American college football season
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] 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 34–20.[ 4] [ 5] They finished the season ranked No. 4 in the nation .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) * No. 6 ABC W 34–14104,695
September 10 8:00 p.m. No. 2 Texas * No. 4 ABC L 22–25 105,565
September 17 3:30 p.m. San Diego State * No. 9 ABC W 27–6104,533
September 24 12:00 p.m. No. 21 Iowa No. 8 ABC W 31–6105,225
October 8 8:00 p.m. at No. 18 Penn State No. 6 ESPN L 10–17109,839
October 15 12:00 p.m. No. 16 Michigan State No. 15 ABC W 35–24105,122
October 22 12:00 p.m. at Indiana No. 14 ESPN Plus W 41–1052,866
October 29 12:00 p.m. at Minnesota No. 12 ABC W 45–3154,825
November 5 3:30 p.m. Illinois No. 12 ESPN2 W 40–2104,799
November 12 12:00 p.m. No. 25 Northwestern No. 10 ABC W 48–7105,181
November 19 1:00 p.m. at No. 17 Michigan No. 9 ABC W 25–21111,591
January 2, 2006 4:30 p.m. vs. No. 5 Notre Dame * No. 4 ABC W 34–2076,196
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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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) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
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)
1
2 3 4 Total
Miami (OH)
0
0 0 14
14
• Ohio State
10
10 14 0
34
Justin Zwick would start at quarterback due to Troy's Smith's suspension the previous year.
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1
2 3 4 Total
• Texas
10
3 3 9
25
Ohio State
0
16 6 0
22
Scoring summary 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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Game information
First quarter
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
Top rushers
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.
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio State
3
7 0 0
10
• Penn State
0
14 3 0
17
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1
2 3 4 Total
Michigan State
10
7 7 0
24
• Ohio State
7
7 7 14
35
Scoring summary 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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1
2 3 4 Total
Northwestern
7
0 0 0
7
• Ohio State
14
14 10 10
48
Scoring summary 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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#9 Ohio State at #17 Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State
6
6 0 13
25
Michigan
0
7 11 3
21
Scoring summary 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
2006 Fiesta Bowl
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State
7
14 3 10
34
Notre Dame
7
0 6 7
20
Scoring summary 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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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
A. J. Hawk, Lombardi Award[ 13]
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^ "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 .
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