
(11) Ohio St 45
(8-2, 5-1 Big Ten)

(24) Northwestern 10
(7-3, 3-3 Big Ten)
12:00 PM ET, November 8, 2008
Ryan Field, EVANSTON, IL
Top Performers
Passing: T. Pryor (OSU) - 197 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing: C. Wells (OSU) - 28 CAR, 140 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: B. Robiskie (OSU) - 3 REC, 58 YDS, 2 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | OSU | NW | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 10:48 | Chris Wells 2 Yd Run (Ryan Pretorius Kick) | 7 | 0 |
![]() | TD | 04:43 | Mike Kafka 1 Yd Run (Amado Villarreal Kick) | 7 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | OSU | NW | |||
![]() | TD | 14:03 | Chris Wells 55 Yd Run (Ryan Pretorius Kick) | 14 | 7 |
![]() | FG | 10:04 | Ryan Pretorius 33 Yd | 17 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 01:26 | Brian Robiskie 15 Yd Pass From Terrelle Pryor (Ryan Pretorius Kick) | 24 | 7 |
| THIRD QUARTER | OSU | NW | |||
![]() | FG | 11:03 | Amado Villarreal 25 Yd | 24 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 00:34 | Rory Nicol 6 Yd Pass From Terrelle Pryor (Ryan Pretorius Kick) | 31 | 10 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | OSU | NW | |||
![]() | TD | 07:36 | Brian Robiskie 34 Yd Pass From Terrelle Pryor (Ryan Pretorius Kick) | 38 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 00:07 | Daniel Herron 16 Yd Run (Ryan Pretorius Kick) | 45 | 10 |
Team Stat Comparison
| OSU | NW | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 23 | 20 |
3rd down efficiency | 8-13 | 8-15 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 441 | 294 |
| Passing | 197 | 177 |
Comp-Att | 9-16 | 18-27 |
Yards per pass | 12.3 | 6.6 |
| Rushing | 244 | 117 |
Rushing Attempts | 45 | 43 |
Yards per rush | 5.4 | 2.7 |
| Penalties | 6-62 | 7-85 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 2 |
Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 30:57 | 29:03 |
| Ohio State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| T. Pryor | 9/14 | 197 | 14.1 | 3 | 0 |
| T. Boeckman | 0/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 9/16 | 197 | 12.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Northwestern Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| M. Kafka | 18/27 | 177 | 6.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 18/27 | 177 | 6.6 | 0 | 1 |
| Ohio State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Wells | 28 | 140 | 5.0 | 2 | 55 |
| D. Herron | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 1 | 16 |
| T. Pryor | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 0 | 21 |
| M. Wells | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| A. Trapasso | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 45 | 244 | 5.4 | 3 | 55 |
| Northwestern Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Kafka | 29 | 83 | 2.9 | 1 | 26 |
| S. Simmons | 14 | 34 | 2.4 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 43 | 117 | 2.7 | 1 | 26 |
| Ohio State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| B. Hartline | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 0 | 46 |
| B. Robiskie | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 2 | 34 |
| R. Nicol | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | 22 |
| D. Sanzenbacher | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| L. Wilson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 9 | 197 | 21.9 | 3 | 46 |
| Ohio State Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| J. Laurinaitis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| S. Simmons | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 24 |
| J. Ebert | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 20 |
| J. Rooks | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 |
| M. Woodsum | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 |
| Team | 8 | 105 | 13.1 | 24 |
| Ohio State Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| B. Robiskie | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 |
| B. Hartline | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Ohio State Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Pretorius | 1/1 | 100.0 | 33 | 6/6 | 9 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 33 | 6/6 | 9 |
| Northwestern Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| A. Villarreal | 1/1 | 100.0 | 25 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 25 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Ohio State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| A. Trapasso | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| Team | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| Northwestern Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| S. Demos | 4 | 129 | 32.3 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
| Team | 4 | 129 | 32.3 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
ATTENDANCE: 47,130



