THE PERTINENT INFO
When: Saturday, September 15, 2018
Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
TV: 8:00 // ABC
Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Maria Taylor
This is the seventh time Ohio State and TCU will play each other in football and the first time the Buckeyes have played Texas Christian outside of Columbus. Ohio State is 4–1–1 all-time against the Horned Frogs.
Gary Patterson's team is ranked 15th and enters this contest with a 2–0 record.
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 TCU was 1973, the Buckeyes won 37-3.
- Ohio State played a regular season game in the Dallas area was 1977, the Buckeyes defeated SMU 35-7.
- The Buckeyes played an away game on the 15th of September was when they defeated Washington 33-14 in 2007.
- Ohio State faced a ranked team on the fifteenth of September was...never.
- The Buckeyes lost the third game of the season was in 2011 at Miami, FL (6-24).
- A ranked Ohio State team lost to a ranked non-conference opponent on the road was 2008 (USC, 3-35).
- The Buckeyes had 400 yards in a half was last week against Oregon State (407).
- TCU defeated a ranked Big Ten opponent was January 1, 2011. The No. 3 Horned Frogs defeated No. 4 Wisconsin 21-19 in the Rose Bowl.
- Ohio State lost a true road game to a current member of the Big 12 was 1897. The Buckeyes lost to West Virginia 0-28 in Morgantown. Note, the Mountaineers were not a member of the Big 12 and the Buckeyes were not a member of the Big Ten at the time.
ON THE HORIZON
- Mike Weber is 61 yards away from rushing for 2,000 career yards. 25 other Ohio State players have reached this milestone.
- Ohio State has won three-straight games against TCU.
- The Buckeyes have an all-time winning percentage of .725 and are .04 percentage points from taking the all-time lead.
Texas Christian University
GET TO KNOW TCU
- Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, TX.
- The university was established in 1873. TCU has been located in Thorp Spring (1873-1895), Waco (1895-1910) and Fort Worth (1910-today).
- A horned frog is a horned lizard or toad. TCU made the horned frog its mascot in 1887. The other option was cactus. They chose wisely.
- The Horned Frogs are 2–0 this season.
- Gary Patterson's team defeated SMU 42-12 last week.
TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTIONS:
- Ohio State has played TCU six times (this will be the seventh). Can you name the other Big 12 team that the Buckeyes have played six times?
- Mike Weber is on the cusp of 2,000 career rushing yards, who was the last Buckeye to reach this milestone?
- Including Saturday's game, how many times has GameDay been on site for an Ohio State football game?
- The Buckeyes earned their 900th* victory last week, In what year did Ohio State win its 800th game?
*Not including the wins from the 2010 season.
Answers at the bottom of today's article.
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| OFFENSIVE LEADERS | ||||
| DWAYNE HASKINS | 546 YDS // 9 TD // 1 INT | PASSING | SHAWN ROBINSON | 328 YDS // 4 TD // 1 INT |
| MIKE WEBER | 217 YDS // 7.8 YPC // 3 TD | RUSHING | SHAWN ROBINSON | 112 YDS // 11.2 YPC // 3 TD |
| TERRY McLAURIN | 172 YDS // 3 TD | RECEIVING | KaVONTAE TURPIN | 111 YDS // 1 TD |
| DEFENSIVE LEADERS | ||||
| NICK BOSA | 9 | TACKLES |
ALEC DUNHAM ARICO EVANS |
10 |
| NICK BOSA | 3.0 | SACKS | COREY BETHLEY | 3.0 |
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SHAUN WADE KENDALL SHEFFIELD |
1 | INTERCEPTIONS |
INNIS GAINES RIDWAN ISSAHAKU |
1 |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
| DEMARIO McCALL | 10.7 YPR | PUNT RETURNER | KaVONTAE TURPIN | 20.7 (TD) |
| DEMARIO McCALL | 26.0 YPR | KICKOFF RETURN | JALEN REAGOR | 37.0 |
| DRUE CHRISMAN | 48.0 | PUNTING | ADAM NUNEZ | 34.3 |
| 7 | EDGE | 5 | ||
THE COACHES
Ryan Day
- 2–0 (1.00) at Ohio State*
- 2–0 (1.00) overall*
Day's hometown is Manchester, NH. He attended Manchester High School and attended college at New Hampshire. Day has been in coaching for 17 years and is in his second season with Ohio State.
*Acting Head Coach
Gary Patterson
- 162–57 (.740) at TCU (18th year)
- 162–57 (.740) overall as a college coach (18th year)
Patterson was hired as TCU's head coach in December of 2000. Iowa's Kirk Ferentz is the only coach who has been with the same school longer than Patterson. TCU finished a perfect 12–0 in 2009 and ended the season ranked No. 4 in the final BCS rankings. Since 2001, the Horned Frogs have won 10 or more games 10 times.
In 2014, Ohio State bumped TCU out of the inaugural College Football Playoff. The Horned Frogs defeated Ole Miss 42-3 in the 2014 Chick-fil-A Peach. The Buckeyes won the 2014 championship.
CLIFF CLAVEN'S LITTLE KNOWN FACTS CORNER
- Dwayne Haskins is the first Buckeye quarterback to throw for nine TD passes after the first two games of the season.
- Ohio State has a Big Ten best 15 plays from scrimmage of 20 yards or more.
- Since 2012, the Buckeyes have won 33 games played on the road or at neutral sites. Their .868 winning percentage in those games is best in the nation.
- Ohio State is 11–4 when it is the true road team in GameDay contests.
- Seven current Buckeyes are from Texas: Matthew Baldwin, Baron Browning, JK Dobbins, Elijah Gardner, Demetrius Knox, Jeffrey Okudah and Kendall Sheffield.
- Since 2007, the Buckeyes have defeated 12 ranked teams on the road. Five of those teams were ranked in the top 15.
- This will be the third time in four years that Ohio State has played in AT&T stadium. The men in scarlet and gray are undefeated in Jerry World.
- The Buckeyes are 20–7 when a game is played indoors.
- The 77 points scored against Oregon State were the most by Ohio State against a Power 5 team since dropping 83 on Iowa in 1950.
- Nick Bosa has had at least one sack in five straight games. He has 3.0 sacks this season and 16.5 for his career.
- Since 2012, the Buckeyes are 22–2 in the month of September.
- Ohio State has scored 427 touchdowns since 2012. That is the most in the Big Ten and 107 more than second place Wisconsin (320).
- When playing on September 15, the Buckeyes are 6–1. The loss was to Akron in 1894, the game was played at the Ohio State Fairgrounds.
- This is the first time Ohio State will play a Big 12 opponent on September 15.
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| OFFENSE | ||||
| 64.5 | 2nd | POINTS FOR | 48.5 | 14th |
| 300.0 | 12th | RUSHING OFFENSE | 237.0 | 36th |
| 350.0 | 16th | PASSING OFFENSE | 209.0 | 81st |
| 650.0 | 2nd | TOTAL OFFENSE | 446.0 | 52nd |
| .724 | 1st | 3rd DOWNS | .435 | 50th |
| .917 | 46th | RED ZONE | 1.00 | 1st |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| 17.0 | 39th | POINTS ALLOWED | 9.5 | 13th |
| 132.5 | 55th | RUSH DEFENSE | 107.5 | 34th |
| 130.5 | 12th | PASS DEFENSE | 106.0 | 8th |
| 91.7 | 13th | PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE | 70.4 | 4th |
| 263.0 | 17th | TOTAL DEFENSE | 213.5 | 6th |
| .323 | 45th | 3rd DOWNS | .226 | 9th |
| 1.00 | 90th | RED ZONE | 0.00 | 1st |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
| 8.3 | 61st | PUNT RETURN | 25.0 | 11th |
| 22.7 | 47th | KICKOFF RETURN | 32.7 | 11th |
| 48.0 | 1st | NET PUNTING | 32.3 | 112th |
| MISCELLANEOUS | ||||
| +1.0 | 30th | TURNOVER MARGIN | +1.0 | 30th |
| 8.5 | 103rd | PENALTIES | 4.5 | 19th |
| 7 | EDGE | 12 | ||
TODAY'S TRIVIA ANSWERS
Ohio State has played TCU six times (this will be the seventh). Can you name the other Big 12 team that the Buckeyes have played six times?
Answer: West Virginia. Ohio State is 5–1 against the Mountaineers.
Mike Weber is on the cusp of 2,000 career rushing yards, who was the last Buckeye to reach this milestone?
Answer: JT Barrett.
Including Saturday's game, how many times has GameDay been on site for an Ohio State football game?
Answer: 41, the most of any school. The Buckeyes are 26–14 in GameDay contests.
The Buckeyes earned their 900th* victory last week, In what year did Ohio State win its 800th game?
Answer: 2008. The Buckeyes defeated Ohio 26-14 in the second game of the season. I think you might find a pattern with the century mark wins since win number 500. Win 700 was in 1997, 600 in 1986, 500 in 1975.
