Conference: Big Ten. 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. Fresh cotton and other wares at Eleven Warriors Dry Goods. 1992 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster Players Coaches Offense. Instead they had to punt and Groom punted the ball 44 yards. 2023 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster Players Coaches Offense. (P. 53). Animosity simmered in both teams as each had resented the other dancing on their logos after road wins in the immediately preceding years. Aided by an offside penalty, Ohio State hit pay-dirt again on a 7-yard TD run by freshman RBMaurice Clarett. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. They moved the ball, but the final pass attempt by Michigan quarterback John Navarre, with 0:01 left and long to the endzone, was intercepted by Will Allen. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Christian 46 Grant . From there, they were unable to move the ball and K Mike Nugent booted a 44-yard field goal to put the Buckeyes up 17-7. Northwestern had a 6-0 lead after the 1st quarter but had had two drives stopped inside the Ohio State ten yard line. The Buckeyes had risen in the polls to now rank 2nd, and concluded their season road games in Champaign, Illinois, taking on the 4-6 Illinois Fighting Illini. Ohio State tied the game on their first possession of overtime, with Krenzel plunging 1 yard into the endzone. Feb 15 @ Michigan, Ohio State (12-11) Loss vs. Michigan, 54-70, 24. Maurice Clarett, returning from injury, scored an early touchdown to put the team ahead 73, and the defense held That Team Up North to three first half field goals that included a crucial stop inside the Ohio State ten just before the half. 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. As an independent site, we're committed to delivering Buckeye fans the news and analysis they deserve, all while remaining free. 56. 1, and now we're going straight to No. # 1 Demario McCall 5-9 191 Position CB Year Senior Hometown The 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. 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. Jan 25 @ Iowa, Ohio State (9-8) Win vs. Iowa, 83-72, 18. On their subsequent possession, Clarett would scamper 5 yards to put Ohio State ahead. Feb. 6, 2003. 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. Hancock will wear No.. The Buckeye defense, however, held SJS to 265 yards of offense, all of it passing yardage, despite the Spartans completing 81.8% of their 44 passes. 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. Miami got the ball back for another chance, but on 4th and goal from the 2 Dorsey was harassed by Cie Grant and forced to throw wildly into the end zone. First year coach Jim Tressel was able to deliver on his promise of an upset victory over the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. (Keels p.46). The first of many nailbiters for Buckeye fans came September 21 against the 11 Cincinnati Bearcats as the team required an interception in the end zone by safety Will Allen with 32 seconds remaining to seal a 2319 victory. 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. Illinois was 33 in conference play, and what seemed to be a mismatch proved to be yet another dangerously close game as the Illini kicked a field goal on the last play of the 4th quarter to come from behind to force overtime. Feb 12 @ Penn State, Ohio State (12-10) Win vs. Penn State, 76-67, 23. Nov 25, Ohio State (1-0) Win vs. Coppin State, 58-51, 2. DL Zach Cicero - No. OSU began the game in an inauspicious manner by going 3-and-out on their first possession. 2. Defensive lineman Tim Anderson knocked down the final attempt to keep the Buckeyes undefeated. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. After a Gamble interception of Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton stifled any comeback by the Boilermakers, the Buckeyes escaped West Lafayette with a victory, 10-6. Minnesota, at 7-1 overall and 3-1 in conference play, was a contender for the Big Ten title. Jan 29 @ Purdue, Ohio State (9-9) Loss vs. Purdue, 65-70, 19. 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. 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. A Maurice Clarett touchdown run put Ohio State ahead 147 at halftime. (Lindy's p.62: Keels, p.74-75). Eleven Warriors is where Ohio State fans gather. 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. 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. Playing both defense and offense, Chris Gamble scored on a 43-yard reverse on the first drive of the 3rd quarter. Pos. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. *Indicates number of varsity letters earned No. The Buckeyes began the 2002 season in Ohio Stadium against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on August 24, 2002. 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. Mike Doss, S (1999-2002) Born: 1981 (Canton) High School: Canton McKinley Ohio State The Buckeyes were 35-15 with Doss on the team. Entering 2002, Ohio State had gone 33 years without winning a national title. Ohio State failed to move the ball, and the subsequent punt set Miami up at their own 24. The NCAA had recently decided to increase the number of games from 11 to 12, and in addtion to that Ohio State had agreed to host the 13th (and final) Pigskin Classic, an annual contest at the beginning of the season. (Lindy's p.62: Keels, p.74-75). WR Corban Cleveland - No. The 2023 Ohio State Buckeyes football team will represent the Ohio State University as a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023 NCAA . The 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was the national champion of the 2002 college football season. He resigned as head coach of Ohio State in May 2011 after coming under fire for a number . The first of many nailbiters for Buckeye fans came September 21 against the 11 Cincinnati Bearcats as the team required an interception in the end zone by safety Will Allen with 32 seconds remaining to seal a 2319 victory.