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 re-
ferred 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 foot-
ball 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 Asso-
ciation Division I–A and in 2002 was the Conference’s 
champion for the 29th time in school history;
•HRES 10 IH 
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 vic-
torious; 
Whereas Head Coach Jim Tressel has won five national col-
lege 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 foot-
ball; 
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
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
•HRES 10 IH 
(1) congratulates the Ohio State University 
football team for winning the 2002 NCAA Division 
I–A collegiate football national championship; 
(2) recognizes the achievements of all the play-
ers, coaches, and support staff who were instru-
mental in helping The Ohio State University win the 
2002 NCAA Division I–A collegiate football national 
championship and invites them to the United States 
Capitol Building to be honored; 
(3) requests that the President recognize the 
accomplishments and achievements of the 2002 Ohio 
State University football team and invite them to 
Washington, D.C., for a White House ceremony for 
national championship teams; and 
(4) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives to make available enrolled copies of this reso-
lution to The Ohio State University for appropriate 
display and to transmit an enrolled copy of the reso-
lution to each coach and member of the 2002 NCAA 
Division I–A collegiate football national champion-
ship team.
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