+ SECTION S, PAGE S2 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP THE BLADE: TOLEDO, OHIO t MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2008 + 2007 OHIO STATE RESULTS Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 OSU 38, OSU 20, OSU 33, OSU 58, OSU 30, OSU 23, OSU 48, OSU 24, OSU 37, OSU 38, Illinois 28, OSU 14, YSU 6 Akron 2 Wash. 14 N’western 7 Minnesota 7 Purdue 7 Kent St. 3 Mich. St. 17 Penn St. 17 Wisc. 17 OSU 21 Michigan 3 Big Ten champion 1 Chris ‘Beanie’ Wells, OSU running back 86 Number of touchdowns OSU scoring percent- OSU freshman wide age in the red zone, go- receiver Dane Sanzen- ing 38 for 44 chances. bacher, a Central Cath- olic grad and Toledo native, scored. 111 Number of fi rst-quarter points, the most in any quarter, scored by the 7 Buckeyes. Number of retired Buckeyes jersey dis- played at Ohio Sat- dium: Archie Griffi n (45), Vic Janowicz (31), 73-15 Howard Cassady (22), Coach Jim Tressel’s Les Horvath (22), Eddie record at Ohio State, George (27), Chip Har- including winnning a ley (47), Bob Willis (99). national championship in 2002 season. 735,773 10 Number of fans who Touchdowns caught watched seven home by wide receiver Brian games at Ohio Sta- Robiskie, who had 50 dium. catches for 885 yards. 4,765 Amount of yardage the 13 Buckeyes have com- Ohio State coach Jim piled this season in 827 Tressel sent in the plays, for an average of paperwork for 13 of his 5.8 yards per play. third-year players to re- ceive evaluations from NFL scouts on where those Buckeyes might go in this spring’s draft. 20 OSU did not release the Before losing to Illinois names of those play- in Columbus, the Buck- ers. eyes had won a Big Ten-record 20 consecu- tive conference games and 28 straight in the regular season. 13 Number of team-lead- REUTERS ing sacks linebacker Class: Sophomore Season rushing statistics 31-24 Vernon Gholston re- Height: 6-foot-1 Youngstown State Michigan State corded this season. Weight: 235 pounds 16 attempts, 46 yards, 2 TDs 31 attempts, 221 yards, 1 TD Akron at Penn State 41-14 Hometown: Akron 20 attempts, 143 yards, 0 TD 25 attempts, 133 yards, 0 TD at Washington Wisconsin The top score was High school: Garfi eld 24 attempts, 135 yards, 1 TD 21 attempts, 169 yards, 3 TDs Northwestern Illinois OSU’s overtime win over 12 attempts, 100 yards, 1 TD 20 attempts, 76 yards, 2 TDs Miami in Tempe, Ariz., at Minnesota at Michigan in the BCS title game in 17 of 21 24 attempts, 135 yards, 2 TDs 39 rushes, 222 yards, 2 TDs 2003. The bottom score at Purdue OSU kicker Ryan Pre- 18 attempts, 85 yards, 0 TD Totals: 254 rushes, 1,463 yards, 14 TDs was the score of OSU’s Kent State loss to Florida last year torius fi eld goals made, 4 attempts, 17 yards, 1 TD including a long of 50 in Glendale, Ariz., in the yards. BCS title game.
Bowl history: Ohio State Depth chart: Ohio State OFFENSE DEFENSE Ohio State Bowl History Pos. Player Ht./Wt. Yr. Pos. Player Ht./Wt. Yr. Record: 18-20 LT 75 Alex Boone 6-8, 313 Jr. DE 97 Cameron Heyward 6-6, 282 Fr. Jan. 8, 2007: BCS national championship — Florida 41, Ohio State 14 73 Josh Kerr 6-5, 276 Fr. 9 Rob Rose 6-5, 294 So. Jan. 2, 2006: Fiesta Bowl—Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 20 LG 71 Steve Rehring 6-8, 345 Jr. DT 84 Doug Worthington 6-7, 271 So. Dec. 29, 2004: Alamo Bowl—Ohio State 33, Oklahoma State 7 78 Dan Dye 6-3, 277 Sr. 93 Nader Abdallah 6-5 297 Jr. Jan. 2, 2004: Fiesta Bowl —Ohio State 35, Kansas State 28 C 64 Jim Cordle 6-4, 302 So. DT 92 Todd Denlinger 6-3, 286 So. Jan. 3, 2003: Fiesta Bowl—Ohio State 31, Miami 24, 2OT 66 Andrew Moses 6-3, 272 So. 72 Dexter Larimore 6-3, 304 Fr. Jan. 1, 2002: Outback Bowl—South Carolina 31, Ohio State 28 RG 63 Ben Person 6-4, 321 Jr. DE 50 Vernon Gholston 6-4, 264 Jr. Jan. 1, 2001: Outback Bowl—South Carolina 24, Ohio State 7 77 Connor Smith 6-5, 317 Fr. 78 Alex Barrow 6-5, 275 Jr. Jan. 1, 1999: Sugar Bowl—Ohio State 24, Texas A&M 14 RT 74 Kirk Barton 6-6, 300 Sr. LB 1 Marcus Freeman 6-2, 236 Jr. Jan. 1, 1998: Sugar Bowl—Florida State 31, Ohio State 14 70 Bryant Browning 6-4, 311 Fr. 36 Brian Rolle 5-11, 212 Fr. Jan. 1, 1997: Rose Bowl—Ohio State 20, Arizona State 17 TE 88 Rory Nicol 6-5, 250 Jr. LB 33 James Laurinaitis 6-3, 240 Jr. Jan. 1, 1996: Citrus Bowl—Tennessee 20, Ohio State 14 86 Jake Ballard 6-7, 255 So. 38 Austin Spitler 6-3, 234 So. Jan. 2, 1995: Citrus Bowl—Alabama 24, Ohio State 17 WR 80 Brian Robiskie 6-3, 196 Jr. LB 6 Larry Grant 6-3, 226 Sr. Dec. 30, 1993: Holiday Bowl—Ohio State 28, Brigham Young 21 12 Dane Sanzenbacher 5-11, 178 Fr. 26 Tyler Moeller 6-1, 203 Fr. Jan. 1, 1993: Citrus Bowl—Georgia 21, Ohio State 14 QB 17 Todd Boeckman 6-5, 243 Jr. CB 2 Malcolm Jenkins 6-1, 208 Jr. Jan. 1, 1992: Hall of Fame Bowl—Syracuse 24, Ohio State 17 7 Antonio Henton 6-2, 232 So. 13 Andre Amos 6-1, 179 So. Jan. 1, 1990: Hall of Fame Bowl—Auburn 31, Ohio State 14 TB 28 Chris Wells 6-1, 235 So. FC 20 Donald Washington 6-1, 188 So. Dec. 27, 1990: Liberty Bowl—Air Force 23, Ohio State 11 34 Maurice Wells 5-10, 195 Jr. 5 Chimdi Chekwa 6-1, 185 Fr. Jan. 1, 1987: Cotton Bowl—Ohio State 28, Texas A&M 12 FB 49 Dionte Johnson 6-0, 242 Sr. SS 4 Kurt Coleman 5-11, 187 So. Dec. 28, 1985: Citrus Bowl—Ohio State 10, Brigham Young 7 16 Trever Robinson 6-0, 225 Sr. 3 Jamario O’Neal 6-1, 199 Jr. Jan. 1, 1985: Rose Bowl—Southern Cal 20, Ohio State 17 WR 9 Brian Hartline 6-3, 180 So. FS 21 Anderson Russell 6-0, 205 So. Jan. 2, 1984: Fiesta Bowl—Ohio State 28, Pittsburgh 23 4 Ray Small 6-0, 182 So. 8 Aaron Gant 6-0, 201 So. Dec. 17, 1982: Holiday Bowl—Ohio State 47, Brigham Young 17 Dec. 30, 1981: Liberty Bowl—Ohio State 31, Navy 28 SPECIALISTS Dec. 26, 1980: Fiesta Bowl—Penn State 31, Ohio State 19 K 85 Ryan Pretorius 5-9, 175 Jr. Jan. 1, 1980: Rose Bowl—Southern Cal 17, Ohio State 16 20 Aaron Pettrey 6-1, 193 So. Dec. 29, 1978: Gator Bowl—Clemson 17, Ohio State 15 LS 56 Dimitrios Makridis 6-1, 208 Sr. Jan. 2, 1978: Sugar Bowl—Alabama 35, Ohio State 6 61 Jackson Haas 6-3, 228 Sr. Jan. 1, 1977: Orange Bowl—Ohio State 27, Colorado 10 P 15 A.J. Trapasso 6-1, 224 Jr. Jan. 1, 1976: Rose Bowl—UCLA 23, Ohio State 17 PR 9 Brian Hartline 6-3, 180 So. Jan. 1, 1975: Rose Bowl—Southern Cal 18, Ohio State 17 4 Ray Small 6-0, 182 So. Jan. 1, 1974: Rose Bowl—Ohio State 42, Southern Cal 21 KR 4 Ray Small 6-0, 182 So. Jan. 1, 1973: Rose Bowl—Southern Cal 42, Ohio State 17 34 Maurice Wells 5-10, 195 Jr. Jan. 1, 1971: Rose Bowl—Stanford 27, Ohio State 17 Jan. 1, 1969: Rose Bowl—Ohio State 27, Southern Cal 16 Jan. 1, 1958: Rose Bowl—Ohio State 10, Oregon 7 Jan. 1, 1955: Rose Bowl—Ohio State 20, Southern Cal 7 Jan. 2, 1950: Rose Bowl—Ohio State 17, California 14 + Jan. 1, 1921: Rose Bowl—California 28, Ohio State 0 +
C MtYll Bl k 010708_RP5_DLY__SS2 1 1/6/2008, 9:56:01 PM + THE BLADE: TOLEDO, OHIO t MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2008 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION S, PAGE S3 + 2007 LSU RESULTS Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Aug. 30 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 23 LSU 45, LSU 48, LSU 44, LSU 28, LSU 34, LSU 28, Kentucky 43, LSU 30, LSU 41, LSU 58, LSU 41, Arkansas 50, Miss. St. 0 Va. Tech 7 Mid. Tenn. 0 S. Car. 16 Tulane 9 Florida 24 LSU 37 Auburn 24 Alabama 34 La. Tech 10 Ole Miss 24 LSU 48
SEC championship game Game 13 Nov. 23: LSU 21, Tennessee 14 7 Jacob Hester, LSU running back 16-3 Team-leading sack total Tigers fumbled 16 by defensive lineman times through the sea- Kirston Pittman. son, but lost only three. 10 25 of 32 LSU players earn All- Number of kicks LSU SEC recognition from placekicker Colt Da- the league coaches. vid made. He has a The fi rst-team selec- long kick of 49 yards, tions are defensive had one blocked, and tackle Glenn Dorsey, scored 139 points. safety Craig Steltz, linebacker Ali High- smith, cornerback Chevis Jackson, of- fensive guard Her- 353 man Johnson, punter Patrick Fisher and Yards passing by quar- placekicker Colt David. terback Matt Flynn Second-team selec- against Alabama. tions are running back Jacob Hester, lineback- er Darry Beckwith and offensive tackle Ciron Black. 385 Number of yards the LSU defense surren- ders to Arkansas in a 19 50-48 loss in the fi nal regular-season game at Arkansas stops LSU’s Tiger Stadium. 19-game home win- ning streak in the fi nal regular-season game of the 2007 season as the Razorbacks top the Tigers 50-48. 1959 For the fi rst time since the 1959 season, LSU is ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll 97 on Sept. 30, 2007. LSU Team-leading tackles last held the top spot in by safety Craig Steltz. the AP poll on Nov. 7, 1959. 33-6 Coach Les Miles’ re- cord at LSU. He is the 141 fi rst coach in Tigers LSU has scored more history to post at least ASSOCIATED PRESS points in the third 10 wins in each of his Class: Senior Season rushing statistics quarter than any other fi rst three seasons at Height: 6-foot at Mississippi State Auburn quarter. 225 pounds 14 attempts, 68 yards, 0 TD 9 attempts, 50 yards, 0 TD Baton Rouge. Weight: Virginia Tech at Alabama Hometown: Shreveport, La. 12 attempts, 81 yards, 1 TD 16 attempts, 47 yards, 2 TDs Middle Tennessee Louisiana Tech High school: Evangel Christian 10 attempts, 57 yards, 0 TD 11 attempts, 115 yards, 1 TD South Carolina at Mississippi 17 attempts, 88 yards, 1 TD 13 attempts, 65 yards, 1 TD at Tulane Arkansas 64 of 69 10 attempts, 33 yards, 2 TDs 28 attempts, 126 yards, 2 TDs 7 Florida Tennessee LSU’s scoring opportu- 23 attempts, 106 yards, 1 TD 23 attempts, 120 yards, 0 TD Wide receiver Demetri- nities in the red zone, at Kentucky us Byrd’s team-leading an astounding 93 per- 18 attempts, 61 yards, 0 TD Totals: 204 attempts, 1,017 yards, 11 TDs receptions for touch- cent. downs.
Bowl history: LSU Depth chart: LSU Record: 19-18-1 OFFENSE DEFENSE Jan. 3, 2007: Sugar Bowl — LSU 41, Notre Dame 14 Pos. Player Ht./Wt. Yr. Pos. Player Ht./Wt. Yr. Dec. 30, 2005: Peach Bowl — LSU 40, Miami 3 WR 1 Brandon LaFell 6-3, 205 So. LE 93 Tyson Jackson 6-5, 291 Jr. Jan. 1, 2005: Capital One Bowl — Iowa 30, LSU 25 2 Demetrius Byrd 6-2, 195 Jr. 47 Tremaine Johnson 6-2, 282 Jr. Jan. 4, 2004: Sugar Bowl — LSU 21, Oklahoma 14 LT 70 Ciron Black 6-5, 320 So. LT 72 Glenn Dorsey 6-2, 303 Sr. Jan. 1, 2003: Cotton Bowl — Texas 35, LSU 20 76 Jarvis Jones 6-7, 294 Fr. 97 Al Woods 6-4, 316 So. Jan. 1, 2002: Sugar Bowl — LSU 47, Illinois 34 LG 79 Herman Johnson 6-7, 356 Jr. RT 99 Marlon Favorite 6-1, 302 Jr. Dec. 29, 2000: Peach Bowl — LSU 28, Georgia Tech 14 63 Ryan Miller 6-6, 302 Jr. 92 Drake Nevis 6-1, 288 Fr. Dec. 28, 1997: Independence Bowl — LSU 27, Notre Dame 9 C 74 Brett Helms 6-2, 270 Jr. RE 49 Kirston Pittman 6-4, 252 Sr. 63 Ryan Miller 6-6, 302 Jr. 84 Rahim Alem 6-3, 254 So. Dec. 28, 1996: Peach Bowl — LSU 10, Clemson 7 RG 65 Lyle Hitt 6-2, 299 So. LB 35 Luke Sanders 6-5, 242 Sr. Dec. 29, 1995: Independence Bowl — LSU 45, Michigan St. 26 63 Ryan Miller 6-6, 302 Jr. 56 Perry Riley 6-1, 232 So. Jan. 2, 1989: Hall of Fame Bowl — Syracuse 23, LSU 10 RT 71 Carnell Stewart 6-5, 320 Sr. LB 48 Darry Beckwith 6-1, 230 Jr. Dec. 27, 1987: Gator Bowl — LSU 30, South Carolina 13 78 Joseph Barksdale 6-4, 310 Fr. 54 Jacob Cutrera 6-4, 235 So. Jan. 1, 1987: Sugar Bowl — Nebraska 30, LSU 15 TE 82 Richard Dickson 6-3, 235 So. LB 7 Ali Highsmith 6-1, 223 Sr. Dec. 27, 1985: Liberty Bowl — Baylor 21, LSU 7 89 Keith Zinger 6-4, 250 Sr. 11 Kelvin Sheppard 6-3, 223 Fr. Jan. 1, 1985: Sugar Bowl — Nebraska 28, LSU 10 WR 9 Early Doucet 6-1, 210 Sr. CB 19 Jonathan Zenon 6-0, 180 Sr. Jan. 1, 1983: Orange Bowl — Nebraska 21, LSU 20 87 Jared Mitchell 5-11, 198 So. 29 Chris Hawkins 6-1, 175 So. Dec. 22, 1979: Tangerine Bowl — LSU 34, Wake Forest 10 QB 15 Matt Flynn 6-3, 227 Sr. SS 16 Craig Steltz 6-2, 209 Sr. Dec. 23, 1978: Liberty Bowl — Missouri 20, LSU 15 11 Ryan Perrilloux 6-3, 227 So. 24 Harry Coleman 6-2, 205 So. Dec. 31, 1977: Sun Bowl — Stanford 24, LSU 14 RB 18 Jacob Hester 6-0, 228 Sr. FS 27 Curtis Taylor 6-3, 204 Jr. Jan. 1, 1974: Orange Bowl — Penn St. 19, LSU 9 5 Keiland Williams 6-0, 226 So. 44 Danny McCray 6-1, 206 So. Dec. 30, 1972: Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl — Tennessee 24, LSU 17 WR 80 Terrance Toliver 6-5, 190 Fr. CB 21 Chevis Jackson 6-0, 184 Sr. Dec. 18, 1971: Sun Bowl — LSU 33, Iowa St. 15 86 Chris Mitchell 6-0, 180 So. 4 Jai Eugene 5-11, 184 Fr. Jan. 1, 1971: Orange Bowl — Nebraska 17, LSU 12 Dec. 30, 1968: Peach Bowl — LSU 31, Florida St. 27 OL 55 Andrew Decker 6-3, 280 Jr. Jan. 1, 1968: Sugar Bowl — LSU 20, Wyoming 13 Jan. 1, 1966: Cotton Bowl — LSU 14, Arkansas 7 Jan. 1, 1965: Sugar Bowl — LSU 13, Syracuse 10 SPECIALISTS K 6 Colt David 5-9, 173 Jr. Dec. 21, 1963: Bluebonnet Bowl — Baylor 14, LSU 7 30 Josh Jasper 5-10, 155 Fr. Jan. 1, 1963: Cotton Bowl — LSU 13, Texas 0 KR 8 Trindon Holliday 5-5, 160 So. Jan. 1, 1962: Orange Bowl — LSU 25, Colorado 7 5 Keiland Williams 6-0, 226 So. Jan. 1, 1960: Sugar Bowl — Mississippi 21, LSU 0 PR 3 Chad Jones 6-3, 218 Fr. Jan. 1, 1959: Sugar Bowl — LSU 7, Clemson 0 9 Early Doucet 6-1, 210 Sr. Jan. 2, 1950: Sugar Bowl — Oklahoma 35, LSU 0 P 36 Patrick Fisher 6-5, 238 Sr. Jan. 1, 1947: Cotton Bowl — LSU 0, Arkansas 0, tie 30 Josh Jasper 5-10, 155 Fr. Jan. 1, 1944: Orange Bowl — LSU 19, Texas A&M 14 LS 51 Jacob O’Hair 6-2, 237 Sr. Jan. 1, 1938: Sugar Bowl — Santa Clara 6, LSU 0 85 Alex Russian 6-5, 226 Fr. Jan. 1, 1937: Sugar Bowl — Santa Clara 21, LSU 10 + Jan. 1, 1936: Sugar Bowl — Texas Christian 3, LSU 2 +
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