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2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football
2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten East Division co-champion ; Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 48–45 vs. Utah
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	East Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 6
Record	11–2 (8–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ryan Day (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Wilson (5th season)
Offensive scheme	West Coast spread
Defensive coordinator	Kerry Coombs (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Captain	Kamryn Babb; Haskell Garrett; Zach Harrison; Teradja Mitchell; Thayer Munford; Chris Olave
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
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2021 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^	8	–	1	12	–	2
No. 6 Ohio State x	8	–	1	11	–	2
No. 9 Michigan State	7	–	2	11	–	2
Penn State	4	–	5	7	–	6
Maryland	3	–	6	7	–	6
Rutgers	2	–	7	5	–	8
Indiana	0	–	9	2	–	10
West Division
No. 23 Iowa xy	7	–	2	10	–	4
Minnesota	6	–	3	9	–	4
Wisconsin	6	–	3	9	–	4
Purdue	6	–	3	9	–	4
Illinois	4	–	5	5	–	7
Nebraska	1	–	8	3	–	9
Northwestern	1	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Michigan 42, Iowa 3
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Ryan Day, and played their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. It was the Buckeyes' 132nd season overall and 109th as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

This was the first time since 2018 that Ohio State did not reach the College Football Playoff after two losing games against Oregon and Michigan and the first time since 2016 that Ohio State did not reach the Big Ten Championship Game.

The Buckeyes were invited to compete at the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Utah by a score of 48–45.

Offseason

Players lost

LB Tuf Borland
LB Baron Browning
P Drue Chrisman
DE Jonathon Cooper
G Wyatt Davis – Declared for NFL Draft
TE Luke Farrell
QB Justin Fields – Declared for NFL Draft
K Blake Haubeil
TE Jake Hausmann
LB Justin Hilliard
C Josh Myers – Declared for NFL Draft
RB Trey Sermon
DT Tommy Togiai – Declared for NFL Draft
CB Shaun Wade
LB Pete Werner

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:00 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 4	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	W 45–31	50,805
September 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 12 Oregon*	No. 3	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	L 28–35	100,482
September 18	3:30 p.m.	Tulsa*	No. 9	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	FS1	W 41–20	76,540
September 25	7:30 p.m.	Akron*	No. 10	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	W 59–7	95,178
October 2	3:30 p.m.	at Rutgers	No. 11	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 52–13	51,006
October 9	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 7	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	FOX	W 66–17	99,277
October 23	7:30 p.m.	at Indiana	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	W 54–7	52,656
October 30	7:30 p.m.	No. 20 Penn State	No. 5	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	ABC	W 33–24	102,951
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at Nebraska	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	FOX	W 26–17	85,458
November 13	3:30 p.m.	No. 19 Purdue	No. 4	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 59–31	101,009
November 20	12:00 p.m.	No. 7 Michigan State	No. 4	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (College GameDay)	ABC	W 56–7	101,858
November 27	12:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Michigan	No. 2	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff, College GameDay)	FOX	L 27–42	111,156
January 1, 2022	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Utah*	No. 6	Rose Bowl, College GameDay Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	ESPN	W 48–45	87,842
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) – Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

Roster

2021 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	Chris Olave (C)	Sr
QB	`3`	Quinn Ewers	Fr
WR	`4`	Julian Fleming	So
WR	`5`	Garrett Wilson	Jr
QB	`6`	Kyle McCord	Fr
QB	`7`	C. J. Stroud	So
WR	`8`	Kamryn Babb (C)	Jr
QB	`9`	Jack Miller III	So
WR	`10`	Jayden Ballard	Fr
WR	`11`	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	So
WR	`12`	Emeka Egbuka	Fr
TE	`13`	Gee Scott Jr.	So
TE	`16`	Cade Stover	So
QB	`18`	J. P. Andrade	Jr
WR	`18`	Marvin Harrison Jr.	Fr
QB	`19`	Jagger LaRoe	Sr
RB	`21`	Evan Pryor	Fr
RB	`24`	Marcus Crowley	So
WR	`25`	Xavier Johnson	Jr
RB	`26`	Cayden Saunders	Fr
RB	`28`	Miyan Williams	So
RB	`32`	TreVeyon Henderson	Fr
RB	`33`	Master Teague	Jr
TE	`34`	Mitch Rossi	Sr
RB	`43`	Robert Cope	Sr
TE	`49`	Patrick Gurd	So
OL	`53`	Luke Wypler	So
OL	`54`	Toby Wilson	Fr
OL	`55`	Matthew Jones	Jr
OL	`59`	Zach Stevenson	Jr
OL	`60`	Ryan Smith	Jr
OL	`61`	Jack Forsman	Fr
OL	`64`	Jack Jamieson	Sr
OL	`65`	Zen Michalski	Fr
OL	`66`	Enokk Vimahi	So
OL	`67`	Jakob James	So
OL	`69`	Trey Leroux	So
OL	`70`	Josh Fryar	So
OL	`71`	Ben Christman	Fr
OL	`73`	Grant Toutant	So
OL	`74`	Donovan Jackson	Fr
OL	`75`	Thayer Munford (C)	Sr
OL	`76`	Harry Miller	Jr
OL	`77`	Paris Johnson Jr.	So
OT	`78`	Nicholas Petit-Frere	Jr
OL	`79`	Dawand Jones	Jr
TE	`80`	Corey Rau	GS
TE	`81`	Sam Hart	Fr
WR	`82`	Sam Wiglusz	Sr
WR	`83`	Joop Mitchell	Fr
TE	`84`	Joe Royer	So
WR	`85`	Austin Kutscher	Sr
WR	`86`	Chris Booker	Sr
WR	`87`	Reis Stocksdale	Fr
TE	`88`	Jeremy Ruckert	Sr
TE	`89`	Zak Herbstreit	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`1`	Demario McCall	Sr
S	`2`	Kourt Williams II	So
LB	`3`	Teradja Mitchell (C)	Sr
CB	`4`	Lejond Cavazos	So
CB	`5`	Marcus Williamson	GS
DT	`6`	Taron Vincent	Jr
CB	`7`	Sevyn Banks	Sr
DE	`8`	Javontae Jean-Baptiste	Jr
DE	`9`	Zach Harrison (C)	Jr
S	`10`	Cameron Martinez	So
DE	`11`	Tyreke Smith	Sr
S	`12`	Lathan Ransom	So
CB	`13`	Jordan Hancock	Fr
S	`14`	Ronnie Hickman	So
S	`15`	Craig Young	So
CB	`16`	Ryan Watts	So
S	`17`	Bryson Shaw	So
LB	`19`	Dallas Gant	Sr
LB	`20`	Mitchell Melton	So
LB	`21`	Palaie Gaoteote IV	Sr
LB	`22`	Steele Chambers	So
S	`23`	Marcus Hooker	Jr
S	`24`	Jantzen Dunn	Fr
S	`25`	Jaylen Johnson	Fr
CB	`26`	Cameron Brown	Jr
LB	`28`	Reid Carrico	Fr
CB	`29`	Denzel Burke	Fr
LB	`30`	Cody Simon	So
CB	`32`	Jakailin Johnson	Fr
DE	`33`	Jack Sawyer	Fr
S	`34`	Andre Turrentine	Fr
LB	`35`	Tommy Eichenberg	So
DB	`38`	Cameron Kittle	So
DB	`39`	Andrew Moore	Fr
S	`41`	Josh Proctor	Sr
CB	`42`	Lloyd McFarquhar	Sr
LB	`43`	Ryan Batsch	Sr
DE	`44`	JT Tuimoloau	Fr
LB	`46`	Cade Kacherski	Sr
LB	`50`	Jackson Kuwatch	Fr
DT	`51`	Michael Hall Jr.	Fr
DT	`52`	Antwuan Jackson	GS
DE	`54`	Tyler Friday	Sr
DE	`56`	Aaron Cox	Sr
LB	`57`	Jalen Pace	Fr
DT	`58`	Ty Hamilton	So
DL	`59`	Darrion Henry-Young	So
DL	`62`	Bryce Prater	Fr
DL	`63`	Zach Prater	Fr
DL	`83`	Cormontae Hamilton	So
DT	`86`	Jerron Cage	Sr
DT	`90`	Jaden McKenzie	So
DT	`91`	Tyleik Williams	Fr
DT	`92`	Haskell Garrett (C)	GS
DL	`93`	Jacolbe Cowan	So
DL	`97`	Noah Potter	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`20`	Dominic DiMaccio	Sr
P	`29`	Jesse Mirco	Fr
K	`37`	Garrison Smith	Fr
LS	`42`	Bradley Robinson	Sr
LS	`48`	Max Lomonico	Fr
LS	`94`	Mason Arnold	Fr
K	`95`	Noah Ruggles	GS
P	`96`	Michael O'Shaughnessy	Jr
K	`98`	Jake Seibert	So

Head coach

Ryan Day

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Larry Johnson (associate head coach / defensive line)
Kerry Coombs (defensive coordinator)
Kevin Wilson (offensive coordinator / tight ends)
Al Washington (linebackers)
Tony Alford (assistant head coach for offense / running backs)
Brian Hartline (wide receivers)
Greg Studrawa (offensive line)
Matt Barnes (secondary)
Corey Dennis (quarterbacks)
Parker Fleming (special teams coordinator)
Paul Rhoads (defensive analyst)
Todd Fitch (offensive analyst)
Mickey Marotti (assistant athletic director / director of football)
Gene Smith (vice-president / athletic director)
Billy Fessler (graduate assistant – offense)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Depth chart

Defense

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Offense

WR
2 Chris Olave
12 Emeka Egbuka
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WR
11 Jaxon Smith-Njigba
18 Marvin Harrison Jr.
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LT	LG	C	RG	RT
77 Nicholas Petit-Frere	75 Thayer Munford	53 Luke Wypler	77 Paris Johnson Jr.	79 Dawand Jones
70 Josh Fryar	55 Matthew Jones	76 Harry Miller	74 Donovan Jackson	66 Enokk Vimahi
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TE
88 Jeremy Ruckert
16 Cade Stover
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WR
5 Garrett Wilson
4 Julian Fleming
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QB
7 C. J. Stroud
6 Kyle McCord
9 Jack Miller III

Key reserves

Special teams
PK 95 Noah Ruggles
PK 20 Dominic DiMaccio
P 29 Jesse Mirco
P 96 Michael O'Shaughnessy
KR 12 Emeka Egbuka
PR 5 Garrett Wilson
LS 42 Bradley Robinson
H 29 Jesse Mirco

RB
32 TreVeyon Henderson
33 Master Teague
28 Miyan Williams

Game summaries

at Minnesota

No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Buckeyes	7	3	21	14	45
Golden Gophers	0	14	7	10	31

at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: September 2
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: – at 0 miles per hour (0 km/h)
Game attendance: 50,805
Referee: Reggie Smith
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(7:22) OSU – Miyan Williams 71-yard run, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 1:42; Ohio State 7–0)

Second quarter

(12:50) OSU – Noah Ruggles 35-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 6:47; Ohio State 10–0)
(9:11) MINN – Dylan Wright 13-yard pass from Tanner Morgan, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:39; Ohio State 10–7)
(3:32) MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 1-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 4:31; Minnesota 14–10)

Third quarter

(12:43) OSU – Chris Olave 38-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:17; Ohio State 17–14)
(10:03) MINN – Mohamed Ibrahim 19-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:40; Minnesota 21–17)
(5:12) OSU – Garrett Wilson 56-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, 0:08; Ohio State 24–21)
(2:18) OSU – Haskell Garrett 32-yard fumble return, Noah Ruggles kick (Ohio State 31–21)

Fourth quarter

(10:39) MINN – Matthew Trickett 46-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 6:39; Ohio State 31–28)
(9:43) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 70-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56; Ohio State 38–28)
(5:31) MINN – Bryce Williams 2-yard run, Matthew Trickett kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:12; Ohio State 38–31)
(4:39) OSU – Chris Olave 61-yard pass from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:52; Ohio State 45–31)

No. 4 Ohio State opened the season at Huntington Bank Stadium, where they faced the Minnesota Golden Gophers. This was the 51st meeting between the teams, with Ohio State having a winning record against the Golden Gophers at 44–7–0. The Buckeyes had won ten straight entering the game, which was their second longest current Big Ten winning streak. The teams last met in 2018, with the Buckeyes winning 30–14 at Ohio Stadium.

Ohio State took an early lead on 71-yard touchdown run by Miyan Williams and a 35-yard field goal. Leading 10–0, Minnesota scored two consecutive touchdowns in the second quarter to take a 14–10 lead at the half. The teams traded touchdowns to start the third quarter. C. J. Stroud then hit Garrett Wilson on a 56-yard touchdown pass to give the Buckeyes a 24–21 lead. On the ensuing possession, Haskell Garrett recovered a strip sack and returned the fumble 32 yards for a touchdown and pushing the Buckeye lead to 31–21. Following a Minnesota field goal, Stroud hit TreVeyon Henderson on a 70-yard pass and run to extend OSU's lead to 14. Minnesota narrowed the lead to seven again with just over five minutes remaining, but Stroud hit Chris Olave for a 61-yard touchdown, Olave's second in the game and Stroud's fourth touchdown pass. The 45–31 win moved OSU to 1–0 in conference on the season.

Williams ran for 127 yards on nine carries while Stroud completed 13 of 22 pass for 294 yards and four touchdowns. OSU's defense, though scoring a touchdown, surrendered 203 yards rushing and 205 yards passing to Minnesota in the win.

Statistics	Ohio State	Minnesota
First downs	17	24
Plays–yards	48–495	75–408
Rushes–yards	26–201	50–203
Passing yards	294	205
Passing: comp–att–int	13–22–1	14–25–0
Time of possession	21:19	38:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	13/22, 294 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Miyan Williams	9 carries, 125 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chris Olave	4 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD
Minnesota	Passing	Tanner Morgan	14/25, 205 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Mohamed Ibrahim	30 carries, 163 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Daniel Jackson	3 receptions, 58 yards

vs No. 12 Oregon

No. 12 Oregon vs No. 3 Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 12 Oregon	0	14	14	7	35
No. 3 Ohio State	0	7	7	14	28

Date: September 11, 2021
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:49
Game attendance: 100,482
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); Partly Cloudy; Wind at 9 mph
Referee: Steven Strimling
TV announcers (FOX): – Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline)

The No. 12 Oregon Ducks defeated the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes 35–28 in a rematch of the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship. Ohio State, who is now 9–1 in the series,^[2] was favored by 14.^[3] This was the first Buckeye game in Ohio Stadium open to the general public since November 23, 2019. Big Noon Kickoff was filmed on location for the game.

Statistics	Oregon	Ohio State
First downs	27	32
Plays–yards	73–505	86–612
Rushes–yards	38–269	31–128
Passing yards	236	484
Passing: comp–att–int	17–35–0	35–54–1
Time of possession	29:46	30:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing	Anthony Brown	16–34, 225 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	C. J. Verdell	17 att, 151 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	C. J. Verdell	3 rec, 34 yds, 1 TD
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	34–53 472 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Miyan Williams	14 att, 77 yds
	Receiving	Chris Olave	12 rec, 126 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Oregon	Ohio State
2	14:27	10	99	3:57	ORE	C. J. Verdell 14-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good	7	0
2	8:42	5	70	1:47	OSU	Garrett Wilson 27-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	7	7
2	4:51	7	65	3;51	ORE	C. J. Verdell 14-yard touchdown reception from Anthony Brown, Camden Lewis kick good	14	7
3	13:38	3	84	1:22	ORE	C. J. Verdell 77-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good	21	7
3	10:25	7	75	3:13	OSU	Jaxon Smith-Njigba 26-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	21	14
3	7:38	7	75	2:47	ORE	Travis Dye 5-yard touchdown run, Camden Lewis kick good	28	14
4	12:54	8	73	2:08	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 2-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	28	21
4	10:10	6	74	2:44	ORE	Moliki Matavao 14-yard touchdown reception from Anthony Brown Jr., Camden Lewis kick good	35	21
4	7:55	8	75	2:15	OSU	Jaxon Smith-Njigba 15-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	35	28
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							35	28

vs Tulsa

Tulsa vs No. 9 Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulsa	3	3	7	7	20
• No. 9 Ohio State	3	10	14	14	41

Date: September 18, 2021
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 4:01
Game attendance: 76,540
Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); Sunny
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)

Statistics	Tulsa	Ohio State
First downs	25	24
Plays–yards	82–501	66–508
Rushes–yards	28–73	41–323
Passing yards	428	185
Passing: comp–att–int	31–54–2	15–25–1
Time of possession	31:34	28:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulsa	Passing	Davis Brin	31–54, 428 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Deneric Prince	9 att, 38 yds
	Receiving	Josh Johnson	8 rec, 149 yds, 1 TD
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	15–25, 185 yds 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	24 att, 277 yds, 3 TD
	Receiving	Garrett Wilson	6 rec, 70 yds, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Tulsa	Ohio State
1	5:40	16	81	6:30	TLSA	22-yard field goal by Zack Long	3	0
1	0:57	12	47	4:43	OSU	43-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles	3	3
2	10:47	14	62	5:10	TLSA	31-yard field goal by Zack Long	6	3
2	8:44	6	64	2:03	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 5-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	6	10
2	0:47	9	53	2:44	OSU	44-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles	6	13
3	12:12	5	72	1:46	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 48-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	6	20
3	1:00	5	48	1:36	TLSA	Cannon Montgomery 21-yard touchdown reception from Davis Brin, Zack long kick good	13	20
3	0:00	3	72	0:59	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 52-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	13	27
4	12:07	6	75	2:53	TLSA	Josh Johnson 22-yard touchdown reception from Davis Brin, Zack Long kick good	20	27
4	3:07	7	65	3:42	OSU	Garrett Wilson 12-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	20	34
4	1:50	4	18	1:17	OSU	Interception returned 61 yards for touchdown by Cameron Martinez, Noah Ruggles kick good	20	41
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							20	41

vs Akron

Akron vs No. 10 Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Akron	7	0	0	0	7
• No. 10 Ohio State	14	24	14	7	59

Date: September 25, 2021
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 7:40 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 03:21
Game attendance: 95,178
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); Cloudy;
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), James Laurinaitis (analyst) and Rick Pizzo (sideline)

Statistics	Akron	Ohio State
First downs	17	26
Plays–yards	74–229	61–622
Rushes–yards	40–76	35–237
Passing yards	153	385
Passing: comp–att–int	18–34–2	18–26–1
Time of possession	36:40	23:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Akron	Passing	DJ Irons	14–29, 115 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Blake Hester	12 att, 47 yds
	Receiving	Konata Mumpfield	7 rec., 67 yds, 1 TD
Ohio State	Passing	Kyle McCord	13–18, 319 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	8 att, 93 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Garrett Wilson	4 rec, 124 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Akron	Ohio State
1	07:27	9	55	4:40	AKR	Konata Mumpfield 4-yard touchdown reception from DJ Irons, Cory Smigel kick good	7	0
1	05:27	6	75	2:00	OSU	Chris Olave 5-yard touchdown reception from Kyle McCord, Noah Ruggles kick good	7	7
1	00:11	3	73	0:57	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 3-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	7	14
2	10:23	10	70	4:22	OSU	Jaxon Smith-Njigba 34-yard touchdown reception from Kyle McCord, Noah Ruggles kick good	7	21
2	07:16	3	40	1:01	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 14-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	7	28
2	04:43	5	17	2:33	OSU	Interception returned 46 yards for touchdown by Ronnie Hickman, Noah Ruggles kick good	7	35
2	00:02	2	39	0:12	OSU	32-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles	7	38
3	10:56	2	87	0:36	OSU	Master Teague 2-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	7	45
3	04:14	8	85	2:47	OSU	Master Teague 15-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	7	52
4	02:47	10	75	4:12	OSU	Evan Pryor 12-yard touchdown run, Dominic DiMaccio kick good	7	59
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							7	59

At Rutgers

No. 11 Ohio State vs Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 11 Ohio State	24	21	7	0	52
Rutgers	6	0	0	7	13

Date: October 2, 2021
Location:
SHI Stadium
Piscataway, NJ
Game start: 3:42 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 03:25
Game attendance: 51,006
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); Sunny;
Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play); James Laurinaitis (analyst); Rick Pizzo (reporter)

Statistics	Ohio State	Rutgers
First downs	25	18
Plays–yards	64–541	71–346
Rushes–yards	37–208	31–111
Passing yards	333	235
Passing: comp–att–int	18–27–0	28–40–3
Time of possession	30:32	29:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	17–23, 330 yds, 5 TD
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	8 att, 71 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chris Olave	5 rec, 119 yds, 2 TD
Rutgers	Passing	Noah Vedral	16–26, 152 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jamier Wright–Collins	4 att, 39 yds
	Receiving	Aron Cruickshank	3 rec, 102 yds, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Ohio State	Rutgers
1	12:13	2	48	0:32	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 44-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	7	0
1	11:33	2	23	0:33	OSU	Interception returned 23 yards for touchdown by Denzel Burke, Noah Ruggles kick good	14	0
1	05:45	10	64	4:43	OSU	23-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles	17	0
1	02:34	5	74	1:49	OSU	Garrett Wilson 32-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	24	0
1	02:23	1	75	0:11	RUT	Aron Cruickshank 75-yard touchdown reception from Noah Vedral, Valentino Ambrosio kick no good (blocked)	24	6
2	12:31	9	75	4:52	OSU	Mitch Rossi 1-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	31	6
2	06:27	5	50	2:23	OSU	Jeremy Ruckert 19-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	38	6
2	03:24	5	68	1:27	OSU	Chris Olave 56-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	45	6
3	10:21	10	75	4:39	OSU	Chris Olave 11-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	52	6
4	07:40	11	70	5:07	RUT	Joshua Youngblood 12-yard touchdown reception from Cole Snyder, Valentino Ambrosio kick good	52	13
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							52	13

vs Maryland

Maryland vs No. 7 Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	3	7	7	0	17
• No. 7 Ohio State	14	21	21	10	66

Date: October 9, 2021
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:29
Game attendance: 99,277
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); Overcast
Referee: Michael Cannon
TV announcers (FOX): Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst) and Bruce Feldman (sideline)

Statistics	Maryland	Ohio State
First downs	22	29
Plays–yards	75–335	71–598
Rushes–yards	36–56	33–166
Passing yards	279	432
Passing: comp–att–int	28–39–2	24–33–0
Time of possession	34:44	25:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maryland	Passing	Taulia Tagovailoa	28–39, 279 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Challen Faamatau	9 att, 71 yds, 0 TD
	Receiving	Chigoziem Okonkwo	5 rec, 56 yds, 0 TD
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	24–33, 406 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	16 att, 102 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Chris Olave	7 rec, 120 yds, 2 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Maryland	Ohio State
1	10:20	10	45	4:40	UMD	48-yard field goal by Joseph Petrino	3	0
1	04:03	17	88	6:10	OSU	Garrett Wilson 2-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	3	7
1	0:17	74	5	1:51	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 4-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	3	14
2	12:12	3	62	1:02	OSU	Chris Olave 36-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	3	21
2	07:37	12	75	4:29	UMD	Carlos Carriere 7-yard touchdown reception from Taulia Tagovailoa, Joseph Petrino kick good	10	21
2	06:54	2	29	0:31	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 26-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	10	28
2	0:47	8	82	1:03	OSU	Master Teague 8-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	10	35
3	12:26	7	66	2:27	OSU	Garrett Wilson 26-yard touchdown reception from C.J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	10	42
3	7:47	7	75	2:41	OSU	Chris Olave 30-yard touchdown reception from C.J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	10	49
3	2:31	6	66	2:16	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 14-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	10	56
3	0:47	5	75	1:44	UMD	Rakim Jarrett 43-yard touchdown reception from Taulia Tagovailoa, Joseph Petrino kick good	17	56
4	10:37	12	37	5:02	OSU	32-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles	17	59
4	2:58	1	70	2:34	OSU	Interception returned 70 yards for touchdown by Craig Young, Noah Ruggles kick good	17	66
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							17	66

At Indiana

No. 5 Ohio State at Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 5 Ohio State	14	30	7	3	54
Indiana	7	0	0	0	7

Date: October 23, 2021
Location:
Memorial Stadium
Bloomington, IN
Game start: 7:44 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:08
Game attendance: 52,656
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); Rain; Wind: NE 3 mph
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)

Statistics	Ohio State	Indiana
First downs	30	10
Plays–yards	62–539	54–128
Rushes–yards	32–187	37–48
Passing yards	352	80
Passing: comp–att–int	28–37–0	8–17–0
Time of possession	32:01	27:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	21–28, 266 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	9 att, 81 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	6 att, 99 yds, 0 TD
Indiana	Passing	Jack Tuttle	4–7, 41 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
	Rushing	Trent Howland	5 att, 17 yds, 0 TD
	Receiving	Peyton Hendershot	5 rec, 35 yds, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Ohio State	Indiana
1	9:50	12	75	5:10	OSU	Miyan Williams 11-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick Good	7	0
1	2:58	15	75	6:52	IND	Peyton Hendershot 7-yard touchdown reception from Jack Tuttle, Charles Campbell kick good	7	7
1	1:25	5	75	1:33	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 21-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	14	7
2	12:47	6	51	2:43	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 14-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	21	7
2	10:11	4	-8	2:31	OSU	Indiana tackled in end zone for a safety by OSU	23	7
2	8:24	5	39	1:35	OSU	Chris Olave 16-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	30	7
2	5:45	2	30	0:29	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 6-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	37	7
2	0:31	8	66	2:56	OSU	Jeremey Ruckert 14-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	44	7
3	1:15	10	78	5:04	OSU	Jeremey Ruckert 2-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	51	7
4	8:49	11	67	5:53	OSU	26-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles	54	7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							54	7

vs No. 20 Penn State

No. 20 Penn State vs No. 5 Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Penn State	7	3	14	0	24
• No. 5 Ohio State	3	14	10	6	33

Date: October 30, 2021
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 7:44 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:45
Game attendance: 102,951
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); cloudy; Wind: N 2 mph
Referee: Mark Kluczynski
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline)

Statistics	Penn State	Ohio State
First downs	27	22
Plays–yards	81–394	68–466
Rushes–yards	29–33	34–161
Passing yards	361	305
Passing: comp–att–int	38–52–1	22–34–0
Time of possession	29:50	30:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn State	Passing	Sean Clifford	35–52, 361 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	John Lovett	13 att, 20 yds, 0 TD
	Receiving	Jahan Dotson	11 att, 127 yds, 0 TD
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	22–34, 305 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	28 att, 152 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	6 att, 97 yds, 0 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Penn State	Ohio State
1	6:08	13	89	4:48	PSU	Brenton Strange 5-yard touchdown reception from Sean Clifford, Jordan Stout kick good	7	0
1	2:02	11	57	4:06	OSU	35-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles	7	3
2	3:48	5	69	1:38	OSU	Chris Olave 38-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	7	10
2	2:24	4	32	1:24	OSU	Fumble recovery returned 57 yards for touchdown by Jerron Cage, Noah Ruggles kick good	7	17
2	0:00	10	46	2:24	PSU	47-yard field goal by Jordan Stout	10	17
3	10:26	12	75	4:34	PSU	Jahan Dotson 2-yard touchdown run, Jordan Stout kick good	17	17
3	6:42	7	69	3:44	OSU	23-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles	17	20
3	3:35	3	71	0:42	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 1-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	17	27
3	0:10	11	75	3:25	PSU	Keyvone Lee 1-yard touchdown run, Jordan Stout kick good	24	27
4	7:12	8	20	4:03	OSU	25-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles	24	30
4	2:41	8	69	3:14	OSU	26-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles	24	33
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							24	33

At Nebraska

No. 5 Ohio State at Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 5 Ohio State	0	17	6	3	26
Nebraska	0	10	7	0	17

Date: November 6, 2021
Location:
Memorial Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3:38
Game attendance: 85,458
Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C); Sunny; Wind: 8 mph
Referee: Michael Cannon
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline)

Statistics	Ohio State	Nebraska
First downs	25	18
Plays–yards	84–495	65–361
Rushes–yards	30–90	34–113
Passing yards	405	248
Passing: comp–att–int	36–54–2	16–31–1
Time of possession	33:52	26:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	36–54, 405 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	21 att, 92 yds, 0 TD
	Receiving	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	15 rec, 240 yds, 1 TD
Nebraska	Passing	Adrian Martinez	16–31, 248 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Rahmir Johnson	16 att, 62 yds, 0 TD
	Receiving	Samori Toure	4 rec, 150 yds, 0 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Ohio State	Nebraska
2	11:25	11	57	4:52	OSU	26-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles	3	0
2	6:41	7	49	3:24	OSU	Chris Olave 3-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	10	0
2	3:52	8	54	2:49	NEB	39-yard field goal by Chase Contreraz	10	3
2	3:34	1	75	0:12	OSU	Jaxon Smith-Njigba 75-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	17	3
2	2:53	2	75	0:41	NEB	Samori Toure 72-yard touchdown reception from Adrian Martinez, Chase Contreraz kick good	17	10
3	9:42	5	23	2:44	OSU	46-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles	20	10
3	2:05	6	35	2:21	OSU	35-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles	23	10
3	0:22	5	75	1:43	NEB	Adrian Martinez 1-yard touchdown run, Chase Contreraz kick good	23	17
4	1:29	9	58	3:48	OSU	46-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles	26	17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							26	17

vs No. 19 Purdue

No. 19 Purdue vs No. 4 Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Purdue	7	10	14	0	31
• No. 4 Ohio State	21	24	7	7	59

Date: November 13, 2021
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 3:41 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:22
Game attendance: 101,009
Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); Cloudy; Wind: SW 15 mph
Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore, Greg McElroy, and Katie George

Statistics	Purdue	Ohio State
First downs	28	30
Plays–yards	71–481	69–624
Rushes–yards	19–91	31–263
Passing yards	390	361
Passing: comp–att–int	40–52–0	31–38–0
Time of possession	28:42	31:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing	Aidan O'Connell	40–52, 390 yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
	Rushing	Zander Horvath	5 att, 36 yds, 0 TD
	Receiving	David Bell	11 rec, 103 yds, 0 TD
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	31–38, 361 yds, 5 TD, 0 INT
	Rushing	Miyan Williams	14 att, 117 yds, 0 TD
	Receiving	Garrett Wilson	10 rec, 126 yds, 3 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Purdue	Ohio State
1	11:45	5	39	2:10	OSU	Garrett Wilson 21-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	0	7
1	8:56	7	75	2:49	PUR	Jackson Anthrop 25-yard touchdown reception from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick good	7	7
1	7:04	6	78	1:47	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 3-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	7	14
1	5:14	1	57	0:09	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 57-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	7	21
2	13:42	11	75	3:38	OSU	Jaxon Smith-Njigba 20-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	7	28
2	13:28	2	12	0:11	OSU	Garrett Wilson 12-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	7	35
2	9:01	10	80	4:21	PUR	Broc Thompson 12-yard touchdown reception from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick good	14	35
2	7:22	4	75	1:39	OSU	Garrett Wilson 51-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	14	42
2	4:12	10	61	3:10	PUR	32-yard field goal by Mitchell Fineran	17	42
2	0:18	10	61	3:48	OSU	30-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles	17	45
3	10:48	8	75	4:12	OSU	Garrett Wilson 24-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	17	52
3	7:53	7	75	2:55	PUR	Milton Wright 29-yard touchdown reception from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick good	24	52
3	2:02	10	87	4:09	PUR	Jackson Anthrop 9-yard touchdown reception from Aidan O'Connell, Mitchell Fineran kick good	31	52
4	12:51	9	75	4:11	OSU	Chris Olave 5-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	31	59
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							31	59

vs No. 7 Michigan State

No. 7 Michigan State vs No. 4 Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Michigan State	0	0	0	7	7
• No. 4 Ohio State	21	28	0	7	56

Date: November 20, 2021
Location:
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH
Game start: 12:10 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:19
Game attendance: 101,858
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); Cloudy; Wind: SW 15 mph
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Row.

Statistics	Michigan State	Ohio State
First downs	12	36
Plays–yards	59–224	86–655
Rushes–yards	21–66	43–206
Passing yards	158	449
Passing: comp–att–int	16–38–0	36–43–1
Time of possession	22:02	37:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan State	Passing	Payton Thorne	14–36, 158 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Collins	3 att, 29 yds, 0 TD
	Receiving	Connor Heyward	4 rec, 20 yds, 0 TD
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	32–35, 432 yds, 6 TD, 0 INT
	Rushing	Master Teague	21 att, 95 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	10 rec, 105 yds, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Michigan State	Ohio State
1	10:42	12	86	4:12	OSU	Chris Olave 23-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	0	7
1	8:03	4	88	1:16	OSU	Garrett Wilson 77-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	0	14
1	2:31	4	71	1:24	OSU	Chris Olave 43-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	0	21
2	14:05	6	44	1:48	OSU	Julian Fleming 4-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	0	28
2	10:02	6	70	2:46	OSU	Miyan Williams 1-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	0	35
2	7:01	6	57	2:15	OSU	Garrett Wilson 12-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	0	42
2	1:37	10	85	3:52	OSU	Jaxon Smith-Njigba 5-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	0	49
4	14:55	8	51	2:32	MSU	Keon Coleman 12-yard touchdown reception from Payton Thorne, Stephan Rusnak kick good	7	49
4	3:30	16	75	8:32	OSU	Master Teague 1-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	7	56
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							7	56

At No. 5 Michigan

No. 2 Ohio State at No. 5 Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Ohio State	3	10	0	14	27
• No. 5 Michigan	7	7	14	14	42

Date: November 27, 2021
Location:
Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
Game start: 12:14 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:21
Game attendance: 111,156
Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C); Snow;
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline)

Statistics	Ohio State	Michigan
First downs	23	24
Plays–yards	79–458	487
Rushes–yards	30–64	41–297
Passing yards	394	190
Passing: comp–att–int	34–49–0	14–20–1
Time of possession	31:48	28:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing	C. J. Stroud	34–49, 394 yds, 2 TDs
	Rushing	TreVeyon Henderson	17 att, 74 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	11 rec, 127 yds
Michigan	Passing	Cade McNamara	13–19, 159 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	Hassan Haskins	28 att, 169 yds, 5 TDs
	Receiving	Roman Wilson	2 rec, 55 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Ohio State	Michigan
1	10:12	10	75	4:48	MICH	A. J. Henning 14-yard touchdown run, Jake Moody kick good	0	7
1	3:36	12	64	5:08	OSU	31-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles	3	7
2	9:12	4	56	1:39	OSU	Garrett Wilson 25-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	10	7
2	3:51	13	82	5:15	MICH	Hassan Haskins 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Moody kick good	10	14
2	0:09	12	62	3:42	OSU	30-yard field goal by Noah Ruggles	13	14
3	11:50	3	81	1:15	MICH	Hassan Haskins 13-yard touchdown run, Jake Moody kick good	13	21
3	5:49	5	78	2:30	MICH	Hassan Haskins 1-yard touchdown run, Jake Moody kick good	13	28
4	14:05	17	82	6:41	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 1-yard touchdown run, Noah Ruggles kick good	20	28
4	9:14	9	66	4:46	MICH	Hassan Haskins 2-yard touchdown run, Jake Moody kick good	20	35
4	4:45	13	75	4:29	OSU	TreVeyon Henderson 10-yard touchdown reception from C. J. Stroud, Noah Ruggles kick good	27	35
4	2:17	5	63	2:22	MICH	Hassan Haskins 4-yard touchdown run, Jake Moody kick good	27	42
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							27	42

Awards and honors

NCAA Recognized All-American Honors
Player	Position	AFCA	AP	FWAA	Sporting News	WCFF
Chris Olave	WR	1st Team	2nd Team	2nd Team		2nd Team
Thayer Munford	OL	1st Team	2nd Team
Garrett Wilson	WR		2nd Team	1st Team
Nicholas Petit-Frere	OL		2nd Team	1st Team		2nd Team
Noah Ruggles	K	2nd Team	2nd Team			2nd Team
Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR		3rd Team		2nd Team
Haskell Garrett	DT		2nd Team
C. J. Stroud	QB		3rd Team

*The NCAA and Ohio State only recognize the AP, AFCA, FWAA, Sporting News and WCFF All-American teams to determine if a player is a Consensus or Unanimous All-American. To be named a Consensus All-American, a player must be named first team in three polls and to be Unanimous, they must be named first team in all five. See 2021 College Football All-America Team

All-Conference Honors
Player	Position	Coaches	Media	AP
Haskell Garrett	DL	1st Team	1st Team	1st Team
Thayer Munford	OG	1st Team	1st Team	1st Team
Chris Olave	WR	1st Team	2nd Team	1st Team
Nicholas Petit-Frere	OT	1st Team	1st Team	1st Team
C. J. Stroud	QB	1st Team	1st Team	1st Team
TreVeyon Henderson	RB	2nd Team	2nd Team	2nd Team
Paris Johnson Jr.	OG	2nd Team	3rd Team
Garrett Wilson	WR	2nd Team	2nd Team	2nd Team
Noah Ruggles	K	2nd Team	2nd Team
Tyreke Smith	DL	2nd Team	3rd Team
Ronnie Hickman	DB	2nd Team	3rd Team
Zach Harrison	DL	3rd Team	2nd Team
Dawand Jones	OT	3rd Team	2nd Team
Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	3rd Team	3rd Team
Denzel Burke	DB	3rd Team	HM	2nd Team
Jeremy Ruckert	TE	HM	HM
Sevyn Banks	DB	HM	HM
Cam Brown	DB	HM	HM
Antwuan Jackson	DL	HM	HM
Matthew Jones	OL		HM
Luke Wypler	OC		HM
Steele Chambers	LB		HM
Tommy Eichenberg	LB		HM
Bryson Shaw	DB		HM
Taron Vincent	DL		HM
Tyleik Williams	DL		HM
Emeka Egbuka	RS	HM	HM

Player of the Game Awards

Player of the Game Awards
Week	Award	Player	Ref.
1 (Minnesota)	Offensive Player of the Game	Chris Olave	^[4]
	Offensive Player of the Game	Miyan Williams
	Defensive Player of the Game	Zach Harrison
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Mitch Rossi
3 (Tulsa)	Offensive Player of the Game	TreVeyon Henderson	^[5]
	Defensive Player of the Game	Cameron Martinez
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Cade Kacherski
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Xavier Johnson
4 (Akron)	Offensive Player of the Game	Dawand Jones	^[6]
	Offensive Player of the Game	Garrett Wilson
	Defensive Player of the Game	Tyleik Williams
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Jesse Mirco
5 (Rutgers)	Offensive Player of the Game	C. J. Stroud	^[7]
	Defensive Player of the Game	Ronnie Hickman
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Cade Kacherski (2)
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Demario McCall
6 (Maryland)	Offensive Player of the Game	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	^[8]
	Defensive Player of the Game	Steele Chambers
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Emeka Egbuka
7 (Indiana)	Offensive Player of the Game	C. J. Stroud (2)	^[9]
	Offensive Player of the Game	Jeremy Ruckert
	Defensive Player of the Game	Zach Harrison (2)
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Teradja Mitchell
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Demario McCall (2)
8 (Penn State)	Offensive Player of the Game	none	^[10]
	Defensive Player of the Game	Jerron Cage
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Noah Ruggles
9 (Nebraska)	Offensive Player of the Game	Jaxon Smith-Njigba (2)	^[11]
	Defensive Player of the Game	Ronnie Hickman (2)
	Defensive Player of the Game	Tyreke Smith
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Noah Ruggles (2)
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Jesse Mirco (2)
10 (Purdue)	Offensive Player of the Game	C. J. Stroud (3)	^[12]
	Offensive Player of the Game	Garrett Wilson (2)
	Defensive Player of the Game	Lathan Ransom
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Chris Booker
11 (Michigan State)	Offensive Player of the Game	C. J. Stroud (4)	^[13]
	Offensive Player of the Game	Chris Olave (2)
	Defensive Player of the Game	Defensive Line
	Special Teams Player of the Game	Demario McCall (3)

Weekly awards

Weekly awards
Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Zach Harrison	PFF Game-Changing Moment of the Week	September 5, 2021	^[14]
C. J. Stroud	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	September 6, 2021	^[15]
		September 13, 2021	^[16]
		October 4, 2021	^[17]
		October 11, 2021	^[18]
	Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week	October 11, 2021	^[18]
	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	October 25, 2021	^[19]
		November 15, 2021	^[20]
		November 22, 2021	^[21]
	Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week	November 22, 2021	^[21]
	Pro Football Network Offensive Player of the Week	October 10, 2021	^[22]
	Walter Camp National Player of the Week	November 21, 2021	^[23]
	PFF Offensive Player of the Week	November 21, 2021	^[24]
	Athlon Sports Offensive Player of the Week	November 21, 2021	^[25]
TreVeyon Henderson	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	September 20, 2021	^[26]
TreVeyon Henderson	Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week	September 20, 2021	^[26]
Kyle McCord	Big Ten Freshman of the Week	September 27, 2021	^[27]
Haskell Garrett	Pro Football Network Defensive Player of the Week	September 26, 2021	^[28]
Noah Ruggles	Big Ten co-Special Teams Player of the Week	November 1, 2021	^[29]
	Lou Groza Award Star of the Week	November 1, 2021	^[30]
	Lou Groza Award Star of the Week	November 8, 2021	^[31]
Garrett Wilson	Big Ten co-Offensive Player of the Week	November 15, 2021	^[32]
Garrett Wilson	Pro Football Network Offensive Player of the Week	November 14, 2021	^[33]

Annual awards

Annual Awards
Player	Award	Ref.
TreVeyon Henderson	Doak Walker Award Semifinalist	^[34]
TreVeyon Henderson	Walter Camp Award Semifinalist	^[34]
Thayer Munford	Lombardi Award Semifinalist	^[35]
Offensive Line	Joe Moore Award Semifinalist	^[36]
Chris Olave	Fred Biletnikoff Award Semifinalist	^[37]
Nicholas Petit-Frere	Outland Trophy Semifinalist	^[38]
Bradley Robinson	Patrick Mannelly Award Nominee	^[39]
Mitch Rossi	Burlsworth Trophy Nominee	^[40]
Jeremy Ruckert	William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist	^[41]
Noah Ruggles	Lou Groza Award Finalist	^[42]
Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist	^[43]
C. J. Stroud	Davey O’Brien Award Finalist	^[44]
	Manning Award Finalist
	Maxwell Award Semifinalist
	Walter Camp Award Semifinalist
	AP Big Ten co–Offensive Player of the Year
	Heisman Trophy Finalist	^[45]
Garrett Wilson	Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Semifinalist	^[46]
Kevin Wilson	Broyles Award Semifinalist	^[47]
Big Ten Awards
C. J. Stroud	Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year	^[48]
	Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year
	Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	4 (1)	3	9	10	11	7	6	5	5	6	6	5	2	7	7	6
Coaches	4	3	11	12	10	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	3	7	7	5
CFP	Not released									5	4	4	2	7	6	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	10	Garrett Wilson	WR	New York Jets
1	11	Chris Olave	WR	New Orleans Saints
3	69	Nicholas Petit-Frere	OT	Tennessee Titans
3	101	Jeremy Ruckert	TE	New York Jets
5	158	Tyreke Smith	DE	Seattle Seahawks
7	238	Thayer Munford	OT	Las Vegas Raiders

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v t e Ohio State Buckeyes football
Venues	Recreation Park (1890–1897) Ohio Field (1898–1921) Ohio Stadium (1922–present) Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois: Battle for Illibuck Michigan (The Ten Year War) Penn State
Culture & lore	History Block O Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" "Hang On Sloopy" Marching band Neutron Man The Ten Year War Snow Bowl (1950) 1969 Michigan game 1973 Michigan game The Kick Holy Buckeye 2005 Texas game 2006 Michigan game 2016 Penn State game
Media	WBNS-TV WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State Sports Network
People	Head coaches All-Century Team NFL draftees Statistical leaders Retired numbers
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold