FINAL SCORE
California Golden Bears at Ohio State Buckeyes game details
Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 12:00 PM ET
Ohio Stadium · Attendance 105,232
Put the final score in perspective.
Ohio State finished 7 points ahead. The teams combined for 63 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was California 7, Ohio State 20. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Ohio State outscored its opponent in 3 and California in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 California | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
 Ohio State | 13 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 35 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 22 | 14 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6-15 | 5-15 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 512 | 412 |
| Passing | 288 | 249 |
| Comp/Att | 27/38 | 16/30 |
| Yards per pass | 7.6 | 8.3 |
| Rushing | 224 | 163 |
| Rushing Attempts | 41 | 33 |
| Yards per rush | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| Penalties | 4-40 | 11-101 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 34:59 | 24:39 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
California Golden Bears
passing
| Zach Maynard | 26/37 | 280 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 61.6 |
| Keenan Allen | 1/1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 90.6 |
rushing
| Brendan Bigelow | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 2 | 81 |
| Isi Sofele | 21 | 86 | 4.1 | 0 | 26 |
| C.J. Anderson | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 |
| Eric Stevens | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Zach Maynard | 10 | -46 | -4.6 | 1 | 3 |
receiving
| Keenan Allen | 9 | 80 | 8.9 | 0 | 18 |
| C.J. Anderson | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | 30 |
| Darius Powe | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 36 |
| Chris Harper | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 19 |
| Bryce Treggs | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Eric Stevens | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Jacob Wark | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Zach Maynard | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Isi Sofele | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Brendan Bigelow | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 32 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Keenan Allen | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
kicking
| Vincenzo D'Amato | 0/3 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
punting
| Cole Leininger | 3 | 141 | 47.0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Steffan Mos | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Ohio State Buckeyes
passing
| Braxton Miller | 16/30 | 249 | 8.3 | 4 | 1 | 84.2 |
rushing
| Jordan Hall | 17 | 87 | 5.1 | 0 | 15 |
| Braxton Miller | 12 | 75 | 6.3 | 1 | 55 |
| Corey Brown | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
receiving
| Devin Smith | 5 | 145 | 29.0 | 2 | 72 |
| Jake Stoneburner | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 2 | 40 |
| Corey Brown | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 21 |
| Evan Spencer | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jeff Heuerman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Nick Vannett | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Zach Boren | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
interceptions
| Christian Bryant | 1 | 38 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Bri'onte Dunn | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Devin Smith | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Corey Brown | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
kicking
| Drew Basil | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/4 | 3 |
punting
| Ben Buchanan | 8 | 327 | 40.9 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 5:11 | OHIO ST rush for a touchdown. | 0 – 6 |
| 1 | 2:38 | CALIFORNIA pass complete for a touchdown. | 6 – 6 |
| 1 | 2:38 | CALIFORNIA Extra point GOOD. | 7 – 6 |
| 1 | 1:27 | OHIO ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 7 – 12 |
| 1 | 1:27 | OHIO ST Extra point GOOD. | 7 – 13 |
| 2 | 13:30 | OHIO ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 7 – 19 |
| 2 | 13:30 | OHIO ST Extra point GOOD. | 7 – 20 |
| 3 | 9:34 | CALIFORNIA rush for a touchdown. | 13 – 20 |
| 3 | 9:34 | CALIFORNIA Extra point GOOD. | 14 – 20 |
| 4 | 12:26 | CALIFORNIA rush for a touchdown. | 20 – 20 |
| 4 | 12:26 | CALIFORNIA Extra point GOOD. | 21 – 20 |
| 4 | 8:31 | OHIO ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 21 – 26 |
| 4 | 8:31 | OHIO ST2-point conversion rush GOOD. | 21 – 28 |
| 4 | 8:10 | CALIFORNIA rush for a touchdown. | 27 – 28 |
| 4 | 8:10 | CALIFORNIA Extra point GOOD. | 28 – 28 |
| 4 | 3:26 | OHIO ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 28 – 34 |
| 4 | 3:26 | OHIO ST Extra point GOOD. | 28 – 35 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 8:15 AM UTCData methodology