Ezekiel Elliott averaged 11.5 yards per carry in the 2015 Sugar Bowl.
Five Fun Facts
- Ohio State has never passed for over 300 yards in the Sugar Bowl.
- Ezekiel Elliott ran for a program-high 230 yards in the 2015 Sugar Bowl.
- The fewest amount of points allowed by the Buckeyes is the 14 to Texas A&M in 1999.
- Cardale Jones' 243 yards in 2015 are the most passing yards by an OSU quarterback in the Sugar Bowl.
- In 1999, David Boston set the program's Sugar Bowl high with 11 receptions and 105 yards.
Bonus Fact
Derrick Henry averaged 7.3 yards per carry in a losing effort for Alabama. However, he split carries with T.J. Yeldon and Henry finished the game with 95 yards on 13 carries. Thankfully, Yeldon took 10 carries away from the big, bruising back.
The information below is based on the five Sugar Bowl games Ohio State has played between 1978 and 2015.
The stats. Nothing but the stats.
| OHIO STATE | STAT CATEGORY | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| 281 (2015) | MOST YARDS | 280 (1978 ALABAMA) |
| 45 (2011) | MOST ATTEMPTS | 68 (1978 ALA) |
| 6.7 (2015) | BEST YPC | 5.0 (2015 ALA) |
| 2 (2015, 2011) | MOST TOUCHDOWNS | 3 (2015, 1998, 1978) |
| 85 (2015) | LONGEST RUN | 26 (1978 ALA) |
| 38 (1978) | LEAST ATTEMPTS | 27 (1999, 1998) |
| 118 (1998) | LEAST YARDS | 60 (1998 FLORIDA STATE) |
| 2.7 (1998) | WORST YPC | 2.2 (1998 FSU) |
| 0 (1998, 1978) | LEAST TOUCHDOWNS | 0 (2011 ARKANSAS) |
| OHIO STATE | STAT CATEGORY | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| 256 (2015) | MOST YARDS | 334 (1998 FSU) |
| 21 (1999) | MOST COMPLETIONS | 24 (2011 ARK) |
| 38 (1999) | MOST ATTEMPTS | 47 (2011 ARK) |
| .560 (2011) | BEST PERCENTAGE | .727 (1978 ALA) |
| 2 (2015, 2011) | MOST TOUCHDOWNS | 2 (2015, 2011, 1978) |
| 50 (1998) | LONGEST PASS | 52 (ALA) |
| 3 (1978, 1998) | MOST INTERCEPTIONS | 3 (2015 ALA) |
| 103 (1978) | LEAST YARDS | 187 (1999 A&M) |
| 7 (1978) | LEAST COMPLETIONS | 8 (1978 ALA) |
| 17 (1978) | LEAST ATTEMPTS | 11 (1978 ALA) |
| .412 (1978) | WORST PERCENTAGE | .511 (2011 ARK) |
| 1 (1999, 1998, 1978) | LEAST TOUCHDOWNS | 1 (1999, 1998) |
| 0 (2011, 1999) | LEAST INTERCEPTIONS | 0 (1999, 1978) |
| OHIO STATE | STAT CATEGORY | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| 537 (2015) | MOST YARDS | 407 (2015 ALA) |
| 80 (1999, 1998) | MOST PLAYS | 79 (1978 ALA) |
| 6.9 (2015) | BEST YARDS PER PLAY | 6.6 (1998 FSU) |
| 263 (1978) | LEAST YARDS | 283 (1999 A&M) |
| 55 (1978) | LEAST PLAYS | 60 (1998 FSU) |
| 4.1 (1999) | WORST YARDS PER PLAY | 4.3 (1999 A&M) |
| OHIO STATE | STAT CATEGORY | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| 42 (2015) | MOST POINTS | 35 (2015, 1978) |
| 21 (1999) | 1ST QUARTER | 14 (2015 ALA) |
| 14 (2015, 2010) | 2ND QUARTER | 14 (2015 ALA) |
| 14 (2015) | 3RD QUARTER | 11 (2011 ARK) |
| 8 (2015) | 4TH QUARTER | 14 (1978 ALA) |
| 0 (1978) | LEAST POINTS | 14 (1999 TEXAS A&M) |
| 0 (1998, 1978) | 1ST QUARTER | 0 (1978 ALA) |
| 0 (1999) | 2ND QUARTER | 0 (1999 A&M) |
| 0 (1999, 1978) | 3RD QUARTER | 0 (1998 FSU) |
| 0 (2011, 1999) | 4TH QUARTER | 0 (1999 A&M) |
| OHIO STATE | STAT CATEGORY | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| 230 EZEKIEL ELLIOTT (2015) | MOST YARDS | 139 KNILE DAVIS (2011 ARK) |
| 24 DAN HERRON (2011) | MOST ATTEMPTS | 26 KNILE DAVIS (2011 ARK) |
| 11.5 EZEKIEL ELLIOTT (2015) | BEST YPC (MIN. 10 ATT) | 7.3 DERRICK HENRY (2015 ALA) |
| 2 EZEKIEL ELLIOTT (2015) | MOST TOUCHDOWNS | 2 WILLIAM McCRAY (1998 FSU) |
| 85 EZEKIEL ELLIOTT (2015) | LONGEST RUN | 26 JOHN CROW (1978 ALA) |
| 2.5 CARDALE JONES (2015) | WORST YPC (MIN. 10 ATT) | 2.9 BLAKE SIMS (2015 ALA) |
| OHIO STATE | STAT CATEGORY | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| 243 CARDALE JONES (2015) | MOST YARDS | 334 THAD BUSBY (1998 FSU) |
| 21 JOE GERMAINE (1999) | MOST COMPLETIONS | 24 RYAN MALLETT (2011 ARK) |
| 38 JOE GERMAINE (1999) | MOST ATTEMPTS | 47 RYAN MALLETT (2011 ARK) |
| .600 STANLEY JACKSON (1998) | BEST PERCENTAGE (MIN. 10 ATT) | .727 JEFF RUTLEDGE (1978 ALA) |
| 2 TERRELLE PRYOR (2011) | MOST TOUCHDOWNS | 2 BLAKE SIMS (2015) /// MALLETT, RUTLEDGE |
| 3 ROD GERALD (1978) | MOST INTERCEPTIONS | 3 BLAKE SIMS (2015 ALA) |
| 34 STANLEY JACKSON (1998) | LEAST YARDS (MIN. 10 ATT) | 109 JEFF RUTLEDGE (1978 ALA) |
| 6 STANLEY JACKSON (1998) | LEAST COMPLETIONS (MIN. 10 ATT) | 8 JEFF RUTLEDGE (1978 ALA) |
| .385 JOE GERMAINE (1998 FSU) | WORST PERCENTAGE (MIN. 10 ATT) | .511 RYAN MALLETT (2011 ARK) |
| OHIO STATE | STAT CATEGORY | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| 105 DAVID BOSTON (1999) | MOST YARDS | 176 EG GREEN (1998 FSU) |
| 11 DAVID BOSTON (1999) | MOST CATCHES | 9 AMARI COOPER (2015 ALA) /// 2 OTHERS |
| 23.3 DeVIER POSEY (2011) | BEST YPC (MIN. 3 REC) | 27.3 PETER WARRICK (1999 FSU) |
| 1 DEVIN SMITH, MICHAEL THOMAS (2015) /// 5 OTHERS | MOST TOUCHDOWNS | 2 AMARI COOPER (2015 ALA) |
| 50 JOHN LUMPKIN (1999) | LONGEST CATCH | 52 DERRICK HENRY (2015 ALA) |
| 8.0 MICHAEL WILEY (1999) | WORST YPC (MIN. 3 REC) | 2.7 KNILE DAVIS (2011 ARK) |
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