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11/18/06 - Football No. 1 Ohio State Clinches Outright Big Ten Title in 42-39 Victory over No. 2 Michigan Ohio State Heisman Trophy candidate Troy Smith completed 29 of 41 passes for 316 yards and four touchdowns to lead the top-ranked Buckeyes to three straight victories over Michigan with a 42-39 win against the second-ranked Wolverines Saturday in front of a record crowd of 105,708 fans at Ohio Stadium. The win clinched the first outright Big Ten title for the Buckeyes since 1984 and is its 31st conference title in school history. The victory extended the nation's longest win streak to 19 games. Ohio State now is 12-0 overall and finished 8-0 in the Big Ten. Ohio State improved to 5-1 against Michigan under sixth-year head coach Jim Tressel and heads to his fourth BCS game. Michigan finished 11-1 overall and 7-1 in conference games to tie Wisconsin for second place in the Big Ten- Continue -
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