2009 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

2009 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Big Ten champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 26–17 vs. Oregon
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 5
2009 record	11–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Tressel (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Bollman (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jim Heacock (5th; 14th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Luke Fickell (5th; 9th overall season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	4 Kurt Coleman Austin Spitler Doug Worthington Offensive captains by game
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 102,329, FieldTurf)
Uniform

2009 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 5 Ohio State $		7	–	1		11	–	2
No. 7 Iowa %		6	–	2		11	–	2
No. 9 Penn State		6	–	2		11	–	2
No. 16 Wisconsin		5	–	3		10	–	3
Northwestern		5	–	3		8	–	5
Michigan State		4	–	4		6	–	7
Purdue		4	–	4		5	–	7
Minnesota		3	–	5		6	–	7
Illinois		2	–	6		3	–	9
Michigan		1	–	7		5	–	7
Indiana		1	–	7		4	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes were coached by Jim Tressel and played their home games in Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. They finished with a record of 11–2 (7–1 Big Ten) and won the Big Ten Conference championship. They represented the Big Ten in the 2010 Rose Bowl, which they won, 26–17, over the Pacific-10 Conference champion, Oregon. The Buckeyes became the first, and only, team to defeat five 10-win teams in the same season (Navy, Wisconsin, Penn State, Iowa, and Oregon).

Before the season

Out

2009 NFL Draft class

2009 Ohio State Buckeyes NFL Draft Class
Drafted		Player name	Position	Height	Weight	Drafted/Signed By
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	Height	Weight	Drafted/Signed By
1	14	Jenkins, Malcolm	CB	6-1	201	New Orleans Saints
1	31	Wells, Chris "Beanie"	RB (JR)	6-1	237	Arizona Cardinals
2	35	Laurinaitis, James	LB	6-3	240	St. Louis Rams
2	36	Robiskie, Brian	WR	6-3	199	Cleveland Browns
4	102	Washington, Donald	CB (JR)	6-0	194	Kansas City Chiefs
4	108	Hartline, Brian	WR (JR)	6-3	188	Miami Dolphins
5	154	Freeman, Marcus	LB	6-1	239	Chicago Bears
UFA	-	Abdallah, Nader	DT	6-4	300	Baltimore Ravens
UFA	-	Boeckman, Todd	QB	6-4	244	Jacksonville Jaguars
UFA	-	Boone, Alex	OT	6-8	312	San Francisco 49ers
UFA	-	Trapasso, A.J.	P	6-0	229	Tennessee Titans

Unsigned seniors

2009 Ohio State Buckeyes Unsigned Graduating Class
Player name	Position	Height	Weight
Ebner, Doug	OL	6-3	271
Gray, Bryan	DT/DE	6-2	285
Lane, Shaun	DB	5-10	175
Larson, J.D.	TE	6-4	229
Lukens, Ryan	RB	6-0	238
Mitchum, Kyle	OL	6-3	291
Nicol, Rory	TE	6-5	252
O'Neal, Jamario	S	6-0	205
Patterson, Nick	DB	6-1	209
Person, Ben	OL	6-3	323
Pretorius, Ryan	K	5-9	169
Rehring, Steve	OT	6-7	335
Ruhl, Kyle	WR	6-1	164
Skinner, Jon	OL	6-5	306
Smith, Brandon	TE	6-2	251
Terry, Curtis	LB	6-1	229
Wells, Maurice	RB	5-10	196

NFL Draft early entries

On Jan 8, RB Chris "Beanie" Wells decided to skip his senior season and enter the 2009 NFL Draft.
On Jan 14, WR Brian Hartline decided to skip his senior season and enter the 2009 NFL Draft.
On Jan 15, CB Donald Washington decided to skip his senior season and enter the 2009 NFL Draft.

Transfers

Defensive tackle Willie Mobley plans to transfer to UCLA. He was not able to enroll for the fall quarter for lack of the necessary credits.^[1]

In

2009 recruiting class

Transfers

No Transfers at this time.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:00 p.m.	Navy*	No. 6	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 31–27	105,092^[2]
September 12	8:00 p.m.	No. 3 USC*	No. 8	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	L 15–18	106,033^[3]
September 19	12:00 p.m.	vs. Toledo*	No. 11	Cleveland Browns Stadium • Cleveland, OH (Patriot Bowl)	ESPN+	W 38–0	71,727^[4]
September 26	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	No. 13	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	ABC/ESPN	W 30–0	105,219^[5]
October 3	7:00 p.m.	at Indiana	No. 9	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 33–14	51,500^[6]
October 10	3:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC/ESPN	W 31–13	105,301^[7]
October 17	12:00 p.m.	at Purdue	No. 7	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 18–26	50,404^[8]
October 24	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 18	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 38–7	105,011^[9]
October 31	12:00 p.m.	New Mexico State*	No. 17	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	W 45–0	104,719^[10]
November 7	3:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Penn State	No. 15	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	ABC/ESPN2	W 24–7	110,033^[11]
November 14	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 Iowa	No. 10	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC/ESPN	W 27–24 ^OT	105,455^[12]
November 21	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan	No. 9	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	ABC	W 21–10	110,922^[13]
January 1, 2010	5:10 p.m.	vs. No. 7 Oregon*	No. 8	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	ABC	W 26–17	93,963^[14]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Coaching staff

Jim Tressel - Head Coach (9th year)
Jim Bollman - Offensive Line/OC (9th year)
Nick Siciliano - Quarterbacks (1st year)
Luke Fickell - Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach (8th year)
Jim Heacock - Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line (14th year)
Paul Haynes - Defensive Safeties (5th year)
Darrell Hazell - Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers (6th year)
Traver Johnson - Defensive Cornerbacks (3rd year)
John Peterson - Tight Ends Coach / Recruiting Coordinator (6th year)
Dick Tressel - Running Backs (9th year)

Greg Gillum - Director of Football Operations (1st year)
Stan Jefferson - Director of Player Development (6th year)
Eric Lichter - Director of Football Performance (4th year)
Doug Davis - Strength Coordinator (3rd year)
Troy Sutton - Strength Coordinator (2nd year)

Regular season

Navy

Navy at #6 Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	7	0	7	13	27
• #6 Ohio State	10	10	0	11	31

Date: September 5
Location: Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 12:00 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 2:58
Game attendance: 105,092
Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 75 F, Wind E at 3
Referee: Tom DeJoseph
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Chris Spielman (Color)

A crowd of 105,092 was the largest attendance recorded to watch the Buckeyes open a season against Navy. The Buckeyes scored first, but Navy tied it up, but the Bucks made it 20–7 at halftime. However, Ohio State nearly blew a 29–14 lead when Navy scored twice to come within 29–27. Navy's two-point conversion pass to potentially tie the game was intercepted and Ohio State returned it for a two-point defensive conversion to hold on to win for a final score of 31–27.

1st Quarter

12:37 OSU Sanzenbacher 38-yard pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick) 7–0 OSU
5:43 NAVY Dobbs 16-yard run (Buckley kick) 7–7
1:30 OSU Pettrey 23-yard field goal 10–7 OSU

2nd Quarter

9:01 OSU Pryor 2-yard run (Pettrey kick) 17–7 OSU
0:55 OSU Pettrey 25-yard field goal 20–7 OSU

3rd Quarter

1:24 NAVY Curry 16-yard pass from Dobbs (Buckley kick) 20–14 OSU

4th Quarter

14:11 OSU Pettrey 52-yard field goal 23–14 OSU
11:56 OSU Herron 6-yard run 29–14 OSU
6:15 NAVY Curry 85-yard pass from Dobbs (Buckley kick) 29–21 OSU
2:23 NAVY Dobbs 24-yard run 29–27 OSU
2:23 OSU Rolle defensive two-point conversion 31–27 OSU

USC

#3 USC at #8 Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #3 USC	7	3	0	8	18
#8 Ohio State	7	3	5	0	15

Date: September 12
Location: Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 8:00 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:14
Game attendance: 106,033
Game weather: Clear, 71 F, Wind N at 9
Referee: John O'Neil
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Lisa Salters (Sideline)

A crowd of 106,033, the largest in Ohio Stadium history, were in attendance as the #3 USC Trojans came to Columbus, Ohio to face the #8 Ohio State Buckeyes. Both teams showed great defense with the game close at the half tied 10–10. After a safety and a field goal, Ohio State led 15–10 with less than five minutes to go. However, Joe McKnight and the Trojans drove down the field to score a touchdown and a two-point conversion to end the game. The final score was USC 18, Ohio State 15, with the Buckeyes losing to the Trojans for the second straight year. This was also the first time Ohio State had lost to a team that had not later gone on to a BCS Bowl game since 2004, against Purdue.

1st Quarter

11:37 USC Johnson 2-yard run (Congdon kick) 7–0 USC
8:06 OSU Herron 2-yard run (Pettrey kick) 7–7

2nd Quarter

14:56 OSU Pettrey 18-yard field goal 10–7 OSU
0:00 USC Congdon 21-yard field goal 10–10

3rd Quarter

9:03 OSU Fumble out of the end zone 12–10 OSU
4:43 OSU Pettrey 22-yard field goal 15–10 OSU

4th Quarter

1:05 USC Johnson 2-yard run (Barkley pass to McKnight) 18–15 USC

Toledo

#11 Ohio State at Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #11 Ohio State	14	10	7	7	38
Toledo	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 19
Location: Cleveland Browns Stadium
Cleveland, OH
Game start: 12:00 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:05
Game attendance: 71,727
Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 63 F, Wind ESE at 3
Referee: Ron Torbert
TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi (Play-by-play) & Doug Chapman (Color)

The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Toledo Rockets met in Cleveland, Ohio for their matchup. Toledo had scored an average of 42 points in their last two games against Purdue and Colorado. The Ohio State offense scored first with a 76-yard pass from Pryor, his longest at Ohio State, while the defense held the high scoring offense to no points in the first half. The final score was Ohio State 38, Toledo 0. This was Ohio State's first shutout since the 2008 game against Youngstown State.

1st Quarter

13:13 OSU Sanzenbacher 76-yard pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick) 7–0 OSU
5:51 OSU Sanzenbacher 18-yard pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick) 14–0 OSU

2nd Quarter

12:31 OSU Herron 4-yard run (Pettrey kick) 21–0 OSU
0:00 OSU Pettrey 47-yard field goal 24–0 OSU

3rd Quarter

7:59 OSU Pryor 1-yard run (Pettrey kick) 31–0 OSU

4th Quarter

7:10 OSU Posey 4-yard pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick) 38–0 OSU

Illinois

Illinois at #13 Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	0	0	0	0	0
• #13 Ohio State	3	10	10	7	30

Date: September 26
Location: Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 2:56
Game attendance: 105,219
Game weather: Overcast, Scattered Rain, 67 F, SE 5 MPH
Referee: Dave Witvoet
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Ron Franklin (Play-by-play) & Ed Cunningham (Color)

The #13 Ohio State Buckeyes hosted the Illinois Fighting Illini on a rainy afternoon in Columbus, Ohio. The last time these two met at Ohio Stadium, the Illini beat the #1 Buckeyes 28–21. Ohio State relied heavily on its running game to put up 13 points in the first half; in fact, quarterback Terrelle Pryor threw for 0 passing yards in the first half. Illinois committed several turnovers and never gained any momentum; the final score was Ohio State 30, Illinois 0. This was the second straight shutout for the Buckeyes, their first consecutive shutouts since 1996.

1st Quarter

8:09 OSU Pettrey 50-yard field goal 3–0 OSU

2nd Quarter

12:46 OSU Pettrey 46-yard field goal 6–0 OSU
7:30 OSU Herron 4-yard run (Pettrey kick) 13–0 OSU

3rd Quarter

10:55 OSU Herron 2-yard run (Pettrey kick) 20–0 OSU
2:28 OSU Pettrey 27-yard field goal 23–0 OSU

4th Quarter

1:18 OSU Sanzenbacher 2-yard pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick) 30–0 OSU

Indiana

#9 Ohio State at Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #9 Ohio State	10	14	2	7	33
Indiana	0	7	0	7	14

Date: October 3
Location: Memorial Stadium
Bloomington, IN
Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 51,500
Game weather: Overcast, 54 F, WSW 9 MPH
Referee: Dan Capron
TV announcers (BTN): Craig Coshun (Play-by-play), Glen Mason (Color) & Rebecca Haarlow (Sideline)

The #9 Ohio State Buckeyes traveled to Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana for a night game against a Big Ten opponent, the Indiana Hoosiers. Ohio State came in posting two straight shutouts against Toledo and Illinois. The offense scored first with a field goal and a touchdown in the first quarter. However, the Hoosiers broke Ohio State's two game shutout streak with a touchdown in the second quarter. After the first half the Buckeyes led the Hoosiers 24–7. After a safety in the third quarter and a touchdown in the fourth; the Buckeyes were leading 33–7. The Hoosiers scored a touchdown at the end of the game to make the final score with Ohio State winning 33–14.

1st Quarter

12:10 OSU Pettrey 46-yard field goal 3–0 OSU
7:29 OSU Carter 5-yard pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick) 10–0 OSU

2nd Quarter

12:50 IND Doss 7-yard pass from Chappell (Freeland kick) 10–7 OSU
11:46 OSU Posey 23-yard pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick) 17–7 OSU
1:10 OSU Boren 8-yard pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick) 24–7 OSU

3rd Quarter

8:22 OSU tackle in the end zone 26–7 OSU

4th Quarter

12:05 OSU Pryor 1-yard run (Pettrey kick) 33–7 OSU
0:00 IND Ernest 5-yard pass from Chappell (Freeland kick) 33–14 OSU

Wisconsin

Wisconsin at #9 Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	0	10	3	0	13
• #9 Ohio State	7	7	14	3	31

Date: October 10
Location: Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 105,301
Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 57 F, W 5 MPH
Referee: Dennis Lipski
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline)

The Wisconsin Badgers came to Columbus being one of only three teams, including Ohio State, that were undefeated in Big Ten play. Ohio State scored first with a Wisconsin interception ran back for a touchdown by Kurt Coleman. The Badgers, however, scored 10 unanswered points with one minute left in the half. Terrelle Pryor led the Buckeyes on to their first offensive touchdown of the day to end the first half, the Buckeyes led 14–10. The second half started with another interception returned for a touchdown and a kick return. In total, the Buckeyes had three non-offensive touchdowns on the day. The Buckeyes won the game 31–13 to stay undefeted in the Big Ten and a 5–1 record overall.

1st Quarter

3:48 OSU Coleman 89-yard interception return (Pettrey kick) 7–0 OSU

2nd Quarter

10:20 WIS Maragos 9-yard rush (Welch kick) 7–7
1:53 WIS Welch 50-yard field goal 10–7 WIS
0:40 OSU Posey 32-yard pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick) 14–10 OSU

3rd Quarter

12:08 OSU Hines 32-yard interception return (Pettrey kick) 21–10 OSU
10:06 WIS Welch 46-yard field goal 21–13 OSU
9:58 OSU Small 96-yard kickoff return (Pettrey kick) 28–13 OSU

4th Quarter

12:32 OSU Pettrey 37-yard field goal 31–13 OSU

Purdue

#7 Ohio State at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Ohio State	7	0	0	11	18
• Purdue	3	6	14	3	26

Date: October 17
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, IN
Game start: 12:00 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:18
Game attendance: 50,404
Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 46 F, Calm Winds
Referee: Bill LeMonnier
TV announcers (BTN): Wayne Larrivee (Play-by-play), Chris Martin (Color) & Rebecca Haarlow (Sideline)

The Ohio State Buckeyes traveled to West Lafayette, Indiana on a cold October day playing against the Purdue Boilermakers. Purdue, who had lost many close games, came to play in front of their home fans at Ross-Ade Stadium. Purdue scored first with a field goal in the first quarter, but Ohio State made it 7–3 with a Pryor run for a touchdown. The second quarter was all Purdue with Boilermakers making two field goals to put them up it a 9–7 halftime. In the second half Purdue was finally able to find the end zone with two Joey Elliot touchdown passes to Valentin, making it a commanding 23–7 lead for the Boilermakers. In the fourth quarter both teams traded field goals with the score now 26–10. Purdue, however, was forced to punt midway through the fourth quarter and Ohio State quickly drove down the field to score a touchdown with a pass from Pryor to Posey, with Pryor running it in the two-point conversion. The next drive, Purdue went three and out and it seemed the momentum had shifted and Ohio State had come alive, but with a sack of Pryor and a denial of a fourth down, Purdue had the ball. After seemingly stopping Purdue, a crucial facemask penalty by the Buckeyes allowed the Boilermakers to run out the clock. This was the first time Ohio State had lost to a team that had finished the season with a losing record since losses to Wisconsin and Penn State in 2001.

1st Quarter

12:47 PUR Wiggs 32-yard field goal 3–0 PUR
11:28 OSU Pryor 6-yard run (Pettrey kick) 7–3 OSU

2nd Quarter

8:55 PUR Wiggs 27-yard field goal 7–6 OSU
0:01 PUR Wiggs 55-yard field goal 9–7 PUR

3rd Quarter

10:58 PUR Valentin 15-yard pass from Elliott (Wiggs kick) 16–7 PUR
3:35 PUR Valentin 23-yard pass from Elliott (Wiggs kick) 23–7 PUR

4th Quarter

11:50 OSU Pettrey 24-yard field goal 23–10 PUR
10:00 PUR Wiggs 49-yard field goal 26–10 PUR
7:14 OSU Posey 25-yard pass from Pryor (Pryor run) 26–18 PUR

Minnesota

Minnesota at #18 Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	0	0	0	7	7
• #18 Ohio State	0	7	21	10	38

Date: October 24
Location: Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 12:00 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 105,011
Game weather: Overcast, 52 F, SW 18 MPH
Referee: Mike Cannon
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (Play-by-play), Bob Griese (Color) & Chris Spielman (Color)

The Ohio State Buckeyes returned to Ohio Stadium to face the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Ohio State came into the game with a loss to Purdue, trying not to lose two straight games since 2004. The game opened up with little offensive production for both teams. Ohio State scored first with a 62-yard pass to Posey. After half time Minnesota lost the opening kickoff which was recovered by Ohio State. Pryor later ran it in for a touchdown, Ohio State led 14–0. After many stops by the Ohio State defense, the offense continued rolling, at the end of the third quarter the score was 28–0 Ohio State. Two more scores in the fourth by Ohio State and a touchdown by Minnesota on Ohio State's backups ended the game. Ohio State came up with a big win over a struggling Minnesota team.

2nd Quarter

9:47 OSU Posey 62-yard pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick) 7–0 OSU

3rd Quarter

13:43 OSU Pryor 15-yard run (Pettrey kick) 14–0 OSU
6:00 OSU Hall 11-yard run (Pettrey kick) 21–0 OSU
2:59 OSU Posey 57-yard pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick) 28–0 OSU

4th Quarter

11:28 OSU Martin 39-yard run (Pettrey kick) 35–0 OSU
7:37 OSU Pettrey 44-yard field goal 38–0 OSU
4:15 MIN Stoudermire Jr. 16-yard pass from Gray (Ellestad kick) 38–7 OSU

New Mexico State

New Mexico State at #17 Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
New Mexico State	0	0	0	0	0
• #17 Ohio State	0	28	17	0	45

Date: October 31
Location: Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 12:00 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 104,719
Game weather: Overcast, 49 F, SW 15 MPH
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (BTN): Matt Rosen (Play-by-play) & Anthony Herron (Color)

The Ohio State Buckeyes came to Ohio Stadium to play a game against an out of conference opponent New Mexico State. The #17 Buckeyes came in a forty-point favorite, and lived up to that prediction. Ohio State got off to a slow start, scoring no points in the first quarter. However, Ohio State came back 28 unanswered points in the second quarter. After a great first half, Pryor was taken out and Ohio State went on to score 17 more points and beat the Aggies 45–0. This was Ohio State's third shutout of the season.

2nd Quarter

14:56 OSU Pryor 8-yard run (Pettrey kick) 7–0 OSU
13:01 OSU Sanzenbacher 19-yard pass from Pryor (Pettrey kick) 14–0 OSU
4:44 OSU Sanzenbacher 39-yard pass from Posey (Pettrey kick) 21–0 OSU
0:56 OSU Saine 3-yard run (Barclay kick) 28–0 OSU

3rd Quarter

7:05 OSU Barclay 29-yard field goal 31–0 OSU
4:22 OSU Rolle fumble recovery in the end zone (Barclay kick) 38–0 OSU
0:05 OSU Herron 53-yard run (Barclay kick) 45–0 OSU

Penn State

#15 Ohio State at #11 Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #15 Ohio State	7	3	7	7	24
#11 Penn State	0	7	0	0	7

Date: November 7
Location: Beaver Stadium
University Park, PA
Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
Elapsed time: 3:04
Game attendance: 110,033
Game weather: Sunny, 56 F, SW 8 MPH
Referee: Dave Witvoet
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline)

The Buckeyes headed to Pennsylvania to take on favored Penn State in a Big Ten matchup. This was Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor's first game at Penn State, very near his hometown of Jeannette, and many Penn State fans had expressed their dismay that he decided to play at Ohio State. The game was a one-sided affair, with Ohio State's defense holding the Nittany Lions to just one touchdown, while the Buckeyes scored in every quarter, including two touchdown passes by Pryor. However, special teams play gave the Buckeyes the biggest boost of all, including two Ray Small punt returns that allowed Ohio State to make the game into a laugher, despite their four scoring drives totalling 178 yards. With Iowa's loss this week, the Buckeyes moved into a tie for first in the Big Ten.

1st Quarter

11:47 OSU Pryor 7-yard run (Barclay kick) 7–0 OSU

2nd Quarter

12:28 PSU Clark 1-yard run (Wagner kick) 7–7
5:54 OSU Barclay 37-yard field goal 10–7 OSU

3rd Quarter

1:47 OSU Posey 62-yard pass from Pryor (Barclay kick) 17–7 OSU

4th Quarter

9:37 OSU Saine 6-yard pass from Pryor (Barclay kick) 24–7 OSU

Iowa

#15 Iowa at #10 Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#15 Iowa	3	0	7	14	0	24
• #10 Ohio State	0	10	0	14	3	27

Date: November 14
Location: Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 3:30 PM EST
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 105,455
Game weather: 65 F, Clear, SW 4 MPH
Referee: Todd Geerlings
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline)

The Buckeyes stayed home to take on Iowa, with an automatic BCS bowl game berth and at least a share of the Big Ten championship on the line. Both teams traded field goals, but Ohio State took the lead before halftime with a 22-yard run by Brandon Saine. Iowa struck back in the third on a 9-yard pass to Marvin McNutt from freshman QB James Vanderberg. In the fourth, the Buckeyes scored two touchdowns in under two minutes, seemingly putting the game away. However, Derrell Johnson-Koulianos returned the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown, and Vandenberg connected with McNutt again to send the game into overtime. On their first possession, Iowa got pushed out of field goal range and ended up not scoring. Ohio State took over and Devin Barclay kicked the game-winning field goal. The Buckeyes clinched at least a share of the Big Ten title for their 5th straight year, and earned the Big Ten's automatic BCS bowl bid to the 2010 Rose Bowl.

1st Quarter

0:55 IOWA Murray 32-yard field goal 3–0 IOWA

2nd Quarter

7:06 OSU Barclay 30-yard field goal 3–3
2:04 OSU Saine 22-yard run (Barclay kick) 10–3 OSU

3rd Quarter

3:31 IOWA McNutt 9-yard pass from Vandenberg (Murray kick) 10–10

4th Quarter

13:03 OSU Herron 11-yard run (Barclay kick) 17–10 OSU
11:11 OSU Saine 50-yard run (Barclay kick) 24–10 OSU
10:56 IOWA Johnson-Koulianos 99-yard kickoff return (Murray kick) 24–17 OSU
2:42 IOWA McNutt 10-yard pass from Vandenberg (Murray kick) 24–24

Overtime

1OT OSU Barclay 39-yard field goal 27–24 OSU

Michigan

#9 Ohio State at Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #9 Ohio State	7	7	7	0	21
Michigan	0	3	7	0	10

Date: November 21
Location: Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Game start: 12:00 PM EST
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 110,922
Game weather: 52 F, Mostly Cloudy, W 12 MPH
Referee: Dan Capron
TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline)

The Buckeyes headed into Ann Arbor to take on archrival Michigan in their final regular season game. The first score came by Ohio State, when Cameron Heyward recovered a Tate Forcier fumble in the end zone. Jason Olesnavage hit a field goal for Michigan, but Brandon Saine came back with a 29-yard run. Michigan and Ohio State traded touchdowns in the third, but Michigan could not recover from Forcier's four interceptions. With the win, Ohio State won the Big Ten title outright, and extended their longest winning streak ever against Michigan to six games.

1st Quarter

10:44 OSU Heyward fumble recovery in the end zone (Barclay kick) 7–0 OSU

2nd Quarter

7:59 MICH Olesnavage 46-yard field goal 7–3 OSU
5:22 OSU Saine 29-yard run (Barclay kick) 14–3 OSU

3rd Quarter

10:05 MICH Smith 18-yard pass from Forcier (Olesnavage kick) 14–10 OSU
4:46 OSU Herron 12-yard pass from Pryor (Barclay kick) 21–10 OSU

2010 Rose Bowl

Oregon

#8 Ohio State at #7 Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	10	6	3	7	26
Oregon	0	10	7	0	17

Date: January 1, 2010
Location: Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA
Game start: 5:10 PM EST
Elapsed time: 3:11
Game attendance: 93,963
Game weather: Sunny, 71 F, ESE 5 MPH
Referee: Scott Novak
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Lisa Salters (Sideline)

Scoring summary

1	11:37	OSU	Brandon Saine 11-yard pass from Terrelle Pryor (Aaron Pettrey kick)	OSU 7–0

1	0:34	OSU	Devin Barclay 19-yard field goal	OSU 10–0

2	14:24	ORE	Morgan Flint 24-yard field goal	OSU 10–3

2	9:14	ORE	LeGarrette Blount 3-yard run (Morgan Flint kick)	Tied 10–10

2	1:05	OSU	Devin Barclay 30-yard field goal	OSU 13–10

2	0:00	OSU	Aaron Pettrey 45-yard field goal	OSU 16–10

3	11:03	ORE	Jeremiah Masoli 1-yard run (Morgan Flint kick)	ORE 17–16

3	6:36	OSU	Devin Barclay 38-yard field goal	OSU 19–17

4	7:02	OSU	DeVier Posey 17-yard pass from Terrelle Pryor (Aaron Pettrey kick)	OSU 26–17

Ohio State has played in 13 Rose Bowl Games with a record of 6–7, winning its last appearance over Arizona State 20–17. Oregon plays its fifth Rose Bowl Game and has a record of 1–3. It has not won a Rose Bowl game in 92 years since that first victory over Pennsylvania 14–0 in 1917.^[16]

Ohio State struck first, with Brandon Saine scoring on a 13-yard pass from Terrelle Pryor on the Buckeyes' first drive. Devin Barclay added a field goal near the end of the first quarter. Oregon came back to tie in the second, with a field goal by Morgan Flint and a 3-yard touchdown run by LaGarrette Blount. Ohio State retook the lead with two field goals before halftime. In the third, Jeremiah Masoli gave the Ducks their first lead with a 1-yard run. Then Barclay hit another field goal to give Ohio State the lead back. In the fourth, the Buckeyes scored another touchdown to give them a nine-point lead, and the win was sealed when Flint missed a 45-yard field goal which would have drawn the Ducks within 6. The final score was Ohio State 26, Oregon 17.

The Buckeyes set a Rose Bowl record with a time of possession of 41 minutes, 37 seconds.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	6	8	11	13	9	9	7	18	17	15	10	9	9	8	8	5
Coaches'	6	7	11	11	9	8	7	17	15	12	8	8	8	7	8	5
Harris	Not released				8	8	7	17	15	13	8	8	8	7	7	Not released
BCS	Not released							19	17	16	11	10	10	8	8	Not released

References

↑ Noon, Kevin (August 28, 2009) Mobley Transfers from Ohio State, BuckeyeGrove.Com
↑ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Box Score". ESPN. September 5, 2009. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
↑ "USC Trojans vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Box Score". ESPN. September 12, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
↑ "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Toledo Rockets Box Score". ESPN. September 19, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
↑ "Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Box Score". ESPN. September 26, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
↑ "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Indiana Hoosiers Box Score". ESPN. October 3, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
↑ "Wisconsin Badgers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Box Score". ESPN. October 10, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
↑ "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Purdue Boilermakers Box Score". ESPN. October 17, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
↑ "Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Box Score". ESPN. October 24, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
↑ "New Mexico State Aggies vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Box Score". ESPN. October 31, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
↑ "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Penn State Nittany Lions Box Score". ESPN. November 7, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
↑ "Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Ohio State Buckeyes Box Score". ESPN. November 14, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
↑ "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Michigan Wolverines Box Score". ESPN. November 21, 2009. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
↑ "Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score". ESPN. January 1, 2010. Archived from the original on February 9, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
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↑ 2010 Tournament Times, A publication of the Tournament of Roses Association, 121st Edition, Winter 2009

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