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The Rundown: Maryland at No. 10 Ohio State

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by Matt Gutridge
10/4/17 at 6:35a in the OSU Football Forum
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THE RUNNING START

When: Saturday, October 7, 2017
Where: Columbus, Ohio Stadium
TV: 4:00 p.m., Fox 
Announcers: Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft

This is the fourth time Ohio State and Maryland will play each other in football. The Buckeyes are 3–0 all-time against the Terrapins. DJ Durkin's team enters this contest with a 3–1 record in 2017. 

Below you will find some interesting facts about the teams, key offensive player stats, coach information, and team stats.

Ohio State

THE LAST TIME...

  • Ohio State played Maryland, the Buckeyes won 62-3.
  • Maryland crossed the goal line against Ohio State was the fourth quarter of the 2015 game.
  • The Buckeyes played the Terps in Columbus, The Bucks won 49-28.
  • Urban Meyer faced a former assistant coach was last week.
  • Ohio State defeated Maryland by less than 21 points was...never.
  • A Buckeye running back threw a touchdown pass was 2010. Jordan Hall did it against Eastern Michigan.
  • The Terrapins defeated a ranked Big Ten team while a member of the conference was...never.

ON THE HORIZON​

  • This is the 200th game in Urban Meyer's career. Among active coaches, he has the highest winning percentage (.849) and is ranked third in the history of Division I history.
  • Art Schlichter holds the school record of for wins (36), Barrett is 30–5 as a starter.
  • Sean Nuernberger has made a school record 132 consecutive extra points. He is nine away from tying the Big Ten record of 141.
  • Since 1890, the Buckeyes are 94–30–1 (.756) in the sixth game of the season and 60–18–1 (.766) at home. 
  • Ohio State is 19–3 when ranked and facing an unranked opponent in Columbus in game 6.
  • All-time, OSU is 235–25–3 when ranked and playing an unranked team in Ohio Stadium.
  • In 2017, the Buckeyes have only allowed 7 first quarter points.
  • Urban Meyer led Ohio State teams are 34–2 at home.
  • Meyer is 9–1 when facing a former assistant coach. He has never lost to a former assistant coach at Ohio State (7–0).
Maryland
University of Maryland

GET TO KNOW MARYLAND

  • The University of Maryland is located in College Park, MD.
  • The university was established in 1856. It was formerly known as Maryland Agriculture College (1856–1915) and Maryland State College (1916–1919). 
  • The Terrapins are 3–1 this season.
  • Maryland is 30–37 (.448) since 2012.
  • DJ Durkin's team beat previously undefeated Minnesota 31-24 last week. Their lone loss is against undefeated UCF.
  • Since joining the Big Ten, Maryland is 9–17 (.346) against conference opponents.

​TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTIONS:

  1. Maryland joined the Big Ten in 2014 and started 1–0 in conference play. Can you name the team they defeated on that late September day? 
  2. Ohio State gained more than 600 yards against Army and Rutgers. What year was the last time the team accomplished that in consecutive games?
  3. The Buckeyes shutout Rutgers in consecutive seasons. The last time Ohio State shutout a Big Ten team in back-to-back years was 1979-80. Who was the team the Buckeyes shutout on '79 and '80?

Answers at the bottom of today's article.

2017 Player Comparison
Ohio State Buckeyes   Maryland
OFFENSIVE LEADERS
J.T. BARRETT 1,241 YDS // 13 TD // 1 INT PASSING MAX BORTENSCHLAGER 290 YDS // 3 TD // 2 INT
J.K. DOBBINS 573 YDS // 7.7 YPC 3 TD RUSHING TY JOHNSON 411 YDS //  8.9 YPC // 4 TD
PARRIS CAMPBELL 342 YDS // 2 TD RECEIVING DJ MOORE 403 YDS // 5 TD
DEFENSIVE LEADERS
DAMON WEBB 26 TACKLES JERMAINE CARTER JR 29
NICK BOSA  3.0 SACKS JERMAINE CARTER JR 2.5
DAMON WEBB 2 INTERCEPTIONS JC JACKSON 2
SPECIAL TEAMS
DEMARIO McCALL 3.0 YPR PUNT RETURNER DJ MOORE 13.6 YPR
PARRIS CAMPBELL 42.3 YPR KICKOFF RETURN TY JOHNSON 26.4 YPR
DRUE CHRISMAN 43.4 PUNTING WADE LEES 41.3
6 EDGE 4

THE COACHES

Urban Meyer

This is the second time Urban Meyer and DJ Durkin have squared off as head coaches. Meyer is 9–1 when facing a former assistant coach.

Urban Meyer

  • 65–7 (.902) at Ohio State (6th year)
  • 168–30 (.848) overall (16th year)


DJ Durkin

  • 9–8 (.529) at Maryland (2nd year)
  • 9–8 (.529) overall as a college coach (2nd year)

CLIFF CLAVEN'S LITTLE KNOWN FACTS CORNER

Cliff Claven
 
  • This is the 96th official Homecoming game at Ohio State. The Buckeyes are 70–19–5 in those contests.
  • Dwayne Haskins, Chase Young, Keandre Jones and Isaiah Prince are Buckeyes from Maryland.
  • Ohio State teams under Urban Meyer have scored 50 or more points 21 times. The Buckeyes won all of those games.
  • The Buckeyes lead the Big Ten with six plays of 50 yards or more.
  • Ohio State leads the Big Ten in scoring offense, rushing offense, passing offense and total offense
  • J.K. Dobbins is in elite company. The only other Ohio State freshmen to gain at least 170 rushing yards in a game twice are Archie Griffin and Maurice Clarett.
  • The last unranked Big Ten team to defeat Ohio State in a day game at Ohio Stadium was Illinois in 2007.
  • 2015 was the last time Ohio State played the sixth game of the season in Columbus during the day. Urban Meyer's squad beat Maryland 49-28.
  • When playing the sixth game of the season at home during the day, the Buckeyes are 27–3. The last loss was to Minnesota (17-29) in 1998.
  • Parris Campbell is ranked second in the nation by averaging 42.3 yards per kickoff return.
  • This year, Sean Nuernberger is 7-7 on field goal attempts. 
  • Ohio State broke the single game passing record with 474 yards against UNLV. The previous high was 459 against Penn State in 1997. 
  • The Buckeyes' last game on October 7th was a 35-7 beating of Bowling Green in 2006.  
  • Ohio State is 5–0–1 on the 7th of October. The tie was to SMU (35-35) in 1978.
2017 Statistical Comparison
Ohio State Buckeyes   Maryland
OFFENSE
42.6 11th POINTS FOR 38.8 26th
241.0 20th RUSHING OFFENSE 233.5 24th
323.8 13th PASSING OFFENSE 173.8 106th
564.8 5th TOTAL OFFENSE 407.3 73rd
.422 47th 3rd DOWNS .348 96th
.852 63rd RED ZONE .714 114th
DEFENSE
16.0 16th POINTS ALLOWED 30.0 91st
134.6 56th RUSH DEFENSE 131.8 48th
201.0 42nd PASS DEFENSE 248.0 93rd
117.2 43rd PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE 123.5 55th
335.6 35th TOTAL DEFENSE 379.8 67th
.338 44th 3rd DOWNS .452 109th
.643 10th RED ZONE .714 20th
SPECIAL TEAMS
2.1 116th PUNT RETURN 12.4 28th
32.9 3rd KICKOFF RETURN 22.2 47th
42.3 13th NET PUNTING 34.8 110th
MISCELLANEOUS
+ 1.2 15th TURNOVER MARGIN +0.8 29th
7.4 97th PENALTIES 7.0 78th
15 EDGE 3

TODAY'S TRIVIA ANSWERS

Maryland joined the Big Ten in 2014 and started 1–0 in conference play. Can you name the team they defeated on that late September day? 

Answer: Indiana. The Terrapins won 37-15 in Bloomington. Interesting side note, Maryland beat Penn State (20-19) in Beaver Stadium and Michigan (23-16) in Ann Arbor that season. The Wolverines then lost to Ohio State to finish the season with consecutive defeats.

Ohio State gained more than 600 yards against Army and Rutgers. What year was the last time the team accomplished that in consecutive games?

Answer: The Scarlet and Gray did it to California and Florida A&M in back-to-back weeks back in 2013.

The Buckeyes shutout Rutgers in consecutive seasons. The last time Ohio State shutout a Big Ten team in back-to-back years was 1979-80. Who was the team the Buckeyes shutout on '79 and '80?

Answer: Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 59-0 in 1979 and traveled to Madison in 1980 and won 21-0.

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