Bucks Beat Blue, 21-10
11/21/2009

The No. 10 Ohio State Buckeyes went to Ann Arbor and beat Michigan 21-10 in front of a crowd of 110,922. The Bucks captured the outright Big Ten Championship and their fifth consecutive conference crown. On offense, OSU continued to ride the running game as the Buckeyes amassed over 200 yards on the ground. Defensively, the Silver Bullets harassed Michigan all day forcing 5 turnovers (4 interceptions) and now lead the FBS in total interceptions.

OHIO STATE POSTGAME NOTES

• With the win, Ohio State wins the 2009 Big Ten Championship outright – its fifth-consecutive Big Ten title (shared or outright)

• Jim Tressel is now 8-1 against Michigan.

• Jim Tressel is 26-4 in November games at Ohio State.

• Ohio State is 818-308-53 in its 120th season of play. The win total ranks fifth all-time among FBS schools.

• Ohio State's all-time Big Ten record now stands at 457-190-28 (.697), which is the best percentage of any Big Ten school.

• Jim Tressel's record with the Buckeyes is 93-21 and his career record is 228-78-2. Tressel's 228 victories rank third among active FBS coaches.

• The Buckeyes are 432-131-14 all-time as a Top 25 team.

• Jim Tressel is now 81-6 when leading/tied at the half and 86-6 when leading/tied going into the fourth quarter in his Ohio State career.

• The Buckeyes have won 86 games since the start of the 2002 season, the fourth best among FBS schools during that span.

• Ohio State head coaches Jim Tressel (football), Thad Matta (men’s basketball) and Jim Foster, (women’s basketball) are a combined 27-2 against Michigan teams during their tenure at Ohio State. Tressel is 8-1, Matta 9-1 and Foster 10-0.

SERIES NOTES

• Saturday was the 106th meeting all-time between Ohio State and Michigan.

• Michigan leads the all-time series, 57-43-6.

• Ohio State has won the last six meetings overall. 

• Ohio State is now 8-2 this decade against the Wolverines after going just 2-7-1 in the 1990’s.

• Michigan has scored just 20 points in the last three games against the Buckeyes.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

• The Buckeyes have totaled eight team rushing performances for at least 200 yards this season – the most in the Jim Tressel era.

• Terrelle Pryor is 18-3 as Ohio State's starting quarterback (note: Pryor did not start at QB in the 2009 Fiesta Bowl).

• With 141 yards of total offense, Terrelle Pryor passed Cornelius Green (4,414) for 11th place (4,477) on Ohio State's all-time list.

• Brandon Saine went over 1,000 career rushing yards. He finished with 84 yards on 12 carries, including a 29-yard TD run in the second quarter – his fourth of the season and seventh of his career.

• Dan “Boom” Herron needs 3 yards to go over the 1,000-yard mark in his career after a 96 yard, 19 carry outing vs. the Wolverines. 

DEFENSIVE NOTES

• Ohio State came into the game averaging 5.8 three-and-outs per game and recorded seven more today. They have totaled 69 through 12 games.

• Michigan came into the game averaging a Big Ten-best 31.2 ppg. Ohio State held them to just 10 points.