Ohio at Western Michigan

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Ohio beat Western Michigan 59–⁠14. It was their 45th meeting; after it, Western Michigan led the series 29–⁠16.

AwayOhio9–⁠4 in 2018
59
HomeWestern Michigan7–⁠6 in 2018
14

Final at Waldo Stadium, KalamazooTV: ESPNUAttendance 11,935

At kickoff
44°F, light rain, wind 3 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Klmazo/Btl Creek International Airport (KAZO), 8 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Tim O’Dey; umpire Brett Denker; head linesman John Swartz; line judge Mike Maisner; side judge Gaylon Williams; field judge Nathan Robinson; back judge Paul Stout; center judge Ron KayGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Ohio21247759
Western Michigan007714

Standouts

Player stats

Ohio

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Nathan Rourke12/1414930
Quinton Maxwell1/51500
RushingCarYdsTDLong
A.J. Ouellette871132
Nathan Rourke968217
Maleek Irons849018
David Burroughs535010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Andrew Meyer465033
Papi White439115
Isiah Cox339115
Cameron Odom113013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tyler Gullett5000
Marlin Brooks4110
Kylan Nelson4001
Dylan Conner4000
Jared Dorsa4000
Jarren Hampton2001
Kent Berger1110

Western Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kaleb Eleby10/1915212
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Chase Brown1552018
LeVante Bellamy942014
Davon Tucker51908
Jamauri Bogan91016
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
D’Wayne Eskridge350021
Keishawn Watson140040
Jaylen Hall126126
Jayden Reed21308
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Justin Tranquill9000
Stefan Claiborne7000
Najee Clayton4100
Corvin Moment4000

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

OhioWestern Michigan
420Total yards270
164Passing yards152
256Rushing yards118
8.6Yards per pass8.0
6.2Yards per rush3.0
24First downs13
5–⁠11Third downs3–⁠13
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠2
0Turnovers6
8–⁠75Penalties6–⁠51
30:56Possession29:04
2Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

OhioWestern Michigan
51%Success rate39%
0.40EPA per play−0.20
1.27Explosiveness0.90
0.36Rushing EPA−0.25
0.49Passing EPA−0.12
43%Passing-down success27%
0.30First-down EPA−0.25
0.43Second-down EPA0.01
0.68Third-down EPA−0.35
20%Havoc by its defense10%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Western Michigan 55% to win. Ohio won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Ohio −3.5, over/under 65.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Ohio 59%, Western Michigan 41%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Western Michigan end zoneOhio end zoneQ1 Western MichiganMissed FG, 7 playsQ1 OhioTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 Western MichiganFumble, 3 playsQ1 OhioTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 Western MichiganPunt return TD, 3 plays (Ohio scores)Q1 Western MichiganPunt, 2 playsQ1 OhioMissed FG, 9 playsQ2 Western MichiganInterception, 6 playsQ2 OhioTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 Western MichiganFumbleQ2 OhioField goal, 5 playsQ2 Western MichiganFumbleQ2 OhioTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Western MichiganTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ2 OhioTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 Western MichiganFumble, 3 playsQ2 OhioEnd of half, 1 playQ3 OhioPunt, 3 playsQ3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 OhioPunt, 3 playsQ3 Western MichiganInterception, 3 playsQ3 OhioTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 Western MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ3 OhioPunt, 7 playsQ4 Western MichiganTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 OhioTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 Western MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ4 OhioPunt, 3 playsQ4 Western MichiganPunt, 4 playsQ4 OhioEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Western Michigan drives left to right, Ohio right to left.
  1. Q1 Western MichiganMissed FG, 7 plays, 53 yards
  2. Q1 OhioTouchdown, 9 plays, 78 yards
  3. Q1 Western MichiganFumble, 3 plays, 1 yard
  4. Q1 OhioTouchdown, 3 plays, 19 yards
  5. Q1 Western MichiganPunt return TD, 3 plays (Ohio scores), 8 yards
  6. Q1 Western MichiganPunt, 2 plays, −2 yards
  7. Q1 OhioMissed FG, 9 plays, 29 yards
  8. Q2 Western MichiganInterception, 6 plays, 10 yards
  9. Q2 OhioTouchdown, 3 plays, 64 yards
  10. Q2 Western MichiganFumble, 0 yards
  11. Q2 OhioField goal, 5 plays, −4 yards
  12. Q2 Western MichiganFumble, 0 yards
  13. Q2 OhioTouchdown, 2 plays, 11 yards
  14. Q2 Western MichiganTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 9 yards
  15. Q2 OhioTouchdown, 5 plays, 44 yards
  16. Q2 Western MichiganFumble, 3 plays, 30 yards
  17. Q2 OhioEnd of half, 1 play, 15 yards
  18. Q3 OhioPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  19. Q3 Western MichiganTouchdown, 11 plays, 65 yards
  20. Q3 OhioPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  21. Q3 Western MichiganInterception, 3 plays, 7 yards
  22. Q3 OhioTouchdown, 2 plays, 49 yards
  23. Q3 Western MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  24. Q3 OhioPunt, 7 plays, 30 yards
  25. Q4 Western MichiganTouchdown, 8 plays, 80 yards
  26. Q4 OhioTouchdown, 6 plays, 50 yards
  27. Q4 Western MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  28. Q4 OhioPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  29. Q4 Western MichiganPunt, 4 plays, 7 yards
  30. Q4 OhioEnd of game, 1 play, −2 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Ohio 21, Western Michigan 0
Western Michigan Missed FG, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Michael Farkas kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jayden Reed for 5 yds to the WMich 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30LeVante Bellamy run for 6 yds to the WMich 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Keishawn Watson for 40 yds to the Ohio 24 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 24Jamauri Bogan run for 3 yds to the Ohio 21
15:002nd & 7 at opp 21Kaleb Eleby sacked by Kent Berger for a loss of 1 yard to the Ohio 22
12:453rd & 8 at opp 22Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete
12:104th & 8 at opp 22Gavin Peddie 39 yd FG MISSED
Ohio Touchdown, 9 plays
12:101st & 10 at own 22Nathan Rourke pass complete to Papi White for 10 yds to the Ohio 32 for a 1ST down
12:101st & 10 at own 32Nathan Rourke run for 15 yds to the Ohio 47 for a 1ST down
12:101st & 10 at own 47Nathan Rourke run for 1 yd to the Ohio 48
12:102nd & 9 at own 48Nathan Rourke pass complete to Andrew Meyer for 7 yds to the WMich 45
12:103rd & 2 at opp 45Nathan Rourke run for 4 yds to the WMich 41 for a 1ST down
12:101st & 10 at opp 41Nathan Rourke pass complete to Papi White for 15 yds to the WMich 26 for a 1ST down
9:051st & 10 at opp 26ROURKE, N. pass incomplete to BROWN, C., PENALTY WMU roughing passer (FRENCH, WESLEY) 13 yards to the WMU13, 1ST DOWN OHIO, NO PLAY.
9:051st & 10 at opp 13Nathan Rourke run for 7 yds to the WMich 6
9:052nd & 3 at opp 6A.J. Ouellette run for no gain to the WMich 6
7:183rd & 3 at opp 6Nathan Rourke run for 6 yds for a TD, (Louie Zervos KICK)Ohio 7, Western Michigan 0
Western Michigan Fumble, 3 plays
7:181st & 0 at own 35Michael Farkas kickoff for 62 yds , Chase Brown return for 15 yds to the WMich 18
7:181st & 10 at own 18LeVante Bellamy run for 8 yds to the WMich 26
7:182nd & 2 at own 26LeVante Bellamy run for 5 yds to the WMich 31 for a 1ST down
7:181st & 10 at own 31Jamauri Bogan run for a loss of 3 yards to the WMich 19 Jamauri Bogan fumbled, recovered by Ohio Austin Conrad
Ohio Touchdown, 3 plays
5:571st & 10 at opp 19Nathan Rourke pass complete to Andrew Meyer for 10 yds to the WMich 9 for a 1ST down
5:571st & goal at opp 9A.J. Ouellette run for 1 yd to the WMich 8
4:262nd & goal at opp 8Nathan Rourke pass complete to Papi White for 8 yds for a TD, (Louie Zervos KICK)Ohio 14, Western Michigan 0
Western Michigan Punt return TD, 3 plays (Ohio scores)
4:261st & 0 at own 35Michael Farkas kickoff for 65 yds , Chase Brown return for 16 yds to the WESTMICH 49 WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, HL (8 Yards) to the WMich 8
4:261st & 10 at own 8LeVante Bellamy run for 2 yds to the WMich 10
4:262nd & 8 at own 10Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Drake Harris for 6 yds to the WMich 16
4:263rd & 2 at own 16Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete
2:494th & 2 at own 16Nick Mihalic punt blocked by DL Knock blocked by DL Knock Alvin Floyd return for 13 yds for a TD, (Louie Zervos KICK)Ohio 21, Western Michigan 0
Western Michigan Punt, 2 plays
2:491st & 0 at own 35Michael Farkas kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:491st & 10 at own 25LeVante Bellamy run for a loss of 2 yards to the WMich 23
2:492nd & 12 at own 23Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Justin Tranquill
2:493rd & 12 at own 23ELEBY, KALEB pass complete to REED, JAYDEN for 27 yards to the 50 yardline (HAGAN, J.), PENALTY WMU illegal touching (REED, JAYDEN) 0 yards to the WMU23, NO PLAY.
2:494th & 12 at own 23Nick Mihalic punt for 35 yds , Papi White returns for 7 yds to the Ohio 49
Ohio Missed FG, 9 plays
1:561st & 10 at own 49Maleek Irons run for 4 yds to the WMich 47
1:562nd & 6 at opp 47Nathan Rourke pass incomplete to Andrew Meyer
1:563rd & 6 at opp 47Maleek Irons run for 12 yds to the WMich 35 for a 1ST down
1:561st & 10 at opp 35Maleek Irons run for 4 yds to the WMich 31
Q2 15:002nd & 6 at opp 31ROURKE, N. rush for 7 yards to the WMU24 (MOMENT, CORVIN;TRANQUILL, J), PENALTY OHIO HL (LOWERY, J.) 10 yards to the WMU41, NO PLAY.
Q2 15:002nd & 16 at opp 41Nathan Rourke run for 17 yds to the WMich 24 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:091st & 10 at opp 24Timeout OHIO, clock 14:09
Q2 14:091st & 10 at opp 24Nathan Rourke run for 4 yds to the WMich 20
Q2 14:092nd & 6 at opp 20Maleek Irons run for 3 yds to the WMich 17
Q2 14:093rd & 3 at opp 17OHIO Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the WMich 22
Q2 14:093rd & 8 at opp 22Nathan Rourke pass incomplete to Andrew Meyer, broken up by Anton Curtis
Q2 12:024th & 8 at opp 22Louie Zervos 39 yd FG MISSED
2nd quarter8 drives, then Ohio 45, Western Michigan 0
Western Michigan Interception, 6 plays
12:021st & 10 at own 22Chase Brown run for 3 yds to the WMich 25
12:022nd & 7 at own 25Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Giovanni Ricci for 5 yds to the WMich 30
12:023rd & 2 at own 30Jamauri Bogan run for 2 yds to the WMich 32 for a 1ST down
12:021st & 10 at own 32ELEBY, KALEB pass complete to HALL, JAYLEN for 21 yards to the OHIO47 (HUDSON, J.), PENALTY WMU pass interference (HALL, JAYLEN) 15 yards to the WMU17, NO PLAY.
10:231st & 25 at own 17Chase Brown run for 9 yds to the WMich 26
10:232nd & 16 at own 26ELEBY, KALEB pass complete to BROWN, CHASE for 4 yards to the WMU30 (CONNER, D.), PENALTY OHIO offside (LUEHRMAN, R.) 5 yards to the WMU31, NO PLAY.
10:232nd & 11 at own 31LeVante Bellamy run for 1 yd to the WMich 32
10:233rd & 10 at own 32Kaleb Eleby pass intercepted Steven David return for no gain to the Ohio 36
Ohio Touchdown, 3 plays
8:201st & 10 at own 36Maleek Irons run for 18 yds to the WMich 46 for a 1ST down
8:201st & 10 at opp 46Nathan Rourke pass complete to Andrew Meyer for 33 yds to the WMich 13 for a 1ST down
7:161st & 10 at opp 13Nathan Rourke run for 13 yds for a TD, (Louie Zervos KICK)Ohio 28, Western Michigan 0
7:161st & 0 at own 35Michael Farkas kickoff for 49 yds , Davon Tucker return for a loss of 7 yards to the WMich 9 Davon Tucker fumbled, recovered by Ohio Tariq Drake
Ohio Field goal, 5 plays
7:111st & goal at opp 9Papi White run for a loss of 7 yards to the WMich 16 OHIO Penalty, personal foul (-15 Yards) to the WMich 31
7:111st & goal at opp 31A.J. Ouellette run for 7 yds to the WMich 24
7:112nd & goal at opp 24A.J. Ouellette run for 5 yds to the WMich 19
7:113rd & goal at opp 19Nathan Rourke pass complete to Papi White for 6 yds to the WMich 13
4:424th & goal at opp 13Louie Zervos 30 yd FG GOODOhio 31, Western Michigan 0
4:421st & 0 at own 35Michael Farkas kickoff for 54 yds , Jayden Reed return for no gain to the WMich 11 Jayden Reed fumbled, recovered by Ohio Alex Wolff
Ohio Touchdown, 2 plays
4:421st & 10 at opp 11A.J. Ouellette run for 3 yds to the WMich 8
4:012nd & 7 at opp 8Nathan Rourke pass complete to Adam Luehrman for 8 yds for a TD, (Louie Zervos KICK)Ohio 38, Western Michigan 0
Western Michigan Turnover on downs, 4 plays
4:011st & 0 at own 35Michael Farkas kickoff for 64 yds
4:011st & 10 at own 35LeVante Bellamy run for 2 yds to the WMich 37
4:012nd & 8 at own 37LeVante Bellamy run for 6 yds to the WMich 43
4:013rd & 2 at own 43Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Giovanni Ricci, broken up by Dylan Conner
4:014th & 2 at own 43Jamauri Bogan run for 1 yd to the WMich 44
Ohio Touchdown, 5 plays
2:391st & 10 at opp 44Nathan Rourke pass complete to Isiah Cox for 14 yds to the WMich 30 for a 1ST down
2:391st & 10 at opp 30Nathan Rourke pass complete to Cameron Odom for 13 yds to the WMich 17 for a 1ST down
2:391st & 10 at opp 17A.J. Ouellette run for 6 yds to the WMich 11
2:392nd & 4 at opp 11Nathan Rourke run for 1 yd to the WMich 10
0:533rd & 3 at opp 10Timeout OHIO, clock 00:53
0:473rd & 3 at opp 10Nathan Rourke pass complete to Isiah Cox for 10 yds for a TD, (Louie Zervos KICK)Ohio 45, Western Michigan 0
Western Michigan Fumble, 3 plays
0:471st & 0 at own 35Michael Farkas kickoff for 55 yds , Jayden Reed return for 12 yds to the WMich 22
0:471st & 10 at own 22LeVante Bellamy run for 14 yds to the WMich 36 for a 1ST down
0:471st & 10 at own 36Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 20 yds to the Ohio 44 for a 1ST down
0:271st & 10 at opp 44Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 00:27
0:271st & 10 at opp 44Kaleb Eleby sacked by Marlin Brooks for a loss of 7 yards to the Ohio 48 Kaleb Eleby fumbled, recovered by Ohio Will Evans , return for 0 yards
Ohio End of half, 1 play
0:211st & 10 at own 48Nathan Rourke pass complete to Andrew Meyer for 15 yds to the WMich 37 for a 1ST down
3rd quarter7 drives, then Ohio 52, Western Michigan 7
Ohio Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Cameron Braaten kickoff for 64 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Maleek Irons run for 4 yds to the Ohio 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Quinton Maxwell pass incomplete to Andrew Meyer, broken up by Juwan Dowels
15:003rd & 6 at own 29Quinton Maxwell pass incomplete to Connor Brown
15:004th & 6 at own 29Michael Farkas punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Jayden Reed at the WMich 35
Western Michigan Touchdown, 11 plays
14:041st & 10 at own 35Jamauri Bogan run for 3 yds to the WMich 38
14:042nd & 7 at own 38BOGAN, JAMAURI rush for 2 yards to the WMU40 (EVANS, W.), PENALTY OHIO offside (LUEHRMAN, R.) 5 yards to the WMU43, NO PLAY.
14:042nd & 2 at own 43Jamauri Bogan run for 6 yds to the WMich 49 for a 1ST down
14:041st & 10 at own 49Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
14:042nd & 9 at the 50Chase Brown run for 18 yds to the Ohio 32 for a 1ST down
14:041st & 10 at opp 32Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the Ohio 31
14:042nd & 9 at opp 31Chase Brown run for 3 yds to the Ohio 28
14:043rd & 6 at opp 28Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Jayden Reed
14:044th & 6 at opp 28Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 21 yds to the Ohio 7 for a 1ST down
14:041st & goal at opp 7Jamauri Bogan run for no gain to the Ohio 7
14:042nd & goal at opp 7Jamauri Bogan run for 6 yds to the Ohio 1
8:503rd & goal at opp 1Jamauri Bogan run for 1 yd for a TD, (Gavin Peddie KICK)Ohio 45, Western Michigan 7
Ohio Punt, 3 plays
8:501st & 0 at own 35Cameron Braaten kickoff for 57 yds , DL Knock return for 16 yds to the Ohio 24
8:501st & 10 at own 24Maleek Irons run for 1 yd to the Ohio 25
8:502nd & 9 at own 25Maleek Irons run for 3 yds to the Ohio 28
8:503rd & 6 at own 28Quinton Maxwell pass incomplete to DL Knock, broken up by A.J. Thomas
8:504th & 6 at own 28Michael Farkas punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Jayden Reed at the WMich 31
Western Michigan Interception, 3 plays
7:081st & 10 at own 31Chase Brown run for 4 yds to the WMich 35
7:082nd & 6 at own 35Chase Brown run for 3 yds to the WMich 38
7:083rd & 3 at own 38Kaleb Eleby pass intercepted Kylan Nelson return for 4 yds to the WMich 49
Ohio Touchdown, 2 plays
5:441st & 10 at opp 49A.J. Ouellette run for 32 yds to the WMich 17 for a 1ST down
5:141st & 10 at opp 17A.J. Ouellette run for 17 yds for a TD, (Louie Zervos KICK)Ohio 52, Western Michigan 7
Western Michigan Punt, 3 plays
5:141st & 0 at own 35Michael Farkas kickoff for 64 yds , Jayden Reed return for 19 yds to the WMich 20
5:141st & 10 at own 20Chase Brown run for a loss of 4 yards to the WMich 16
5:142nd & 14 at own 16Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Drake Harris
5:143rd & 14 at own 16Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Odell Miller for 12 yds to the WMich 28
5:144th & 2 at own 28Nick Mihalic punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Kylan Nelson at the Ohio 27
Ohio Punt, 7 plays
3:381st & 10 at own 27David Burroughs run for 9 yds to the Ohio 36
3:382nd & 1 at own 36David Burroughs run for 5 yds to the Ohio 41 for a 1ST down
3:381st & 10 at own 41David Burroughs run for 3 yds to the Ohio 44
3:382nd & 7 at own 44David Burroughs run for 10 yds to the WMich 46 for a 1ST down
3:381st & 10 at opp 46Quinton Maxwell run for no gain to the WMich 46
3:382nd & 10 at opp 46David Burroughs run for 8 yds to the WMich 38
Q4 15:003rd & 2 at opp 38Quinton Maxwell pass incomplete to Cameron Odom, broken up by Juwan Dowels
Q4 15:004th & 2 at opp 38OHIO Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the WMich 43
Q4 15:004th & 7 at opp 43Michael Farkas punt for 43 yds for a touchback
4th quarter6 drives, then Ohio 59, Western Michigan 14
Western Michigan Touchdown, 8 plays
14:461st & 10 at own 20Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jayden Reed for 8 yds to the WMich 28
14:462nd & 2 at own 28Kaleb Eleby pass incomplete to Jayden Reed
14:463rd & 2 at own 28Davon Tucker run for 2 yds to the WMich 30 for a 1ST down
14:461st & 10 at own 30ELEBY, KALEB pass incomplete to ESKRIDGE, D, PENALTY OHIO pass interference (MOTLEY, I.) 15 yards to the WMU45, 1ST DOWN WMU, NO PLAY.
14:461st & 10 at own 45Chase Brown run for 2 yds to the WMich 47
14:462nd & 8 at own 47Chase Brown run for a loss of 5 yards to the WMich 42
14:463rd & 13 at own 42Kaleb Eleby pass complete to D’Wayne Eskridge for 9 yds to the Ohio 49
14:464th & 4 at opp 49ELEBY, KALEB pass incomplete to REED, JAYDEN, PENALTY OHIO roughing passer (COLEMAN, M.) 15 yards to the OHIO34, 1ST DOWN WMU, NO PLAY.
14:461st & 10 at opp 34Davon Tucker run for 8 yds to the Ohio 26
10:362nd & 2 at opp 26Kaleb Eleby pass complete to Jaylen Hall for 26 yds for a TD, (Gavin Peddie KICK)Ohio 52, Western Michigan 14
Ohio Touchdown, 6 plays
10:361st & 0 at own 35Cameron Braaten kickoff for 48 yds , Bryan Long Jr. return for 33 yds to the 50 yard line
10:361st & 10 at the 50O’Shaan Allison run for 7 yds to the WMich 43
10:362nd & 3 at opp 43O’Shaan Allison run for no gain to the WMich 43
10:363rd & 3 at opp 43O’Shaan Allison run for 6 yds to the WMich 37 for a 1ST down
8:231st & 10 at opp 37Timeout WESTRN MICHIGAN, clock 08:23
8:231st & 10 at opp 37O’Shaan Allison run for 4 yds to the WMich 33
8:232nd & 6 at opp 33Quinton Maxwell pass complete to Isiah Cox for 15 yds to the WMich 18 for a 1ST down
6:491st & 10 at opp 18Quinton Maxwell run for 18 yds for a TD, (Louie Zervos KICK)Ohio 59, Western Michigan 14
Western Michigan Punt, 3 plays
6:491st & 0 at own 35Corey Hare kickoff for 61 yds , Jayden Reed return for 18 yds to the WMich 22
6:491st & 10 at own 22Davon Tucker run for 5 yds to the WMich 27
6:492nd & 5 at own 27Davon Tucker run for 4 yds to the WMich 31
6:493rd & 1 at own 31Davon Tucker run for no gain to the WMich 31
6:494th & 1 at own 31WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, false start (Giovanni Ricci) to the WMich 26
6:494th & 6 at own 26Nick Mihalic punt for 39 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Ohio 35
Ohio Punt, 3 plays
4:451st & 10 at own 35O’Shaan Allison run for a loss of 2 yards to the Ohio 33
4:452nd & 12 at own 33O’Shaan Allison run for 7 yds to the Ohio 40
4:453rd & 5 at own 40O’Shaan Allison run for 2 yds to the Ohio 42
4:454th & 3 at own 42Michael Farkas punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Jayden Reed at the WMich 17
Western Michigan Punt, 4 plays
2:311st & 10 at own 17Chase Brown run for 7 yds to the WMich 24
2:312nd & 3 at own 24Chase Brown run for 5 yds to the WMich 29 WESTRN MICHIGAN Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the WMich 19
2:312nd & 8 at own 19Chase Brown run for 4 yds to the WMich 23
2:313rd & 4 at own 23Chase Brown run for 1 yd to the WMich 24
2:314th & 3 at own 24Nick Mihalic punt for 42 yds, downed at the Ohio 34
Ohio End of game, 1 play
0:061st & 10 at own 34TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Ohio 32

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Western Michigan leads 31–⁠18 in 49 meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Western Michigan 17, Ohio 13
2023Ohio 20, Western Michigan 17
2022Ohio 33, Western Michigan 14
2019Western Michigan 37, Ohio 34
2018Ohio 59, Western Michigan 14
2016Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23Mid-American Championship Game

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