IV 

108TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 10

Congratulating the Ohio State University football team for winning the 2002 

NCAA Division I-A collegiate football national championship. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 7, 2003

Ms. PRYCE of Ohio (for herself, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. GILLMOR, 

Mr. HOBSON, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. REGULA, Mr. RYAN of 

Ohio, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. TURNER of Ohio, Mr. NEY, Mr. 

LATOURETTE, Mr. KUCINICH, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. KAPTUR, and 

Mr. BROWN of Ohio) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

RESOLUTION

Congratulating the Ohio State University football team for 

winning the 2002 NCAA Division I-A collegiate football 

national championship.

Whereas in 2002, the Ohio State University Buckeyes football team captured its fifth undisputed collegiate national 

football championship; 

Whereas The Ohio State University is a member of the Big 

Ten Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I–A and in 2002 was the Conference’s 

champion for the 29th time in school history; 
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Whereas The Ohio State University’s 14–0 record in 2002 is 

the best for a season for a Division I–A football team in 

national college football history; 

Whereas on the way to the national championship Ohio State 

defeated five nationally ranked opponents, which included 

a 14–9 triumph over the University of Michigan; 

Whereas The Ohio State University entered the Fiesta Bowl 

as an 11-point underdog to a University of Miami team 

that was on a 34-game winning streak, yet emerged victorious; 

Whereas Head Coach Jim Tressel has won five national college football championships, the 2002 championship 

being his first Division I–A title and his first with The 

Ohio State University; 

Whereas Coach Tressel and his father Lee Tressel are the 

only father-son combination to each win National Coach 

of the Year honors and a national championship in football; 

Whereas each player, coach, trainer, and manager dedicated 

their time and effort to ensuring that the Buckeyes 

reached the pinnacle of team achievement; 

Whereas The Ohio State University Marching Band, and the 

cheerleaders, students, alumni, faculty, and supporters of 

The Ohio State University are to be congratulated for 

their commitment and pride in the Buckeyes’ football 

program; and 

Whereas its five Division I–A football national championships 

makes the Ohio State University football program among 

the most successful in college football history: Now, 

therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
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1 (1) congratulates the Ohio State University 

2 football team for winning the 2002 NCAA Division 

3 I–A collegiate football national championship; 

4 (2) recognizes the achievements of all the play5 ers, coaches, and support staff who were instru6 mental in helping The Ohio State University win the 

7 2002 NCAA Division I–A collegiate football national 

8 championship and invites them to the United States 

9 Capitol Building to be honored; 

10 (3) requests that the President recognize the 

11 accomplishments and achievements of the 2002 Ohio 

12 State University football team and invite them to 

13 Washington, D.C., for a White House ceremony for 

14 national championship teams; and 

15 (4) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent16 atives to make available enrolled copies of this reso17 lution to The Ohio State University for appropriate 

18 display and to transmit an enrolled copy of the reso19 lution to each coach and member of the 2002 NCAA 

20 Division I–A collegiate football national champion21 ship team.

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