Record: 14-0, 1.000 W-L% (1st of 117) ▪ Rank: 1st in Final AP Poll
Conference: Big Ten
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jim Tressel (14-0)
PS/G: 29.3 (41st of 117) ▪ PA/G: 13.1 (2nd of 117)
SRS: 18.13 (5th of 117) ▪ SOS: 3.99 (21st of 117)
Bowl Game: Won Fiesta Bowl 31-24 versus Miami (FL)
| Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | First Downs | Penalties | Turnovers | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | G | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | Pass | Rush | Pen | Tot | No. | Yds | Fum | Int | Tot |
| Offense | 14 | 12.4 | 20.0 | 61.8 | 173.2 | 1.0 | 44.9 | 191.3 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 64.9 | 364.5 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 17.5 | 5.4 | 40.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Defense | 14 | 22.5 | 39.0 | 57.7 | 243.1 | 1.0 | 29.9 | 77.7 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 68.9 | 320.9 | 4.7 | 11.1 | 5.1 | 1.1 | 17.4 | 4.7 | 40.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| Difference | -10.1 | -19.0 | +4.1 | -69.9 | 0.0 | +15.0 | +113.6 | +1.7 | +1.8 | -4.0 | +43.6 | +0.9 | -3.5 | +4.4 | -0.7 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -0.9 | |
| Passing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate |
| 1 | Craig Krenzel | 148 | 249 | 59.4 | 2110 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 12 | 7 | 140.9 |
| 2 | Scott McMullen | 25 | 31 | 80.6 | 315 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 2 | 0 | 187.3 |
| Rushing | Receiving | Scrimmage | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Plays | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Maurice Clarett | 222 | 1237 | 5.6 | 16 | 12 | 104 | 8.7 | 2 | 234 | 1341 | 5.7 | 18 |
| 2 | Lydell Ross | 166 | 619 | 3.7 | 6 | 10 | 75 | 7.5 | 0 | 176 | 694 | 3.9 | 6 |
| 3 | Craig Krenzel | 125 | 368 | 2.9 | 3 | 125 | 368 | 2.9 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Maurice Hall | 78 | 370 | 4.7 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | 83 | 413 | 5.0 | 4 |
| 5 | Jaja Riley | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | Scott McMullen | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 7 | Chris Gamble | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 1 | 31 | 499 | 16.1 | 0 | 34 | 548 | 16.1 | 1 |
| 8 | Andy Groom | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | 0 | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | Donnie Nickey | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | Roshawn Parker | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | Jim Otis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | Brandon Schnittker | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 13 | Brandon Joe | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | Michael Jenkins | 61 | 1076 | 17.6 | 6 | 61 | 1076 | 17.6 | 6 | ||||
| 15 | Ben Hartsock | 17 | 137 | 8.1 | 2 | 17 | 137 | 8.1 | 2 | ||||
| 16 | Chris Vance | 13 | 178 | 13.7 | 3 | 13 | 178 | 13.7 | 3 | ||||
| 17 | Drew Carter | 10 | 147 | 14.7 | 0 | 10 | 147 | 14.7 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | Redgie Arden | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | Bam Childress | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | Ryan Hamby | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | ||||
| 21 | John Hollins | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | ||||
| Tackles | Def Int | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF |
| 1 | Chris Gamble | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Dustin Fox | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Will Allen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Mike Doss | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 5 | A.J. Hawk | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Matt Wilhelm | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Tyler Everett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Cie Grant | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Will Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Mike Kudla | 1 | 17 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Donnie Nickey | 1 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Kick Ret | Punt Ret | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Maurice Hall | 19 | 434 | 22.8 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | Chris Gamble | 11 | 253 | 23.0 | 0 | 35 | 293 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 3 | Mike Doss | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 4 | Brandon Joe | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | Brandon Schnittker | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | Chris Vance | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 7 | Jack Tucker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | Donnie Nickey | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | Michael Jenkins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | Dustin Fox | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | Punting | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | Pts | Punts | Yds | Avg |
| 1 | Mike Nugent | 45 | 46 | 97.8 | 25 | 28 | 89.3 | 120 | |||
| 2 | Andy Groom | 60 | 2697 | 45.0 | |||||||
| Touchdowns | Kicking | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Rush | Rec | Int | FR | PR | KR | Oth | Tot | XPM | FGM | 2PM | Sfty | Pts |
| 1 | Mike Nugent | 45 | 25 | 120 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Maurice Clarett | 16 | 2 | 18 | 108 | |||||||||
| 3 | Michael Jenkins | 6 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Lydell Ross | 6 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Maurice Hall | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Chris Vance | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Craig Krenzel | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Chris Gamble | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
| 9 | Ben Hartsock | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Ryan Hamby | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Mike Doss | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 12 | A.J. Hawk | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Scott McMullen | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||