The Series

Ohio State has victories in all three previous games against San Diego State in 2001, 2003, and most recently in 2005. The 2001 game was scheduled for September 15, but it was postponed to October 21 after the terrorist attacks.

Last Time
The beginning of the SDSU game made many wonder if Ohio State's Texas loss was going to have long term affects on the team. The Aztecs in their first play had a pass for 80-yards go untouched for a touchdown. However after that series, SDSU never scored again, did not get past the OSU 46, finished with three first downs, were 1 of 12 on third down conversions, had 13 yards rushing, and only managed to get 99 yards passing for the rest of the game. The OSU offense struggled. Troy Smith struggled passing going 14 of 26 for 145 yards, but he did lead the team in rushing with 87 yards on 14 carries and 2 rushing touchdowns. Josh Huston had two field goals of 25 and 39 yards along with three PAT's. Ohio State won 27-6.