Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats: 40–30 Final — Box Score & Game Stats | CF Reference

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FINAL SCORE

Ohio State

6-0

40

–

Northwestern

4-1

30

Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 8:00 PM ET

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CF REFERENCE · CALCULATED CONTEXT

Put the final score in perspective.

Ohio State finished 10 points ahead. The teams combined for 70 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.

The reported halftime score was Ohio State 13, Northwestern 20. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Northwestern outscored its opponent in 1 and Ohio State in 3. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.

How these comparisons are calculated ↗

QUARTER BY QUARTER

Line score


Ohio State	10	3	7	20	40
Northwestern	7	13	3	7	30

THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS

Team statistics


1st Downs	25	20
3rd down efficiency	7-13	5-14
4th down efficiency	0-1	0-1
Total Yards	451	437
Passing	203	343
Comp/Att	15/26	25/31
Yards per pass	7.8	11.1
Rushing	248	94
Rushing Attempts	48	43
Yards per rush	5.2	2.2
Penalties	1-10	4-42
Turnovers	3	2
Fumbles lost	2	1
Interceptions thrown	1	1
Possession	29:22	30:38

PLAYER BOX SCORE

Ohio State Buckeyes

passing


Braxton Miller	15/26	203	7.8	0	1	31.4

rushing


Carlos Hyde	26	168	6.5	3	17
Braxton Miller	17	68	4.0	0	15
Rod Smith	3	13	4.3	0	9
Ezekiel Elliott	1	1	1.0	0	1
Cameron Johnston	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

receiving


Corey Brown	6	127	21.2	0	38
Carlos Hyde	4	38	9.5	0	12
Devin Smith	3	31	10.3	0	13
Evan Spencer	2	7	3.5	0	9

interceptions


Doran Grant	1	7	0

kickReturns


Dontre Wilson	1	19	19.0	19	0

puntReturns


Bradley Roby	1	9	9.0	9	1

kicking


Drew Basil	2/2	100.0	27	4/4	10

punting


Cameron Johnston	3	114	38.0	0	0	39

PLAYER BOX SCORE

Northwestern Wildcats

passing


Trevor Siemian	13/18	245	13.6	2	1	75.8
Kain Colter	12/12	98	8.2	0	0	46.8

rushing


Venric Mark	17	60	3.5	0	8
Treyvon Green	5	19	3.8	0	7
Kain Colter	8	16	2.0	1	5
Mike Trumpy	3	7	2.3	0	4
Danny Vitale	1	2	2.0	0	2
Trevor Siemian	8	-8	-1.0	0	8

receiving


Rashad Lawrence	8	149	18.6	0	67
Venric Mark	4	43	10.8	0	41
Mike Jensen	2	37	18.5	0	22
Danny Vitale	4	36	9.0	0	16
Christian Jones	2	34	17.0	0	25
Tony Jones	3	23	7.7	0	9
Cameron Dickerson	1	12	12.0	1	12
Kain Colter	1	9	9.0	1	9

interceptions


Chi Chi Ariguzo	1	5	0

kickReturns


Matthew Harris	4	81	20.3	24	0
Venric Mark	1	38	38.0	38	0

kicking


Jeff Budzien	3/3	100.0	32	3/3	12

punting


Brandon Williams	3	110	36.7	0	0	47

HOW IT HAPPENED

Scoring summary


1	12:31	OHIO ST 27 yard field goal GOOD.	3 – 0
1	8:00	NORTHWESTERN pass complete for a touchdown.	3 – 6
1	8:00	NORTHWESTERN Extra point GOOD.	3 – 7
1	2:33	OHIO ST punt return for a touchdown.	10 – 7
1	2:33	OHIO ST Extra point GOOD.	10 – 7
2	13:19	NORTHWESTERN rush for a touchdown.	10 – 13
2	13:19	NORTHWESTERN Extra point GOOD.	10 – 14
2	8:36	OHIO ST 20 yard field goal GOOD.	13 – 14
2	5:00	NORTHWESTERN 23 yard field goal GOOD.	13 – 17
2	0:55	NORTHWESTERN 29 yard field goal GOOD.	13 – 20
3	10:40	NORTHWESTERN 32 yard field goal GOOD.	13 – 23
3	3:54	OHIO ST rush for a touchdown.	19 – 23
3	3:54	OHIO ST Extra point GOOD.	20 – 23
4	11:29	OHIO ST rush for a touchdown.	27 – 23
4	11:29	OHIO ST Extra point GOOD.	27 – 23
4	9:10	NORTHWESTERN pass complete for a touchdown.	27 – 29
4	9:10	NORTHWESTERN Extra point GOOD.	27 – 30
4	5:22	OHIO ST rush for a touchdown.	33 – 30
4	5:22	OHIO ST Extra point GOOD.	34 – 30
4	0:00	NORTHWESTERN fumbled.	40 – 30

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