THE PERTINENT INFO
When: Saturday, September 7, 2019
Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
TV: Noon // ABC
Announcers: Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky and Allison Williams
This will be the 17th time for Ohio State and Cincinnati to face each other on the gridiron. Luke Fickell's team defeated UCLA, 24-14, last week in Nippert Stadium. The unranked Bearcats held the Bruins to 218 yards of total offense.
Hard to believe, but Cincinnati has defeated the Buckeyes in football. In fact, they did it in back-to-back years. However, those wins came in the 19th century when William McKinley was running for, and won, his bid for president. Ohio State leads the series 14–2 and has won 11 consecutive against the Queen City.
Below, you might find some interesting facts about the teams, key offensive player stats, coach information, and team stats.
THE LAST TIME...
- Ohio State played UC was 2014. The Scarlet and Gray won 50-28 in Ohio Stadium.
- The Buckeyes lost the second game of the season was 2017, Baker Mayfield and No. 5 Oklahoma won 31-16 in Ohio Stadium.
- Ohio State played on September 7 was 2015. The team traveled to Virginia Tech and opened the season with a 42-24 win in Blacksburg.
- The Scarlet and Gray had a shutout victory in the second game of the season was 2015 (Hawaii, 38-0).
- The Buckeyes lost to Cincinnati was 1897 (24-0).
- Ohio State played a game against a team from the American Conference was last year. The team defeated Tulane, 49-6, in the fourth game of the season.
ON THE HORIZON
- Saturday will be the 585th game Ohio State has played in Ohio Stadium.
- A victory will earn the Buckeyes their 96th victory on the second game of the year.
- This will be the 35th time Ohio State has faced a current team from the American Conference. The team is 30–3–1 against current teams in the conference.
- The last time Luke Fickell won a game in Ohio Stadium as a head coach was November 5, 2011. He coached the Buckeyes to a 34-20 victory over Indiana.
- K.J. Hill needs 45 catches to break David Boston's program record for career receptions.
University of Cincinnati
GET TO KNOW CINCINNATI
- UC is located in, wait for it, Cincinnati, Ohio.
- The university was established in 1819 and is the oldest institution of higher education in Cincinnati.
- The Bearcat is UC's mascot.
- The football team was 11–2 in 2018.
- Luke Fickell's team beat Virginia Tech, 35-31, to win the Military Bowl.
- In 1788, the original name for the city was Losantville. The name meant, the city opposite the mouth of the Licking River. The city took the name Cincinnati in 1790.
- Notable alumni are Hall of Fame baseball players Sandy Koufax and Miller Huggins, Basketball Hall of Fame players Oscar Robertson and Jack Twyman. Other famous alums are Times Square performer, The Naked Cowboy (Robert Burck) and actor Nipsey Russell attended the school for a semester.
TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTIONS:
- When was the last time Ohio State faced an in-state opponent?
- What year did the Buckeyes and Bearcats first play?
- Ohio State scored 28 points in the first quarter last week, when was the last time the team scored 28 points in a quarter?
Answers at the bottom of today's article.
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| OFFENSIVE LEADERS | ||||
| JUSTIN FIELDS | 234 YDS // 4 TD // 0 INT | PASSING | DESMOND RIDDER | 242 YDS // 2 TD // 1 INT |
| J.K. DOBBINS | 91 YDS // 4.3 YPC // 1 TD | RUSHING | MICHAEL WARREN II | 92 YDS // 3.5 YPC // 1 TD |
| CHRIS OLAVE | 68 YDS // 1 TD | RECEIVING | ALEC PIERCE | 59 YDS // 0 TD |
| DEFENSIVE LEADERS | ||||
| JORDAN FULLER | 7 | TACKLES | DARRICK FORREST | 9 |
| CHASE YOUNG | 1.5 | SACKS | MICHAEL PITTS | 1.0 |
| JOSH PROCTOR | 1 | INTERCEPTIONS | PERRY YOUNG | 1 |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
| DEMARIO McCALL | 20.0 YPR | PUNT RETURNER | RYAN MONTGOMERY | 25.0 |
| DEMARIO McCALL | 26.0 YPR | KICKOFF RETURN | TRE TUCKER | 28.0 |
| DRUE CHRISMAN | 43.8 | PUNTING | JAMES SMITH | 45.0 |
| 3 | EDGE | 7 | ||
THE COACHES
Ryan Day
- 4–0 (1.00) at Ohio State*
- 4–0 (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 18 years and is Ohio State's 25th head coach.
*won three games as Ohio State's acting coach in 2018.
Luke Fickell
- 16–10 (.615) at Cincinnati (3rd year)
- 22–17 (.546) overall as a college head coach (4th year)
Luke Fickell was hired by the University of Cincinnati on December 10, 2016. He replaced Tommy Tuberville and Fickell went 4–8 in his first season. Last year, the Bearcats won 11 games and were powered by their 11th ranked defense. For his efforts, Fickell was named the AAC Coach of the Year after he led UC to its third 11-win season in program history.
Columbus is where Fickell was born and grew up. He played for DeSales, where he was a two-time All-Ohioan in football. Fickell was also decent as a wrestler. He won three consecutive titles as a heavyweight and was a two-time junior national champion in freestyle.
As a Buckeye player, Fickell was a four-time Academic All-Big Ten player and, at the time, had the program record with 50 consecutive starts. As an Ohio State coach, he began his career as a GA in 1999, left for two years, then returned in 2002. Fickell was the 2010 AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year and was the Buckeyes' interim coach for the 2011 season. In all, he spent 21 years as a member of the Ohio State football team.
CLIFF CLAVEN'S LITTLE KNOWN FACTS CORNER
- 1......number of times Luke Fickell has been a head coach against Ohio State.
- 3......players on OSU's roster listed as being from Columbus.
- 5......number of times played, and wins, Ohio State has on September 7.
- 7......players on UC's roster listed as being from Columbus.
- 9.......years Mickey Marotti was the Bearcats' strength and conditioning coach (1990-98).
- 10.....Buckeye players from Cincinnati.
- 21.....years Luke Fickell was at Ohio State as a player or coach.
- 41.....straight games the Scarlet and Gray has defeated an in-state opponent.
- 62.....Buckeyes from the great state of Ohio.
- 72.....Bearcats who are from Ohio.
- 179...straight PATs have been converted by the Buckeyes since 10/22/2016.
- 451...wins OSU has had in Ohio Stadium.
- 584...Buckeye football games played in Ohio Stadium.
- 903...times Ohio State has been ranked in the AP poll.
- 912...number of official wins for the program (we know it's actually 924).
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| OFFENSE | ||||
| 45.0 | 23rd | POINTS FOR | 24.0 | 83rd |
| 237.0 | 34th | RUSHING OFFENSE | 175.0 | 66th |
| 232.0 | 64th | PASSING OFFENSE | 242.0 | 57th |
| 469.0 | 48th | TOTAL OFFENSE | 417.0 | 68th |
| .500 | 33rd | 3rd DOWNS | .500 | 33rd |
| 1.000 | 1st | RED ZONE | .500 | 110th |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| 21.0 | 57th | POINTS ALLOWED | 14.0 | 36th |
| 22.0 | 9th | RUSH DEFENSE | 62.0 | 24th |
| 206.0 | 67th | PASS DEFENSE | 156.0 | 34th |
| 111.5 | 49th | PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE | 91.2 | 26th |
| 228.0 | 24th | TOTAL DEFENSE | 218.0 | 20th |
| .294 | 42nd | 3rd DOWNS | .400 | 73rd |
| 1.000 | 71st | RED ZONE | .333 | 12th |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
| 13.3 | 23rd | PUNT RETURN | 25.0 | 4th |
| 22.3 | 40th | KICKOFF RETURN | 28.0 | 17th |
| 42.5 | 31st | NET PUNTING | 40.0 | 51st |
| MISCELLANEOUS | ||||
| -1.0 | 78th | TURNOVER MARGIN | +2.0 | 12th |
| 7.0 | 70th | PENALTIES | 10.0 | 112th |
| 9 | EDGE | 10 | ||
TODAY'S TRIVIA ANSWERS
When was the last time Ohio State faced an in-state opponent?
Answer: The Buckeyes opened the 2016 season with a 77-10 beatdown of Bowling Green.
What year did the Buckeyes and Bearcats first play?
Answer: 1893, Ohio State won 38-0 at Recreation Park on the 18th of November. Jack Ryder was the Buckeyes' head coach and UC did not have anybody listed as its head coach.
Ohio State scored 28 points in the first quarter last week, when was the last time the team scored 28 points in a quarter?
Answer: September 23, 2017, the Buckeyes did it against UNLV in the 54-21 win.
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