THE RUNNING START
When: Saturday, September 16, 2017
Where: Columbus, Ohio, Ohio Stadium
TV: 4:30 FOX Sports
Announcers: Joe Davis, Brady Quinn and Bruce Feldman
Amazingly, this is the first game between Ohio State and Army. The Black Knights are undefeated and are looking to give Ohio State back-to-back regular season losses for the first time in the Urban Meyer era.
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 an Armed Service team was 2014 against Navy.
- An armed service team played in Ohio Stadium was 2011.
- The Buckeyes lost to a Service Academy team was to Air Force in 1990.
- The Buckeyes won via shutout was last year against Rutgers (58-0).
- Ohio State lost in Ohio Stadium was last week.
- Army played a Big Ten opponent, Rutgers won 31-21 in 2015.
ON THE HORIZON
- Ohio State is 5–1 against current Service Academy teams.
- Since 1890, the Buckeyes are 88–30–9 in Week 3 and 60–15–4 at home.
- The Buckeyes have been ranked in the AP Top 10 for 41 straight weeks.
- Urban Meyer led Ohio State teams are 34–3 when playing in Ohio Stadium.
- J.T. Barrett (104) is second on the Big Ten's all-time touchdowns responsible for list. Barrett is two touchdowns behind Drew Brees for the all-time lead.
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GET TO KNOW ARMY
- The Army Black Knights are located in West Point, NY.
- The program's first season of football was 1890. The first game was a loss to Navy.
- The Black Knights are 2–0 this season.
- Army is 21–42 (.333) since 2012.
- Last week, Army defeated Buffalo 21-17 and has a five-game winning streak.
- The Black Knights started this year and last year 2–0. The last time the program started 2–0 in back-to-back seasons was 1979 and 1980.
- Army is 43–50–1 (.463) against current members of the Big Ten.
- Under head coach Jeff Monken, the Black Knights have scored 60 or more points four times.
TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTIONS:
- Can you name the last season Ohio State had back-to-back losses? Which teams defeated the Buckeyes that season?
- When was the last time Ohio State lost in Week 2 and Week 3?
- How many times have the Buckeyes lost in both Weeks 2 and 3?
- Can you name the last season Ohio State had back-to-back regular season losses?
- How many of Drue Chrisman's 10 punts have been downed inside the 20-yard line?
Answers at the bottom of today's article.
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| OFFENSIVE LEADERS | ||||
| J.T. BARRETT | 487 YDS // 3 TD // 1 INT | PASSING | AHMAD BRADSHAW | 17 YDS // 0 TD // 0 INT |
| J.K. DOBBINS | 253 YDS // 6.0 YPC 1 TD | RUSHING | AHMAD BRADSHAW | 324 yards // 3 TD |
| PARRIS CAMPBELL | 163 YDS // 1 TD | RECEIVING | JORDAN ASBERRY | 18 yards // 0 TD |
| DEFENSIVE LEADERS | ||||
| CHRIS WORLEY | 17 | TACKLES | COLE CHRISTIANSEN // JAYLON McCLINTON // JALEN SHARP | 10 |
| NICK BOSA // SAM HUBBARD // TYQUAN LEWIS | 2.0 | SACKS | ALEX AUKERMAN | 2.0 |
| JORDAN FULLER // DENZEL WARD | 1 | INTERCEPTIONS | JAYLON McCLINTON | 1 |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
| K.J. HILL | 2.3 YPR | PUNT RETURNER | THE BLACK KNIGHT | ----- |
| PARRIS CAMPBELL | 35.3 YPR | KICKOFF RETURN | KELL WALKER | 24.5 YPR |
| DRUE CHRISMAN | 45.5 | NET PUNTING | NICK SCHRAGE | 31.3 YPP |
| 8 | EDGE | 3 | ||
THE COACHES
This is the first time Urban Meyer and Jeff Monken have squared off. Meyer is 94–16 when facing an opposing coach for the first time.
Urban Meyer
- 62–7 (.899) at Ohio State (6th year)
- 166–30 (.847) overall (16th year)
Jeff Monken
- 16–23 (.410) at Army (4th year)
- 52–39 (.571) overall as a college coach (8th year)
CLIFF CLAVEN'S LITTLE KNOWN FACTS CORNER
- J.T. Barrett is 679 yards away from becoming Ohio State's all-time leader in passing yards.
- Ohio State's defense has only allowed 121 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown this season.
- After two games, Army has rushed for 835 yards and 11 rushing touchdowns.
- The Black Knights have only completed 2 passes on 10 attempts for 17 yards.
- Damon Webb had a career high nine tackles and recovered had his first career fumble recovery against Oklahoma.
- Sean Nuernberger has made 112 straight extra points.
- Ohio State is averaging 249.9 rushing yards per game since 2013. Against Oklahoma, the Buckeyes had 167 yards on the ground.
- When playing the third game of the season at home during the day, the Buckeyes are 60–15–4. In 1990, No. 18 USC was the last team to defeat Ohio State in this scenario. The game was called early due to lightning.
- Ted Ginn Jr. was the last Buckeye to get a rushing, receiving and return touchdown in the same game. He did it against Michigan State on 11/6/2004.
- The last team not from a power five conference to defeat the Buckeyes was Air Force in 1990.
- The Buckeyes' last game on September 16th was a 37-7 victory over Cincinnati in 2006.
- Ohio State is 5–1 on this date and all of the games have been played in Ohio Stadium. OSU was ranked in all of those games except for one. In 1989, the urnanked Buckeyes defeated Oklahoma State 37-13.
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| OFFENSE | ||||
| 32.5 | 63rd | POINTS FOR | 42.5 | 23rd |
| 229.5 | 32nd | RUSHING OFFENSE | 417.5 | 2nd |
| 243.5 | 57th | PASSING OFFENSE | 8.5 | 129th |
| 473.0 | 37th | TOTAL OFFENSE | 426.0 | 60th |
| .441 | 52nd | 3rd DOWNS | .524 | 18th |
| 1.000 | 1st | RED ZONE | 1.000 | 1st |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| 26.0 | 75th | POINTS ALLOWED | 11.5 | 17th |
| 60.5 | 13th | RUSH DEFENSE | 92.5 | 31st |
| 403 | 129th | PASS DEFENSE | 216.5 | 68th |
| 148.1 | 109th | PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE | 131.0 | 85th |
| 463.5 | 107th | TOTAL DEFENSE | 309.0 | 43rd |
| .419 | 85th | 3rd DOWNS | .333 | 51st |
| .778 | 50th | RED ZONE | .400 | 6th |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
| 2.3 | 96th | PUNT RETURN | 0.0 | 109th |
| 35.3 | 13th | KICKOFF RETURN | 24.0 | 34th |
| 45.5 | 10th | NET PUNTING | 31.3 | 116th |
| MISCELLANEOUS | ||||
| + 2.0 | 5th | TURNOVER MARGIN | + 1.0 | 25th |
| 7.0 | 79th | PENALTIES | 4.0 | 14th |
| 8 | EDGE | 11 | ||
TODAY'S TRIVIA ANSWERS
Can you name the last season Ohio State had back-to-back losses? Which teams defeated the Buckeyes that season?
Answer: 2013. Michigan State beat Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship game and Clemson did the same in the Orange Bowl.
When was the last time Ohio State lost in Week 2 and Week 3?
Answer: 1966. The Buckeyes lost at Washington (22-38) in game 2 and lost to visiting Illinois (9-10) in game 3.
How many times have the Buckeyes lost in both Weeks 2 and 3?
Answer: Seven (1966, 1959, 1947, 1936, 1897, 1895 and 1890).
Can you name the last season Ohio State had back-to-back regular season losses?
Answer: 2011, the Buckeyes had two multiple game losing streaks during Luke Fickell's only season as head coach. Ohio State lost games 5 and 6, then finished the year losing its last four games.
How many of Drue Chrisman's 10 punts have been downed inside the 20-yard line?
Answer: Seven. The freshman punter downed all four of his punts inside the 20 against Oklahoma.
