THE PERTINENT INFO
When: Saturday, September 22, 2018
Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
TV: 3:30 // BTN
Announcers: Kevin Kugler, Matt Millen and Rick Pizzo
This is the first time Ohio State and Tulane will play each other in football. Ohio State is 29–3–1 all-time against current members of the American Athletic Conference.
Willie Fritz's team lost to UAB (31-24) last week and enters this contest with a 2–1 record.
Below, you will find some interesting facts about the teams, key offensive player stats, coach information, and team stats.
THE LAST TIME...
- Ohio State played a team from the AAC was against Tulsa in 2016, the Buckeyes won 48-3 in a monsoon.
- The Buckeyes lost to a current member of the AAC was 1950. No. 10 SMU defeated Wes Fesler and 11th ranked OSU 32-27 in Ohio Stadium.
- Ohio State played a road game against a current member of the AAC was on October 1st, 1977. The Buckeyes defeated SMU 35-7 in Dallas.
- The Buckeyes played on the 22nd of September was 2012, No. 16 Ohio State defeated UAB 29-15.
- Ohio State was ranked in the top 5 on September 22nd was 1984, the fifth ranked Bucks defeated No. 14 Iowa (45-26).
- The Buckeyes lost on 9/22 was in 2001 at No. 14 UCLA (13-6).
- September 22, 1990 was the last time a ranked Ohio State team lost to a non-conference opponent in Columbus on this date. No. 18 USC won 35-26 in a weather-shortened game.
- Tulane played against a Big Ten opponent was 2014. Rutgers defeated the Green Wave 31-6 in Piscataway.
ON THE HORIZON
- In three games this season, 15 different Ohio State players have scored touchdowns. In 2017, 16 different players scored over the course of the season.
- Urban Meyer returns to the sideline.
- The Buckeyes have an all-time winning percentage of .725 and are .04 percentage points from taking the all-time lead.
Tulane University
GET TO KNOW TULANE
- Tulane University is located in New Orleans, LA.
- The university was established in 1834. Tulane was formerly called Medical College of Louisiana (1834-47) and University of Louisiana (1847-1884).
- Between 1893 and 1919, Tulane's nickname was The Olive and Blue. In 1920, the nickname Green Wave was accepted.
- Tulane was a charter member of the SEC, the school left the SEC in 1966.
TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTIONS:
- How many of Dwayne Haskins' touchdown passes have been from 30 yards or farther?
- Can you name the Ohio high school that Urban Meyer started his coaching career?
- Meyer has an .851 career winning percentage and is currently third on the all-time winning percentage list. Who are the only coaches ahead of him. Hint, these coaches are not alive.
Answers at the bottom of today's article.
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| OFFENSIVE LEADERS | ||||
| DWAYNE HASKINS | 890 YDS // 11 TD // 1 INT | PASSING | JONATHAN BANKS | 651 YDS // 5 TD // 1 INT |
| MIKE WEBER | 281 YDS // 6.1 YPC // 3 TD | RUSHING | COREY DAUPHINE | 236 YDS // 12.4 YPC // 3 TD |
| KJ HILL | 202 YDS // 1 TD | RECEIVING | DARNELL MOONEY | 308 YDS // 3 TD |
| DEFENSIVE LEADERS | ||||
| NICK BOSA | 14 | TACKLES | ZACHERY HARRIS | 25 |
| NICK BOSA | 4.0 | SACKS | ZACHERY HARRIS AND 2 OTHERS | 1.0 |
| MALIK HARRISON AND 3 OTHERS | 1 | INTERCEPTIONS | DONNIE LEWIS | 2 |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
| DEMARIO McCALL | 10.7 YPR | PUNT RETURNER | JACOB ROBERTSON | 6.0 |
| JOHNNIE DIXON | 27.0 YPR | KICKOFF RETURN | STEPHON HUDERSON | 20.5 |
| DRUE CHRISMAN | 42.1 | PUNTING | ZACHARY BLOCK | 39.6 |
| 6 | EDGE | 3 | ||
THE COACHES
Urban Meyer
- 73–8 (.901) at Ohio State
- 177–31 (.851) overall
Meyer was born in Toledo and grew up in Ashtabula. He attended Cincinnati where he played football. He started his coaching career as a defensive backs coach at St. Xavier in 1985. Meyer then took a GA position with Ohio State between 1986 and 1987. His next stops were Illinois State (1988-89), Colorado State (1990-95) and Notre Dame (1996-2000).
Bowling Green (2001-02) was his first stop as a head coach. He then had stints in Utah (2003-04) and Florida (2005-10) before coming back to the great state of Ohio.
Willie Fritz
- 10–17 (.370) at Tulane (3rd year)
- 164–86 (.656) overall as a college coach (22nd year)
With Fritz as head coach, Tulane has increased its win total each season. In 2017, the team averaged just under 30 points per game. The Green Wave also ranked 20th nationally in rushing last year.
In May, Tulane extended Fritz's contract through the 2023 season.
CLIFF CLAVEN'S LITTLE KNOWN FACTS CORNER
- Dwayne Haskins leads the Big Ten in passing yards, passing TDs and completion percentage.
- Ohio State is the only team in the nation with three wins over Power 5 teams this season.
- Haskins is on pace to break Joe Germaine's single season record of 3,330 passing yards.
- The Buckeyes have won eight straight games.
- Ohio State doesn't have any players from Louisiana on its roster.
- Since 2007, the Buckeyes have defeated 13 ranked teams on the road. Six of those teams were ranked in the top 15.
- Ohio State has not allowed an opponent to score in the fourth quarter this season.
- The Buckeyes are 21–7 when a game is played indoors.
- The 77 points scored against Oregon State were the most by Ohio State against a Power 5 team since dropping 83 on Iowa in 1950.
- Nick Bosa had a sack against TCU which extended his streak to six-straight games with a sack.
- Since 2012, the Buckeyes are 23–2 in the month of September.
- Ohio State has scored 432 touchdowns since 2012. That is the most in the Big Ten and 107 more than second place Wisconsin (325).
- When playing on September 22, the Buckeyes are 4–2. The losses were to No. 14 UCLA (2001) and No. 18 USC (1990).
- This is the first time Ohio State will play an American Athletic Conference opponent on September 22.
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| OFFENSE | ||||
| 56.3 | 2nd | POINTS FOR | 27.7 | 85th |
| 260.7 | 17th | RUSHING OFFENSE | 199.3 | 52nd |
| 348.0 | 9th | PASSING OFFENSE | 217.0 | 77th |
| 608.7 | 2nd | TOTAL OFFENSE | 416.3 | 71st |
| .610 | 3rd | 3rd DOWNS | .375 | 80th |
| .875 | 63rd | RED ZONE | 1.000 | 1st |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| 20.7 | 45th | POINTS ALLOWED | 23.7 | 64th |
| 156.0 | 71st | RUSH DEFENSE | 199.7 | 105th |
| 189.7 | 47th | PASS DEFENSE | 265.7 | 100th |
| 105.0 | 28th | PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE | 116.5 | 50th |
| 345.7 | 52nd | TOTAL DEFENSE | 465.3 | 109th |
| .370 | 66th | 3rd DOWNS | .479 | 120th |
| .800 | 47th | RED ZONE | .714 | 33rd |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
| 7.3 | 75th | PUNT RETURN | 6.0 | 84th |
| 24.0 | 31st | KICKOFF RETURN | 20.5 | 68th |
| 42.1 | 18th | NET PUNTING | 33.5 | 107th |
| MISCELLANEOUS | ||||
| +1.7 | 9th | TURNOVER MARGIN | +0.7 | 29th |
| 7.3 | 84th | PENALTIES | 6.7 | 68th |
| 15 | EDGE | 3 | ||
TODAY'S TRIVIA ANSWERS
How many of Dwayne Haskins' 11 touchdown passes have been from 30 yards or farther?
Answer: Four.
Can you name the Ohio high school that Urban Meyer started his coaching career?
Answer: He started his career as a WR coach at St. Xavier in 1985.
Meyer has an .851 career winning percentage and is currently third on the all-time winning percentage list. Who are the only coaches ahead of him. Hint, these coaches are not alive.
Answer: Knute Rockne and Frank Leahy.
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