2004 FBL at Ohio State -- Postgame Notes
11/20/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
Ohio State snapped Michigan's eight-game winning streak this season and ended the Wolverines' 13-game Big Ten winning streak dating back to last year.
Senior outside linebacker Pierre Woods and senior wide receiver Braylon Edwards served as the Wolverines' special teams captain against Ohio State.
Junior wide receiver Jason Avant caught a four-yard touchdown pass from Chad Henne on the Wolverines' opening series of the game. Avant has scored a receiving TD in each of the past three games. He made four receptions for 40 yards against the Buckeyes.
Mike Hart found the end zone for the eighth straight game, scoring on a one-yard run at the 6:03 mark of the first quarter. Hart has nine rushing touchdowns this season. Hart finished the game with 100 all-purpose yards (61 rushing, 39 receiving), his ninth straight game with 100-plus all-purpose yards.
Senior defensive end Pat Massey made his 20th career start in the Ohio State game and recorded four tackles.
Braylon Edwards surpassed the 100-yard barrier for the third time in his career against the Buckeyes. He has topped the century mark in six games this season.
Edwards caught 11 passes for 172 yards and one touchdown. He made six catches for 125 yards in the second half, including his 36-yard TD.
Edwards set school single-season records with 87 receptions and 1,310 receiving yards. The former marks were 86 catches and 1,143 yards, both by Marquise Walker in 2001.
Edwards caught one touchdown, his 15th of the season, second most in school history to the 19 by Desmond Howard in 1991. Edwards has 36 career touchdown receptions, one shy of the school mark of 37 set by Anthony Carter in 1979-82.
Edwards moved into the third spot in the Big Ten's career receiving yardage list with 3,432 yards on 242 receptions. He passed D'Wayne Bates (Northwestern) and David Williams (Illinois) on the yardage list and stands 36 yards shy of Wisconsin's Lee Evans for second place on the all-time list.
Mike Hart became the third true freshman tailback to start vs. Ohio State, joining Jamie Morris (1984) and Butch Woolfolk (1978).
Chad Henne became the first true freshman quarterback start a game at Ohio State. Henne finished the game 27-for-54 for a career-high 328 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions.
Senior cornerback Marlin Jackson made his 38th career start in Michigan's secondary at Ohio State, tying Brad Cochran (1982-85) for the school record.
Senior cornerback Marlin Jackson picked up a key pass breakup to thwart a fourth-and-goal play at Michigan's one-yard line during the second quarter. Jackson is second all-time at Michigan with 33 career PBUs. Jackson tallied four tackles and one PBU against the Buckeyes.
Pierre Woods started at outside linebacker since the Purdue game and his third starting assignment of the season. He contributed five stops.
LaMarr Woodley set a career-high with 12 tackles, including seven solo tackles and two tackles for loss.
Lawrence Reid set a season-high with 10 tackles, including four solo tackles and two tackles for loss.
Saftey Ryan Mundy tied a career-high with seven tackles, including four solo stops.
Defensive lineman Larry Harrison set a career-high with seven tackles.
The 14 first quarter points scored by Michigan were the second most in the opening quarter this season. U-M had 17 points in the opening stanza against San Diego State (Sept. 18).
The Buckeyes 99-yard touchdown drive in the second quarter was the longest against the Wolverines this season, surpassing the 84-yard TD drive by Michigan State (Oct. 30).
Michigan held Ohio State to one field goal in a pair of first-and-goal trips inside the Wolverines' two-yard line.
The 20 first half points by the Buckeyes were the second most yielded by the Wolverines this season. San Diego State scored 21 points during the opening half of the Michigan's 24-21 victory on Sept. 18.
