2006 Ohio State Buckeyes Football Schedule, Results, Stats, Final Polls

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2006 Schedule
Date/Time	Opponent	Result/Recap
September 2, 3:30 PM	Northern Illinois	W 35-12
September 9, 8:00 PM	@ Texas	W 24-7
September 16, Noon	Cincinnati	W 37-7
September 23, 3:30 PM	Penn State	W 28-6
September 30, 8:00 PM	@ Iowa	W 38-17
October 7	Bowling Green	W 35-7
October 14	@ Michigan State	W 38-7
October 21	Indiana	W 44-3
October 28, 3:30 PM (Homecoming)	Minnesota	W 44-0
November 4	@ Illinois	W 17-10
November 11	@ Northwestern	W 54-10
November 18, 3:30 PM	Michigan	W 42-39
January 8, 2007	Florida	L 14-41

Ohio State Overall Team Statistics
(as of Jan 09, 2007) All games


TEAM STATISTICS         OSU          OPP
-----------------------------------------------
SCORING.......          450          166
  Points Per Game...... 34.6         12.8
FIRST DOWNS...........  261          202
  Rushing.......        117           69
  Passing.......        135          118
  Penalty.......          9           15
RUSHING YARDAGE.......  2208         1278
  Yards gained rushing. 2442         1657
  Yards lost rushing... 234          379
  Rushing Attempts..... 480          384
  Average Per Rush..... 4.6          3.3
  Average Per Game..... 169.8         98.3
  TDs Rushing.........  25            9
PASSING YARDAGE.......  2791         2368
  Att-Comp-Int........  340-221-6   415-242-21
  Average Per Pass..... 8.2          5.7
  Average Per Catch.... 12.6          9.8
  Average Per Game....  14.7        182.2
  TDs Passing.........  31           10
TOTAL OFFENSE.........  4999         3646
  Total Plays.........  820          799
  Average Per Play..... 6.1          4.6
  Average Per Game..... 384.5        280.5
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS.. 30-651       42-774
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS.. 30-306       15-119
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS... 21-342          6-0
KICK RETURN AVERAGE.... 21.7         18.4
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE.... 10.2          7.9
INT RETURN AVERAGE..... 16.3          0.0
FUMBLES-LOST..........  18-12         19-6
PENALTIES-YARDS.......  62-564       49-387
  Average Per Game..... 43.4         29.8
PUNTS-YARDS...........  49-1990      77-2981
  Average Per Punt....  40.6         38.7
  Net punt average..... 36.6         32.7
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME.30:56        29:04
3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS... 78/159       58/176
  3rd-Down Pct........  49%          33%
4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS... 7/11        10/17
  4th-Down Pct........  64%          59%
SACKS BY-YARDS........  38-278       19-146
MISC YARDS............  14            0
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED...... 61           19
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS... 9-13        11-14
ON-SIDE KICKS.........  0-0          0-2
RED-ZONE SCORES.......  46-54 85%    26-31 84%
RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS.... 42-54 78%    17-31 55%
PAT-ATTEMPTS..........  57-60 95%   17-17 100%
ATTENDANCE............  735674       333986
  Games/Avg Per Game... 7/105096      5/66797
  Neutral Site Games...        1/74628

SCORE BY QUARTERS     1st  2nd  3rd  4th    Total
--------------------  ---  ---  ---  ---    ---
Ohio State........  118  140   75  117  -   450
Opponents.........   34   57   20   55  -   166

Ohio State Overall Individual Statistics
(as of Jan 09, 2007) All games



ALL PURPOSE         G Rush  Rec  PR  KOR  IR  Tot Avg/G
---------------------------------------------------------
Ginn, Jr., Ted     13   17  781 266  440   0 1504 115.7
Pittman, Antonio   13 1233  127   0    0   0 1360 104.6
Gonzalez, Anthony  13   28  734  24   85   0  871  67.0
Wells, Chris       13  576   16   0    0   0  592  45.5
Robiskie, Brian    13    0  383   0    0   0  383  29.5
Hartline, Brian    13    5  256   0    0   0  261  20.1
Wells, Maurice     13  171   55   0   22   0  248  19.1
Smith, Troy        13  204    0   0    0   0  204  15.7
Hall, Roy          11    0  147   0   56   0  203  18.5
Nicol, Rory        13    0  151   0    0   0  151  11.6
Jenkins, Malcolm   13    0    0   7    0  99  106   8.2
Small, Ray         10    0   68   0    0   0   68   6.8
Smith, Antonio     13    0    0   0    0  63   63   4.8
Mitchell, Brandon  13    0    0   0    0  59   59   4.5
Grant, Larry       12    0    0   9    0  49   58   4.8
White, Jr., Stan   13    0   57   0    0   0   57   4.4
Laurinaitis, James 13    0    0   0    0  56   56   4.3
O'Neal, Jamario    13    0    0   0   48   0   48   3.7
Boeckman, Todd      3   14    0   0    0   0   14   4.7
Dukes, Albert       9    0   11   0    0   0   11   1.2
Gholston, Vernon   13    0    0   0    0   8    8   0.6
Ballard, Jake      12    0    5   0    0   0    5   0.4
Freeman, Marcus    13    0    0   0    0   5    5   0.4
Homan, Ross        13    0    0   0    0   5    5   0.4
Zwick, Justin       7   -1    0   0    0   0   -1  -0.1
Amos, Andre        12    0    0   0    0  -2   -2  -0.2
Schoenhoft, Rob     2  -19    0   0    0   0  -19  -9.5
TEAM               13  -20    0   0    0   0  -20  -1.5
Total........      13 2208 2791  306  651 342 6298 484.5
Opponents......    13 1278 2368  119  774   0 4539 349.2

Ohio State Overall Defensive Statistics
(as of Jan 09, 2007) All games



                            |--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS        GP Solo  Ast Total   TFL/Yds   No-Yds  Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds  FF Kick Saf
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
33 Laurinaitis, James    13   53   62   115   8.5-44   4.0-40     5-56     2   .    .      3    .   .
1  Freeman, Marcus       13   34   37    71   2.5-8    1.0-6      2-5      6   .    .      .    .   .
14 Smith, Antonio        13   40   31    71  10.0-51   2.0-28     2-63     1   1   1-0     1    .   .
32 Mitchell, Brandon     13   34   26    60   4.0-9       .       2-59     4   .   2-0     .    .   .
2  Jenkins, Malcolm      13   40   15    55   4.5-11      .       4-99     3   1    .      1    .   .
50 Gholston, Vernon      13   21   28    49  15.0-86   8.5-73     1-8      2   1    .      .    .   .
2C Washington, Donald    13   28   13    41   1.0-3       .        .       1   1   1-48    2    .   .
90 Pitcock, Quinn        12   20   19    39  12.0-49   8.0-42      .       .   1    .      .    .   .
3  O'Neal, Jamario       13   14   16    30   0.5-4    0.5-4      1-0      1   .    .      .    .   .
51 Homan, Ross           13   15   13    28   2.0-15   1.0-13     1-5      .   .    .      .    .   .
52 Kerr, John            12    7   19    26   1.5-1       .        .       1   .    .      .    .   .
99 Richardson, Jay       13   15   10    25   8.5-26   4.0-17      .       7   2   1-0     .    .   .
97 Patterson, David      11    9   13    22   3.0-5       .        .       1   1    .      .    .   .
98 Penton, Joel          13    7   13    20   3.0-20   2.0-14      .       .   .    .      .    .   .
6  Grant, Larry          12    8   10    18   0.5-3    0.5-3      1-49     2   .    .      1    1   .
55 Terry, Curtis         13    8    9    17   3.5-7       .        .       2   1   1-0     1    .   .
21 Russell, Anderson      5    8    8    16   1.0-1       .       1-0      .   .    .      .    .   .
8B Wilson, Lawrence      13    6    8    14   5.0-17   3.0-15      .       1   1    .      2    .   .
0E Gant, Aaron            8    7    3    10      .        .        .       .   .    .      1    .   .
13 Amos, Andre           12    4    5     9      .        .       1--2     1   .    .      .    .   .
0A Coleman, Kurt         12    5    4     9   0.5-1       .        .       .   .    .      .    1   .
9  Hartline, Brian       13    7    2     9      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
78 Barrow, Alex          13    4    4     8   1.0-2       .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
38 Spitler, Austin       12    3    4     7      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
0F Rose, Robert          10    5    2     7   3.5-23   3.5-23      .       .   .    .      .    .   .
29 Lane, Shaun           13    5    1     6      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
TM TEAM                  13    3    3     6      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
23 Patterson, Nick       13    2    3     5      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
87 Smith, Brandon        11    1    3     4      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
20 Pettrey, Aaron        13    3    1     4      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
92 Denlinger, Todd       11    2    2     4   2.0-4       .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
19 Harden, Derek          8    2    1     3      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
84 Worthington, Doug      7    2    1     3      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
58 Norman, Drew          13    1    1     2      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
16 Robinson, Trevor      13    .    1     1      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
5A Datish, Doug          13    1    .     1      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
86 Potokar, Dan           1    .    1     1      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
46 Larson, J.D.           3    1    .     1      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
89 White, Jr., Stan      13    .    1     1      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
4  Small, Ray            10    .    1     1      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
8  Hall, Roy             11    1    .     1      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
71 Rehring, Steve        13    1    .     1      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
7  Ginn, Jr., Ted        13    1    .     1      .        .        .       .   .    .      .    .   .
   Total........       13  428  394   822    93-390   38-278   21-342   35  10   6-48   12    2   .
   Opponents......       13  457  454   911    55-231   19-146    6-0     27  15  12-9    10    2   .

Final NCAA Team Rankings
119 teams ranked in Division IA
tOSU Final National Rankings
Category	tOSU Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual	Conf Rank	Big Ten Conference Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	26	169.85	Navy	327.00	3	Illinois	188.83
Passing Offense	45	214.69	Hawaii	441.29	6	Purdue	291.57
Total Offense	26	384.54	Hawaii	559.21	2	Purdue	415.71
Scoring Offense	8	34.62	Hawaii	46.86	1	Ohio St.	34.62
Rushing Defense	15	98.31	Michigan	43.38	3	Michigan	43.38
Pass Efficiency Defense	10	104.06	Wisconsin	84.19	2	Wisconsin	84.19
Total Defense	12	280.46	Virginia Tech	219.46	3	Wisconsin	253.08
Scoring Defense	5	12.77	Virginia Tech	11.00	2	Wisconsin	12.08
Net Punting	34	36.55	Utah	41.58	3	Wisconsin	37.47
Punt Returns	42	10.20	Kentucky	20.44	5	Indiana	12.56
Kickoff Returns	33	21.70	Kansas St.	27.14	3	Minnesota	22.97
Turnover Margin	13	.69	Minnesota	1.38	3	Minnesota	1.38
Pass Defense	30	182.15	Virginia Tech	128.23	2	Wisconsin	138.31
Passing Efficiency	8	160.51	Hawaii	185.95	1	Ohio St.	160.51
Sacks	12	2.92	Western Mich.	3.54	3	Michigan	3.23
Tackles For Loss	T-13	7.15	Florida Int'l	8.17	1	Michigan	7.15
Sacks Allowed	24	1.46	Rutgers	.62	3	Minnesota	1.38

USA Today Coaches Final Poll
Rank	Team	Record	Points	Last
1.	Florida (63)	13-1	1,575	2
2.	Ohio State	12-1	1,435	1
3.	LSU	11-2	1,418	4
4.	USC	11-2	1,345	7
5.	Wisconsin	12-1	1,328	5
6.	Boise State	13-0	1,275	9
7.	Louisville	12-1	1,270	6
8.	Auburn	11-2	1,119	10
9.	Michigan	11-2	1,092	3
10.	West Virginia	11-2	1,012	12
11.	Oklahoma	11-3	849	8
12.	Rutgers	11-2	841	17
13.	Texas	10-3	791	16
14.	California	10-3	716	19
15.	Brigham Young	11-2	615	20
16.	Arkansas	10-4	592	13
17.	Wake Forest	11-3	535	15
18.	Virginia Tech	10-3	494	14
19.	Notre Dame	10-3	485	11
20.	Boston College	10-3	388	23
21.	TCU	11-2	339	24
22.	Oregon State	10-4	206	25t
23.	Tennessee	9-4	202	18
24.	Hawaii	11-3	152	NR
25.	Penn State	9-4	142	NR

Dropped out
No. 21 Texas A&M (9-4, lost to then-No. 19 California 45-10), No. 22 Nebraska (9-5, lost to then-No. 10 Auburn 17-14), No. 25 (tie) Georgia Tech (9-5, lost to then-No. 12 West Virginia 38-35).

Others receiving votes
Georgia (9-4) 133; Nebraska (9-5) 43; Texas A&M (9-4) 29; Georgia Tech (9-5) 19; South Carolina (8-5) 17; Houston (10-4) 8; Maryland (9-4) 7; Texas Tech (8-5) 2; Kentucky (8-5) 1. First-place votes in parentheses

Associated Press Final Poll
Rank	Team	Record	Pts.	Last
1	Florida (64)	13-1	1624	2
2	Ohio St.	12-1	1492	1
3	LSU	11-2	1452	4
4	USC	11-2	1389	8
5	Boise St. (1)	13-0	1383	9
6	Louisville	12-1	1338	5
7	Wisconsin	12-1	1288	6
8	Michigan	11-2	1145	3
9	Auburn	11-2	1112	10
10	West Virginia	11-2	1035	13
11	Oklahoma	11-3	933	7
12	Rutgers	11-2	884	16
13	Texas	10-3	772	18
14	California	10-3	697	20
15	Arkansas	10-4	677	12
16	BYU	11-2	673	19
17	Notre Dame	10-3	553	11
18	Wake Forest	11-3	551	15
19	Virginia Tech	10-3	407	14
20	Boston College	10-3	353	23
21	Oregon St.	10-4	291	24
22	TCU	11-2	279	25
23	Georgia	9-4	204	NR
24	Penn St.	9-4	183	NR
25	Tennessee	9-4	181	17

Others receiving votes: Hawaii 110, Nebraska 58, Maryland 24, South Florida 17, Texas A&M 10, Georgia Tech 8, Kentucky 1, San Jose St. 1. First-place votes in parentheses

Rosters:

From OSU Official Website: 2006 Ohio State Alphabetical Roster
(as of 03/30/06) with bio/profiles on each player
Numerical Roster

From Scout: Alphabetical Roster w/bios

From Rivals: Roster (Sort Numerical, Alphabetical, or by Position, with bio/profiles)

2006 Depth Charts:

From Rivals (featuring different offensive and defensive sets)

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