The Ohio State Buckeyes are off to one of – if not the – best starts in program history. You probably know that already.
But once you dive into some of the numbers, it’s remarkable just how dominating they have been so far this season.
This week, J.K. Dobbins has a chance to accomplish something only Archie Griffin has even done in Ohio State history.
Chase Young is close to being just the second Buckeye to cross a milestone as well.
And how Ohio State is beating Michigan this year in only half the time.
Here’s a look at this week’s numbers and notes to know.
0.53
Ohio State’s defense is first in the nation, allowing just 0.53 points per drive. That means that if an opponent gets the ball six times, they can expect to score about three points.
Wisconsin is No. 2 in the country at 0.55 points per drive, thanks largely to the four shutouts they’ve already recorded this year.
9.5
Chase Young enters the Wisconsin game with 9.5 sacks this season. The next time he’s credited with a half-sack or more, he’ll become the second Buckeye in history to record two seasons with 10 or more sacks.
Young had 10.5 in 2018.
Mike Vrabel was the first player in school history to do that, with 12 in 1994 and 13 in 1995.
Vrabel narrowly missed doing it a third time, finishing with 9 sacks in 1996.
20+
Ohio State is the first Big Ten team to win its first seven games by at least 20 points since 1973.
That year, OSU won its first nine games by 20 points or more, en route to a 10-0-1 season and a Rose Bowl win over USC.
22.6
Ohio State has scored an average of 22.6 points in the second quarter of games this year.
That’s nearly a touchdown better than LSU, which is second in the nation at 15.8 points per second quarter.
26-3
The Buckeyes have thrown for 26 touchdowns this season, and given up just three touchdown passes.
Only Florida Atlantic, Indiana, and Michigan State have scored through the air against OSU this year.
30-1
Ohio State is 30-1 at home against Big Ten teams since the start of the 2012 season.
The 2015 loss to Michigan State is the only conference defeat in Columbus over that span.
53
J.K. Dobbins needs just 53 yards to surpass the 1,000 yard mark for the third time in his OSU career.
He had 1,403 yards as a freshman in 2017, and 1,053 as a sophomore in 2018.
Archie Griffin is the only Buckeye to ever do that, from 1973-1975.
If Dobbins can maintain his current pace of 135.2 yards per game, and the Buckeyes play 15 games this season, Dobbins would finish with 2,028 yards and break Eddie George’s school record of 1,927.
59
Ohio State has scored exactly 59 points in a game twice since the end of World War 2. Both came against Wisconsin, and both games ended 59-0.
The first was in 1979, when Earle Bruce’s first team crushed the Badgers in the middle of a five-game stretch where they beat Big Ten opponents by a combined score of 226-20.
The second was 2014 in the Big Ten Championship Game. You may remember the details of that one a little better. If not, here’s a look at Wisconsin’s highlight reel from that day.
59-18-5
The Buckeyes hold a comfortable lead in the series, and have won six straight and nine of the last 10 meetings between the teams. The only loss during that span came in 2010 when the No. 1 Buckeyes were upset in Madison.
The Badgers won three straight games in Columbus, in 1999, 2001, and 2004. However, those are their only wins at Ohio Stadium since 1985. OSU is 30-7-3 all-time against Wisconsin in Columbus.
The longest win streak in the series was 21 games for the Buckeyes between 1960-1980.
231
Ohio State has scored more points in the first half of games this season (231) than most FBS teams have scored overall.
Michigan has only 203 points all season.
Other notable teams with fewer points overall than the Buckeyes have in the first half: Utah (230), TCU (203), Texas A&M (216), USC (215), Texas Tech (212), and every Big Ten West team except for Wisconsin and Minnesota.