BUCKEYE FIRSTS
Ohio State played their first football game versus this scool May 3. 1890.
Ohio Wesleyan
This former Buckeye head coach was at the helm beginning in 1988 and led Ohio State through the entire decade of the 1990's amassing a respectable record of 111-43-4.
John Cooper
Ohio State tied a record in 2025 by producing this number of first team All Americans
7. Caleb Downs, Kayden McDonald, and Jeremiah Smith were unanimous selections, Arvell Reece a consensus selection, while Caden Curry (On3), Carson Hinzman (AFCA), and Sonny Styles (The Sporting News) also received honors.
In the summer of 2026, which prestigious Ohio State athletic honor was Jim Tressel selected to join?
The Ohio Stadium Ring of Honor
This is the Ohio State's record versus Xichigan in The Game
52-62-6
Ohio Stadium hosted it's first football game, a 5-0 win versus Ohio Wesleyan, on October 7 of this year
1922
In 1995, this Buckeye led the nation in yards from scrimmage, touchdowns from scrimmage, and total points.
Eddie George
Ryan Day has coached this number of first team All Americans in his seven seasons as the Buckeyes head coach
27
Tressel often called what specific special-teams play the most important play in football?
The Punt
Ohio State's largest margin of victory over Xichigan came in 2008 when the Buckeyes beat the Wolverines in Columbus by this score.
42-7
This Buckeye first occurred October 25, 1919
Ohio State's first victory over Xichigan
Ohio State closed out it's 1996 season with a win over Arizona State in the Rose Bowl. With just 19 seconds left Joe Germaine completed a pass to this player to secure the victory.
David Boston
This Buckeye was the last to earn All-American honors in three consecutive seasons?
James Laurinatis. He has named a consensus All American in 2006, a unanimous All American in 2007, and a consensus All American again in 2008.
Jim Tressel was known for his calm, composed sideline demeanor, which earned him what political nickname?
"The Senator"
This Buckeye running back rushed for 226 and 1 TD yards versus Xichigan in 2013.
Carlos Hyde
This former Buckeye became Ohio State's first Heisman Trophy winner in 1944
Les Horvath
Through the 1990's Ohio State produced three players who received unanimous All American Honors - Eddie George and Orlando Pace in 1995, Orlando Pace in 1996, and this man in 1998
Antoine Winfield
This Buckeye all American is the only player, to be an All American, a national champion, and to be enshrined in the Buckeye Ring, of Honor, the College Football Hall of Fame, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Bill Willis
What famous promise did Jim Tressel make to the Ohio State faithful at halftime of the 2001 spring game? (Must have the exact quote)
"You will be proud of our young people in the classroom, in the community, and most especially, in 310 days in Ann Arbor."
This is the only Xichigan starting quarterback to beat Jim Tressel during his tenure as Buckeyes head coach
John Navarra
In 1914, this former Buckeye was Ohio State's first football player to receive All-American and first team All-conference honors.
Boyd Cherry
The first three touches of this Buckeye's Ohio State career were a 49-yard TD run, a 51-yard TD reception, and a 60-yard TD reception in a 70-7 blowout of Rice on September 7, 1996.
Michael Wiley
Woody Hayes coached 56 first team All American at Ohio State, but only Archie Griffin and this man achieved the milestone three times
Tom Skladany
Before coming to Ohio State, how many FCS (then Division I-AA) national championships did Tressel win at Youngstown State?
Four (1991, 1993, 1994, 1997).
The final score of the 2006 matchup was 42-39 in favor of Ohio State. What extremely rare occurrence happened that evening that connected the game's final score directly to the state of Ohio?
The four-digit numbers drawn in the Ohio Lottery's evening Pick 4 game that exact night were 4-2-3-9