| 1st Quarter | | NMSU | OSU |
| New Mexico State at 15:00 | NMSU | OSU |
| | Kyle Hughes kickoff for 68 yards returned by Lamaar Thomas for 19 yards to the OhSt 21. | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State at 14:45 | NMSU | OSU |
| 1st and 10 at OSU 21 | Terrelle Pryor pass complete to DeVier Posey for 43 yards to the NMxSt 36 for a 1ST down. | 0 | 0 |
| 1st and 10 at NMSU 36 | Brandon Saine rush for 1 yard to the NMxSt 35. | | |
| 2nd and 9 at NMSU 35 | Terrelle Pryor pass incomplete to Dane Sanzenbacher. | | |
| 3rd and 9 at NMSU 35 | Terrelle Pryor pass incomplete. | | |
| 4th and 9 at NMSU 35 | Aaron Pettrey 52 yard field goal MISSED. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: OHIOST drive: 5 plays 44 yards, 01:22 OHIOST FGA |
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| New Mexico State at 13:38 | NMSU | OSU |
| 1st and 10 at NMSU 35 | Jeff Fleming pass complete to Kyle Nelson for 6 yards to the NMxSt 41. | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd and 4 at NMSU 41 | Seth Smith rush for a loss of 1 yard to the NMxSt 40. | | |
| 3rd and 5 at NMSU 40 | Jeff Fleming pass complete to Todd Lee for 2 yards to the NMxSt 42. | | |
| 4th and 3 at NMSU 42 | Kyle Hughes punt for 43 yards, returned by Ray Small for 15 yards to the OhSt 30. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: NEWMEXST drive: 3 plays 7 yards, 02:01 NEWMEXST PUNT |
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| Ohio State at 11:37 | NMSU | OSU |
| 1st and 10 at OSU 30 | Brandon Saine rush for 4 yards to the OhSt 34. | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd and 6 at OSU 34 | Terrelle Pryor pass complete to Ray Small for 6 yards to the OhSt 40 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at OSU 40 | Terrelle Pryor pass incomplete to DeVier Posey. | | |
| 2nd and 10 at OSU 40 | Brandon Saine rush for a loss of 1 yard to the OhSt 39. | | |
| 3rd and 11 at OSU 39 | Terrelle Pryor rush for 12 yards to the NMxSt 49 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at NMSU 49 | Timeout NEW MEXICO ST, clock 9:27. | | |
| 1st and 10 at NMSU 49 | Terrelle Pryor scramble for a loss of 2 yards to the OhSt 49. | | |
| 2nd and 12 at OSU 49 | Terrelle Pryor pass incomplete to Duron Carter. | | |
| 3rd and 12 at OSU 49 | Terrelle Pryor pass complete to Duron Carter for 1 yard to the 50 yard line. | | |
| 4th and 11 at OSU 50 | Jon Thoma punt for 32 yards, downed at the NMxSt 18. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: OHIOST drive: 8 plays 20 yards, 03:34 OHIOST PUNT |
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| New Mexico State at 8:03 | NMSU | OSU |
| 1st and 10 at NMSU 18 | Todd Lee rush for 2 yards to the NMxSt 20. | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd and 8 at NMSU 20 | Todd Lee rush for 7 yards to the NMxSt 27. | | |
| 3rd and 1 at NMSU 27 | Jeff Fleming rush quarterback sneak for 7 yards to the NMxSt 34 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at NMSU 34 | Jeff Fleming pass incomplete to Darrius Preston. | | |
| 2nd and 10 at NMSU 34 | Seth Smith rush for 5 yards to the NMxSt 39. | | |
| 3rd and 5 at NMSU 39 | Jeff Fleming pass incomplete to Darrius Preston. | | |
| 4th and 5 at NMSU 39 | Kyle Hughes punt for 61 yards for a touchback. | | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: OHIOST drive: 6 plays 23 yards, 00:00 OHIOST FUMB |
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| Ohio State at 4:50 | NMSU | OSU |
| 1st and 10 at OSU 20 | Jordan Hall rush for 4 yards to the OhSt 24. | 0 | 0 |
| 2nd and 6 at OSU 24 | Terrelle Pryor pass complete to Duron Carter for 7 yards to the OhSt 31 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at OSU 31 | Jordan Hall rush for 3 yards to the OhSt 34. | | |
| 2nd and 7 at OSU 34 | Terrelle Pryor pass incomplete to DeVier Posey. | | |
| 3rd and 7 at OSU 34 | OHIO ST penalty 5 yard False Start on Andrew Moses accepted. | | |
| 3rd and 12 at OSU 29 | Terrelle Pryor rush for 27 yards to the NMxSt 44 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at NMSU 44 | Jordan Hall rush for 3 yards to the NMxSt 41. | | |
| 2nd and 7 at NMSU 41 | Terrelle Pryor pass complete to Dane Sanzenbacher for 6 yards to the NMxSt 35. | | |
| 3rd and 1 at NMSU 35 | Jordan Hall rush for 3 yards to the NMxSt 32 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at NMSU 32 | Jordan Hall rush for 13 yards to the NMxSt 19 for a 1ST down. | | |
| 1st and 10 at NMSU 19 | Jordan Hall rush for 1 yard to the NMxSt 18. | | |
| 2nd and 9 at NMSU 18 | Terrelle Pryor pass incomplete to Dane Sanzenbacher. | | |
| 3rd and 9 at NMSU 18 | Terrelle Pryor pass complete to Jake Ballard for 10 yards to the NMxSt 8 for a 1ST down. | | |
| | End of 1st Quarter | | |
New Mexico State 0, 
(17) Ohio State 45