2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten co-champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
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 (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Jim Bollman (5th season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Jim Heacock (1st; 10th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator Luke Fickell (1st; 5th overall season)
Base defense 4–3
MVP A. J. Hawk
Captain A. J. Hawk
Captain Nick Mangold
Captain Rob Sims
Home stadium Ohio Stadium (c. 101,568, grass)
2005 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 3 Penn State $+  7 –1     11 –1  
No. 4 Ohio State %+  7 –1     10 –2  
No. 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 conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented The Ohio State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. 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
September 3 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH)* No. 6 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 34–14   104,695[6]
September 10 8:00 p.m. No. 2 Texas* No. 4 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (1st Meeting) ABC L 22–25   105,565[6]
September 17 12:00 p.m. San Diego State* No. 9 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 27–6   104,533[6]
September 24 12:00 p.m. No. 21 Iowa No. 8 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 31–6   105,225[6]
October 8 8:00 p.m. at No. 18 Penn State No. 6 Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry) ESPN L 10–17   109,839[6]
October 15 12:00 p.m. No. 16 Michigan Statedagger No. 15 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 35–24   105,122[6]
October 22 12:00 p.m. at Indiana No. 14 Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ESPN+ W 41–10   52,866[6]
October 29 3:30 p.m. at Minnesota No. 12 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN ABC W 45–31   54,825[6]
November 5 3:30 p.m. Illinois No. 12 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) ESPN2 W 40–2   104,799[6]
November 12 3:30 p.m. No. 25 Northwestern No. 10 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 48–7   105,181[6]
November 19 1:00 p.m. at No. 17 Michigan No. 9 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) ABC W 25–21   111,591[6]
January 2, 2006 4:30 p.m. vs. No. 5 Notre Dame* No. 4 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) ABC W 34–20   76,196[6]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #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 summaries

Miami University

1 234Total
Miami (OH) 0 0014 14
• Ohio State 10 10140 34

[7]

Texas

1 234Total
• Texas 10 339 25
Ohio State 0 1660 22

[8]

Iowa

#21 Iowa at #8 Ohio State
1 234Total
Iowa 0 033 6
• Ohio State 7 1077 31

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[9]

Penn State

1 234Total
Ohio State 3 700 10
• Penn State 0 1430 17

[10]

Michigan State

1 234Total
Michigan State 10 770 24
• Ohio State 7 7714 35

[11]

Northwestern

1 234Total
Northwestern 7 000 7
• Ohio State 14 141010 48

[12]

Michigan

#9 Ohio State at #17 Michigan
1 234Total
• Ohio State 6 6013 25
Michigan 0 7113 21

Fiesta Bowl

2006 Fiesta Bowl
1 234Total
• Ohio State 7 14310 34
Notre Dame 7 067 20

[13]

Awards and honors

  • A. J. Hawk, Lombardi Award[14]

2006 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
A. J. Hawk15LinebackerGreen Bay Packers
Donte Whitner18Defensive BackBuffalo Bills
Bobby Carpenter118LinebackerDallas Cowboys
Santonio Holmes125Wide ReceiverPittsburgh Steelers
Nick Mangold129CenterNew York Jets
Ashton Youboty370Defensive BackBuffalo Bills
Anthony Schlegel376LinebackerNew York Jets
Nate Salley4121Defensive BackCarolina Panthers
Rob Sims4128GuardSeattle Seahawks

[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Postgame Notes From No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Texas". The Ohio State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on November 8, 2006. Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  2. ↑ "Swagger into Ohio" (PDF). University of Texas at Austin Department of Athletics. Associated Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2006. Retrieved July 30, 2006.
  3. 1 2 Russo, Ralph. "No. 2 Texas 25, No. 4 Ohio State 22". Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 13, 2006. Retrieved December 14, 2006.
  4. ↑ "Smith, Ginn Lift Speedy Ohio State to Another Fiesta Title". ESPN. January 2, 2006. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ Official Stats - 2006 Fiesta Bowl Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Team Game-by-Game Statistics". The Ohio State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Miami (OH) 14, (6) Ohio State 34". Sports Reference, LLC. September 3, 2005. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  8. ↑ "(2) Texas 25, (4) Ohio State 22". Sports Reference, LLC. September 10, 2005. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Hawkeyes' Points Come on Second-Half Field Goals". ESPN. September 24, 2005. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  10. ↑ "(6) Ohio State 10, (16) Penn State 17". Sports Reference, LLC. October 8, 2005. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Buckeyes' Smith Throws 3 TDs as Spartans Falter". ESPN. October 15, 2005. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Smith, Ohio State Cruise Past Wildcats for Fifth Straight Win". ESPN. November 12, 2005. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  13. ↑ 2006 Fiesta Bowl Recap
  14. ↑ Alder, James. "Lombardi Award". About.com. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Ohio St. Drafted Players/Alumni". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
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