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Ohio State Buckeyes (Big Ten East)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 12-2 | Second-order wins (diff.): 11.4 (-0.6) | S&P+ Rk: 2 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 31-Aug | at Indiana | 51 | 49-21 | W | 100% | 33.6 | 94% | 91% | 76% |
| 9-Sep | Oklahoma | 9 | 16-31 | L | 4% | -16.5 | 21% | 35% | 27% |
| 16-Sep | Army | 59 | 38-7 | W | 100% | 40.9 | 96% | 83% | 97% |
| 23-Sep | UNLV | 95 | 54-21 | W | 100% | 43.7 | 95% | 96% | 94% |
| 30-Sep | at Rutgers | 110 | 56-0 | W | 100% | 51.0 | 94% | 97% | 98% |
| 7-Oct | Maryland | 114 | 62-14 | W | 100% | 39.4 | 93% | 95% | 92% |
| 14-Oct | at Nebraska | 103 | 56-14 | W | 100% | 35.9 | 92% | 89% | 85% |
| 28-Oct | Penn State | 4 | 39-38 | W | 97% | 17.8 | 83% | 91% | 55% |
| 4-Nov | at Iowa | 49 | 24-55 | L | 4% | -16.1 | 19% | 60% | 10% |
| 11-Nov | Michigan State | 19 | 48-3 | W | 100% | 49.4 | 97% | 94% | 99% |
| 18-Nov | Illinois | 118 | 52-14 | W | 100% | 31.1 | 90% | 95% | 85% |
| 25-Nov | at Michigan | 27 | 31-20 | W | 77% | 6.8 | 66% | 51% | 64% |
| 2-Dec | vs. Wisconsin | 6 | 27-21 | W | 92% | 12.6 | 75% | 47% | 83% |
| 29-Dec | vs. USC | 26 | 24-7 | W | 64% | 3.4 | 59% | 30% | 81% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 38.6 | 7 | 18.2 | 8 |
| Points Per Game | 44.3 | 7 | 20.5 | 14 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 50.3% | 3 | 35.7% | 14 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.24 | 32 | 1.03 | 11 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.5 | 40 | 26.8 | 11 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 5.30 | 5 | 3.50 | 9 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 5.2 | 24 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.08 |
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| ACTUAL | 5 | 30 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 137.8 | 2 | 143.5 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 53.6% | 1 | 34.0% | 7 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.99 | 32 | 0.74 | 7 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 119.8 | 8 | 132.8 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 46.1% | 3 | 27.9% | 1 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 76.1% | 21 | 63.6% | 39 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 12.2% | 3 | 24.6% | 10 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| J.K. Dobbins | RB | 5'10, 208 | FR | 194 | 1403 | 7 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 42.8% | 1 (1) |
| J.T. Barrett | QB | 6'2, 220 | SR | 146 | 908 | 12 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 48.6% | 2 (1) |
| Mike Weber | RB | 5'10, 214 | SO | 101 | 626 | 10 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 46.5% | 2 (1) |
| Antonio Williams | RB | 5'11, 208 | SO | 57 | 290 | 3 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 54.4% | 0 (0) |
| Dwayne Haskins | QB | 6'3, 214 | FR | 21 | 107 | 0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 38.1% | 2 (2) |
| Demario McCall | RB | 5'9, 195 | FR | 14 | 111 | 1 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 42.9% | 1 (0) |
| Parris Campbell | WR | 6'1, 208 | JR | 10 | 132 | 1 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 70.0% | 2 (2) |
| Jared Drake | LB | 6'0, 225 | JR | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| Joe Burrow | QB | 6'3, 215 | SO | 3 | -5 | 0 | -1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 1 (0) |
| NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns. | ||||||||||
Passing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing S&P+ | 132.4 | 4 | 119.4 | 12 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 46.2% | 16 | 37.1% | 35 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.61 | 28 | 1.26 | 8 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 131.7 | 30 | 134.4 | 19 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| J.T. Barrett | 6'2, 220 | SR | 240 | 371 | 3053 | 35 | 9 | 64.7% | 19 | 4.9% | 7.5 |
| Dwayne Haskins | 6'3, 214 | FR | 40 | 57 | 565 | 4 | 1 | 70.2% | 3 | 5.0% | 9.1 |
| Joe Burrow | 6'3, 215 | SO | 7 | 11 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 63.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 5.5 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| K.J. Hill | WR | 6'0, 198 | SO | 74 | 56 | 549 | 3 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 75.7% | 54.1% | 17.6% |
| Parris Campbell | WR | 6'1, 208 | JR | 53 | 40 | 584 | 3 | 14.6 | 11.0 | 75.5% | 60.4% | 12.6% |
| Binjimen Victor | WR | 6'4, 195 | SO | 45 | 23 | 349 | 7 | 15.2 | 7.8 | 51.1% | 48.9% | 10.7% |
| Terry McLaurin | WR | 6'1, 204 | JR | 44 | 29 | 436 | 6 | 15.0 | 9.9 | 65.9% | 56.8% | 10.5% |
| Marcus Baugh | TE | 6'5, 250 | SR | 42 | 28 | 304 | 5 | 10.9 | 7.2 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 10.0% |
| Austin Mack | WR | 6'2, 215 | SO | 38 | 24 | 343 | 2 | 14.3 | 9.0 | 63.2% | 57.9% | 9.0% |
| Johnnie Dixon | WR | 5'11, 195 | JR | 34 | 18 | 422 | 8 | 23.4 | 12.4 | 52.9% | 50.0% | 8.1% |
| J.K. Dobbins | RB | 5'10, 208 | FR | 26 | 22 | 135 | 1 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 84.6% | 46.2% | 6.2% |
| C.J. Saunders | WR | 5'11, 176 | JR | 20 | 17 | 221 | 1 | 13.0 | 11.1 | 85.0% | 70.0% | 4.8% |
| Mike Weber | RB | 5'10, 214 | SO | 12 | 10 | 94 | 0 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 83.3% | 41.7% | 2.9% |
| Rashod Berry | TE | 6'4, 260 | SO | 8 | 6 | 100 | 2 | 16.7 | 12.5 | 75.0% | 75.0% | 1.9% |
| Antonio Williams | RB | 5'11, 208 | SO | 7 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 71.4% | 14.3% | 1.7% |
| Luke Farrell | TE | 6'6, 250 | FR | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 | 3.2 | 33.3% | 16.7% | 1.4% |
| Demario McCall | RB | 5'9, 195 | FR | 3 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 25.5 | 17.0 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.7% |
| Jaylen Harris | WR | 6'5, 205 | FR | 3 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 66.7% | 66.7% | 0.7% |
| Trevon Grimes | WR | 6'4, 202 | FR | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 100.0% | 66.7% | 0.7% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 128.1 | 2 | 127.2 | 8 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 54.9% | 3 | 40.1% | 10 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.20 | 17 | 0.90 | 6 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 3.46 | 5 | 2.18 | 3 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 3.1% | 23 | 8.4% | 6 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 140.2 | 5 | 130.8 | 8 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 35.7% | 17 | 27.8% | 33 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.48 | 81 | 1.38 | 22 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.76 | 13 | 3.15 | 65 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 9.5% | 92 | 8.4% | 41 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 150.4 | 4 | 151.2 | 4 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 143.2 | 4 | 140.6 | 4 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 129.3 | 12 | 116.5 | 21 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 121.3 | 10 | 125.7 | 5 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 132.5 | 4 | 145.1 | 2 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 144.8 | 2 | 117.3 | 22 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 129.5 | 6 | 140.0 | 4 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 60.9% | 52 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 39.5% | 36 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | -2.9 | 16 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 74.9% | 58 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 56.6% | 102 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 26.9% | 125 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 21.4% | 3 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 9.7% | 1 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 4.0% | 77 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.6% | 24 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 37.3% | 29 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Jordan Fuller | S | 6'2, 207 | SO | 63.5 | 3 (0) | 4 | 2 (2) | 0 | 66.7% |
| Jerome Baker | LB | 6'1, 225 | JR | 57.0 | 8 (3.5) | 8 | 0 (3) | 1 | 30.6% |
| Damon Webb | S | 5'11, 195 | SR | 52.5 | 2 (0) | 3 | 5 (3) | 0 | 60.7% |
| Tuf Borland | LB | 6'1, 229 | FR | 46.5 | 3.5 (1) | 10 | 0 (0) | 0 | 31.0% |
| Chris Worley | LB | 6'2, 230 | SR | 45.5 | 5 (1) | 7 | 0 (2) | 1 | 25.0% |
| Damon Arnette | CB | 6'0, 195 | SO | 39.5 | 3 (0) | 3 | 2 (8) | 1 | 65.9% |
| Kendall Sheffield | CB | 6'0, 183 | SO | 35.5 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 (9) | 1 | 75.0% |
| Sam Hubbard | DE | 6'5, 265 | JR | 34.5 | 13.5 (7) | 10 | 0 (0) | 2 | 21.4% |
| Denzel Ward | CB | 5'10, 191 | JR | 33.5 | 2 (0) | 3 | 2 (15) | 0 | 56.8% |
| Erick Smith | S | 6'0, 203 | SR | 33.0 | 0.5 (0) | 1 | 0 (3) | 1 | 56.7% |
| Malik Harrison | LB | 6'3, 235 | SO | 29.0 | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 29.4% |
| Nick Bosa | DL | 6'4, 270 | SO | 26.5 | 16 (8.5) | 10 | 0 (2) | 1 | 11.8% |
| Dante Booker | LB | 6'3, 240 | SR | 26.0 | 5 (2) | 4 | 1 (1) | 0 | 38.7% |
| Jalyn Holmes | DE | 6'5, 270 | SR | 23.0 | 3 (2) | 8 | 0 (3) | 1 | 20.7% |
| Tyquan Lewis | DL | 6'4, 265 | SR | 16.0 | 9.5 (7) | 4 | 0 (2) | 2 | 10.0% |
| Chase Young | DE | 6'5, 240 | FR | 15.5 | 6 (3.5) | 7 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0.0% |
| Dre'Mont Jones | DL | 6'3, 295 | SO | 15.0 | 5 (1) | 4 | 0 (2) | 0 | 10.0% |
| Jeffrey Okudah | CB | 6'1, 193 | FR | 15.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 70.0% |
| Jonathon Cooper | DL | 6'3, 248 | SO | 13.0 | 3 (2) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 28.6% |
| Keandre Jones | LB | 6'2, 225 | SO | 13.0 | 0.5 (0) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Justin Hilliard | LB | 6'1, 230 | SO | 12.0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 25.0% |
| Tracy Sprinkle | DL | 6'3, 293 | SR | 11.5 | 3 (0) | 6 | 0 (1) | 0 | 12.5% |
| Davon Hamilton | DT | 6'4, 300 | SO | 11.0 | 4.5 (0.5) | 6 | 0 (0) | 0 | 16.7% |
| Jashon Cornell | DT | 6'3, 280 | SO | 11.0 | 3.5 (2) | 3 | 0 (0) | 1 | 14.3% |
| Isaiah Pryor | S | 6'2, 195 | FR | 11.0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 71.4% |
* Stuffs are rushes stopped at or behind the line. They are not necessarily tackles for loss (since they include zero-yard gains), so adding sacks and stuffs won't necessarily equal TFLs. Also: the figure is based on how many stuffs a tackler has taken part in -- solo tackles and assist tackles count for the same amount.
** For defenders, Success Rate is defined as the offense's success rate on plays in which the defender made a tackle. The lower the number, the better for the defender. On average, due to proximity to the line of scrimmage, defensive linemen will produce lower success rates than linebackers, who producer lower rates than defensive backs.
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.4 | 36 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.06 | 61 |
| Punt Success Rate | 70.6% | 16 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 63.5% | 99 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 50.0% | 57 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 46.4% | 57 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Sean Nuernberger | 6'1, 225 | JR | 71-71 | 17-21 | 81.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Drue Chrisman | 6'3, 212 | SO | 51 | 44.2 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 86.3% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Blake Haubeil | 6'3, 200 | FR | 88 | 60.1 | 12 | 13.6% | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Sean Nuernberger | 6'1, 225 | JR | 15 | 51.7 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Kristan | 6'3, 190 | JR | 1 | 40.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| K.J. Hill | 6'0, 198 | SO | 26 | 5.5 | 0 | 24 | 2 (1) |
| Demario McCall | 5'9, 195 | FR | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 (0) |
| Denzel Ward | 5'10, 191 | JR | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Mike Weber | 5'10, 214 | SO | 9 | 15.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Parris Campbell | 6'1, 208 | JR | 9 | 36.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| K.J. Hill | 6'0, 198 | SO | 6 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Zach Turnure | LB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 9.5 | 13.3 | |
| Erick Smith | S | 6'0, 203 | SR | 9.5 | 21.0 | |
| Justin Hilliard | LB | 6'1, 230 | SO | 9.0 | 14.0 | |
| Amir Riep | CB | 5'11, 183 | FR | 7.5 | 19.3 | |
| Keandre Jones | LB | 6'2, 225 | SO | 6.0 | 16.1 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics