American college football season
2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football Conference Big Ten Conference Coaches No. 4 AP No. 4 2005 record 10–2 (7–1 Big Ten) Head coach 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 Captains
Home stadium Ohio Stadium (c. 101,568, grass)Seasons
2005 Big Ten Conference 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 AP Poll
The 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented 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] [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] 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 ABC W 34–14104,695[6] September 10 8:00 p.m. No. 2 Texas * No. 4 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (1st Meeting ) (College GameDay ) ABC L 22–25105,565[6] September 17 3:30 p.m. San Diego State * No. 9 ABC W 27–6104,533[6] September 24 12:00 p.m. No. 21 Iowa No. 8 ABC W 31–6105,225[6] October 8 8:00 p.m. at No. 18 Penn State No. 6 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry ) (College GameDay )ESPN L 10–17109,839[6] October 15 12:00 p.m. No. 16 Michigan State No. 15 ABC W 35–24105,122[6] October 22 12:00 p.m. at Indiana No. 14 Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN ESPN+ W 41–1052,866[6] October 29 12:00 p.m. at Minnesota No. 12 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ABC W 45–3154,825[6] November 5 3:30 p.m. Illinois No. 12 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy ) ESPN2 W 40–2104,799[6] November 12 12:00 p.m. No. 25 Northwestern No. 10 ABC W 48–7105,181[6] November 19 1:00 p.m. at No. 17 Michigan No. 9 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (The Game )ABC W 25–21111,591[6] January 2, 2006 4:30 p.m. vs. No. 5 Notre Dame * No. 4 ABC W 34–2076,196[6] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Roster [ ]
2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
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
2 3 4 Total
Miami (OH)
0
0 0 14
14
• Ohio State
10
10 14 0
34
Date: September 3Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, OH Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Game attendance: 104,695TV announcers (ABC ): Mike Tirico (Play-by-play), Tim Brant (Color) & Sam Ryan (Sideline)
Justin Zwick would start at quarterback due to Troy's Smith's suspension the previous year.
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Texas [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Texas
10
3 3 9
25
Ohio State
0
16 6 0
22
Date: September 10Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, OH Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 105,565TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline) show Q1 10:03 TEX David Pino 42 yard field goal TEX 3–0 Q1 1:37 TEX Billy Pittman 5 yard pass from Vince Young (David Pino kick) TEX 10–0 Q2 14:17 OSU Josh Huston 47 yard field goal TEX 10–3 Q2 8:11 OSU Santonio Holmes 36 yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick)Tie 10–10 Q2 4:33 OSU Josh Huston 36 yard field goal OSU 13–10 Q2 :35 OSU Josh Huston 25 yard field goal OSU 16–10 Q2 :02 TEX David Pino 37 yard field goal OSU 16–13 Q3 11:46 OSU Josh Huston 44 yard field goal OSU 19–13 Q3 7:36 TEX David Pino 25 yard field goal OSU 19–16 Q3 5:12 OSU Josh Huston 26 yard field goal OSU 22–16 Q4 2:37 TEX Limas Sweed 24 yard pass from Vince Young (David Pino kick)TEX 23–22 Q4 :19 TEX Safety, Troy Smith tackled by Larry Dibbles in end zone TEX 25–22
Justin Zwick would start and then give way to Troy Smith, who would start at quarterback the rest of the year, in a matchup of the #2 vs #4 teams that year.
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Iowa [ ]
#21 Iowa Hawkeyes (2–1) at #8 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–1)
1
2
3 4 Total
Iowa 0
0
3 3 6
Ohio St 7
10
7 7 31
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : September 24, 2005Game time : 12:10 p.m. EST Game weather : Scattered showers, 68 °F (20 °C)Game attendance : 105,225Referee : Dennis LipskiTV announcers (ABC ) : Mike Tirico , Tim Brant , and Suzy Shuster Box Score
show
First quarter
OSU – Anthony Gonzalez 8-yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick), 7:43. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 5:59. Second quarter
OSU – Troy Smith 16-yard run (Josh Huston kick), 14:30. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:11.
OSU – Josh Huston 47-yard field goal, 0:00. Ohio St 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 1:47. Third quarter
OSU – Troy Smith 4-yard run (Josh Huston kick), 9:59. Ohio St 24–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:55.
IOWA – Kyle Schlicher 52-yard field goal, 2:48. Ohio St 24–3. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 3:32. Fourth quarter
IOWA – Kyle Schlicher 37-yard field goal, 11:48. Ohio St 24–6. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 1:45.
OSU – Anthony Gonzalez 29-yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick). Ohio St 31–6. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 2:04.
Top passers IOWA – Drew Tate – 22/39, 146 yards, INT
OSU – Troy Smith – 13/19, 191 yards, 2 TD Top rushers IOWA – Albert Young – 10 rushes, 25 yards
OSU – Antonio Pittman – 28 rushes, 171 yards Top receivers IOWA – Ed Hinkel – 6 receptions, 47 yards
OSU – Santonio Holmes – 5 receptions, 95 yards
Ohio State came into the contest looking to avenge the previous year's 33–7 loss to Iowa.
Penn State [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio State
3
7 0 0
10
• Penn State
0
14 3 0
17
Date: October 8Location: Beaver Stadium , University Park, PA Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 109,839TV announcers (ESPN ): Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Bob Davie (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline)
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Michigan State [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Michigan State
10
7 7 0
24
• Ohio State
7
7 7 14
35
Date: October 15Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, OH Game start: 12:10 p.m. EST Game attendance: 105,122TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline) show 1 6:02 MSU John Goss 32 yard field goal Michigan St 3–0 1 4:34 MSU Jehuu Caulcrick 3 yard run (John Goss kick)Michigan St 10–0 1 2:37 OHST Santonio Holmes 51 yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick)Michigan St 10–7 2 6:30 MSU Jerramy Scott 36 yard pass from Drew Stanton (John Goss kick) Michigan St 17–7 2 :00 OHST Ashton Youboty 72 yard blocked field goal return (Josh Huston kick)Michigan St 17–14 3 10:21 OHST Ted Ginn Jr. 57 yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick)Ohio St 21–17 3 4:53 MSU Jason Teague 6 yard run (John Goss kick) Michigan St 24–21 4 4:56 OHST Santonio Holmes 46 yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick) Ohio St 28–24 4 1:29 OHST Troy Smith 1 yard run (Josh Huston kick) Ohio St 35–24
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Northwestern [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Northwestern
7
0 0 0
7
• Ohio State
14
14 10 10
48
Date: November 12Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, OH Game start: 12:10 p.m. EST Game attendance: 105,181TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline) show 1 12:34 NW Tyrell Sutton 5 yard pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick)Northwestern 7–0 1 6:53 OHST Troy Smith 4 yard run (Josh Huston kick)Tie 7–7 1 1:02 OHST Troy Smith 2 yard run (Josh Huston kick) Ohio State 14–7 2 14:46 OHST A. J. Hawk 8 yard blocked punt return (Josh Huston kick)Ohio State 21–7 2 1:37 OHST Maurice Wells 13 yard run (Josh Huston kick) Ohio State 28–7 3 11:21 OHST Josh Huston 33 yard field goal Ohio State 31–7 3 5:52 OHST Antonio Pittman 4 yard run (Josh Huston kick)Ohio State 38–7 4 13:20 OHST Josh Huston 37 yard field goal Ohio State 41–7 4 4:53 OHST Erik Haw 3 yard run (Josh Huston kick) Ohio State 48–7
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Michigan [ ]
#9 Ohio State at #17 Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State
6
6 0 13
25
Michigan
0
7 11 3
21
Date: November 19Location: Michigan Stadium , Ann Arbor, MI Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 111,591TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline) show 1 8:44 OSU Troy Smith 4-yard run (kick failed) OSU 6-0 2 12:49 OSU Josh Huston 49-yard field goal OSU 9-0 2 5:18 MICH Jason Avant 2-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick)OSU 9-7 2 0:23 OSU Josh Huston 25-yard field goal OSU 12-7 3 10:01 MICH Garrett Rivas 27-yard field goal OSU 12-10 3 1:20 MICH Kevin Grady 2-yard run (Chad Henne run) MICH 18-12 4 7:49 MICH Garrett Rivas 19-yard field goal MICH 21-12 4 6:40 OSU Santonio Holmes 26-yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick) MICH 21-19 4 0:24 OSU Antonio Pittman 3-yard run (pass failed) OSU 25-21
Fiesta Bowl [ ]
2006 Fiesta Bowl
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State
7
14 3 10
34
Notre Dame
7
0 6 7
20
Date: January 2, 2006Location: Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe, AZ Game start: 4:30 p.m. EST Game attendance: 76,196TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline) show 1 ND Darius Walker 20 yard run (D.J. Fitzpatrick kick)ND 7-0 1 OSU Ted Ginn Jr. 56 yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick)Tied 7-7 2 OSU Ted Ginn Jr. 68 yard run (Josh Huston kick) OSU 14-7 2 OSU Santonio Holmes 85 yard passOSU 21-7 3 ND Darius Walker 10 yard run (kick failed) OSU 21-13 3 OSU Josh Huston 40 yard field goal OSU 24-13 3 OSU Josh Huston 26 yard field goal OSU 27-13 4 ND Darius Walker 3 yard run (D.J. Fitzpatrick kick) OSU 27-20 4 OSU Antonio Pittman 60 yard run (Josh Huston kick)OSU 34-20
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Rankings [ ] See also: 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Final
AP
6
4
9
8
8
6
15
14
12
12
10
9
7
6
4
4
Coaches
9
7
9
9
8
6
15
13
13
12
10
9
7
6
4
4
Harris
Not released
8
6
17
14
13
12
10
9
7
6
4
Not released
BCS
Not released
15
13
10
8
7
6
6
4
Not released
Awards and honors [ ] A. J. Hawk, Lombardi Award[13] 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
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References [ ]
^ "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 .^ "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 .^ Jump up to: a b 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 . ^ "Smith, Ginn Lift Speedy Ohio State to Another Fiesta Title" . ESPN . Retrieved December 22, 2014 .^ Official Stats - 2006 Fiesta Bowl Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l "Team Game-by-Game Statistics" . The Ohio State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on May 11, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011 .^ "Miami (OH) 14, (6) Ohio State 34" . Sports Reference, LLC. September 3, 2005. Retrieved December 22, 2014 .^ "(2) Texas 25, (4) Ohio State 22" . Sports Reference, LLC. September 10, 2005. Retrieved December 22, 2014 .^ "(6) Ohio State 10, (16) Penn State 17" . Sports Reference, LLC. October 8, 2005. Retrieved December 22, 2014 .^ "Buckeyes' Smith Throws 3 TDs as Spartans Falter" . ESPN . Retrieved October 11, 2014 .^ "Smith, Ohio State Cruise Past Wildcats for Fifth Straight Win" . ESPN . Retrieved October 11, 2014 .^ 2006 Fiesta Bowl Recap ^ Alder, James. "Lombardi Award" . About.com. Retrieved December 22, 2014 . ^ "Ohio St. Drafted Players/Alumni" . Pro Football Reference. Retrieved December 22, 2014 .
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