Matt Gutridge

Contributing staff member for @11W as an Ohio State historian, researcher and data analyst.

Will randomly post obscure Ohio State football facts and stats.

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Along with breaking Ohio State's all-time records in receptions and receiving touchdowns in the 31-14 win over Iowa, Jeremiah Smith extended his program record of 2-or-more TD receptions in a game to 13:

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Julian Sayin threw for 324 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions against Iowa. Sayin is now second in Ohio State history with six games of 300+ passing yards, 3+ TDs and 0 interceptions.

Ohio State's All-Time Leaders:
7...CJ Stroud
6...Julian Sayin
5...J.T. Barrett

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Ohio State had 6 QB hits against Iowa.

That is the most QB hits the Bucks have had in a game since they had 6 against Michigan State in 2018.

The program has tracked QB hits since 2001. Over the past 25 years, this is the 8th time for Ohio State to record 6+ QB hits in a game

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Iowa's 39 rushing yards are the fewest the Hawkeyes have gained against Ohio State since rushing for -9 yards in 2005.

This is the seventh time since 1942 that Ohio State has held Iowa to under 50 rushing yards in a game:

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For the first time this century and only the third time in school history, Ohio State wins a game with a score of 31-14:

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Jeremiah Smith is the first Buckeye to have back-to-back 200-yard receiving games. He currently has 11 catches for 206 yards against Iowa and had 12 receptions for 217 yards last week against Illinois.

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With Jeremiah Smith's touchdown catch with 0:12 remaining in the 2nd quarter, Ohio State has scored a TD in the last 0:15 seconds of the first half in every game this season.

This is the first time during the modern era, and likely ever, for the Buckeyes to accomplish this:

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Against Illinois, @juliansayin2 threw for 367 yards and 4 TDs.

By doing so, Sayin became the first OSU QB to throw for 300-plus yards and 4 TDs four times.

J.T. Barrett and Justin Fields hit these marks three times each.

The 15 times an OSU QB threw for 300+ yards and 4 TDs:

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@QuincyW6056 @MattGustafson02 Damn, you are correct. Had bad information, apologies 🙂

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We have a Scorigami. For the first time in Ohio State history, the Buckeyes played in a game that ended with a score of 42-19.

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Jeremiah Smith is having a day. He has 11 catches for 205 yards and 4 TDs. All are career highs.

He's the fifth Buckeye with 4 receiving TDs in a game.

Smith is also the sixth different Ohio State player to ever eclipse 200 receiving yards in a game.

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Ohio State leads Illinois 28-10 at halftime. This is only the second time in program history that the Buckeyes have led by this score at the break.

The first time? Ohio State led Arkansas 28-10 in the 2011 Sugar Bowl.

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EDIT: Robert Grimes had 4 touchdowns in a game, not Emeka Egbuka.

Apologies for omitting Grimes and including Egbuka.

Reading is hard sometimes:

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If Smith gets another receiving TD, he'll join Emeka Egbuka, Noah Brown, Dane Sanzenbacher and Terry Glenn as the only Buckeyes to ever have four in a single game.

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If Smith gets another receiving TD, he'll join Emeka Egbuka, Noah Brown, Dane Sanzenbacher and Terry Glenn as the only Buckeyes to ever have four in a single game.

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Jeremiah Smith is the 15th Ohio State player to catch at least three receiving touchdowns in a game.

He's the first to do so since Emeka Egbuka caught three in the 35-7 win over Iowa in 2024.

18th time in program history:
MHJ did this three times and Joey Galloway twice.

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Jeremiah Smith is the 15th Ohio State player to catch at least three receiving touchdowns in a game.

He's the first to do so since Emeka Egbuka caught three in the 35-7 win over Iowa in 2024.

18th time in program history:
MHJ did this three times and Joey Galloway twice.

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For the third time in program history, Ohio State has back-to-back games with a 70+ yard touchdown catch.

It's the first time two different Buckeye receivers have accomplished this.

*Smith's game is still in progress:

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Between 1949 and today, Carlos Hyde is one of four Buckeyes to score five touchdowns in one game.

Two of the four five-touchdown games were against Illinois.

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Name an underrated @bigten RB 🤔

We'll go with @OhioStateFB's Carlos Hyde.

Here's a look back at his 5️⃣-TD day in a 2013 win at Illinois 👇

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If my research is correct, Jamir Perez is the heaviest Ohio State player to ever score a touchdown:

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Chris Henry Jr.'s 75-yard TD reception is the second-longest catch for an Ohio State freshman in school history.

Emeka Egbuka had an 85-yard catch against Akron in 2021.

With that, @ChrisHenryJr's 75-yard TD catch is the longest receiving TD by a freshman in Ohio State history.

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For the 12th time in program history, Ohio State leads 35-0 at halftime. All of the opponents were unranked.

Nine of the 12 games have been in the 21st century, and six have been in the last 10 years.