THE PERTINENT INFO
When: Saturday, November 23, 2019
Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
TV: Noon // FOX
Announcers: Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft
This will be the 35th time Ohio State and Penn State have faced each other in football. The Buckeyes hold a 20–14* advantage in the all-time series and are 12–7 when playing the kitty cats in Columbus. However, since PsU joined the Big Ten in 1993, the Buckeyes are 11–2 when facing them in Ohio Stadium.
Jimmy Franklin's team escaped with a 34-27 victory over mighty Indiana last week.
Below, you will find some interesting facts about the teams, key offensive player stats, coach information, and team stats.
*NCAA sanctions be damned.
THE LAST TIME...
- Ohio State played Penn State, the Buckeyes pulled out a 27-26 victory in Beaver Stadium.
- This game was played in Columbus, the Scarlet and Gray came from behind to win 39-38 in 2017.
- The Buckeyes played on November 23rd was 2013. The team defeated Indiana 42-14 in Columbus.
- The Scarlet and Gray lost the 11th game of the season, when it was played on Nov. 23rd, was 1996. Think Tai Streets and a banana peel making Shawn Springs slip.
- A Buckeye rushed for over 300 yards in a game was 1995. Eddie George went for 314 yards against Illinois on the cold afternoon of November 11th.
ON THE HORIZON
- If the Buckeyes can beat Penn State by 24+ points, they will become the second* Big Ten team to win 11 consecutive games by that margin. Michigan did it between 1903-04.
- J.K. Dobbins (3,745) is 24 yards away from passing Eddie George (3,768) for third on Ohio State's all-time career rushing list.
- If Ohio State defeats Penn State by more than 20 points, the Buckeyes will become the first team in Big Ten history to start the season with 11 wins of 20 or more points.
- Chase Young (13.5) needs 0.5 a sack to tie Vernon Gholston's single season record of 14.0 sacks for a season.
- K.J. Hill is currently second on Ohio State's all-time receptions list. He needs 9 catches to tie David Boston (191) for first.
*Yes, Nebraska also had an 11 game 24+ winning streak, but the team was not in the Big Ten during the 1971 season.
LET'S GO STREAKING
- Ohio State has won 15 consecutive games.
- The Buckeyes have scored at least 34 points in all 12 games with Ryan Day as head coach.
- Ohio State has 12 consecutive wins against ranked teams.
- The scarlet and gray have won six straight against teams ranked in the AP top-10.
- K'Vaughan Pope has had interceptions in consecutive games.
- The Silver Bullets have held 10 consecutive opponents to under 300 yards of total offense (a program first).
Penn State University
GET TO KNOW PENN STATE
- Penn State University is located in University Park, PA.
- The university was established in 1855 as Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania.
- The Nittany Lions are 9–1 this season.
- Since joining the Big Ten, Penn State is 139–79 (.638) against conference opponents.
- Penn State's mascot is the Nittany Lion. It was created by a senior student in 1907.
- The first recorded game in PSU history was played on November 12, 1881. Penn State went to Bucknell and won 9-0..
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Notable alumni are: John Aniston (dude who blessed the world by creating Jennifer), Keegan-Michael Key (Jimmy Franklin look-alike and the less talented half of Key and Peele), Jonathan Frakes (Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation), Lisa Salters (ESPN), Lara Spencer (co-anchor of Good Morning America), Tom Verducci (Sports Illustrated), Andrew Kevin Walker (wrote the movie Seven), Rake Yohn (Viva La Bam and Jackass), LaVar Arrington (linebacker), Todd Bleckledge (QB and ESPN), Courtney Brown (DE, No. 1 overall pick), Calvin Booth (NBA), Ki-Jana Carter (No. 1 overall pick)
I'm sure there are people left off this list, but I ended the search early because this school bores me .
TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTIONS:
- How many times has J.K. Dobbins carried the ball in the second half this year?
- ESPN's GameDay has been on campus six times with Penn State in town, how many times has Ohio State won?
- The Buckeyes have won 10 games this season. Currently, how many consecutive seasons has the program won at least 10 games?
- How many offensive touchdowns has Ohio State scored this year?
Answers at the bottom of today's article.
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| OFFENSIVE LEADERS | ||||
| JUSTIN FIELDS | 2,164 YDS // 31 TD // 1 INT | PASSING | SEAN CLIFFORD | 2,450 YDS // 22 TD // 6 INT |
| J.K. DOBBINS | 1,289 YDS // 7.0 YPC // 13 TD | RUSHING | JOURNEY BROWN | 521 YDS // 6.1 YPC // 6 TD |
| CHIS OLAVE | 593 YDS // 9 TD | RECEIVING | K.J. HAMLER | 791 YDS // 8 TD |
| DEFENSIVE LEADERS | ||||
| MALIK HARRISON | 52 | TACKLES | MICAH PARSONS | 75 |
| CHASE YOUNG | 13.5 | SACKS | YETUR GROSS-MATOS | 6.5 |
| JEFF OKUDAH | 3 | INTERCEPTIONS | TARIQ CASTRO-FIELDS | 2 |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
| GARRETT WILSON | 9.4 YPR | PUNT RETURNER | K.J. HAMLER | 4.5 |
| DEMARIO McCALL | 23.2 YPR | KICKOFF RETURN | K.J. HAMLER | 20.7 |
| DRUE CHRISMAN | 44.3 | PUNTING | ADAM KORSAK | 42.4 |
| 5 | EDGE | 3 | ||
THE COACHES
Ryan Day
- 12–0 (1.00) at Ohio State
- 12–0 (1.00) overall
Day's hometown is Manchester, NH. He attended Manchester High School and attended college at New Hampshire. Day has been in coaching for 18 years and is Ohio State's 25th head coach.
After this season's first eight games, Ryan Day and the Buckeyes are outscoring their opponents 386-63. That is an average victory of 48-8. The numbers stay fairly steady when you add in the three games Day coached last season.
After 12 games with Day as head coach, Ohio State is beating teams by an average score of 52-12. The only teams not to lose to Day by more than 40 points are Oregon State, TCU, Florida Atlantic and Wisconsin. He has the program record for points scored after his first 12 games with 628.
Urban Meyer and Carroll Widdoes are the only other coaches in program history to start their careers with 12 straight victories. However, neither of them won their games as convincingly as Day.
Jimmy Franklin
- 54–22 (.711) at Penn State (6th year)
- 78–37 (.678) overall as a college head coach (9th year)
- 33–17 (.660) against B1G opponents
Franklin played quarterback for East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania for four seasons. He left the school with seven program records and a degree in Psychology in 1995.
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is where Franklin started as a WR coach in 1995. He went on to serve as an assistant at the following schools: East Stroudsburg, Roskilde Kings, James Madison, Washington State, Idaho State, Maryland and Kansas State. Franklin was also an intern for the Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings.
Before his stay at Penn State, Franklin was the head coach at Vanderbilt where he led the Commodores to consecutive bowl games for the first time in program history. He is currently under contract with PSU through the 2022 season.
CLIFF CLAVEN'S LITTLE KNOWN FACTS CORNER
- 1.....Home loss Ohio State has had against Big Ten opponents since 2012.
- 2......Ohio State's rank in red zone defense and turnover margin (+1.3).
- 5......Number of times the Buckeyes have scored 50 or more points this year.
- 10....Buckeyes have played in 40+ games.
- 11....Total touchdowns the Silver Bullets have allowed this season.
- 15....Different Buckeyes have recorded a sack.
- 22....Takeaways created by the Silver Bullets.
- 23....Times the Buckeyes have scored 40 or more points since 2017.
- 26.....Seniors will be in Ohio Stadium for the final time.
- 31.....Rushing touchdowns for the Buckeyes this year.
- 36.....Straight games the Scarlet and Gray has scored at least 20 points.
- 41.....Touchdowns Fields has accounted for through ten games.
- 44.....Consecutive games K.J. Hill has caught a pass, the program record is 48.
- 46.....Number of times Ohio State has played at a College GameDay site.
- 66.....Punts Drue Chrisman has downed inside the 20 during his OSU career.
- 69.....Total offensive touchdowns scored by the 2019 Buckeyes.
- 70.....Ohio State has scored at least 70 points twice this year, first time since 1996.
- 102...Wins for the Buckeyes this decade.
- 128...Touchdown passes thrown by Ohio State quarterbacks since 2017.
- 216...Offensive touchdowns for the Buckeyes since 2017.
- 217...Minimum number of rushing yards for OSU in first ten games.
- 286...First downs gained by Ohio State this year.
- 318...Points scored by OSU in the first half this season, opposing teams have 38.
- 456...Wins for Ohio State in Ohio Stadium.
- 515...The number of points the Buckeyes have scored in ten games, the most ever in program history.
- 589...Touchdowns scored by the Scarlet and Gray since 2012, most in the country.
- 589...Buckeye football games played in Ohio Stadium.
- 914...Times Ohio State has been ranked in the AP poll.
- 921...Number of official wins for the program (we know it's actually 933).
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| OFFENSE | ||||
| 51.5 | 1st | POINTS FOR | 36.8 | 15th |
| 287.4 | 4th | RUSHING OFFENSE | 173.1 | 53rd |
| 254.3 | 45th | PASSING OFFENSE | 253.5 | 46th |
| 541.7 | 4th | TOTAL OFFENSE | 426.6 | 50th |
| .585 | 1st | 3rd DOWNS | .425 | 45th |
| .895 | 32nd | RED ZONE | .900 | 28th |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| 9.8 | 1st | POINTS ALLOWED | 13.5 | 7th |
| 90.4 | 6th | RUSH DEFENSE | 75.9 | 4th |
| 126.0 | 1st | PASS DEFENSE | 240.3 | 84th |
| 90.5 | 2nd | PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE | 120.7 | 30th |
| 216.4 | 1st | TOTAL DEFENSE | 316.2 | 17th |
| .268 | 3rd | 3rd DOWNS | .329 | 25th |
| .611 | 2nd | RED ZONE | .864 | 92nd |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
| 8.7 | 49th | PUNT RETURN | 5.7 | 97th |
| 21.8 | 48th | KICKOFF RETURN | 19.1 | 89th |
| 40.1 | 33rd | NET PUNTING | 39.7 | 39th |
| MISCELLANEOUS | ||||
| +1.3 | 2nd | TURNOVER MARGIN | +0.6 | 21st |
| 5.8 | 45th | PENALTIES | 4.7 | 13th |
| 15 | EDGE | 3 | ||
TODAY'S TRIVIA ANSWERS
How many times has J.K. Dobbins carried the ball in the second half this year?
Answer: 42. In fact, Dobbins did not have a second half carry in four of the ten games.
ESPN's GameDay has been on campus six times with Penn State in town, how many times has Ohio State won?
Answer: Five. The loss was in 2008.
The Buckeyes have won 10 games this season. Currently, how many consecutive seasons has the program won at least 10 games?
Answer: 8. The streak started with Urban Meyer's arrival in 2012.
How many offensive touchdowns has Ohio State scored this year?
Answer: 69. Damon Arnette's interception return for a touchdown bumps the team total up to 70.
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