2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
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| 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football | |||
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| Fiesta Bowl Champions Big Ten Co-Champions |
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| Fiesta Bowl, W 34-20 vs. Notre Dame | |||
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | ||
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| Coaches | #4 | ||
| AP | #4 | ||
| 2005 record | 10-2 (7-1 Big Ten) | ||
| Head coach | Jim Tressel | ||
| Offensive coordinator | Jim Bollman | ||
| Offensive scheme | Multiple | ||
| Defensive coordinator | Jim Heacock | ||
| Base defense | 4-3 | ||
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| Home stadium | Ohio Stadium (c. 101,568, grass) | ||
Seasons
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| 2005 Big Ten football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #3/3 Penn State †§ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #4/4 Ohio State ठ| 7 | Р| 1 | 10 | Р| 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 Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll |
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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 10ndash;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 by 34-20.[4][5] They finished the season ranked No. 4 in the nation.
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[edit] Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| 09/03/2005 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami University* | #9 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | W 34-14 | 104,695[6] | |
| 09/10/2005 | 8:00 p.m. | #2 Texas* | #7 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (1st Meeting) | ABC | L 22-25 | 105,565[6] | |
| 09/17/2005 | 12:00 p.m. | San Diego State* | #9 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | W 27-6 | 104,533[6] | |
| 9/24/2005 | 8:00 p.m. | #21 Iowa | #9 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio | ABC | W 31-6 | 105,225[6] | |
| 10/08/2005 | 8:00 p.m. | at #18 Penn State | #6 | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN | L 10-17 | 109,839[6] | |
| 10/15/2005 | 3:30 p.m. | #17 Michigan State |
#15 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio | ABC | W 35-24 | 105,122[6] | |
| 10/22/2005 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana | #13 | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | ESPN Plus | W 41-10 | 52,866[6] | |
| 10/29/2005 | 3:30 p.m. | at #22 Minnesota | #13 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN | ABC | W 45-31 | 54,825[6] | |
| 11/05/2005 | 3:30 p.m. | Illinois | #12 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio | ESPN2 | W 40-2 | 104,799[6] | |
| 11/12/2005 | 3:30 p.m. | Northwestern | #10 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio | ABC | W 48-7 | 105,181[6] | |
| 11/19/2005 | 3:30 p.m. | at #17 Michigan | #9 | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ABC | W 25-21 | 111,591[6] | |
| 01/02/2006 | 8:00 p.m. | 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 Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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[edit] Coaching staff
- Jim Tressel - Head Coach - 5th year
[edit] Awards and honors
- A.J. Hawk, Lombardi Award[7]
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 2006-07-30.
- ^ "Swagger into Ohio" (PDF). Associated Press. http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/doc_lib/APswaggerintoohio.pdf. Retrieved 2006-07-30.
- ^ a b 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 2006-12-14.
- ^ ESPN article on 2006 Fiesta Bowl
- ^ Official Stats - 2006 Fiesta Bowl
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Team Game-by-Game Statistics". The Ohio State University. http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/stats/football/2005/teamgbg.html.
- ^ http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/vincelombardiaw.htm
- ^ Ohio State Drafted Players
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