2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten champion
BCS National Championship Game, L 38–24 vs. LSU
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 5
2007 record	11–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Tressel (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Jim Bollman (7th year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jim Heacock (3rd; 12th overall year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Luke Fickell (3rd; 7th overall year)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Kirk Barton
Captain	Dionte Johnson
Captain	James Laurinaitis
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 102,329, FieldTurf)
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#5 Ohio State $		7	–	1					11	–	2
#18 Michigan		6	–	2					9	–	4
#20 Illinois %		6	–	2					9	–	4
#24 Wisconsin		5	–	3					9	–	4
Penn State		4	–	4					9	–	4
Iowa		4	–	4					6	–	6
Purdue		3	–	5					8	–	5
Indiana		3	–	5					7	–	6
Michigan State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Northwestern		3	–	5					6	–	6
Minnesota		0	–	8					1	–	11
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

Youngstown State at Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total Youngstown State 0 3 3 0 6 • Ohio State 7 14 3 14 38 Date: September 1 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 105,038 TV announcers (BTN): Roger Twibell (Play-by-play) & Mike Tomczak (Color)

Akron at Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total Akron 2 0 0 0 2 • Ohio State 0 3 10 7 20 Date: September 8 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 104,317 TV announcers (BTN): Thom Brennaman (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color) & Charissa Thompson (Sideline)

Ohio State at Washington

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio State 0 3 14 16 33 Washington 0 7 0 7 14 Date: September 15 Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Game attendance: 74,927 TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Scoring summary 2 13:48 OSU Ryan Pretorius 28-yard field goal OSU 3–0 2 0:03 WASH Anthony Russo 23-yard pass from Jake Locker (Ryan Perkins kick) WASH 7–3 3 9:36 OSU Brian Robiskie 68-yard pass from Todd Boeckman (Ryan Pretorius kick) OSU 10–7 3 8:57 OSU Chris Wells 14-yard run (Ryan Pretorius kick) OSU 17–7 4 14:05 OSU Ryan Pretorius 23-yard field goal OSU 20–7 4 3:30 OSU Brian Hartline 36-yard pass from Todd Boeckman (Ryan Pretorius kick) OSU 27–7 4 00:58 WASH Louis Rankin 2-yard run (Ryan Perkins kick) OSU 27–14 4 0:00 OSU Brandon Saine 37-yard run (no kick) OSU 33–14

Scoring summary
2	13:48	OSU	Ryan Pretorius 28-yard field goal	OSU 3–0
2	0:03	WASH	Anthony Russo 23-yard pass from Jake Locker (Ryan Perkins kick)	WASH 7–3
3	9:36	OSU	Brian Robiskie 68-yard pass from Todd Boeckman (Ryan Pretorius kick)	OSU 10–7
3	8:57	OSU	Chris Wells 14-yard run (Ryan Pretorius kick)	OSU 17–7
4	14:05	OSU	Ryan Pretorius 23-yard field goal	OSU 20–7
4	3:30	OSU	Brian Hartline 36-yard pass from Todd Boeckman (Ryan Pretorius kick)	OSU 27–7
4	00:58	WASH	Louis Rankin 2-yard run (Ryan Perkins kick)	OSU 27–14
4	0:00	OSU	Brandon Saine 37-yard run (no kick)	OSU 33–14

Northwestern at Ohio State

1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 0 0 7 0 7 • Ohio State 28 17 13 0 58 Date: September 22 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Game attendance: 105,178 TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Jack Arute (Sideline)

Ohio State at Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio State 14 6 3 7 30 Minnesota 0 7 0 0 7 Date: September 29 Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 51,611 Game weather: Indoors TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones (Play-by-play), Bob Davie (Color) & Stacey Dales (Sideline)

Ohio State at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio State 14 3 3 3 23 Purdue 0 0 0 7 7 Date: October 6 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 65,497 TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Lisa Salters (Sideline)

Scoring summary 1 8:04 OSU Ray Small 26 yard pass from Todd Boeckman (Ryan Pretorius kick) OSU 7–0 1 4:48 OSU Brian Hartline 6 yard pass from Todd Boeckman (Ryan Pretorius kick) OSU 14–0 2 10:21 OSU Ryan Pretorius 44 yard field goal OSU 17–0 3 7:43 OSU Ryan Pretorius 39 yard field goal OSU 20–0 4 14:56 OSU Ryan Pretorius 23 yard field goal OSU 23–0 4 :10 PUR Jeff Lindsay 1 yard pass from Curtis Painter (Chris Summers kick) OSU 23–7

Scoring summary
1	8:04	OSU	Ray Small 26 yard pass from Todd Boeckman (Ryan Pretorius kick)	OSU 7–0
1	4:48	OSU	Brian Hartline 6 yard pass from Todd Boeckman (Ryan Pretorius kick)	OSU 14–0
2	10:21	OSU	Ryan Pretorius 44 yard field goal	OSU 17–0
3	7:43	OSU	Ryan Pretorius 39 yard field goal	OSU 20–0
4	14:56	OSU	Ryan Pretorius 23 yard field goal	OSU 23–0
4	:10	PUR	Jeff Lindsay 1 yard pass from Curtis Painter (Chris Summers kick)	OSU 23–7

The 2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes were coached by Jim Tressel and played their home games in Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Tressel led the Buckeyes to their fourth Big Ten Conference championship and third BCS National Championship Game in six years. The team finished the season with a win-loss record of 11 and 2, with losses to conference rival Illinois and BCS National Champion LSU.

The 2006 Buckeyes squad finished the season as Big Ten Conference champions and ranked #2 in the final AP and Coaches' polls. They finished the regular season undefeated and advanced to the 2007 BCS National Championship Game where they lost to the Florida Gators, ending the season with a record of 12–1.

On March 6, Coach Jim Tressel announced the hiring of Assistant Coach Taver Johnson. Johnson is a native of Cincinnati and a graduate of Wittenberg University. He had spent most of his coaching career at Miami University and had a very brief stint with the Oakland Raiders. Coach Johnson will replace Tim Beckman, who left Ohio State to become Defensive Coordinator at Oklahoma State University. Coach Johnson will coach the Cornerbacks.

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