2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes Buckeyes logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 4 4 10–2 7–1 Jim Tressel 5th Jim Bollman 5th Jim Heacock 1st Luke Fickell 1st Multiple 4–3 A. J. Hawk A. J. Hawk Nick Mangold Rob Sims Ohio Stadium Big Ten co-championFiesta Bowl champion Fiesta Bowl W Won 34–20 vs. Notre Dame The 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jim Tressel, the Buckeyes compiled a 10–2 record (7–1 in conference games), tied with Penn State for the Big Ten championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 392 to 183. Against ranked opponents, the Buckeyes lost to No. 2 Texas (see 2005 Texas vs. Ohio State football game)http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/091105aai.html Postgame Notes From No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Texas The Ohio State University Department of Athletics July 30, 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20061108030618/http://ohiostatebuckeyes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/091105aai.html November 8, 2006 http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/doc_lib/APswaggerintoohio.pdf Swagger into Ohio University of Texas at Austin Department of Athletics Associated Press July 30, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060903181501/http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/doc_lib/APswaggerintoohio.pdf September 3, 2006 dead http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=40&url_article_id=1485&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2 No. 2 Texas 25, No. 4 Ohio State 22 Russo, Ralph Associated Press December 14, 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060813182327/http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=40&url_article_id=1485&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2 August 13, 2006 and No. 16 Penn State, and defeated No. 21 Iowa, No. 16 Michigan State, No. 25 Northwestern, and No. 17 Michigan.2005 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 9, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/2005-schedule.html They concluded the season with a 34–20 victory over No. 5 Notre Dame in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl.January 2, 2006 Smith, Ginn Lift Speedy Ohio State to Another Fiesta Title http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=260020194 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060428110948/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=260020194 April 28, 2006 December 22, 2014 ESPN Associated PressOfficial Stats - 2006 Fiesta Bowl https://web.archive.org/web/20110720092609/http://www.fiestabowl.org/pdf5/45266.pdf?ATCLID=523263&SPSID=46030&SPID=4135&DB_OEM_ID=10200 2011-07-20 The Buckeyes were ranked No. 4 in the final AP and Coaches polls. The Buckeyes gained an average of 196.7 rushing yards and 225.7 passing yards per game. On defense, they gave up 73.4 rushing yards and 207.9 passing yards per game.2005 Ohio State Buckeyes Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 9, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/2005.html The team's statistical leaders included Troy Smith (2,282 passing yards, 62.9% completion percentage), running back Antonio Pittman (1,331 rushing yards, 5.5 yards per carry), wide receiver Santonio Holmes (53 receptions for 977 yards), kicker Josh Huston (110 points scored, 44 of 45 extra points, 22 of 28 field goals), and linebacker A. J. Hawk (69 solo tackles, 121 total tackles). Hawk won the Lombardi Award (the sixth Ohio State player to do so), was a consensus first-team All-American,Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 December 11, 2017 3, 15 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf and won the team's most valuable player award. Andrew Schulte (1199 yards total 2006) came to life mid season running 218 yards for 2 touchdowns and 7 first downs his debut game. He was only ever tackled once on his career. Ohio State players received first-team honors on the 2005 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Holmes; Hawk; Huston; guard Rob Sims; defensive lineman Mike Kudla; defensive backs Nate Salley, Ashton Youboty, and Donte Whitner.Four Wolverines Receive First Team All-Big Ten Honors University of Michigan November 22, 2005 March 4, 2015 http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112205aaa.html April 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131442/http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112205aaa.html dead The team played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Schedule 2005 AP Eastern September 3 3:30 p.m. w y 6 Miami (OH) Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 34–14 104,695 September 10 8:00 p.m. l y 4 Texas 2 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH College GameDay ABC 22–25 105,565 September 17 3:30 p.m. w y 9 San Diego State Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 27–6 104,533 September 24 12:00 p.m. w 8 Iowa 21 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 31–6 105,225 October 8 8:00 p.m. l y 6 Penn State 18 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA rivalry, College GameDay ESPN 10–17 109,839 October 15 12:00 p.m. w y 15 Michigan State 16 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 35–24 105,122 October 22 12:00 p.m. w y 14 Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN ESPN 41–10 52,866 October 29 12:00 p.m. w y 12 Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN ABC 45–31 54,825 November 5 3:30 p.m. w 12 Illinois Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH Illibuck ESPN2 40–2 104,799 November 12 12:00 p.m. w 10 Northwestern 25 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ABC 48–7 105,181 November 19 1:00 p.m. w y 9 Michigan 17 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI rivalry ABC 25–21 111,591 January 2, 2006 4:30 p.m. w y y 4 Notre Dame 5 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ Fiesta Bowl ABC 34–20 76,196 Team Game-by-Game Statistics http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/stats/football/2005/teamgbg.html The Ohio State University Department of Athletics October 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120511143155/http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/stats/football/2005/teamgbg.html May 11, 2012 dead Roster 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes f 10 Sr Santonio Holmes WR y 55 Sr Nick Mangold OL y 64 Fr Jim Cordle OL y 77 Sr Rob Sims OL y 10 Jr Troy Smith QB y 42 Sr Bobby Carpenter LB y Bobby Carpenter (American football) 6 Sr Tyler Everett DB y 34 Sr y Rob Harley SS y Rob Harley (American football) 47 Sr A. 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Hawk LB y https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/documents/2023/6/30/2005_Roster.pdf *Jim Tressel Coaching staff Jim Tressel – head coach (5th year) Tim Beckman – defensive cornerbacks (1st year) Jim Bollman – offensive line/offensive coordinator (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 (OH) Miami (OH) 0 0 0 14 Ohio State 10 10 14 0 September 3 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 3:30 p.m. EST 104,695 Mike Tirico (Play-by-play), Tim Brant (Color), & Sam Ryan (Sideline) ABC Justin Zwick started at quarterback due to a suspension of Troy Smith.Miami (OH) 14, (6) Ohio State 34 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2005-09-03-ohio-state.html Sports Reference, LLC September 3, 2005 December 22, 2014 Texas 2005 Texas vs. Ohio State football game Texas 10 3 3 9 Ohio State 0 16 6 0 September 10 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 8:00 p.m. EST 105,565 Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC yes Q1 10:03 TEX David Pino 42 yard field goal TEX 3–0 Q1 1:37 TEX Billy Pittman 5 yard pass from Vince Young (David Pino kick) TEX 10–0 Q2 14:17 OSU Josh Huston 47 yard field goal TEX 10–3 Q2 8:11 OSU Santonio Holmes 36 yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick) Tie 10–10 Q2 4:33 OSU Josh Huston 36 yard field goal OSU 13–10 Q2 :35 OSU Josh Huston 25 yard field goal OSU 16–10 Q2 :02 TEX David Pino 37 yard field goal OSU 16–13 Q3 11:46 OSU Josh Huston 44 yard field goal OSU 19–13 Q3 7:36 TEX David Pino 25 yard field goal OSU 19–16 Q3 5:12 OSU Josh Huston 26 yard field goal OSU 22–16 Q4 2:37 TEX Limas Sweed 24 yard pass from Vince Young (David Pino kick) TEX 23–22 Q4 :19 TEX Safety, Troy Smith tackled by Larry Dibbles in end zone TEX 25–22 yes Justin Zwick started at quarterback, but Troy Smith took over and started at quarterback the rest of the year. The game was a matchup of the No. 2 and No. 4 teams.(2) Texas 25, (4) Ohio State 22 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2005-09-10-ohio-state.html Sports Reference, LLC September 10, 2005 December 22, 2014 San Diego State San Diego State San Diego State 6 0 0 0 Ohio State 7 7 3 10 September 17 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 3:30 p.m. EST 104,533 ABC Iowa 2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Ohio State Buckeyes 2; text-align:center collapsed #21 Iowa Hawkeyes (2–1) at #8 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–1) September 24, 2005 12:10 p.m. EST Iowa 0 0 3 3 Ohio St 7 10 7 7 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio 105,225 Scattered showers, 68 F C Dennis Lipski ABC Mike Tirico, Tim Brant, and Suzy Shuster 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 Ohio State 3 7 0 0 Penn State 0 14 3 0 October 8 Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA 8:00 p.m. EST 109,839 Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Bob Davie (Color), & Holly Rowe (Sideline) ESPN (6) Ohio State 10, (16) Penn State 17 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2005-10-08-penn-state.html Sports Reference, LLC October 8, 2005 December 22, 2014 Michigan State Michigan State 10 7 7 0 Ohio State 7 7 7 14 October 15 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 12:10 p.m. EST 105,122 Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC yes 1 6:02 MSU John Goss 32 yard field goal Michigan St 3–0 1 4:34 MSU Jehuu Caulcrick 3 yard run (John Goss kick) Michigan St 10–0 1 2:37 OHST Santonio Holmes 51 yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick) Michigan St 10–7 2 6:30 MSU Jerramy Scott 36 yard pass from Drew Stanton (John Goss kick) Michigan St 17–7 2 :00 OHST Ashton Youboty 72 yard blocked field goal return (Josh Huston kick) Michigan St 17–14 3 10:21 OHST Ted Ginn Jr. 57 yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick) Ohio St 21–17 3 4:53 MSU Jason Teague 6 yard run (John Goss kick) Michigan St 24–21 4 4:56 OHST Santonio Holmes 46 yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick) Ohio St 28–24 4 1:29 OHST Troy Smith 1 yard run (Josh Huston kick) Ohio St 35–24 yes Buckeyes' Smith Throws 3 TDs as Spartans Falter http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=252880194 https://web.archive.org/web/20131109015115/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=252880194 dead November 9, 2013 ESPN October 15, 2005 October 11, 2014 Indiana Ohio State 7 10 14 10 Indiana 0 3 7 0 October 22 Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN 12:10 p.m. EST 52,866 Minnesota Ohio State 17 0 14 14 Minnesota 10 7 7 7 October 29 HHH Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN 12:00 p.m. EST 54,825 ABC Illinois Illinois 0 0 2 0 Ohio State 3 10 20 7 November 5 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 3:30 p.m. EST 104,799 ESPN Northwestern Northwestern 7 0 0 0 Ohio State 14 14 10 10 November 12 Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH 12:10 p.m. EST 105,181 Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC yes 1 12:34 NW Tyrell Sutton 5 yard pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick) Northwestern 7–0 1 6:53 OHST Troy Smith 4 yard run (Josh Huston kick) Tie 7–7 1 1:02 OHST Troy Smith 2 yard run (Josh Huston kick) Ohio State 14–7 2 14:46 OHST A. 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Hawk 8 yard blocked punt return (Josh Huston kick) Ohio State 21–7 2 1:37 OHST Maurice Wells 13 yard run (Josh Huston kick) Ohio State 28–7 3 11:21 OHST Josh Huston 33 yard field goal Ohio State 31–7 3 5:52 OHST Antonio Pittman 4 yard run (Josh Huston kick) Ohio State 38–7 4 13:20 OHST Josh Huston 37 yard field goal Ohio State 41–7 4 4:53 OHST Erik Haw 3 yard run (Josh Huston kick) Ohio State 48–7 yes Smith, Ohio State Cruise Past Wildcats for Fifth Straight Win http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=253160194 https://archive.today/20130814234800/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=253160194 dead August 14, 2013 ESPN November 12, 2005 October 11, 2014 Michigan #9 Ohio State at #17 Michigan Ohio State 6 6 0 13 Michigan 0 7 11 3 November 19 Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI 1:00 p.m. EST 111,591 Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC Source: ESPN yes 1 8:44 OSU Troy Smith 4-yard run (kick failed) OSU 6-0 2 12:49 OSU Josh Huston 49-yard field goal OSU 9-0 2 5:18 MICH Jason Avant 2-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick) OSU 9-7 2 0:23 OSU Josh Huston 25-yard field goal OSU 12-7 3 10:01 MICH Garrett Rivas 27-yard field goal OSU 12-10 3 1:20 MICH Kevin Grady 2-yard run (Chad Henne run) MICH 18-12 4 7:49 MICH Garrett Rivas 19-yard field goal MICH 21-12 4 6:40 OSU Santonio Holmes 26-yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick) MICH 21-19 4 0:24 OSU Antonio Pittman 3-yard run (pass failed) OSU 25-21 yes Fiesta Bowl 2006 Fiesta Bowl Ohio State 7 14 3 10 Notre Dame 7 0 6 7 January 2, 2006 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ 4:30 p.m. EST 76,196 Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline) ABC yes 1 ND Darius Walker 20 yard run (D.J. Fitzpatrick kick) ND 7-0 1 OSU Ted Ginn Jr.56 yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick) Tied 7-7 2 OSU Ted Ginn Jr. 68 yard run (Josh Huston kick) OSU 14-7 2 OSU Santonio Holmes 85 yard pass OSU 21-7 3 ND Darius Walker 10 yard run (kick failed) OSU 21-13 3 OSU Josh Huston 40 yard field goal OSU 24-13 3 OSU Josh Huston 26 yard field goal OSU 27-13 4 ND Darius Walker 3 yard run (D.J. Fitzpatrick kick) OSU 27-20 4 OSU Antonio Pittman 60 yard run (Josh Huston kick) OSU 34-20 yes 2006 Fiesta Bowl Recap Rankings 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 4 7 6 9 4 7 9 9 8 9 8 8 8 6 6 6 15 15 17 14 13 14 15 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 8 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 Awards and honors A. J. Hawk, Lombardi AwardLombardi Award James Alder http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/vincelombardiaw.htm About.com December 22, 2014 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053138/http://football.about.com/cs/history/a/vincelombardiaw.htm dead 2006 NFL draftees 2 Ohio State Buckeyes 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 Ohio St. Drafted Players/Alumni https://www.pro-football-reference.com/colleges/ohiost/drafted.htm Pro Football Reference December 22, 20142006 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2006/draft.htm 2024-12-11 Pro-Football-Reference.com en References Ohio State Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Category:Fiesta Bowl champion seasons Ohio State Buckeyes football