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Florida Atlantic at Ohio State

Aug 31, 2019 • Completed

Season 2019RegularWeek 1

Away

Florida Atlantic

American Athletic

Final Score

21 - 45

FAOS

Home

Ohio State

Big Ten

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Ohio State469
Florida Atlantic228

Passing Yards

Ohio State232
Florida Atlantic206

Rushing Yards

Ohio State237
Florida Atlantic22

Turnovers

Ohio State2
Florida Atlantic1

Game Conditions

Temperature72°F
Wind12 mph NE

Humidity

64%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Justin Fields

Ohio State

YDS: 234

Rushing

J.K. Dobbins

Ohio State

YDS: 91

Receiving

Harrison Bryant

Florida Atlantic

YDS: 79

Tackles

Rashad Smith

Florida Atlantic

TOT: 11

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Ohio State32:03
Florida Atlantic27:57

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Ohio State pulls away from Florida Atlantic 45-21

Standard

Ohio State defeated Florida Atlantic 45-21 in Week 1 of the 2019 regular slate, finishing with a 469-228 edge in total yards, and scoring 4 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Ohio State set the terms early in a game that finished 45-21. Justin Fields run for 51 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK) came with {'seconds': 7, 'minutes': 13} left in the first quarter, giving Ohio State the first major swing.

Ohio State's box score carried the story: 469 total yards, 237 rushing yards, and 232 passing yards. Florida Atlantic finished with 228 total yards, including 22 on the ground and 206 through the air.

Ohio State converted 7-14 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-1, Ohio State led 28-3 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Justin Fields run for 51 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Justin Fields run for 51 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK) (Ohio State led 7-0 over Florida Atlantic).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 29 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK) (Ohio State led 28-0 over Florida Atlantic).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Justin Fields pass complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 25 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK) (Ohio State led 14-0 over Florida Atlantic).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Justin Fields pass complete to Binjimen Victor for 32 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK) (Ohio State led 21-0 over Florida Atlantic).

  • Field Goal Good

    Vladimir Rivas 28 yd FG GOOD (Florida Atlantic led 3-28 over Ohio State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Justin Fields pass complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 3 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK) (Ohio State led 35-6 over Florida Atlantic).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    45-21

    Ohio State defeated Florida Atlantic.

  • Total yards

    469-228

    Ohio State held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    237

    Ohio State averaged 4.9 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    232

    Ohio State averaged 8.9 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-14

    Ohio State's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    5-17

    Florida Atlantic's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticOhio StateFlorida Atlantic
Total Yards469228
Passing Yards232206
Rushing Yards23722
First Downs2417
Third Down Efficiency7-145-17
Fourth Down Efficiency0-01-1
Total Penalties (Yards)7-625-35
Turnovers21
Completions / Attempts19-2626-40
Rushing Attempts4833
Passing TDs41
Rushing TDs21
Kicking Points97
Possession Time32:0327:57
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2019)