# 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. The team finished the season with a win–loss record of 10–2, and a Big Ten Conference record of 7–1. They tied for the Big Ten championship with Penn State.
In 2005, A. J. Hawk was the sixth Ohio State player to receive the Lombardi Award. He was also voted OSU's season MVP for this year and was All-American. All year, Troy Smith and Justin Zwick competed for the spot of starting quarterback.
Early in the season, they played their first ever meeting against the Texas Longhorns of The University of Texas, which they lost, 25–22.
To conclude the season, they made an appearance in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl and defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34–20. They finished the season ranked No. 4 in the nation.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami (OH)* | No. 6 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | W 34–14 | 104,695 |
| September 10 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 2 Texas* | No. 4 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (College GameDay) | ABC | L 22–25 | 105,565 |
| September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | San Diego State* | No. 9 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | W 27–6 | 104,533 |
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Iowa | No. 8 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | W 31–6 | 105,225 |
| October 8 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Penn State | No. 6 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (rivalry, College GameDay) | ESPN | L 10–17 | 109,839 |
| October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 16 Michigan State | No. 15 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | W 35–24 | 105,122 |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Indiana | No. 14 | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | ESPN | W 41–10 | 52,866 |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Minnesota | No. 12 | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN | ABC | W 45–31 | 54,825 |
| November 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Illinois | No. 12 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) | ESPN2 | W 40–2 | 104,799 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 25 Northwestern | No. 10 | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | ABC | W 48–7 | 105,181 |
| November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Michigan | No. 9 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (rivalry) | ABC | W 25–21 | 111,591 |
| January 2, 2006 | 4:30 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Notre Dame* | No. 4 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | ABC | W 34–20 | 76,196 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Coaching staff

* Jim Tressel – Head Coach (5th year)
* Tim Beckman – Defensive Cornerbacks (1st year)
* Jim Bollman – Offensive Line/OC (5th year)
* Joe Daniels – Quarterbacks / Passing Game Coordinator (5th year)
* Luke Fickell – Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers (4th year)
* Paul Haynes – Defensive Safeties (1st year)
* Darrell Hazell – Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers (2nd year)
* Jim Heacock – Defensive Coordinator / Defensive line (10th year)
* John Peterson – Offensive Tight Ends / Recruiting Coordinator (2nd year)
* Dick Tressel – Running Backs (5th year)
* Bob Tucker - Director of Football Operations (11th year)
* Stan Jefferson - Director of Player Development (2nd year)
* Butch Reynolds - Speed Coordinator (1st year)

## Game summaries
### Miami University

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miami (OH) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| • Ohio State | 10 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
Justin Zwick would start at quarterback due to Troy's Smith's suspension the previous year.

### Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Texas | 10 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
| Ohio State | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
Justin Zwick would start and then give way to Troy Smith, who would start at quarterback the rest of the year, in a matchup of the #2 vs #4 teams that year.

### Iowa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Ohio St | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Date: September 24, 2005
* Game time: 12:10 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Scattered showers, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 105,225
* Referee: Dennis Lipski
* TV announcers (ABC): Mike Tirico, Tim Brant, and Suzy Shuster
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
OSU – Anthony Gonzalez 8-yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick), 7:43. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 5:59.
Second quarter
OSU – Troy Smith 16-yard run (Josh Huston kick), 14:30. Ohio St 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:11.
OSU – Josh Huston 47-yard field goal, 0:00. Ohio St 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 1:47.
Third quarter
OSU – Troy Smith 4-yard run (Josh Huston kick), 9:59. Ohio St 24–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:55.
IOWA – Kyle Schlicher 52-yard field goal, 2:48. Ohio St 24–3. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 3:32.
Fourth quarter
IOWA – Kyle Schlicher 37-yard field goal, 11:48. Ohio St 24–6. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 1:45.
OSU – Anthony Gonzalez 29-yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick). Ohio St 31–6. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 2:04.
Top passers
IOWA – Drew Tate – 22/39, 146 yards, INT
OSU – Troy Smith – 13/19, 191 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
IOWA – Albert Young – 10 rushes, 25 yards
OSU – Antonio Pittman – 28 rushes, 171 yards
Top receivers
IOWA – Ed Hinkel – 6 receptions, 47 yards
OSU – Santonio Holmes – 5 receptions, 95 yards :
Ohio State came into the contest looking to avenge the previous year's 33–7 loss to Iowa.

### Penn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ohio State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| • Penn State | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |

### Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Michigan State | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| • Ohio State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |

### Northwestern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Northwestern | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Ohio State | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 48 |

### Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ohio State | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 25 |
| Michigan | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 21 |

### Fiesta Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Ohio State | 7 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
| Notre Dame | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Coaches | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 8 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Not released |

## Awards and honors

* A. J. Hawk, Lombardi Award

## 2006 NFL draftees

| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
| A. J. Hawk | 1 | 5 | Linebacker | Green Bay Packers |
| Donte Whitner | 1 | 8 | Defensive Back | Buffalo Bills |
| Bobby Carpenter | 1 | 18 | Linebacker | Dallas Cowboys |
| Santonio Holmes | 1 | 25 | Wide Receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Nick Mangold | 1 | 29 | Center | New York Jets |
| Ashton Youboty | 3 | 70 | Defensive Back | Buffalo Bills |
| Anthony Schlegel | 3 | 76 | Linebacker | New York Jets |
| Nate Salley | 4 | 121 | Defensive Back | Carolina Panthers |
| Rob Sims | 4 | 128 | Guard | Seattle Seahawks |