2009 Ohio State Buckeyes Football Schedule, Results, Stats, Polls

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2009 Schedule
Date/Time	Opponent	Result/Recap
Sept 5, Noon ESPN	Navy	W 31-27 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive

September 12, 8PM ABC	USC	L 18-15 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive

September 19, Noon ESPN-Plus regional basis	@ Toldeo (Cleve Browns Stadium)	W 38-0 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive

September 26, 3:30PM ABC	Illinois	W 30-0 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive

October 3, 7PM	@ Indiana	W 33-14 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive

October 10, 3:30PM ABC regional (ESPN in other markets)	Wisconsin	W 31-13 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive

October 17, Noon Big Ten Network	@ Purdue	L 26-18 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive

October 24, Noon ESPN	Minnesota	W 38-7 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive

October 31, Noon Big Ten Network	New Mexico State	W 45-0 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive

November 7, 3:30PM ABC	@ Penn State	W 24-7 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive

November 14, 3:30PM ABC	Iowa	W 27-24 OT Preview and Postgame Recap Archive

November 21, Noon ABC	@ Michigan	W 21-10 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive

January 1, 2010 ABC	@ Oregon Rose Bowl	W 26-17 Preview and Postgame Recap Archive

2009 Ohio State Buckeyes Football Schedule with links to schedules and results for each opponent Final Record: 11-2, 7-1 (Big Ten)
Date	Opponent	Result
Saturday Sept. 5	Navy Midshipmen Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH	Won 31-27
Saturday Sept. 12	USC Trojans Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH	Lost 18-15
Saturday Sept. 19	Toledo Rockets Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, OH	Won 38-0
Saturday Sept. 26	Illinois Fighting Illini Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH	Won 30-0
Saturday Oct. 3	at Indiana Hoosiers Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN	Won 33-14
Saturday Oct. 10	Wisconsin Badgers Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH	Won 31-13
Saturday Oct. 17	at Purdue Boilermakers Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN	Lost 26-18
Saturday Oct. 24	Minnesota Golden Gophers Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH	Won 38-7
Saturday Oct. 31	New Mexico State Aggies Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH	Won 45-0
Saturday Nov. 7	at Penn State Nittany Lions Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA	Won 24-7
Saturday Nov. 14	Iowa Hawkeyes Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH	Won 27-24 (OT)
Saturday Nov. 21	at Michigan Wolverines Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI	Won 21-10
2010 Rose Bowl Game
Friday Jan. 1	Oregon Ducks Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA	Won 26-17

Source:

OSU State Depth Chart
as of December 18, 2009

The Associated Press Top 25 Poll
Updated: January 8, 2010

RK	Team	W-L	Points	Prev	Last
1	Alabama (60)	14-0	1500	1	W37-21 Texas
2	Texas	13-1	1399	2	L21-37 at Ala
3	Florida	13-1	1370	5	W51-24 at UC
4	Boise State	14-0	1366	6	W17-10 at TCU
5	Ohio State	11-2	1224	8	W26-17 at UO
6	TCU	12-1	1163	3	L10-17 Boise St
7	Iowa	11-2	1126	10	W24-14 at GT
8	Cincinnati	12-1	1060	4	L24-51 Florida
9	Penn State	11-2	1016	11	W19-17 at LSU
10	Virginia Tech	10-3	953	12	W37-14 at Tenn
11	Oregon	10-3	886	7	L17-26 Ohio St
12	Brigham Young	11-2	806	15	W44-20 Ore St
13	Georgia Tech	11-3	768	9	L14-24 Iowa
14	Nebraska	10-4	724	20	W33-0 Arizona
15	Pittsburgh	10-3	697	17	W19-17 at UNC
16	Wisconsin	10-3	571	24	W20-14 Miami
17	LSU	9-4	501	13	L17-19 Penn St
18	Utah	10-3	491	23	W37-27 at Cal
19	Miami (FL)	9-4	310	14	L14-20 at Wis
20	Mississippi	9-4	296	32	W21-7 Ok State
21	Texas Tech	9-4	224	28	W41-31 MSU
22	USC	9-4	216	29	W24-13 BC
23	Central Michigan	12-2	166	25	W44-41 at Troy
24	Clemson	9-5	125	31	W21-13 UK
25	West Virginia	9-4	91	18	L21-33 at Fla St
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 90, Oregon State 89, Navy 85, Stanford 67, Oklahoma State 40, Rutgers 37, Auburn 8, Georgia 7, Florida State 6, Arizona 5, Connecticut 5, Middle Tennessee State 4, Arkansas 3, Air Force 3.

Final USA Today Coaches Poll Updated: Jan. 8, 2010
Rank	Team	Record	Points	Final Reg Season Rank
1.	Alabama (58)	14-0	1,450	1
2.	Texas	13-1	1,360	2
3.	Florida	13-1	1,323	5
4.	Boise State	14-0	1,312	6
5.	Ohio State	11-2	1,190	8
6.	TCU	12-1	1,104	3
7.	Iowa	11-2	1,087	11
8.	Penn State	11-2	1,071	9
9.	Cincinnati	12-1	943	4
10.	Virginia Tech	10-3	940	12
11.	Oregon	10-3	846	7
12.	Brigham Young	11-2	814	14
13.	Georgia Tech	11-3	741	10
14.	Nebraska	10-4	671	19
15.	Pittsburgh	10-3	667	16
16.	Wisconsin	10-3	587	22
17.	LSU	9-4	530	13
18.	Utah	10-3	466	24
19.	Miami (Fla.)	9-4	336	15
20.	Southern California	9-4	217	NR
21.	Mississippi	9-4	192	NR
22.	West Virginia	9-4	159	17
23.	Texas Tech	9-4	152	NR
24.	Central Michigan	12-2	123	NR
25.	Oklahoma State	9-4	92	18

Dropped out
No. 20 Oregon State (8-5, lost to then-No. 14 Brigham Young 44-20), No. 21 Stanford (8-5, lost to Oklahoma 31-27), No. 23 Arizona (8-5, lost to then-No. 19 Nebraska 33-0), No. 25 Houston (10-4, lost to Air Force 47-20).
Others receiving votes
Navy (10-4) 89; Oregon State (8-5) 78; Clemson (9-5) 75; Oklahoma (8-5) 67; Stanford (8-5) 49; Auburn (8-5) 17; Georgia (8-5) 13; Houston (10-4) 12; Middle Tennessee (10-3) 12; Arizona (8-5) 11; Arkansas (8-5) 10; Connecticut (8-5) 10; Florida State (7-6) 9; Air Force (8-5) 7; Rutgers (9-4) 7; Northwestern (8-5) 6; East Carolina (9-5) 4; Southern Methodist (8-5) 1.

The Associated Press Top 25 Poll
Updated: Tuesday November 24, 2009

Rank	Team	Record	Votes	Previous
1	Florida (36)	11-0	1,463	1
2	Alabama (13)	11-0	1,428	2
3	Texas (11)	11-0	1,425	3
4	TCU	11-0	1,309	4
5	Cincinnati	10-0	1,245	5
6	Boise State	11-0	1,218	6
7	Georgia Tech	10-1	1,138	7
8	Pittsburgh	9-1	1,041	8
9	Ohio State	10-2	1,016	9
10	Oregon	9-2	983	11
11	Oklahoma State	9-2	793	12
12	Penn State	10-2	773	13
13	Iowa	10-2	766	15
14	Virginia Tech	8-3	675	16
15	Clemson	8-3	609	18
16	Oregon State	8-3	541	20
17	LSU	8-3	409	10
18	Brigham Young	9-2	399	19
19	Miami (FL)	8-3	347	21
20	Mississippi	8-3	333	NR
21	California	8-3	263	NR
22	Utah	9-2	249	23
23	North Carolina	8-3	237	NR
24	USC	7-3	225	22
25	Houston	9-2	199	24
Others Receiving Votes: Stanford 169, Nebraska 126, Wisconsin 40, Temple 32, Navy 24, Texas Tech 11, West Virginia 3, Northwestern 3, Nevada 2, Kentucky 2, Auburn 2, Central Michigan 1, Arizona 1

USA Today Coaches Poll Updated: Tuesday November 24, 2009
RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Florida (47)	11-0	1459
2	Texas (4)	11-0	1398
3	Alabama (8)	11-0	1388
4	TCU	11-0	1279
5	Cincinnati	10-0	1224
6	Boise State	11-0	1181
7	Georgia Tech	10-1	1125
8	Ohio State	10-2	1031
9	Pittsburgh	9-1	1021
10	Oregon	9-2	941
11	Penn State	10-2	843
12	Oklahoma State	9-2	815
13	Iowa	10-2	714
14	Virginia Tech	8-3	656
15	Brigham Young	9-2	510
16	Clemson	8-3	467
17	LSU	8-3	463
18	Oregon State	8-3	450
19	Utah	9-2	318
20	Houston	9-2	305
21	Miami (FL)	8-3	266
22	USC	7-3	261
23	Nebraska	8-3	191
24	North Carolina	8-3	167
25	Mississippi	8-3	165
Others receiving votes: California 149, Wisconsin 123, Stanford 58, Navy 50, West Virginia 30, CENTRL MICHIGAN 27, Arkansas 17, Temple 17, Arizona 15, Northwestern 13, Texas Tech 12, Nevada 12, Auburn 9, TROY 2, South Florida 1, Kentucky 1, Missouri 1

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