Ohio State's Championship Football Team Broke or Tied 74 Records

By D.J. Byrnes on February 12, 2015 at 10:33 am
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Ohio State's historic playoff run was enthralling for any fan of the battlin' Buckeyes. But now that the dust has settled, we can start gauging just how great the 2014 team was.

Ohio State compiled a list today, and Urban Meyer's men broke (or tied) 74 records in total.

The full list can be viewed over here, but here's just a smattering of the team records smashed (or tied) by King Dolodale and company:

Team (26)
NCAA Records
14 - *Wins, season
15 - *Games played, season

Big Ten Conference Records
24 - Consecutive Big Ten wins
45 - First downs, game
1,099 - Total offensive plays, season 
7,674 - Total offensive yards, season 
386 - First downs, season 
4 - Turnovers forced in Big Ten championship game
3 - Interceptions in Big Ten championship game

Program Records
14 - *Wins, season
15 - Games played, season
24 - Consecutive Big Ten wins
4 - Consecutive games 50-plus points 
4 - *Consecutive games 500-or-more yards total offense 
260 - Passes completed, season
3,707 - Passing yards, season
42 - Passing touchdowns, season
1,099 - Total offensive plays, season
7,674 - Total offensive yards, season
672 - Points scored, season 
90 - Touchdowns, season
386 - First downs, season
101 - Total offensive attempts, game (vs. Cincinnati)
45 - First downs, game (vs. Cincinnati)
28 - First downs in bowl game (vs. Oregon)

Misc.

0 - Points allowed in FBS/Power Five conference championship

You know, I'm not sure any sort of statistical/numerical evidence will ever help me 100% understand the greatness I witness. Still, it's an impressive set of numbers to gaze upon.

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