document_title: 2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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text: 2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

text: Spring Game[edit]

text: The 2017 LiFE Sports Spring Game took place in Columbus Ohio at 12:30 pm[1] on April 15, 2017.[2]

text:
Date
Time
Spring Game
Site
TV
Result
Attendance

April 15
12:30 pm
Scarlet vs. Gray
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
BTN
Scarlet 38-31

80,000

text: Recruiting[edit]

text: Position key[edit]

text:
Back
B

Center
C

Cornerback
CB

Defensive back
DB

Defensive end
DE
Defensive lineman
DL
Defensive tackle
DT
End
E

Fullback
FB
Guard
G
Halfback
HB
Kicker
K

Kickoff returner
KR
Offensive tackle
OT
Offensive lineman
OL
Linebacker
LB

Long snapper
LS
Punter
P
Punt returner
PR
Quarterback
QB

Running back
RB
Safety
S
Tight end
TE
Wide receiver
WR

text: Recruits[edit]

text: The Buckeyes signed a total of 21 recruits.

text:
[show]US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits

Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date

Shaun Wade
CB
Jacksonville, Florida
Trinity Christian Academy
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
Jan 12, 2015

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Josh Myers
OG
Miamisburg, Ohio
Miamisburg HS
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
306 lb (139 kg)
Jan 25, 2015

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Marcus Williamson
CB
Westerville, Ohio
IMG Academy
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Apr 18, 2015

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Jerron Cage
DT
Cincinnati, Ohio
Winton Woods HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
282 lb (128 kg)
Jul 21, 2015

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Blake Haubeil
K
Buffalo, New York
Canisius HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jul 25, 2015

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Isaiah Pryor
S
Lawrenceville, Georgia
IMG Academy
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jul 27, 2015

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Brendon White
WR
Powell, Ohio
Olentangy Liberty HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Oct 2, 2015

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Haskell Garrett
DT
Las Vegas, Nevada
Bishop Gorman HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
288 lb (131 kg)
Feb 9, 2016

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

J. K. Dobbins
RB
La Grange, Texas
La Grange HS
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
Mar 6, 2016

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Tate Martell
QB
Las Vegas, Nevada
Bishop Gorman HS
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
Jun 12, 2016

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Wyatt Davis
OG
Bellflower, California
St. John Bosco HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
310 lb (140 kg)
Jun 24, 2016

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Chase Young
DE
Hyattsville, Maryland
DeMatha Catholic HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
251 lb (114 kg)
Jul 22, 2016

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Amir Riep
CB
Cincinnati, Ohio
Colerain HS
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jul 23, 2016

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Trevon Grimes
WR
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
St. Thomas Aquinas HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
Aug 22, 2016

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Baron Browning
LB
Kennedale, Texas
Kennedale HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
229 lb (104 kg)
Dec 1, 2016

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Pete Werner
LB
Indianapolis, Indiana
Cathedral HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Dec 11, 2016

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Jeffrey Okudah
S
Grand Prairie, Texas
South Grand Prairie HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jan 7, 2017

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Kendall Sheffield
CB
Missouri City, Texas
Blinn College
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jan 10, 2017

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Jaylen Harris
WR
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Heights HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jan 13, 2017

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Elijah Gardiner
WR
Kemp, Texas
Kemp HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jan 30, 2017

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Thayer Munford
OT
Massillon, Ohio
Massillon Washington HS
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
325 lb (147 kg)
Feb 1, 2017

Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Overall recruiting rankings:

Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

"Ohio State Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
"2017 Ohio State Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
"ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
"Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
"2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 18, 2017.

text: Schedule[edit]

text: The Buckeyes' 2017 schedule consisted of seven home games and 5 away games. Ohio State hosted all three of its non-conference games; against Oklahoma of the Big 12, against independent Army, and against UNLV of the Mountain West.

text: The Buckeyes played nine conference games; they hosted Maryland, Penn State, Michigan State, and Illinois. They traveled to Indiana, Rutgers, Nebraska, Iowa, and rival Michigan.

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

August 31
8:00 p.m.
at Indiana
No. 2
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
ESPN1
W 49–21
52,929

September 9
7:30 p.m.
No. 5 Oklahoma*
No. 2
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
ABC
L 16–31
109,088

September 16
4:30 p.m.
Army*
No. 8
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
FOX
W 38–7
108,414

September 23
12:00 p.m.
UNLV*
No. 10
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
BTN
W 54–21
106,187

September 30
7:30 p.m.
at Rutgers
No. 11
High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
BTN
W 56–0
46,328

October 7
4:00 p.m.
Maryland
No. 10
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
FOX
W 62–14
107,180

October 14
7:30 p.m.
at Nebraska
No. 9
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
FS1
W 56–14
89,346

October 28
3:30 p.m.
No. 2 Penn State
No. 6
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Rivalry)
FOX
W 39–38
109,302

November 4
3:30 p.m.
at Iowa
No. 6
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
ESPN
L 24–55
67,669

November 11
12:00 p.m.
No. 13 Michigan State
No. 12
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
FOX
W 48–3
107,011

November 18
3:30 p.m.
Illinois
No. 9
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Rivalry)
ABC
W 52–14
105,282

November 25
12:00 p.m.
at Michigan
No. 9
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)
FOX
W 31–20
112,028

December 2
8:00 p.m.
vs. No. 4 Wisconsin
No. 8
Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten Championship)
FOX
W 27–21
65,886

December 29
8:30 p.m.
vs. No. 8 USC*
No. 5
AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas (Cotton Bowl Classic)
ESPN
W 24–7
67,510

Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll & CFP Rankings (beginning in Week 9) released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

text:
Sources:[3]
1 – ESPN's College GameDay was held in Bloomington for the first time in the show's broadcast history.[4]

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
2 (4)
2 (1)
8
10
11
10
9
6
6
3
11
8
8
8
5
5

Coaches
2 (5)
2 (2)
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
3
11
8
8
7
5
5

CFP
Not released
6
13
9
9
8
5
Not released

text: Game summaries[edit]

text: at Indiana[edit]

text:
No. 2 Ohio State at Indiana

1
2
3
4
Total

• No. 2 Ohio State
3
10
22
14
49

Indiana
7
7
7
0
21

Date: August 31, 2017
Location:
Memorial Stadium
Bloomington, IN
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:34
Game attendance: 52,929
Game weather: Partly Cloudy
Referee: Daniel Capron
TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (Play-By-Play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color), Laura Rutledge (Sideline)

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

73–12–5
2017
W 49–21

text: The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes went on the road for their first game of the season, a conference game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. This marked the first time that the Buckeyes opened a season on the road since their 42–24 victory over Virginia Tech in 2015 and their first time opening with a Big Ten opponent since 1976 when they defeated Michigan State 49–21.[5]

text: Ohio State began the game well, driving the ball 66 yards on 11 plays, but were stalled in the redzone, but settled for a Sean Nuernberger field goal to take an early 3–0 lead. The Hoosiers answered with an 87-yard drive that was capped with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Richard Lagow to tight end Ian Thomas to take a four-point lead. The teams continued to trade punts until the second quarter when the Buckeyes' Jordan Fuller intercepted an Indiana pass in the endzone. Ohio State mounted a 58-yard drive that ended came up short at Indiana two-yard line that resulted in another Nuernberger field goal to bring the score to 7-6. Each team would score on touchdown drives of more than 75 yards on the next two possessions to give the Hoosiers a 14–13 lead at half

text: The third quarter started off looking like it would continue to be a back-and-forth game when as the teams traded touchdowns again, but the Buckeye passing offense, led by J. T. Barrett, threw touchdown passes to Parris Campbell for 74 yards and to Johnnie Dixon for 54 yard to give the Buckeyes a 35–21 lead. The Buckeye defense took over from there turning the Hoosiers over two times, each resulting in an Ohio State touchdown. The Buckeyes held on for the win, 49–21.

text: Two Buckeye records were set during the game: J.K. Dobbins broke Maurice Clarett's 2002 debut rushing performance of 175 yards by amassing 181 yards on the ground,[6] and J. T. Barrett also moved onto the list of the most career offensive yards by a Buckeye with his 365-yard performance. Barrett was named co-Offensive Big Ten Player of the week for the seventh time in his career and Dobbins Big Ten Freshman of the Week for their performances in week one.[7]

text: Game Statistics[8]

text:
Statistic
OSU
IU

Total Yards
596
437

Passing Yards
304
420

Rushing Yards
292
17

Penalties
5-50
5-33

Turnovers
0
3

Time of Possession
31:50
28:10

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
IU

Passing
J. T. Barrett (304)
Richard Lagow (410)

Rushing
J.K. Dobbins (181)
Morgan Ellison (24)

Receiving
Parris Campbell (136)
Simmie Cobbs Jr. (149)

text: No. 5 Oklahoma[edit]

text:
No. 5 Oklahoma at No. 2 Ohio State

1
2
3
4
Total

• No. 5 Oklahoma
0
3
14
14
31

No. 2 Ohio State
0
3
10
3
16

Date: September 9, 2017
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:31
Game attendance: 109,088
Game weather: Partly Cloudy
Referee: Mike Defee
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-By-Play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color), Maria Taylor (Sideline)

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

2–2
2017
L 31–16

text: The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes welcomed the No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners to Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio in a top five match-up. College GameDay made their record 16th visit to Ohio State's campus and Ohio State's 39th appearance overall, which was their fourth consecutive.[9] This was the fourth match-up between the historic programs.

text: During the first quarter, the Sooners moved the ball well by pushing into Buckeye territory on all three opening drives, but they failed to capitalize due to a two fumbles and a failed fourth down conversion. The Buckeyes, on the other hand, began the game with two consecutive punts which resulted with the game scoreless at the end of the first. The first score came at 11:11 in the second with a 24-yard Sean Nuernberger field goal after the Buckeyes failed to convert inside of the redzone. Eight plays later, Oklahoma again failed to capitalize in Ohio State territory, this time missing a 37-yard field goal. Following a punt by the Buckeyes, Oklahoma was able to mount a 55-yard drive to kick a 35-yard field goal to tie the game 3–3 at the half.

text: The Buckeyes came out of the gates strong behind a 56-yard Parris Campbell kickoff return capped by 6-yard J.K. Dobbins touchdown, giving the Buckeyes a 10–3 lead. But, 1:47 seconds later, Baker Mayfield and the Oklahoma Sooners stuck back on a 36-yard Dimitri Flowers touchdown reception to tie the game at 10. Ohio State would never find the endzone again and would settle for two more Nuernberger field goals. However, Mayfield would lead the Sooners as he threw for 386 yards and three touchdowns in piling up the yards in the second half as the Buckeyes' offense struggled.[10] A touchdown run by Jordan Smallwood capped the Sooner scoring as the Sooners won 31–16. Following the game, Mayfield planted the school's flag at mid-field while the team danced in celebration on the Ohio State logo.[11] Mayfield would later apologize for the incident.[12]

text: Ohio State (1–1, 1–0) would fall to No. 8 in the AP poll, while Oklahoma (2–0) would rise to No. 2.

text: Game Statistics[13]

text:
Statistic
OSU
OU

Total Yards
350
490

Passing Yards
183
386

Rushing Yards
167
104

Penalties
9-87
3-26

Turnovers
1
2

Time of Possession
24:43
35:17

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
OU

Passing
J. T. Barrett (183)
Baker Mayfield (386)

Rushing
J.K. Dobbins (72)
Terry Sermon (62)

Receiving
K.J. Hill (44)
Dimitri Flowers (98)

text: Army[edit]

text:
Army at No. 8 Ohio State

1
2
3
4
Total

Army
0
7
0
0
7

• No. 8 Ohio State
14
3
14
7
38

Date: September 16, 2017
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 4:30 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:04
Game attendance: 108,414
Game weather: Partly Cloudy
Referee: Mark Kluczynski
TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (Play-By-Play), Brady Quinn (Color), Bruce Feldman (Sideline)

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

1-0
2017
W 38–7

text: The No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–1, 1–0) took on the Army Black Knights (2–0) at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. This will be the Buckeyes first ever match-up against the Black Knights and the seventh match-up against a military academy. Ohio State is 5–1 all-time against the other two major military academies with the most recent win coming against in 2014 against Navy and the only loss coming from in 1990 against Air Force. A week after seemingly nothing went right in a prime-time loss to Oklahoma , Ohio State couldn’t have scripted a better start in its bounce-back attempt against Army. The Buckeyes purred on their first two drives, covering 75 and then 94 yards, to race to a 14-0 lead. Army limited the Buckeyes to one possession in the second quarter and outscored OSU to draw to 17-7. Army started the quarter with an 11-play drive that ended when Blake Wilson missed a 43-yard field-goal attempt. Finally getting the ball back, the Buckeyes wasted little time taking it to the end zone. J. K. Dobbins ripped off a 22-yard run on first down from the 26, then went 52 yards on a run around left end, a play in which the freshman juked Army cornerback Mike Reynolds almost into the ground. That made the score 24-7, and after Kendall Sheffield recovered a fumbled snap on Army’s next drive, OSU went to the air to increase its lead. J.T. Barrett completed all three of his passes on the next drive, including a 31-yarder across the middle to tight end Marcus Baugh to move the ball to the 22. Two plays later, Barrett threw a fastball strike to Terry McLaurin, who had downfield until he found an open spot in the end zone. With a 31-7 lead, the Buckeyes forced a three-and-out but couldn’t put the game away and punted from inside Army territory late in the quarter.The Buckeyes were winning big on the scoreboard, and that continued to the end. J.T. Barrett’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Austin Mack, which gave the senior quarterback the Big Ten record by accounting for his 107th career touchdown. Another three-and-out gave OSU the ball back with 4:36 remaining, and backup QB Dwayne Haskins Jr. guided the offense 72 yards before the time arrived for victory formation.

text: Game Statistics[13]

text:
Statistic
OSU
Army

Total Yards
586
278

Passing Yards
316
19

Rushing Yards
270
259

Penalties
5-55
2-22

Turnovers
0
1

Time of Possession
23:03
36:57

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
Army

Passing
J. T. Barrett (270)
Ahmad Bradshaw (19)

Rushing
J. K. Dobbins (172)
Darnell Woolfolk (74)

Receiving
K.J. Hill (74)
Kell Walker (10)

text: UNLV[edit]

text:
UNLV at No. 10 Ohio State

1
2
3
4
Total

UNLV
0
7
7
7
21

• No. 10 Ohio State
16
28
10
0
54

Date: September 23, 2017
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:17
Game attendance: 106,187
Game weather: Clear
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (Play-By-Play), Matt Millen (Color), and Lisa Byington (Sideline)

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

1–0
2017
W 54–21

text: The No. 10 Ohio State Buckeyes improved to 3–1 with a 54-21 win at Ohio Stadium over the UNLV Rebels, who fell to 1–2. The Buckeyes were led by quarterback J. T. Barrett, who threw 12 completions for 209 yards for 5 touchdowns in just one half before being replaced by Dwayne Haskins who threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns, but tarnished by one interception that was thrown for a Rebel touchdown. The Buckeye receivers accumulated seven touchdowns by seven different receivers, which is a Big Ten record. The Rebels' highlights came on an 11-play, 83 yard drive at the end of the second quarter, a 55-yard Lexington Thomas run in the third quarter and a 65-yard interception return for a touchdown by Javin White in the fourth.

text: Game statistics[13]

text:
Statistic
OSU
UNLV

Total yards
664
264

Passing yards
474
88

Rushing yards
190
176

Penalties
8-85
4-30

Turnovers
3
2

Time of possession
26:48
33:12

text: Game leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
UNLV

Passing
Dwayne Haskins (228)
Armani Rogers (88)

Rushing
J. K. Dobbins (95)
Lexington Thomas (84)

Receiving
Parris Campbell (105)
Devonte Boyd (48)

text: at Rutgers[edit]

text:
No. 11 Ohio State at Rutgers

1
2
3
4
Total

• No. 11 Ohio State
7
28
7
14
56

Rutgers
0
0
0
0
0

Date: September 30, 2017
Location:
High Point Solutions Stadium
Piscataway, NJ
Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:28
Game attendance: 46,328
Game weather: Mostly Cloudy
Referee: Don Willard
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (Play-By-Play), Matt Millen (Color), and Lisa Byington (Sideline)

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

4–0
2017
W 56–0

text: The No. 11 Ohio State Buckeyes (4-1, 2-0) shut out divisional foe the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-4, 0-2) by a score of 56-0. This was the second consecutive year that the Buckeye's shut out the Scarlet Knights. In their four match-ups, the Buckeyes have outscored Rutgers by a score of 219-24. Ohio State was once again led by J. T. Barrett who became Ohio State's all-time leading passer by throwing for 275 yards and 3 touchdowns. Mike Weber, who had been injured, scored his first three touchdowns of the year, capping off three 60+ yard drives. Additionally, Johnnie Dixon was on the receiving end of two of Barrett's passes and ended the day with 115 yards. Demario McCall had 138 all-purpose yards including a 48-yard touchdown run and a 35-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback Dwayne Haskins. All but one of Rutgers' possessions ended in a punt or a turnover with the exception of a missed 32-yard field goal with 43 seconds left in the game.

text: Game Statistics[13]

text:
Statistic
OSU
RU

Total Yards
628
209

Passing Yards
342
92

Rushing Yards
286
117

Penalties
10-106
10-80

Turnovers
0
2

Time of Possession
24:34
35:26

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
RU

Passing
J.T. Barrett (275)
Kyle Bolin (56)

Rushing
Demario McCall (103)
Gus Edwards (43)

Receiving
Johnnie Dixon (115)
Robert Martin (36)

text: Maryland[edit]

text:
Maryland at No. 10 Ohio State

1
2
3
4
Total

Maryland
7
0
0
7
14

• No. 10 Ohio State
20
21
14
7
62

Date: October 7, 2017
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:29
Game attendance: 107,180
Game weather: Partly Cloudy
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-By-Play), Joel Klatt (Color) and Jenny Taft (Sideline)

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

4–0
2017
W 62–14

text: The No. 10 Ohio State Buckeyes (5-1, 3-0) defeated the Maryland Terrapins (3-2, 1-1) in a Big Ten East match-up. This was Ohio State's Homecoming game. The Buckeyes have continued their undefeated streak over the Terrapins by winning by an average of 39 points.

text: The heavily favored Buckeyes began the game with a 9-play, 70-yard drive, capped by a 1-yard J. T. Barrett touchdown run. On the Terrapins first drive, Quarterback Max Bortenschlager, was hit from behind by DE Nick Bosa and fumbled the ball which was returned by LB Jerome Baker for a 20-yard touchdown to give the Buckeyes an early 14-0 lead. The Buckeyes' special teams woes began on the ensuing kickoff which was returned for a 100-yard touchdown by Ty Johnson to cut the Ohio State lead to 7. But, the Ohio State offense answered again by scoring an 8-yard touchdown pass from Barrett to Benjimin Victor. Following a botched PAT snap, the Buckeyes lead 20-7 at the end of the first quarter.

text: The Buckeyes' miscues began adding up at the beginning of the second quarter. Sean Nuernberger's 47-yard field goal was blocked, J. K. Dobbins fumbled and punter Drue Chrisman had a 22-yard punt giving Maryland great field position. Though the mistakes on special teams and offense added up, the defense kept the Maryland offense scoreless. In the final five minutes of the second half, Ohio State scored three consecutive touchdowns giving them a 41-7 halftime lead.

text: Maryland began the second half with a -14 yard drive that was followed by an Ohio State drive that ended with a missed 29-yard field goal attempt. The Ohio State offense recovered and scored touchdowns on three of their next four drives. Maryland's only offensive score of the day came after a Dwayne Haskins fumble at the Ohio State 27, which allowed for a four play drive, capped by a 20-yard Javon Leake run, making the final 62-14.

text: Ohio State finished the day with 584 total yards and held the Terrapins to only 66.

text: Game Statistics[13]

text:
Statistic
OSU
MD

Total Yards
584
66

Passing Yards
303
16

Rushing Yards
281
50

Penalties
8-85
6-66

Turnovers
2
2

Time of Possession
32:24
27:36

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
MD

Passing
J.T. Barrett (261)
Max Bortenschlager (16)

Rushing
J. K. Dobbins (96)
Ty Johnson (57)

Receiving
Binjimen Victor (55)
D.J. Moore (11)

text: at Nebraska[edit]

text:
No. 9 Ohio State at Nebraska

1
2
3
4
Total

• No. 9 Ohio State
14
21
14
7
56

Nebraska
0
0
14
0
14

Date: October 14, 2017
Location:
Memorial Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Game start: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:21
Game attendance: 89,346
Game weather: Overcast
Referee: Don Capron
TV announcers (FS1): Gus Johnson (Play-By-Play), Joel Klatt (Color) and Jenny Taft (Sideline)

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

5–1
2017
W 56–14

text: The No. 9 Ohio State Buckeyes (6-1, 4-0) defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-4, 2-2) at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska, by a score of 56-14. This is the third consecutive defeat of their cross-divisional foe, with the last and only loss coming in 2011. Additionally, the win marked the Buckeye's 500th Big Ten Conference victory and moved them into a tie with the Cornhuskers for the third-most NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision wins at 892.

text: The Buckeyes began the game on defense which forced a three-and-out. Following a 57-yard punt which pinned the Ohio State offense at their own 4-yard line, the Buckeye's drove 96 yards to score the game's first score that was capped by a 52-yard, J. K. Dobbins, touchdown. After another three-and-out by the Silver Bullet defense, the offense again scored on another drive that ended with a J. T. Barrett touchdown run, giving the Buckeyes a 14-0 lead at the end of the opening quarter. Ohio State scored less than 90 seconds into the second quarter, increasing their lead to 21. The Nebraska offense showed very little in the first half, gaining only five first downs on their six possessions, and the defense struggled even more by failing to stop the Buckeyes from reaching the endzone on all five of their possessions. This gave Ohio State a 35-0 halftime lead.

text: Ohio State once again lead a 75-yard drive to open the second half but were quickly matched by a 77-yard Tanner Lee touchdown pass to J.D. Spielman, making the score 42-7 Ohio State. The Cornhuskers would once again score on their following possession, on another Tanner Lee pass, but the score was again matched on a 15-play, 66-yard, Ohio State scoring drive. Nebraska would fail to score again while Ohio State would score once more, making the final score 56-14. Ohio State would score on eight of their nine drives and never having to punt.

text: Barrett scored five passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns, which tied his record for most touchdowns responsible for that he set in 2016. For his performance, he was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for the eighth time in his career, the Davey O'Brien national quarterback of the week and the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week.[14]

text: The Buckeyes moved up to the No. 6 spot in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll.

text: Game Statistics[13]

text:
Statistic
OSU
NEB

Total Yards
633
393

Passing Yards
354
349

Rushing Yards
279
44

Penalties
7-53
12-104

Turnovers
0
1

Time of Possession
35:15
24:45

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
NEB

Passing
J.T. Barrett (325)
Tanner Lee (303)

Rushing
J. K. Dobbins (106)
Devine Ozigbo (24)

Receiving
K.J. Hill (80)
J.D. Spielman (200)

text: No. 2 Penn State[edit]

text:
No. 2 Penn State at No. 6 Ohio State

1
2
3
4
Total

No. 2 Penn State
14
14
7
3
38

• No. 6 Ohio State
3
14
3
19
39

Date: October 28, 2017
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 109,302
Game weather: Partly Cloudy
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-By-Play), Joel Klatt (Color) and Jenny Taft (Sideline)

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

18–14
2017
W 39–38

text: The No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1, 5-0) defeated the No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions (7-1, 4-1) at Ohio Stadium by a score of 39-38. The Buckeyes avenged last year's loss to Penn State that gave them their only regular season loss and allowed the Nittany Lions to earn a berth over the Buckeyes in the 2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game. OSU Coach Urban Meyer is now 5-1 versus Penn State and PSU's James Franklin is 1-3 versus the Buckeyes. In all but three of the 32 match-ups, including 13 straight, at least one of the teams was ranked in the AP Top 25 poll. This game served as host to ESPN's College GameDay, and was Ohio State's third appearance this year and Penn State's second.

text: Special teams woes began immediately for the Buckeyes when Penn State won the opening coin toss and elected to receive the ball on the opening kickoff which resulted in a 97-yard Saquon Barkley kickoff return for a touchdown. On Ohio State's following possession, after only three plays, wide receiver Parris Campbell fumbled the ball after he was once again injured. This gave the Nittany Lion possession on their 23-yard line which led to an eventual 13-yard touchdown pass from Trace McSorley to DaeSean Hamilton. The Buckeyes found themselves in a 14-point hole at the 11:34 mark of the first quarter. After trading punts, Ohio State finally got on the scoreboard following a 38-yard Sean Nuernberger field goal to make the score 3-14. The remainder of the first quarter remained fairly quiet.

text: The second quarter of the game began with an 81-yard Penn State drive that resulted in a 36-yard touchdown Barkley run to give Penn State an 18-point lead with a score of 3-21. J. T. Barrett and the Ohio State offense was able to match that score with their first touchdown of the game by driving 63 yards and scoring on a 14-yard pass from Barrett to Terry McLaurin. The Buckeyes once again faced a special teams disaster on the following kickoff which was returned for 59 yards by Koa Farmer to the Ohio State 23 yard line. Two plays later McSorley ran for a 6-yard touchdown to give the Nittany Lions a 28-10 lead. Fortunately for the Buckeyes, the offense was able to travel 75 yards and a 2-yard Mike Weber touchdown with less than five minutes in the half to cut the PSU lead to 17-28. Punts were traded by both teams to end the half and Penn State went to the locker room with an impressive 11-point lead.

text: The Buckeyes were able to amount a 57-yard drive following the intermission that resulted in a 36-yard Nuernberger field goal to get the lead to eight, but it was quickly negated ten plays later when McSorley found the endzone again on a 37-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Thompkins. The third quarter had no more scoring and the Nittany Lions were able to secure a 20-35 lead going into the fourth and final quarter.

text: On the opening drive of the fourth quarter, Barrett fumbled the ball in a botched hand off attempt to J. K. Dobbins which gave the ball to the Nittany Lions on Ohio State's 42 yard line. The Buckeye defense stepped up and forced a three-and-out which was followed by a blocked punt by Denzel Ward. Two plays later Ohio State found the endzone on a 38-yard pass from Barrett to Johnnie Dixon, which would bring the Buckeyes within eight. Unfortunately for the Buckeyes, Penn State was able to pull back ahead by 11 on a 5:23 drive that ended in a 24-yard Tyler Davis field goal. Following the Penn State score, the Buckeye offense came alive and resulted in two 55+ yard drives that ended in Barrett touchdown passes. One to Dixon and the go-ahead touchdown to Marcus Baugh. Penn State on the other hand faced two consecutive possessions of negative yards, sealing the one-point Ohio State victory.

text: J.T. Barrett gained a school record 423 total offensive yards during the game earning him his ninth Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors, while wide receiver K.J. Hill caught 12 passes, which is the fourth most in program history. The Buckeye defense was able to hold Heisman Trophy hopeful Barkley to a season low of only 44 yards rushing on 21 attempts, but his performance on special teams earned him honors for Big Ten Special Team Player of the Week.

text: Ohio State moved up to No. 3 in both the AP and Coaches Polls while Penn State fell to No. 7 in both. The Buckeyes took over the sole lead of the Big Ten East division following the victory and a Michigan State loss to Northwestern.

text: Game Statistics[15]

text:
Statistic
OSU
PSU

Total Yards
529
283

Passing Yards
328
192

Rushing Yards
201
91

Penalties
9-73
10-79

Turnovers
2
0

Time of Possession
29:07
30:53

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
PSU

Passing
J.T. Barrett (328)
Trace McSorley (192)

Rushing
J. T. Barrett (95)
Trace McSorley (49)

Receiving
K.J. Hill (102)
Mike Gesicki (57)

text: at Iowa[edit]

text:
No. 6 Ohio State at Iowa

1
2
3
4
Total

No. 6 Ohio State
10
7
0
7
24

• Iowa
10
21
7
17
55

Date: November 4, 2017
Location:
Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:33
Game attendance: 67,669
Game weather: Overcast
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (Play-By-Play), Brian Griese (Color) and Todd McShay (Sideline)

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

46–14–3
2017
L 55–24

text: The No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-2, 5-1) lost to the Iowa Hawkeyes (5-3, 2-3) in Iowa City, Iowa at Kinnick Stadium by a score of 55-24. This was the Buckeye's first trip to Iowa since 2010 and the first time playing the Hawkeyes since 2013.

text: The first play of the game began a tough day for the Buckeyes when quarterback J. T. Barrett threw his first of four interceptions that was returned for an Iowa touchdown by Amani Hooker. The Buckeye offense looked to rebound by scoring two touchdowns and a field goal on their next three possessions, unfortunately, the Hawkeyes matched them by also scoring touchdowns on all but one of their first half drives. This gave Iowa a 31-17 lead at the half. The second half proved to be no easier on the Buckeyes as they allowed three more Iowa touchdowns and a field goal, while the Buckeyes offense only managed three first downs and one touchdown.

text: Ohio State fell to No. 11 in both the AP and the Coaches' Polls while falling to 13th in the CFP Poll. Iowa found themselves ranked for the first time in 2017 as they debuted at No. 25 in the AP Poll and No. 20 in the CFP Poll. The loss put the Buckeyes in a two-way tie at the top of the Big Ten East with their next opponent, Michigan State. Iowa quarterback, Nate Stanley, was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.

text: Game Statistics[16]

text:
Statistic
OSU
Iowa

Total Yards
371
487

Passing Yards
208
244

Rushing Yards
163
243

Penalties
9-95
5-34

Turnovers
4
0

Time of Possession
25:09
34:51

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
Iowa

Passing
J.T. Barrett (208)
Nathan Stanley (226)

Rushing
J.T. Barrett (63)
Akrum Wadley (118)

Receiving
Johnnie Dixon (81)
T.J. Hockenson (71)

text: No. 12 Michigan State[edit]

text:
No. 12 Michigan State at No. 13 Ohio State

1
2
3
4
Total

No. 12 Michigan State
0
3
0
0
3

• No. 13 Ohio State
14
21
13
0
48

Date: November 11, 2017
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:20
Game attendance: 107,011
Game weather: Mostly cloudy
Referee: Michael Cannon
TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (Play-By-Play), Brady Quinn (Color) and Bruce Feldman (Sideline)

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

31–15
2017
W 48-3

text: The No. 13 Ohio State Buckeyes (8-2, 6-1) defeated the No. 12 Michigan State Spartans (7-3, 5-2) at Ohio Stadium by a score of 48-3. OSU coach Urban Meyer moved to 4-2 versus the Spartans, while MSU coach Mark Dantonio fell to 3-6 against the Buckeyes. With the victory, Ohio State became the sole possessors of first place in the Big Ten East.

text: While Michigan State started on a nine-play drive that took more than five minutes off of the clock, the Buckeyes were able to force a punt, a large part due to Nick Bosa's 12-yard sack on third down. The Buckeye offense was able to form an 86-yard drive that resulted in 79 rushing yards, including a 47-yard touchdown run by Mike Weber. J. T. Barrett was able to rush for two more touchdowns as well as pass for another to give them a 28-0 lead. The Buckeye's final score of the first half came on a Weber 82-yard run on their next to-last possession, while Michigan State was able to kick a field goal as time expired following a Barrett interception. The Buckeyes would lead 35-3 at halftime. Ohio State was able to find the endzone on the third play of the second half with a 48-yard pass from Barrett to Binjimin Victor, this would be the last touchdown of the game. Ohio State would kick two Sean Nuernberger field goals on their next two possessions to increase their lead to 45.

text: Before this game, the largest Dantonio-Meyer match-up spread had been a 12-point OSU victory. This result was the largest defeat in the series history.

text: The Buckeyes moved up three spots to No. 8 in both the AP and Coaches' polls and four spots to No. 9 in the CFP poll while Michigan State fell to No. 24 in the AP poll, No. 22 in the Coaches' poll and No. 17 in the CFP poll. Weber was named Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week for his 162-yard and two touchdown rushing performance.

text: Game Statistics[17]

text:
Statistic
OSU
MSU

Total Yards
524
195

Passing Yards
189
131

Rushing Yards
335
64

Penalties
2-27
5-58

Turnovers
2
3

Time of Possession
25:16
34:44

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
MSU

Passing
J.T. Barrett (183)
Brian Lewerke (131)

Rushing
Mike Weber (162)
L.J. Scott (30)

Receiving
Binjimen Victor (65)
Cody White (42)

text: Illinois[edit]

text:
Illinois at No. 9 Ohio State

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2
3
4
Total

Illinois
0
0
7
7
14

• No. 9 Ohio State
28
10
7
7
52

Date: November 18, 2017
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 105,282
Game weather: Cloudy/Heavy Rain
Referee: Daniel Capron
TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (Play-By-Play), Brian Griese (Color) and Todd McShay (Sideline)

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

68–30–4
2017
W 52–14

text: The No. 9 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-2, 7-1) defeated the Illinois Fighting Illini (2-9, 0-8) by a score of 52-14 to end their Big Ten West match ups for the 2017 regular season and clinch the Big Ten East title as well as a berth in the Big Ten Football Championship Game. Ohio State was awarded the Illibuck Trophy for the ninth consecutive time, which has been given out since 1925, making it the second oldest trophy between Big Ten football programs. Urban Meyer is now 5-0 against the Illini, while this was Illinois coach Lovie Smith's first game against the Buckeyes.

text: The Buckeye offense came out and struck quickly by scoring on their first drive by a 25-yard Mike Weber touchdown run. Ohio State's defense, matched the effort by forcing what would be the first of many three-and-outs. The following drive also resulted in a touchdown following a 6 play, 71-yard drive, capped by J.T. Barrett's ninth rushing touchdown of the season. Ohio State would go on to score two more touchdowns in the first quarter, one by a pass from Barrett to Binjimen Victor and the other by a 43-yard Weber run. Illinois would fail to convert a first down, giving the Buckeyes a 28-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

text: Ohio State was able to add a 33-year Sean Nuernberger field goal at the beginning of the second period, followed soon after by another OSU drive that ended with a J. K. Dobbins touchdown run, which would be the last time the primary starters would see the game in the first half. Ohio State would fail to score on a drive for the first time during their last possession, while Illinois would gain their only first down of the opening half. Ohio State would go into halftime with a 38-0 lead as heavy rain began to fall.

text: Ohio State's defense mounted another three-and-out to start the second half, but the offense was apparently effected by the rain when back-up quarterback Dwayne Haskins fumbled the ball and it was returned 54-yards by Ahmari Hayes for Illinois' first score. Ohio State's offensive starters went back into the game but were forced to punt. Luckily for the Buckeyes, the punt was muffed and recovered by Ohio State that led to a Barrett touchdown pass to tight end Marcus Ball. Ohio State led 45-7 at this point and would be the last time the offensive starters saw the field. The teams traded punts to close out the third quarter.

text: After a short performance by back-up quarterback, Joe Burrow, Haskins went back in the game which resulted in a 21-yard touchdown pass to Victor. The Illini would match the result with their only offensive touchdown on a 65-yard drive to make the score 52-14. Neither team would score again to make that the final.

text: Ohio State would only allow three first downs and it was the sixth game of the season that they allowed less than 100 rushing yards and the fifth game they allowed less than 100 passing yards.

text: Game Statistics[18]

text:
Statistic
OSU
ILL

Total Yards
543
105

Passing Yards
218
16

Rushing Yards
325
89

Penalties
7-68
7-55

Turnovers
1
1

Time of Possession
37:16
22:44

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
ILL

Passing
J.T. Barrett (141)
Chayce Crouch (16)

Rushing
Mike Weber (108)
Dre Brown (76)

Receiving
Parris Campbell (59)
Reggie Corbin (8)

text: at Michigan[edit]

text:
No. 9 Ohio State at Michigan

1
2
3
4
Total

• No. 9 Ohio State
0
14
7
10
31

Michigan
7
7
6
0
20

Date: November 25, 2017
Location:
Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:42
Game attendance: 112,028
Game weather: Cloudy/Light Snow Flurries
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-By-Play), Joel Klatt (Color), Jenny Taft (Sideline)

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

48–58–6
2016
W 30–27 2OT

text: The 114th edition of the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry, colloquially known as "The Game", took place at Michigan Stadium between the No. 9 Ohio State Buckeyes (10-2, 8-1) and the Michigan Wolverines (8-4, 5-4). The No. 9 Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Michigan Wolverines by a score of 31-20.

text: Ohio State and Michigan both started off slowly by forcing three-and-outs on each team's opening drive before the Wolverines mounted a nearly six minute, 13-play, 77-yard drive that resulted in a touchdown. Ohio State was again forced with another three-and-out that was followed by a Michigan drive that ended in a punt that pinned the Buckeye's deep. Ohio State was forced to punt and was returned 42-yards by Michigan defensive back Donovan Peoples-Jones, additionally, Ohio State committed a block in the back which gave the Wolverines the ball at the five-yard line. Michigan was able to take a 14-0 lead when quarterback John O'Korn completed a three-yard pass to Sean McKeon. Ohio State was held to -6 yard in the first quarter and was the first time since 2010 that Ohio State had been held to negative yardage in a quarter. The Ohio State offense and the rushing attack of J. T. Barrett and J. K. Dobbins came alive on the following drive when the two gained 71 yards on the ground that ended with a 21-yard Barrett touchdown run. Following a Michigan punt, Ohio State was able to move the ball again behind Barrett when he ran for 26 yards and threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to tight end Marcus Baugh, tying the game at 14. Neither team would score again in the first half.

text: Ohio State again started off slow by being forced to consecutive three-and-outs, while Michigan was able to score on a 2-yard Karan Higdon touchdown run. Ohio State linebacker, Chris Worley, was able to block the PAT and Michigan led 20-14. The Buckeyes answered back when Ohio State mounted a 78-yard touchdown drive capped by a 1-yard Dobbins touchdown run. Unfortunately for the Buckeyes, Barrett was injured during the drive and was forced out for the remainder of the game. RS Freshman, Dwayne Haskins gained 24 yards on the ground and 31 in the air on the drive that gave the Buckeyes a one-point, 21-20 lead. The Wolverines were unable to capitalize on the following possession and Ohio State was able to tack on a 44-yard Sean Nuernberger field goal, increasing the lead to four. Michigan drove the ball 36-yards on their next possession, but turned the ball over on downs following an O'Korn sack and two additional incomplete passes. The Buckeyes drove again and Nuernberger missed only his third field goal of the season on a 43-yard attempt. The following play, O'Korn committed the only turnover of the game when he threw an interception to Jordan Fuller. On Ohio State's next possession, Dobbins ran for 41 yards and Mike Weber was able to seal the game by scoring a 25-yard touchdown run with 1:44 remaining in the game, to make what would be the final score, 31-20.

text: Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh dropped to 0-3 versus the Buckeyes, while Urban Meyer moved to 6-0 against the Wolverines. The current winning streak is tied for the second-longest in the series and tied for the longest for Ohio State with the 2004-2009 games. J.T. Barrett became the only quarterback in the series history to have four wins versus the other and moved Ohio State into first place in the number of all-time Big Ten wins. Ohio State clinched their first outright divisional title since 2014 and will face Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game. Ohio State's ranking would remain unchanged in the AP Poll at No. 8 and they would move up one spot to No. 7 in the Coaches Poll.

text: Game Statistics

text:
Statistic
OSU
MICH

Total Yards
350
295

Passing Yards
124
195

Rushing Yards
226
100

Penalties
9-75
6-50

Turnovers
0
1

Time of Possession
31:17
28:43

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
MICH

Passing
Dwayne Haskins (94)
John O'Korn (195)

Rushing
J. K. Dobbins (101)
Chris Evans (67)

Receiving
K.J. Hill (53)
Kekoa Crawford (57)

text: vs. No. 4 Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship)[edit]

text:
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Wisconsin

1
2
3
4
Total

• No. 8 Ohio State
14
7
3
3
27

No. 4 Wisconsin
7
3
3
8
21

Date: December 2, 2017
Location:
Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, IN
Game start: 8:20 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:43
Game attendance: 65,886
Game weather: N/A (Game indoors with retractable roof closed)
Referee: Don Willard
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-By-Play), Joel Klatt (Analyst) and Jenny Taft (Sidelines)

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

58–18–5
2016
W 30–23 OT

text: The No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-2, 8-1) defeated the No. 4 Wisconsin Badgers (12-1, 9-0) 27-21 at Lucas Oil Stadium in the Big Ten Championship. Urban Meyer is now 5-0 versus the Badgers, with two of the victories coming in overtime. Paul Chryst fell to 0-2 versus the Buckeyes. This was Ohio State's third appearance in the Championship game and Wisconsin's fifth, including their second straight.

text: The Badgers began the game with the ball and were forced to punt after a three-and-out with the reverse result happening on the Buckeyes' first possession as well. Wisconsin would then follow with a 55-yard drive that ended with an interception in Wisconsin's redzone thrown by Alex Hornibrook to Denzel Ward at OSU's 4-yard line. J. T. Barrett would rush for a total of 12 yards before hitting Terry McLaurin for an 84-yard touchdown pass giving the Buckeyes an early 7-0 lead. The pass from Barrett to McLaurin was the longest play committed against the Badgers' defense all season. The following Wisconsin drive lasted for 7 plays and 44 yards and a punt trapped the Buckeyes on their own two-yard line. Barrett would go on to throw an interception to Wisconsin linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel that was returned for a touchdown, tying the game at 7-7. Ohio State would bounce back quickly and score on a Barrett to Parris Campbell, 57-yard touchdown pass, once again regaining the lead 14-7 and bringing an end to the first quarter.

text: Ohio State wand Wisconsin traded punts to open the second quarter, but the Buckeyes would strike again with a Barrett 1-yard touchdown run that was set up by a 77-yard rush by J. K. Dobbins. On Ohio State's second possession of the second quarter, Mike Weber would commit his first fumble of the year that was recovered by Van Ginkel that would lead to a 28-yard field goal, making the score 21-10 in favor of the Buckeyes. Ohio State would attempt to add to their lead, but Sean Nuernberger's 43-yard field goal was blocked as time expired.

text: While Ohio State couldn't amount a drive to open the second half, Wisconsin was able to convert a 46-yard field goal to narrow the lead to 8, which was quickly matched by the Buckeyes thanks to a 53-yard Dobbins run and a 27-yard Nuernberger field goal. Punts were traded after several three-and-outs both teams until Wisconsin began an 11-play, 52-yard drive that started with a Barrett interception that ended with a 1-yard touchdown run by Chris James and a successful 2-point conversion. The score narrowed to 24-21 favoring Ohio State. The Buckeyes followed with a 15-play drive that took 5:20 off the clock and tacked on a 20-yard Ohio State field goal to increase the lead back to 6. The Buckeyes and the Badgers again traded punts and with 1:50 left in the game, Wisconsin would begin their final offensive drive. Wisconsin would secure two first downs bringing them to mid-field. A holding penalty on Wisconsin on first down would force a first and 20. Hornibrook would throw three incomplete passes until he threw an interception to Damon Webb. Ohio State was able to run out the clock and secure their 36th Big Ten Title.

text: J. K. Dobbins would be named the MVP of the game which was the first time a Freshman earned the award. He would also become the all-time leading Freshman rusher in Ohio State history, passing Maurice Clarett. Ohio State would go on to be ranked No. 5 in the final CFP poll and miss the playoffs while Wisconsin would fall to No. 6. It was announced on December 3, that No. 5 Ohio State would face No. 8 USC in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

text: Game Statistics

text:
Statistic
OSU
WISC

Total Yards
449
298

Passing Yards
211
238

Rushing Yards
238
60

Penalties
5-48
6-55

Turnovers
3
2

Time of Possession
25:65
34:06

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
WISC

Passing
J. T. Barrett (211)
Alex Hornibrook (229)

Rushing
J. K. Dobbins (174)
Jonathan Taylor (42)

Receiving
Terry McLaurin (92)
Troy Fumagalli (45)
Austin Ramesh (45)

text: vs. No. 8 USC (Cotton Bowl Classic)[edit]

text:
No. 8 USC vs. No. 5 Ohio State

1
2
3
4
Total

No. 8 USC
0
7
0
0
7

• No. 5 Ohio State
7
17
0
0
24

Date: December 29, 2017
Location:
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas
Game start: 8:30 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:45
Game attendance: 67,510
Game weather: N/A (Game indoors with retractable roof closed)
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (Play-By-Play), Brock Huard (Analyst) and Allison Williams (sideline)

text:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result

9–13–1
2009
L 15-18

text: The No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes (12-2) defeated the No. 8 USC Trojans (11-3) 24-7 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas in the Cotton Bowl Classic. This was the first time that the Buckeyes defeated the Trojans since 1974, which broke a seven game USC win-streak.

text: Ohio State and their Silver Bullet defense proved to be a tough match for USC. On the third play of the game, Ohio State's Kendall Sheffield was able to strip the ball from USC wide receiver Deontay Burnett which was recovered and advanced 20 yards by Ohio State's Damon Webb. This set up a short five-play drive that resulted in a J. T. Barrett 1-yard touchdown run. Punts were traded a few times by both teams until the Buckeyes produced an 83-yard drive that tacked on a 26-yard Sean Nuernberger field goal at the beginning of the second quarter to five OSU a 10-0 lead. The following play, Sam Darnold threw an interception to Ohio State's Damon Webb which was returned for a 23-yard touchdown giving the Buckeyes a 17-0 lead. Again, both teams traded punts and USC fumbled the ball which set up a 59-yard Buckeye drive that ended with a 28-yard Barrett touchdown run giving the Buckeyes a 24-point lead. USC was able to find the scoreboard in the second quarter when K.J. Hill fumbled a punt return which set up a 15-yard drive, capped by a one-yard Ronald Jones II touchdown run. The score at half would be 24-7 favoring Ohio State.

text: Offensively, the Buckeyes remained quiet the second half by having all but one drive ending in a punt. USC was able to drive deep into Buckeye territory three times, but a missed field goal, a fumble and a failed fourth-down conversion didn't allow the Trojans to score any points. The final score would end as 24-7.

text: Barrett and Webb were named the Offensive and Defensive MVPs respectively. Barrett also passed Drew Brees for the Big Ten record of most offensive yards in a career.

text: Game Statistics

text:
Statistic
OSU
USC

Total Yards
277
413

Passing Yards
114
356

Rushing Yards
163
57

Penalties
3-30
3-35

Turnovers
1
4

Time of Possession
25:04
34:56

text: Game Leaders

text:
Statistic
OSU
USC

Passing
J. T. Barrett (114)
Sam Darnold (356)

Rushing
J. T. Barrett (66)
Ronald Jones II (64)

Receiving
Austin Mack (56)
Deontay Burnett (139)

text: Early Departures[edit]

text:
WR Noah Brown (American football) - Declared for the NFL Draft
CB Gareon Conley - Declared for the NFL Draft
FS Malik Hooker - Declared for the NFL Draft
CB Marshon Lattimore - Declared for the NFL Draft
LB Raekwon McMillan - Declared for the NFL Draft
RB Curtis Samuel - Declared for the NFL Draft

text: Roster[edit]

text:
2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster

Players
Coaches

Offense

Pos.
#
Name
Class

WR
1
Dixon, JohnnieJohnnie Dixon
5.0 !Jr

RB
2
Dobbins, J. K.J. K. Dobbins
1.0 !Fr

QB
7
Haskins, DwayneDwayne Haskins
 1.5 !Fr

WR
8
Grimes, TrevonTrevon Grimes
1.0 !Fr

WR
9
Victor, BinjimenBinjimen Victor
3.0 !So

QB
10
Burrow, JoeJoe Burrow
 2.5 !So

WR
11
Mack, AustinAustin Mack
3.0 !So

WR
12
Skalitzky, BrendanBrendan Skalitzky
3.0 !So

WR
14
Hill, K. J.K. J. Hill
 2.5 !So

WR
15
Harris, JaylenJaylen Harris
1.0 !Fr

QB
16
Barrett, J. T.J. T. Barrett (C)
57.0 !Sr

QB
18
Martell, TateTate Martell
1.0 !Fr

WR
21
Campbell, ParrisParris Campbell (C)
5.0 !Jr

TE
24
Hawkins, KierreKierre Hawkins
 1.5 !Fr

RB
25
Weber, MikeMike Weber
 2.5 !So

RB
26
Williams, AntonioAntonio Williams
3.0 !So

RB
28
Leasure, JordanJordan Leasure
3.0 !So

RB
30
McCall, DemarioDemario McCall
1.0 !Fr

RB
35
Backenstoe, AlexAlex Backenstoe
5.0 !Jr

TE
37
Malone, DerrickDerrick Malone
5.0 !Jr

RB
46
Huguely, Ke'VonKe'Von Huguely
5.0 !Jr

OL
50
Brock, NathanNathan Brock
3.0 !So

OL
52
Davis, WyattWyatt Davis
1.0 !Fr

OL
54
Price, BillyBilly Price (C)
57.0 !Sr

OL
59
Prince, IsaiahIsaiah Prince
5.0 !Jr

OL
60
Pfenning, BlakeBlake Pfenning
5.0 !Jr

OL
61
Cupp, GavinGavin Cupp
 1.5 !Fr

OL
62
Brandon, PahlPahl Brandon
5.0 !Jr

OL
63
Woidke, KevinKevin Woidke
5.0 !Jr

OL
64
Wohlabaugh, JackJack Wohlabaugh
 1.5 !Fr

OL
66
Pridgeon, MalcolmMalcolm Pridgeon
5.0 !Jr

OG
69
Burrell, MatthewMatthew Burrell
 2.5 !So

OL
71
Josh, MyersMyers Josh
1.0 !Fr

OG
73
Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan
3.0 !So

OT
74
Jones, JamarcoJamarco Jones
57.0 !Sr

OL
75
Munford, ThayerThayer Munford
1.0 !Fr

OT
76
Bowen, BrandonBrandon Bowen
 2.5 !So

OT
77
Feder, KevinKevin Feder
 2.5 !So

OL
78
Knox, DemetriusDemetrius Knox
5.0 !Jr

OL
79
Taylor, BradyBrady Taylor
5.0 !Jr

WR
80
White, BrendonBrendon White
1.0 !Fr

TE
81
Hausmann, JakeJake Hausmann
 1.5 !Fr

WR
83
McLaurin, TerryTerry McLaurin (C)
5.0 !Jr

TE
84
Davin, BrockBrock Davin
3.0 !So

TE
85
Baugh, MarcusMarcus Baugh
57.0 !Sr

WR
87
Gardiner, ElijahElijah Gardiner
1.0 !Fr

TE
88
Alexander, A. J.A. J. Alexander
 2.5 !So

TE
89
Farrell, LukeLuke Farrell
 1.5 !Fr

Defense

Pos.
#
Name
Class

CB
1
Okudah, JeffreyJeffrey Okudah
1.0 !Fr

DE
2
Young, ChaseChase Young
1.0 !Fr

CB
3
Arnette, DamonDamon Arnette
 2.5 !So

S
4
Fuller, JordanJordan Fuller
3.0 !So

LB
5
Browning, BaronBaron Browning
1.0 !Fr

DE
6
Hubbard, SamSam Hubbard (C)
5.0 !Jr

S
7
Webb, DamonDamon Webb
57.0 !Sr

DT
9
Cornell, JashonJashon Cornell
 2.5 !So

CB
8
Sheffield, KendallKendall Sheffield
3.0 !So

CB
10
Riep, AmirAmir Riep
1.0 !Fr

DE
11
Holmes, JalynJalyn Holmes (C)
57.0 !Sr

CB
12
Ward, DenzelDenzel Ward
5.0 !Jr

DE
13
Berry, RashodRashod Berry
 2.5 !So

S
14
Pryor, IsaiahIsaiah Pryor
1.0 !Fr

DB
15
Davis, WayneWayne Davis
 1.5 !Fr

LB
16
Jones, KeandreKeandre Jones
3.0 !So

LB
17
Baker, JeromeJerome Baker
5.0 !Jr

CB
17
Saunders, C. J.C. J. Saunders
5.0 !Jr

DE
18
Cooper, JonathanJonathan Cooper
 1.5 !Fr

S
19
Glover-Williams, EricEric Glover-Williams
5.0 !Jr

LB
20
Werner, PetePete Werner
1.0 !Fr

CB
21
Williamson, MarcusMarcus Williamson
1.0 !Fr

S
23
Wint, JahsenJahsen Wint
 1.5 !Fr

CB
24
Wade, ShaunShaun Wade
1.0 !Fr

CB
25
Forte, TrevonTrevon Forte
57.0 !Sr

LB
30
Drake, JaredJared Drake
5.0 !Jr

LB
33
Booker, DanteDante Booker
57.0 !Sr

LB
32
Borland, TufTuf Borland
 1.5 !Fr

S
34
Smith, ErickErick Smith
57.0 !Sr

LB
35
Worley, ChrisChris Worley (C)
57.0 !Sr

LB
36
Turnure, ZachZach Turnure

S
37
Goins, ElijaahElijaah Goins
57.0 !Sr

D
38
Kelleher, LoganLogan Kelleher
57.0 !Sr

LB
39
Harrison, MalikMalik Harrison
3.0 !So

LB
41
Jester, HaydenHayden Jester
3.0 !So

DL
42
Slade, DariusDarius Slade
5.0 !Jr

LB
43
Conner, NickNick Conner
 2.5 !So

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

LB
47
Hillard, JustinJustin Hillard
3.0 !So

DL
52
Donald, NoahNoah Donald
3.0 !So

DT
53
Hamilton, DavonDavon Hamilton
 2.5 !So

DT
55
Barrow, MalikMalik Barrow
 1.5 !Fr

DT
58
Alabi, JoshuaJoshua Alabi
 2.5 !So

DL
59
Lewis, TyquanTyquan Lewis (C)
57.0 !Sr

DL
67
Landers, RobertRobert Landers
3.0 !So

DT
77
Hill, MichaelMichael Hill
57.0 !Sr

DL
86
Jones, Dre'MontDre'Mont Jones
 2.5 !So

DL
93
Sprinkle, TracyTracy Sprinkle (C)
57.0 !Sr

DL
94
Thompson, DylanDylan Thompson
5.0 !Jr

DL
97
Bosa, NickNick Bosa
3.0 !So

DT
98
Cage, JerronJerron Cage
1.0 !Fr

Special teams

Pos.
#
Name
Class

LS
49
McCullough, LiamLiam McCullough
 2.5 !So

K
90
Kristan, BryanBryan Kristan
5.0 !Jr

P
91
Chrisman, DrueDrue Chrisman
3.0 !So

K
95
Haubeil, BlakeBlake Haubeil
1.0 !Fr

K
96
Nuernberger, SeanSean Nuernberger
5.0 !Jr

Head coach

Urban Meyer

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Offense

Kevin Wilson (Offensive Coordinator / Tight ends Coach)
Tony Alford (Assistant Head Coach / Running backs)
Ryan Day (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)
Zack Smith (Wide Receivers)
Greg Studrawa (Offensive Line)

Defense

Greg Schiano (Defensive Coordinator / Associate Head Coach)
Kerry Coombs (Assistant Defensive Coordinator / Special Teams Coordinator / Cornerbacks)
Bill Davis (Linebackers)
Larry Johnson (Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line)

Staff

Louie Addazio (Graduate Assistant - Offense)
Sean Buckley (Quality Control Coach - Offense)
Ryan Crow (Graduate Assistant - Defense)
Corey Dennis (Graduate Assistant - Offense)
Tim Hinton (Executive Director for Football Relations/Special Assistant to HC)
Randall Joyner (Graduate Assistant - Defense)
Mickey Marotti (Assistant Athletic Director for Football Sports Performance)
Mark Pantoni (Director of Player Personnel)
Adam Scheier (Quality Control Coach - Kicking)
Ryan Stamper (Director of Player Development)
Matt Thurin (Quality Control Coach - Defense)
Brian Voltolini (Director of Football Operations)

Legend

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

 Injured
 Redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 20, 2017

text: Coaching Changes[edit]

text:
OC/OL Ed Warriner left to become offensive line coach at Minnesota[20]
Co-OC/QB Tim Beck left to become the offensive coordinator at Texas under coach Tom Herman, a previous offensive coordinator at Ohio State[21]
Co-DC/LB Luke Fickell left to become the head coach at Cincinnati;[22] Co-DC Greg Schiano then became the sole Defensive Coordinator[23]
Kevin Wilson, former Indiana head coach, hired as offensive coordinator and tight ends coach[24][25]
Ryan Day hired as quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator[26][27]
Bill Davis hired as linebackers coach[28]

text: Awards and honors[edit]

text:
Weekly Awards

Player
Award
Date Awarded
Ref.

J. T. Barrett
Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week
September 4, 2017
[29]

J. K. Dobbins
Big Ten Freshman of the Week
September 4, 2017
[29]

The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
[30]

Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week
September 18, 2017
[31]

J.T. Barrett
Athlon Sports Offensive Player of the Week
October 15, 2017
[32]

Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
October 16, 2017
[33]

Rose Bowl Big Ten Player of the Week
[34]

The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
October 17, 2017
[35]

Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week
[36]

CBS Sports National Player of the Week
October 29, 2017
[37]

Athlon Sports Offensive Player of the Week
[38]

Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week
October 30, 2017
[39]

Rose Bowl Big Ten Player of the Week
[34]

The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week
October 31, 2017
[40]

Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week
[41]

Mike Weber
Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week
November 13, 2017
[42]

Rose Bowl Big Ten Player of the Week
[43]

Sam Hubbard
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
November 27, 2017
[44]

J. K. Dobbins
Grange-Griffin Championship Game MVP
December 2, 2018
[45]

text:
Individual Yearly Awards

Player
Award/Honors

J. T. Barrett
Griese-Brees Big Ten Quarterback of the Year

Maxwell Award Semifinalist

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Finalist

Davey O'Brien Award Finalist

Manning Award Finalist

Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Finalist

Jerome Baker
Butkus Award Semifinalist

Nick Bosa
Smith-Brown Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year

Bednarik Award Semifinalist

Tyquan Lewis
Lott Impact Trophy Quarter-Finalist

Billy Price
Rimington-Pace Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year

Rimington Trophy

Outland Trophy Semifinalist

Tracy Sprinkle
Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree

Denzel Ward
Thorpe Award Semifinalist

text:
All-Conference Honors [46]

Player
Position
Media Vote
Coaches Vote
AP
Athlon

Damon Arnette
CB
HM
-
-
-

Jerome Baker
LB
HM
HM
-
-

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

Marcus Baugh
TE
HM
HM
-
-

Nick Bosa
DE
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team

Parris Campbell
KR/PR
WR
2nd Team
-
3rd Team
3rd Team
-
-
2nd Team
3rd Team

Drue Chrisman
P
3rd Team
3rd Team
-
3rd Team

Johnnie Dixon
WR
HM
-
-
-

J. K. Dobbins
RB
2nd Team
2nd Team
2nd Team
1st Team

Jordan Fuller
S
HM
3rd Team
-
-

K.J. Hill
WR
HM
HM
-
-

Jaylyn Holmes
DE
HM
HM
-
-

Sam Hubbard
DE
2nd Team
2nd Team
-
2nd Team

Dre'mont Jones
DT
HM
3rd Team
1st Team
2nd Team

Jamarco Jones
OT
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team

Michael Jordan
OG
2nd Team
1st Team
1st Team
2nd Team

Tyquan Lewis
DT
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team

Sean Nuernberger
K
3rd Team
3rd Team
-
-

Billy Price
C
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team

Isaiah Prince
OT
3rd Team
3rd Team
-
3rd Team

Denzel Ward
CB
1st Team
2nd Team
2nd Team
1st Team

Damon Webb
S
3rd Team
HM
-
-

Mike Weber
RB
HM
HM
-
-

Chris Worley
LB
HM
HM
-
-

text:
NCAA Recognized All-American Honors

Player
Position
AFCA
AP
FWAA
Sporting News
WCFF
Designation

Nick Bosa
DE
1st Team
2nd Team
-
-
2nd Team
-

Billy Price
C
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
Unanimous

Denzel Ward
CB
1st Team
1st Team
2nd Team
1st Team
-
Consensus

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

Player
Position
Athletic
Athlon
Bleacher Report[47]
CBS Sports
CFN
ESPN
FOX Sports
Phil Steele
Scout
SI
USA Today

J.T. Barrett
QB
-
-
-
-
HM
-

-
-

Nick Bosa
DE
-
2nd Team
-
2nd Team
-
-

-
-

Drue Chrisman
P
-
-
-
-
HM
-

-
-

J.K. Dobbins
All-purpose
-
-
-
-
-
Freshman

-
-

Jamarco Jones
OL
-
3rd Team
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Billy Price
C
-
1st Team
1st Team
2nd Team
1st Team
1st Team

1st Team
1st Team

Denzel Ward
CB
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
1st Team
-
1st Team

-
1st Team


document_title: Category:Twenty One Pilots songs

question_text: twenty one pilots songs that start with r

root

text: Category:Twenty One Pilots songs

text: Pages in category "Twenty One Pilots songs"

text: The following 30 pages are in this category, out of  30 total. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more).

tag: p

text: C

text:
Cancer (My Chemical Romance song)
Car Radio (song)

tag: ul

text: D

text: Doubt (Twenty One Pilots song)

text: F

text:
Fairly Local
Fake You Out

text: G

text:
Goner (Twenty One Pilots song)
Guns for Hands

text: H

text:
Heathens (song)
Heavydirtysoul
Holding On to You (Twenty One Pilots song)
Hometown (Twenty One Pilots song)
House of Gold (Twenty One Pilots song)

text: J

text: The Judge (Twenty One Pilots song)

text: L

text:
Lane Boy
Lovely (Twenty One Pilots song)

text: M

text:
Message Man (Twenty One Pilots song)
Migraine (Twenty One Pilots song)

text: N

text: Not Today (Twenty One Pilots song)

text: O

text: Ode to Sleep (Twenty One Pilots song)

text: P

text: Polarize (Twenty One Pilots song)

text: R

text: Ride (Twenty One Pilots song)

text: S

text:
Semi-Automatic (Twenty One Pilots song)
Stressed Out

text: T

text:
Tear in My Heart
The Run and Go (song)
Trees (Twenty One Pilots song)
Truce (Twenty One Pilots song)

text: W

text:
We Don't Believe What's on TV
We Don't Believe What's on TV (song)
We Don't Believe What's on TV (Twenty One Pilots song)

text: Twenty One PilotsSongs by artistAmerican indie rock songsAmerican hip hop songs


document_title: Brain-to-body mass ratio

question_text: who has the largest brain in comparison to its size

text: Brain-to-body mass ratio

text: Brain-body size relationship[edit]

text: Brain size usually increases with body size in animals (i.e. large animals usually have larger brains than smaller animals);[4] the relationship is not, however, linear. Small mammals such as mice may have a brain/body ratio similar to humans, while elephants have a comparatively lower brain/body ratio.[4][5]

text: In animals, it is thought that the larger the brain, the more brain weight will be available for more complex cognitive tasks. However, large animals need more neurons to represent their own bodies and control specific muscles; thus, relative rather than absolute brain size makes for a ranking of animals that better coincides with the observed complexity of animal behaviour. The relationship between brain-to-body mass ratio and complexity of behaviour is not perfect as other factors also influence intelligence, like the evolution of the recent cerebral cortex and different degrees of brain folding,[6] which increase the surface of the cortex, which is positively correlated in humans to intelligence. The noted exception to this, of course, are those suffering from swelling of the brain which, while resulting in greater surface area, does not alter intelligence.[7]

text: Relation to metabolism[edit]

text: Unlike the graph shown above which includes only mammals which are warm-blooded vertebrates, a graph of the relation between brain weight and body weight of living vertebrates[8] including those that are cold-blooded (fish, amphibia, reptiles) shows that they have two completely separate linear functions. Cold-blooded vertebrates have much smaller brains than warm-blooded vertebrates of the same size.

text: However, if physiology/metabolism is taken into account, the brain-to-body relationship of both warm and cold-blooded vertebrates fall on the same line with most of them using between 2 and 8 percent of their basal metabolism for the brain and spinal cord. [9]

text: Comparisons between groups[edit]

text:
Species
Brain:body
mass ratio (E:S)[4]

small ants
1:7[10]

tree shrew
1:10

small birds
1:14

mouse
1:40

human
1:50

cat
1:110

dog
1:125

squirrel
1:150

frog
1:172

lion
1:550

elephant
1:560

horse
1:600

shark
1:2496

hippopotamus
1:2789

tag: table

text: Dolphins have the highest brain-to-body weight ratio of all cetaceans.[11] Monitor lizards, tegus and anoles and some tortoise species have the largest among reptiles. Among birds, the highest brain-to-body ratios are found among parrots, crows, magpies, jays and ravens. Among amphibians, the studies are still limited. Either octopuses[12] or jumping spiders[13] have some of the highest for an invertebrate, although some ant species have 14%-15% of their mass in their brains, the highest value known for any animal. Sharks have one of the highest for fish alongside manta rays (although the electrogenic elephantfish has a ratio nearly 80 times higher - about 1/32, which is slightly higher than that for humans).[14] The tiny shrew, which holds about 10% of its body mass in its brain, has one of the highest brain-to-body mass ratios of any vertebrate.

text: It is a trend that the larger the animal gets, the smaller the brain-to-body mass ratio is. Large whales have very small brains compared to their weight, and small rodents like mice have a relatively large brain, giving the same brain-to-body mass ratio as a human.[4] One explanation could be that as an animal's brain gets larger, the size of the neural cells remains the same, and more nerve cells will cause the brain to increase in size to a lesser degree than the rest of the body. This phenomenon can be described by an equation of the form E = CSr, where E and S are brain and body weights, r a constant that depends on animal family (but close to 2/3 in many vertebrates[15]), and C is the cephalization factor.[12] It has been argued that the animal's ecological niche, rather than its evolutionary family, is the main determinant of its encephalization factor C.[15]

text: In the essay "Bligh's Bounty",[16] Stephen Jay Gould noted that if one looks at vertebrates with very low encephalization quotient, their brains are slightly less massive than their spinal cords. Theoretically, intelligence might correlate with the absolute amount of brain an animal has after subtracting the weight of the spinal cord from the brain. This formula is useless for invertebrates because they do not have spinal cords, or in some cases, central nervous systems.

text: Criticism[edit]

text: Recent research indicates that, in non-human primates, whole brain size is a better measure of cognitive abilities than brain-to-body mass ratio. The total weight of the species is greater than the predicted sample only if the frontal lobe is adjusted for spatial relation.[17] The brain-to-body mass ratio was however found to be an excellent predictor of variation in problem solving abilities among carnivoran mammals.[18]

text: In humans, the brain to body weight ratio can vary greatly from person to person; it would be much higher in an underweight person than an overweight person, and higher in infants than adults. The same problem is encountered when dealing with marine mammals, which may have considerable body fat masses. Some researchers therefore prefer lean body weight to brain mass as a better predictor.


document_title: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

question_text: when did the tiny and hungry caterpillar pop out of the egg

text: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

text: Synopsis[edit]

text: One Sunday morning, a red-faced caterpillar hatches from an egg, and begins to look for some food. He eats through increasing quantities of fruit on the following five days, one apple on Monday, two pears on Tuesday, three plums on Wednesday, four strawberries on Thursday, and five oranges on Friday, and then, on Saturday, he has an enormous feast with one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon. By the end of Saturday, the inevitable happens and the caterpillar gets ill with a stomach ache from over eating too much. On Sunday, he recovers from a stomach-ache and returns to a more sensible diet by eating through a large green leaf before spinning a cocoon in which he remains for the following two weeks. Later, the "big fat caterpillar" emerges as a beautiful butterfly with large, gorgeous, multi-coloured wings.

text: Development[edit]

text: In a sense the book was inspired by a hole punch: "One day I was punching holes with a hole puncher into a stack of paper, and I thought of a bookworm and so I created a story called A Week with Willi the Worm."[7] Carle was familiar with "differently shaped pages" from books that he read as a child in Germany.[8]

text: A Week with Willi the Worm featured a bookworm named Willi. But Carle's editor Ann Beneduce advised that a green worm would not make a likeable protagonist.[8][9] "Then my editor suggested a caterpillar instead and I said 'Butterfly!' That's how it began," Carle recalls.[7]

text: The differently shaped pages with holes representing the caterpillar's trail through foodstuffs were a challenge. No US printer could do the work economically but Beneduce found one in Japan.[8]

text: Awards and accolades[edit]

text: The book has won numerous awards, including an American Institute of Graphic Arts Award in 1970, the Selection du Grand Prix des Treize in France in 1972, and the Nakamori Reader's Prize in Japan in 1975.[2]

text: The New York Times cited it as one of the "Ten Best Picture Books of the Year" in 1969. The book placed at number 199 in the Big Read, a 2003 poll conducted by the BBC to determine the United Kingdom's best loved books. It was one of the few picture books to place on the list.[10] Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."[11] Five years later School Library Journal sponsored a survey of readers which identified The Very Hungry Caterpillar as the number two children's picture book, behind only Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are.[6][8]

text: Educational and cultural influence[edit]

text: The book has been translated into at least 40 languages,[12] including Dutch, French,[13] Spanish,[14] German,[15] Chinese,[16] Italian,[17] Portuguese, Swedish,[18] Russian,[19] and Hebrew.[20] It has been used by elementary school teachers, librarians, and parents as a teaching aid, with activities developed which use the book.[21][22]

text: It was used by former first lady Barbara Bush as part of her campaign to promote literacy.[23]

text: The book received renewed attention when in 1999, Pizza Hut asked 50 US governors to name their favorite books from childhood. Presidential candidate George W. Bush "opted for the Caterpillar. It didn't take long for gleeful commentators to point out that when the book was published, Bush was nearly 23."[24]

text: In 2009, Google celebrated the book's 40th anniversary by rendering the logo on its main search page in the style used in the book.[7][25]

text: In 2011, the American Academy of Pediatrics sent out special copies of the book, with associated learning tools, to health providers, to promote healthy eating in the U.S.[26]

text: UK releases[edit]

text: VHS[edit]

text: The Very Hungry Caterpillar was adapted for television on 11 September 1993 before being released on video on 18 March 2002 distributed by Channel 5 Video Distribution, a sublabel of PolyGram, as part of an anthology called The World Of Eric Carle that included The Very Hungry Caterpillar, along with four other Eric Carle stories, including: Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me, The Very Quiet Cricket, The Mixed-Up Chameleon, and I See A Song.

text: It used a classical music-influenced soundtrack by Wallace & Gromit composer Julian Nott. Narration on the UK releases of the programme, entitled The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories, was performed by Roger McGough and Juliet Stevenson, this version was briefly released in the US in the same year by Scholastic[27] before on 5 August 1995, Disney released a US dub of the video, with narration by Brian Cummings and Linda Gary.[28] Subsequent to that adaptation, the film and TV rights were sold for £1 million.[29][dubious – discuss]

text: DVD[edit]

text: The Very Hungry Caterpillar was released on DVD on 24 April 2006, this time presented by the Illuminated Film Company and broadcast by Ventura Distribution as part of the anthology called The World Of Eric Carle that included The Very Hungry Caterpillar, along with four other Eric Carle stories: Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me, The Very Quiet Cricket, The Mixed-Up Chameleon, and I See a Song. It was also released in on DVD in the US by Disney.

text: Ancillary products[edit]

text: There have been numerous different editions of the book,[30] with various additional features, as well as games incorporating copies of the book. Examples include a pop-up version[31] and a book/card game combination from University Games.[32] Other toys and educational resources based upon or featuring The Very Hungry Caterpillar are also plentiful.[33]

text: An educational video game based on the book, titled The Very Hungry Caterpillar's ABCs, was released by CYBIRD Co. Ltd. for WiiWare on September 20, 2010.[34]

text: In popular culture[edit]

text:
In 2000, George W. Bush read the book at primary schools while campaigning for the presidency, calling it his favorite childhood book.[35][36]
In one episode of Midsomer Murders called "The Ballad of Midsomer County", Sarah Barnaby shows this book to a male babysitter, telling him that the daughter likes it for bedtime.
The book is referenced in a famous parody song "The Reading Rainbow" performed by Jimmy Fallon.
In one episode of Mad called "Fast Hive", Tigger and Piglet fly out of the Winnie the Pooh book and end up in this book, where the Very Hungry Caterpillar gives them some honey.
In one episode of Dexter, Dexter's son is said to have read The Very Hungry Caterpillar with his nanny.
In one episode of Skins, Chris Miles tells Jal the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and adds that he often read the story after his brother's death.
In one episode of Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson finishes a lap of a race and reads this book out loud before Richard Hammond finishes a lap.
The book is mentioned by Goss, a villain from China Miéville's 2010 novel Kraken as a typical example of children's literature.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar made a cameo in the "Book People Unite" commercial towards the end in the crowd of literary characters.
In the T.U.F.F. Puppy episode "Guard Dog", the Chameleon made a parody of the book called The Very Lonely Lizard, in which the lizard goes several places to make a friend, but he couldn't find any and was arrested for various crimes, such as shoplifting and loitering and, at the end of the book, ends up never finding a friend.


document_title: List of National Basketball Association single-game playoff scoring leaders

question_text: who scored the most points in a playoff game

text: This is a complete listing of National Basketball Association players who have scored 50 or more points in a playoff game.

text: It has occurred 35 times in playoff history by 23 players. Only four players have scored 50 or more points on more than one occasion: Michael Jordan (eight times), Wilt Chamberlain (four times), Allen Iverson (three times) and Jerry West (twice).

text:
^

Active NBA player

*

Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Player's team lost the game

MP
Minutes played
FGM
Field goals made
FGA
Field goal attempts

FG%
Field goal percentage
3PM
3-point field goals made
3PA
3-point field goal attempts

3P%
3-point field goal percentage
FTM
Free throws made
FTA
Free throw attempts

FT%
Free throw percentage

text:
Points

Player

Team

Date

Opponent

Series

Score

MP

FGM

FGA

3PM

3PA

FTM

FTA

Notes

63

Michael Jordan*

Chicago Bulls

April 20, 1986

Boston Celtics

1986 Eastern Conference First Round

131–135

53

22

41

0

0

19

21

[a]

61

Elgin Baylor*

Los Angeles Lakers

April 14, 1962

Boston Celtics

1962 NBA Finals

126–121

48

22

46

–

–

17

19

[b]

56

Wilt Chamberlain*

Philadelphia Warriors

March 22, 1962

Syracuse Nationals

1962 Eastern Division Semifinals

121–104

48

22

48

–

–

12

22

[c]

56

Michael Jordan* (2)

Chicago Bulls

April 29, 1992

Miami Heat

1992 Eastern Conference First Round

119–114

43

20

30

0

0

16

18

[d]

56

Charles Barkley*

Phoenix Suns

May 4, 1994

Golden State Warriors

1994 Western Conference First Round

140–133

41

23

31

3

4

7

9

[e]

55

Rick Barry*

San Francisco Warriors

April 18, 1967

Philadelphia 76ers

1967 NBA Finals

130–124

22

48

–

–

11

19

[f]

55

Michael Jordan* (3)

Chicago Bulls

May 1, 1988

Cleveland Cavaliers

1988 Eastern Conference First Round

106–101

44

24

45

0

0

7

7

[g]

55

Michael Jordan* (4)

Chicago Bulls

June 16, 1993

Phoenix Suns

1993 NBA Finals

111–105

46

21

37

0

1

13

18

[h]

55

Michael Jordan* (5)

Chicago Bulls

April 27, 1997

Washington Bullets

1997 Eastern Conference First Round

109–104

44:13

22

35

1

2

10

10

55

Allen Iverson*

Philadelphia 76ers

April 20, 2003

New Orleans Hornets

2003 Eastern Conference First Round

98–90

46:40

21

32

3

5

10

11

54

John Havlicek*

Boston Celtics

April 1, 1973

Atlanta Hawks

1973 Eastern Conference Semifinals

134–109

48

24

36

–

–

6

6

[i]

54

Michael Jordan* (6)

Chicago Bulls

May 31, 1993

New York Knicks

1993 Eastern Conference Finals

105–95

39

18

30

6

9

12

14

[j]

54

Allen Iverson* (2)

Philadelphia 76ers

May 9, 2001

Toronto Raptors

2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals

97–92

47:46

21

39

3

5

9

9

53

Wilt Chamberlain* (2)

Philadelphia Warriors

March 14, 1960

Syracuse Nationals

1960 Eastern Division Semifinals

132–112

47

24

42

–

–

5

16

[k]

53

Jerry West*

Los Angeles Lakers

April 23, 1969

Boston Celtics

1969 NBA Finals

120–118

21

41

–

–

11

13

[l]

53

Isaiah Thomas^

Boston Celtics

May 2, 2017

Washington Wizards

2017 Eastern Conference Semifinals

129-119

45

18

33

5

12

12

13

[1]

52

Jerry West* (2)

Los Angeles Lakers

April 5, 1965

Baltimore Bullets

1965 Western Division Finals

118–115

16

38

–

–

20

21

[m]

52

Allen Iverson* (3)

Philadelphia 76ers

May 16, 2001

Toronto Raptors

2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals

121–88

43:29

21

32

8

14

2

2

51

Sam Jones*

Boston Celtics

March 28, 1967

New York Knicks

1967 Eastern Division Semifinals

118–109

43

19

30

–

–

13

17

51

Eric "Sleepy" Floyd

Golden State Warriors

May 10, 1987

Los Angeles Lakers

1987 Western Conference Semifinals

129–121

44

18

26

2

3

13

14

[n]

51

Ray Allen*

Boston Celtics

April 30, 2009

Chicago Bulls

2009 Eastern Conference First Round

127–128

58:45

18

32

9

18

6

7

[o]

51

Russell Westbrook^

Oklahoma City Thunder

April 19, 2017

Houston Rockets

2017 Western Conference Quarterfinals

111–115

41:22

17

43

1

7

15

18

51

LeBron James^

Cleveland Cavaliers

May 31, 2018

Golden State Warriors

2018 NBA Finals

114–124

51

19

32

3

7

10

11

50

Bob Cousy*

Boston Celtics

March 21, 1953

Syracuse Nationals

1953 Eastern Division Semifinals

111–105

66

10

22

–

–

30

32

[p]

50

Bob Pettit*

St. Louis Hawks

April 12, 1958

Boston Celtics

1958 NBA Finals

110–109

19

34

–

–

12

15

[q]

50

Wilt Chamberlain* (3)

Philadelphia Warriors

March 22, 1960

Boston Celtics

1960 Eastern Division Finals

128–107

45

22

42

–

–

6

18

50

Wilt Chamberlain* (4)

San Francisco Warriors

April 10, 1964

St. Louis Hawks

1964 Western Division Finals

121–97

22

32

–

–

6

10

50

Billy Cunningham*

Philadelphia 76ers

April 1, 1970

Milwaukee Bucks

1970 Eastern Division Semifinals

111–118

48

22

39

–

–

6

8

50

Bob McAdoo*

Buffalo Braves

April 18, 1975

Washington Bullets

1975 Eastern Conference Semifinals

108–102

45

20

32

–

–

10

14

[r]

50

Dominique Wilkins*

Atlanta Hawks

April 19, 1986

Detroit Pistons

1986 Eastern Conference First Round

137–125

33

19

28

0

0

12

15

50

Michael Jordan* (7)

Chicago Bulls

April 28, 1988

Cleveland Cavaliers

1988 Eastern Conference First Round

104–93

44

19

35

0

0

12

12

[s]

50

Michael Jordan* (8)

Chicago Bulls

May 5, 1989

Cleveland Cavaliers

1989 Eastern Conference First Round

105–108

43

14

28

0

1

22

27

[t]

50

Karl Malone*

Utah Jazz

April 22, 2000

Seattle SuperSonics

2000 Western Conference First Round

104–93

43:16

18

32

1

1

13

14

[u]

50

Vince Carter^

Toronto Raptors

May 11, 2001

Philadelphia 76ers

2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals

102–78

44:44

19

29

9

13

3

3

[v]

50

Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles Lakers

May 4, 2006

Phoenix Suns

2006 Western Conference First Round

118–126

52:06

20

35

5

8

5

6

[w]

50

Dirk Nowitzki^

Dallas Mavericks

June 1, 2006

Phoenix Suns

2006 Western Conference Finals

117–101

43:29

14

26

5

6

17

18


document_title: Book of Ruth

question_text: when does the book of ruth take place

question_tokens: when does the book of ruth take place

text: Book of Ruth

text: Structure[edit]

text: The book is structured in four chapters:[4]

text: Act 1: Prologue and Problem: Death and Emptiness (1:1–22)

text:
Scene 1: Setting the scene (1:1–5)
Scene 2: Naomi returns home (1:6–18)
Scene 3: Arrival of Naomi and Ruth in Bethlehem (1:19–22)

text: Act 2: Ruth Meets Boaz, Naomi's Relative, on the Harvest Field (2:1–23)

text:
Scene 1: Ruth in the field of Boaz (2:1–17)
Scene 2: Ruth reports to Naomi (2:18–23)

text: Act 3: Naomi Sends Ruth to Boaz on the Threshing Floor (3:1–18)

text:
Scene 1: Naomi Reveals Her Plan (3:1–5)
Scene 2: Ruth at the threshing-floor of Boaz (3:6–15)
Scene 3: Ruth reports to Naomi (3:16–18)

text: Act 4: Resolution and Epilogue: Life and Fullness (4:1–22)

text:
Scene 1: Boaz with the men at the gate (4:1–12)
Scene 2: A son is born to Ruth (4:13–17)

text: Genealogical appendix (4:18–22)

text: Summary[edit]

text: During the time of the Judges when there was a famine, an Israelite family from Bethlehem – Elimelech, his wife Naomi, and their sons Mahlon and Chilion – emigrated to the nearby country of Moab. Elimelech died, and the sons married two Moabite women: Mahlon married Ruth and Chilion married Orpah.

text: After about ten years, the two sons of Naomi also died in Moab (1:4). Naomi decided to return to Bethlehem. She told her daughters-in-law to return to their own mothers and remarry. Orpah reluctantly left; however, Ruth said, "Intreat me not to leave thee, [or] to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people [shall be] my people, and thy God my God: Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, [if aught] but death part thee and me." (Ruth 1:16–17 KJV)

text: The two women returned to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest, and in order to support her mother-in-law and herself, Ruth went to the fields to glean. As it happened, the field she went to belonged to a man named Boaz, who was kind to her because he had heard of her loyalty to her mother-in-law. Ruth told Naomi of Boaz's kindness, and she gleaned in his field through the remainder of barley and wheat harvest.

text: Boaz was a close relative of Naomi's husband's family. He was therefore obliged by the Levirate law to marry Mahlon's widow, Ruth, in order to carry on his family's inheritance. Naomi sent Ruth to the threshing floor at night and told her to go where he slept, and "uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do" (3:4). Ruth did so. Boaz asked her who she was, and she replied: "I [am] Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou [art] a near kinsman." (3:9) Boaz blessed her and agreed to do all that is required, and he noted that, "all the city of my people doth know that thou [art] a virtuous woman." (3:11) He then acknowledged that he was a close relative, but that there was one who was closer, and she remained in submission at his feet until she returned into the city in the morning.

text: Early that day, Boaz went to the city gate to meet with the other male relative before the town elders. The relative is not named: Boaz addresses him as "Friend", ploni almoni, literally "so and so".[5] The Expanded Bible's editors comment that "the man is not named, perhaps ironically because he refused to preserve Naomi’s family name".[6]

text: The unnamed relative was unwilling to jeopardize the inheritance of his own estate by marrying Ruth, and so relinquished his right of redemption, thus allowing Boaz to marry Ruth. They transferred the property and redeemed it, ratified by the nearer kinsman taking off his shoe and handing it over to Boaz. Ruth 4:7 notes for later generations that:

text: Boaz and Ruth were then married and have a son. The women of the city celebrate Naomi's joy, for Naomi found a redeemer for her family name, and Naomi takes the child and places it in her bosom.

text: The child is named Obed, who we discover is "the father of Jesse, the father of David" (Ruth 4:13–17), that is, the grandfather of King David.

text: The book concludes with an appendix which traces the Davidic genealogy all the way back from Perez, "whom Tamar bore to Judah", through to Obed, down to David.

text: Composition[edit]

text: The book does not name its author.[7] It is traditionally ascribed to the prophet Samuel, but Ruth's identity as a non-Israelite and the stress on the need for an inclusive attitude towards foreigners suggests an origin in the fifth century BCE, when intermarriage had become controversial (as seen in Ezra 9:1 and Nehemiah 13:1).[8] A substantial number of scholars therefore date it to the Persian period (6th–4th centuries BC).[9] The genealogy that concludes the book is believed to be a post-exilic Priestly addition, as it adds nothing to the plot; nevertheless, it is carefully crafted and integrates the book into the history of Israel running from Genesis to Kings.[10]

text: Themes and background[edit]

text: Levirate marriage and the "redeemer"[edit]

text: The Book of Ruth illustrates the difficulty of trying to use laws given in books such as Deuteronomy as evidence of actual practice.[9] Naomi plans to provide security for herself and Ruth by arranging a Levirate marriage with Boaz. Her plan is overtly sexual: Ruth is to go to the threshing floor (a place associated with sexual activity), wait until Boaz has finished eating and drinking (a possible allusion to the story of Lot and his daughters, ancestors through incest of the Moabites), and to lie at his uncovered "feet" (a euphemism for genitals).[11][Note 1] Since there was no heir to inherit Elimelech's land, custom required a close relative (usually the dead man's brother) to marry the widow of the deceased in order to continue his family line (Deuteronomy 25:5–10). This relative was called the go'el, the "kinsman-redeemer". As Boaz is not Elimelech's brother, nor is Ruth his widow, scholars refer to the arrangement here as "Levirate-like".[12] A complication arises in the story: another man is a closer relative to Elimelech than Boaz and has first claim on Ruth. It is resolved through the custom that required land to stay in the family: a family could mortgage land to ward off poverty, but the law required a kinsman to purchase it back into the family (Leviticus 25:25ff). Boaz meets the near kinsman at the city gate (the place where contracts are settled); the kinsman first says he will purchase Elimelech's (now Naomi's) land, but, upon hearing he must also take Ruth as his wife, withdraws his offer. Boaz thus becomes Ruth and Naomi's "kinsman-redeemer."[12]

text: Mixed marriage[edit]

text: The book can be read as a political parable relating to issues around the time of Ezra and Nehemiah (the 4th century BCE).[4] The fictional nature of the story is established from the start through the names of the participants: the husband and father is Elimelech, meaning "My God is King", and his wife is Naomi, "Pleasing", but after the deaths of her sons Mahlon, "Sickness", and Chilion, "Wasting", she asks to be called Mara, "Bitter".[4] The reference to Moab raises questions, since in the rest of the biblical literature it is associated with hostility to Israel, sexual perversity, and idolatry, and Deuteronomy 23:3–6 excluded an Ammonite or a Moabite from "the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation".[4] Despite this, Ruth the Moabitess married a Judahite and even after his death still regarded herself a member of his family; she then married another Judahite and bore him a son who became an ancestor of David.[13] Contrary to the message of Ezra-Nehemiah, where marriages between Jewish men and non-Jewish women were broken up, Ruth teaches that foreigners who convert to Judaism can become good Jews, foreign wives can become exemplary followers of Jewish law, and there is no reason to exclude them or their offspring from the community.[13]

text: Contemporary interpretations[edit]

text: Scholars have increasingly explored Ruth in ways which allow it to address contemporary issues. Feminists, for example, have recast the story as one of the dignity of labour and female self-sufficiency, and even as a model for lesbian relations, while others have seen in it a celebration of the relationship between strong and resourceful women. Others have criticised it for its underlying, and potentially exploitative, acceptance of a system of patriarchy in which a woman's worth can only be measured through marriage and child-bearing. Others again have seen it as a book that champions outcast and oppressed peoples.[14]

text: Genealogy: the descent of David from Ruth[edit]

text:
Elimelech

Naomi

Boaz

Ruth

Mahlon

Orpah

Chilion

Obed

Jesse

David