In addition the Cougar defense limited tailback Maurice Clarett to just 36 yards rushing and held the Buckeyes to only a pair of field goals in the half. Washington State appeared to live up to its billing with an 11-play 80-yard drive midway through the 1st quarter that was capped by a short touchdown pass from Gesser. In the second half Clarett picked up 44 yards on his first rush and destroyed the Cougar defense with 194 second-half yards. Hawk returning interceptions for touchdowns, and Maurice Clarett scoring twice. The second quarter, however, belonged to Ohio State, with a Mike Doss interception setting up a Craig Krenzel touchdown run which was followed by a Ken Dorsey fumble setting up the Buckeyes on the Miami 14. Mar 15 (Neutral), Ohio State (17-13) Win vs. Michigan State, 55-54, 31. Also a key player in the victory was punter Andy Groom, whose six punts averaged 50.2 yards, with a 4th quarter punt that went for 74 yards and another that was downed at the Wisconsin 1-yard line. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Maurice Clarett rushed for 133 yards but suffered a shoulder stinger on his last carry, an injury that would severely limit his availability over the next four games. They moved the ball, but the final pass attempt by Michigan quarterback John Navarre, with 0:01 left and long to the endzone, was intercepted by Will Allen. I stayed up half the night watching post-game commentary and at work the next day most of the office where I worked was abuzz with talk of the game. Fr. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. The game was billed by many in the media as a possible Rose Bowl-preview and was televised nationally (Keels p.28). Buckeye radio broadcaster Paul Keels, in his book recounting the season, noted that the fans in Ohio Stadium that day were unusually loud and supportive. The Buckeyes return to their home field Saturday for their annual spring game, moving one step closer to the start of the 2023 season Sept. 2 . As the season progressed, quarterback Craig Krenzel was solid, if not spectacular. Minnesota, at 7-1 overall and 3-1 in conference play, was a contender for the Big Ten title. What Taylor didn't realize was that Clarett was stripping him of the ball on the tackle, and Ohio State regained possession at the Miami 28. They moved the ball, but the final pass attempt by Michigan quarterback John Navarre, with 0:01 left and long to the endzone, was intercepted by Will Allen. Doss, who helped organize Friday nights event, said a portion of proceeds from the reunion would also be donated to The Nina and Ryan Day Resilience Fund, while proceeds will also go toward an endowment in honor of the 2002 national championship team that Doss said he hopes will ultimately help build a new football facility for Ohio State. Lydell Ross and Maurice Hall, playing in place of the injured Clarett, rushed for 89 and 93 yards respectively, as Ohio State scored 34 unanswered points. On a weekend that the 2002 Buckeyes are being celebrated for the 20th anniversary of their national championship, Doss toldEleven Warriorshe and his teammates felt it was important to make sure the members of that team who could not be there are not forgotten. Indiana had to punt on the ensuing possession and safety Dustin Fox blocked the kick. The Hurricanes were attempting to win their second consecutive championship, winning the Rose Bowl in the previous season and winning 34 straight games in dominating fashion. Or write about sports? The Buckeyes took only 47 snaps compared to 80 by the Golden Flashes and actually had a 2:1 deficit in time of possession, but outgained Kent State by 60 yards. Join our linker program. On their first possession in overtime, the Hurricanes scored a touchdown on a 7 yard pass to Kellen Winslow. Ohio State failed to move the ball, and the subsequent punt set Miami up at their own 24. 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster. Playing both defense and offense, Chris Gamble scored on a 43-yard reverse on the first drive of the 3rd quarter. Football Roster - Ohio State Buckeyes Roster Schedule Tickets Ohio Stadium News Stats History Team Links Camps 2023 Spring Game Tickets On Sale BUY 2021-22 ROSTER season 2021-22 List View # 0 Kamryn Babb 6-0 210 Position WR Year Graduated Hometown St. Louis, Mo. Miami had also gone undefeated that season, with their only close call being a 28-27 squeaker over Florida State. Ohio State had no choice but to play for another overtime, with Krenzel completing a fourth and 14 pass to Michael Jenkins, giving Ohio State new life. 2003 Defeated. The regular season finale against the Michigan Wolverines on November 23 logically became the most important of the regular season. Wg. Ohio State football is back in Ohio Stadium. WR Corban Cleveland - No. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 2002 @OhioStateFB national championship team pic.twitter.com/nMnkl5v0Lr. The next week, on the road against the Northwestern Wildcats, which entered the game with a 2-3 record and 0-1 in conference play, Ohio State played a night game in Evanston, Illinois, in accordance with a scheduling agreement between the Big Ten and ESPN (Keels, p.41). A pair of good rushes from McGahee and a trio of Dorsey completions to TE Kellen Winslow, Jr. gave Miami a first-and-goal at the OSU 9. Entering 2002, Ohio State had gone 33 years without winning a national title. Elg. Second year coach (and former Ohio State assistant) Larry Coker had yet to lose a game as head coach of the Hurricanes, and the school was gunning for their 35th straight win overall. The game was fittingly intense, with the Wolverines ahead or within striking distance of the Buckeyes for the entire game. 2002 Big Title. Pos. The former safety returned it 12 yards but OSU stalled and the field goal unit came out. On their 2nd possession, Miami scored when Dorsey hit Roscoe Parrish on a 25-yard touchdown strike. As we already knew, Cam Williams sporting #5 and Noah Spence rocking #8 should become permanent sites in the panic naps of quarterbacks throughout the Leaders and Legends divisions. 13 to 88 Jakob James, OL No. Jan 15, Ohio State (8-6) Loss vs. Michigan, 50-61, 15. We've been going through a series of debating what Ohio State football player is the best to wear specific jersey numbers. With a first down Ohio State would have been in a position to run the clock out and win the game without it going to overtime. After a lost fumble with two minutes remaining, Michigan regained possession at its own 20 with only 50 seconds. Defensive linemen Darrion Scott, Simon Fraser, and David Thompson recorded 4 sacks and were instrumental in stopping the run. Instead, Krenzel went deep to wide receiver Michael Jenkins, jostling with defensive back Antwaun Rogers. Ohio State replied with a long drive and a field goal by Mike Nugent, then used an interception by Cie Grant and a fumble recovery by Donnie Nickey to keep Northwestern at bay. But this was no ordinary group of players and 2002 was no ordinary year for Ohio State football. Twice All-American safety Mike Doss, in an emotional announcement on January 9, 2002, advised that he would not declare himself for the NFL draft and would return to Ohio State for his senior season. The Terps enter 2023 coming off their most successful season in years in 2022, going 8-5, the most wins for the program in a single season since 2010. Eleven Warriors is where Ohio State fans gather. Conferences. To this day, many Miami fans (undoubtedly fueled by commentator Dan Fouts' infamous "Bad call! In addition the Cougar defense limited tailback Maurice Clarett to just 36 yards rushing and held the Buckeyes to only a pair of field goals in the half. However Ohio State's defense stymied Washington State throughout the game, intercepting Gesser twice and forcing the Cougars to surrender the ball on downs twice in Buckeye territory. The game was again unusually close, with Clarett fumbling three times and caught by the TV cameras arguing with running backs coach Tim Spencer on the sidelines (Keels, p.42), but he also carried the ball for 140 yards and two scores as Ohio State prevailed 27-16. They later missed a pair of field goal attempts before scoring a touchdown with less than 2 minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter to narrow the Buckeye lead to 24-16. Krenzel had completed only 11 passes for 123 yards when Ohio State faced a 3rd and 14 from midfield, trailing 63 late in the fourth quarter. He resigned as head coach of Ohio State in May 2011 after coming under fire for a number . 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PUR Berin Lacevic 21-yard field goal, 0:42. Animosity simmered in both teams as each had resented the other dancing on their logos after road wins in the immediately preceding years. The Illini appeared to make two touchdown receptions in their possession but the first was out-of-bounds and the second a bobbled incompletion. Compare that to the 10 seasons between the 1957 and 1968 championships and 11 years between the 2002 and 2014 titles . Maurice Clarett returned to play after 2 weeks recuperating from his knee surgery September 16 and scored three times in the first half while accruing 104 yards rushing. They later missed a pair of field goal attempts before scoring a touchdown with less than 2 minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter to narrow the Buckeye lead to 24-16. Jan 9 @ Michigan State, Ohio State (7-5) Loss vs. Michigan State, 55-66, 13. Ohio High School Athletic Association 2002 Football Championships . pic.twitter.com/9z2fFvDC6E, Mike Doss and Branden Joe lead the crowd at @LandGrantBeer in Carmen Ohio to close things out at the 2002 OSU national championship reunion: pic.twitter.com/0TKqZvuVD8, Members of the 2002 Ohio State national championship team pose for a photo with Jim Tressel after @11W 2002 20-year national champions reunion @LandGrantBeer pic.twitter.com/hg4BkWbBfb. Sophomore running back Lydell Ross, starting in place of the injured Clarett, rushed for 130 yards. Facebook Twitter Instagram. Dec 3 (Neutral), Ohio State (1-2) Loss vs. Duke, 76-91, 4. His 230 yards rushing for the day was the 6th best in Buckeye history and just short of Archie Griffin's freshman record of 239. 2. Now ranked sixth in the nation, the Buckeyes faced their first marquee opponent and second Heisman quarterback candidate in Jason Gesser on September 14 when they hosted the 10th-ranked Cougars of Washington State. Nov 29 (Neutral), Ohio State (1-1) Loss vs. Alabama, 48-54, 3. The first of many nailbiters for Buckeye fans came September 21 against the 11 Cincinnati Bearcats as the team required an interception in the end zone by safety Will Allen with 32 seconds remaining to seal a 2319 victory. Northwestern had a 6-0 lead after the 1st quarter but had had two drives stopped inside the Ohio State ten yard line. Jan 29 @ Purdue, Ohio State (9-9) Loss vs. Purdue, 65-70, 19. [4] The intensity of the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry was increased by the stakes: a victory by the 12-0 Buckeyes would secure a spot for them in the BCS National Championship game. Jenkins caught the pass at the goal line and scored. Height of bar is margin of victory Mouseover bar for details Click for box score Grouped by Month, 1. The team was the first in Division I-A (now Division I FBS) history to finish its season at 140, and the second to win 14 games, following BYU's 141 season in 1996. Sophomore place kicker Mike Nugent, who had been uneven in his kicking as a freshman, gave an indication of his future value to the team by kicking field goals of 41, 33, and 45 yards. A Maurice Clarett touchdown run put Ohio State ahead 147 at halftime. The game was again unusually close, with Clarett fumbling three times and caught by the TV cameras arguing with running backs coach Tim Spencer on the sidelines (Keels, p.42), but he also carried the ball for 140 yards and two scores as Ohio State prevailed 27-16. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. In a segment during Saturday mornings GameDay broadcast from Ohio States campus, former Ohio State defensive backs Mike Doss and Will Allen, running back Maurice Clarettand head coach Jim Tressel unveiled a sculpture that pays tribute to four members of the 2002 national title team offensive tackles Ivan Douglas and Shane Olivea and defensive ends Will Smith and Mike Kudla who have passed away. We present them here for purely educational purposes. 1999 Football Roster; 1998 Football Roster; 1997 Football Roster; . All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Having kept Miami's star receiver Andre Johnson under wraps for much of the game, now Gamble was putting major pressure on the Hurricane DB's. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. The Buckeyes compiled a 7-5 record, capped by a 26-20 victory over their rival the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor in the regular season finale. On fourth down with a yard to go, coach Jim Tressel opted against attempting a 54-yard field goal by Mike Nugent to tie the game, and in an uncharacteristically high-risk move, ran pass play "King Right 64 Y Shallow Swap" instead, whose first option was a short crossing pass ("shallow swap") to Hartsock (the "Y" receiver). From there, the Hurricane ground game began to move as McGahee found room to run. If supporting an indie site is your thing, please considerbecoming a 12th Warrior,buying our merch, or contributing in other ways. The following Tuesday, in his weekly luncheon with the media, Coach Jim Tressel revealed that Clarett had suffered a knee injury during the game, had already undergone arthroscopic surgery, and would miss the next game. Please note that this tracker will be updated with . (SI, p.75) Maurice Clarett, a freshman prospect, graduated early from high school and enrolled at Ohio State for the 2002 Winter Quarter to make himself eligible to participate in spring football practice. 2002 National Champion. The key play of the game, however, came on the first series of the 3rd quarter with Penn State in possession and having the lead, 73. Wg. As the ball bounced off of Gamble's arms and fell incomplete, the Miami players stormed the field, thinking they had won. The game featured Chris Gamble starting on both offense and defense (which had last occurred for Ohio State in 1963) and playing 89 of the game's 138 plays (51 on defense, 31 on offense, and 7 on punt returns). CI. Wide receiver Chris Gamble had practiced all week as a defensive back and was used on a 3rd down for UC from the Ohio State 29 in the 4th quarter, making an interception in the end zone. After gaining a first down on a 4th down quarterback sneak, Krenzel completed a pass (and another play name went into Buckeye legend: Gun Switch Right Dart 59 X Skinny Wheel)[5] to Clarett swinging left out of the backfield ("wheel") while the wide receiver ran a post pattern to decoy the secondary ("X skinny") that resulted in a first down at the That Team Up North six yard line. Ohio State replied with a long drive and a field goal by Mike Nugent, then used an interception by Cie Grant and a fumble recovery by Donnie Nickey to keep Northwestern at bay. In the 2nd overtime, OSU quickly drove for a touchdown, with Clarett taking it the final 5 yards in his final play as a Buckeye. With a first down Ohio State would have been in a position to run the clock out and win the game without it going to overtime. Ht. As the final play ended, Ohio State players stormed the field and fireworks went off not only in Tempe but also two doors down from my house as my neighbors celebrated. Feb 12 @ Penn State, Ohio State (12-10) Win vs. Penn State, 76-67, 23. For the first time in the school's history, they were scheduled to play 13 regular season games. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Mar 14 (Neutral), Ohio State (16-13) Win vs. Wisconsin, 58-50, 30. 1999 Football Roster; 1998 Football Roster; 1997 Football Roster; . Or write about sports? Do you have a blog? The score put OSU up 14-7 and completely changed the momentum of the game going into halftime. 1992 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster Players Coaches Offense. 2002 Football Roster; 2001 Football Roster; 2000 Football Roster; 1990's Football Rosters. (Lindy's p.62: Keels, p.74-75). The 3rd quarter was scoreless, but midway through the 4th, on a 3rd and 6 from its own 16, Krenzel delivered a high pass 45 yards to Michael Jenkins, who out-jumped two defenders to give the Buckeyes a first down in Wisconsin territory.
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