FINAL SCORE
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan State Spartans game details
Saturday, September 29, 2012 at 3:30 PM ET
Spartan Stadium · Attendance 76,705
Put the final score in perspective.
Ohio State finished 1 points ahead. The teams combined for 33 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Ohio State 7, Michigan State 3. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Michigan State outscored its opponent in 1 and Ohio State in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Ohio State | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
 Michigan State | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 21 | 17 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6-13 | 4-15 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 383 | 303 |
| Passing | 179 | 269 |
| Comp/Att | 16/23 | 22/42 |
| Yards per pass | 7.8 | 6.4 |
| Rushing | 204 | 34 |
| Rushing Attempts | 44 | 22 |
| Yards per rush | 4.6 | 1.5 |
| Penalties | 6-65 | 4-35 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 30:22 | 29:10 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Ohio State Buckeyes
passing
| Braxton Miller | 16/23 | 179 | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 70.3 |
rushing
| Braxton Miller | 23 | 136 | 5.9 | 0 | 20 |
| Carlos Hyde | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Jordan Hall | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 1 | 14 |
| Corey Brown | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
receiving
| Corey Brown | 12 | 84 | 7.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Devin Smith | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 1 | 63 |
| Jordan Hall | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Carlos Hyde | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
kickReturns
| Devin Smith | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Devin Smith | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bradley Roby | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jordan Hall | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
kicking
| Drew Basil | 1/1 | 100.0 | 26 | 2/2 | 5 |
punting
| Ben Buchanan | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Michigan State Spartans
passing
| Andrew Maxwell | 22/42 | 269 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 63.6 |
rushing
| Le'Veon Bell | 17 | 45 | 2.6 | 0 | 8 |
| Larry Caper | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Hill | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Maxwell | 3 | -10 | -3.3 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Keith Mumphery | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 1 | 29 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 8 | 58 | 7.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Bennie Fowler | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 35 |
| Tony Lippett | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Dion Sims | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Paul Lang | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Nick Hill | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 34 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Nick Hill | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
kicking
| Dan Conroy | 3/4 | 75.0 | 50 | 1/1 | 10 |
punting
| Mike Sadler | 5 | 277 | 55.4 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 12:09 | OHIO ST rush for a touchdown. | 6 – 0 |
| 1 | 12:09 | OHIO ST Extra point GOOD. | 7 – 0 |
| 1 | 8:23 | MICHIGAN ST 34 yard field goal GOOD. | 7 – 3 |
| 3 | 11:04 | MICHIGAN ST 50 yard field goal GOOD. | 7 – 6 |
| 3 | 6:08 | OHIO ST 26 yard field goal GOOD. | 10 – 6 |
| 3 | 4:49 | MICHIGAN ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 10 – 12 |
| 3 | 4:49 | MICHIGAN ST Extra point GOOD. | 10 – 13 |
| 3 | 3:05 | OHIO ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 16 – 13 |
| 3 | 3:05 | OHIO ST Extra point GOOD. | 17 – 13 |
| 4 | 7:07 | MICHIGAN ST 48 yard field goal GOOD. | 17 – 16 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 8:14 AM UTCData methodology