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Trivia Time: Ohio State Vs. The Mountain West Conference

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September 23, 2017 at 10:24am
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For the second straight week, Ohio State faces an opponent for the first time on the football field. Since the Buckeyes and Rebels do not have a history to pull from, today's trivia is based on Ohio State's performance against current members of the Mountain West Conference.

Questions will increase in difficulty. Question Values:

  • Easy- 1 Point
  • Medium- 2 Points
  • Hard- 3 Points

As always, use your brain and not a search engine or the table at the bottom. Good luck and have fun.

EASY (1 Point Each)

1) UNLV's coach, Tony Sanchez, was the head coach at Las Vegas' Bishop Gorman High School before moving up to the college ranks. Can you name one of the two players on Ohio State's roster that played for Sanchez in high school?

2) Which current Mountain West team ran for the most yards against Ohio State?

A. Air Force 1990
B. Wyoming 1997
C. San Diego State 2001

3) Name the Buckeye that had the most rushing yards against MW team.

A. Michael Wiley against Wyoming 1997
B. Maurice Clarett against San Jose State 2002
C. Maurice Wells against San Diego State 2003

Medium (2 Points Each)

4) Which of these Buckeye quarterbacks completed the most passes in a game?
A. Steve Bellisari (San Diego State 1991)
B. Craig Krenzel (San Jose State 2002)
C. Troy Smith (San Diego State 2005)
D. Kenny Guiton (San Diego State (2013)

5) Can you name The Ohio State receiver with the most receiving yards in a game against a current Mountain West Conference team?
A. Dee Miller (Wyoming 1997)
B. Chris Vance (San Diego State 2001)
C. Drew Carter (San Diego State 2003)
D. Michael Jenkins (San Diego State 2003)

Hard (3 Points)

6) Can you name the five Mountain West teams Ohio State has never played in football? 

OHIO STATE VS. MOUNTAIN WEST TEAM STATS RUSHING
OHIO STATE STAT CATEGORY MOUNTAIN WEST
290
WYOMING 1997
MOST YARDS 254
AIR FORCE 1990
56
WYOMING 1997
MOST ATTEMPTS 61
AIR FORCE 1990
6.6
SAN DIEGO STATE 2013
BEST YPC 6.0
WYOMING 1997
4
SAN DIEGO STATE 2013, 2001
MOST TOUCHDOWNS 2
AIR FORCE 1990
30
AIR FORCE 1990
LEAST ATTEMPTS 13
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
80
AIR FORCE 1990
LEAST YARDS 0
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
2.7 
AIR FORCE 1990
WORST YPC 0
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
0
SAN DIEGO STATE 2003
FRESNO STATE 2000
LEAST TOUCHDOWNS 0
SAN DIEGO STATE 2013, 2005, 2003
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
FRESNO STATE 2000, 1994

 

OHIO STATE VS. MOUNTAIN WEST TEAM STATS PASSING
OHIO STATE STAT CATEGORY MOUNTAIN WEST
355
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
MOST YARDS 285
FRESNO STATE 2000
23
SAN DIEGO STATE 2005
MOST COMPLETIONS 36
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
36
SAN DIEGO STATE 2005
MOST ATTEMPTS 51
FRESNO STATE 2000
.826
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
BEST PERCENTAGE .735
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
3
SAN JOSE STATE
2002
MOST TOUCHDOWNS 1
SAN DIEGO STATE 2013. 2005, 2003
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
FRESNO STATE 2000, 1994
3
AIR FORCE 1990
MOST INTERCEPTIONS 4
SAN DIEGO STATE 2001
FRESNO STATE 2000
76
SAN DIEGO STATE 2003
LEAST YARDS 11
AIR FORCE 1990
5
SAN DIEGO STATE 2003
LEAST COMPLETIONS 1
AIR FORCE 1990
19
FRESNO STATE 1994
LEAST ATTEMPTS 3
AIR FORCE 1990
.250
SAN DIEGO STATE 2003
WORST PERCENTAGE .333
AIR FORCE 1990
0
HAWAII 2015
SD STATE 2005, 2003, 2001
AIR FORCE 1990
LEAST TOUCHDOWNS 0
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
WYOMING 1997
AIR FORCE 1990
0
HAWAII 2015
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
FRESNO STATE 2000, 1994
WYOMING 1997
LEAST INTERCEPTIONS 0
SAN DIEGO STATE 2005
SAN JOSE STATE 2002

 

OHIO STATE VS. MOUNTAIN WEST TEAM STATS TOTAL OFFENSE
OHIO STATE STAT CATEGORY MOUNTAIN WEST
567
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
MOST YARDS 372
FRESNO STATE 2000
83
HAWAII 2015
MOST PLAYS 78
FRESNO STATE 2000
7.9
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
BEST YARDS PER PLAY 5.0
WYOMING 1997
196
SAN DIEGO STATE 2003
LEAST YARDS 179
SAN DIEGO STATE 2005
57
SAN DIEGO STATE 2003
LEAST PLAYS 41
SAN DIEGO STATE 2005
3.4
SAN DIEGO STATE 2003
WORST YARDS PER PLAY 2.7
HAWAII 2015

 

OHIO STATE VS. MOUNTAIN WEST TEAM STATS SCORING
OHIO STATE STAT CATEGORY MOUNTAIN WEST
50
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
MOST POINTS 23
AIR FORCE 1990
21
SAN DIEGO STATE 2013
1ST QUARTER 7
SAN DIEGO STATE 2003
17
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
2ND QUARTER 9
SAN DIEGO STATE 2001
17
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
3RD QUARTER 7
SAN DIEGO STATE 2013
WYOMING 1997
AIR FORCE 1990
21
HAWAII 2015
4TH QUARTER 10
AIR FORCE 1990
     
11
AIR FORCE 1990
LEAST POINTS 0
HAWAII 2015
5
AIR FORCE 1990
1ST QUARTER 0
HAWAII 2015
SAN DIEGO STATE 2013
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
FRESNO STATE 2000, 1994
AIR FORCE 1990
0
SAN DIEGO STATE 2003, 2001
WYOMING 1997
AIR FORCE 1990
2ND QUARTER 0
HAWAII 2015
SAN DIEGO STATE 2013, 2005, 2003
FRESNO STATE 2000
WYOMING 1997
0
SAN DIEGO STATE 2003
AIR FORCE 1990
3RD QUARTER 0
HAWAII 2015
SAN DIEGO STATE 2005, 2001
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
0
SAN DIEGO STATE 2013
WYOMING 1997
4TH QUARTER 0
HAWAII 2015
SAN DIEGO STATE 2013, 2005, 2001
SAN JOSE STATE 2002
FRESNO STATE 1994

Answers

EASY (1 Point Each)

1) UNLV's coach, Tony Sanchez, was the head coach at Las Vegas' Bishop Gorman High School before moving up to the college ranks. Can you name one of the two players on Ohio State's roster that played for Sanchez in high school?

Answer: Haskell Garrett and Tate Martell

2) Which current Mountain West team ran for the most yards against Ohio State?

A. Air Force 1990
B. Wyoming 1997
C. San Diego State 2001

The Falcons rushed for 254 yards in their 23-11 victory over Ohio State in the 1990 Liberty Bowl.

3) Name the Buckeye that had the most rushing yards against MW team.

A. Michael Wiley against Wyoming 1997
B. Maurice Clarett against San Jose State 2002
C. Maurice Wells against San Diego State 2003

Clarett ran for 132 yards and 2 touchdowns on 18 carries in in the 50-7 win. By the way, 50 is the most points scored for the Buckeyes against a Mountain West opponent.

Medium (2 Points Each)

4) Which of these Buckeye quarterbacks completed the most passes in a game?
A. Steve Bellisari (San Diego State 1991)
B. Craig Krenzel (San Jose State 2002)
C. Troy Smith (San Diego State 2005)
D. Kenny Guiton (San Diego State (2013)

Guiton completed 19 of 28 passes for 152 yards and 2 touchdowns against San Diego State. Ohio State won 42-7. 

5) Can you name The Ohio State receiver with the most receiving yards in a game against a current Mountain West Conference team?
A. Dee Miller (Wyoming 1997)
B. Chris Vance (San Diego State 2001)
C. Drew Carter (San Diego State 2003)
D. Michael Jenkins (San Diego State 2003)

Michael Jenkins snagged 7 passes for 136 yards and a touchdown in the 16-13 squeaker. His seven catches are tied with Devin Smith for the most against a MW team.

Hard (3 Points)

6) Can you name the five Mountain West teams Ohio State has never played in football? 

Answer: Boise State, Colorado State, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah State.

 

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