Minnesota, at 7-1 overall and 3-1 in conference play, was a contender for the Big Ten title. On their first possession in overtime, the Hurricanes scored a touchdown on a 7 yard pass to Kellen Winslow. Ohio State tied the game on their first possession of overtime, with Krenzel plunging 1 yard into the endzone. Feb 12 @ Penn State, Ohio State (12-10) Win vs. Penn State, 76-67, 23. 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). Do you have a blog? Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 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. Instead, Krenzel went deep to wide receiver Michael Jenkins, jostling with defensive back Antwaun Rogers. Ranked fourth now, Ohio State faced a Badger team that had opened its season 5-0, but had lost its first two conference games, and 7 of its last 9 conference games at home, and was playing without its top wide receiver, Lee Evans. Nov 26 (Neutral), Ohio State (2-2) Win vs. Villanova, 67-66 5. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer to Mason Arnold . Ohio State faced its next big test on the road October 19, in Madison, Wisconsin, taking on the Wisconsin Badgers in one of the most hostile stadiums in the nation. With the game in hand, backup quarterback Scott McMullen directed the Buckeye offense for much of the second half, completing 7 of his 11 passes. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Compare that to the 10 seasons between the 1957 and 1968 championships and 11 years between the 2002 and 2014 titles . Ohio State added four members of the defensive backfield this summer in cornerbacks Jordan Hancock and Jakailin Johnson and safeties Jaylen Johnson and Andre Turrentine. Heisman Trophy finalist Larry Johnson was held to a season-low 66 yards rushing on 16 attempts. As the ball bounced off of Gamble's arms and fell incomplete, the Miami players stormed the field, thinking they had won. Gamble "jumped the route" of the Penn State receiver, intercepted the ball at the Nittany Lion 40, and returned it down the sideline for a touchdown, the only one scored by Ohio State in the game. 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. 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. As the season progressed, quarterback Craig Krenzel was solid, if not spectacular. Hancock will wear No.. 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. Led by junior quarterback Craig Krenzel and senior safety Mike Doss, the Buckeyes won the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, which was also the 2003 BCS National Championship Game. Northwestern had a 6-0 lead after the 1st quarter but had had two drives stopped inside the Ohio State ten-yard line. Like Ohio State, Texas Tech had posted a 75 record in 2001, narrowly losing to Iowa in the Alamo Bowl, in the final edition of the Pigskin Classic. Jan 18, Ohio State (8-7) Loss vs. Wisconsin, 52-53, 16. As an independent site, we're committed to delivering Buckeye fans the news and analysis they deserve, all while remaining free. Maurice Clarett, still hampered by the recurrence of his stinger injury in the Penn State game, carried the ball only 14 times for 52 yards. But in the sense of our collective group paying it forward, our hearts, our passion, our togethernessis that we will never forget those guys. The Gophers blocked a punt that led to the first score of the day, a field goal, but Ohio State's defense throttled the Minnesota rushing attack, which had been averaging 271 yards a game, (Lindy's, p.54) holding it to 53 yards and the passing attack to 59, and Minnesota, despite starting its next two possessions at its 45, was unable to score further. List of Green Bay Packers starting quarterbacks, List of Washington Redskins starting quarterbacks, List of Carolina Panthers starting quarterbacks, Big Ten Conference football champion seasons, Fiesta Bowl/BCS National Championship Game, "2002 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Jan. 5)", http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings/_/poll/1/year/2002/seasontype/3, "2002 NCAA Football Rankings - USA Today Coaches' Poll Postseason (Jan. 5)", http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings/_/poll/2/year/2002/seasontype/3, http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=227&season=2002, "Ohio State, Michigan Meet in Dramatic Finale", Months later, 'Canes interference call looks right, National championship complaints need to stop, Referee Lists Best Calls in Officiating History, http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2003.htm, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Lydell Ross 1 yard run (Mike Nugent kick), Maurice Clarett 45 yard run (Mike Nugent kick), Maurice Clarett 1 yard run (Mike Nugent kick), Scott McMullen 1 yard run (Mike Nugent kick), Wes Welker 36 yard pass from Kliff Kingsbury (pass failed), Maurice Hall 28 yard run (Mike Nugent kick), Antonio King 8 yard pass from Joshua Cribbs (Travis Mayle kick), Ryan Hamby 10 yard pass from Scott McMullen (Mike Nugent kick), Joe Daniels - Quarterbacks/Receivers coach (2nd year), Bob Tucker - Director of Football Operations (8th year), Dick Tressel - Associate Director of Football Operations (2nd year), Bill Conley - Recruiting Coordinator (15th year), Maurice Clarett, Big Ten Freshman of the Year. Wide receiver Chris Gamble, who had played defensive back on key downs earlier in the season, was sent into the game when Wisconsin faced a 3-and-11 at the Buckeye 29-yard line. 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 . Bad call!") Following their defeat of Michigan, Ohio State faced the number one ranked and heavily favored (11.5 points) Miami Hurricanes in the Fiesta Bowl on January 3, 2003, selected that year as the championship game for the teams ranked first and second in the BCS ratings. Ohio State scored on its first possession with a long pass from Krenzel to Jenkins, but by halftime Wisconsin led, 14-13, on two long plays in each quarter. OSU began the game in an inauspicious manner by going 3-and-out on their first possession. (Keels p.35). 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. Record: 14-0 (1st of 117) (Schedule & Results), Bowl Game: Won Fiesta Bowl 31-24 versus Miami (FL). Some have called it the greatest college football game ever. They meant something to usand had an impact on our team.. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. April 29, 2023. The Hurricanes stalled on their opening drive of the half, handing the ball over to Ohio State who drove inside the Miami ten yard line before Krenzel was intercepted by Sean Taylor, who was then stripped of the ball by Maurice Clarett on the return. The Buckeyes began the 2002 season in Ohio Stadium against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on August 24, 2002. Buckeye Battle Cry series: Best Ohio State football player to wear jersey No. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Cl/Elg Hometown/High School or J.C. Major . Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Fighting Illini baseball (19-20, 7-9) evened up their series against Ohio State (21-21, 4-12) with a dominant 7-0 victory at Bill Davis Stadium on Saturday. Ohio State added five walk-ons to the roster this spring, and their numbers are as follows: OL Quinton Burke - No. Ohio State took the field again on offense, moving down the field quickly and capping the drive with a 5-yard touchdown run by Maurice Clarett. DL Zach Cicero - No. Please note that this tracker will be updated with . . MICH Adam Finley 22-yard field goal, 0:16. 67 to. American Football Database is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Miami then mounted a drive of their own but it ended when Roscoe Parrish fumbled the ball away to Will Allen after hauling in a 16-yard pass from Dorsey. The Spartans, 4-2, had already defeated Illinois, had a three-game winning streak, and entered the game with a defense that led Division I-A in taking the ball away from its opponents. On third down a catch by Chris Gamble was ruled incomplete due to his being out of bounds. From his call of the touchdown, ABC announcer Brent Musburger uttered a phrase that has gone down in Buckeye lore: "Holy Buckeye". Trailing 97 in the fourth quarter, Krenzel engineered a drive from the Michigan 43 with 8:30 remaining. Beginning with a 45-21 victory over Texas Tech in that game, Ohio State marched through the regular season undefeated, culminating in a thrilling 14-9 home victory over arch-rival Michigan. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The Hurricanes jumped out to an early 70 lead, quieting the largely scarlet and gray crowd. Maryland won four Big Ten games for the first time since their first year in the conference in 2014. 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. With the score tied at 24, the game went to a second overtime. Elg. Tailback Maurice Clarett, the first true freshman to start at tailback in school history, (Athletic Department archive August 24, 2002) scored three touchdowns in his first game, sparking a convincing 4521 win. 6th-ranked and undefeated Ohio State took care of business in opening the Big Ten schedule with a 45-17 win over the 2-2 Indiana Hoosiers. 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. The following week, on October 26, the Buckeyes returned to Columbus to face Joe Paterno's Penn State Nittany Lions, ranked 17th in the AP, with a 52 overall record and a 12 conference record, its losses to Iowa and Michigan. Ohio State, now ranked 8th in the AP Poll, built a 38-0 lead before halftime against the Kent State Golden Flashes, with quarterback Craig Krenzel completing his first 11 passes, safety Mike Doss and freshman linebacker A. J. Hawk returning interceptions for touchdowns, and Maurice Clarett scoring twice. 13 to 88 Jakob James, OL No. With the game in hand, backup quarterback Scott McMullen directed the Buckeye offense for much of the second half, completing 7 of his 11 passes. Dec 14, Ohio State (3-2) Win vs. Morehead State, 74-60, 6. 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. 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. The Gophers blocked a punt that led to the first score of the day, a field goal, but Ohio State's defense throttled the Minnesota rushing attack, which had been averaging 271 yards a game, (Lindy's, p.54) holding it to 53 yards and the passing attack to 59, and Minnesota, despite starting its next two possessions at its 45, was unable to score further. # Name Class RB: 33: Butler By'not'e: Jr: WR: 1: DeWayne Carter: So: FB: 8: Jeff Cothran: Jr: WR: 83: Allen DeGraffenreid: Sr: WR: 7: View the Ohio State Buckeyes roster for the 2022 FBS college football season. Unfortunately, there was a coverage breakdown and Parrish returned the ball 50 yards to the OSU 25. The 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The 2002 national champions will also be honored during Saturday nights game against Notre Dame at Ohio Stadium, where members of that team will be recognized on the field at the end of the first quarter. (2002 archive October 12, 2002). Ranked fourth now, Ohio State faced a Badger team that had opened its season 5-0, but had lost its first two conference games, and 7 of its last 9 conference games at home, and was playing without its top wide receiver, Lee Evans. Animosity simmered in both teams as each had resented the other dancing on their logos after road wins in the immediately preceding years. Ohio State scored on its first possession with a long pass from Krenzel to Jenkins, but by halftime Wisconsin led, 14-13, on two long plays in each quarter. To this day, many Miami fans (undoubtedly fueled by commentator Dan Fouts' infamous "Bad call! 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster. Tailback Maurice Clarett, the first true freshman to start at tailback in school history, (Athletic Department archive August 24, 2002) scored three touchdowns in his first game, sparking a convincing 4521 win. Height of bar is margin of victory Mouseover bar for details Click for box score Grouped by Month, 1. Maurice Clarett, still hampered by the recurrence of his stinger injury in the Penn State game, carried the ball only 14 times for 52 yards. It means a lot to us that we symbolically represent our entire team, Doss said. The teams exchanged field goals before Illinois missed a 59-yard attempt with only 2 minutes left that appeared to settle the game, but the Illini forced a punt and tied the game as time expired in regulation play. 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes footballconsensus national champions, 2002 Big Ten Conference football standings, NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, 2002 Penn State Nittany Lions football team, "2002 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Jan. 5)", "Ohio State, Michigan Meet in Dramatic Finale", "2003 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com", College football national champions (championship game era), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2002_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team&oldid=1149126849, Big Ten Conference football champion seasons, Articles with dead external links from September 2018, Articles with permanently dead external links, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox college sports team season with no sport parameter, Pages using CFB schedule with named parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Lydell Ross 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), Maurice Clarett 45-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), Maurice Clarett 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), Scott McMullen 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), Wes Welker 36-yard pass from Kliff Kingsbury (pass failed), Maurice Hall 28-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), Antonio King 8-yard pass from Joshua Cribbs (Travis Mayle kick), Ryan Hamby 10-yard pass from Scott McMullen (Mike Nugent kick), Larry Johnson 5-yard touchdown run, Robbie Gould kick good, Interception returned 40 yards for touchdown by Chris Gamble, Mike Nugent kick good, $ BCS representative as conference champion. Christian 46 Grant . The regular season finale against the Michigan Wolverines on November 23 logically became the most important of the regular season. 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. On November 9, the 3rd-ranked Buckeyes, in an unexpectedly close game with the 4-5 Purdue Boilermakers (2-3 in Big Ten play), delivered one of the most thrilling moments in Ohio State football history. Dec 23, Ohio State (5-3) Win vs. Radford, 96-80, 9. Miami had also gone undefeated that season, with their only close call being a 28-27 squeaker over Florida State. Name 43 Nathan Williams* 44 Zach Boren 46 K.C. From his call of the touchdown, ABC announcer Brent Musburger uttered a phrase that has gone down in Buckeye lore: "Holy Buckeye". Ohio State coach Jim Tressellreached into his bag of tricks and called for a fake FG, but apparently not everyone got the call and the fake was unsuccessful. In 2002, Ohio State became the first team in college football history to finish 14-0, winning the Big Ten outright and beating the University of Miami (Fla.) 31-24 in the BCS Championship game. 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. 4:34. More than 50 members of the 2002 team were in attendance for the event, which featured a panel discussion with Tressel, former Ohio State defensive coordinator Mark Dantonio and six star. Eleven Warriors is where Ohio State fans gather. Number changes: Miyan Williams, RB No. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Despite a 75 season the year before, the general feeling was one of optimism in Columbus, Ohio, provided that the defense could carry the team while the offense developed. Ohio State's many close calls during the season had earned them the nickname "Luckeyes" from critics and pundits, and they were installed as 14-point underdogs for the game. Standings . The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. That Team Up North was 9-2, a contender for the conference championship with a 6-1 record, and ranked 9th in the USA Today poll and 12th in the AP. The score put OSU up 14-7 and completely changed the momentum of the game going into halftime. The team was the first in NCAA Division I-Anow known as NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)history to finish its season at 14-0 following BYU's 14-1 season in 1996. Several members of Ohio States 2002 national championship team appeared on ESPNs College GameDay on Saturday morning and paid tribute to four late members of that team in the process. The penalty-marred game saw the two teams combine for 26 penalties for 231 yards. After leading only 2110 at halftime, Ohio State blew open the game with three scores in the 3rd quarter to win decisively, totalling 244 yards of rushing and 461 overall. A Willis McGahee touchdown run brought the Hurricanes within 3 points by the beginning of the fourth quarter. 2002 Football Season. Since 2000, the Buckeyes have 154 draft picks, the most of any program. Undaunted, the Buckeyes got an interception from senior safety Mike Doss and he returned it all the way to the Miami 17 yard line. Or write about sports? 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. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. The team was far more dominant on November 2, posting an impressive 34-3 rout of the 19th-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers. Dec 28, Ohio State (6-3) Win vs. Tennessee State, 94-73, 10. Saturdays GameDay appearance was part of a weekend-long celebration for the 2002 national championship team, which began Friday night with the 2002 Champs Reunion, an event hosted by Eleven Warriors at Land-Grant Brewing Company. OSU Maurice Hall 3-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 4:55. Miami's Todd Siever's attempted a 54-yard field goal on 4th down, but it was no good. All rights reserved. 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. More than 50 members of the 2002 team were in attendance for the event, which featured a panel discussion with Tressel, former Ohio State defensive coordinator Mark Dantonio and six star players from the 2002 team: Doss, quarterback Craig Krenzel, running back Maurice Clarett, defensive end Kenny Peterson, linebacker Matt Wilhelm and punter Andy Groom. Roster News Schedule. The offense had been stagnant the entire game, unable to run against the Purdue defense. (Lindy's p.62: Keels, p.74-75). Wg. So. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. (Keels, p.12), Team captains selected were seniors Mike Doss and Donnie Nickey. 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. The 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was the national champion of the 2002 college football season. Offensive captains for the season were named weekly, and were: Craig Krenzel (Texas Tech, Penn State, and Michigan), Mike Stafford (Kent State), Ben Hartsock (Washington State and Illinois), Ivan Douglas (Cincinnati), Chris Vance (Indiana), Alex Stepanovich (Northwestern and Purdue), Michael Jenkins (San Jose State), Shane Olivea (Wisconsin), and for the Minnesota game, Andy Groom and Bryce Bishop. It looked like the Miami offense was finally starting to get in gear. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Gamble intercepted the next pass in the end zone to preserve the lead. 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. Jenkins caught the pass at the goal line and scored. With the victory, Ohio State finished the 2002 season by sharing the conference crown with the Iowa Hawkeyes, who also went undefeated in Big Ten play. KANSAS CITY, Mo. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Playing a rare road game against an Ohio opponent in Paul Brown Stadium, named for an illustrious former Buckeye head coach, 6th-ranked Ohio State played much of the game trailing the unranked Bearcats of Conference USA, who had narrowly lost by a field goal the previous week to West Virginia. They tied for the Big Ten championship with Penn State. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Jan 21 @ Indiana, Ohio State (8-8) Loss vs. Indiana, 51-69, 17. Two plays later, with 4:55 to go, Maurice Hall took an option pitch from Krenzel and ran into the endzone from two yards out. 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster Previous Year Next Year Record: 14-0 (1st of 117) ( Schedule & Results ) Rank: 1st in the Final AP poll Conference: Big Ten Conference Record: 8-0 Coach: Jim Tressel (14-0) Points For: 410 Points/G: 29.3 (41st of 117) Points Against: 183 More Team Info Ohio State School History 2002 Ohio State Statistics Be sure to keep up to date with all the latest signings with our 2023 UDFA tracker as we keep an eye on what all 32 NFL teams are doing. But much like the 1986 Miami team that lost a National Championship against Penn State, this Miami team team was coming to the Fiesta Bowl a bit overconfident. Maurice Clarett, Big Ten Freshman of the Year, This page was last edited on 10 April 2023, at 10:23. Minnesota, at 7-1 overall and 3-1 in conference play, was a contender for the Big Ten title. Two plays later, with 4:55 to go, Maurice Hall took an option pitch from Krenzel and ran into the endzone from two yards out. 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)[3] 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 Michigan six-yard line. 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). how to get back to base camp in steep,
Bubba The Love Sponge Cast,
Best Pet For Marksman Hunter Shadowlands,
Singapore Airlines Bcg Matrix,
Articles OTHER