Tight end, Ohio State, 2006–09
Jake Ballard
- Number
- No. 86
- Height
- 6′6″
- Hometown
- Springboro, OH
- Born
- Dec 2, 1987, in Springboro, Ohio
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Jake Ballard played tight end at Ohio State (2006–09).
Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006* | Ohio State | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007* | Ohio State | 13 | 149 | 11.5 | 2 | 22 |
| 2008* | Ohio State | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 0 | 25 |
| 2009* | Ohio State | 14 | 150 | 10.7 | 0 | 24 |
| Career | 34 | 377 | 11.1 | 3 | 25 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ohio State | 86 | TE | |
| 2007 | Ohio State | 86 | TE | |
| 2008 | Ohio State | 86 | TE | |
| 2009 | Ohio State | 86 | TE | 6′6″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2009 Ohio State 10 games, 14 catches, 150 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Navy | W 31–27 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 19 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Toledo | W 38–0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Illinois | W 30–0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 3 | at Indiana | W 33–14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Wisconsin | W 31–13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 17 | at Purdue | L 18–26 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 31 | vs. New Mexico State | W 45–0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Nov 7 | at Penn State | W 24–7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Nov 14 | vs. Iowa | W 27–24 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 17 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Oregon | W 26–17 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
2008 Ohio State 5 games, 5 catches, 73 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Youngstown State | W 43–0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Ohio | W 26–14 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Oct 11 | vs.Purdue | W 16–3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Michigan | W 42–7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Jan 5 ✦ | vs. Texas | L 21–24 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
2007 Ohio State 8 games, 13 catches, 149 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs.Youngstown State | W 38–6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 29 | at Minnesota | W 30–7 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 20 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Kent State | W 48–3 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Michigan State | W 24–17 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 27 | atPenn State | W 37–17 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 15 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Wisconsin | W 38–17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Illinois | L 21–28 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 17 | atMichigan | W 14–3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
2006 Ohio State 2 games, 2 catches, 5 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 | vs.Indiana | W 44–3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at Northwestern | W 54–10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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