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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 2005 <- 2006 -> 2007 --> 2024
2006 Season Highlights
 Jim Tressel enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 
2006 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. Northern Illinois  35   12   W       
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ Texas  24   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Cincinnati  37   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Penn State  28   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Iowa  38   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Bowling Green State  35   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Michigan State  38   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Indiana  44   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Minnesota  44   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Illinois  17   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Northwestern  54   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Michigan  42   39   W       
 Mon., Jan. 8   Florida  14   41   L    @ Glendale, AZ   BCS Bowl
 
2006 Season Totals
  Record12-1
  Points Scored450
  Scoring Average34.6
  Points Allowed166
  Defense Average12.8
  Opponents Record85-68
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record5-0
2006 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
2 12-1-0 AP
2 12-1-0 Coaches
2 12-1-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
2006 Big 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Minnesota 6-7376338Lost  41-443-5202243  Glen Mason
Indiana 5-7277394 3-5179302  Terry Hoeppner
Illinois 2-10235321 1-7155220  Ron Zook
Ohio State 12-1450166Lost  14-418-030592  Jim Tressel
Wisconsin 12-1380157Won  17-147-1245116  Bret Bielema
Michigan 11-2380207Lost  18-327-1213104  Lloyd Carr
Penn State 9-4290187Won  20-105-3135117  Joe Paterno
Purdue 8-6364374Lost  7-245-3165179  Joe Tiller
Iowa 6-7310269Lost  24-262-6174192  Kirk Ferentz
Northwestern 4-8198314 2-6125240  Pat Fitzgerald
Michigan State 4-8302341 1-7148241  John L. Smith

2006 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2006 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.