document_title: 2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

question_text: who did the buckeyes lose to last year

question_tokens: who did the buckeyes lose to last year

text: 2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

text: Schedule[edit]

text:
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Result
Attendance

September 3
12:00 p.m.
Bowling Green*
No. 6
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
BTN
W 77–10
107,193

September 10
3:30 p.m.
Tulsa*
No. 4
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
ABC
W 48–3
104,410

September 17
9:00 p.m.
at No. 14 Oklahoma*
No. 3
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK
FOX
W 45–24
87,979

October 1
12:00 p.m.
Rutgers
No. 2
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
BTN
W 58–0
105,830

October 8
3:30 p.m.
Indiana
No. 2
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
ESPN
W 38–17
107,420

October 15
8:00 p.m.
at No. 8 Wisconsin
No. 2
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
ABC
W 30–23 OT
81,541

October 22
8:00 p.m.
at Penn State
No. 2
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)
ABC
L 21–24
107,280

October 29
3:30 p.m.
Northwestern
No. 6
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
ESPN
W 24–20
107,296

November 5
8:00 p.m.
No. 9 Nebraska
No. 6
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
ABC
W 62–3
108,750

November 12
3:30 p.m.
at Maryland
No. 6
Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
ESPN
W 62–3
48,090

November 19
12:00 p.m.
at Michigan State
No. 2
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
ESPN
W 17–16
73,303

November 26
12:00 p.m.
No. 3 Michigan
No. 2
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)
ABC
W 30–27 2OT
110,045‡

December 31
7:00 p.m.
No. 2 Clemson
No. 3
University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl – CFP Semifinal)
ESPN
L 0–31
71,279

*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

text:
Sources:[1]
Sources:[2]

text: ‡Ohio Stadium attendance record

text: Departures[edit]

text:
QB Cardale Jones - drafted by the Buffalo Bills in Round 4 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 139th overall pick
RB Ezekiel Elliott - drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in Round 1 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 4th overall pick
WR Jalin Marshall - undrafted, signed with the New York Jets
WR Michael Thomas - drafted by the New Orleans Saints in Round 2 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 47th overall pick
WR Braxton Miller - drafted by the Houston Texans in Round 3 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 85th overall pick
TE Nick Vannett - drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in Round 3 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 94th overall pick
OT Taylor Decker - drafted by the Detroit Lions in Round 1 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 16th overall pick
OL Chase Farris - undrafted, signed with the Detroit Lions
DE Joey Bosa - drafted by the San Diego Chargers in Round 1 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 3rd overall pick
DT Adolphus Washington - drafted by the Buffalo Bills in Round 3 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 80th overall pick
LB Darron Lee - drafted by the New York Jets in Round 1 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 20th overall pick
LB Joshua Perry - drafted by the San Diego Chargers in Round 4 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 102nd overall pick
CB Eli Apple - drafted by the New York Giants in Round 1 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 10th overall pick
S Tyvis Powell - undrafted, signed with the Seattle Seahawks
S Vonn Bell - drafted by the New Orleans Saints in Round 2 of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 61st overall pick

text: Coaching staff[edit]

text:
Urban Meyer - Head Coach (5th year)
Mickey Marotti - Strength Coach (5th year)

text: Offense

text:
Ed Warinner - Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends ((5th year)
Tony Alford - Assistant Head Coach / Running Backs (2nd year)
Tim Beck - Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks (2nd year)
Greg Studrawa - Offensive Line (1st year)
Zach Smith - Wide Receivers (5th year)

text: Defense

text:
Luke Fickell - Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers (15th year)
Kerry Combs - Cornerbacks / Special Teams (5th year)
Larry Johnson - Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line (3rd year)
Greg Schiano - Co-Defensive Coordinator / Safeties (1st year)

text: Roster[edit]

text:
2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster

Players
Coaches

Offense

Pos.
#
Name
Class

WR
1
Dixon, JohnnieJohnnie Dixon
 2.5 !So

HB
2
Wilson, DontreDontre Wilson
57.0 !Sr

RB
4
Samuel, CurtisCurtis Samuel (C)
5.0 !Jr

WR
5
Smith, CoreyCorey Smith
 4.5 !Sr

WR, QB
6
Gibson, TorranceTorrance Gibson
 1.5 !Fr

QB
7
Haskins, DwayneDwayne Haskins
1.0 !Fr

WR
9
Victor, BinjimenBinjimen Victor
1.0 !Fr

QB
10
Burrow, JoeJoe Burrow
 1.5 !Fr

QB
11
Cook, JustinJustin Cook
5.0 !Jr

QB
13
Collier, StephenStephen Collier
 3.5 !Jr

WR
14
Hill, K. J.K. J. Hill
 2.5 !So

QB
16
Barrett, J. T.J. T. Barrett (C)
 3.5 !Jr

TE
18
Hounshell, ChaseChase Hounshell
57.0 !Sr

WR
19
Ramstetter, JoeJoe Ramstetter
57.0 !Sr

RB
20
Weber, MikeMike Weber
3.0 !So

WR
21
Campbell, ParrisParris Campbell
 3.5 !Jr

WR
23
McDaniel, DevlinDevlin McDaniel
57.0 !Sr

TE
24
Hawkins, KierreKierre Hawkins
1.0 !Fr

RB
25
Dunn, Bri'onteBri'onte Dunn
 3.5 !Jr

RB
26
Williams, AntonioAntonio Williams
1.0 !Fr

RB
30
McCall, DemarioDemario McCall
1.0 !Fr

WR
33
Clutter, AustinAustin Clutter
3.0 !So

RB
35
Backenstoe, AlexAlex Backenstoe
5.0 !Jr

TE
37
Malone, DerrickDerrick Malone
3.0 !So

TE
44
Ferrelli, GuyGuy Ferrelli
57.0 !Sr

RB
46
Huguely, Ke'VonKe'Von Huguely
3.0 !So

OL
54
Price, BillyBilly Price
 3.5 !Jr

OG
56
Burrell, MatthewMatthew Burrell
 3.5 !Jr

OL
59
Prince, IsaiahIsaiah Prince
3.0 !So

OL
60
Pfenning, BlakeBlake Pfenning
3.0 !So

OL
61
Cupp, GavinGavin Cupp
1.0 !Fr

OL
62
Parry, AaronAaron Parry
57.0 !Sr

OL
63
Woidke, KevinKevin Woidke
3.0 !So

OL
64
Wohlabaugh, JackJack Wohlabaugh
1.0 !Fr

OC
65
Elflein, PatPat Elflein (C)
 4.5 !Sr

OL
66
Pridgeon, MalcolmMalcolm Pridgeon
5.0 !Jr

OL
69
Pahl, BrandonBrandon Pahl
3.0 !So

OL
71
Trout, KyleKyle Trout
 2.5 !So

OL
72
Gerald, TylerTyler Gerald
1.0 !Fr

OG
73
Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan
1.0 !Fr

OT
74
Jones, JamarcoJamarco Jones
5.0 !Jr

OG
75
Lisle, EvanEvan Lisle
 3.5 !Jr

OT
76
Bowen, BrandonBrandon Bowen
 1.5 !Fr

OT
77
Feder, KevinKevin Feder
 1.5 !Fr

OL
78
Knox, DemetriusDemetrius Knox
 2.5 !So

OL
79
Taylor, BradyBrady Taylor
 2.5 !So

WR
80
Brown, NoahNoah Brown
 2.5 !So

TE
81
Hausmann, JakeJake Hausmann
1.0 !Fr

WR
82
Clark, JamesJames Clark
 3.5 !Jr

WR
83
McLaurin, TerryTerry McLaurin
 2.5 !So

TE
85
Baugh, MarcusMarcus Baugh
 3.5 !Jr

WR
87
Stump, AlexAlex Stump
 1.5 !Fr

TE
88
Alexander, A. J.A. J. Alexander
 1.5 !Fr

TE
89
Farrell, LukeLuke Farrell
1.0 !Fr

Defense

Pos.
#
Name
Class

CB
2
Lattimore, MarshonMarshon Lattimore
 2.5 !So

CB
3
Arnette, DamonDamon Arnette
 1.5 !Fr

CB
4
Fuller, JordanJordan Fuller
1.0 !Fr

LB
5
McMillan, RaekwonRaekwon McMillan (C)
5.0 !Jr

DE
6
Hubbard, SamSam Hubbard
 2.5 !So

CB
7
Webb, DamonDamon Webb
5.0 !Jr

CB
8
Conley, GareonGareon Conley
 3.5 !Jr

DL
9
Cornell, JashonJashon Cornell
 1.5 !Fr

DE
11
Holmes, JalynJalyn Holmes
5.0 !Jr

CB
12
Ward, DenzelDenzel Ward
3.0 !So

DE
13
Berry, RashodRashod Berry
 2.5 !So

LB
14
Jones, KeandreKeandre Jones
1.0 !Fr

DB
15
Howard, CameronCameron Howard
57.0 !Sr

DB
15
Davis, WayneWayne Davis
1.0 !Fr

S
16
Burrows, CamCam Burrows
 4.5 !Sr

LB
17
Baker, JeromeJerome Baker
3.0 !So

CB
17
Saunders, C. J.C. J. Saunders
3.0 !So

DE
18
Cooper, JonathanJonathan Cooper
1.0 !Fr

S
19
Glover-Williams, EricEric Glover-Williams
3.0 !So

S
20
Franklin, KhaleedKhaleed Franklin
57.0 !Sr

CB
21
Forte, TrevonTrevon Forte
5.0 !Jr

S
23
Wint, JahsenJahsen Wint
1.0 !Fr

S
24
Hooker, MalikMalik Hooker
 2.5 !So

CB
25
Kelleher, LoganLogan Kelleher
5.0 !Jr

S
26
Barnes, JarrodJarrod Barnes
57.0 !Sr

S
28
Cibene, MichaelMichael Cibene
57.0 !Sr

CB
28
Norwood, JoshuaJoshua Norwood
 1.5 !Fr

DB
29
Burns, RodjayRodjay Burns
1.0 !Fr

LB
30
Drake, JaredJared Drake
3.0 !So

CB
32
Goins, ElijaahElijaah Goins
 3.5 !Jr

LB
33
Booker, DanteDante Booker
5.0 !Jr

S
34
Smith, ErickErick Smith
5.0 !Jr

LB
35
Worley, ChrisChris Worley
 3.5 !Jr

LB
36
Turnure, ZachZach Turnure
57.0 !Sr

S
37
Lawless, MichaelMichael Lawless
57.0 !Sr

LB
38
Fada, CraigCraig Fada
 4.5 !Sr

LB
39
Harrison, MalikMalik Harrison
1.0 !Fr

DE
42
Slade, DariusDarius Slade
 2.5 !So

LB
43
Conner, NickNick Conner
 1.5 !Fr

S
46
Haney, Cin'QuanCin'Quan Haney
57.0 !Sr

LB
47
Hillard, JustinJustin Hillard
 1.5 !Fr

LB
48
Burger, JoeJoe Burger
 4.5 !Sr

DT
53
Hamilton, DavonDavon Hamilton
 1.5 !Fr

DT
55
Barrow, MalikMalik Barrow
1.0 !Fr

DT
57
Landers, RobertRobert Landers
 1.5 !Fr

DT
58
Alabi, JoshuaJoshua Alabi
 1.5 !Fr

DE
59
Lewis, TyquanTyquan Lewis
 3.5 !Jr

DE
70
Henry, CurtisCurtis Henry
 3.5 !Jr

DT
77
Hill, MichaelMichael Hill
 3.5 !Jr

DT
86
Jones, Dre'MontDre'Mont Jones
 1.5 !Fr

DL
93
Sprinkle, TracyTracy Sprinkle
 3.5 !Jr

DL
94
Thompson, DylanDylan Thompson
 2.5 !So

DL
52
Donald, NoahNoah Donald
1.0 !Fr

DL
97
Bosa, NickNick Bosa
1.0 !Fr

Special teams

Pos.
#
Name
Class

K
29
Craft, AlexAlex Craft
3.0 !So

LS
44
Mawhirter, AaronAaron Mawhirter
57.0 !Sr

LS
49
McCullough, LiamLiam McCullough
 1.5 !Fr

P
91
Chrisman, DrueDrue Chrisman
1.0 !Fr

K
92
Durbin, TylerTyler Durbin
57.0 !Sr

P
95
Johnston, CameronCameron Johnston
57.0 !Sr

K
96
Nuernberger, SeanSean Nuernberger
5.0 !Jr

Head coach

Urban Meyer

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Ed Warinner (Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line)
Tim Beck (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)
Tony Alford (Assistant Head Coach / Running backs)
Greg Studrawa (Offensive Line)
Zack Smith (Wide Receivers)
Luke Fickell (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers)
Greg Schiano (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Associate Head Coach)
Larry Johnson (Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line)
Kerry Coombs (Special Teams Coordinator / Cornerbacks)
Matt Thurin (Quality Control Coach - Defense)
Jim Cordle (Graduate Assistant)
Brian Mason (Graduate Assistant)
Matt Merritt (Graduate Assistant - Offense)
Mickey Marotti (Assistant Athletic Director for Football Sports Performance)
Brady Collins (Assistant Strength & Conditioning)
Phil Matusz (Assistant Strength & Conditioning)
Kenny Parker (Assistant Strength & Conditioning)
Jeff Uhlenhake (Assistant Strength & Conditioning)
Quinn Barham (Assistant Strength & Conditioning)
Brian Voltolini (Director of Football Operations)
Mark Pantoni (Director of Player Personnel)
Tim Hinton (Executive Director for Football Operations)[4]

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

 Injured
 Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2016

text: Rankings[edit]

text:
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

Week

Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Final

AP
6 (1)
4
3
2 (4)
2 (4)
2 (6)
2 (2)
2
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
6

Coaches
5
4
4
2 (3)
2 (2)
2 (3)
2 (4)
2 (2)
8
6
5
2
2
2
2
6

CFP
Not released
6
5
2
2
2
3
Not released

text: Game summaries[edit]

text: Bowling Green[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Bowling Green
7
3
0
0
10

• #6 Ohio State
21
14
21
21
77

Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 12:00 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:30
Game attendance: 107,193
Game weather: Sunny
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (Play-By-Play), Matt Millen (Analyst), Lisa Byington (Sideline)

Sources:[6][7]

[show]Scoring summary

1

12:19

Bowling Green
Brandon Harris 63 yd interception return (Jake Suder kick)
Bowling Green 7–0

1

10:40

Ohio State
K.J. Hill 47 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick)
Tied 7–7

1

4:49

Ohio State
Dontre Wilson 25 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick)
Ohio State 14–7

1

3:05

Ohio State
Curtis Samuel 79 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick)
Ohio State 21–7

2

9:37

Bowling Green
Jake Suder 33 yd field goal
Ohio State 21–10

2

6:57

Ohio State
Noah Brown 25 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick)
Ohio State 28–10

2

0:26

Ohio State
J.T. Barrett 9 yd run (Tyler Durbin kick)
Ohio State 35–10

3

13:45

Ohio State
Curtis Samuel 21 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick)
Ohio State 42–10

3

9:03

Ohio State
Curtis Samuel 12 yd run (Tyler Durbin kick)
Ohio State 49–10

3

7:35

Ohio State
Dontre Wilson 11 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick)
Ohio State 56–10

4

14:50

Ohio State
Demario McCall 36 yd pass from Joe Burrow (Tyler Durbin kick)
Ohio State 63–10

4

6:10

Ohio State
Demario McCall 16 yd run (Tyler Durbin kick)
Ohio State 70–10

4

3:23

Ohio State
Rodjay Burns 75 yd interception return (Tyler Durbin kick)
Ohio State 77–10

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

4–0
2006
OSU, 35–7

text: The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Bowling Green Falcons by a score of 77-10 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State's offense started off slow by QB, J.T. Barrett throwing an interception returned for a touchdown to Brandon Harris. Ohio State then went on to score 21 unanswered points before BGSU made a field goal midway through the second quarter. Ohio State scored two more times and led at halftime 35-10. The Buckeyes went on to score six more touchdowns in the second half and allowing no scoring.

text: Ohio State's offense gained 776 yards, which broke the record of most yards in a game held since 1930, and scored ten touchdowns. The Ohio State defense, commonly known as the Silver Bullets, allowed 244 yards and scored a defensive touchdown. Ohio State's J.T. Barrett set a record for the most touchdowns in a game with seven and tied the single-game record of six passing touchdowns. For his performance Barrett was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.[8]

text: Game Statistics[9]

text:
Statistic
OSU
BGSU

Total Yards
776
244

Passing Yards
417
175

Rushing Yards
359
69

Penalties
9-66
5-45

Turnovers
1
3

Time of Possession
38:25
21:25

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
BGSU

Passing
J. T. Barrett (349)
James Knapke (110)

Rushing
Mike Weber (136)
Fred Coppet (38)

Receiving
Curtis Samuel (177)
Ronnie Moore (45)

text: Tulsa[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Tulsa
3
0
0
0
3

• #4 Ohio State
3
17
14
14
48

Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 3:30 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:45
Game attendance: 104,410
Game weather: Overcast/Rain
Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN): Dave Pasch (Play-by-Play), Greg McElroy (Analyst), Tom Luginbill (Sideline)

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

First meeting

text: Ohio State (1-0) took on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1-0) and won by a final of 48-3 in Columbus, Ohio. Following the kickoff by Ohio State, Dane Evans' pass was intercepted by Ohio State's Marshon Lattimore during the first offensive possession of the game. Ohio State was unable to find their way into the endzone and settled for a 29-yard Tyler Durbin field goal to make the score 3-0. Tulsa and Ohio State went on to trade field goals to make it 6-3, Ohio State. The OSU defense then forced turnovers on the next three Tulsa possessions, scoring two defensive touchdowns, to end the half up 20-3.[10]

text: There was a weather delay of 50 minutes at halftime due to lightning strikes in the general vicinity of the stadium.[11]

text: The Buckeyes scored to open the second half on a 9-play, 72-yard drive, capped by an 11-yard touchdown run by J.T. Barrett. The OSU offense went on to add three more touchdowns. The Silver Bullet defense of Ohio State forced two second-half turnovers and allowed no offensive points from the Golden Hurricane.[10]

text: Game Statistics[12]

text:
Statistic
OSU
Tulsa

Total Yards
417
188

Passing Yards
149
127

Rushing Yards
268
61

Penalties
9-67
5-46

Turnovers
1
6

Time of Possession
33:53
26:07

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
Tulsa

Passing
J. T. Barrett (149)
Dane Evans (127)

Rushing
Mike Weber (92)
D'Angelo Brewer (58)

Receiving
Curtis Samuel (62)
Keevan Lucas (53)

text: at Oklahoma[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

• #3 Ohio State
14
21
7
3
45

#14 Oklahoma
7
10
7
0
24

Location:
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Norman, OK
Game start: 9:00 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:30
Game attendance: 87,979
Game weather: Partly Cloudy
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (FSN): Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (Color), Shannon Spake (Sideline)

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

1–1
1983
OSU, 24–14

text: After kickoff was delayed from the original start time of 7:30 P.M. due to lightning and thunderstorms in the vicinity of the University of Oklahoma, the Buckeyes (2-0) and Sooners (1-1) began play at 9:00 P.M. in Norman, Oklahoma. Ohio State struck first, midway through the first quarter on a Curtis Samuel 36-yard touchdown run. On Oklahoma's next possession, Ohio State's Jerome Baker intercepted Baker Mayfield's pass to score a touchdown on a 68-yard interception return. This was Ohio State's fourth defensive score in their first three games. During the ensuing kickoff, Oklahoma's Joe Mixon returned the kick for a 97-yard touchdown, to make the score 14-7, Ohio State. Though not caught, Mixon dropped the ball before he crossed the goal line and fumbled into the end zone. Ohio State scored another two touchdowns and Oklahoma made a field goal to make the score 28-10. With six minutes to go in the half, Oklahoma scored on a 35-yard Mayfield pass to A.D. Miller to give the OSU defense their first allowed offensive touchdown of the year and brought the Sooners within 11. The Buckeye offense drove 75 yards to end the first half on a behind-the-back grab by Noah Brown to give the Buckeyes a 35-17 halftime advantage.

text: Ohio State scored on their opening possession of the half with Noah Brown's school record tying fourth touchdown reception. Oklahoma scored again with four minutes to go in the third quarter to make the score 42-24, Ohio State. The final score of the game was a 31-yard Tyler Durbin field goal with 10:33 to go making the final 45-24.[13]

text: Noah Brown was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and Jerome Baker was named conference co-Defensive Player of the Week for their performances.

text: Baker Mayfield (the Sooners starting QB) claimed that the Ohio State team and fans who traveled to Norman sang their fight song after their win. Baker Mayfield cites this as his reasoning for spiking the flag on the Ohio State symbol at the 50 yard line in the 2017 rematch in Columbus.[14]

text: Game Statistics[15]

text:
Statistic
OSU
Okla

Total Yards
443
403

Passing Yards
152
226

Rushing Yards
291
177

Penalties
11-75
4-28

Turnovers
0
2

Time of Possession
35:49
24:11

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
Okla

Passing
J. T. Barrett (152)
Baker Mayfield (226)

Rushing
Mike Weber (123)
Joe Mixon (78)

Receiving
Noah Brown (72)
A.D. Miller (72)

text: Rutgers[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Rutgers
0
0
0
0
0

• #2 Ohio State
6
24
21
7
58

Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 12:00 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:45
Game attendance: 105,830
Game weather: Sunny
Referee: J. Servinski [16]
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (Play-By-Play), Matt Millen (Analyst), Lisa Byington (Sideline)

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

2–0
2015
OSU, 49–7

text: The Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0, 1-0) played the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2-3, 0-2) in Columbus, Ohio on Oct. 1, 2016. The Buckeyes won by a score of 58-0. Ohio State allowed only 121 total yards (33 passing, 83 rushing) and gained 669 (259 passing, 410 rushing.) This was their largest regular season conference shut out since 1981 and their first since 2013. Ohio State's J.T. Barrett, set the Ohio State record for most career passing touchdowns with 59.

text: Mike Weber was named the conference's Freshman player of the week for his performance in the game. He rushed for 144 yards and one touchdown on 14 carries and caught one pass for three yards.

text: Game Statistics[17]

text:
Statistic
OSU
RUT

Total Yards
669
116

Passing Yards
259
33

Rushing Yards
410
83

Penalties
6-64
4-21

Turnovers
1
0

Time of Possession
38:48
21:12

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
RUT

Passing
J. T. Barrett (238)
Chris Laviano (33)

Rushing
Mike Weber (144)
Robert Martin (40)

Receiving
Curtis Samuel (86)
Jawuan Harris (33)

text: Indiana[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Indiana
3
7
7
0
17

• #2 Ohio State
3
21
7
7
38

Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 3:30 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:20
Game attendance: 107,420
Game weather: Sunny
Referee: Ron Snodgrass [18]
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (Play-by-play), Brock Huard (Analyst), Allison Williams (Sidelines)

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

71–12–5
2015
OSU, 34–27

text: Ohio State (5-0, 2-0) defeated Indiana (3-2, 2-1) by a score of 38-17. This Buckeye victory extended the longest current Big Ten win streak against a single opponent to 21, with the Hoosiers' last win over the Buckeyes coming in 1988.

text: The Indiana secondary held the Buckeye pass offense to only 93 yards passing, but allowed 290 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. This included a career-high of 26 careers for J.T. Barrett. The Buckeye defense forced two turnovers and allowed only 99 yards rushing on 40 attempts.

text: Game Statistics[19]

text:
Statistic
OSU
IND

Total Yards
383
281

Passing Yards
93
182

Rushing Yards
290
99

Penalties
9-83
5-40

Turnovers
2
2

Time of Possession
32:58
27:02

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
IND

Passing
J. T. Barrett (93)
Richard Lagow (182)

Rushing
J. T. Barrett (137)
Devine Redding (78)

Receiving
Dontre Wilson (42)
Nick Westbrook (67)

text: at Wisconsin[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
OT
Total

• #2 Ohio State
3
3
7
10
7
30

#8 Wisconsin
10
6
0
7
0
23

Location:
Camp Randall Stadium
Madison, WI
Game start: 8:00 p.m.
Elapsed time: 4:03
Game attendance: 81,541
Game weather: Cloudy
Referee: D. Willard [20]
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Analyst), Samantha Ponder (Sidelines)

[show]Scoring summary

Q1

9:03

WIS
Andrew Endicott 46-yard field goal
WIS 0–3

Q1

6:17

WIS
Jazz Peavy 24-yard pass from Alex Hornibrook (Andrew Endicott kick)
WIS 0–10

Q1

2:46

OSU
Tyler Durbin 25-yard field goal
WIS 3–10

Q2

8:43

OSU
Tyler Durbin 40-yard field goal
WIS 6–10

Q2

2:47

WIS
Andrew Endicott 32-yard field goal
WIS 6–13

Q2

:14

WIS
Andrew Endicott 22-yard field goal
WIS 6–16

Q3

2:52

OSU
J.T. Barrett 1-yard run (Tyler Durbin kick)
WIS 13–16

Q4

14:09

OSU
J.T. Barrett 8-yard run (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 20–16

Q4

7:54

WIS
Austin Ramesh 4-yard run (Andrew Endicott kick)
WIS 20–23

Q4

3:57

OSU
Tyler Durbin 31-yard field goal
TIE 23–23

OT

OSU
Noah Brown 7-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 30–23

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

57–18–5
2014
OSU, 59–0

text: The #2 Ohio State Buckeyes (6-0, 3-0) defeated the #8 Wisconsin Badgers (4-2, 1-2) in overtime, in a cross-divisional Big Ten match up on Oct. 15, at Camp Randall Stadium, by a score of 30-23. With both teams ranked in the top ten of both major college football polls, ESPN had chosen Madison, Wisconsin as the host of College GameDay. This was Wisconsin's second appearance on GameDay for 2016 and Ohio State's first. Ohio State extended their current win streak over the Badgers to five, dating back to 2011. Ohio State coach Urban Meyer is 4-0 versus Wisconsin and this was Badgers' coach Paul Chryst's first game against the Buckeyes.

text: The Buckeyes started the game off slow by gaining only 23 yards on their first two drives, both resulting in punts, while allowing 147 yards for the Badger's offense on their first two drives that resulted in a ten-point lead for #8 Wisconsin. Neither team could find the endzone for the remainder of the first half and both settled for two additional field goals apiece for a halftime score of 16-6 favoring the Badgers.

text: The Silver Bullet Buckeye defense came out strong in the second half forcing two Wisconsin turnovers and a three-and-out, on Wisconsin's first three possessions. Though the Buckeyes threw an interception on their first possession, they followed it up with two consecutive touchdowns, both J. T. Barrett runs. On Barrett's second touchdown, Ohio State took their first lead of the night at the 14:09 mark of the fourth quarter, and the Buckeyes led 20-16. The next drive, Wisconsin drove 81 yards to take back the lead with 7:54 left in the game. The Buckeyes followed that score with a field goal to tie the game at 23 with 3:57 to go. The Badger offense drove 25 yards on their last possession, but come up short of field goal range and had to punt to the Buckeyes with 0:14 left. The Buckeyes with the ball on their 17-yard line decided to run out the clock and force overtime.

text: Ohio State would get the ball first in overtime and would score a touchdown on a J. T. Barrett pass to Noah Brown on third and two from the Wisconsin 7, which gave them a 30-23 lead. On Wisconsin's attempt, quarterback Alex Hornibrook would throw a 21-yard pass on Wisconsin's second play which got the Badgers to the Ohio State 4. After two Corey Clement runs for no gain and an incomplete pass, the game came down to a fourth and goal from the Ohio State four. Wisconsin opted for a pass and Hornibrook was sacked by Tyquan Lewis to preserve Ohio State's unbeaten status.

text: The Buckeyes were led by Barrett who had 226 yards passing and 92 yards rushing and three total touchdowns (two rushing, one passing). Barrett was named Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his 318 total yard performance.[21] He was also named Davey O’Brien National Quarterback of the Week.[22] Wisconsin's quarterback Alex Hornibrook had 214 yards passing and one touchdown and running back Corey Clement gained 164 yards on 25 carries against the Buckeyes. Wisconsin Junior Linebacker Jack Cichy, who had 15 tackles, one sack and a forced fumble, was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his performance.[21]

text: Ohio State stayed at #2 in both the AP and Coaches Polls and Wisconsin dropped two spots to #10 in the AP Poll and remained unchanged at #10 in the Coaches Poll. The Badgers would be the highest rated two-loss team.[23]

text: Game Statistics [24]

text:
Statistic
OSU
WIS

Total Yards
411
450

Passing Yards
226
214

Rushing Yards
185
236

Penalties
4-40
4-35

Turnovers
1
1

Time of Possession
28:32
31:28

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
WIS

Passing
J. T. Barrett (226)
Alex Hornibrook (214)

Rushing
J. T. Barrett (92)
Corey Clement (164)

Receiving
Curtis Samuel (58)
Troy Fumagalli (84)

text: at Penn State[edit]

text:
Rivalry

1
2
3
4
Total

#2 Ohio State
0
12
9
0
21

• Penn State
0
7
0
17
24

Location:
Beaver Stadium
University Park, PA
Game start: 8:00 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:25
Game attendance: 107,280
Game weather: Cold, windy, brisk
Referee: Michael Cannon
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Sam Ponder

[show]Scoring summary

Q2

14:55

OSU
Tyler Durbin 33-yard field goal
OSU 3–0

Q2

4:53

OSU
Marcus Baugh 26-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (XP failed)
OSU 9–0

Q2

1:14

OSU
Tyler Durbin 30-yard field goal
OSU 12–0

Q2

0:09

PSU
Chris Godwin 20-yard pass from Trace McSorley (Tyler Davis kick)
OSU 12–7

Q3

10:10

OSU
Curtis Samuel 74-yard run (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 19–7

Q3

8:31

OSU
Team safety (PSU fumble recovered in end zone)
OSU 21–7

Q4

13:32

PSU
Trace McSorley 2-yard run (Tyler Davis kick)
OSU 21–14

Q4

9:33

PSU
Tyler Davis 34-yard field goal
OSU 21–17

Q4

4:27

PSU
Grant Haley 60-yard run from blocked OSU field goal (Tyler Davis kick)
PSU 24–21

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

17–13
2015
OSU, 38–10

text: Despite being 20-point favorites,[25] the #2 Ohio State Buckeyes (6-1, 3-1) lost to their inter-divisional rival, the Penn State Nittany Lions (5-2, 3-1), at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania on October 22, at 8 p.m. on ABC. After the Ohio State special teams blocked a field goal on Penn State's opening drive, the Buckeyes score 12 unanswered points through two field goals and a J.T. Barrett to Marcus Baugh touchdown. Penn State finished the first half on a 20-yard touchdown pass with only nine seconds remaining in the first half, to give the Buckeyes a 12-7 lead at the half.

text: Ohio State scored a 74-yard Curtis Samuel Rushing touchdown on their second possession of the third quarter and followed it up with a safety when Penn State's punt team fumbled the ball into the endzone. Ohio State would not score anymore following that touchdown. Penn State went on to score a touchdown and also a field goal following a blocked punt. Making the score 21-17, Ohio State. With 4:27 left in the game, Ohio State ran out their field goal team to attempt a 43-yard field goal to go up by seven, but the kick was blocked and returned 60 yards to give Penn State a 24-21 lead which was also the final score.[26]

text: This was Urban Meyer's first loss to Penn State, making him 4-1 versus the Nittany Lions.

text: Game Statistics [27]

text:
Statistic
OSU
PSU

Total Yards
413
276

Passing Yards
245
154

Rushing Yards
168
122

Penalties
8-45
1-5

Turnovers
0
1

Time of Possession
37:19
22:41

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
PSU

Passing
J. T. Barrett (245)
Trace McSorley (154)

Rushing
Curtis Samuel (71)
Mike Weber (71)

Saquon Barkley (99)

Receiving
Curtis Samuel (68)
Mike Gesicki (46)

text: Northwestern[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

Northwestern
0
10
7
3
20

• #6 Ohio State
10
7
0
7
24

Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 3:37 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:23
Game attendance: 107,296
Game weather: Mostly sunny
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color analyst), Tom Luginbill (sidelines)

[show]Scoring summary

Q1

10:34

OSU
Mike Weber 1 Yd Run (Tyler Durbin Kick)
OSU 7–0

Q1

6:36

OSU
Tyler Durbin 35 Yd Field Goal
OSU 10–0

Q2

14:51

NW
Clayton Thorson 1 Yd Run (Jack Mitchell Kick)
OSU 10–7

Q2

6:17

OSU
Mike Weber 23 Yd Run (Tyler Durbin Kick)
OSU 17–7

Q2

1:43

NW
Jack Mitchell 23 Yd Field Goal
OSU 17–10

Q3

3:49

NW
Garrett Dickerson 2 Yd pass from Clayton Thorson (Jack Mitchell Kick)
Tie 17–17

Q4

9:43

OSU
Curtis Samuel 3 Yd Run (Tyler Durbin Kick)
OSU 24–17

Q4

3:31

NW
Jack Mitchell 33 Yd Field Goal
OSU 24–20

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

60–14–1
2013
OSU, 40–30

text: The #6 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1, 4-1) defeated the Northwestern Wildcats (4-4, 3-2) on October 29, in a cross-divisional match up by a score of 24-20. This was the first meeting for the teams since 2013 and the first meeting in Columbus since 2007. Ohio State extended their win streak over Northwestern to six, dating back to 2004.

text: The Buckeyes started off the game quickly by scoring ten unanswered points in the first quarter with a Mike Weber touchdown run and a 35-yard Tyler Durbin field goal following an Ohio State interception. The Wildcats inched closer by scoring at the 14:51 mark of the second quarter, but it was followed by another Weber touchdown run of 23 yards. With 1:23 left in the half, Northwestern made a 23-yard field goal to make the halftime score 17-10, Ohio State.

text: Northwestern kept the Buckeye offense in check during the third quarter allowing no scoring and their offense tied the game at 17 with 3:49 to go in the third quarter. Ohio State found the endzone once more with 9:43 to go on a Curtis Samuel 3-yard run giving the Buckeyes a 24-17 lead. The final score came on a 33-yard Northwestern field goal with 3:31 to go in the game.[28]

text: Game Statistics [29]

text:
Statistic
OSU
NW

Total Yards
431
406

Passing Yards
223
258

Rushing Yards
208
148

Penalties
2-10
2-20

Turnovers
0
1

Time of Possession
32:40
27:20

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
NW

Passing
J. T. Barrett (223)
Clayton Thorson (256)

Rushing
Mike Weber (87)
Justin Jackson (76)

Receiving
Curtis Samuel (68)
Austin Carr (158)

text: Nebraska[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

#10 Nebraska
3
0
0
0
3

• #6 Ohio State
14
17
24
7
62

Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 8:00 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:30
Game attendance: 108,750
Game weather: Clear
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Samantha Ponder

[show]Scoring summary

Q1

13:26

OSU
Damon Webb 36-yard interception return (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 7–0

Q1

7:45

NEB
Drew Brown 20-yard field goal
OSU 7–3

Q1

3:16

OSU
Terry McLaurin 7-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 14–3

Q2

12:21

OSU
Mike Weber 23-yard run (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 21–3

Q2

8:22

OSU
Tyler Durbin 28-yard field goal
OSU 24–3

Q2

0:03

OSU
Curtis Samuel 1-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 31–3

Q3

14:48

OSU
Curtis Samuel 75-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 38–3

Q3

10:00

OSU
Noah Brown 6-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 45–3

Q3

1:35

OSU
Tyler Durbin 28-yard field goal
OSU 48–3

Q3

0:34

OSU
Malik Hooker 48-yard interception return (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 55–3

Q4

7:19

OSU
Joe Burrow 12-yard run (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 62–3

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

3–1
2012
OSU, 63–38

text: The #6 Ohio State Buckeyes (8-1, 5-1) defeated #9 Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-2, 4-2) at Ohio Stadium in front of the second largest crowd in Ohio Stadium history. This was the first match-up since 2012 and only the second since Nebraska joined the Big Ten Conference in 2011. Urban Meyer is 2-0 versus the Cornhuskers, winning the 2012 clash by a score of 63-38. Ohio State opened as 18-point favorites.

text: On Nebraska's first drive quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. threw an interception to Damon Webb, who returned the interception for a touchdown to give the Buckeyes an early 7-0 lead. The ensuing possession for the Cornhuskers would be a 15-play, 72-yard drive that would result in a 20-yard field goal, Nebraska's only points of the game. Ohio State would score three more touchdowns and a field goal in the first half to give the Buckeyes a 31-3 lead. With 6:03 left in the second quarter, Tommy Armstrong Jr. ran for 11-yards but was hit while going out-of-bounds causing him to hit his head and briefly knocked unconscious. He was carried off of the field on a stretcher and transported to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center for evaluation. He was quickly released and made an appearance back in the stadium in the third quarter to chants of "Tommy! Tommy!" from the Ohio State student section.

text: Ohio State would receive the ball in the third quarter and would score on the opening play with a 75-yard pass from J. T. Barrett to Curtis Samuel. Ohio State's offense would score 17 more points in the game and defensive back Malik Hooker would record his second interception returned for a touchdown and fifth overall for the season. The Cornhuskers failed to stop the Buckeyes from scoring on all of their drives.[30]

text: Curtis Samuel was named Big Ten Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance by gaining 173 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns.

text:
Statistic
OSU
NEB

Total Yards
590
204

Passing Yards
352
126

Rushing Yards
238
78

Penalties
4-35
4-43

Turnovers
1
2

Time of Possession
37:18
22:42

text:
Statistic
OSU
NEB

Passing
J. T. Barrett (290)
Tommy Armstrong Jr. (74)

Rushing
Demario McCall (73)
Terrell Newby (54)

Receiving
Curtis Samuel (137)
Stanley Morgan Jr. (56)

text: at Maryland[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

• #6 Ohio State
21
24
10
7
62

Maryland
3
0
0
0
3

Location:
Maryland Stadium
College Park, MD
Game start: 3:30 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:45
Game attendance: 48,090
Game weather: Clear
Referee: –
TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (color), Rocky Boiman (sideline)

[show]Scoring summary

Q1

11:28

OSU
Curtis Samuel 2-yard run (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 7–0

Q1

9:29

OSU
J.T. Barrett 4-yard run (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 14–0

Q1

2:03

MD
Adam Greene 23-yard field goal
OSU 14–3

Q1

0:21

OSU
Curtis Samuel 36-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 21–3

Q2

11:08

OSU
J.T. Barrett 1-yard run (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 28–3

Q2

4:08

OSU
Curtis Samuel 5-yard run (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 35–3

Q2

2:10

OSU
Dontre Wilson 8-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 42–3

Q2

0:49

OSU
Tyler Durbin 45-yard field goal
OSU 45–3

Q3

12:22

OSU
Tyler Durbin 34-yard field goal
OSU 48–3

Q3

5:43

OSU
Demario McCall 3-yard run (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 55–3

Q4

9:30

OSU
Binjimen Victor 25-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 62–3

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

2–0
2015
OSU, 49–28

text: The #6 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-1, 6-1) defeated the Maryland Terrapins (5-5, 2-5) 62–3 in a Big Ten East match-up. The game was played on Nov. 12, at 3:30 pm, in College Park, Maryland and was aired on ESPN. It was the third meeting between the teams with the Buckeyes being victorious in both previous games. The Buckeyes came in as 28-point favorites.

text: Ohio State came out of the gates quickly by scoring touchdowns on their first two offensive possessions while holding the Terrapins to -4 yards. Maryland mustered up a 23-yard field goal at the 2:03 mark of the first quarter and would not score the rest of the game. The Buckeyes would go on to score on five of their last six possessions of the first half and forcing two Maryland turnovers to close the half up 45-3.

text: The Buckeyes scored two more touchdowns and a field goal in the second half, while Maryland would not reach the Buckeye-side of the field.

text: Following a chaotic week in football, the Buckeyes would jump to #2 in both the AP and Coaches Polls following their second straight 59-point victory.

text: Statistics

text:
Statistic
OSU
MD

Total Yards
581
176

Passing Yards
328
133

Rushing Yards
253
43

Penalties
6-55
7-74

Turnovers
0
2

Time of Possession
31:45
28:15

text:
Statistic
OSU
MD

Passing
J. T. Barrett (253)
Caleb Rowe (93)

Rushing
Mike Weber (93)
Ty Johnson (21)

Receiving
Curtis Samuel (74)
Teldrick Morgan (56)

text: At Michigan State[edit]

text:
1
2
3
4
Total

• No. 2 Ohio State
7
3
7
0
17

Michigan State
7
3
0
6
16

Location:
Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Game start: 12:00 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:35
Game attendance: 73,303
Game weather: Cold, snow showers
Referee: –
TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color), Holly Rowe (sideline)

[show]Scoring summary

Q1

14:14

MSU
LJ Scott 64-yard pass from Tyler O'Connor (Michael Geiger kick)
MSU 7–0

Q1

7:56

OSU
Curtis Samuel 24-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick)
TIE 7–7

Q2

13:42

MSU
Michael Geiger 28-yard field goal
MSU 10–7

Q2

10:03

OSU
Tyler Durbin 39-yard field goal
TIE 10–10

Q3

5:33

OSU
Mike Weber 4-yard run (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 17–10

Q4

4:41

MSU
LJ Scott 1-yard run (two-point pass conversion failed)
OSU 17–16

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

29–15
2015
MSU, 17–14

text: The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (10–1, 7-1) defeated the Michigan State Spartans (3-8, 1-7), 17–16, in East Lansing, Michigan.

text: Michigan State received the opening kickoff and in two plays scored a 64-yard touchdown screen pass from Tyler O'Connor to LJ Scott to give the Spartans a 7-0 advantage 46 seconds into the game. Following Ohio State and Michigan State trading punts, Ohio State evened the score on a 5-play, 50-yard drive, capped by a 24-yard J. T. Barrett pass to Curtis Samuel.

text: The Spartans opened the second quarter with a 28-yard field goal to give them a 3-point lead, but were tied once again by the Buckeyes on the following drive with a 39-yard field goal. Ohio State intercepted an O'Connor pass two plays later and drove the ball into the redzone. On third and three at the MSU 16, Mike Weber fumbled the ball giving Ohio State no chance to attempt a field goal. Ohio State and Michigan State went into halftime tied at ten.

text: Both teams punted twice to start the second half until Ohio State formed a four-play 69-yard drive that resulted in another touchdown, giving them a 17–10 advantage. The next score came from Michigan State on a 1-yard LJ Scott run. The Spartans opted to go for a two-point conversion with only 4:41 left in the game to attempt to take the lead. Tyler O'Connor's pass was intercepted in the end zone and the Buckeyes maintained the lead, 17–16. Ohio State got the ball back and ran 2:37 off the clock on six plays, but punted with 2:04 left in the game. Tyler O'Connor was sacked on the first play by Tyquan Lewis for a loss of ten yards, the following play, Gareon Conley intercepted O'Connor's pass to seal the Buckeyes' 17–16 victory.

text: Mike Weber was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for his performance and for the second time this season.

text: Statistics

text:
Statistic
OSU
MSU

Total yards
310
334

Passing yards
86
127

Rushing yards
224
207

Penalties
4-40
6-60

Turnovers
1
2

Time of possession
30:53
29:07

text:
Statistic
OSU
MSU

Passing
J. T. Barrett (86)
Tyler O'Connor (105)

Rushing
Mike Weber (111)
LJ Scott (160)

Receiving
Curtis Samuel (40)
LJ Scott (76)

text: Michigan[edit]

text:
The Game

1
2
3
4
OT
2OT
Total

#3 Michigan
0
10
7
0
7
3
27

• #2 Ohio State
0
7
7
3
7
6
30

Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 12:00 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:51
Game attendance: 110,045 (Ohio Stadium attendance record)
Game weather: Partly cloudy, cold
Referee: Dan Capron
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Samantha Ponder (sideline), Tom Rinaldi (sideline)

[show]Scoring summary

2

13:31

MICH
Kenny Allen 28-yard field goal
MICH 3–0

2

4:03

OSU
Malik Hooker 16-yard interception return (Durbin Tyler kick)
OSU 7–3

2

0:06

MICH
Khalid Hill 1-yard run (Kenny Allen kick)
MICH 10–7

3

6:37

MICH
Khalid Hill 8-yard pass from Wilton Speight (Kenny Allen kick)
MICH 17–7

4

0:01

OSU
Durbin Tyler 23-yard field goal
Tie 17–17

OT

0:00

OSU
J. T. Barrett 7-yard run (Tyler Durbin kick)
OSU 24–17

OT

0:00

MICH
Amara Darboh 5-yard pass from Wilton Speight (Kenny Allen kick)
Tie 24–24

2OT

0:00

MICH
Kenny Allen 37-yard field goal
MICH 27–24

2OT

0:00

OSU
Curtis Samuel 15-yard run
OSU 30–27

text:
Overall Record
Previous Meeting
Previous Winner

47-58-6
November 28, 2015
Ohio State, 42–13

text: Following its road game against Michigan State, Ohio State faced its arch-rivals, the Michigan Wolverines, in the 113th meeting of "The Game". In the previous meeting, Ohio State defeated Michigan for the fourth consecutive year, winning 42–13.[31]

text: In this year's game, the #2 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1, 8-1) defeated the #3 Michigan Wolverines (10-2, 7-2) by a score of 30–27 in double overtime. After neither team scored in the first quarter, Michigan opened the scoring in the second quarter via a 28-yard field goal from Kenny Allen. Ohio State responded with a 16-yard interception return from Malik Hooker. Michigan closed the scoring in the first half via a one-yard touchdown run from Khalid Hill, which made the score 10–7 in favor of Michigan at half-time. Michigan extended their lead in the third quarter via an eight-yard touchdown pass from Wilton Speight to Hill. Ohio State reduced Michigan's lead to three points via a one-yard touchdown run from Mike Weber, before Tyler Durbin recorded a 23-yard field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter to tie the game and force overtime. In overtime, Ohio State scored via a seven-yard touchdown run from J. T. Barrett. Michigan responded with a five-yard touchdown pass from Speight to Amara Darboh to force double overtime. In double overtime, Michigan scored via a 37-yard field goal from Allen. On a controversial 4th and 1 play, J.T Barrett ran up the middle and was tackled in such a way that the forward progress made it difficult to determine where the ball would be spotted. The result was ultimately that the officials gave Ohio State the first down. The next play, Curtis Samuel recorded a 15-yard touchdown run to win the game.[32]

text: Dave Adolph served as honorary captain for both Michigan and Ohio State. The game marked the 11th time that Michigan and Ohio State took the field both in the nation's top-five rankings; and is just the second time that both programs were ranked in the nation's top three. The other was the No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup in 2006 at Ohio Stadium. The game also marked the first overtime in the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry. Michigan's defense recorded a season-best eight sacks against Ohio State. It is the program's most since posting nine against Notre Dame on September 15, 2007. The Wolverines have recorded at least three sacks in each of the last four games. Wide receiver Amara Darboh surpassed the 2,000-yard receiving milestone in the contest. Darboh caught eight passes for 68 receiving yards, upping his career total to 2,026. Darboh has recorded a reception in 32 consecutive games, earning a share of the fourth spot among Michigan's all-time leaders in the category. He is tied with Marquise Walker (1998–2001).[31]

text: Raekwon McMillan was named the conference Defensive Player of the Week for his performance. He recorded a career-tying 16 tackles, including seven solo stops.

text: Statistics

text:
Statistic
OSU
MICH

Total Yards
330
310

Passing Yards
124
219

Rushing Yards
206
91

Penalties
2-6
7-59

Turnovers
1
3

Time of Possession
28:47
31:13

text:
Statistic
OSU
MICH

Passing
J. T. Barrett (124)
Wilton Speight (219)

Rushing
J. T. Barrett (125)
De'Veon Smith (60)

Receiving
Noah Brown (40)
Amara Darboh (68)

text: CFP Playoff[edit]

text: Clemson (Fiesta Bowl – CFP Semifinal)[edit]

text:
Fiesta Bowl (CFP Semifinal)

1
2
3
4
Total

#3 Ohio State
0
0
0
0
0

• #2 Clemson
10
7
7
7
31

Location:
University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, AZ
Game start: 7:00 p.m.
Elapsed time: –
Game attendance: –
Game weather: –
Referee: –
TV announcers (ESPN): – Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Samantha Ponder & Tom Rinaldi (sideline)

text:
Overall Record
Previous Meeting
Previous Winner

0–3
January 3, 2014
Clemson, 40–35

text: Awards and honors[edit]

text:
Weekly Awards

Player
Award
Date Awarded
Ref.

J. T. Barrett
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
September 5, 2016
[33]

Marshon Lattimore
Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week
September 11, 2016
[34]

Noah Brown
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
September 19, 2016
[35]

Jerome Baker
Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week
September 19, 2016
[35]

Mike Weber
Big Ten Freshman of the Week
October 3, 2016
[36]

J. T. Barrett
Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week
October 17, 2016
[37]

Curtis Samuel
Co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
November 7, 2016
[38]

Mike Weber
Big Ten Freshman of the Week
November 21, 2016
[39]

Raekwon McMillan
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
November 28, 2016
[40]

text:
Individual Yearly Awards [41]

Player
Award/Honors

J. T. Barrett
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year (Big Ten)
Chicago Tribune Silver Football Award Winner

Mike Weber
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year (Big Ten)
AP Big Ten Newcomer of the Year

Pat Elflein
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year (Big Ten)
Rimington Trophy Winner
Outland Trophy Finalist

Tyquan Lewis
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year (Big Ten)

Cameron Johnston
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year (Big Ten)
Ray Guy Award Finalist

Joe Burger
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award

Sam Hubbard
Academic All-American (First Team) [42]

Curtis Samuel
Chicago Tribune Silver Football Finalist

text:
All-Conference Honors [41]

Player
Position
Media Vote
Coaches Vote
AP [43]

J. T. Barrett
QB
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team

Curtis Samuel
WR
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team (WR)
2nd Team (A-P)

Pat Elflein
C
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team

Billy Price
G
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team

Tyquan Lewis
DL
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team

Raekwon McMillan
LB
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team

Malik Hooker
DB
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team

Cameron Johnston
P
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team

Marshon Lattimore
DB
2nd Team
1st Team
2nd Team

Mike Weber
RB
2nd Team
2nd Team
2nd Team

Jamarco Jones
OT
2nd Team
2nd Team
2nd Team

Gareon Conley
DB
2nd Team
3rd Team
-

Tyler Durbin
K
3rd Team
3rd Team
-

Parris Campbell
RS
3rd Team
HM
-

Jerome Baker
LB
HM
HM
-

Michael Hill
DL
HM
HM
-

Jayln Holmes
DL
HM
HM
-

Sam Hubbard
DL
HM
HM
-

Marcus Baugh
TE
HM
HM
-

Damon Webb
DB
HM
-
-

Denzel Ward
DB
-
HM
-

Chris Worley
LB
-
HM
-

text:
NCAA Recognized All-American Honors[44]

Player
Position
AFCA
AP
FWAA
Sporting News
WCFF
Designation

Pat Elflein
C
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
Unanimous

Malik Hooker
S
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
Unanimous

Curtis Samuel
ATH
-
1st Team
2nd Team
1st Team
-
None

Billy Price
G
1st Team
2nd Team
-
2nd Team
2nd Team
None

Raekwon McMillan
LB
2nd Team
2nd Team
-
2nd Team
2nd Team
None

Cameron Johnston
P
-
2nd Team
-
-
2nd Team
None

text: *The NCAA and Ohio State only recognize the AP, AFCA, FWAA, Sporting News and WCFF All-American teams to determine if a player is a Consensus or Unanimous All-American. To be named a Consensus All-American, a player must be named first team in three polls and to be Unanimous, they must be named first team in all five.

text:
Other All-American Honors[44]

Player
Position
Athlon
CBS Sports
ESPN
FOX Sports
Phil Steele
SI
USA Today

Pat Elflein
C
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team

Malik Hooker
S
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team

Raekwon McMillan
LB
2nd Team
-
-
2nd Team
2nd Team
2nd Team
2nd Team

Billy Price
G
3rd Team
-
-
-
3rd Team
2nd Team
-

Cameron Johnston
P
3rd Team
-
-
3rd Team

-
2nd Team

Curtis Samuel
HB
1st Team
-
-
2nd Team
2nd Team
-
-

Nick Bosa
DE

-
1st Team (FR)
-

-
-

Mike Weber
RB

-
-
-

-
1st Team (FR)


document_title: RuPaul's Drag Race (season 9)

question_text: when will the winner of rpdr season 9 be announced

root

text: RuPaul's Drag Race (season 9)

text: Contestants[edit]

text: (Ages and names stated are at time of contest)

tag: p

text:
Contestant
Name
Age
Hometown
Outcome

Sasha Velour
Sasha Steinberg[2]
29
Brooklyn, New York
Winner

Peppermint
Agnes Moore[3]
37
New York, New York
Runner-up

Shea Couleé
Jaren Merrell[4]
27
Chicago, Illinois
3rd/4th Place

Trinity Taylor
Ryan Taylor[5]
31
Orlando, Florida

Alexis Michelle
Alex Michaels[6]
32
New York, New York
5th Place

Nina Bo'nina Brown
Pierre Leverne Dease[7]
34
Riverdale, Georgia
6th Place

Valentina
James Andrew Leyva[8]
25
Echo Park, California
7th Place

Farrah Moan
Cameron Clayton[9]
23
Las Vegas, Nevada
8th Place

Aja
Jay Rivera[7]
22
Brooklyn, New York
9th Place

Cynthia Lee Fontaine
Carlos Diaz[10]
35
Austin, Texas
10th Place

Eureka[a]
David Huggard[7]
25
Johnson City, Tennessee
11th Place[b]

Charlie Hides
Charlie Hides[12]
52
Boston, Massachusetts
12th Place

Kimora Blac
Von Nguyen[7]
27
Las Vegas, Nevada
13th Place

Jaymes Mansfield
James Wirth
26
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
14th Place

tag: table

text:
Jump up ^ Eureka O'Hara is simply known as Eureka on the show"[1][11]
Jump up ^ Eureka was removed from the competition due to her knee injury she sustained in the second episode.

tag: ol

text: Contestant progress[edit]

text:
Contestant
1[13]
2[14]
3[15]
4[16]
5[17]
6[18]
7[19]
8[20]
9[21]
10[22]
11[23]
12[24]
13[25]
14

Sasha Velour
HIGH
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
SAFE
HIGH
LOW
HIGH
WIN
HIGH
HIGH
SAFE
Guest
Winner

Peppermint
SAFE
SAFE
HIGH
LOW
HIGH
BTM2
SAFE
WIN
HIGH
SAFE
BTM2
SAFE
Guest
Runner-Up

Shea Couleé
SAFE
HIGH
SAFE
WIN
WIN
SAFE
HIGH
HIGH
WIN
BTM2
WIN
SAFE
Guest
Eliminated

Trinity Taylor
SAFE
HIGH
WIN
BTM2
SAFE
SAFE
WIN
LOW
HIGH
WIN
LOW
SAFE
Guest
Eliminated

Alexis Michelle
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
HIGH
HIGH
WIN
SAFE
BTM2
LOW
LOW
ELIM

Guest
Guest

Nina Bo'nina Brown
WIN
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
LOW
HIGH
BTM2
SAFE
BTM2
ELIM

Guest
Guest

Valentina
SAFE
WIN
HIGH
HIGH
SAFE
SAFE
HIGH
SAFE
ELIM

Miss C
Guest

Farrah Moan
SAFE
SAFE
LOW
HIGH
BTM2
LOW
SAFE
ELIM

Guest
Guest

Aja
SAFE
SAFE
BTM2
HIGH
SAFE
SAFE
ELIM

Guest
Guest

Cynthia Lee Fontaine

SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
BTM2
ELIM

Guest
Guest

Eureka
HIGH
SAFE
SAFE
SAFE
OUT

Guest
Guest

Charlie Hides
SAFE
LOW
SAFE
ELIM

Guest
Guest

Kimora Blac
SAFE
BTM2
ELIM

Guest
Guest

Jaymes Mansfield
SAFE
ELIM

Guest
Guest

text: Lip-syncs[edit]

text:
Episode
Contestants
Song
Eliminated

2
Jaymes Mansfield
vs.
Kimora Blac
"Love Shack"
(The B-52's)
Jaymes Mansfield

3
Aja
vs.
Kimora Blac
"Holding Out for a Hero"
(Bonnie Tyler)
Kimora Blac

4
Charlie Hides
vs.
Trinity Taylor
"I Wanna Go"
(Britney Spears)
Charlie Hides

5
Cynthia Lee Fontaine
vs.
Farrah Moan
"Woman Up"
(Meghan Trainor)
None

6
Cynthia Lee Fontaine
vs.
Peppermint
"Music"
(Madonna)
Cynthia Lee Fontaine

7
Aja
vs.
Nina Bo'nina Brown
"Finally"
(CeCe Peniston)
Aja

8
Alexis Michelle
vs.
Farrah Moan
"Baby I'm Burning"
(Dolly Parton)
Farrah Moan

9
Nina Bo'nina Brown
vs.
Valentina
"Greedy"
(Ariana Grande)
Valentina

10
Nina Bo'nina Brown
vs.
Shea Couleé
"Cool for the Summer"
(Demi Lovato)
Nina Bo'nina Brown

11
Alexis Michelle
vs.
Peppermint
"Macho Man"
(Village People)
Alexis Michelle

12
All remaining contestants:
Peppermint, Sasha Velour, Shea Couleé, Trinity Taylor
"U Wear It Well"
(RuPaul)
None

14
Peppermint
vs.
Trinity Taylor
"Stronger"
(Britney Spears)
Trinity Taylor

Sasha Velour
vs.
Shea Couleé
"So Emotional"
(Whitney Houston)
Shea Couleé

Peppermint
vs.
Sasha Velour
"It's Not Right But It's Okay"
(Whitney Houston)
Peppermint

text: Guest judges[edit]

text: (In chronological order)

text:
Lady Gaga (singer, songwriter, and actress)
The B-52's (new wave band)
Todrick Hall (actor and singer)
Cheyenne Jackson (actor and singer)
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman (actor and model)
Naya Rivera (actress and singer)
Meghan Trainor (singer and songwriter)
Candis Cayne (actress)
Denis O'Hare (actor)
Jennie Garth (actress)
Tori Spelling (actress and television personality)
Fortune Feimster (writer, comedian, and actress)
Tamar Braxton (singer and television personality)
Lisa Robertson (television personality and former QVC host)
Noah Galvin (actor)
Kesha (singer and songwriter)
Zaldy (Emmy-nominated fashion designer)
Andie MacDowell (actress)
Joan Smalls (fashion model)

tag: ul

text: Guest judges adapted from Entertainment Weekly.[26][27]

text: Special guests[edit]

text: Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage. (In order of appearance)

text:
Episode 2:

Lisa Kudrow (actress and comedian)

Episode 12:

Todrick Hall (actor and singer)

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Original air date

104
1
"Oh. My. Gaga!"
March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)

The first episode featured 13 drag queens enter the work room of RuPaul's Drag Race, where they are met by RuPaul and American singer-songwriter Lady Gaga, the latter who posed as a contestant. For the maxi-challenge, each queen were to prepare two runway looks on the main stage in front of RuPaul, Lady Gaga, and co-judges Michelle Visage, Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews: one based on their hometown, and the other being adaptions of Gaga's outfits, for the Miss Charisma Uniqueness Nerve and Talent pageant.[13] During the judges critiques, Eureka, Nina Bo'Nina Brown and Sasha Velour were chosen as the top three participants in the pageant, with Nina Bo'Nina Brown winning the title. Before the episode finished, RuPaul abruptly announced a 14th queen entering the competition.[13]

Guest Judge: Lady Gaga
Alternating Judges: Carson Kressley & Ross Mathews
Main Challenge: Showcase a hometown styled outfit and a Lady Gaga-inspired outfit in the Miss Charisma Uniqueness Nerve and Talent pageant.
Challenge Winner: Nina Bo'Nina Brown
Main Challenge Prize: A weeklong getaway to The Grand Resort and Spa at Fort Lauderdale Beach.

105
2
"She Done Already Done Brought It On"
March 31, 2017 (2017-03-31)

Carrying on from episode one, RuPaul announced a 14th queen entering the competition, which turned out to be season 8 contestant Cynthia Lee Fontaine, who previously placed 10th in her season. For the main challenge, each queen competed in a cheer-leading battle between two teams, with Fontaine and Nina Bo'Nina Brown serving as team captains; subsequently, the runway theme on the main stage was "White Party Realness".[14] During the judges critiques, Shea Couleé, Trinity Taylor and Valentina were deemed the best for their performances and runway looks, with the latter contestant winning the challenge. Charlie Hides, Kimora Blac and Jaymes Mansfield were criticized for their performances, though Hides was the only contestant out of the three to be commended for her runway look. Hides was declared safe from the bottom two, whist Blac and Mansfield lip-synced against each other to The B-52's "Love Shack"; Blac won the lip-sync, while Mansfield was sashayed away by RuPaul.[14]

Returned: Cynthia Lee Fontaine
Guest Judges: The B-52's
Alternating Judge: Ross Mathews
Main Challenge: Compete in a cheerleading battle
Runway Theme: White Party Realness
Challenge Winner: Valentina
Main Challenge Prize: A wig wardrobe by RockStar Wigs.
Bottom Two: Jaymes Mansfield & Kimora Blac
Lip Sync Song: "Love Shack" by The B-52's
Eliminated: Jaymes Mansfield
Farewell message: "You live to love me more each day. P.S. JK I love you all. J.M"

106
3
"Draggily Ever After"
April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)

In episode 3, the remaining 13 contestants were asked by RuPaul to create an original fairytale princess look, for the runway, with a sidekick character to portray on the main stage, in front of the panel of judges. During the judges critiques, Peppermint, Trinity Taylor and Valentina were praised for their runway looks and side kick creations, with Trinity Taylor winning the challenge.[15] However, Farrah Moan, Aja and Kimora Blac were criticized for their performances and looks. Out of the three, Moan was declared safe, while Aja and Blac lip-synced against each other to Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out for a Hero"; Aja won the lip-sync, whilst Blac was sashayed away by RuPaul.[15]

Guest Judges: Todrick Hall & Cheyenne Jackson
Alternating Judge: Carson Kressley
Main Challenge: Create an original fairytale princess with a sidekick
Runway Theme: Fairytale Princess Eleganza
Challenge Winner: Trinity Taylor
Main Challenge Prize: $5000 gift card for Casper Sleep.
Bottom Two: Aja & Kimora Blac
Lip Sync Song: "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler
Eliminated: Kimora Blac
Farewell message: "Hey ladies, I ♡ you all! Sisters 4 ever ♡ Kimmy"

107
4
"Good Morning Bitches"
April 14, 2017 (2017-04-14)

In episode 4, the 12 remaining drag queens were asked by RuPaul to act in two live morning talk shows, titled Good Morning Bitches and Not On Today; the contestants also had to conduct an interview with American singer and actress Naya Rivera, who served as the weeks co-special judge.[16] Alongside this, the runway theme of the week was Naughty Nighties.[16] During the judges critiques, team Good Morning Bitches—which included Aja, Alexis Michelle, Farrah Moan, Valentina, and subsequent winners Shea Couleé and Sasha Velour—were all deemed safe, while the Not on Today team were up for elimination. Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Eureka and Nina Bo'Nina Brown were all commended for their performances, despite Fontaine being criticized for her runway look. However, Charlie Hides, Peppermint and Trinity Taylor were all criticized for their performances. Peppermint received the worst reviews for her runway out of the three, but was noted by the judges as the better performer.[16] She was ultimately declared safe, while Charlie Hides and Trinity Taylor lip-synced to Britney Spears' "I Wanna Go"; Taylor won the lip-sync, whilst Hides was sashayed away by RuPaul.[16]

Guest Judges: Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman & Naya Rivera
Alternating Judge: Ross Mathews
Main Challenge: Produce a live morning talk show
Runway Theme: Naughty Nighties
Challenge Winners: Sasha Velour & Shea Couleé
Main Challenge Prize: $1000 and a year-supply of hamburgers courtesy of Hamburger Mary's
Bottom Two: Charlie Hides & Trinity Taylor
Lip Sync Song: "I Wanna Go" by Britney Spears
Eliminated: Charlie Hides
Farewell message: "Ladies, I've enjoyed getting to know each + every one of you! Slay it. xo Charlie"

108
5
"Reality Stars: The Musical"
April 21, 2017 (2017-04-21)

In episode 5, the remaining 11 drag queens featured in the season's first mini-challenge to pose in a sexy selfie with the pit crew of RuPaul's Drag Race; Alexis Michelle won the challenge, and was given the authority to choose roles for the maxi-challenge of Kardashian: The Musical. Alongside this, the runway theme of the week was Faux Fur Fabulous.[17] During the judges critiques, Aja, Eureka, Sasha Velour, Trinity Taylor and Valentina were declared safe. Alexis Michelle, Peppermint and Shea Couleé received high critiques for their performances, though Michelle received negative commentary about Alexis' runway look. However, Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Farrah Moan and Nina Bo'Nina Brown were all criticized for their performances.[17] Nina Bo'Nina Brown was declared safe from the bottom two, while Cynthia Lee Fontaine and Farrah Moan lip-synced against each other to Meghan Trainor's "Woman Up". Despite their lip-sync, RuPaul removed contestant Eureka from the competition due to an injury that occurred in episode two for the cheer-leading challenge; as a result, Fontaine and Moan were declared safe.[17]

Guest Judges: Meghan Trainor and Todrick Hall
Alternating Judge: Carson Kressley
Mini-Challenge: Shoot a sexy selfie with the pit crew
Mini-Challenge Winner: Alexis Michelle
Mini-Challenge Prize: $1000 gift card from fiercequeen.com
Main Challenge: Star in Kardashian: The Musical
Runway Theme: Faux Fur Fabulous
Challenge Winner: Shea Couleé
Main Challenge Prize: A Caribbean Cruise by AllOutVacations
Bottom Two: Cynthia Lee Fontaine & Farrah Moan
Lip Sync Song: "Woman Up" by Meghan Trainor
Removed: Eureka
Farewell message: "Well... Biggie is out but this is NOT the last of Me!! I need all of you to ALWAYS (lol) #beyourselftofreeyourself ♡ Eureka H!! :p"

109
6
"Snatch Game"
April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)

In episode 6, the 10 remaining drag queens were asked by RuPaul to impersonate any character or celebrity for the series' on-going challenge, the Snatch Game; subsequently, the runway theme was Night of 1000 Madonna's, which was repeated for Season 9 due to the criticism it attracted for its first appearance on season 8.[18] During the judges critiques, Aja, Shea Couleé, Trinity Taylor and Valentina were all declared safe. Alexis Michelle, Nina Bo'Nina Brown and Sasha Velour were praised for their performances and runway looks, though Brown was criticized for having the same theme-based outfit as Trinity Taylor's. Moreover, Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Farrah Moan and Peppermint received negative critiques for their performances, while Moan was the only contestant out of the three to have received positive remarks about her runway outfit.[18] Moan was declared safe from the bottom two, while Cynthia Lee Fontaine and Peppermint lip-synced against each other to Madonna's "Music"; Peppermint won the lip-sync, and Cynthia Lee Fontaine was sashayed away by RuPaul.[18] Fontaine finishing in 10th place made her the only contestant to compete in two seasons and be placed in the exact same position after being eliminated.

Guest Judges: Candis Cayne & Denis O'Hare
Alternating Judge: Ross Mathews
Main Challenge: Impersonate celebrities in the Snatch Game
Runway Theme: A Night of a Thousand Madonnas
Challenge Winner: Alexis Michelle
Main Challenge Prize: $2000 package from Sparkles Rhinestones
Bottom Two: Cynthia Lee Fontaine & Peppermint
Lip Sync Song: "Music" by Madonna
Eliminated: Cynthia Lee Fontaine
Farewell message: "Don't stop believe in you!!! Love you, Cucu x xo xo"

110
7
"9021-HO[28]"
May 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)

In episode 7, the 9 remaining drag queens were asked by RuPaul to act in a 90210 parody spin-off, titled 9021-Ho; as a result of contestant Peppermint falling in the bottom two the previous week, RuPaul had given her the authority to choose the roles towards the show. The runway theme of the week was Big Hair Everywhere.[19] During the critiques, Alexis Michelle, Farrah Moan and Peppermint were declared safe. Shea Couleé, Trinity Taylor and Valentina received positive remarks for their performances and runway looks, with Trinity Taylor eventually winning the challenge. However, Aja, Nina Bo'Nina Brown and Sasha Velour were all criticized for their performances yet praised for their runway. Sasha Velour was declared safe from the bottom two, while Aja and Nina Bo'Nina Brown lip-synced against each other to CeCe Peniston's "Finally"; Nina Bo'Nina Brown won the lip-sync, and Aja was sashayed away by RuPaul.[19]

Guest Judges: Jennie Garth & Tori Spelling
Alternating Judge: Carson Kressley
Main Challenge: Act in a classic 90's high-school drama
Runway Theme: Big Hair Everywhere
Challenge Winner: Trinity Taylor
Main Challenge Prize: $2000 gift card from Fabric Planet
Bottom Two: Aja & Nina Bo'nina Brown
Lip Sync Song: "Finally" by Cece Peniston
Eliminated: Aja
Farewell message: "Love u guys, please dont be too messy without me! XOXO AJA <3 P.S. Ur all gay!"

111
8
"RuPaul Roast[29]"
May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12)

In episode 8, the 8 remaining drag queens were asked by RuPaul to insult each other for the season's second mini-challenge, often referred as "Reading is Fundamental"; Valentina won the challenge, and was given the authority to assign the line-up for the comedy roast of judge Michelle Visage.[20] During the judges critiques, Nina Bo'Nina Brown and Valentina were declared safe. Peppermint, Sasha Velour and Shea Couleé were praised for their performances, with the Peppermint winning the challenge. However, Alexis Michelle, Farrah Moan, and Trinity Taylor were all deemed the worst during the comedy roast, although Taylor received positive remarks for her runway look. Trinity Taylor was declared safe, while Alexis and Farrah lip-synced against each other to Dolly Parton's "Baby I'm Burning"; Alexis Michelle won the lip-sync, and Farrah Moan was sashayed away by RuPaul.[20]

Guest Judges: Fortune Feimster & Tamar Braxton
Alternating Judge: Ross Mathews
Mini-Challenge: Reading Is Fundamental
Mini-Challenge Winner: Valentina
Mini-Challenge Prize: 4-night stay at Saguaro in Palm Springs
Main Challenge: Perform a comedy roast of Michelle Visage in front of a live audience
Challenge Winner: Peppermint
Main Challenge Prize: 5-year membership with SquareSpace
Bottom Two: Alexis Michelle & Farrah Moan
Lip Sync Song: "Baby I'm Burning" by Dolly Parton
Eliminated: Farrah Moan
Farewell message: "Hey ladies! I love you all sooo much. You are all superstars and it's so special to finally have a real family. Good luck & DON'T F**K IT UP! <3 Farrah Moan"

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"Your Pilot's On Fire[30]"
May 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)

In episode 9, the 7 remaining drag queens were asked by RuPaul to form two groups of two, and a group of three, to write, produce and star in their own TV show pilot; the teams were: Sasha Velour and Shea Couleé as team one, Nina Bo'Nina Brown and Valentina as team two, and Alexis Michelle, Peppermint and Trinity Taylor as team three.[21] Subsequently, the runway theme for the main stage was Club Kid Couture. During the judges critiques, Sasha Velour and Shea Couleé won the challenge for their runway looks and performances, becoming the first duo to win more than one challenge in the same season.[21] Elsewhere, Peppermint and Trinity Taylor received positive reviews for their runway looks and performances, whilst team member Alexis Michelle attracted contrasting results. Nina Bo'Nina Brown and Valentina received mixed reviews for their pilots and runway look.[21]
Alexis Michelle was declared safe from the bottom two, while Nina Bo'Nina Brown and Valentina lip-synced against each other to Ariana Grande's "Greedy".[20] However, the lip-sync was stopped by RuPaul because Valentina had a veil (which was part of her runway look) covering her mouth, effectively hindering the lip-sync performance; she subsequently removed it per request by RuPaul. Later, it became clear that Valentina did not know the words to the lip-sync, which (in addition to their performances) made Nina Bo'Nina Brown the winner of the lip-sync, while Valentina was sashayed away by RuPaul.[20]

Guest Judges: Lisa Robertson & Noah Galvin
Alternating Judge: Carson Kressley
Main Challenge: Create, write, and star in their own TV pilots
Runway Theme: Club Kid Couture
Challenge Winners: Sasha Velour & Shea Couleé
Main Challenge Prize: $1000 gift certficate from The Spa On Rodeo and a supply of Aquage Professional Haircare products
Bottom Two: Nina Bo'nina Brown & Valentina
Lip Sync Song: "Greedy" by Ariana Grande
Eliminated: Valentina
Farewell message: "Ladies, I love you with all my heart. If ever you need me, I'm yours. Con Amor. Valentina"

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"Makeovers: Crew Better Work[31]"
May 26, 2017 (2017-05-26)

In episode 10, the 6 remaining drag queens were asked by RuPaul to give make-overs of themselves, and six crew members of RuPaul's Drag Race. During the judges critiques, Trinity Taylor won the challenge alongside her partner, with Sasha Velour receiving high critiques. Peppermint was declared safe, while Alexis Michelle, Nina Bo'Nina Brown and Shea Couleé were criticized for their make-over looks. Alexis Michelle was declared safe from the bottom two, while Nina Bo'Nina Brown and Shea Couleé lip-synced against each other to Demi Lovato's "Cool for the Summer"; Shea Couleé won the lip-sync, and Nina Bo'Nina Brown was sashayed away by RuPaul.[22]

Guest Judges: Kesha and Zaldy
Alternating Judge: Ross Mathews
Main Challenge: Makeover members of the "Drag Race" crew and prepare a lip sync performance to RuPaul's Song Click Clack.
Challenge Winner: Trinity Taylor
Main Challenge Prize: Two custom gowns made by David Meister, and a $2,000 gift certificate to Klein Epstein Parker for her drag sister
Bottom Two: Nina Bo'nina Brown & Shea Couleé
Lip Sync Song: "Cool for the Summer" by Demi Lovato
Eliminated: Nina Bo'nina Brown
Farewell message:"Debbie Downer is gone. SUE ME! Shae Coulee hope you struggle cleaning this LOL. Love you all ♡"

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"Gayest Ball Ever[32]"
June 2, 2017 (2017-06-02)

In episode 11, the 5 remaining drag queens were asked by RuPaul to create puppets of each drag queen, and impersonate them in the season's third mini-challenge; Sasha Velour won the challenge, and was given the authority to choreograph a special dance routine, resembling the elements of the LGBT community.[23] Additionally, the contestants were asked by RuPaul to create three runway looks; the first influenced by the traditional LGBT rainbow flag, the second incorporating unicorn aesthetics, and the final being a homage to American male group The Village People. During the critiques, Shea Couleé and Sasha Velour received positive critiques, with the former contestant winning the challenge. Alexis Michelle was criticized for all three looks, while Peppermint and Trinity Taylor received mixed reviews. Trinity Taylor was declared safe from the bottom two, while Alexis and Peppermint lip-synced against each other to The Village People's "Macho Man"; Peppermint won the lip-sync, and Alexis Michelle was sashayed away by RuPaul.[23]

Guest Judges: Andie MacDowell and Joan Smalls
Alternating Judge: Carson Kressley
Mini-Challenge: Everyone Loves Puppets
Mini-Challenge Winner: Sasha Velour
Mini-Challenge Prize: A $500 gift card for Today Tix
Main Challenge: Compete in a queer culture pageant, design outfits for three different categories - Rainbow-She-Better-Do, Sexy Unicorn, and Village People Eleganza Extravaganza, and create their own gymnastics routine
Challenge Winner: Shea Couleé
Main Challenge Prize: 2 VIP tickets to Cirque du Soleil Zumanity in Las Vegas, including flights and accommodation
Bottom Two: Alexis Michelle & Peppermint
Lip Sync Song: "Macho Man" by Village People
Eliminated: Alexis Michelle
Farewell message: "Wishes come true, not free. you're my sisters... always."

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"Category Is[33]"
June 9, 2017 (2017-06-09)

In episode 12, the remaining four remaining drag queens were asked by RuPaul to write, produce and choreograph an original verse for the remix of his song "Category Is"; additionally, each queen were ask to guest star on RuPaul's podcast What's the Tee?, featuring panel judge Michelle Visage.[24] During the critiques, each contestant received positive critiques about their runway looks—which was their best drag style—and for their longevity in the competition. All remaining drag queens were asked to lip-sync to RuPaul's single "U Wear It Well"; for the first time on the show, no contestants were eliminated on the final challenge, and all four advanced into the grand finale.[24]

Alternating Judge(s): Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews
Main Challenge: Write and record a verse for the remix of "Category Is" and guest star on RuPaul's podcast "What's the Tee?"
Lip Sync Song: "U Wear It Well" by RuPaul

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"Reunited"
June 16, 2017 (2017-06-16)[34]

In a reunion episode, the contestants reminisce over the season. Miss Congeniality was announced; previous Miss Congeniality and season 8 and 9 drag queen Cynthia Lee Fontaine announced that fellow contestant Valentina won the title, which sparked criticism amongst all other queens.[25] During the end of the episode, RuPaul announced that the final four contestants would have to lip-sync in groups of two to see who advances to winning America's Next Drag Superstar.[25]

Miss Congeniality: Valentina

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"Grand Finale"
June 23, 2017 (2017-06-23)[35]

The final four queens compete in a sudden death lipsync showdown in the race to crown America's Next Drag Superstar.

Eliminated: Shea Couleè and Trinity Taylor
Runner-up: Peppermint
Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season Nine: Sasha Velour

text: Ratings[edit]

text:
No.
Title
Air date
Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)

1
"Oh. My. Gaga!"
March 24, 2017
0.5[36]
0.987[36]

2
"She Done Already Done Brought It On"
March 31, 2017
0.4[37]
0.754[37]

3
"Draggily Ever After"
April 7, 2017
0.3[38]
0.673[38]

4
"Good Morning Bitches"
April 14, 2017
0.3[39]
0.588[39]

5
"Reality Stars: The Musical"
April 21, 2017
0.3[40]
0.693[40]

6
"Snatch Game"
April 28, 2017
0.4[41]
0.702[41]

7
"9021-HO"
May 5, 2017
0.3[42]
0.694[42]

8
"RuPaul Roast"
May 12, 2017
0.4[43]
0.738[43]

9
"Your Pilot's On Fire"
May 19, 2017
0.3[44]
0.636[44]

10
"Makeovers: Crew Better Work"
May 26, 2017
0.4[45]
0.720[45]

11
"Gayest Ball Ever"
June 2, 2017
0.3[46]
0.619[46]

12
"Category Is"
June 9, 2017
0.3[47]
0.637[47]

13
"Reunited"
June 16, 2017
0.3[48]
0.685[48]

14
"Grand Finale"
June 23, 2017
0.4[49]
0.859[49]


document_title: Multiple birth

question_text: who has had the most babies in one pregnancy

text: Multiple birth

text: Terminology[edit]

text: Terms used for multiple births or the genetic relationships of their offspring:

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Monozygotic – multiple (typically two) fetuses produced by the splitting of a single zygote
Polyzygotic – multiple fetuses produced by two or more zygotes:

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Dizygotic – multiple (typically two) fetuses produced by two zygotes
Trizygotic – three or more fetuses produced by three zygotes

text: Terms used for the number of offspring in a multiple birth:

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Two offspring - twins
Three offspring - triplets
Four offspring - quadruplets
Five offspring - quintuplets
Six offspring - sextuplets
Seven offspring - septuplets
Eight offspring - octuplets
Nine offspring - nonuplets
Ten offspring - decuplets

text: See List of multiple births.

text: Human multiple births[edit]

text: In humans, the average length of pregnancy (two weeks fewer than gestation) is 38 weeks with a single fetus. This average decreases for each additional fetus: to thirty-six weeks for twin births, thirty-two weeks for triplets, and thirty weeks for quadruplets. With the decreasing gestation time, the risks from immaturity at birth and subsequent viability increase with the size of the sibling group. Only as of the twentieth century have more than four all survived infancy.

text: Recent history has also seen increasing numbers of multiple births. In the United States, it has been estimated that by 2011, 36% of twin births and 78% of triplet and higher-order births resulted from conception by assisted reproductive technology.[1]

text: Twins[edit]

text: Twins are by far the most common form of multiple births in humans. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report more than 132,000 sets of twins out of 3.9 million births of all kinds each year, about 3.4%, or 1 in 30.[2]

text: Triplets[edit]

text: Identical triplets come from a monozygotic pregnancy, three fetuses from one egg. The most common set, strictly fraternal triplets, comes from a polyzygotic pregnancy of three eggs. Between these types, triplets that include an identical (monozygotic) pair of siblings plus a fraternal sibling are the result of a dizygotic pregnancy, where one zygote divides into two fetuses and the other doesn't.

text: Triplets are far less common than twins, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accounting for only about 4300 sets in 3.9 million births, just a little more than 0.1%, or 1 in 1000.[2] According to the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, only about 10% of these are identical triplets: about 1 in ten thousand.[2] Nevertheless, only 4 sets of identical triplets were reported in the U.S. during 2015, about one in a million.[2] According to Victor Khouzami, Chairman of Obstetrics at Greater Baltimore Medical Center, "No one really knows the incidence".[2]

text: Identical triplets or quadruplets are very rare and result when the original fertilized egg splits and then one of the resultant cells splits again (for triplets) or, even more rarely, a further split occurs (for quadruplets). The odds of having identical triplets is unclear. News articles and other non-scientific organizations give odds from one in 60,000 to one in 200 million pregnancies.[2][4][5][6][7][8]

text: Quadruplets[edit]

text:
Quadruplets are much rarer than twins or triplets. As of 2007, there were approximately 3500 sets recorded worldwide. Quadruplet births are becoming increasingly common due to fertility treatments. There are around 70 sets of all-identical quadruplets worldwide. Many sets of quadruplets contain a mixture of identical and fraternal siblings, such as three identical and one fraternal, two identical and two fraternal, or two pairs of identicals. One famous set of identical quadruplets was the Genain quadruplets, all of whom developed schizophrenia.
Quadruplets are sometimes referred to as "quads" in Britain.[9]

text: Quintuplets[edit]

text: Quintuplets occur naturally in 1 in 55,000,000 births.[10] The first quintuplets known to survive infancy were the all-female Canadian Dionne Quintuplets, born in 1934. Quintuplets are sometimes referred to as "quins" in the UK and "quints" in North America.[11]

text: Sextuplets[edit]

text: Born in Liverpool, England on 18 November 1983, the Walton sextuplets were the world's first all-female surviving sextuplets, and the world's fourth known set of surviving sextuplets. Another well-known set of sextuplets is the Gosselin sextuplets, born May 10, 2004 in Hershey, Pennsylvania.[12] Reality television shows called Jon & Kate Plus 8 and later Kate Plus 8 have chronicled the lives of these sextuplets.

text: Very high-order multiple births[edit]

text: In 1997, the McCaughey septuplets were born in Carlisle, Iowa. Multiple births of as many as eight babies have been born alive, the first set on record to the Chukwu family in Texas in 1998; one died and seven survived. In 2009, a second set, the Suleman octuplets, were born in Bellflower, California.[13][14] The most recent report that all were still alive shortly before their fifth birthday.[15]

text: There have been a few sets of nonuplets (nine) in which a few babies were born alive, though none lived longer than a few days. There have been cases of human pregnancies that started out with ten, eleven, twelve or fifteen fetuses, but no instances of live births.  The pregnancies of the 10, 11 and 15 fetuses have all resulted from fertility medications and assisted reproductive technology (ART). However, there has been one documented case when 12 fetuses were conceived naturally.[16][not in citation given]

text: Causes and frequency[edit]

text: The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with North America and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate. (December 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)

text: The frequency of N multiple births from natural pregnancies has been given as approximately 1:89N-1 (Hellin's law) and as about 1:80N-1.[17] This gives:

text:
1:89 (= 1.1%) or 1:80 (= 1.25%) for twins
1:892 (= 1:7921, about 0.013%) or 1:802 (= 1:6400) for triplets
1:893 (= approx. 0.000142%, less than 1:700,000) or 1:803 for quadruplets

text: North American dizygotic twinning occurs about once in 83 conceptions, and triplets about once in 8000 conceptions. US figures for 2010 were:[18][19]

text:
Twins, 132,562, 3.31%
Triplets, 5,503, 0.14%
Quadruplets, 313, 0.0078%
Quintuplets and more, 37, 0.00092%

text: Human multiple births can occur either naturally (the woman ovulates multiple eggs or the fertilized egg splits into two) or as the result of infertility treatments such as IVF (several embryos are often transferred to compensate for lower quality) or fertility drugs (which can cause multiple eggs to mature in one ovulatory cycle).

text: For reasons that are not yet known, the older a woman is, the more likely she is to have a multiple birth naturally. It is theorized that this is due to the higher level of follicle-stimulating hormone that older women sometimes have as their ovaries respond more slowly to FSH stimulation.[20]

text: The number of multiple births has increased over the last decade. For example, in Canada between 1979 and 1999, the number of multiple birth babies increased 35%. Before the advent of ovulation-stimulating drugs, triplets were quite rare (approximately 1 in 8000 births) and higher-order births much rarer still.[citation needed] Much of the increase can probably be attributed to the impact of fertility treatments, such as in-vitro fertilization. Younger patients who undergo treatment with fertility medication containing artificial FSH, followed by intrauterine insemination, are particularly at risk for multiple births of higher order.

text: Certain factors appear to increase the likelihood that a woman will naturally conceive multiples. These include:

text:
mother's age: women over 35 are more likely to have multiples than younger women[21]
mother's use of fertility drugs: approximately 35% of pregnancies arising through the use of fertility treatments such as IVF involve more than one child

text: The increasing use of fertility drugs and consequent increased rate of multiple births has made the phenomenon of multiples more frequent and hence more visible. In 2004 the birth of sextuplets, six children, to Pennsylvania couple Kate and Jon Gosselin helped them to launch their television series, originally Jon & Kate Plus 8 and (following their divorce) Kate Plus 8, which became the highest-rated show on the TLC network.

text: Risks[edit]

text: Premature birth and low birth weight[edit]

text: Babies born from multiple-birth pregnancies are much more likely to result in premature birth than those from single pregnancies. 51% of twins and 91% of triplets are born preterm, compared to 9.4% in singletons.[22] 14% of twins and 41% of triplets are even born very preterm, compared to 1.7% in singletons.[22]

text: At present, there is no way to stop twins being born early.[23] In women with single pregnancies drugs called betamimetics can relax the muscles of the uterus and delay birth.[24] Giving betamimetics can give more time to give steroids, for the baby’s lung development, or to transfer the mother to a hospital with a special care unit.[24]

text: However, there is not enough evidence to say whether or not women with twin pregnancies should be given oral betamimetics to reduce the risk of preterm birth.[23] In some studies betamimetics have reduced the rate of preterm labour in twin pregnancies however the studies are too small to draw any solid conclusions.[23] Likewise, putting a stitch in the neck of the womb (a cervical suture) to prevent premature birth has not been shown to work in women carrying more than one baby due to the small sample sizes in the studies.[25]

text: The preterm births also result in multiples tending to have a lower birth weight compared to singletons.

text: Some evidence[who?] indicates that only 1.10% of singletons are born with a very low birth weight and 10.12% twins and 31.88% triplets were found to be born with very low birth weight.  This study[who?] was conducted by looking at the statistics from the U.S. Natality Files (5).

text: Among the exceptions are the Kupresak triplets of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; their combined weight at birth in 2008, of 17 lbs, 2.7 ounces, set a world record.[26]

text: Cerebral palsy[edit]

text: Cerebral palsy is more common among multiple births than single births, being 2.3 per 1,000 survivors in singletons, 13 in twins, and 45 in triplets in North West England.[27] This is likely a side effect of premature birth and low birth weight.

text: Incomplete separation[edit]

text: Multiples may be monochorionic, sharing the same chorion, with resultant risk of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. Monochorionic multiples may even be monoamniotic, sharing the same amniotic sac, resulting in risk of umbilical cord compression and nuchal cord. In very rare cases, there may be conjoined twins, possibly impairing function of internal organs.

text: Mortality rate (stillbirth)[edit]

text:
Multiples are also known to have a higher mortality rate.  It is more common for multiple births to be stillborn, while for singletons the risk is not as high.  A literary review on multiple pregnancies shows a study done on one set each of septuplets and octuplets, two sets of sextuplets, 8 sets of quintuplets, 17 sets of quadruplets, and 228 sets of triplets.  By doing this study, Hammond found that the mean gestational age (how many weeks when birthed) at birth was 33.4 weeks for triplets and 31 weeks for quadruplets. This shows that stillbirth happens usually 3–5 weeks before the woman reaches full term and also that for sextuplets or higher it almost always ends in death of the fetuses.[28]
Though multiples are at a greater risk of being stillborn, there is inconclusive evidence whether the actual mortality rate is higher in multiples than in singletons.

text: Prevention in IVF[edit]

text: Today many multiple pregnancies are the result of in vitro fertilisation (IVF). In a study in 1997 of 2,173 embryo transfers performed as part of in vitro fertilisation (IVF), 34% were successfully delivered pregnancies.[29] The overall multiple pregnancy rate was 31.3% (24.7% twins, 5.8% triplets, and .08% quadruplets).[29] Because IVFs are producing more multiples, a number of efforts are being made to reduce the risk of multiple births- specifically triplets or more. Medical practitioners are doing this by limiting the number of embryos per embryo transfer to one or two. That way, the risks for the mother and fetuses are decreased.

text: The appropriate number of embryos to be transferred depends on the age of the woman, whether it is the first, second or third full IVF cycle attempt and whether there are top-quality embryos available. According to a guideline from The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in 2013, the number of embryos transferred in a cycle should be chosen as in following table:[30]

text:
Age
Attempt no.
Embryos transferred

<37 years
1st
1

2nd
1 if top-quality

3rd
No more than 2

37–39 years
1st & 2nd
1 if top-quality

2 if not top-quality

3rd
No more than 2

40–42 years

2

text: Also, it is recommended to use single embryo transfer in all situations if a top-quality blastocyst is available.[30]

text: Management[edit]

text: Bed rest has not been found to change outcomes and therefore is not generally recommended outside of a research study.[31]

text: Selective reduction[edit]

text: Selective reduction is the termination of one or more, but not all, of the fetuses in a multiple pregnancy. This is often done in pregnancies with multiple gestations to increase the likelihood that one child may live a healthy life. Armour[32] reported a loss rate of 5.4% in a review of 1,000 cases of selective reduction.  Fifteen percent of the losses occurred within 4 weeks of the procedures and more than 50% occurred after 8 weeks. This suggests that the reduction was successful at reducing the embryos from multiple gestations to single.

text: Though selective reduction seems to be effective, mothers of multiples who undergo this procedure are at a higher risk of miscarrying compared to that of an unreduced multiple pregnancy.  A study done by looking at 158 pregnant women who underwent selective reduction from higher order multiples to twins showed that the mother had a 10.6% chance of miscarriage. Mothers of twin pregnancies without reduction only had a 9.5% chance of miscarriage.  A study by Antsaklis[33] showed a small increase in mortality for reduced twin pregnancies versus unreduced twin pregnancies.

text: However, there is a lack of good quality research on the risks and benefits of selective reduction procedures.[34] Many parents often find the suggestion of selective termination upsetting particularly if the pregnancy is a result of IVF or they have had difficulty getting pregnant in the past. Background, religious or personal beliefs can all play a part in effecting whether parents want to go through with the procedure and could be the reason why research in this area is scarce.[34]

text: Competition among fertility clinics does not appear to increase rates of multiple births from fertility treatment by promoting more aggressive embryo transfer decisions.[35]

text: Care in pregnancy[edit]

text:
Women with a multiple pregnancy are usually seen more regularly by midwives or doctors than those with singleton pregnancies because of the higher risks of complications.[36] However, there is currently no evidence to suggest that specialised antenatal services produce better outcomes for mother or babies than ‘normal’ antenatal care.
[37]

text: Nutrition[edit]

text: As preterm birth is such a risk for women with multiple pregnancies, it has been suggested that these women should be encouraged to follow a high-calorie diet to increase the birth weights of the babies. Evidence around this subject is not yet good enough to advise women to do this because the long term effects of the high-calorie diets on the mother are not known.[38]

text: Cesarean section or vaginal delivery[edit]

text: A study in 2013 involving 106 participating centers in 25 countries came to the conclusion that, in a twin pregnancy of a gestational age between 32 weeks 0 days and 38 weeks 6 days, and the first twin is in cephalic presentation, planned Cesarean section does not significantly decrease or increase the risk of fetal or neonatal death or serious neonatal disability, as compared with planned vaginal delivery.[39] In this study, 44% of the women planned for vaginal delivery still ended up having Cesarean section for unplanned reasons such as pregnancy complications. In comparison, it has been estimated that 75% of twin pregnancies in the United States were delivered by Cesarean section in 2008.[40] Also in comparison, the rate of Cesarean section for all pregnancies in the general population varies between 40% and 14%.[41]

text: Fetal position (the way the babies are lying in the womb) usually determines if they are delivered by caesarean section or vaginally. A review of good quality research on this subject found that if the twin that will be born first (i.e. is lowest in the womb) is head down there is no good evidence that caesarean section will be safer than a vaginal birth for the mother or babies.[42]

text: Monoamniotic twins (twins that form after the splitting of a fertilised egg and share the same amniotic fluid sac) are at more risk of complications than twins that have their own sacs. There is also insufficient evidence around whether to deliver the babies early by caesarean section or to wait for labour to start naturally while running checks on the babies’ wellbeing.[43] The birth of this type of twins should therefore be decided with the mother and her family and should take into account the need for good neonatal care services.[44]

text: Cesarean delivery is needed when first twin is in non cephalic presentation or when it is a monoamniotic twin pregnancy.

text: Neonatal intensive care[edit]

text: Multiple-birth infants are usually admitted to neonatal intensive care immediately after being born. The records for all the triplet pregnancies managed and delivered from 1992-1996 were looked over to see what the neonatal statistics were.  Kaufman[45] found from reviewing these files that during a five-year period, 55 triplet pregnancies, which is 165 babies, were delivered.  Of the 165 babies 149 were admitted to neonatal intensive care after the delivery.

text: Society and culture[edit]

text: Insurance coverage[edit]

text: A study by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found that, in 2011, pregnant women covered by private insurance in the United States were older and more likely to have multiple gestation than women covered by Medicaid.[46]

text: Cultural aspects[edit]

text: Certain cultures consider multiple births a portent of either good or evil.[47]

text: Mayan culture saw twins as a blessing, and was fascinated by the idea of two bodies looking alike. The Mayans used to believe that twins were one soul that had fragmented.[citation needed]

text: In Ancient Rome, the legend of the twin brothers who founded the city (Romulus and Remus) made the birth of twin boys a blessing, while twin girls were seen as an unlucky burden, since both would have to be provided with an expensive dowry at about the same time.

text: In Greek mythology, fraternal twins Castor and Polydeuces, and Heracles and Iphicles, are sons of two different fathers. One of the twins (Polydeuces, Heracles) is the illegitimate son of the god Zeus; his brother is the son of their mother's mortal husband. A similar pair of twin sisters are Helen (of Troy) and Clytemnestra (who are also sisters of Castor and Polydeuces). The theme occurs in other mythologies as well, and is called superfecundation.

text: In certain medieval European chivalric romances, such as Marie de France's Le Fresne, a woman cites a multiple birth (often to a lower-class woman) as proof of adultery on her part; while this may reflect a widespread belief, it is invariably treated as malicious slander, to be justly punished by the accuser having a multiple birth of her own, and the events of the romance are triggered by her attempt to hide one or more of the children.[48]  A similar effect occurs in the Knight of the Swan romance, in the Beatrix variants of the Swan-Children; her taunt is punished by giving birth to seven children at once, and her wicked mother-in-law returns her taunt before exposing the children.[49]