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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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1889 <-- 2004 <- 2005 -> 2006 --> 2024

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

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

2005 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
4	10-2-0	AP
4	10-2-0	Coaches
4	10-2-0	USA Today/ESPN

2005 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	7-5	429	348	Lost 31-34	4-4	255	273	Glen Mason
Indiana	4-7	248	361		1-7	155	303	Terry Hoeppner
Illinois	2-9	187	435		0-8	94	351	Ron Zook
Penn State	11-1	413	204	Won 26-23	7-1	282	141	Joe Paterno
Ohio State	10-2	392	183	Won 34-20	7-1	275	118	Jim Tressel
Wisconsin	10-3	446	309	Won 24-10	5-3	246	228	Barry Alvarez
Iowa	7-5	360	240	Lost 24-31	5-3	232	165	Kirk Ferentz
Michigan	7-5	345	244	Lost 28-32	5-3	219	178	Lloyd Carr
Northwestern	7-5	388	407	Lost 38-50	5-3	253	254	Randy Walker
Purdue	5-6	330	309		3-5	222	212	Joe Tiller
Michigan State	5-6	372	316		2-6	237	247	John L. Smith

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

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).