-1 238 Jr./So. Louisville, Ky./Trinity ...... Business 91 Melvin Fellows 43 Nathan Williams*** DL 6-3 260 Sr./Sr. Washington C.H., Ohio/Miami Trace ...... Communication 92 William McCary 18 T.Y. Williams WR 6-5 228 So./Fr. East Cleveland, Ohio/Shaw ...... Undecided 93 Adam Bellamy* 32 Darryl Wood RB 5-9 250 So./So. Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor Academy ...... Business 94 Cavin Green 21 Jamie Wood* DB 6-1 200 Jr./So. Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central ...... Undecided 95 Don Matheney* 98 Solomon Thomas*** *Indicates number of varsity letters earned | Class rank as of autumn, 2011

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HEAD COACH LUKE FICKELL

THE FICKELL FILE Hometown: Columbus, Ohio High School: DeSales Alma Mater: Ohio State University, 1997 Years in Coaching: First as head coach, 13th overall Wife: Amy Children: Landon, Luca, Aydon, Ashton

On May 30, 2011, Luke Fickell was promoted to the position of head coach of the Luke Fickell Facts & More: Ohio State football team. The team’s former assistant head coach, co-defensive coordi- • Luke is the 23rd head coach in Ohio State history. He is only the fourth nator and linebackers coach thus becomes the 23rd head coach in 121 years of Buckeye Ohio State graduate (undergraduate degree) to coach the Scarlet and Gray. Sam football. Fickell is only the fi fth Ohio State head coach in the last 60 years, after Woody Willaman (fi rst year was 1929), Wesley Fesler (1947) and (1979) are Hayes (28 seasons; 1951-78), Earle Bruce (nine seasons; 1979-87), John Cooper (13 the others. seasons; 1988-2000) and (10 seasons; 2001-10). • Luke is the sixth former Ohio State assistant coach to assume the The 2011 season will be Fickell’s 10th on the Ohio State football staff. Prior to school’s head coaching position. Willaman (assisted between 1926-28), Fickell’s appointment to head coach he was promoted to assistant head coach in March Fesler (1931-32), (1941-43; 1946-48), Earle Bruce (1966-72) and 2011. He also coached the Buckeye linebackers and served as co-defensive coordinator. Jim Tressel (1983-85) are the others. He was named to the latter position in April 2005. In that role, he was actively involved • Luke is the recipient of a national honor. In 2010 he was named the Ameri- in game planning and strategy. can Football Coaches Association’s assistant coach of the year. Fickell is a Columbus native (DeSales High School, where he was a state wrestling • Luke is a Columbus native. He attended Robert Frost Elementary School, champion) and a 1997 graduate of Ohio State where he was a four-year starter at Walnut Springs Middle School and graduated in 1992 from DeSales H.S. nose guard while earning his degree in exercise science. Post-graduation, Fickell spent • Growing up, Luke wanted to be an Olympic wrestling champion. His a year on the injured reserve list with the before beginning his dad was involved in the sport, helping out Luke’s uncle, Wayne, who was a coaching career. wrestling coach at Bishop Watterson. During his fi rst two years at Ohio State, Fickell was in charge of the special teams • Luke was a three-time undefeated state wrestling champion for and assisted with the defensive front. In his role as special teams coordinator, Fickell DeSales. He posted records of 36-0, 31-0 and 39-0 as a sophomore, junior and had specifi c responsibility for the punting team. Under his tutelage, that unit has senior, respectively. He was Division II Ohio state champ at 189 pounds as a excelled, leading the Big Ten in net punting in three of the past fi ve years. sophomore and as a heavyweight as a junior and senior. Fickell played for the Buckeyes from 1992-96, redshirting the fi rst year and then • Luke is married with children. He and his wife, Amy, have four kids under starting the next four seasons at nose guard. He started a school-record 50 consecutive the age of 10: a son Landon, daughter Luca and twin boys Aydon and Ashton. games between 1993 and 1996. • Luke and Amy were college sweethearts at Ohio State. Luke is a 1997 Fickell concluded his Ohio State career with 212 total tackles, including 26 tackles- Ohio State grad with a degree in exercise science. Four times he was named for-loss and six sacks. During his four years in the starting lineup, the Buckeyes posted Academic all-Big Ten Conference. Amy graduated in 1999 with a degree in a combined record of 41-8-1 overall and were 26-5-1 in Big Ten play with a pair of Big physical therapy. Ten co-championships to their credit. With the win over Arizona State in the Rose Bowl, • Luke started a school-record 50 consecutive football games for Ohio the Buckeyes fi nished the 1996 season with a sparkling 11-1 record and were second in State. After a red-shirt year in 1992, he started every game at nose guard for the nation in both major polls in the fi nal rankings. coach John Cooper between 1993-96. Luke and his wife, Amy (an Ohio State physical therapy graduate), have four children: • Luke played on two Big Ten champion squads. Ohio State was Big Ten Landon, Luca ,and twins Aydon and Ashton. co-champion in 1993 (10-1-1; 6-1-1) and 1995 (11-2; 7-1). • Luke played in four bowl games: the 1993 Holiday Bowl, the 1995 Florida Citrus Bowl, the 1996 Citrus Bowl and the 1997 Rose Bowl. COACHING ASSIGNMENTS • Luke tore his left pectoral muscle days before the 1997 Rose Bowl. He 2011-Present Head Coach ...... Ohio State University started and played against Arizona State anyway. He recorded two tackles despite the shoulder being immobilized. 2005-2011 Co-Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers ....Ohio State University • Luke started a foundation to help “tackle illiteracy.” It is called the Sec- 2004 Linebackers ...... Ohio State University ond and Seven Foundation and was developed by Fickell and former Buckeye 2002-2003 Special Teams Coordinator ...... Ohio State University teammates Mike Vrabel and Ryan Miller. The foundation sponsored its inaugu- 2000-2001 Defensive Line Coach ...... University of Akron ral FUNdamental Football Camp for kids in 2000 and proceeds from the camp 1999 Graduate Assistant ...... Ohio State University were used to purchase books for second graders in seven Central Ohio schools.

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TOP 25 POLLS BUCKEYES IN THE NFL 2011 BIG PLAYS (22) (20+ yards from scrimmage, punt returns; KO returns 25+ yards) ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL Rk. Team (1st votes) Rcd. Points Prev. Rushing (3)...... 36, Hyde (Toledo) 1. LSU (40) 5-0 1473 1 ...... 24, Hyde (Akron) 2. Alabama (12) 5-0 1435 3 ...... 20, Hall (Colorado) 3. Oklahoma (7) 4-0 1397 2 4. Wisconsin 5-0 1266 7 Receiving (12) .....36, Smith from Bauserman (Toledo) 5. Boise State (1) 4-0 1248 4 6. Oklahoma State 4-0 1191 5 ...... 33, Spencer from Miller (Akron) 7. Stanford 4-0 1185 6 ...... 33, Fields from Miller (MSU) 8. Clemson 5-0 1093 13 ...... 33, Spencer from Bauserman (MSU) 9. Oregon 3-1 1028 9 ...... 32, Smith from Miller (Colorado) 10. Arkansas 4-1 860 18 NFC ...... 31, Smith from Bauserman (Toledo) 11. Texas 4-0 833 17 – Chris Wells ...... 28, Reed from Bauserman (Akron) 12. Michigan 5-0 812 19 – , ...... 28/TD, Stoneburner from Basuerman (Akron) 13. Georgia Tech 5-0 667 21 Bears -- Dane Sanzenbacher ...... 28, Reed from Bauserman (Akron) 14. Nebraska 4-1 555 8 – , Bobby Carpenter ...... 26, Stoneburner from Basuerman (Toledo) 15. Auburn 4-1 550 NR Green Bay Packers – A.J. Hawk, Ryan Pickett ...... 23, Williams from Miller (Akron) 16. West Virginia 4-1 544 22 – Antoine Winfield, ...... 20 Smith, Devin from Bauserman (Akron) 17. Florida 4-1 498 12 Michael Jenkins 18. South Carolina 4-1 487 10 New Orleans Saints – Malcolm Jenkins, Will Smith Punt Returns (2) ...... 69, Fields (Toledo) 19. Illinois 5-0 428 24 New York Giants – ...... 27, Hall (Miami) 20. Kansas State 4-0 349 NR – Kurt Coleman, Brian Rolle 21. Virginia Tech 4-1 341 11 KO Returns (5) ...... 90, Hall (Colorado) 22. Arizona State 4-1 256 25 San Diego Chargers – Na’il Diggs ...... 45, Hall (Colorado) 23. Florida State 2-2 237 23 – Alex Boone, Ted Ginn, 24. Texas A&M 2-2 216 14 Larry Grant, ...... 32, Hall (MSU) 25. Baylor 3-1 186 15 St. Louis Rams – James Laurinaitis, Jermale Hines, ...... 28, Berry (Toledo) OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Michigan State 154, Jake McQuaide ...... 26, Berry (Miami) Houston 68, Washington 37, Texas Tech 25, Notre Dame Washington Redskins – 24, South Florida 22, Georgia 11, Penn State 9, USC 7, Opponent Totals: ...... 16 Southern Methodist 5, Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 1, Tennes- AFC Rushing Total: ...... 3 see 1. –, Rushing Long: ...... Lamar Miller, 54 (Miami) – Brian Robiskie Receiving Total: ...... 11 USA TODAY/COACHES POLL – Anthony Gonzalez Receiving Long: ...... 66, Page from Owens (Toledo) Rk. Team (1st votes) Rcd. Points Prev. – Donald Washington Returns Total: ...... 2 1. Oklahoma (27) 4-0 1421 1 – Brian Hartline, Austin Spitler Long Return: ...... Russell/KO, 42 (Akron) 2. LSU (21) 5-0 1410 2 – , 3. Alabama (10) 5-0 1408 2 Oakland Raiders – , Chimdi Chekwa 4. Stanford 4-0 1237 4 – , Cameron Heyward 5. Wisconsin (1) 5-0 1236 7 6. Boise State 4-0 1186 5 7. Oklahoma State 4-0 1162 6 As of 8/29/11 8. Clemson 5-0 1028 15 9. Oregon 3-1 1017 11 10. Texas 4-0 879 17 11. Michigan 5-0 808 19 12. Arkansas 4-1 788 18 13. Georgia Tech 5-0 728 21 14. South Carolina 4-1 559 9 15. Nebraska 4-1 557 8 16. Illinois 5-0 541 22 17. Virginia Tech 4-1 470 10 18. Florida 4-1 456 12 19. West Virginia 4-1 436 23 20. Michigan State 4-1 366 25 21. Kansas State 4-0 264 NR 22. Florida State 2-2 229 24 23. Auburn 4-1 217 NR 24. Arizona State 4-1 177 NR 25. Texas A&M 2-2 160 13 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Houston 97, Baylor 90, Tex- as Tech 68, South Florida 49, Penn State 37, Washing- ton 30, Notre Dame 13, Pittsburgh 11, Southern Method- ist 10, North Carolina 10, Tennessee 6, Iowa 5, Air Force 3, Southern Miss 3, OHIO STATE 1, Cincinnati 1, Duke 1.

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OHIO STATE OFFENSIVE CAREER BESTS 14 • JOE BAUSERMAN 34 • CARLOS HYDE Most Comp...... 16 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Most Yds. Rushing ...... 93 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Most Attempts ...... 30 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Most Attempts ...... 20 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Most Yds Passing...... 189 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Longest Rush ...... 36 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Most TD passes ...... 3 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Most Rec ...... 4 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Longest Completion ...... 40 vs. New Mexico State (10/31/09) Most Yds. Rec...... 28 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Most Yds. Rushing ...... 32 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Longest Rec ...... 11 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Most Rush Att ...... 6 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Most Rush TDs ...... 1 vs. Akron (9/3/11) 5 • BRAXTON MILLER Most Comp...... 8 vs. Akron (9/3/11) 4 • JAAMAL BERRY Most Attempts ...... 13 vs. Colorado (9/24/11) Most Yds. Rushing ...... 80 vs. Miami (9/11/10) Most Yds Passing...... 130 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Most Attempts ...... 7 vs. Miami (9/11/10) Most TD passes ...... 2 vs. Colorado (9/24/11) Longest Rush ...... 67 vs. Eastern Michigan (9/25/10) Longest Completion ...... 33 (2x) last vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) Most rushing TDs ...... 1 vs. Eastern Michigan (9/25/10) Most Yds. Rushing ...... 83 vs. Colorado (9/24/11) Longest KO return ...... 45 vs. Miami (9/11/10) Most Attempts ...... 17 vs. Colorado (9/24/11) Longest Rush ...... 16 vs. Colorado (9/24/11) 44 • ZACH BOREN Most rushing TDs ...... 0 Most Yds. Rushing ...... 2 vs. Michigan (11/27/10) Most Attempts ...... 1 vs. Michigan (11/27/10) 8 • DEVIER POSEY Longest Rush ...... 2 vs. Michigan (11/27/10) Most Rec...... 9 at Purdue (10/17/09) Most Rec...... 2 (2x) last vs. Michigan (11/27/10) Most Yds. Rec...... 161 vs. Minnesota (10/24/09) Most Rec. Yards ...... 22 vs. Eastern Michigan (9/25/10) Longest Rec...... 62 (3x) last vs. Miami (9/11/10) Longest Rec...... 22 vs. Eastern Michigan (9/25/10) 100-yd receiving games ...... 4, last 103 vs. Indiana (10/9/10) Most Rec. TD...... 1 at Indiana (10/3/09) TDs ...... 2 (2x) last vs. Marshall (9/2/10) Most Rushing Att...... 2 at Penn State (11/7/09) 10 • COREY BROWN Most Rushing Yds...... 19 at Penn State (11/7/09) Most Rec...... 2 (2x) last vs. Purdue (10/23/10) Longest Rush ...... 12 at Penn State (11/7/09) Most Yds. Rec...... 38 vs. Purdue (10/23/10) Most Rec. TD...... 1 vs. Purdue (10/23/10) 9 • VERLON REED Longest Rec...... 23 vs. Purdue (10/23/10) Most Rec...... 4 vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) Most Rush Attempts ...... 1 (2x) last vs. Purdue (10/23/10) Most Yds. Rec...... 66 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Longest Rush ...... 18 vs. Purdue (10/23/10) Longest Rec...... 33 vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) Most Rush Att...... 2 vs. Akron (9/3/11) 80 • CHRIS FIELDS Longest Rush ...... 12 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Most Rec...... 2 (2x) last vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) Most Yds. Rec...... 45 vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) 15 • DEVIN SMITH Longest Rec...... 33 vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) Most Rec...... 3 (2x) last vs. Colorado (9/24/11) Punt Returns ...... 3 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Most Yds. Rec...... 67 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Longest Punt Return ...... 69 (TD) vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Longest Rec...... 36 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) TDs ...... 2 vs. Colorado (9/24/11) 88 • REID FRAGEL Most Rec...... 2 (3x) last vs. Colorado (9/24/11) 2 • ROD SMITH Most Yds. Rec...... 42 vs. Arkansas (1/4/11) Most Yds. Rushing ...... 74 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Longest Rec...... 42 vs. Arkansas (1/4/11) Most Attempts ...... 18 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Most Rec. TD...... 1 at Iowa (11/20/10) Longest Rush ...... 19 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Most rushing TDs ...... 1 vs. Akron (9/3/11) 7 • JORDAN HALL Most Yds. Rushing ...... 90 vs. New Mexico State (10/31/09) 16 • EVAN SPENCER Most Attempts ...... 18 (2x) last vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) Most Rec...... 1 (2x) last vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) Longest Rush ...... 39 vs. New Mexico State (10/31/09) Most Yds. Rec...... 33 (2x) last vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) Most rushing TDs ...... 1 (3x) last vs. Colorado (9/24/11) Longest Rec...... 33 (2x) last vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) Most Rec...... 2 (2x) last at Minnesota (10/30/10) TDs ...... 1 vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) Most Rec. Yards ...... 27 vs. Ohio (9/18/10) Most Rec. TDs ...... 1 vs. Eastern Michigan (9/25/10) 11 • JAKE STONEBURNER Longest Rec...... 25 vs. Ohio (9/18/10) Most Rec...... 5 vs. Ohio (9/18/10) Longest KO return ...... 90 vs. Colorado (9/24/11) Most Yds. Rec...... 61 vs. Ohio (9/18/10) Longest punt return ...... 70 at Minnesota (10/30/10) Longest Rec...... 28 vs. Akron (9/3/11) TDs ...... 3 vs. Akron (9/3/11) 1 • DAN HERRON Most Yds. Rushing ...... 190 vs. Penn State (11/13/10) 18 • T.Y. WILLIAMS Most Attempts ...... 32 vs. Iowa (11/14/09) Most Rec...... 2 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Longest Rush ...... 89 vs. Michigan (11/27/10) tied school record Most Yds. Rec...... 34 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Most rushing TDs ...... 2 (5x) last vs. Purdue (10/23/10) Longest Rec...... 23 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Most. Yds. Rec ...... 47 vs. Miami (9/11/10) Most Rec...... 5 at Iowa (11/20/10) Receiving TD’s ...... 1 at Michigan (11/21/09) Longest Rec...... 47 vs. Miami (9/11/10)

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OHIO STATE DEFENSIVE/SPECIALISTS CAREER BESTS 4 • C.J. BARNETT 50 • J.T. MOORE Most tackles...... 5 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Most tackles...... 3 (2x) last vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Most solo tackles ...... 3 (2x) last at Miami (9/17/11) Most solo tackles ...... 3 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Pass BrUp ...... 2 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Most TFL...... 1 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Interceptions ...... 1 (2x) last vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) 25 • BRADLEY ROBY 63 • MICHAEL BENNETT Most tackles...... 6 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Most tackles...... 2 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Most solo tackles ...... 6 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Most solo tackles ...... 1 (3x) last vs. Colorado (9/24/11) Most TFL...... 1.0 (2x) last vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) Most sacks ...... 1 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Interceptions ...... 1 (2x) last vs. Michigan State (10/1/11)

93 • ADAM BELLAMY 6 • ETIENNE SABINO Most tackles...... 4 (2x) last at Miami (9/17/11) Most tackles...... 8 (2x) last at Miami (9/17/11) Most solo tackles ...... 4 at Miami (9/17/11) Most solo tackles ...... 6 at Miami (9/17/11) Most TFL...... 1.0 vs. Indiana (10/9/10) Most TFL...... 3.0 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Most Sacks...... 1 (2x) last vs. Toledo (9/10/11) 2 • CHRISTIAN BRYANT Most tackles...... 9 vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) 10 • RYAN SHAZIER Most solo tackles ...... 5 at Illinois (10/2/10) Most tackles...... 5 vs. Colorado (9/24/11) Pass BrUp ...... 1 several times Most solo tackles ...... 3 (2x) last vs. Colorado (9/24/11) Most TFL...... 2.0 vs. Akron (9/3/11) 5 • DOMINIC CLARKE Most sacks ...... 1 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Most tackles...... 4 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Most solo tackles ...... 4 vs. Akron (9/3/11) 54 • JOHN SIMON Pass BrUp ...... 2 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Most tackles...... 6 at Wisconsin (10/16/10) Most solo tackles ...... 3 (2x) last vs. Toledo (9/10/11) 34 • NATE EBNER Most TFL...... 2.0 (2x) last vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Most tackles...... 3 (2x) last vs. Colorado (9/24/11) Most sacks ...... 1.0 (several times) Most solo tackles ...... 2 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Most TFL...... 1 vs. Akron (9/3/11) 42 • ANDREW SWEAT Most Sacks...... 1 vs. Akron (9/3/11) Most tackles...... 10 vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) Most solo tackles ...... 5 (4x) last at Miami (9/17/11) 52 • JOHNATHAN HANKINS Most TFL...... 2.5 vs. Purdue (10/23/10) Most tackles...... 7 vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) Interceptions ...... 1 (3x) last vs. Akron (9/3/11) Most solo tackles ...... 3 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Most TFL...... 1 several times 98 • SOLOMON THOMAS Most sacks ...... 1 (2x) last vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Most tackles...... 3 vs. New Mexico State (10/31/09) Most solo tackles ...... 2 vs. Indiana (10/9/10) 7 • TRAVIS HOWARD Most sacks ...... 0 Most tackles...... 10 vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) Interceptions ...... 1 vs. Arkansas (1/4/11) Most solo tackles ...... 5 vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) Interceptions ...... 1 (2x) last vs. Michigan (11/27/10) 43 • NATHAN WILLIAMS Pass BrUp ...... 2 vs. Colorado (9/24/11) Most tackles...... 9 at Illinois (10/2/10) Most solo tackles ...... 5 vs. Wisconsin 53 • GARRETT GOEBEL Most sacks ...... 2.0 at Northwestern (11/8/08) Most tackles...... 3 (3x) last at Miami (9/17/11) Most TFL...... 2.5 vs. Michigan (11/27/10) Most solo tackles ...... 2 vs. Purdue (10/23/10) Interceptions ...... 1 vs. Miami (9/11/10) Most TFL...... 1 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Most Sacks...... 1 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) SPECIAL TEAMS 19 • ORHIAN JOHNSON Most tackles...... 9 vs. Toledo (9/10/11) 24 • DREW BASIL Most solo tackles ...... 5 (2x) last vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Most FG ...... 3 vs. Colorado (9/24/11) Interceptions ...... 1 vs. Purdue (10/23/10) Most FGA ...... 3 vs. Colorado (9/24/11) Longest FG...... 47 vs. Colorado (9/24/11) 32 • STORM KLEIN Most Kickoffs ...... 12 vs. Eastern Michigan (9/25/10) tied school record Most tackles...... 6 at Miami (9/17/11) Touchbacks ...... 3 vs. Eastern Michigan (9/25/10) Most solo tackles ...... 4 at Miami (9/17/11) Most sacks ...... 1.0 vs. Colorado (9/24/11) 17 • BEN BUCHANAN TFL ...... 1.0 (2x) last vs. Colorado (9/24/11) Most Punts ...... 10 vs. Michigan State (10/1/11) Interceptions ...... 1 (2x) last vs. Toledo (9/10/11) Longest Punt...... 60 at Miami (9/17/11) Punts inside the 20...... 3 (3x) last vs. Colorado (9/24/11) 26 • TYLER MOELLER Most tackles...... 7 (2x) last vs. Marshall (9/2/10) Most solo tackles ...... 5 (2x) last vs. Marshall (9/2/10) Most sacks ...... 2 at Illinois (11/15/08) Most TFL...... 2 vs. Marshall (9/2/10) Interceptions ...... 1 vs. Ohio (9/18/10)

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THE LAST TIME ... Responsible for 6 TDs...... Terrelle Pryor (4 pass, 1 rush, 1 rec) vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-25-10 TEAM Passed for 400-499 yards ...... Art Schlitcher (458), Florida State, 10-3-81 Scored 80 points ...... 83, vs. Iowa, 10-28-50 Passed for 300-399 yards ...... Terrelle Pryor (314), vs. Indiana, 10-9-10 Scored 70 points ...... 73, vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-25-10 Passed for 5 TDs ...... , at Pitt, 9-23-95 Scored 60 points ...... 63, at Pitt, 9-18-93 Passed for 4 TDs ...... Terrelle Pryor vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-25-10 Scored 50 points ...... 52, at Minnesota, 10-30-10 Passed for 4 TDs in one half...... Troy Smith (1st) vs. Indiana, 10-21-06 Scored 40 points in a half ...... 42, vs. Purdue, 10-23-10 Had 50+ pass attempts ...... (52) Florida State, 10-3-81 Scored 45 points in a half ...... 45, vs. Northwestern, 9-22-07 Had 40-49 pass attempts ...... Troy Smith (41) vs. Michigan, 11-18-06 4 Straight 40+ games ...... at Indiana (41), 10-22-05, at Minn. (45), 10-29-05 Had 30-39 pass atts...... Joe Bauserman (30), vs. Toledo, 9-10-11 Illinois (40), 11-5-05 and Northwestern (48), 11-12-05 Had 30-39 pass completions ...... (31), at Indiana, 10-31-98 Rushed for 500+ yards ...... 517, Illinois, 11-2-74, at Illinois, 10-13-62 Completed 10 consecutive passes ...... Terrelle Pryor (10) at Minnesota, 10-30-10 Rushed for 400-499 yards ...... 456, at Northwestern, 11-4-89 Completed 15 consecutive passes...... Terrelle Pryor (16), vs. Ohio, 9-18-10 Rushed for 300-399 yards ...... 314, vs. Penn State, 11-13-10 Wide receiver threw a TD pass ...... DeVier Posey, vs. New Mexico State, 10-31-09 Passed for 400+ yards ...... 459, at Penn State, 10-11-97 threw a TD pass ...... Jordan Hall, vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-25-10 Passed for 300-399 yards ...... 348, vs. Indiana, 10-9-10 Had 10 receptions ...... Ted Ginn Jr. (10), vs. Bowling Green, 10-7-06 Passed for 6 TDs ...... vs. EMU (T. Pryor 4, J. Bauserman 1, J. Hall 1), 9-25-10 Had 200-299 yards receiving ...... Santonio Holmes (224), vs. Marshall, 9-11-04 Passed for 5 TDs ...... vs. Indiana (T. Smith 4, Ginn Jr. 1), 10-21-06 Had 4 TD receptions ...... Dane Sanzenbacher, vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-25-10 Rushed/Passed for 300+ yards ...... R-342, P-303, vs. Eastern Michigan 9-25-10 True Freshman scored on 1st catch ...... DeVier Posey, Youngstown St., 8-30-08 Had 700+ yards in total offense ...... 715 (R-394, P-321), Utah, 8-27-86 True Freshman scored in 1st game ...... Devin Smith, Akron, 9-3-11 Had 600-699 yds in total offense ...... 645 (R-342, P-303), vs. Eastern Michigan 9-25-10 Intercepted 3 passes ...... Damon Moore, at Iowa, 10-26-96 Had 400+ yards in a half ...... 415, vs. Purdue, 10-23-10 Intercepted 2 passes ...... Chimdi Chekwa vs. Miami, 9-11-10 Scored on fi rst offensive play ...... at Penn State, 10-27-00, Intercepted pass in 4 consecutive games: ...... James Laurinaitis (LB) ...... M. Jenkins, 66-yard TD pass from S. Bellisari vs. Texas, UC, PSU, Iowa, 2006 Won game on fi nal offensive play ...... vs. Marshall, 9-11-04 (Mike Nugent, FG 55, 0:00) Returned KO for TD ...... Jordan Hall (85) vs. Michigan 11-27-10 Recorded a safety ...... vs. Ohio, 9-18-10 100-yard KO Return ...... Ted Ginn, at Minnesota, 10-29-05 Opponent recorded a safety ...... vs. Arkansas, 1-4-11 Returned punt for TD ...... Chris Fields (69), vs. Toledo, 9-10-11 Recorded two safeties in a game ...... vs. Purdue, 11-10-01 Ret. punt for TD/consec. gms...... 2004, Ted Ginn (57 yds. vs. PSU, 10-30); Opponent blocked a punt...... vs. Toledo, 9-10-11 Ted Ginn (60 yds. at Michigan State, 11-6) Forced 5 turnovers ...... vs. Ohio (3 INT/2 FUM), 9-18-10 Opponent Returned KO for TD ...... David Gilreath (97) at Wisconsin 10-16-10 Committed zero (0) turnovers ...... vs. Colorado, 9-24-11 Opponent Returned Punt for TD ...... , Miami FL (79), 9-11-10 Recorded a defensive TD ...... Travis Howard (INT) vs. Penn State, 11-13-10 Opponent Returned Punt/KO for TD in same game ...... Miami FL, 9-11-10 Recorded two defensive TDs ...... Penn State (2 INT), 11-13-10 (Lamar Miller, 88 KO return; Travis Benjamin 79 punt return) Devon Torrence (34 yds), Travis Howard (30 yds) Opponent Returned opening KO for TD ...... David Gilreath (97) at Wisconsin 10-16-10 Recorded four defensive TDs ...... vs. Fresno St. (2 FMB/2 INT rets.), 9-2-00 Ret. 4 punts for TDs/same season by individual ...... 2004, Ted Ginn Intercepted 3 passes ...... at Michigan, 11-21-09 (65 vs. Wisconsin, 67 vs. Penn State, 60 at Michigan State, 82 vs. Michigan) Intercepted 4 passes ...... vs. Miami, 9-11-10 Ret. 2 punts for TDs/same game ..... Michael Jenkins (54), Donte Whitner (0) vs. Iowa, 10-18-03 Zero Punts in a game ...... Youngstown State, 8-30-08 Ret. 2 punts for TDs/same game by ind...... Garcia Lane (63, 71) Zero Sacks allowed in a game...... vs. Toledo, 9-10-11 vs. Purdue, 10-8-83 Zero Sacks Allowed (back-to-back gms.) ...... 2011 vs. Akron, Toledo Returned INT for TD ...... Travis Howard (30), vs. Penn State, 11-13-10 Recorded a Shutout ...... Akron (42-0), 9-3-11 Opponent returned INT for TD ...... Ray Maualuga (48), at USC, 9-13-08 Held opponent to 1-10 yards rushing ...... at Purdue, 10-6-07 (17 att./4 yds.) Returned fumble for TD ...... John Simon (30) at Minnesota, 10-30-10 Held opponent to 0 yds. rushing ...... vs. Northwestern, 9-22-07 (33 att./0 yds.) Returned 2 for TD ...... Thaddeus Gibson (69), Jermale Hines (48) at Mich St, 10-18-08 Held opponent to negative rush yds ...... Youngstown St., 8-30-08 (21 att./-11 yds.) Recovered fumble for TD ...... Dane Sanzenbacher vs. Arkansas, 1-4-11 Recorded more points than plays ...... vs. Kent St. (51 pts./47 plays), 9-7-02 Blocked an extra point ...... Brian Rolle, vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-25-10 Scored 3 TDs in a Quarter ...... (2nd) vs. Michigan, 11-27-10 Scored Defensive PAT ...... Brian Rolle (99 int) vs. Navy, 9-5-09 Scored 4 TDs in a Quarter ...... vs. Purdue, 10-23-10 Allowed Defensive PAT ...... Illinois, 11-5-05 Scored on 7 cons. possessions ...... vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-25-10 Blocked a fi eld goal ...... Devon Torrence, vs. Miami FL, 9-11-10 Played a 3-Overtime Game ...... W, 44-38 vs. N.C. State, 9-13-03 Blocked 2 FGs in single game ...... , vs. Michigan St., 10-15-05 Played a 2-Overtime Game ...... W, 31-24 vs. Miami, 1-3-03 Blocked FG ret. for TD ...... Ashton Youboty (72) vs. Michigan St., 10-15-05 Played a 1-Overtime Game ...... W, 27-24, Iowa, 11-14-09 Opponent blocked FG ...... vs. Akron, 9-3-11 Came back from 10+ points down to win ...... (14-3 half) vs. Penn State, 11-13-10 Opponent blocked FG ret. for TD ...... Mar Shakoor (52), vs. Marshall 9-2-10 Blocked a punt...... Jonathan Newsome at Minnesota, 10-30-10 INDIVIDUAL Opponent blocked a punt...... vs. Toledo, 9-10-11 Rushed for 300+ yards ...... Eddie George (314, 36 att), Illinois, 11-11-95 Returned a blocked punt for TD ...... Zach Domicone (0) at Minnesota, 10-30-10 Rushed for 200-299 yds ...... Chris Wells (222/39 att.) at Michigan, 11-17-07 Recorded 20-tackle game...... A.J. Hawk (8 solo) vs. Wisconsin, 10-9-04 Rushed for 100 yards in a quarter ...... Dan Herron, vs. Michigan (3rdQ), 11-27-10 Forced 2 fumbles, game ...... Anderson Russell vs. Minnesota, 9-27-08 (149 yards, 11 attempts) 2-point conversion ...... at Wisconsin (Terrelle Pryor pass to Red Fragel), 10-16-10 Rushed for 100 yards in a half ...... Dan Herron (176 yards, 17 attempts), vs. Michigan, 11-27-10 Opponent scored 2-point conversion ...... vs. Toledo, 9-10-11 Rushed for 5 TDs ...... , Illinois, 11-2-84 Kicked 5+ fi eld goals...... (5) Devin Barclay vs. Miami FL, 9-11-10 Rushed for 4 TDs ...... Eddie George, Iowa, 10-28-95 Kicked 4 fi eld goals ...... Ryan Pretorius vs. Youngstown St., 8-30-08 Rushed for 3 TDs ...... Chris Wells vs. Wisconsin, 11-3-07 Kicked 3 40+ FGs in 1 Gm ...... Mike Nugent (50, 46, 47) at N.C. State, 9-18-04 Two players rushed for 100 yards ...... at Illinois, 11-15-08 Kicked 50+ FG ...... Aaron Pettrey (50) vs. Illinois, 9-26-09 (Terrelle Pryor (QB) 110, 13 att.; Chris Wells (TB) 143, 24 att.) Team Kicked 2 50+ FGs in 1 Gm ...... Ryan Pretorius (50), Aaron Pettrey (54) vs. YSU, 8-30-08 Three players rushed for 100 yards ...... at Northwestern, 11-4-89 Indv. Kicked back-to-back 50 FGs ..M Nugent (55 vs. Marshall 9-11-04, 50 vs. NC State 9-18-04) (Dante Lee 157, 24 att; Scottie Graham 102, 17 att; Carlos Snow 100, 17 att) Kicked 80+ punt ...... Karl Edwards (87), at Illinois, 10-15-83 100 yard rusher and 100 yard receiver, same game ...... at Minnesota, 10-30-10 Kicked 70-79 punt ...... A.J. Trapasso (76), vs. Michigan St., 10-15-04 (Dan Herron: 114 rush, 17 atts.; DeVier Posey: 115 yds., 6 rec.) Kicked 60-69 punt ...... Ben Buchanan (60), at Miami, FL, 9-17-11 100+yards rushing, 200+ passing ...... Terrelle Pryor (115 rush, 221 pass) vs. Arkansas, 1-4-11 Played Off./Def. in same game...... Todd Denlinger (DL/TE), at Indiana, 10-3-09 300+yards total offense ...... Terrelle Pryor 336 (221 pass, 115 rush) vs. Arkansas, 1-4-11 Started Off./Def. in same game...... Chris Gamble (WR/CB), vs. Purdue, 11-15-03 400+yards total offense ...... Troy Smith 408 (66 rush, 342 pass), vs. ND (1/2/06) Scored TDs rushing, receiving, return ...... Ted Ginn (1 Rush, 1 PR, 1 Rec.) vs. MSU, 11-6-04 Scored TDs rushing, receiving, passing ...... Terrelle Pryor vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-25-10

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OHIO STADIUM • “THE HORSESHOE”

Ohio Stadium, home to Ohio State football since STADIUM FACTS TOP FBS STADIUMS (TOTAL WINS) 1922, underwent upgrades for the 2009 season, Built ...... 1922 Rk. School Stadium Opened Wins presenting fans with new signage displays and Architect ...... Howard Dwight Smith 1. Ga. Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium 1913 441 scoreboards in the north endzone and on the east Cost ...... $1.3 million 2. Tennessee Neyland Stadium 1921 433 and west fascias of the stadium’s C-Deck. First Game ...... Ohio Wesleyan, Oct. 7, 1922 3. USC Memorial Coliseum 1923 411 For the fi rst time in the Horseshoe’s history, the Dedication Game...... Michigan, Oct. 21, 1922 4. Ohio State Ohio Stadium 1922 394 scoreboard in the north endzone offers fans a video Original Capacity ...... 66,210 5. Michigan Michigan Stadium 1927 388 screen. At 17-feet-by-44-feet, the LED board offers Present Capacity ...... 102,329 fans replays and other game-day features typically Largest Crowd ...... 106,033 (USC, Sept. 12, 2009) LARGEST OHIO STADIUM CROWDS only seen on the video board in the south endzone. All-time Record ...... 394-108-20 Attendance Date Opponent The ribbon boards on the east and west side have Artifi cial Turf Installed ...... 1970 1. 106,033 9-12-09 USC been replaced and expanded to reach endzone-to- Grass Surface Installed ...... 1990 2. 105,711 10-25-08 Penn State endzone and feature an improved LED display. Renovation ...... 1999-2001 3. 105,708 11-18-06 Michigan In addition to the new boards, tribute signage for Re-dedication ...... Akron, 2001 4. 105,565 9-10-05 Texas Ohio State’s seven national championship teams Stadium Circumference...... 2,892 sq. ft. 5. 105,564 11-22-08 Michigan (1942, ‘54, ‘57, ‘61, ‘68, ‘70, 2002) is on display near Stadium Length ...... 919 feet 6. 105,539 11-23-02 Michigan 7. 105,491 11-27-10 Michigan the new scoreboard in the north endzone, accent- Stadium Width ...... 679 feet 8. 105,466 11-13-10 Penn State ing the seven currently retired Ohio State jersey Stadium Acreage...... 14.5 acres 9. 105,456 11-20-04 Michigan numbers of (17), (22), Eddie Stadium Height ...... 136 feet 10. 105,454 9-11-10 Miami (FL) George (27), (31), Howard “Hopalong” Height of Press Box Roof from fi eld ...... 183 feet 11. 105,455 11-14-09 Iowa Cassady (40), Bill Willis (99) and Archie Griffi n (45) Seats in “A” Deck ...... 27,192 12. 105,453 11-10-07 Illinois also displayed on the north end. Seats in “AA” Deck ...... 8,318 13. 105,449 11-3-07 Wisconsin As a result of the expanded ribbon boards, the Seats in “B” Deck...... 10,718 14. 105,443 10-28-06 Minnesota Woody Hayes tribute signage has been moved to the Seats in “C” Deck...... 30,878 15. 105,387 10-23-10 Purdue SE corner of the C-Deck. All three signage areas are Seats in “D” Deck ...... 2,459 backlit for more prominent display during prime-time Seats in 81 Hospitality Suites...... 1,062 LARGEST HOME OPENER CROWDS telecasts. Seats in South Stands...... 17,248 Attendance Opponent Date Ohio State has had 67 consecutive crowds of 1. 105,092 Navy 9-5-09 more than 100,000 at Ohio Stadium. SPRING GAME ATTENDANCE MARKS 2. 105,078 Washington 8-30-03 2009...... 95,722 3. 105,040 Marshall 9-2-10 2008...... 76,346 4. 105,038 Youngstown State 9-1-07 2007...... 75,301 5. 105,011 Youngstown State 8-30-08 2006...... 63,649 6. 105,001 Akron 9-3-11 2011...... 44,276 7. 104,695 Miami (OH) 9-3-05 2005...... 33,418 8. 104,604 Cincinnati 9-4-04 9. 103,896 Northern Illinois 9-2-06 10. 102,602 Akron 9-8-01

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2011 OHIO STATE SCORING DRIVES 2011 OPPONENT SCORING DRIVES - Total Scoring Drives: 19 - Total Scoring Drives: 12 - Other Scores: 1 punt return - Other Scores: 0

Qtr. Opp. Scoring Play Plays Yards TOP Qtr. Opp. Scoring Play Plays Yards TOP 1 AKR Bauserman 15 yd run 8 74 3:48 1 TOL Page 6 yd pass from Dantin 1 1 0:07 2 AKR Stoneburner 28 yd pass from Bauserman 13 64 5:35 1 TOL Page 66 yd pass from Owens 2 70 0:53 2 AKR Stoneburner 11 yd pass from Bauserman 4 35 1:20 3 TOL Thomas 4 yd run 5 60 2:04 3 AKR Stoneburner 2 yd pass from Bauserman 8 51 4:03 1 MIA Hurns 3 yd pass from Harris 4 63 1:19 4 AKR Smith, Devin 14 yd pass from Miller 6 59 2:27 1 MIA Hurns 3 yd pass from Harris 11 53 5:58 4 AKR Smith, Rod 2 yd run 4 38 1:35 2 MIA Wieclaw 25 yd field goal 10 64 3:40 1 TOL Stoneburner 26 yd pass from Bauserman 7 67 3:15 4 MIA James 1 yd run 14 69 8:48 2 TOL Hyde 36 yd run 3 42 1:34 2 COLO Clemons 11 yd pass from Hansen 10 83 5:05 3 TOL Hyde 2 yd run 7 55 2:45 3 COLO Oliver 47 yd field goal 8 60 4:11 2 MIA Basil 22 yd field goal 16 64 6:54 4 COLO McCulloch 14 yd pass from Hansen 13 91 5:04 2 MIA Basil 24 yd field goal 6 16 2:00 1 MSU Cunningham 33 yd pass from Cousins 5 65 2:18 1 COLO Hall 1 yd run 7 43 3:53 4 MSU Conroy 50 yd field goal 4 7 1:15 1 COLO Basil 28 yd field goal 6 11 2:10 2 COLO Smith, D. 32 yd pass from Miller 6 46 3:10 2 COLO Basil 18 yd field goal 2 10 0:12 3 COLO Smith, D. 17 yd pass from Miller 6 50 3:21 3 COLO Hyde 5 yd run 1 5 0:09 4 COLO Basil 47 yd field goal 11 50 5:28 4 MSU Spencer 33 yd pass from Bauserman 7 62 1:41

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GAME 1: AKRON STAT INFO No. 18/16 Ohio State begins Fickell era with 42-0 shutout AKRON 0 Buckeyes hold Akron to 90 total yards, gain 517 yards of total offense NO. 16/18 OHIO STATE 42 Sept. 3, 2011 - Ohio Stadium (105,011) ESPN COLUMBUS, Ohio - Joe Bauserman and Jake Stoneburner connected on three touchdown SCORING 1 2 3 4 F passes and the Buckeyes offense rolled to 517 to- Akron 0 0 0 0 0 tal yards as No. 18 Ohio State opened the Luke Ohio State 7 14 7 14 42 Fickell era in fine fashion with a 42-0 shutout of Akron in front of 105,001 sunburned fans at SCORING SUMMARY Ohio Stadium. FIRST QUARTER 07:24 OSU Bauserman 15 yd run (Basil kick) In his first career start, Bauserman looked sharp and confident, completing 12 of 16 passes for 163 SECOND QUARTER yards, including the three TDs to Stoneburner, 05:45 OSU Stoneburner 28 yd pass from Bauserman who became the first Buckeye tight end to find (Basil kick) the end zone three times in a single game. Fresh- 01:21 OSU Stoneburner 11 yd pass from Bauserman man quarterback Braxton Miller would add 132 (Basil kick) yards in the second half on 8 of 12 passing, while on the ground, Ohio State rumbled to 224 total THIRD QUARTER 10:57 OSU Stoneburner 2 yd pass from Bauserman yards, highlighted by 93 from sophomore Carlos (Basil kick) Hyde. The Silver Bullet defense was equally impres- FOURTH QUARTER sive, holding the Zips to 90 total yards and forcing 14:26 OSU Smith, D. 14 yd pass from Miller, B. eight three-and-outs. The defensive line put con- (Basil kick) stant pressure on Akron’s quarterbacks, with five 05:51 OSU Smith, R. 2 yd run (Basil kick) different players recording sacks and Ohio State totaling 10 tackles-for-loss. Senior linebacker An- TEAM STATISTICS AKRON OSU FIRST DOWNS 5 27 drew Sweat led the Buckeye in tackles, collecting RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-35 51-224 Carlos Hyde rushed for 93 yards on 19 carries in his first six total and two for loss. PASSING YDS (NET) 55 293 career start at running back. Ohio State struck first at the 7:24 mark of Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-7-1 28-20-0 the first quarter as Bauserman weaved his way TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 46-90 79-517 through the Akron defense for a 15-yard touch- Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 down run - the first of his career - and a 7-0 lead. Bauserman passed the torch to Miller midway Punt Returns-Yards 2-8 4-38 The Buckeyes, who amassed 125 yards of offense through the third. Miller, who played briefly in Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-92 1-44 in the opening stanza, threatened to extend the the first half, engineered a six-play, 59-yard drive Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 10-44.2 3-42.0 lead late in the quarter, but Akron’s John Griggs capped by a 9-yard TD pass to freshman wide re- Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 forced a Rod Smith fumble that was recovered by ceiver Devin Smith that pushed the lead to 35-0 Penalties-Yards 4-35 3-29 Emmanue Lartey at the 4 yard line. with 14:26 left in the game. Possession Time 23:50 36:10 Bauserman upped the Buckeye lead to 14-0 at Smith closed the scoring with a 2-yard touch- Third-Down Conversions 2 of 13 8 of 15 5:45 in the second quarter with a 28-yard touch- down run with 5:51 to play. Freshman wide re- Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 2 down pass to junior tight end Jake Stoneburner, ceiver Evan Spencer used one hand to corral a Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 6-8 capping a bruising 13-play, 64-yard drive. After 33-yard pass from Miller and put the Buckeyes Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 5-35 an Akron three-and-out, the offense once again in the red zone. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS moved the ball into Zips territory, but a missed A Tunnel of Pride featuring former players, or- RUSHING: Akron-Moore, Clayton 8-32; Chisholm, Jawon field goal from sophomore Drew Basil kept the ganized by OSU legend John Hicks, welcomed 13-26; Bostick, Karl 3-3; Nicely, Patrick 3-minus 26. Ohio lead at 14-0 with 4:30 to play in the half. the Buckeyes onto the field prior to kickoff. As State-Hyde, Carlos 19-93; Smith, Rod 18-74; Bauserman, Stoneburner and Bauserman combined for the part of Alumni Band Day, the fanfare contin- Joe 6-32; Miller, Braxton 6-30; Fields, Chris 1-2; TEAM second time late in the quarter, connecting for ued at halftime as The Ohio State Marching and 1-minus 7. an 11-yard touchdown on third and 10 to give Alumni Bands celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Scarlet and Gray a 21-0 lead with just over Script Ohio by dotting-the- I on four full-sized PASSING: Akron-Moore, Clayton 6-16-1-54; Nicely, Patrick a minute left in the second quarter. Senior line- Scripts for the first time in history. Leslie H. 1-3-0-1. Ohio State-Bauserman, Joe 12-16-0-163; Miller, Braxton 8-12-0-130. backer Sweat set up the final seven points of the Wexner, chairman of The Ohio State University half with an acrobatic interception at the Akron Board of Trustees, was an honorary “I-dotter” on RECEIVING: Akron-Chisholm, Jawon 3-10; Suel, Marquelo 34 yard line. the home side of the field. 1-33; Meriwether, Ant 1-6; Ladrach, Rhyne 1-5; Bostick, Akron responded with a 10 play, 61-yard drive Karl 1-1. Ohio State-Stoneburner, J 4-50; Reed, Verlon 3-66; - crossing midfield for the first time in the game Smith, Devin 3-52; Williams, T.Y. 2-34; Fields, Chris 2-14; - but T.J. Marchese missed from 41 yards to close Spencer, Evan 1-33; Fragel, Reid 1-14; Hyde, Carlos 1-11; the first 30 minutes. Boren, Zach 1-8; Brown, Corey 1-6; Smith, Rod 1-5. Sophomore wide receiver Corey Brown opened INTERCEPTIONS: Akron-None. Ohio State-Sweat, Andrew the second half with a 44-yard kickoff return to 1-0. position the Buckeyes at their own 49. The of- fense cashed in on the excellent starting position FUMBLES: Akron-Chisholm, Jawon 1-0. Ohio State-Smith, with an eight play, 51-yard drive, capped by a Rod 1-1; TEAM 1-0. 2-yard TD pass from Bauserman to Stoneburner.

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GAME 2: TOLEDO STAT INFO No. 15/15 Ohio State holds off Toledo, 27-22 TOLEDO 22 Running back Carlos Hyde runs for 76 yards and two touchdowns in the win NO. 15/15 OHIO STATE 27 Sept. 10, 2011 - Ohio Stadium (105,016) BTN COLUMBUS, Ohio - In a back-and-forth battle between in-state rivals, No. 15/15 Ohio SCORING 1 2 3 4 F State came from behind to down Toledo, 27-22, Toledo 15 0 7 0 22 in front of a crowd of 105,016 at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State 7 14 6 0 27 Generating 301 offensive yards to Toledo’s 338, a slew of Rocket penalties made the difference for SCORING SUMMARY: the young Buckeyes. Toledo, who looked to give FIRST QUARTER 11:45 OSU Stoneburner 26 yd pass from Bauserman Ohio State its first in-state loss in 90 years, gave (Basil kick) up 102 yards over 14 penalties. 07:06 UT Page 6 yd pass from Dantin “First thing for us was to be fundamentally (Keighley pass from Page) sound and physical,” Luke Fickell, head coach, 02:18 UT Page 66 yd pass from Owens (Casano kick) said. “They did a good job of challenging us with those things. We tried to make them one dimen- SECOND QUARTER sional and with tackling we knew we had to do a 08:02 OSU Hyde 36 yd run (Basil kick) great job. Those were the biggest areas that stood 00:46 OSU Fields 69 yd punt return (Basil kick) out to me. We’re excited about how the guys THIRD QUARTER fought and kept their chins up, but that’s how you 12:56 UT Thomas 4 yd run (Casano kick) challenge yourself to get better.” 03:17 OSU Hyde 2 yd run (Bauserman pass failed) In his second career start, Joe Bauserman com- pleted 16 of 30 attempts for 189 yards, with three TEAM STATISTICS TOLEDO OSU Buckeyes scoring. FIRST DOWNS 16 17 Ohio State would strike first and early, mak- RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-46 34-112 ing good on a 7-play, 67-yard opening drive at PASSING YDS (NET) 292 189 Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-21-1 30-16-0 the 11:45 mark of the first quarter. Connecting TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 72-338 64-301 Redshirt sophomore Chris Fields returned this punt 69 up the middle, Bauserman found tight end Jake Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 yards for a TD in the second quarter. Stoneburner for a 26-yard touchdown pass to put Punt Returns-Yards 2-42 3-77 the Buckeyes on the board at 7-0. Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-72 4-89 With cornerback Kishon Wilcher blocking a Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-18 Buckeye punt at the 23, defensive end T.J. Fa- a slim 5-point lead at 27-22. Punts (Number-Avg) 7-40.1 7-33.4 tinikun recovered and ran the ball 22 yards to Forcing an Ohio State fumble to regain posses- Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 the Rocket 1-yardline, swinging momentum in sion, Toledo threatened in the final minutes with Penalties-Yards 14-102 2-13 Possession Time 29:29 30:31 Toledo’s favor. A middle pass from Austin Dantin the ball on the Ohio State 16, but came up short Third-Down Conversions 3 of 16 3 of 12 to receiver Eric Page and a successful two-point on fourth down and turned the ball over to the Fourth-Down Conversions 3 of 5 0 of 1 conversion would put the Rockets on the board Buckeyes who let the clock tick down. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 1-1 and leave Ohio State trailing for the first time this With the win, Ohio State moves to 2-0 on the Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-23 season. season while the Rockets fall to 1-1. Still firing offensively, Toledo struck again when INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS quarterback Terrance Owens found Page along RUSHING: Toledo-Thomas, Adonis 14-47; Dantin, Austin the sideline. Running 66 yards into the endzone, 9-12; Fluellen, David 3-7; Page, Eric 1-minus 4; Owens, Ter- rance 2-minus 4; Team 1-minus 12. Page helped to close the first quarter at 15-7 in the Ohio State-Hyde, Carlos 20-76; Smith, Rod 7-24; Reed, Rockets’ favor. Verlon 2-8; Bauserman, Joe 2-7; Fields, Chris 1-0; TEAM At a critical time for the Scarlet and Gray, soph- 2-minus 3. omore Carlos Hyde elected to have his first career touchdown. Bringing the Buckeye deficit to one, PASSING: Toledo-Dantin, Austin 14-26-0-155; Owens, Ter- the tailback from Naples, Fla., rushed for 36 yards rance 7-16-1-137. Ohio State-Bauserman, Joe 16-30-0-189. to score. With the Rockets forced to punt at the one-minute mark heading into halftime, wideout RECEIVING: Toledo-Page, Eric 12-145; Thomas, Adonis 6-111; Reedy, Bernard 1-16; Noble, Danny 1-13; Stafford, Chris Fields was the next Buckeye to shine, help- Kenny 1-7. Ohio State-Stoneburner, J 4-43; Hyde, Carlos ing Ohio State regain the lead with a 69-yard re- 4-28; Smith, Devin 2-67; Reed, Verlon 2-23; Brown, Corey turn. 1-11; Fragel, Reid 1-6; Fields, Chris 1-6; Berry, Jaamal 1-5. But Toledo would not go quietly. Rushing up the middle on a 4-yard play, running back Adonis INTERCEPTIONS: Toledo-None. Thomas put the Rockets back on top, 22-21, at Ohio State-Klein, Storm 1-18. 12:56 in the third quarter. Ohio State still had an answer, though. Com- FUMBLES: Toledo-None. Ohio State-Smith, Rod 1-1. pleting a pass to freshman receiver Devin Smith for 36 yards to enter the redzone, Bauserman fed the ball to Hyde, a favorite target of the day, who rushed it in for his second touchdown. However, a missed two-point attempt left the Buckeyes with

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GAME 3: MIAMI STAT INFO Buckeyes fall on the road at Miami, 24-6 NO. 17/16 OHIO STATE 6 Jordan Hall runs for 87 yards on a career-high 14 carries MIAMI (FL) 24 Sept. 17, 2011 - Sun Life Stadium (66,279) ESPN MIAMI - Ohio State dropped its first-ever reg- ular season game in the state of Florida Saturday SCORING 1 2 3 4 F to unranked Miami, 24-6. The Hurricanes pow- Ohio State 0 6 0 0 6 ered for two quick first-quarter touchdowns to Miami 14 3 0 7 24 build a 14-0 lead and held firm the rest of the way as Ohio State managed just a 4-for-18 day passing SCORING SUMMARY for 35 yards with one interception. The Buckeyes FIRST QUARTER 12:47 UM Hurns 3 yd pass from Harris (Wieclaw kick) gained 190 rushing yards with Jordan Hall a spark 05:12 UM Hurns 3 yd pass from Harris (Wieclaw kick) with 87 yards rushing in his first game of the sea- son and Carlos Hyde ramming for 54 more yards. SECOND QUARTER Drew Basil kicked two second-quarter field 06:28 OSU Basil 22 yd FG goals - from 22 and 24 yards out - to trim the 03:40 OSU Basil 24 yd FG Miami lead to 14-6, but a late first-half field goal 00:00 UM Wieclaw 25 yd FG gave the Hurricanes its 14-point lead at halftime. Miami completed the scoring with 33 seconds left FOURTH QUARTER 00:33 UM James 1 yd run (Wieclaw kick) to play for the final margin. Basil’s field goals were his first as a collegian. TEAM STATISTICS OSU UM Ohio State head coach Luke Fickell was count- FIRST DOWNS 15 16 ing on a quick start from his troops, but Miami RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 37-174 42-240 was the team that came out hot. Sophomore PASSING YDS (NET) 35 123 tailback Lamar Miller secured the right edge and Passes Att-Comp-Int 18-4-1 23-16-2 went 54 yards on the Hurricanes’ first play from TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 55-209 65-363 scrimmage to set the home team up on the Ohio Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-32 1-24 State 9. Three plays later Jacory Harris found Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-71 2-37 Bradley Roby recorded his first career interception against Allen Hurns for the first of two three-yard TD Interception Returns-Yards 2-19 1-0 the Hurricanes. hookups to give the `Canes a quick 7-0 lead. Punts (Number-Avg) 6-46.5 4-47.8 A second three-and-out by the Ohio State of- Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0 fense ensued and Harris followed with an 11-play Penalties-Yards 4-25 5-31 drive that he and Hurns capped from three yards in terms of average: 46.5 yards per kick off six Possession Time 25:30 34:30 out again. punts, including three inside the 20. He averaged Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 9 of 15 “The thing we wanted to do the most was start 50.0 yards off three punts in the win over Indiana Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-4 fast,” Ohio State coach Luke Fickell said. “The last year. Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-10 number one thing we didn’t do on defense was start fast.” INDIVIDUAL STATS His defense held serve, for the most part, for RUSHING: Ohio State-Hall, Jordan 14-87; Hyde, Carlos 12- the rest of the game. After giving up 116 yards to 54; Miller, Braxton 7-32; Barnett, C.J. 1-4; Bauserman, Joe the Hurricanes in those first two drives, the team 3-minus 3. Miami (Fla.)-Miller, L. 26-184; James, M, 12-45; allowed only 247 the rest of the way and kept the Harris, J. 4-11. home team, playing in front of its second-largest PASSING: Ohio State-Bauserman, Joe 2-14-0-13; Miller, crowd at Sun Life Stadium (66,279), out of the Braxton 2-4-1-22. Miami (Fla.)-Harris, J. 16-23-2-123. end zone until that final minute. Sophomore C.J. Barnett and freshman Bradley RECEIVING: Ohio State-Hyde, Carlos 1-12; Smith, Rod 1-10; Roby recorded their first career interceptions, but Berry, Jaamal 1-9; Hall, Jordan 1-4. Miami (Fla.)-Hurns, A. the Buckeyes managed just three points off the 6-54; Benjamin, T. 3-13; Streeter, T. 2-44; Walford, C. 1-4; two miscues. Linebackers Andrew Sweat, Etienne Hagens, M. 1-3; James, M, 1-3; Miller, L. 1-1; Ford, C. 1-1. Sabino and Storm Klein led the team with nine, eight and six tackles apiece. INTERCEPTIONS: Ohio State-Roby, Bradley 1-17; Brown, Corey 1-2. Miami (Fla.)-Nicolas, J. 1-0. Hall was certainly a spark. His first four rushes of the season all went for first downs and covered FUMBLES: Ohio State-Miller, Braxton 2-1. Miami (Fla.)- 13, 13, 15 and 12 yards. His 87 yards rushing James, M, 1-0; Harris, J. 1-0. was just three short of his career high (90 vs. New Mexico State in 2009) and his 14 carries - all but one in the first half as he experienced cramping in the second half - did represent a career high. Fifth-year senior quarterback Joe Bauserman, in just his third start, was just 2 of 14 passing for 13 yards and true freshman backup Braxton Miller was 2 of 4 for 22 yards, including an interception on a tipped first attempt. Ben Buchanan had his second-best day

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GAME 4: COLORADO STAT INFO Buckeyes Overpower Buffaloes, 37-17 COLORADO 17 Braxton Miller makes first career start; Defense holds Colorado to 91 yards rushing OHIO STATE 37 Sept. 24, 2011 - Ohio Stadium (105,096) ABC COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State got back on the winning track Saturday afternoon, defeating SCORING 1 2 3 4 F Colorado 37-17 in front of 105,096 fans at Ohio Colorado 0 7 3 7 17 Stadium. Ohio State 10 10 14 3 37 Balance was the name of the game for the Buckeyes (3-1), who rebounded nicely from a SCORING SUMMARY: 24-6 setback last weekend at Miami. Solid per- FIRST QUARTER 08:27 OSU Hall 1 yd run (Basil kick) formances from both the defense and special units 04:49 OSU Basil 28 yd FG provided the OSU offense with outstanding field position throughout the contest, and gritty rush- SECOND QUARTER ing and improved passing attacks proved difficult 07:53 OSU Smith, D. 32 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick) for the Buffaloes (1-3) to defend. 02:44 CU Clemons 11 yd pass from Hansen Freshman quarterback Braxton Miller was ef- (Oliver kick) fective in his first career start, completing 5 of 13 00:03 OSU Basil 18 yd FG passes for 83 yards and two touchdowns - both to THIRD QUARTER freshman wide receiver Devin Smith - while add- 09:04 OSU Smith, D. 17 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick) ing 84 yards on the ground. Junior running back 04:47 CU Oliver 47 yd FG Jordan Hall provided a spark to the Buckeye rush- 04:26 OSU Hyde 5 yd run (Basil kick) ing attack, toting the ball 18 times for 84 yards and a touchdown. Hall had 231 all-purpose yards FOURTH QUARTER in the contest, with 135 on kickoff returns. 11:42 OSU Basil 47 yd FG “I think our number one thing going into this 03:31 CU McCulloch 14 yd pass from Hansen game was special units had to make plays. I mean, (Oliver, kick) that was the top of the list,” head coach Luke TEAM STATISTICS COLO OSU Junior running back Jordan Hall recorded 231 all-purpose Fickell said. “We did a good job there making FIRST DOWNS 13 20 yards against Colorado. some plays and trying to use that as a weapon. I RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 16-76 47-226 think the next thing we had that poise on defense. PASSING YDS (NET) 238 110 We had to tackle better. Obviously we can always in the first. Passes Att-Comp-Int 39-22-0 15-7-0 get better, but I think we had some poise. We gave Miller and Smith connected for a 32-yard TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 55-314 62-336 up a touchdown on a play. You would hope you touchdown on the first drive of the second quarter Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-14 2-16 could make a play there. But we didn’t panic, we to up the Buckeye lead to 17. Colorado countered Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-101 2-135 just kept under control. So we’re excited there. on its next drive as Tyler Hansen hit Toney Clem- Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 “Offensively went in thinking we have to run ons with an 11-yard TD on fourth down to put Punts (Number-Avg) 6-38.5 4-39.2 the football. I know there’s some different ways the finishing touches on a 10 play, 83-yard drive Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0 we have to run it. But people are going to make it that cut the Ohio State advantage to 10. Penalties-Yards 9-83 7-65 difficult on you. But when you look at it we did a Momentum would swing back in favor of the Possession Time 26:43 33:17 good job running the football. Buckeyes late in the second quarter. With 23 sec- Third-Down Conversions 3 of 13 6 of 13 “And then the last thing, as I said, we had to onds left before halftime, the Buffaloes fumbled Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 5-6 play with some emotion. I think that’s what we a Ben Buchanan punt that junior defensive back Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-20 1-9 wanted, to get back home and get that feel of Zach Domicone recovered at the 11-yard line. Ba- emotion, get those guys on the sideline, get the sil connected from 18 yards for a 20-7 Ohio State INDIVIDUAL STATS students into it. And I think that’s what we saw lead heading into the locker room. RUSHING: Colorado-Stewart, Rodney 11-55; Jones, Tony out there today from the beginning of the game, Smith hauled in a 17-yard TD pass from Miller 2-18; Hansen, Tyler 3-3. Ohio State-Hall, Jordan 18-84; really, to all the way to the end. We’re excited on the opening drive of the third quarter for a Miller, Braxton 17-83; Hyde, Carlos 6-40; Smith, Rod 4-18; about those things.” 27-7 Buckeye advantage. CU responded on its Berry, Jaamal 2-1. Defensively, the Buckeyes stifled the Colorado following possession with an eight play, 60-yard PASSING: Colorado-Hansen, Tyler 22-39-0-238. Ohio State- rushing attack, limiting the Buffaloes to 76 yards drive that ended in a 47-yard field goal by Will Miller, Braxton 5-13-0-83; Bauserman, Joe 2-2-0-27. on the ground. Oliver. Ohio State struck first, scoring on its second Hall sent the Ohio Stadium crowd into frenzy RECEIVING: Colorado-Stewart, Rodney 5-27; possession of the game. After a CU three-and- on the ensuing kickoff, dashing 90 yards down the Richardson,Paul 4-38; Clemons, Toney 4-31; Deehan, Ryan out and 20-yard punt, the Buckeye ground at- sideline to set up the Buckeye offense at the Colo- 3-71; Jones, Tony 2-28; Cefalo, Kyle 2-6; Gray, Logan 1-23; tack marched 43 yards in seven plays, capped by rado 5. Sophomore running back Carlos Hyde McCulloch,Tyler 1-14. Ohio State-Smith, Devin 3-64; Fragel, a 1-yard TD run from Hall for a 7-0 lead midway cruised into the end zone on the following play to Reid 2-24; Williams, T.Y. 1-12; Fields, Chris 1-10. through the first quarter. make the score 34-10. INTERCEPTIONS: Colorado-None. Ohio State-None. Sophomore defensive end Adam Bellamy put Basil’s third field goal of the game - a career the Buckeye offense in prime position on its next of 47 yards - extended the Ohio State lead to 27 FUMBLES: Colorado-Stewart, Rodney 3-2. Ohio State- drive by recovering a Rodney Stewart fumble at (37-10) early in the fourth quarter. The Buffa- Miller, Braxton 1-0. the Colorado 22. Sophomore kicker Drew Basil loes tacked on a late TD - a 14-yard strike from cashed in on the turnover with a 28-yard field goal Hansen to Tyler McCulloch - to provide the final to give the Buckeyes a 10-0 lead with 4:49 to play margin.

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GAME 5: #25 MICHIGAN STATE STAT INFO Spartans Edge Ohio State, 10-7, in Big Ten Opener NO. RV/25 MICHIGAN STATE 10 Buckeyes held scoreless until the final minutes; defense forces three MSU turnovers OHIO STATE 7 Oct. 1, 2011 - Ohio Stadium (105,306) ABC COLUMBUS, Ohio - No. 25 Michigan State withstood a late rally from the Buckeyes to escape SCORING 1 2 3 4 F Ohio Stadium with a 10-7 win in the conference Michigan State 7 0 0 3 10 opener for both teams. Ohio State 0 0 0 7 7 A Big Ten defensive battle was witnessed by 105,306 fans at Ohio Stadium as the Spartans SCORING SUMMARY (4-1, 1-0 Big Ten) and their aggressive, blitzing FIRST QUARTER 07:44 MSU Cunningham 33 yd pass from Cousins defense limited the Buckeye offense to 178 to- (Conroy kick) tal yards and sacked the OSU quarterbacks nine times on the day. Ohio State (3-2, 0-1 Big Ten) FOURTH QUARTER countered with an inspired defensive performance 10:35 MSU Conroy 50 yd field goal of its own, forcing three Spartan turnovers while 00:10 OSU Spencer 33 yd pass from Bauserman repeatedly rising to the occasion with their backs (Basil kick) to the wall. “You have to give a lot of credit to Michigan TEAM STATISTICS MSU OSU FIRST DOWNS 15 12 State,” head coach Luke Fickell said. “They came RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-71 39-35 in here and outplayed us. And we knew it was go- PASSING YDS (NET) 250 143 ing to be a physical football game. And we just Passes Att-Comp-Int 32-20-2 25-12-1 didn’t get it done.” TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-321 64-178 Despite the best efforts of the OSU defense, the Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Scarlet and Gray failed to sustain a consistent of- Punt Returns-Yards 5-18 1-15 fensive attack. The Spartans stuffed the Buckeyes Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 3-67 on the ground, holding Ohio State to 35 yards on Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 2-4 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-40.8 10-40.6 39 attempts, while freshman Braxton Miller (5 of Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Johnathan Hankins and teammates celebrate after this 10) and senior Joe Bauserman (7 of 14) combined Penalties-Yards 6-54 9-82 second quarter fumble recovery. for only 143 yards passing. Possession Time 28:26 31:34 Michigan State never trailed, jumping out to an Third-Down Conversions 3 of 14 4 of 16 early first quarter lead as Kirk Cousins and B.J. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 2 Cunningham connected from 33 yards at the 7:44 Conway field goal from 50 yards on the next pos- Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 0-0 mark for a 7-0 advantage. session to extend its lead to 10. Sacks By: Number-Yards 9-64 0-0 Ohio State mounted its first significant drive An interception by Roby at the Ohio State 24 INDIVIDUAL STATS of the game on its first possession of the second kept the Buckeyes alive with just over four min- RUSHING: Michigan State-Bell, Le’Veon 14-50; Baker, Ed- quarter. Miller hit sophomore wide receiver Chris utes to play. After the teams traded possessions, win 12-36; Caper, Larry 1-minus 1; Cousins, Kirk 2-minus Fields for a 33 yard gain to the Spartan 33, but Bauserman found freshman wide receiver Evan 5; TEAM 2-minus 9. Ohio State-Hall, Jordan 18-45; Hyde, an interception by MSU defensive back Darqueze Spencer open in the middle of the field for a 33- Carlos 5-33; Bauserman, Joe 7-minus 16; Miller, Braxton Dennard squashed the Buckeye threat. yard TD, making the score 10-7 with 10 seconds 9-minus 27. MSU threatened late in the second, but once remaining on the clock. MSU would recover the again came away empty handed. With a first and ensuing onside kick to close the game. PASSING: Michigan State-Cousins, Kirk 20-32-2-250. Ohio 10 at the OSU25, Cousins mishandled a ball that State-Bauserman, Joe 7-14-0-87; Miller, Braxton 5-10-1- 56; TEAM 0-1-0-0. sophomore defensive lineman Johnathan Hankins recovered for the Buckeyes at the 38. RECEIVING: Michigan State-Cunningham, B. 9-154; Martin, The Spartans advanced the ball to the Buck- Keshawn 5-45; Nichol, Keith 2-21; Bell, Le’Veon 2-17; Sims, eye 31-yard line on its second drive of the third Dion 1-7; Celek, Garrett 1-6. Ohio State-Reed, Verlon 4-43; quarter but stalled once again. In an attempt to Hyde, Carlos 3-14; Fields, Chris 2-45; Stoneburner, J 2-8; extend the lead to two possessions, Dan Conway Spencer, Evan 1-33. fell short from 51 yards. MSU appeared to break the game open near INTERCEPTIONS: Michigan State-Dennard, D. 1-0. Ohio State-Roby, Bradley 1-4; Barnett, C.J. 1-0. the end of the third. Facing a third and 6 at their own 31-yard line, Cousins found a wide open FUMBLES: Michigan State-Martin, Keshawn 1-0; Cousins, Cunningham for 52 yards to the Ohio State 17. Kirk 1-1. Ohio State-Miller, Braxton 1-0. After Edwin Baker gave the Spartans a first and goal at the Buckeye 5, the Silver Bullets held on three-consecutive plays to set up a fourth down early in the fourth quarter. On the following play, sophomore defensive back Bradley Roby tipped a Cousins’ fade pass to Cunningham that C.J. Bar- nett intercepted in the endzone. Bauserman entered the game on the following series but was unable to generate any offense, go- ing three-and-out. Michigan State would add a

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NCAA RANKINGS Ohio St. (3 - 2 - 0) Thru: 10/01/2011 - Week 5 TEAM RANKINGS 120 teams ranked in Football Bowl Subdivision 12 teams ranked in the Big Ten Conference 2011 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 3-2 L-1 National National Conf Big Ten Category Actual Actual Actual Big Ten Conference Record: 0-1 Rank Leader Rank Conference Leader Rushing Offense 54 154.20 Georgia Tech 378.20 7 Michigan 293.25 Sat 09/03/2011 AKRON 42 - 0 W Passing Offense 111 154.00 Houston 451.20 12 Iowa 281.25 Sat 09/10/2011 TOLEDO 27 - 22 W Total Offense 108 308.20 Houston 610.00 12 Wisconsin 523.00 Sat 09/17/2011 @ Miami (FL) * 6 - 24 L Scoring Offense 91 23.80 Oregon 52.00 10 Wisconsin 48.40 Sat 09/24/2011 COLORADO 37 - 17 W Rushing Defense 23 93.60 Alabama 39.60 3 Michigan St. 64.00 Sat 10/01/2011 MICHIGAN ST. 7 - 10 L Pass Efficiency Defense 25 114.58 UCF 73.36 5 Michigan St. 83.40 Total Defense 13 285.20 Michigan St. 173.40 4 Michigan St. 173.40 Sat 10/08/2011 @ Nebraska * Scoring Defense 11 14.60 Alabama 8.40 5 Wisconsin 10.20 Sat 10/15/2011 @ Illinois Net Punting 82 35.87 UTEP 44.15 7 Iowa 43.13 Sat 10/29/2011 WISCONSIN * Punt Returns 16 14.83 Ole Miss 31.71 4 Northwestern 17.33 Sat 11/05/2011 INDIANA Kickoff Returns 6 29.00 Nebraska 30.58 2 Nebraska 30.58 Sat 11/12/2011 @ Purdue Turnover Margin 20 .80 Rutgers 2.75 4 Northwestern 1.25 Sat 11/19/2011 PENN ST. Pass Defense 30 191.60 UCF 103.50 5 Michigan St. 109.40 Sat 11/26/2011 @ Michigan Passing Efficiency 73 125.97 Georgia Tech 260.48 7 Wisconsin 204.77 HOME GAME IN CAPS * Night Game ^ Neutral Site Sacks T-53 2.00 Texas A&M 4.50 5 Illinois 3.40 OT Overtime Game Tackles For Loss 69 5.60 Louisville 9.00 6 Illinois 8.00 Sacks Allowed T-104 2.80 Air Force .25 11 Michigan .50 T=tied at this ranking

PLAYER RANKINGS Player must have played in 75% of team's games Summary of the top 100 national leaders and top 25 conference leaders 15 categories ranked

National National Conf Big Ten Category Player Rank Actual Leader Actual Rank Conference Leader Actual Rushing Carlos Hyde 59.20 James (Oregon) 153.25 13 Robinson (Michigan) 139.25 Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game) Joe Bauserman 75 125.97 Griffin III (Baylor) 230.33 10 Wilson (Wisconsin) 216.89 Total Offense Braxton Miller 102.25 Keenum (Houston) 408.20 13 Robinson (Michigan) 313.00 Joe Bauserman 99.80 15 Carlos Hyde 59.20 24 Receptions Per Game Woods (Southern California) 11.00 Jenkins (Illinois) 8.00 Receiving Yards Per Game Devin Smith 36.60 Wright (Baylor) 155.25 T-21 Jenkins (Illinois) 126.60 Interceptions Bradley Roby T-48 .40 Rambo (Georgia) 1.00 T-3 Stoudermire (Minnesota) .50 C.J. Barnett T-48 .40 T-3 Storm Klein .20 T-24 Andrew Sweat .20 T-24 Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) Ben Buchanan 45 41.45 Webster (Purdue) 48.67 6 Webster (Purdue) 48.67 Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) James (Oregon) 22.80 Abbrederis (Wisconsin) 17.43 Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Abdullah (Nebraska) 35.13 Abdullah (Nebraska) 35.13 Field Goals Drew Basil T-55 1.00 Te (Rutgers) 2.50 T-6 Meyer (Iowa) 2.00 Scoring Drew Basil 5.80 Ball (Wisconsin) 16.80 21 Ball (Wisconsin) 16.80 Jake Stoneburner 4.80 T-24 All-Purpose Runners Carlos Hyde 72.20 James (Oregon) 226.75 23 Jenkins (Illinois) 142.40 Sacks Etienne Sabino .40 Capi (Colorado St.) 1.60 T-11 Mercilus (Illinois) 1.10 Tackles Andrew Sweat 6.80 Kuechly (Boston College) 16.60 15 Morris (Iowa) 10.00 Tackles For Loss Andrew Sweat T-95 1.00 Brown (Houston) 2.30 T-9 Allen (Michigan St.) 1.50 Etienne Sabino .90 T-14 T=tied at this ranking

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GAME-BY-GAME PARTICIPATION/STARTS SEASON/CAREER STARTS ## PLAYER GP-GS AKRON TOLEDO UM CU MSU 0E Allen, Dionte 4/- X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . Offensive Line (102) 2011 Career 90 Baldwin, Darryl 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Mike Brewster...... 5 ...... 41 4 Barnett, C.J. 5/5 START START START START START J.B. Shugarts ...... 5 ...... 28 24 Basil, Drew 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Mike Adams ...... 0 ...... 17 14 Bauserman, Joe 5/3 START START START X X X X X X Marcus Hall ...... 5 ...... 6 93 Bellamy, Adam 5/3 START X X X X X X START START 63 Bennett, M 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Andrew Norwell ...... 5 ...... 5 0A Berry, Jaamal 3/- . . . X X X X X X X X X . . . Jack Mewhort ...... 5 ...... 5 64 Blackman, Ivon 3/- X X X X X X . . . X X X . . . 68 Blankenship, E 2/- X X X ...... X X X . . . Quarterback (5) 51 Bobek, Brian 2/- X X X ...... X X X . . . Joe Bauserman ...... 3 ...... 3 44 Boren, Zach 5/5 START START START START START 5D Brewster, Mike 5/5 START START START START START Braxton Miller ...... 2 ...... 2 10 Brown, Corey 7/2 START START X X X X X X X X X 55 Brown, Tommy 1/- ...... X X X ...... Receiver (36) 2 Bryant, C 5/2 X X X X X X X X X START START DeVier Posey ...... 0 ...... 25 17 Buchanan, Ben 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Verlon Reed ...... 5 ...... 5 1F Cash, Jeremy 2/- ...... X X X X X X 0B Clarke, Dominic 5/2 START START X X X X X X X X X Corey “Philly” Brown...... 2 ...... 3 16 Domicone, Zach 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Chris Fields ...... 3 ...... 3 33 Durham, David 3/- X X X ...... X X X X X X 34 Ebner, Nate 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Running Back (46) 3 F E r w i n , D e r e k 3 / - X X X X X X . . . X X X . . . 80 Fields, Chris 5/3 X X X X X X START START START Zach Boren ...... 5 ...... 24 88 Fragel, Reid 5/2 X X X X X X X X X START START Dan Herron ...... 0 ...... 17 18 Gambrell, D 2/- X X X ...... X X X . . . Carlos Hyde ...... 3 ...... 3 53 Goebel, Garrett 5/5 START START START START START Jordan Hall ...... 2 ...... 2 1I Graham, Taylor 1/- X X X ...... 1 D G r a n t , C u r t i s 2 / - X X X ...... X X X 12 Grant, Doran 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Tight End (19) 9 G r i f f i n , A d a m 1 / - ...... X X X . . . Jake Stoneburner ...... 3 ...... 11 23 Hagan, Chad 4/- . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X Reid Fragel ...... 2 ...... 8 5E Hale, Joel 3/- X X X X X X . . . X X X . . . 0D Hall, Jordan 3/2 ...... X X X START START Defensive Line (50) 79 Hall, Marcus 5/5 START START START START START 52 Hankins, J 5/5 START START START START START John Simon ...... 5 ...... 18 86 Hayes, Kenny 2/- ...... X X X . . . X X X Nathan Williams ...... 1 ...... 13 1 Herron, dan 1/- ...... X X X ...... Johnathan Hankins ...... 5 ...... 5 8A Heuerman, Jeff 4/- X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X Garrett Goebel...... 5 ...... 5 49 Homan, Adam 2/- X X X X X X ...... Solomon Thomas...... 0 ...... 3 7 Howard, Travis 3/3 ...... START START START 3B Hyde, Carlos 5/3 START START START X X X X X X Adam Bellamy ...... 4 ...... 4 4 1 J a c k s o n , T o n y 5 / - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X J.T. Moore ...... 2 ...... 2 19 Johnson, Orhian 5/3 START START START X X X X X X 32 Klein, Storm 5/4 START START START X X X START Linebacker (19) 69 Kramer, Eric 1/- X X X ...... Andrew Sweat ...... 5 ...... 13 71 Linsley, Corey 3/- ...... X X X X X X X X X 5C Makridis, G. 4/- X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X Storm Klein...... 4 ...... 4 95 Matheney, Don 1/- X X X ...... Etienne Sabino ...... 2 ...... 2 37 Maxwell, Chris 2/- X X X X X X ...... 74 Mewhort, Jack 5/5 START START START START START Defensive Back (41) 5 Miller, Braxton 4/2 X X X . . . X X X START START 8B Miller, Steve 2/- X X X ...... X X X . . . Orhian Johnson ...... 3 ...... 14 26 Moeller, Tyler 5/3 X X X START X X X START START Tyler Moeller ...... 6 ...... 7 50 Moore, J.T. 5/2 X X X START START X X X X X X C.J. Barnett ...... 5 ...... 7 78 Norwell, Andrew 5/5 START START START START START Bradley Roby ...... 5 ...... 5 20 Oliver, Nate 4/- X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . Dominic Clarke ...... 2 ...... 2 2E Petrella, V 1/- ...... X X X 0F Reed, Verlon 5/5 START START START START START Travis Howard ...... 3 ...... 3 29 Rice, Taylor 2/- X X X ...... X X X . . . Christian Bryant...... 2 ...... 3 89 Riley, Jared 1/- X X X ...... 8 7 R o a r k , C h r i s 1 / - X X X ...... 25 Roby, Bradley 5/5 START START START START START 8 4 R o s s , R y a n 2 / - X X X . . . X X X ...... 6 Sabino, Etienne 5/2 X X X X X X START START X X X 1 A S h a z i e r , R y a n 5 / - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 76 Shugarts, J.B. 5/5 START START START START START 54 Simon, John 5/5 START START START START START 15 Smith, Devin 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 C S m i t h , R o d 5 / - X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 48 Smith, Spencer 4/- X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X 5 9 S m i t h , S t e w a r t 2 / - X X X X X X ...... 1E Spencer, Evan 4/- X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X 11 Stoneburner, J 5/3 START START START X X X X X X 42 Sweat, Andrew 5/5 START START START START START 73 Underwood, A 2/- X X X ...... X X X . . . 39 Whiting, Jordan 3/- . . . X X X X X X . . . X X X 43 Williams, N 1/1 START ...... 1H Williams, T.Y. 3/- X X X ...... X X X X X X 21 Wood, Jamie 5/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

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2011 Ohio State Football Ohio State Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 03, 2011) All games

Team Statistics OSU OPP SCORING 119 73 Points Per Game 23.8 14.6 FIRST DOWNS 91 65 R u s h in g 44 21 P a s s in g3941 P e n a lt y 8 3 RUSHING YARDAGE 771 468 Yards gained rushing 907 612 Yards lost rushing 136 144 Rushing Attempts 208 146 Average Per Rush 3.7 3.2 Average Per Game 154.2 93.6 TDs Rushing 6 2 PASSING YARDAGE 770 958 C o m p - A t t - I n t 59-116-2 86-155-6 Average Per Pass 6.6 6.2 Average Per Catch 13.1 11.1 Average Per Game 154.0 191.6 TDs Passing 8 7 TOTAL OFFENSE 1541 1426 Total Plays 324 301 Average Per Play 4.8 4.7 Average Per Game 308.2 285.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 14-406 19-302 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-178 12-106 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-41 2-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 29.0 15.9 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 14.8 8.8 INT RETURN AVERAGE 6.8 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 7-3 8-3 PENALTIES-Yards 25-214 38-305 Average Per Game 42.8 61.0 PUNTS-Yards 30-1202 33-1390 Average Per Punt 40.1 42.1 Net punt average 35.9 36.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 1 : 2 4 2 8 : 3 6 3RD-DOWN Conversions 25/68 20/71 3rd-Down Pct 37% 28% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/6 7/11 4th-Down Pct 50% 64% SACKS BY-Yards 10-67 14-94 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 15 9 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-7 3-6 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (14-17) 82% (8-10) 80% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (10-17) 59% (7-10) 70% PAT-ATTEMPTS (14-14) 100% (8-8) 100% ATTENDANCE 420419 66279 Games/Avg Per Game 4/105105 1/66279 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Ohio State 24 44 27 24 0 119 Opponents 36 10 10 17 0 73

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2011 Ohio State Football Ohio State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 03, 2011) All games

SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Hyde, Carlos 5 62 303 7 296 4.8 3 36 59.2 13 86 448 11 437 5.1 3 36 33.6 Hall, Jordan 3 50 226 10 216 4.3 1 20 72.0 22 135 652 27 625 4.6 4 39 28.4 Miller, Braxton 4 39 178 60 118 3.0 0 16 29.5 4 39 178 60 118 3.0 0 16 29.5 Smith, Rod 5 29 116 0 116 4.0 1 19 23.2 5 29 116 0 116 4.0 1 19 23.2 Bauserman, Joe 5 18 63 43 20 1.1 1 15 4.0 29 38 123 76 47 1.2 1 15 1.6 Reed, Verlon 5 2 12 4 8 4.0 0 12 1.6 5 2 12 4 8 4.0 0 12 1.6 Berry, Jaamal 3 3 7 2 5 1.7 0 4 1.7 16 35 274 3 271 7.7 1 67 16.9 Fields, Chris 5 2 2 0 2 1.0 0 2 0.4 11 2 2 0 2 1.0 0 2 0.2 TEAM 5 3 0 10 -10 -3.3 0 0 -2.0 Total 5 208 907 136 771 3.7 6 36 154.2 Opponents 5 146 612 144 468 3.2 2 54 93.6

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Bauserman, Joe 5 125.97 39-76-0 51.3 479 5 36 95.8 29 123.75 64-123-1 52.0 799 7 40 27.6 Miller, Braxton 4 129.09 20-39-2 51.3 291 3 33 72.8 4 129.09 20-39-2 51.3 291 3 33 72.8 TEAM 5 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 5 125.93 59-116-2 50.9 770 8 36 154.0 Opponents 5 114.56 86-155-6 55.5 958 7 66 191.6

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Stoneburner, J 5 10 101 10.1 4 28 20.2 29 33 353 10.7 6 28 12.2 Reed, Verlon 5 9 132 14.7 0 28 26.4 5 9 132 14.7 0 28 26.4 Hyde, Carlos 5 9 65 7.2 0 12 13.0 13 9 65 7.2 0 12 5.0 Smith, Devin 5 8 183 22.9 3 36 36.6 5 8 183 22.9 3 36 36.6 Fields, Chris 5 6 75 12.5 0 33 15.0 11 9 97 10.8 0 33 8.8 Fragel, Reid 5 4 44 11.0 0 16 8.8 31 13 165 12.7 1 42 5.3 Williams, T.Y. 3 3 46 15.3 0 23 15.3 3 3 46 15.3 0 23 15.3 Spencer, Evan 4 2 66 33.0 1 33 16.5 4 2 66 33.0 1 33 16.5 Brown, Corey 7 2 17 8.5 0 11 2.4 17 2 17 8.5 0 11 1.0 Smith, Rod 5 2 15 7.5 0 10 3.0 5 2 15 7.5 0 10 3.0 Berry, Jaamal 3 2 14 7.0 0 9 4.7 16 2 14 7.0 0 9 0.9 Boren, Zach 5 1 8 8.0 0 8 1.6 31 15 99 6.6 1 22 3.2 Hall, Jordan 3 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.3 22 10 92 9.2 1 25 4.2 Total 5 59 770 13.1 8 36 154.0 Opponents 5 86 958 11.1 7 66 191.6

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g Bauserman, Joe 5 94 20 479 499 99.8 29 161 47 799 846 29.2 Miller, Braxton 4 78 118 291 409 102.2 4 78 118 291 409 102.2 Hyde, Carlos 5 62 296 0 296 59.2 13 86 437 0 437 33.6 Hall, Jordan 3 50 216 0 216 72.0 22 136 625 20 645 29.3 Smith, Rod 5 29 116 0 116 23.2 5 29 116 0 116 23.2 Reed, Verlon 5 2 8 0 8 1.6 5 2 8 0 8 1.6 Berry, Jaamal 335051.7 16352710 27116.9 Fields, Chris 5 2 2 0 2 0.4 11 2 2 0 2 0.2 TEAM 5 4 -10 0 -10 -2.0 Total 5 324 771 770 1541 308.2 Opponents 5 301 468 958 1426 285.2

PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Basil, Drew - 5-7 14-14 - - - - - 29 - 5-9 14-14 - - - - - 29 Stoneburner, J 4 ------24 6 ------36 Hyde, Carlos 3 ------18 3 ------18 Smith, Devin 3 ------18 3 ------18 Smith, Rod 1 ------6 1 ------6 Spencer, Evan 1 ------6 1 ------6 Hall, Jordan 1 ------6 6 ------36 Bauserman, Joe 1 - - - - 0-1 - - 6 1 - - - - 0-1 - - 6 Fields, Chris 1 ------6 1 ------6 Total 15 5-7 14-14 - - 0-1 - - 119 Opponents 9 3-6 8-8 - 1 1-1 - - 73

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Ohio State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 03, 2011) All games

SEASON CAREER

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Fields, Chris 5 88 17.6 1 69 5 88 17.6 1 69 Hall, Jordan 4 59 14.8 0 27 28 297 10.6 0 70 Brown, Corey 2 28 14.0 0 17 2 28 14.0 0 17 Smith, Devin 1 3 3.0 0 3 1 3 3.0 0 3 Total 12 178 14.8 1 69 Opponents 12 106 8.8 0 24

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Berry, Jaamal 7 150 21.4 0 28 28 684 24.4 0 45 Hall, Jordan 4 187 46.8 0 90 22 690 31.4 1 90 Jackson, Tony 1 10 10.0 0 10 1 10 10.0 0 10 Fields, Chris 1 15 15.0 0 15 1 15 15.0 0 15 Brown, Corey 1 44 44.0 0 44 1 44 44.0 0 44 Total 14 406 29.0 0 90 Opponents 19 302 15.9 0 42

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Roby, Bradley 2 21 10.5 0 17 2 21 10.5 0 17 Barnett, C.J. 2 2 1.0 0 2 2 2 1.0 0 2 Sweat, Andrew 1 0 0.0 0 0 3 18 6.0 0 18 Klein, Storm 1 18 18.0 0 18 2 31 15.5 0 18 Total 6 41 6.8 0 18 Opponents 2 0 0.0 0 0

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Hall, Jordan 3 216 4 59 187 0 466 155.3 22 625 92 297 690 0 1704 77.5 Hyde, Carlos 5 296 65 0 0 0 361 72.2 13 437 65 0 0 0 502 38.6 Smith, Devin 5 0 183 3 0 0 186 37.2 5 0 183 3 0 0 186 37.2 Fields, Chris 5 2 75 88 15 0 180 36.0 11 2 97 88 15 0 202 18.4 Berry, Jaamal 3 5 14 0 150 0 169 56.3 16 271 14 0 684 0 969 60.6 Reed, Verlon 5 8 132 0 0 0 140 28.0 5 8 132 0 0 0 140 28.0 Smith, Rod 5 116 15 0 0 0 131 26.2 5 116 15 0 0 0 131 26.2 Miller, Braxton 4 118 0 0 0 0 118 29.5 4 118 0 0 0 0 118 29.5 Stoneburner, J 5 0 101 0 0 0 101 20.2 29 0 353 0 0 0 353 12.2 Brown, Corey 7 0 17 28 44 0 89 12.7 17 0 17 28 44 0 89 5.2 Spencer, Evan 4 0 66 0 0 0 66 16.5 4 0 66 0 0 0 66 16.5 Williams, T.Y. 3 0 46 0 0 0 46 15.3 3 0 46 0 0 0 46 15.3 Fragel, Reid 5 0 44 0 0 0 44 8.8 31 0 165 0 0 0 165 5.3 Roby, Bradley 5 0 0 0 0 21 21 4.2 5 0 0 0 0 21 21 4.2 Bauserman, Joe 5 20 0000204.0 2947 0000471.6 Klein, Storm 5 0 0 0 0 18 18 3.6 30 0 0 0 0 31 31 1.0 Jackson, Tony5000100102.0 200 0 0100100.5 Boren, Zach 5 0 8 0 0 0 8 1.6 31 2 99 0 0 0 101 3.3 Barnett, C.J.50000220.4 16 0000220.1 TEAM 5 -10 0 0 0 0 -10 -2.0 Total 5 771 770 178 406 41 2166 433.2 Opponents 5 468 958 106 302 0 1834 366.8

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd Basil, Drew 7 5 47 0 9 5 47 2 Total 7 5 47 0 Opponents 6 3 50 0

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Ohio State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Oct 03, 2011) All games

SEASON CAREER

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk Buchanan, Ben 29 1202 41.4 60 1 77 3178 41.3 60 2 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 30 1202 40.1 60 1 Opponents 33 1390 42.1 58 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob Basil, Drew 24 1473 61.4 5 0 111 7016 63.2 14 2 Total 24 1473 61.4 5 0 Opponents 16 956 59.8 0 1

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk 42 Sweat, Andrew 5 1 5 1 9 3 4 5.0 . 1 2 . 1 . 33 4 8 4 7 9 5 9.0 . 3 3 . 3 . 6 Sabino, Etienne 5 1 4 8 2 2 4.5 2 . 0 . 1 . . . 30 2 1 1 3 3 4 5.0 2 . 5 . 1 . . . 52 Hankins, J 5 7 1 4 2 1 3.0 1 . 0 . . 1 . . 18 1 0 2 7 3 7 4.5 2 . 0 . . 1 . . 2 Bryant, C 5 1 2 8 2 0 0.0 . . 3 . 1 . 12 1 9 1 1 3 0 0.0 . . 4 . 1 . 32 Klein, Storm 5 1 0 7 1 7 1.0 1 . 0 1 . . . . 30 2 8 1 7 4 5 2.0 1 . 0 2 1 . . . 7 Howard, Travis 3 8 8 1 6 0.5 . . 3 . 1 . 22 2 3 8 3 1 1.5 1 . 0 2 5 1 1 . 19 Johnson, Orhian 5 1 0 6 1 6 0.0 ...... 29 4 6 3 0 7 6 0.5 . 1 2 . 2 . 4 Barnett, C.J. 5 1 3 3 1 6 0.0 . 2 4 . . . 16 1 9 6 2 5 0.0 . 2 5 . . . 25 Roby, Bradley 5 1 4 1 1 5 2.0 . 2 2 . . . 5 1 4 1 1 5 2.0 . 2 2 . . . 1A Shazier, Ryan 5 1 1 2 1 3 3.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 5 1 1 2 1 3 3.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 54 Simon, John 5 8 5 1 3 2.5 1 . 0 . 3 . . . 31 3 6 3 4 7 0 14.5 5 . 5 . 6 2 1 . 53 Goebel, Garrett 5 3 9 1 2 2.0 1 . 0 . 1 . . . 28 8 1 5 2 3 3.0 1 . 0 . 1 . . . 26 Moeller, Tyler 5 7 4 1 1 0.0 ...... 32 3 3 2 4 5 7 7.5 1 . 0 1 2 . 3 . 0B Clarke, Dominic 5 8 1 9 0.0 . . 3 . . . 18 1 8 5 2 3 0.0 . 1 4 . . . 50 Moore, J.T. 5 6 2 8 1.0 ...... 8 6 2 8 1.0 ...... 34 Ebner, Nate 5 4 3 7 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 29 1 5 1 1 2 6 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 93 Bellamy, Adam 5 6 1 7 0.5 . . 1 1 . . 18 1 3 5 1 8 2.5 . . 2 1 . . 16 Domicone, Zach 5 3 1 4 0.0 . . . 1 . . 18 8 4 1 2 0.0 . . . 1 . . 63 Bennett, M 5 3 1 4 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 5 3 1 4 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 20 Oliver, Nate 4 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 37 1 4 1 1 2 5 0.0 . . . 1 1 . 12 Grant, Doran 5 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 5 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 90 Baldwin, Darryl 5 2 1 3 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 5 2 1 3 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 23 Hagan, Chad 4 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 4 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 21 Wood, Jamie 5 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 20 1 0 8 1 8 0.0 ...... 43 Williams, N 1 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 35 4 7 4 5 9 2 21.5 1 0 . 0 1 4 2 2 . 49 Homan, Adam 2 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 27 2 2 4 0.0 ...... 44 Boren, Zach 5 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 31 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . 1 . 41 Jackson, Tony 5 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 20 7 4 1 1 0.0 ...... 37 Maxwell, Chris 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 3 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 24 Basil, Drew 5 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 18 8 . 8 0.0 ...... TM TEAM 5 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 10 Brown, Corey 7 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 17 4 2 6 0.0 ...... 8B Miller, Steve 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... Total 5 1 7 7 1 1 2 2 8 9 28 10 6 2 3 3 4 . Opponents 5 2 1 5 1 0 6 3 2 1 25 14 2 1 0 3 3 1

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Ohio State Passing Game-by-Game (as of Oct 03, 2011) All games

#14 Bauserman, Joe Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Akron 12 16 0 75.0 163 3 28 0-0 222.45 Toledo 16 30 0 53.3 189 1 36 0-0 117.25 Miami (Fla.) 2 14 0 14.3 13 0 9 1-7 22.09 Colorado 2 2 0 100.0 27 0 15 0-0 213.40 Michigan State 7 14 0 50.0 87 1 33 5-36 125.77 TOTALS 39 76 0 51.3 479 5 36 6-43 125.97

#5 Miller, Braxton Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Akron 8 12 0 66.7 130 1 33 0-0 185.17 Miami (Fla.) 2 4 1 50.0 22 0 12 1-3 46.20 Colorado 5 13 0 38.5 83 2 32 3-20 142.86 Michigan State 5 10 1 50.0 56 0 33 4-28 77.04 TOTALS 20 39 2 51.3 291 3 33 8-51 129.09

RUSHING No-Yds/TD AKRON TOLEDO UM CU MSU Hyde, Carlos RB 62-296/3 19-93/0 20-76/2 12-54/0 6-40/1 5-33/0 Hall, Jordan RB 50-216/1 DNP DNP 14-87/0 18-84/1 18-45/0 Miller, Braxton QB 39-118/0 6-30/0 DNP 7-32/0 17-83/0 9--27/0 Smith, Rod RB 29-116/1 18-74/1 7-24/0 - 4-18/0 - Bauserman, Joe QB 18-20/1 6-32/1 2-7/0 3--3/0 - 7--16/0 Reed, Verlon WR 2-8/0 - 2-8/0 - - - Berry, Jaamal RB 3-5/0 DNP - 1-4/0 2-1/0 DNP Fields, Chris WR 2-2/0 1-2/0 1-0/0 - - - TEAM 3--10/0 1--7/0 2--3/0 - - -

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD AKRON TOLEDO UM CU MSU Smith, Devin WR 8-183/3 3-52/1 2-67/0 - 3-64/2 - Reed, Verlon WR 9-132/0 3-66/0 2-23/0 - - 4-43/0 Stoneburner, J TE 10-101/4 4-50/3 4-43/1 - - 2-8/0 Fields, Chris WR 6-75/0 2-14/0 1-6/0 - 1-10/0 2-45/0 Spencer, Evan WR 2-66/1 1-33/0 - DNP - 1-33/1 Hyde, Carlos RB 9-65/0 1-11/0 4-28/0 1-12/0 - 3-14/0 Williams, T.Y. WR 3-46/0 2-34/0 DNP DNP 1-12/0 - Fragel, Reid TE 4-44/0 1-14/0 1-6/0 - 2-24/0 - Brown, Corey 2-17/0 1-6/0 1-11/0 - - - Smith, Rod RB 2-15/0 1-5/0 - 1-10/0 - - Berry, Jaamal RB 2-14/0 DNP 1-5/0 1-9/0 - DNP Boren, Zach RB 1-8/0 1-8/0 - - - - Hall, Jordan RB 1-4/0 DNP DNP 1-4/0 - -

PUNT RETURNS No-Yds AKRON TOLEDO UM CU MSU Fields, Chris 5-88 1-7 3-77 - 1-4 - Hall, Jordan 4-59 DNP DNP 2-32 1-12 1-15 Brown, Corey 2-282-28---- Smith, Devin 1-3 1-3 - - - -

KICK RETURNS No-Yds AKRON TOLEDO UM CU MSU Hall, Jordan 4-187 DNP DNP - 2-135 2-52 Berry, Jaamal 7-150 DNP 4-89 3-61 - DNP Brown, Corey 1-441-44---- Fields, Chris 1-15 - - - - 1-15 Jackson, Tony 1-10 - - 1-10 - -

INT. RETURNS No-Yds AKRON TOLEDO UM CU MSU Barnett, C.J. 2-2 - - 1-2 - 1-0 Roby, Bradley 2-21 - - 1-17 - 1-4 Sweat, Andrew 1-01-0---- Klein, Storm 1-18 - 1-18 - - -

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Total Tackles UA-A Total AKRON TOLEDO UM CU MSU Sweat, Andrew LB 15-19 34 2 - 4 3 - 2 5 - 4 1 - 3 4 - 6 Sabino, Etienne LB 14-8 22 1 - 2 5 - 3 6 - 2 - 2 - 1 Hankins, J DL 7-14 21 2 - 1 3 - 2 1 - 3 1 - 1 0 - 7 Bryant, C DB 12-8 20 - 1 - 1 1 - 2 3 - 3 7 - 2 Klein, Storm LB 10-7 17 - 1 - 2 4 - 2 3 - 1 2 - 2 Howard, Travis DB 8-8 16 D N P D N P 1 - 1 2 - 2 5 - 5 Johnson, Orhian DB 10-6 16 1 - 0 5 - 4 1 - 1 2 - 1 1 - 0 Barnett, C.J. DB 13-3 16 2 - 0 3 - 2 3 - 1 3 - 0 2 - 0 Roby, Bradley DB 14-1 15 - 6 - 0 3 - 0 2 - 0 3 - 1 Simon, John DL 8-5 13 - 3 - 2 3 - 0 1 - 2 1 - 1 Shazier, Ryan LB 11-2 13 3 - 0 2 - 0 1 - 0 3 - 2 2 - 0 Goebel, Garrett DL 3-9 12 0 - 3 1 - 2 1 - 2 1 - 1 0 - 1 Moeller, Tyler DB 7-4 11 1 - 1 - 3 - 2 2 - 0 1 - 1 Clarke, Dominic DB 8-1 9 4 - 0 1 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 0 - Moore, J.T. DL 6-2 8 3 - 0 1 - 2 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 Ebner, Nate DB 4-3 7 2 - 1 - - 1 - 2 1 - 0 Bellamy, Adam DL 6-1 7 - 1 - 0 4 - 0 - 1 - 1 Domicone, Zach DB 3-1 4 1 - 0 - - 2 - 1 - Bennett, M DL 3-1 4 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 1 - 0 - Grant, Doran DB 1-2 3 1 - 2 - - - - Oliver, Nate DB 1-2 3 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - D N P Baldwin, Darryl DL 2-1 3 1 - 1 - - 1 - 0 - Hagan, Chad DB 1-1 2 D N P - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 Homan, Adam 1-1 2 - 1 - 1 D N P D N P D N P Williams, N DL 2-0 2 2 - 0 D N P D N P D N P D N P Wood, Jamie DB 1-1 2 - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 - Brown, Corey DB 0-1 1 - - - - - Boren, Zach 1-0 1 - - 1 - 0 - - Basil, Drew 1-0 1 - 1 - 0 - - - Jackson, Tony LB 1-0 1 1 - 0 - - - - Miller, Steve DL 1-0 1 1 - 0 D N P D N P - D N P Maxwell, Chris DB 1-0 1 1 - 0 - D N P D N P D N P TEAM 1-0 1 - - - - 1 - 0 TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A Total AKRON TOLEDO UM CU MSU Sweat, Andrew LB 4-2 5 . 0 2.0-8 1.0-2 0.5-0 - 1.5-3 Sabino, Etienne LB 4-1 4 . 5 1.0-5 3.0-14 0.5-1 - - Shazier, Ryan LB 3-0 3 . 0 2.0-9 - 1.0-1 - - Hankins, J DL 1-4 3 . 0 0.5-1 1.0-6 0.5-1 - 1.0-0 Simon, John DL 2-1 2 . 5 - 2.0-4 - - 0.5-0 Goebel, Garrett DL 1-2 2 . 0 0.5-0 1.0-7 0.5-1 - - Roby, Bradley DB 2-0 2 . 0 - 1.0-12 - - 1.0-7 Moore, J.T. DL 1-0 1 . 0 1.0-3 - - - - Bennett, M DL 1-0 1 . 0 1.0-7 - - - - Klein, Storm LB 1-0 1 . 0 - - - 1.0-9 - Baldwin, Darryl DL 1-0 1 . 0 1.0-4 - - - - Ebner, Nate DB 1-0 1 . 0 1.0-12 - - - - Howard, Travis DB 0-1 0 . 5 DNP DNP - - 0.5-1 Bellamy, Adam DL 0-1 0 . 5 - - - - 0.5-1

SACKS UA-A Total AKRON TOLEDO UM CU MSU Sabino, Etienne LB 2-0 2.0 1.0-5 1.0-7 - - - Ebner, Nate DB 1-0 1.0 1.0-12 - - - - Bennett, M DL 1-0 1.0 1.0-7 - - - - Klein, Storm LB 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-9 - Simon, John DL 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-3 - - - Baldwin, Darryl DL 1-0 1.0 1.0-4 - - - - Goebel, Garrett DL 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-7 - - - Hankins, J DL 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-6 - - - Shazier, Ryan LB 1-0 1.0 1.0-7 - - - -

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TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 3 AKRON 51 224 2 24 20 293 4 33 20-28-0 293 4 33 1 44 0 44 4 38 0 17 517 Sep 10 TOLEDO 34 112 2 36 16 189 1 36 16-30-0 189 1 36 4 89 0 28 3 77 1 69 301 Sep 17 at Miami (Fla.) 37 174 0 17 4 35 0 12 4-18-1 35 0 12 4 71 0 26 2 32 0 27 209 Sep 24 COLORADO 47 226 2 20 7 110 2 32 7-15-0 110 2 32 2 135 0 90 2 16 0 12 336 Oct 1 MICHIGAN STATE 39 35 0 13 12 143 1 33 12-25-1 143 1 33 3 67 0 32 1 15 0 15 178 Ohio State 208 771 6 36 59 770 8 36 59-116-2 770 8 36 14 406 0 90 12 178 1 69 1541 Opponents 146 468 2 54 86 958 7 66 86-155-6 958 7 66 19 302 0 42 12 106 0 24 1426

Games played: 5 Avg per rush: 3.7 Avg per catch: 13.1 Pass efficiency: 125.93 Kick ret avg: 29.0 Punt ret avg: 14.8 All purpose avg/game: 433.2 Total offense avg/gm: 308.2 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Sep 3 AKRON 30 16 46 10.0-49 5.0-35 1 0-0 1-0 0 6 0 6-6 0 0 0 42 Sep 10 TOLEDO 39 26 65 9.0-45 4.0-23 0 0-0 1-18 0 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 27 Sep 17 at Miami (Fla.) 42 22 64 3.0-4 0.0-0 1 0-0 2-19 0 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 6 Sep 24 COLORADO 31 20 51 1.0-9 1.0-9 1 2-0 0-0 0 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 37 Oct 1 MICHIGAN STATE 35 28 63 5.0-12 0.0-0 1 1-0 2-4 0 4 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 Ohio State 177 112 289 28.0-119 10.0-67 4 3-0 6-41 0 23 0 14-14 0 0 0 119 Opponents 215 106 321 25.0-118 14.0-94 3 3-0 2-0 1 10 1 8-8 0 1 0 73

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 3AKRON 312642.04900002 0-100744864.020 Sep 10 TOLEDO 7 234 33.4 44 1 0 4 0 3 0-1 0 0 5 277 55.4 1 0 Sep 17 at Miami (Fla.) 6 279 46.5 60 01313 2-2240319464.710 Sep 24 COLORADO 4 157 39.2 45 0 0 2 0 3 3-3 47 0 8 484 60.5 0 0 Oct 1MICHIGAN STATE1040640.64700202 0-00017070.010 Ohio State 30 1202 40.1 60 1 1 11 1 13 5-7 47 0 24 1473 61.4 5 0 Opponents 33 1390 42.1 58 01664 3-65001695659.801

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Sep 3 AKRON 27 35 0 14 7 55 0 33 7-19-1 55 0 33 5 92 0 42 2 8 0 8 90 Sep 10 TOLEDO 30 46 1 9 21 292 2 66 21-42-1 292 2 66 4 72 0 42 2 42 0 22 338 Sep 17 at Miami (Fla.) 42 240 1 54 16 123 2 29 16-23-2 123 2 29 2 37 0 20 1 24 0 24 363 Sep 24 COLORADO 16 76 0 27 22 238 2 26 22-39-0 238 2 26 8 101 0 20 2 14 0 14 314 Oct 1 MICHIGAN STATE 31 71 0 12 20 250 1 52 20-32-2 250 1 52 0 0 0 0 5 18 0 7 321 Opponents 146 468 2 54 86 958 7 66 86-155-6 958 7 66 19 302 0 42 12 106 0 24 1426 Ohio State 208 771 6 36 59 770 8 36 59-116-2 770 8 36 14 406 0 90 12 178 1 69 1541

Games played: 5 Avg per rush: 3.2 Avg per catch: 11.1 Pass efficiency: 114.56 Kick ret avg: 15.9 Punt ret avg: 8.8 All purpose avg/game: 366.8 Total offense avg/gm: 285.2 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Sep 3 AKRON 47 34 81 0.0-0 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 0 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Sep 10 TOLEDO 43 16 59 3.0-8 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 0 3 1 2-2 0 1 0 22 Sep 17 at Miami (Fla.) 36 22 58 3.0-12 2.0-10 1 1-0 1-0 1 1 0 3-3 0 0 0 24 Sep 24 COLORADO 45 18 63 6.0-27 3.0-20 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 Oct 1 MICHIGAN STATE 44 16 60 13.0-71 9.0-64 0 0-0 1-0 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 10 Opponents 215 106 321 25.0-118 14.0-94 3 3-0 2-0 1 10 1 8-8 0 1 0 73 Ohio State 177 112 289 28.0-119 10.0-67 4 3-0 6-41 0 23 0 14-14 0 0 0 119

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Sep 3AKRON 1044244.25300231 0-10016565.000 Sep 10 TOLEDO 7 281 40.1 47 0 0 1 0 0 0-1 0 0 4 264 66.0 0 0 Sep 17 at Miami (Fla.) 4 191 47.8 58 00210 1-1250423358.200 Sep 24 COLORADO 6 231 38.5 51 0 1 0 1 0 1-1 47 0 4 206 51.5 0 1 Oct 1MICHIGAN STATE 624540.85100113 1-2500318862.700 Opponents 33 1390 42.1 58 0 1 6 6 4 3-6 50 0 16 956 59.8 0 1 Ohio State 30 1202 40.1 60 1 1 11 1 13 5-7 47 0 24 1473 61.4 5 0

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Ohio State Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 03, 2011) All games

Ohio State Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 3, 2011 AKRON W 42-08 6426 2 4 0000110 Sep 10, 2011 TOLEDO W 27-22 1 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 17, 2011 at Miami (Fla.) L 6-242260002000000 Sep 24, 2011 COLORADO W 37-17 6 5 27 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Oct 1, 2011 MICHIGAN STATE L 7-100000000000000 Totals 17 14 81 10 5 5 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 of 17 (82.4%)

Opponents Inside Ohio State Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 3, 2011 AKRON W 42-00000000000000 Sep 10, 2011 TOLEDO W 27-22 3 2 15 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sep 17, 2011 at Miami (Fla.) L 6-244 4243 1 2 1000000 Sep 24, 2011 COLORADO W 37-17 2 2 14 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 1, 2011 MICHIGAN STATE L 7-101000000001000 Totals 10 8 53 7 2 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0

Ohio State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Oct 03, 2011) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 3, 2011 AKRON W 42-0 8-15 53.3 1-2 50.0 2-5 40.0 2-3 66.7 3-5 60.0 Sep 10, 2011 TOLEDO W 27-22 3-12 25.0 0-3 0.0 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 1-3 33.3 Sep 17, 2011 at Miami (Fla.) L 6-24 4-12 33.3 0-2 0.0 2-5 40.0 1-4 25.0 1-1 100.0 Sep 24, 2011 COLORADO W 37-17 6-13 46.2 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 0-3 0.0 Oct 1, 2011 MICHIGAN STATE L 7-10 4-16 25.0 1-4 25.0 2-4 50.0 0-2 0.0 1-6 16.7 Ohio State 25-68 36.8 4-15 26.7 9-22 40.9 6-13 46.2 6-18 33.3 0-0 0.0 Opponents 20-71 28.2 4-13 30.8 6-18 33.3 3-17 17.6 7-23 30.4 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 3, 2011 AKRON W 42-0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 Sep 10, 2011 TOLEDO W 27-22 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 17, 2011 at Miami (Fla.) L 6-24 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Sep 24, 2011 COLORADO W 37-17 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 Oct 1, 2011 MICHIGAN STATE L 7-10 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 Ohio State 3-6 50.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 7-11 63.6 0-0 0.0 2-3 66.7 2-4 50.0 3-4 75.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 3, 2011 AKRON W 42-0 36:10 7:52 10:00 9:17 9:01 Sep 10, 2011 TOLEDO W 27-22 30:31 10:18 8:04 6:51 5:18 Sep 17, 2011 at Miami (Fla.) L 6-24 25:30 6:24 9:10 6:12 3:44 Sep 24, 2011 COLORADO W 37-17 33:17 10:21 8:42 5:52 8:22 Oct 1, 2011 MICHIGAN STATE L 7-10 31:34 8:34 8:08 6:18 8:34 Ohio State Total 157:02 43:29 44:04 34:30 34:59 0:00 Avg. 31:24 8:41 8:48 6:54 6:59 0:00 Opponents Total 142:58 31:31 30:56 40:30 40:01 0:00 Avg. 28:35 6:18 6:11 8:06 8:00 0:00

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 20 Hyde, Carlos vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) Yards Rushing 93 Hyde, Carlos vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) TD Rushes 2 Hyde, Carlos vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) Long Rush 36 Hyde, Carlos vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) Pass attempts 30 Bauserman, Joe vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) Pass completions 16 Bauserman, Joe vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) Yards Passing 189 Bauserman, Joe vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) TD Passes 3 Bauserman, Joe vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) Long Pass 36 Bauserman, Joe vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) Receptions 4 Stoneburner, J vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) 4 Hyde, Carlos vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) 4 Stoneburner, J vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) 4 Reed, Verlon vs Michigan State (Oct 1, 2011) Yards Receiving 67 Smith, Devin vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) TD Receptions 3 Stoneburner, J vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) Long Reception 36 Smith, Devin vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) Field Goals 3 Basil, Drew vs Colorado (Sep 24, 2011) Long Field Goal 47 Basil, Drew vs Colorado (Sep 24, 2011) Punts 10 Buchanan, Ben vs Michigan State (Oct 1, 2011) Punting Avg 46.5 Buchanan, Ben at Miami (Fla.) (Sep 17, 2011) Long Punt 60 Buchanan, Ben at Miami (Fla.) (Sep 17, 2011) Long Punt Return 69 Fields, Chris vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) Long Kickoff Return 90 Hall, Jordan vs Colorado (Sep 24, 2011) Tackles 10 Howard, Travis vs Michigan State (Oct 1, 2011) 10 Sweat, Andrew vs Michigan State (Oct 1, 2011) Sacks 1.0 Shazier, Ryan vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) 1.0 Sabino, Etienne vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) 1.0 Ebner, Nate vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) 1.0 Bennett, M vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) 1.0 Baldwin, Darryl vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) 1.0 Sabino, Etienne vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) 1.0 Hankins, J vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) 1.0 Goebel, Garrett vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) 1.0 Simon, John vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) 1.0 Klein, Storm vs Colorado (Sep 24, 2011) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Sabino, Etienne vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) Interceptions 1 Sweat, Andrew vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) 1 Klein, Storm vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) 1 Barnett, C.J. at Miami (Fla.) (Sep 17, 2011) 1 Roby, Bradley at Miami (Fla.) (Sep 17, 2011) 1 Barnett, C.J. vs Michigan State (Oct 1, 2011) 1 Roby, Bradley vs Michigan State (Oct 1, 2011)

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 51 vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) Yards Rushing 226 vs Colorado (Sep 24, 2011) Yards Per Rush 4.8 vs Colorado (Sep 24, 2011) TD Rushes 2 vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) 2 vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) 2 vs Colorado (Sep 24, 2011) Pass attempts 30 vs Toledo (Sep 10, 2011) Pass completions 20 vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) Yards Passing 293 vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) Yards Per Pass 10.5 vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) TD Passes 4 vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) Total Plays 79 vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) Total Offense 517 vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) Yards Per Play 6.5 vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) Points 42 vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) Sacks By 5 vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) First Downs 27 vs Akron (Sep 3, 2011) Penalties 9 vs Michigan State (Oct 1, 2011) Penalty Yards 82 vs Michigan State (Oct 1, 2011) Turnovers 2 at Miami (Fla.) (Sep 17, 2011) Interceptions By 2 at Miami (Fla.) (Sep 17, 2011) 2 vs Michigan State (Oct 1, 2011)

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