2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football | |
Fiesta Bowl Champions Big Ten Co–Champions | |
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Fiesta Bowl, W 34–20 vs. Notre Dame | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 4 |
2005 record | 10–2 (7–1 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Jim Tressel |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Jim Heacock |
Base defense | 4-3 |
MVP | A.J. Hawk |
Captain | A.J. Hawk |
Captain | Nick Mangold |
Captain | Nate Salley |
Captain | Rob Sims |
Home stadium | Ohio Stadium (c. 101,568, grass) |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#3/3 Penn State †§ | 0* | – | 1 | 0* | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#4/4 Ohio State ‡§ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#15/15 Wisconsin | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative § – Conference co-champions
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The 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented The Ohio State University in the college football season of 2005–2006. The team's head football coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. The team finished the season with a win-loss record of 10–2, and a Big Ten Conference record of 7–1. They tied for the Big Ten Championship with Penn State.
In 2005, A.J. Hawk was the sixth Ohio State player to receive the Lombardi Award. He was also voted OSU's season MVP for this year and was All-American. All year, Troy Smith and Justin Zwick competed for the spot of starting quarterback.
Early in the season, they played their first ever meeting against the Texas Longhorns of The University of Texas,[1][2][3] which they lost, 25–22.[3]
To conclude the season, they made an appearance in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl and defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34-20.[4][5] They finished the season ranked No. 4 in the nation.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 3* | 3:30 PM | Miami University | #9 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | W 34–14 | 104,695[6] | |
September 10* | 8:00 PM | #2 Texas | #7 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (1st Meeting) | ABC | L 22–25 | 105,565[6] | |
September 17* | 12:00 PM | San Diego State | #9 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | W 27–6 | 104,533[6] | |
September 24 | 12:00 PM | #21 Iowa | #9 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | W 31–6 | 105,225[6] | |
October 8 | 8:00 PM | at #18 Penn State | #6 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN | L 10–17 | 109,839[6] | |
October 15† | 3:30 PM | #17 Michigan State | #15 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | W 35–24 | 105,122[6] | |
October 22 | 12:00 PM | at Indiana | #13 | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | ESPN+ | W 41–10 | 52,866[6] | |
October 29 | 3:30 PM | at #22 Minnesota | #13 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | ABC | W 45–31 | 54,825[6] | |
November 5 | 3:30 PM | Illinois | #12 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ESPN2 | W 40–2 | 104,799[6] | |
November 12 | 3:30 PM | Northwestern | #10 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | W 48–7 | 105,181[6] | |
November 19 | 1:00 PM | at #17 Michigan | #9 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) | ABC | W 25–21 | 111,591[6] | |
January 2* | 4:30 PM | vs. #6 Notre Dame | #4 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | ABC | W 34–20 | 76,196[6] | |
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Coaching staff[]
- Jim Tressel – Head Coach (5th year)
- Tim Beckman – Defensive Cornerbacks (1st year)
- Jim Bollman – Offensive Line/OC (5th year)
- Joe Daniels – Quarterbacks / Passing Game Coordinator (5th year)
- Luke Fickell – Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers (4th year)
- Paul Haynes – Defensive Safeties (1st year)
- Darrell Hazell – Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers (2nd year)
- Jim Heacock – Defensive Coordinator / Defensive line (10th year)
- John Peterson – Offensive Tight Ends / Recruiting Coordinator (2nd year)
- Dick Tressel – Running Backs (5th year)
- Bob Tucker - Director of Football Operations (11th year)
- Stan Jefferson - Director of Player Development (2nd year)
- Butch Reynolds - Speed Coordinator (1st year)
Game notes[]
Iowa[]
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Ohio State came into the contest looking to avenge the previous year's 33–7 loss to Iowa.
Statistics
- OHST: Troy Smith 13/19, 191 Yds, 18 Rush, 127 Yds
- OHST: Antonio Pittman 28 Rush, 171 Yds[7]
Michigan[]
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Awards and honors[]
- A.J. Hawk, Lombardi Award[8]
2006 NFL draftees[]
Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL Club |
A.J. Hawk | 1 | 5 | Linebacker | Green Bay Packers |
Donte Whitner | 1 | 8 | Defensive Back | Buffalo Bills |
Bobby Carpenter | 1 | 18 | Linebacker | Dallas Cowboys |
Santonio Holmes | 1 | 25 | Wide Receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Nick Mangold | 1 | 29 | Center | New York Jets |
Ashton Youboty | 3 | 70 | Defensive Back | Buffalo Bills |
Anthony Schlegel | 3 | 76 | Linebacker | New York Jets |
Nate Salley | 4 | 121 | Defensive Back | Carolina Panthers |
Rob Sims | 4 | 128 | Guard | Seattle Seahawks |
References[]
- ↑ "Postgame Notes From No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Texas". Ohio State Football. http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/091105aai.html. Retrieved July 30, 2006.
- ↑ "Swagger into Ohio" (PDF). Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 3, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060903181501/http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/doc_lib/APswaggerintoohio.pdf. Retrieved July 30, 2006.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Russo, Ralph. "No. 2 Texas 25, No. 4 Ohio State 22". Associated Press. http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=40&url_article_id=1485&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2. Retrieved December 14, 2006.
- ↑ ESPN article on 2006 Fiesta Bowl
- ↑ Official Stats - 2006 Fiesta Bowl
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 "Team Game-by-Game Statistics". The Ohio State University Department of Athletics. http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/stats/football/2005/teamgbg.html. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ↑ ESPN.com
- ↑ http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/vincelombardiaw.htm
- ↑ Ohio State Drafted Players
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