This was the 16th edition of the Outback Bowl. South Carolina had comfortably defeated Ohio State in the previous year's game, 24–7. The 2002 Outback Bowl featured the South Carolina Gamecocks, and the Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved December 22, 2014.Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten

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^ Official Stats - 2006 Fiesta Bowl Archived at the Wayback Machine.

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Archived from the original (PDF) on Septem. University of Texas at Austin Department of Athletics. Maurice Wells 13 yard run (Josh Huston kick)Īntonio Pittman 4 yard run (Josh Huston kick) Hawk 8 yard blocked punt return (Josh Huston kick) Tyrell Sutton 5 yard pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick)Ī. Santonio Holmes 46 yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick) 57 yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick) Jerramy Scott 36 yard pass from Drew Stanton (John Goss kick)Īshton Youboty 72 yard blocked field goal return (Josh Huston kick) Santonio Holmes 51 yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick) Jehuu Caulcrick 3 yard run (John Goss kick)

TV announcers ( ESPN): Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Bob Davie (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline).

Location: Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA.Ohio State came into the contest looking to avenge the previous year's 33–7 loss to Iowa. OSU – Santonio Holmes – 5 receptions, 95 yards.IOWA – Ed Hinkel – 6 receptions, 47 yards.OSU – Antonio Pittman – 28 rushes, 171 yards.IOWA – Albert Young – 10 rushes, 25 yards.IOWA – Drew Tate – 22/39, 146 yards, INT.OSU – Anthony Gonzalez 29-yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick).IOWA – Kyle Schlicher 37-yard field goal, 11:48.IOWA – Kyle Schlicher 52-yard field goal, 2:48.OSU – Troy Smith 4-yard run (Josh Huston kick), 9:59.OSU – Josh Huston 47-yard field goal, 0:00.OSU – Troy Smith 16-yard run (Josh Huston kick), 14:30.OSU – Anthony Gonzalez 8-yard pass from Troy Smith ( Josh Huston kick), 7:43.Justin Zwick would start and then give way to Troy Smith, who would start at quarterback the rest of the year, in a matchup of the #2 vs #4 teams that year. Safety, Troy Smith tackled by Larry Dibbles in end zone Limas Sweed 24 yard pass from Vince Young (David Pino kick) Santonio Holmes 36 yard pass from Troy Smith (Josh Huston kick) TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Gary Danielson (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)īilly Pittman 5 yard pass from Vince Young (David Pino kick).Justin Zwick would start at quarterback due to Troy's Smith's suspension the previous year. TV announcers ( ABC): Mike Tirico (Play-by-play), Tim Brant (Color) & Sam Ryan (Sideline).Butch Reynolds - Speed Coordinator (1st year).Stan Jefferson - Director of Player Development (2nd year).Bob Tucker - Director of Football Operations (11th year).Dick Tressel – Running Backs (5th year).John Peterson – Offensive Tight Ends / Recruiting Coordinator (2nd year).Jim Heacock – Defensive Coordinator / Defensive line (10th year).Darrell Hazell – Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers (2nd year).Paul Haynes – Defensive Safeties (1st year).Luke Fickell – Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers (4th year).Joe Daniels – Quarterbacks / Passing Game Coordinator (5th year).Jim Bollman – Offensive Line/OC (5th year).Tim Beckman – Defensive Cornerbacks (1st year).Roster 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game.To conclude the season, they made an appearance in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl and defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 34–20. All year, Troy Smith and Justin Zwick competed for the spot of starting quarterback.Įarly in the season, they played their first ever meeting against the Texas Longhorns of The University of Texas, which they lost, 25–22. He was also voted OSU's season MVP for this year and was All-American. Hawk was the sixth Ohio State player to receive the Lombardi Award. They tied for the Big Ten championship with Penn State. The team finished the season with a win–loss record of 10–2, and a Big Ten Conference record of 7–1. The Buckeyes played their home games in Ohio Stadium. The team's head football coach was Jim Tressel.

The 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. $ – BCS representative as conference champion.

Ohio state football roster 2002