
Michigan St 23
(7-3, 4-2 Big Ten)

(6) Ohio St 33
(9-1, 5-1 Big Ten)
12:00 PM ET, November 8, 2003
Ohio Stadium, COLUMBUS, OH
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | MSU | OSU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 6:21 | AGIM SHABAJ 22 YD PASS FROM JEFF SMOKER (DAVE RAYNER KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 95 yards. | 7 | 0 |
![]() | FG | 2:20 | MIKE NUGENT 44 YD FG Drive info: 10 plays, 52 yards. | 7 | 3 |
| SECOND QUARTER | MSU | OSU | |||
![]() | TD | 10:53 | BEN HARTSOCK 17 YD PASS FROM CRAIG KRENZEL (MIKE NUGENT KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 28 yards. | 7 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 6:28 | SANTONIO HOLMES 37 YD PASS FROM CRAIG KRENZEL (MIKE NUGENT KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 60 yards. | 7 | 17 |
![]() | FG | 3:13 | DAVE RAYNER 48 YD FG Drive info: 8 plays, 51 yards. | 10 | 17 |
| THIRD QUARTER | MSU | OSU | |||
![]() | TD | 11:42 | RYAN HAMBY 2 YD PASS FROM CRAIG KRENZEL (MIKE NUGENT KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 80 yards. | 10 | 24 |
![]() | TD | 11:30 | DEANDRA COBB 93 YD KICK RETURN (DAVE RAYNER KICK) | 17 | 24 |
![]() | FG | 6:14 | MIKE NUGENT 24 YD FG Drive info: 11 plays, 72 yards. | 17 | 27 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | MSU | OSU | |||
![]() | FG | 12:57 | MIKE NUGENT 42 YD FG Drive info: 10 plays, 55 yards. | 17 | 30 |
![]() | FG | 5:18 | MIKE NUGENT 18 YD FG Drive info: 8 plays, 50 yards. | 17 | 33 |
![]() | TD | 3:21 | AARON ALEXANDER 19 YD PASS FROM JEFF SMOKER (FAILED 2PT PASS) Drive info: 6 plays, 63 yards. | 23 | 33 |
Team Stat Comparison
| MSU | OSU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 20 | 23 |
3rd down efficiency | 7-16 | 4-12 |
4th down efficiency | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 378 | 395 |
| Passing | 373 | 213 |
Comp-Att | 36-56 | 12-24 |
Yards per pass | 6.4 | 7.9 |
| Rushing | 5 | 182 |
Rushing Attempts | 17 | 49 |
Yards per rush | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| Penalties | 12-89 | 2-14 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 1 |
| Possession | 26:04 | 33:56 |
| Michigan State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Jeff Smoker | 35/55 | 351 | 6.4 | 2 | 2 |
| Aaron Alexander | 1/1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 36/56 | 373 | 6.4 | -- | -- |
| Ohio State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Craig Krenzel | 12/23 | 213 | 9.3 | 3 | 1 |
| Scott McMullen | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 12/24 | 213 | 7.9 | -- | -- |
| Michigan State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Jason Teague | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 9 |
| Agim Shabaj | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jaren Hayes | 4 | -5 | -1.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Smoker | 7 | -9 | -1.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 17 | 5 | 0.3 | -- | -- |
| Ohio State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Lydell Ross | 24 | 125 | 5.2 | 0 | 35 |
| Craig Krenzel | 14 | 33 | 2.4 | 0 | 10 |
| Brandon Joe | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Ira Guilford | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 49 | 182 | 3.7 | -- | -- |
| Michigan State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Agim Shabaj | 9 | 78 | 8.7 | 1 | 22 |
| Aaron Alexander | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | 19 |
| Eric Knott | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Jason Teague | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Matt Trannon | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 7 |
| Jaren Hayes | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Kyle Brown | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Jerramy Scott | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ziehl Kavanaght | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 0 | 47 |
| Jeff Smoker | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Jason Randall | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| DeAndra Cobb | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 36 | 373 | 6.4 | -- | -- |
| Ohio State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Ben Hartsock | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 1 | 20 |
| Santonio Holmes | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 | 37 |
| Michael Jenkins | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 29 |
| Ryan Hamby | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 1 | 29 |
| Roy Hall | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Chris Gamble | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Brandon Joe | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 12 | 213 | 7.9 | -- | -- |
| Michigan State Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Roderick Maples | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 11 | -- |
| Ohio State Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Tyler Everett | 1 | 66 | 0 |
| Donte Whitner | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 73 | -- |
| Michigan State Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| DeAndra Cobb | 5 | 167 | 33.4 | 93 | 1 |
| Chad Simon | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jason Harmon | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team | 7 | 196 | 28.0 | -- | -- |
| Ohio State Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Troy Smith | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Michael Jenkins | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | -- | -- |
| Michigan State Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Agim Shabaj | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | -- | -- |
| Ohio State Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Michael Jenkins | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | -- | -- |
| Michigan State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Brandon Fields | 3 | 109 | 36.3 | 50 | ||
| Dave Rayner | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | ||
| Team | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | -- | ||
| Ohio State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| B.J. Sander | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 47 | ||
| Team | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | -- | ||



