Ohio State at Northwestern

Friday, October 18, 2019

No. 4 Ohio State beat Northwestern 52–⁠3. It was their 78th meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 63–⁠14–⁠1.

Away4Ohio State13–⁠1 in 2019
52
HomeNorthwestern3–⁠9 in 2019
3

Final at Ryan Field, EvanstonTV: BTNAttendance 47,330

At kickoff
52°F, clear, wind 6 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Palwaukee Municipal Airport (KPWK), 19 km from the stadium, 22 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Daniel Capron; umpire Brad Hudak; head linesman John Wiercinski; line judge Sergio DeHoyos; side judge Bobby Sagers; field judge Steven Thielen; back judge Kevin Schwarzel; center judge Brent DurbinGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Ohio State72471452
Northwestern30003

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Ohio State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Justin Fields18/2319440
Chris Chugunov1/2710
RushingCarYdsTDLong
J.K. Dobbins18121168
Master Teague796173
Marcus Crowley253053
Justin Fields68010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Chris Olave560220
Austin Mack450123
J.K. Dobbins330119
Garrett Wilson328013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Malik Harrison90.500
Tuf Borland5100
Jordan Fuller5000
Pete Werner4000
Chase Young2110
Amir Riep0001
Sevyn Banks0001

Northwestern

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Aidan Smith6/204201
Andrew Marty0/1001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Isaiah Bowser1665016
Drake Anderson133909
Aidan Smith1133010
Andrew Marty216016
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Riley Lees31909
Kyric McGowan113013
Jace James21005
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Blake Gallagher110.500
Paddy Fisher8100
Greg Newsome II7000
Joe Gaziano5110

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

Team stats

Ohio StateNorthwestern
480Total yards199
201Passing yards42
279Rushing yards157
7.7Yards per pass2.0
7.5Yards per rush3.3
22First downs14
8–⁠14Third downs5–⁠18
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠3
0Turnovers2
5–⁠58Penalties8–⁠76
27:38Possession32:22
2Sacks (by defense)2

Efficiency

Ohio StateNorthwestern
42%Success rate28%
0.46EPA per play−0.30
1.89Explosiveness0.88
0.27Rushing EPA−0.17
0.69Passing EPA−0.55
45%Passing-down success8%
0.48First-down EPA−0.08
0.15Second-down EPA−0.34
0.80Third-down EPA−0.13
26%Havoc by its defense14%

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)

Ohio State 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Ohio State −27, over/under 50.

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 State 97%, Northwestern 3%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Northwestern end zoneOhio State end zoneQ1 Ohio StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 NorthwesternPunt, 4 playsQ1 Ohio StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 NorthwesternField goal, 9 playsQ1 Ohio StateTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 5 playsQ2 Ohio StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 5 playsQ2 Ohio StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 NorthwesternFumble, 4 playsQ2 Ohio StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 4 playsQ2 Ohio StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ2 Ohio StateField goal, 3 playsQ3 NorthwesternPunt, 6 playsQ3 Ohio StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 NorthwesternTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ3 Ohio StatePunt, 7 playsQ4 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ4 Ohio StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 NorthwesternInterception, 3 playsQ4 Ohio StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 NorthwesternPunt, 3 playsQ4 Ohio StateTouchdown, 1 playQ4 NorthwesternInterception, 9 playsQ4 Ohio StateEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Northwestern drives left to right, Ohio State right to left.
  1. Q1 Ohio StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 70 yards
  2. Q1 NorthwesternPunt, 4 plays, 12 yards
  3. Q1 Ohio StatePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  4. Q1 NorthwesternField goal, 9 plays, 44 yards
  5. Q1 Ohio StateTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  6. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 5 plays, 9 yards
  7. Q2 Ohio StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 73 yards
  8. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 5 plays, 29 yards
  9. Q2 Ohio StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  10. Q2 NorthwesternFumble, 4 plays, 3 yards
  11. Q2 Ohio StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 15 yards
  12. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 4 plays, 14 yards
  13. Q2 Ohio StatePunt, 3 plays, 16 yards
  14. Q2 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  15. Q2 Ohio StateField goal, 3 plays, −29 yards
  16. Q3 NorthwesternPunt, 6 plays, 19 yards
  17. Q3 Ohio StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 65 yards
  18. Q3 NorthwesternTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 36 yards
  19. Q3 Ohio StatePunt, 7 plays, 21 yards
  20. Q4 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  21. Q4 Ohio StatePunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  22. Q4 NorthwesternInterception, 3 plays, −1 yard
  23. Q4 Ohio StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 11 yards
  24. Q4 NorthwesternPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  25. Q4 Ohio StateTouchdown, 1 play, 73 yards
  26. Q4 NorthwesternInterception, 9 plays, 39 yards
  27. Q4 Ohio StateEnd of game, 5 plays, 47 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Ohio State 7, Northwestern 3
Ohio State Touchdown, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Trey Finison kickoff for 64 yds for a touchback NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Illegal Procedure (-5 Yards)
14:591st & 10 at own 30Justin Fields pass incomplete to Austin Mack
14:512nd & 10 at own 30J.K. Dobbins run for 3 yds to the OhSt 33
14:193rd & 7 at own 33Justin Fields run for 10 yds to the OhSt 43 for a 1ST down
13:421st & 10 at own 43Justin Fields pass incomplete
13:352nd & 10 at own 43J.K. Dobbins run for 3 yds to the OhSt 46
13:013rd & 7 at own 46J.K. Dobbins run for 7 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down
12:301st & 10 at opp 47J.K. Dobbins run for no gain to the Nwest 47
11:562nd & 10 at opp 47Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 16 yds to the Nwest 31 for a 1ST down
11:241st & 10 at opp 31Justin Fields pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 11 yds to the Nwest 20 for a 1ST down
10:421st & 10 at opp 20Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 20 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)Ohio State 7, Northwestern 0
Northwestern Punt, 4 plays
10:421st & 10 at own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 64 yds
10:411st & 10 at own 35Kyric McGowan run for 13 yds to the Nwest 48 for a 1ST down
10:021st & 10 at own 48Aidan Smith sacked by Chase Young for a loss of 9 yards to the Nwest 39
9:412nd & 19 at own 39Drake Anderson run for 8 yds to the Nwest 47
8:583rd & 11 at own 47Aidan Smith pass incomplete to Riley Lees
8:464th & 11 at own 47Daniel Kubiuk punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the OhSt 12
Ohio State Punt, 3 plays
8:461st & 10 at own 12J.K. Dobbins run for 2 yds to the OhSt 14
8:162nd & 8 at own 14J.K. Dobbins run for no gain to the OhSt 14
7:443rd & 8 at own 14Justin Fields pass incomplete to Chris Olave
7:264th & 8 at own 14Drue Chrisman punt for 51 yds , Riley Lees returns for 6 yds to the Nwest 41
Northwestern Field goal, 9 plays
7:261st & 10 at own 41Isaiah Bowser run for 11 yds to the OhSt 48 for a 1ST down
6:521st & 10 at opp 48Aidan Smith pass incomplete to Jace James
6:432nd & 10 at opp 48Aidan Smith pass complete to Riley Lees for 4 yds to the OhSt 44
6:123rd & 6 at opp 44Isaiah Bowser run for 12 yds to the OhSt 32 for a 1ST down
5:471st & 10 at opp 32Aidan Smith run for 10 yds to the OhSt 22 for a 1ST down
5:061st & 10 at opp 22Isaiah Bowser run for 5 yds to the OhSt 17
4:242nd & 5 at opp 17Isaiah Bowser run for a loss of 1 yard to the OhSt 18
3:483rd & 6 at opp 18Aidan Smith run for 3 yds to the OhSt 15
3:054th & 3 at opp 15Charlie Kuhbander 33 yd FG GOODOhio State 7, Northwestern 3
Ohio State Touchdown, 12 plays
3:054th & 3 at own 35Trey Finison kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:041st & 10 at own 25Justin Fields run for 6 yds to the OhSt 31
2:472nd & 4 at own 31Justin Fields run for 2 yds to the OhSt 33
2:093rd & 2 at own 33J.K. Dobbins run for 2 yds to the OhSt 35 for a 1ST down
1:301st & 10 at own 35Fields, Justin pass incomplete, PENALTY OHIOST holding (Petit-Frere, Nicholas) 10 yards to the OHIOST25, NO PLAY.
1:211st & 20 at own 25Justin Fields run for 2 yds to the OhSt 27
0:322nd & 18 at own 27J.K. Dobbins run for 3 yds to the OhSt 30
0:003rd & 15 at own 30Justin Fields pass complete to K.J. Hill for 20 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at the 50J.K. Dobbins run for 2 yds to the Nwest 48
Q2 14:212nd & 8 at opp 48Justin Fields pass incomplete to Austin Mack
Q2 14:103rd & 8 at opp 48Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 14 yds to the Nwest 34 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:521st & 10 at opp 34Justin Fields pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 13 yds to the Nwest 21 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:261st & 10 at opp 21Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 2 yds to the Nwest 19
Q2 12:442nd & 8 at opp 19Justin Fields pass complete to J.K. Dobbins for 19 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)Ohio State 14, Northwestern 3
2nd quarter10 drives, then Ohio State 31, Northwestern 3
Northwestern Punt, 5 plays
12:442nd & 8 at own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:431st & 10 at own 25Aidan Smith pass incomplete to Riley Lees
12:362nd & 10 at own 25Aidan Smith pass complete to Kyric McGowan for 13 yds to the Nwest 38 for a 1ST down
12:191st & 10 at own 38McGowan, Kyric rush for 8 yards to the NORTHWSTRN46, PENALTY NORTHWSTRN holding (Slater, Rashawn) 10 yards to the NORTHWSTRN28, NO PLAY.
11:521st & 20 at own 28Drake Anderson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 30
11:082nd & 18 at own 30Aidan Smith run for 4 yds to the Nwest 34
10:403rd & 14 at own 34Aidan Smith pass incomplete to Riley Lees
10:164th & 14 at own 34Daniel Kubiuk punt for 38 yds , Demario McCall returns for a loss of 1 yard to the OhSt 27
Ohio State Touchdown, 2 plays
10:161st & 10 at own 27J.K. Dobbins run for 68 yds to the Nwest 5 for a 1ST down
9:361st & goal at opp 5J.K. Dobbins run for 5 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)Ohio State 21, Northwestern 3
Northwestern Punt, 5 plays
9:361st & 10 at own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 61 yds for a touchback
9:351st & 10 at own 25Isaiah Bowser run for 2 yds to the Nwest 27
8:592nd & 8 at own 27Aidan Smith pass incomplete to JJ Jefferson
8:533rd & 8 at own 27Smith, Aidan pass incomplete to McGowan, Kyric, PENALTY OHIOST pass interference (Arnette, Damon) 8 yards to the NORTHWSTRN35, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN NORTHWSTRN.
8:491st & 10 at own 35Smith, Aidan pass sacked for loss of 1 yards to the NORTHWSTRN34 (Hamilton, Davon), PENALTY OHIOST illegal use of hands (Cooper, Jonathon) 15 yards to the 50 yardline, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN NORTHWSTRN.
8:351st & 10 at the 50Kyric McGowan run for 1 yd to the OhSt 49
8:002nd & 9 at opp 49Aidan Smith run for 3 yds to the OhSt 46
7:323rd & 6 at opp 46Aidan Smith pass incomplete
7:124th & 6 at opp 46Daniel Kubiuk punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Garrett Wilson at the OhSt 13
Ohio State Punt, 3 plays
7:101st & 10 at own 13Master Teague III run for 4 yds to the OhSt 17
6:362nd & 6 at own 17Justin Fields run for a loss of 5 yards to the OhSt 12 Justin Fields fumbled, recovered by OhSt Justin Fields
5:553rd & 11 at own 12Demario McCall run for 7 yds to the OhSt 19
5:044th & 4 at own 19Drue Chrisman punt for 56 yds , Riley Lees returns for 6 yds to the Nwest 25 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Illegal Block (Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman) to the Nwest 21
Northwestern Fumble, 4 plays
5:031st & 10 at own 21Isaiah Bowser run for 3 yds to the Nwest 24
4:362nd & 7 at own 24Aidan Smith pass incomplete
4:273rd & 7 at own 24Aidan Smith pass incomplete to Riley Lees
4:104th & 7 at own 24Tyler Gillikin run for a loss of 9 yards to the Nwest 15 Tyler Gillikin fumbled, recovered by Nwest Daniel Kubiuk
Ohio State Touchdown, 2 plays
4:101st & 10 at opp 15Master Teague III run for 7 yds to the Nwest 8
3:452nd & 3 at opp 8Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 8 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)Ohio State 28, Northwestern 3
Northwestern Punt, 4 plays
3:452nd & 3 at own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:441st & 10 at own 25Isaiah Bowser run for 10 yds to the Nwest 35 for a 1ST down
3:121st & 10 at own 35Isaiah Bowser run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 34
2:462nd & 11 at own 34Aidan Smith pass complete to Jace James for 5 yds to the Nwest 39
2:003rd & 6 at own 39Aidan Smith pass incomplete
1:504th & 6 at own 39Daniel Kubiuk punt for 36 yds , Garrett Wilson returns for 4 yds to the OhSt 29
Ohio State Punt, 3 plays
1:491st & 10 at own 29Fields, Justin pass incomplete, PENALTY NORTHWSTRN holding (Ruiz, Cameron) 10 yards to the OHIOST39, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN OHIOST.
1:381st & 10 at own 39Justin Fields pass complete to Binjimen Victor for 7 yds to the OhSt 46
1:242nd & 3 at own 46Justin Fields pass complete to K.J. Hill for a loss of 1 yard to the OhSt 45
1:123rd & 4 at own 45Justin Fields pass incomplete to Binjimen Victor
0:594th & 4 at own 45Drue Chrisman punt for 54 yds, downed at the Nwest 1
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
0:591st & 10 at own 1Aidan Smith run for 1 yd to the Nwest 2
0:542nd & 9 at own 2Timeout OHIO ST, clock 00:54
0:532nd & 9 at own 2Isaiah Bowser run for no gain to the Nwest 2
0:483rd & 9 at own 2Timeout OHIO ST, clock 00:48
0:473rd & 9 at own 2Isaiah Bowser run for no gain to the Nwest 2
0:414th & 9 at own 2Timeout OHIO ST, clock 00:41
0:314th & 9 at own 2Daniel Kubiuk punt for 33 yds , Garrett Wilson returns for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 36
Ohio State Field goal, 3 plays
0:311st & 10 at opp 36Fields, Justin pass incomplete, PENALTY OHIOST holding (Munford, Thayer) 10 yards to the NORTHWSTRN46, NO PLAY.
0:241st & 20 at opp 46Justin Fields pass complete to J.K. Dobbins for 8 yds to the Nwest 38
0:082nd & 12 at opp 38TEAM pass incomplete
0:043rd & 12 at opp 38Timeout NORTHWESTERN, clock 00:04
0:003rd & 12 at opp 38Blake Haubeil 55 yd FG GOODOhio State 31, Northwestern 3
3rd quarter6 drives, then Ohio State 38, Northwestern 3
Northwestern Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 59 yds for a touchback
14:591st & 10 at own 25Aidan Smith pass complete to Riley Lees for 9 yds to the Nwest 34
14:332nd & 1 at own 34Isaiah Bowser run for no gain to the Nwest 34
14:093rd & 1 at own 34Aidan Smith run for 9 yds to the Nwest 43 for a 1ST down
13:361st & 10 at own 43Isaiah Bowser run for 1 yd to the Nwest 44
13:092nd & 9 at own 44Aidan Smith run for no gain to the Nwest 44
12:263rd & 9 at own 44Aidan Smith pass incomplete
12:054th & 9 at own 44Daniel Kubiuk punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NORTHWSTRN 20 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Kick Catching Interference (Joe Bergin) to the OhSt 35
Ohio State Touchdown, 7 plays
12:051st & 10 at own 35Justin Fields pass complete to Austin Mack for 8 yds to the OhSt 43
11:492nd & 2 at own 43J.K. Dobbins run for 10 yds to the Nwest 47 for a 1ST down
11:301st & 10 at opp 47Justin Fields pass complete to Austin Mack for 13 yds to the Nwest 34 for a 1ST down
11:091st & 10 at opp 34J.K. Dobbins run for 1 yd to the Nwest 33
10:462nd & 9 at opp 33Justin Fields pass complete to Austin Mack for 6 yds to the Nwest 27
10:173rd & 3 at opp 27Justin Fields pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 4 yds to the Nwest 23 for a 1ST down
9:451st & 10 at opp 23Justin Fields pass complete to Austin Mack for 23 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)Ohio State 38, Northwestern 3
Northwestern Turnover on downs, 11 plays
9:451st & 10 at own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 61 yds , Riley Lees return for 18 yds to the Nwest 22
9:441st & 10 at own 22Drake Anderson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 26
9:032nd & 6 at own 26Aidan Smith pass complete to Jace James for 5 yds to the Nwest 31
8:323rd & 1 at own 31Drake Anderson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 33 for a 1ST down
7:511st & 10 at own 33Drake Anderson run for 9 yds to the Nwest 42
7:242nd & 1 at own 42Drake Anderson run for no gain to the Nwest 42
6:523rd & 1 at own 42Aidan Smith run for 1 yd to the Nwest 43 for a 1ST down
6:191st & 10 at own 43Isaiah Bowser run for 16 yds to the OhSt 41 for a 1ST down
5:471st & 10 at opp 41Aidan Smith pass complete to Riley Lees for 6 yds to the OhSt 35
5:122nd & 4 at opp 35Isaiah Bowser run for 1 yd to the OhSt 34
4:363rd & 3 at opp 34NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Offensive Holding (Thomas Gordon) to the OhSt 44
4:143rd & 13 at opp 44John Moten IV run for 2 yds to the OhSt 42
Ohio State Punt, 7 plays
3:361st & 10 at own 33J.K. Dobbins run for 8 yds to the OhSt 41
Northwestern Turnover on downs, 11 plays
3:334th & 11 at opp 42Aidan Smith run for 9 yds to the OhSt 33
Ohio State Punt, 7 plays
2:592nd & 2 at own 41J.K. Dobbins run for 1 yd to the OhSt 42
2:343rd & 1 at own 42J.K. Dobbins run for 4 yds to the OhSt 46 for a 1ST down
1:581st & 10 at own 46J.K. Dobbins run for a loss of 2 yards to the OhSt 44
1:172nd & 12 at own 44Fields, Justin pass incomplete to Williams, Jameson, PENALTY NORTHWSTRN holding (Newsome II, Greg) 10 yards to the NORTHWSTRN46, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN OHIOST.
1:071st & 10 at opp 46J.K. Dobbins run for 4 yds to the Nwest 42
0:002nd & 6 at opp 42Justin Fields pass complete to J.K. Dobbins for 3 yds to the Nwest 39
Q4 15:003rd & 3 at opp 39Justin Fields sacked by Joe Gaziano for a loss of 7 yards to the Nwest 46 Justin Fields fumbled, forced by Joe Gaziano, recovered by OhSt Justin Fields , return for 0 yards
Q4 14:094th & 10 at opp 46Drue Chrisman punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Riley Lees at the Nwest 9
4th quarter8 drives, then Ohio State 52, Northwestern 3
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
14:091st & 10 at own 9Isaiah Bowser run for 6 yds to the Nwest 15
13:312nd & 4 at own 15Isaiah Bowser run for no gain to the Nwest 15
12:473rd & 4 at own 15Aidan Smith pass incomplete
12:384th & 4 at own 15Daniel Kubiuk punt for 45 yds, downed at the OhSt 40
Ohio State Punt, 3 plays
12:381st & 10 at own 40Master Teague III run for 3 yds to the OhSt 43
11:572nd & 7 at own 43Master Teague III run for 4 yds to the OhSt 47
11:263rd & 3 at own 47Master Teague III run for 1 yd to the OhSt 48
10:344th & 2 at own 48Drue Chrisman punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Riley Lees at the NORTHWSTRN 13 NORTHWESTERN Penalty, Offensive Holding (Greg Newsome II) to the Nwest 7
Northwestern Interception, 3 plays
10:341st & 10 at own 7Aidan Smith pass incomplete
10:052nd & 10 at own 7Drake Anderson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Nwest 6
9:463rd & 11 at own 6Aidan Smith pass intercepted Sevyn Banks return for no gain to the Nwest 11
Ohio State Touchdown, 3 plays
9:461st & 10 at opp 11Master Teague III run for 4 yds to the Nwest 7
9:272nd & 6 at opp 7Chris Chugunov pass incomplete
9:203rd & 6 at opp 7Chris Chugunov pass complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 7 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)Ohio State 45, Northwestern 3
Northwestern Punt, 3 plays
9:203rd & 6 at own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:191st & 10 at own 25Drake Anderson run for 4 yds to the Nwest 29
8:422nd & 6 at own 29Aidan Smith run for 2 yds to the Nwest 31
8:203rd & 4 at own 31Aidan Smith pass incomplete to Jace James
7:584th & 4 at own 31Andrew David punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Demario McCall at the OhSt 27
Ohio State Touchdown, 1 play
7:461st & 10 at own 27Master Teague III run for 73 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)Ohio State 52, Northwestern 3
Northwestern Interception, 9 plays
7:461st & 10 at own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 55 yds for a touchback
7:461st & 10 at own 25Drake Anderson run for 1 yd to the Nwest 26
7:102nd & 9 at own 26Drake Anderson run for no gain to the Nwest 26
6:343rd & 9 at own 26Marty, Andrew pass incomplete to Washington, Malik, PENALTY OHIOST pass interference (Williamson, Marcus) 15 yards to the NORTHWSTRN41, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN NORTHWSTRN.
6:231st & 10 at own 41Drake Anderson run for 5 yds to the Nwest 46
5:292nd & 5 at own 46Drake Anderson run for 2 yds to the Nwest 48
4:523rd & 3 at own 48Andrew Marty run for 16 yds to the OhSt 36 for a 1ST down
4:231st & 10 at opp 36Drake Anderson run for 3 yds to the OhSt 33
4:012nd & 7 at opp 33Andrew Marty run for no gain to the OhSt 33
3:223rd & 7 at opp 33John Moten IV run for a loss of 3 yards to the OhSt 36
2:384th & 10 at opp 36Andrew Marty pass intercepted Amir Riep return for no gain to the OhSt 16
Ohio State End of game, 5 plays
2:381st & 10 at own 16Marcus Crowley run for no gain to the OhSt 16
1:582nd & 10 at own 16Marcus Crowley run for 53 yds to the Nwest 31 for a 1ST down
1:421st & 10 at opp 31TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 33
1:012nd & 12 at opp 33TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 35
0:003rd & 14 at opp 35TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Nwest 37

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.

Ohio State leads 66–⁠14–⁠1 in 81 meetings, counting the three since this game.

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2024Ohio State 31, Northwestern 7
2022Ohio State 21, Northwestern 7
2020Ohio State 22, Northwestern 10Big Ten Championship Game
2019Ohio State 52, Northwestern 3
2018Ohio State 45, Northwestern 24Big Ten Championship Game
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