THE PERTINENT INFO
When: Saturday, November 9, 2019
Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
TV: Noon // FOX
Announcers: Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft
This will be the sixth time Ohio State and Maryland (3–6) have faced each other in football. The Buckeyes hold a 5–0 advantage in the all-time series and are 2–0 when playing the Terrapins in Columbus. Hopeful it will be 3–0 after Saturday.
Mike Locksley's team is coming off of a 38-7 defeat to Michigan. The Terrapins have lost four straight and six of the last seven games.
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 Maryland, the Buckeyes escaped College Park with a 52-51 victory over the Terrapins.
- This game was played in Columbus, the Scarlet and Gray won 62-14 in 2017.
- The Buckeyes played the ninth game of the season on the ninth of November was 1996. The team defeated Illinois 48-0 in Champaign.
- Ohio State played on November 9th was 2002. The team defeated Purdue, 10-6, in West Lafayette. That's right, this will be the 17 anniversary of Holy Buckeye.
- The Scarlet and Gray lost the ninth game of the season at home was 2008. No. 3 Penn State beat No. 10 Ohio State 13-6.
ON THE HORIZON
- Chase Young (13.5) needs 0.5 a sack to tie Vernon Gholston's single season record of 14.0 sacks for a season.
- J.K. Dobbins (3,566) is 203 yards away from passing Eddie George (3,768) for third on Ohio State's all-time career rushing list.
- K.J. Hill is currently second on Ohio State's all-time receptions list. He needs 17 catches to tie David Boston (191) for first.
LET'S GO STREAKING
- Ohio State has won 14 consecutive games.
- Chase Young has a sack in 10 straight games.
- J.K. Dobbins has rushed for at least 100 yards in four consecutive games.
- The Buckeyes have scored at least 34 points in all 11 games with Ryan Day as head coach.
- Ohio State has 12 consecutive wins against ranked teams.
- The Buckeyes have won 18 straight home games against all opponents.
- When facing unranked Big Ten teams, Ohio State has won 22 straight home games.
University of Maryland
GET TO KNOW MARYLAND
- Maryland is located in College Park, MD.
- The university was established in 1856.
- The Terrapins are in their 120th season of playing football.
- The school's nickname was originally Old Liners, but was switched to Terrapins in 1932 by the football coach, Harry "Curley" Byrd.
- Maryland football started playing against high school teams in 1890 and 1891. The team was officially established in 1892.
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Notable alumni are: Jim Henson (liked shoving his hands up the butts of puppets), David Simon (Created The Wire), Larry David (Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm), Boomer Esiason (QB for the Bengals), Ed Snider (owner of the Flyers), Kevin Plank (Under Armour founder), ESPN reporters Bonnie Bernstein, Tim Kurkjian and Scott Van Pelt*, Carl Bernstein (Watergate journalist), Connie Chung (Maury's wife), Gayle King (Oprah's...friend).
*Van Pelt attended, but did not graduate.
TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTIONS:
- What is Boomer Esiason's first name? Hint: No, it's not Boomer.
- When was the last time Ohio State allowed an opponent to score more than 10 points in the first half?
- When was the last time the Buckeyes did not score 20 or more points in a game?
Answers at the bottom of today's article.
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| OFFENSIVE LEADERS | ||||
| JUSTIN FIELDS | 1,659 YDS // 24 TD // 1 INT | PASSING | JOSH JACKSON | 1,065 YDS // 10 TD // 5 INT |
| J.K. DOBBINS | 1,110 YDS // 7.2 YPC // 9 TD | RUSHING | JAVON LEAKE | 581 YDS // 7.7 YPC // 7 TD |
| CHIS OLAVE | 411 YDS // 8 TD | RECEIVING | DONTAY DEMUS | 491 YDS // 4 TD |
| DEFENSIVE LEADERS | ||||
| MALIK HARRISON | 41 | TACKLES | AYINDE ELEY | 65 |
| CHASE YOUNG | 13.5 | SACKS | KEANDRE JONES | 6.0 |
| JEFF OKUDAH | 3 | INTERCEPTIONS | AYINDE ELEY | 1 |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
| GARRETT WILSON | 16.0 YPR | PUNT RETURNER | DJ TURNER | 35.7 |
| DEMARIO McCALL | 22.1 YPR | KICKOFF RETURN | JAVON LEAKE | 29.8 |
| DRUE CHRISMAN | 46.4 | PUNTING | ANTHONY PECORELLA | 41.3 |
| 5 | EDGE | 4 | ||
THE COACHES
Ryan Day
- 11–0 (1.00) at Ohio State
- 11–0 (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.
After this season's first eight games, Ryan Day and the Buckeyes are outscoring their opponents 386-63. That is an average victory of 48-8. The numbers stay fairly steady when you add in the three games Day coached last season.
After nine games with Day as head coach, Ohio State is beating teams by an average score of 52-13. The only teams not to lose to Day by more than 40 points are Oregon State, TCU, Florida Atlantic and Wisconsin. He has the program record for points scored after his first nine games with 465.
Urban Meyer, Earle Bruce and Carroll Widdoes are the only other coaches in program history to start their careers with 11 straight victories. However, none of them won their games as convincingly as Day.
Mike Locksley
- 4–11 (.267) at Maryland (2nd year)
- 6–37 (.140) overall as a college head coach (5th year)
- 2–10 (.167) against B1G opponents
As a child, Locksley lived in the inner-city of Washington D.C. He played safety and cornerback at Towson State and was named the Tigers' Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.
At the start of his coaching career, Locksley was an assistant for Towson state, Maryland, Florida and Illinois. He was on the Illini staff when they came to Columbus and upset the Buckeyes in 2007. In December of 2008, Locksley was named the head coach of New Mexico. The Lobos were 2-26 with him in control.
After being let go, Locksley returned to Maryland where he was named the interim head coach after Randy Edsall was fired the day after Ohio State beat the Terrapins in October of 2015. In March of 2016, Locksley was hired by Alabama as an offensive analyst and won a national championship with the Tide. He earned the Broyles Award after the 2018 season. In December of 2018, Locksley was named the 21st head coach of Maryland.
CLIFF CLAVEN'S LITTLE KNOWN FACTS CORNER
- 1........Home loss Ohio State has had against Big Ten opponents since 2012.
- 2.........Ohio State's rank in total defense.
- 3.........Blake Haubeil FGs of 40+ yards.
- 4.........Dobbins' rank on the Buckeyes' all-time rushing list.
- 5.........Strip sacks by Chase Young.
- 6.........Total touchdowns the Silver Bullets have allowed this season.
- 10.......Number of rushes of over 40 yards for Ohio State, best in the nation.
- 17.......Takeaways created by the Silver Bullets.
- 18.......Straight home wins for the Scarlet and Gray.
- 21.......Times the Buckeyes have scored 40 or more points since 2017.
- 22.......Consecutive home wins for Ohio State against unranked Big Ten opponents.
- 23.......Rushing touchdowns for the Buckeyes this year.
- 24.......Sacks for Chase Young in the last 22 games (best in the country).
- 33.......Touchdowns Fields has accounted for through eight games.
- 34.......Straight games the Scarlet and Gray has scored at least 20 points.
- 42.......Consecutive games K.J. Hill has caught a pass, the program record is 48.
- 52.......Total offensive touchdowns scored by the 2019 Buckeyes.
- 65.......Punts Drue Chrisman has downed inside the 20 during his OSU career.
- 100.....Wins for the Buckeyes this decade.
- 118.....Touchdown passes thrown by Ohio State quarterbacks since 2017.
- 198.....Offensive touchdowns for the Buckeyes since 2017.
- 241.....Points scored by OSU in the first half this season, opposing teams have 31.
- 306.....Yards of offense Ohio State averages this season...in the first half.
- 386.....The number of points the Buckeyes have scored in eight games, the most ever in program history.
- 455.....Wins OSU has had in Ohio Stadium.
- 571.....Touchdowns scored by the Scarlet and Gray since 2012, most in the country.
- 588.....Buckeye football games played in Ohio Stadium.
- 912.....Times Ohio State has been ranked in the AP poll.
- 919.....Number of official wins for the program (we know it's actually 931).
- 1,110...Rushing yards for Dobbins this season, first in the Big Ten.
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| OFFENSE | ||||
| 48.3 | 3rd | POINTS FOR | 29.6 | 64th |
| 284.3 | 4th | RUSHING OFFENSE | 184.2 | 50th |
| 230.5 | 67th | PASSING OFFENSE | 200.2 | 98th |
| 514.8 | 6th | TOTAL OFFENSE | 384.4 | 86th |
| .573 | 1st | 3rd DOWNS | .348 | 108th |
| .897 | 34th | RED ZONE | .656 | 129th |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| 7.9 | 1st | POINTS ALLOWED | 30.0 | 86th |
| 91.5 | 9th | RUSH DEFENSE | 151.0 | 57th |
| 132.8 | 1st | PASS DEFENSE | 262.8 | 111th |
| 91.2 | 2nd | PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE | 145.7 | 101st |
| 224.3 | 2nd | TOTAL DEFENSE | 413.8 | 86th |
| .264 | 3rd | 3rd DOWNS | .403 | 82nd |
| .563 | 1st | RED ZONE | .842 | 76th |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
| 10.1 | 36th | PUNT RETURN | 13.5 | 16th |
| 21.3 | 58th | KICKOFF RETURN | 25.3 | 13th |
| 42.2 | 13th | NET PUNTING | 38.2 | 73rd |
| MISCELLANEOUS | ||||
| +1.4 | 3rd | TURNOVER MARGIN | +0.0 | 64th |
| 4.9 | 16th | PENALTIES | 6.4 | 76th |
| 16 | EDGE | 2 | ||
TODAY'S TRIVIA ANSWERS
What is Boomer Esiason's first name? Hint: No, it's not Boomer.
Answer: In 1961, Norman Julius "Boomer" Esiason was born in East Islip, NY.
When was the last time Ohio State allowed an opponent to score more than 10 points in the first half?
Answer: November 24, 2018. That Team trailed 24-19 at halftime last year. The Silver Bullets have held opponents to 10 or fewer points in the first half for ten straight games.
When was the last time the Buckeyes did not score at least 20 points in a game?
Answer: September 9, 2017. Oklahoma beat Ohio State 31-16 in Columbus.
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