THE PERTINENT INFO
When: Saturday, November 11, 2023
Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
TV: 7:30 // NBC
Announcers: Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge and Kathryn Tappen
This will be the 52nd time Ohio State and Michigan State have faced each other in football. The Buckeyes hold a 36–15 advantage in the all-time series and are 17–9 when playing the Spartans in Columbus.
Last week, Harlon Barnett's team ended a six-game losing streak. Michigan State defeated Nebraska, 20-17, in East Lansing. The win was the third of the season and the program's first since defeating Richmond on Sept. 9. The Spartans are 3–6 this season and 1–5 in the Big Ten.
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 Michigan State, in Ohio Stadium, the Buckeyes won 56-7.
- The Buckeyes played on Nov. 11th was 2017. Ohio State dropped Michigan State 48-3 in Ohio Stadium.
- The Scarlet and Gray lost the tenth game of the season was the loss at Purdue in 2011. The Buckeyes have won the tenth game of the season 10 straight times and 16 of the last 17.
- Ohio State had caught an interception in the end zone for a touchdown? Haskell Garrett against Michigan State in 2020.
- The Buckeyes had a 7:30 kickoff against the Spartans was the 34-10 victory in Columbus in 2019.
ON THE HORIZON
- Ohio State has a nine-game winning streak. If the Buckeyes defeat Michigan State it will officially be the program's 20th ten-game winning streak. *21 if you count the games in 2010.
- Marvin Harrison Jr. is 86 yards away from becoming the first Ohio State player to eclipse 1,000 yards receiving in two different seasons.
- Harrison's next touchdown catch will be the 28th of his career and he will pass for Cris Carter (27) for 4th on Ohio State's all-time list.
- Harrison has 2,316 receiving yards and is currently ranked ninth on Ohio State's career receiving yards list. He needs 17 yards to pass K.J. Hill (2,332) for seventh on the all-time list.
- With 140 career receptions, Harrison is one catch away from passing Santonio Holmes (140) for eighth on the all-time receptions list, four from passing Parris Campbell (143) and six from Corey Brown (145).
- Cade Stover (909) needs 91 yards to become the sixth Ohio State TE with 1,000 career receiving yards.
- Emeka Egbuka has 1,674 career receiving yards and is currently ranked 24th on the all-time career list. He is four yards away from moving ahead of Terry Glenn (1,677) and 34 yards away from surpassing Cedric Anderson (1,707) for 23rd and 22nd.
- Egbuka has 109 receptions and is within striking distance of Chris Olave (111) and Michael Thomas (113) for 19th and 18th.
- Saturday will be Ryan Day's 61st as Ohio State's head coach.
- With a win, the Buckeyes will have 479* victories when playing in Ohio Stadium.
*NCAA sanctions be damned
Let's go streaking
- The Buckeyes have won seven straight games against Michigan State.
- Ohio State has defeated the Spartans three consecutive times in Columbus.
- Harrison has caught a touchdown pass in five straight games.
- Harrison has caught two touchdown passes in back-to-back games.
- Ryan Day has won 36 consecutive games against unranked teams.
GET TO KNOW MICHIGAN STATE
- Michigan State is located in East Lansing, MI.
- The university was established in 1855.
- The Spartans are in their 125th season of playing football.
- Sparty, the team's mascot, made its debut as a six-foot tall papier-mâché Spartan head in 1955.
- Michigan State football started as a club sport in 1885, but played its first varsity football game in 1896.
- Notable alumni are James Caan* (The Godfather), Dick Martin (half of Rowan and Martin) Tom Sizemore (Saving Private Ryan), Tom Bodett* (Motel 6), Chris Hansen (Tells pervs to have a seat), Jackie Martling (The Joke Man), Steve Garvey (Dodgers great), Kirk Gibson (Tigers great), Draymond Green (Warriors whiner), Magic Johnson (Lakers great and entrepreneur), Zach Randolph (Grizzlies), Le'Veon Bell (Jets, Groveport Madison), Plaxico Burrress (heart breaker and poor shot), Bubba Smith (Colts, Police Academy and Married With Children) Drayton McLane Jr. (owner of the Astros), Dan Gilbert (owner of the Cavs), Tom Gores (owner of the Pistons), John H. McConnell (former owner of the Blue Jackets)
*Attended, did not graduate.
TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTIONS
- Last year, the Buckeyes had two 100-yard receivers and one 100-yard rusher. TreVeyon Henderson (118) was the 100-yard rusher, Marvin Harrison Jr. (131) was one of the receivers, who was the other receiver?
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In two starts against Michigan State, which Ohio State quarterback went 53/61 passing for 793 yards and 12 touchdowns?
A. C.J. Stroud; B. J.T. Barrett; C. Mike Tomczak; D. Steve Bellisari - Who was the Ohio State player to record a rushing touchdown, receiving touchdown and punt return touchdown against Michigan State in 2004?
- TreVeyon Henderson rushed for 128 yards and had 80 yards receiving against Rutgers last week. Who was the last Buckeye to have 100+ receiving yards and at least 80 receiving yards in the same game?
Answers at the bottom of today's article.
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| OFFENSIVE LEADERS | ||||
| KYLE McCORD | 2,352 YDS // 17 TD // 4 INT | PASSING | NOAH KIM | 1,090 YDS // 6 TD // 6 INT |
| TREVEYON HENDERSON | 585 YDS // 6.5 YPC // 7 TD | RUSHING | NATHAN CARTER | 659 YDS // 4.2 YPC // 4 TD |
| MARVIN HARRISON JR. | 914 YDS // 10 TD | RECEIVING | MONTORIE FOSTER JR. | 436 YDS // 2 TD |
| DEFENSIVE LEADERS | ||||
| TOMMY EICHENBERG | 73 | TACKLES | CAL HALADAY | 65 |
| JT TUIMOLOAU | 4.0 | SACKS | AARON BRULE | 4.0 |
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JORDAN HANCOCK 5 OTHERS |
1 | INTERCEPTIONS | JADEN MANGHAM | 4 |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
| JAYDEN BALLARD | 5.1 YPR | PUNT RETURNER | TYRELL HENRY | 8.2 YPR |
| XAVIER JOHNSON | 23.1 | KICKOFF RETURN | TYRELL HENRY | 16.7 |
| JESSE MIRCO | 43.0 | PUNTING | RYAN ECKLEY | 45.4 |
| 5 | EDGE | 5 | ||
CLIFF CLAVEN'S LITTLE KNOWN FACTS CORNER
- 0.......rushing touchdowns allowed by Ohio State's defense in the last four games.
- 1.......game this season in which the Buckeyes have eclipsed 500 yards of total offense.
- 2.......straight games TreVeyon Henderson has surpassed 200 yards of total offense.
- 3.......number of 100-yard rushing games for Ohio State running backs this season.
- 5.......games the Buckeyes eclipsed 500 yards of total offense last year.
- 6.......times Marvin Harrison has finished a game with 160+ receiving yards, an Ohio State record.
- 7......wins for Ryan Day over Top 10 teams.
- 8.......times Michigan State has defeated a ranked Buckeye team.
- 9.......times an Ohio State player has finished a season with 1,000 yards receiving.
- 10.....times Ohio State has hosted Big Noon Kickoff.
- 11.....the 11th Dubgate is this Saturday.
- 12.....number of OSU players with 2,000 career receiving yards.
- 13.....Big Noon Kickoff wins for the Buckeyes.
- 14.....solo tackles by Lorenzo Styles against Michigan State in 1993, a series best for Ohio State.
- 16.....number of returning starters for Ohio State.
- 19.....times Ohio State has scored 50+ points since 2019.
- 20.....times Ohio State has finished a season with at least 11 wins.
- 21.....times Ohio State has finished a season with at least 11 wins, including the 2010 season.
- 21.....number of letter winners lost from last season.
- 23.....home night games* won by the Buckeyes.
- 23.....times Ohio State has hosted GameDay.
- 24.....consecutive season-opening victories for Ohio State.
- 26.....the Buckeyes' average margin of victory against B1G opponents with Day as head coach.
- 27.....bowl wins for Ohio State*.
- 31.....times Ohio State has had at least 10 wins in a season*.
- 33.....games of 500+ yards of total offense with Day as head coach.
- 34.....times - including Saturday - Ohio State has worn an alternate jersey.
- 36.....consecutive wins for Ryan Day against unranked opponents.
- 36.....straight seasons ranked in the AP preseason Top 25.
- 39.....conference wins for Ryan Day, includes two Big Ten title games.
- 40.....GameDay wins* for the Buckeyes.
- 46.....returning letter winners for Ohio State.
- 55.....out of 55 weeks the Buckeyes have been ranked in the CFP.
- 57.....times Ohio State has played when GameDay has been on site.
- 74.....home victories for Ohio State since 2012.
- 81.....night games* won by the Buckeyes.
- 90.....Consensus and unanimous All-Americans to play for the Buckeyes.
- 100...homecoming games for Ohio State.
- 102...this is the 102nd season the Scarlet and Gray have played in Ohio Stadium.
- 119...times Ohio State has scored 50+ points, undefeated in those games.
- 134....number of years for Buckeye football.
- 154...the number of years The Ohio State University has been in the education business.
- 215...All-Americans in program history.
- 219...times a Buckeye player has gone for 100+ receiving yards.
- 267...number of passing touchdowns since 2017 (Ryan Day's arrival).
- 470...official victories for the Buckeyes in Ohio Stadium.
- 478...Ohio Stadium victories for the Buckeyes, including the 2010 season.
- 545...number of Big Ten wins for Ohio State (we know it's actually 552).
- 962...number of official wins for the program (we know it's actually 974).
- 976...times Ohio State has been ranked in the AP poll, the most for any school.
*NCAA sanctions be damned.
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| OFFENSE | ||||
| 32.8 | 32nd | POINTS FOR | 18.2 | 121st |
| 134.3 | 88th | RUSHING OFFENSE | 103.0 | 116th |
| 283.2 | 25th | PASSING OFFENSE | 216.1 | 81st |
| 417.6 | 45th | TOTAL OFFENSE | 319.1 | 111th |
| .443 | 32nd | 3rd DOWNS | .339 | 107th |
| .833 | 69th | RED ZONE | .875 | 47th |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| 10.7 | 2nd | POINTS ALLOWED | 26.6 | 72nd |
| 114.4 | 25th | RUSH DEFENSE | 128.6 | 42nd |
| 156.7 | 3rd | PASS DEFENSE | 222.3 | 55th |
| 94.0 | 1st | PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE | 135.1 | 79th |
| 271.1 | 5th | TOTAL DEFENSE | 350.9 | 45th |
| .311 | 16th | 3rd DOWNS | .361 | 107th |
| .727 | 12th | RED ZONE | .778 | 35th |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
| 4.1 | 107th | PUNT RETURN | 8.2 | 70th |
| 19.7 | 70th | KICKOFF RETURN | 17.6 | 106th |
| 38.2 | 79th | NET PUNTING | 41.0 | 26th |
| MISCELLANEOUS | ||||
| -0.1 | 82nd | TURNOVER MARGIN | -0.4 | 99th |
| 6.3 | 84th | PENALTIES | 7.6 | 122nd |
| 14 | EDGE | 3 | ||
TODAY'S TRIVIA ANSWERS
Last year, the Buckeyes had two 100-yard receivers and one 100-yard rusher. TreVeyon Henderson (118) was the 100-yard rusher, Marvin Harrison Jr. (131) was one of the receivers, who was the other receiver?
Answer: Emeka Egbuka was the other receiver as he finished the day with 131 receiving yards, the same as Harrison.
In two starts against Michigan State, which Ohio State quarterback went 53/61 passing for 793 yards and 12 touchdowns?
A. C.J. Stroud; B. J.T. Barrett; C. Mike Tomczak; D. Steve Bellisari
Answer: C.J. Stroud racked up those stats against the Spartans in 2021 and 2022.
Who was the Ohio State player to record a rushing touchdown, receiving touchdown and punt return touchdown against Michigan State in 2004?
Answer: Ted Ginn Jr., Ohio State won 32-19 in Spartan Stadium.
TreVeyon Henderson rushed for 128 yards and had 80 yards receiving against Rutgers last week. Who was the last Buckeye to have 100+ receiving yards and at least 80 receiving yards in the same game?
Answer: Eddie George against Minnesota in 1995.
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