Ohio State Football Team History
Ohio State Buckeyes
 
	
		|  | Ohio State University Columbus, OH
 Founded: 1870
 Stadium: Ohio Stadium
 Capacity: 101,568
 Colors: Scarlet & Gray
 Coach: Jim Tressel
 Conference: Big 10-
 
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| 2005 Season Highlights |  | Jim Tressel enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Ohio State. |  | The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 2005 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 3 | vs.
Miami Ohio | 34 | 14 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 10 | vs.
Texas | 22 | 25 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 17 | vs.
San Diego State | 27 | 6 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 24 | vs.
Iowa | 31 | 6 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 8 | @
Penn State | 10 | 17 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 15 | vs.
Michigan State | 35 | 24 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 22 | @
Indiana | 41 | 10 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 29 | @
Minnesota | 45 | 31 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 5 | vs.
Illinois | 40 | 2 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 12 | vs.
Northwestern | 48 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 19 | @
Michigan | 25 | 21 | W |  |  |  | Mon., Jan. 2 | Notre Dame | 34 | 20 | W | @ Tempe, AZ | Fiesta Bowl |  |  | 
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| 2005 Season Totals |  | Record | 10-2 |  | Points Scored | 392 |  | Scoring Average | 32.7 |  | Points Allowed | 183 |  | Defense Average | 15.3 |  | Opponents Record | 84-57 |  | Conference Record | 7-1 |  | Home Record | 6-1 |  | Away Record | 3-1 |  | 
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| 2005 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  
	| 4 | 10-2-0 | AP |  
	| 4 | 10-2-0 | Coaches |  
	| 4 | 10-2-0 | USA Today/ESPN |  | 
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| 2005 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 2005 All Big 10 Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.