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Ohio State at Nebraska

Nov 6, 2021 • Completed

Season 2021RegularWeek 10

Away

Ohio State

Big Ten

Final Score

26 - 17

OSN

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Nebraska

Big Ten

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Nebraska361
Ohio State495

Passing Yards

Nebraska248
Ohio State405

Rushing Yards

Nebraska113
Ohio State90

Turnovers

Nebraska1
Ohio State2

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

C.J. Stroud

Ohio State

YDS: 405

Rushing

TreVeyon Henderson

Ohio State

YDS: 92

Receiving

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Ohio State

YDS: 240

Tackles

Mosai Newsom

Nebraska

TOT: 10

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Nebraska26:08
Ohio State33:52

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Ohio State holds off Nebraska 26-17

Standard

Ohio State defeated Nebraska 26-17 in Week 10 of the 2021 regular slate, finishing with a 495-361 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 0 rushing touchdowns.

Ohio State set the terms early in a game that finished 26-17. Adrian Martinez pass complete to Samori Toure for 72 yds for a TD, (Chase Contreraz KICK) came with {'seconds': 53, 'minutes': 2} left in the quarter 2, giving Nebraska the first major swing.

Ohio State's box score carried the story: 495 total yards, 90 rushing yards, and 405 passing yards. Nebraska finished with 361 total yards, including 113 on the ground and 248 through the air.

Ohio State converted 9-19 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-1, Ohio State led 17-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was C.J. Stroud pass complete to Jaxon Smith-Njigba for 75 yds for a TD, (Noah Ruggles KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Adrian Martinez pass complete to Samori Toure for 72 yds for a TD, (Chase Contreraz KICK) (Nebraska led 10-17 over Ohio State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Chase Contreraz 39 yd FG GOOD (Nebraska led 3-10 over Ohio State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    C.J. Stroud pass complete to Chris Olave for 3 yds for a TD, (Noah Ruggles KICK) (Ohio State led 10-0 over Nebraska).

  • Passing Touchdown

    C.J. Stroud pass complete to Jaxon Smith-Njigba for 75 yds for a TD, (Noah Ruggles KICK) (Ohio State led 17-3 over Nebraska).

  • Field Goal Good

    Noah Ruggles 26 yd FG GOOD (Ohio State led 3-0 over Nebraska).

  • Field Goal Good

    Noah Ruggles 35 yd FG GOOD (Ohio State led 23-10 over Nebraska).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    26-17

    Ohio State defeated Nebraska.

  • Total yards

    495-361

    Ohio State held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    90

    Ohio State averaged 3 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    405

    Ohio State averaged 7.5 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    9-19

    Ohio State's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    2-13

    Nebraska's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticNebraskaOhio State
Total Yards361495
Passing Yards248405
Rushing Yards11390
First Downs1825
Third Down Efficiency2-139-19
Fourth Down Efficiency0-00-1
Total Penalties (Yards)6-608-65
Turnovers12
Completions / Attempts16-3136-54
Rushing Attempts3430
Passing TDs12
Rushing TDs10
Kicking Points514
Possession Time26:0833:52
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2021)