Saturday, 09/27/08
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 21 |
| (14) Ohio State | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 105,175 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Minnesota kicks off. Saine returns 22 yards to the OhioSt25. | |
| Ohio State - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt25 | 14:54 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Nicol for 8 yards to the OhioSt33. |
| 2-2, OhioSt33 | 14:34 | Wells rush middle for 0 yards to the OhioSt33. |
| 3-2, OhioSt33 | 13:54 | Pryor rush right for 6 yards to the OhioSt39. |
| 1-10, OhioSt39 | 13:24 | Wells rush middle for 28 yards to the Minn33. |
| 1-10, Minn33 | 13:24 | Pryor rush right for 33 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:24 | Pretorius PAT - GOOD. | |
| 12:47 | Ohio State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Minn20. | |
| Minnesota - 12:47 | ||
| 1-10, Minn20 | 12:47 | Eskridge rush middle for 3 yards to the Minn23. |
| 2-7, Minn23 | 12:17 | Weber pass completion to the right to Decker for 6 yards to the Minn29. |
| 3-1, Minn29 | 11:37 | Weber pass completion to the left to Kuznia for 3 yards to the Minn32. |
| 1-10, Minn32 | 11:17 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Minn32 | 11:10 | Weber pass completion to the left to Kuznia for 6 yards to the Minn38. |
| 3-4, Minn38 | 10:40 | Weber pass completion to the left to Eskridge for -1 yards to the Minn37. |
| 4-5, Minn37 | 10:10 | Kucek punts. No return. Ball on OhioSt20. |
| Ohio State - 10:10 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt20 | 10:10 | Wells rush middle for 4 yards to the OhioSt24. |
| 1-10, OhioSt20 | 10:10 | Wells fumbles, Small of Minnesota recovers and returns 0 yards to the OhioSt24. |
| Minnesota - 9:44 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt24 | 9:44 | Eskridge rush middle for 3 yards to the OhioSt21. |
| 2-7, OhioSt21 | 9:14 | Eskridge rush left for 6 yards to the OhioSt15. |
| 3-1, OhioSt15 | 8:44 | Minnesota penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-6, OhioSt20 | 8:04 | Weber pass completion to the right to Kuznia for 4 yards to the OhioSt16. |
| 4-2, OhioSt16 | 7:34 | Monroe 33 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 7:01 | Minnesota kicks off. Saine returns 12 yards to the OhioSt20. | |
| 6:56 | Ohio State penalized -10 yards. | |
| Ohio State - 6:56 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt10 | 6:56 | Herron rush middle for 1 yard to the OhioSt11. |
| 2-9, OhioSt11 | 6:26 | Herron rush left for 2 yards to the OhioSt13. |
| 3-7, OhioSt13 | 6:00 | Pryor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-7, OhioSt13 | 5:29 | Trapasso punts. Sherels returns 13 yards to the Minn48. |
| 4-7, OhioSt13 | 5:29 | Minnesota penalized -10 yards. |
| Minnesota - 5:29 | ||
| 1-10, Minn38 | 5:29 | Weber pass completion to the right to Decker for 21 yards to the OhioSt41. |
| 1-10, OhioSt41 | 5:00 | Eskridge rush middle for 1 yard to the OhioSt40. |
| 2-9, OhioSt40 | 4:25 | Weber pass completion to the right to Spry for 3 yards to the OhioSt37. |
| 3-6, OhioSt37 | 3:55 | Weber sacked by Freeman for a 4 yard loss to the OhioSt41. |
| 4-10, OhioSt41 | 3:25 | Kucek punts. No return. Ball on OhioSt14. |
| Ohio State - 2:52 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt14 | 2:52 | Wells rush middle for 11 yards to the OhioSt25. |
| 1-10, OhioSt25 | 2:32 | Wells rush right for -1 yards to the OhioSt24. |
| 2-11, OhioSt24 | 1:42 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Posey for 11 yards to the OhioSt35. |
| 1-10, OhioSt35 | 1:12 | Wells rush middle for 6 yards to the OhioSt41. |
| 2-4, OhioSt41 | 0:42 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Thomas for 1 yard to the OhioSt42. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State - 15:00 | ||
| 3-3, OhioSt42 | 15:00 | Pryor rush middle for 39 yards to the Minn19. |
| 1-10, Minn19 | 15:00 | Pryor sacked by Davis for a 3 yard loss to the Minn22. |
| 2-13, Minn22 | 14:10 | Pryor sacked by Small for a 6 yard loss to the Minn28. |
| 3-19, Minn28 | 13:20 | Herron rush left for 17 yards to the Minn11. |
| 4-2, Minn11 | 12:40 | Herron rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn9. |
| 1-9, Minn9 | 12:16 | Herron rush left for 2 yards to the Minn7. |
| 2-7, Minn7 | 11:46 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Robiskie for 4 yards to the Minn3. |
| 3-3, Minn3 | 11:16 | Herron rush right for -1 yards to the Minn4. |
| 4-4, Minn4 | 10:26 | Pretorius 22 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 9:45 | Ohio State kicks off. Stoudermire returns 34 yards to the Minn40. | |
| Minnesota - 9:37 | ||
| 1-10, Minn40 | 9:37 | Weber pass completion to the left to Simmons for 12 yards to the OhioSt48. |
| 1-10, OhioSt48 | 9:27 | Eskridge rush middle for 6 yards to the OhioSt42. |
| 2-4, OhioSt42 | 8:47 | Eskridge rush left for -1 yards to the OhioSt43. |
| 3-5, OhioSt43 | 8:07 | Weber pass completion to the left to Decker for 6 yards to the OhioSt37. |
| 1-10, OhioSt37 | 7:47 | Weber pass to the right intercepted by Washington and returned 34 yards. |
| Ohio State - 7:16 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt48 | 7:16 | Wells rush middle for -1 yards to the OhioSt47. |
| 2-11, OhioSt47 | 6:45 | Pryor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-11, OhioSt47 | 6:33 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Robiskie for 13 yards to the Minn40. |
| 1-10, Minn40 | 6:22 | Wells rush left for 12 yards to the Minn28. |
| 1-10, Minn28 | 5:52 | Herron rush right for 2 yards to the Minn26. |
| 2-8, Minn26 | 5:52 | Pryor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-8, Minn26 | 4:53 | Herron rush left for -1 yards to the Minn27. |
| 4-9, Minn27 | 4:33 | Pretorius 44 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 4:10 | Ohio State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Minn20. | |
| 1-10, OhioSt20 | 4:10 | Minnesota penalized -5 yards. |
| Minnesota - 4:10 | ||
| 1-15, Minn15 | 4:10 | Weber pass completion to the right to Kuznia for 5 yards to the Minn20. |
| 2-10, Minn20 | 3:40 | Weber rush middle for 3 yards to the Minn23. |
| 3-7, Minn23 | 3:10 | Weber pass completion to the right to Simmons for 12 yards to the Minn35. |
| 3-7, Minn23 | 2:36 | Simmons fumbles, Russell of Ohio State recovers and returns 0 yards to the Minn35. |
| Ohio State - 2:36 | ||
| 3-7, Minn35 | 2:36 | Minnesota time out. |
| 1-10, Minn35 | 2:36 | Pryor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Minn35 | 2:31 | Wells rush middle for 21 yards to the Minn14. |
| 1-10, Minn14 | 2:00 | Minnesota penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-5, Minn9 | 2:00 | Pryor rush right for 6 yards to the Minn3. |
| 1-3, Minn3 | 1:20 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-3, Minn8 | 0:37 | Ohio State time out. |
| 1-8, Minn8 | 0:37 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Robiskie for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:37 | Pretorius PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:33 | Ohio State kicks off. No return. Ball on Minn30. | |
| 1-10, OhioSt30 | 0:33 | Minnesota penalized -5 yards. |
| Minnesota - 0:19 | ||
| 1-15, Minn25 | 0:19 | Weber incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-15, Minn25 | 0:13 | Weber incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-15, Minn25 | 0:05 | Kucek punts. No return. Ball on OhioSt25. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Ohio State kicks off. No return. Ball on Minn27. | |
| Minnesota - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Minn27 | 15:00 | Eskridge rush middle for 5 yards to the Minn32. |
| 2-5, Minn32 | 14:40 | Eskridge rush middle for 10 yards to the Minn42. |
| 2-5, Minn32 | 14:40 | Ohio State penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, OhioSt43 | 14:10 | Weber rush left for 2 yards to the OhioSt41. |
| 2-8, OhioSt41 | 13:40 | Ohio State penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, OhioSt26 | 13:12 | Decker rush left for 6 yards to the OhioSt20. |
| 2-4, OhioSt20 | 12:42 | Weber rush left for 1 yard to the OhioSt19. |
| 3-3, OhioSt19 | 12:12 | Weber pass completion to the left to Eskridge for 9 yards to the OhioSt10. |
| 1-10, OhioSt10 | 11:47 | Eskridge rush right for -2 yards to the OhioSt12. |
| 2-12, OhioSt12 | 11:07 | Weber incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-12, OhioSt12 | 10:48 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-12, OhioSt12 | 10:44 | Monroe 28 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 10:40 | Minnesota kicks off. Saine returns 23 yards to the OhioSt26. | |
| Ohio State - 10:33 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt26 | 10:33 | Wells rush middle for 6 yards to the OhioSt32. |
| 2-4, OhioSt32 | 9:53 | Wells rush middle for 4 yards to the OhioSt36. |
| 1-10, OhioSt36 | 9:33 | Pryor pass completion to the right to Hartline for 21 yards to the Minn43. |
| 1-10, Minn43 | 9:03 | Minnesota penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Minn28 | 8:52 | Herron rush middle for 27 yards to the Minn1. |
| 1-1, Minn1 | 8:42 | Herron rush middle for 0 yards to the Minn1. |
| 2-1, Minn1 | 8:02 | Pryor rush right for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:02 | Pretorius PAT - GOOD. | |
| 7:37 | Ohio State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Minn20. | |
| Minnesota - 7:37 | ||
| 1-10, Minn20 | 7:37 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Minn20 | 7:33 | Weber rush middle for 0 yards to the Minn20. |
| 3-10, Minn20 | 6:53 | Weber incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-10, Minn20 | 6:48 | Kucek punts. No return. Ball on OhioSt31. |
| Ohio State - 6:41 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt31 | 6:41 | Boeckman pass completion to the left to Robiskie for 6 yards to the OhioSt37. |
| 2-4, OhioSt37 | 6:11 | Wells rush left for 6 yards to the OhioSt43. |
| 1-10, OhioSt43 | 5:51 | Boeckman incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, OhioSt43 | 5:44 | Wells rush middle for 6 yards to the OhioSt49. |
| 3-4, OhioSt49 | 5:14 | Boeckman pass completion to the left to Robiskie for 6 yards to the Minn45. |
| 1-10, Minn45 | 4:54 | Boeckman incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Minn45 | 4:34 | Boeckman rush middle for 8 yards to the Minn37. |
| 3-2, Minn37 | 4:04 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-7, Minn42 | 3:53 | Boeckman pass completion to the left to Robiskie for 14 yards to the Minn28. |
| 1-10, Minn28 | 3:23 | Boeckman incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Minn28 | 3:02 | Boeckman incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, Minn28 | 2:58 | Boeckman pass completion to the right to Robiskie for 8 yards to the Minn20. |
| 4-2, Minn20 | 2:38 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-7, Minn25 | 2:09 | 43 yard field goal attempt by Pretorius is NO GOOD. |
| Minnesota - 1:52 | ||
| 1-10, Minn25 | 1:52 | Eskridge rush left for 3 yards to the Minn28. |
| 2-7, Minn28 | 1:12 | Weber pass completion to the right to Eskridge for 6 yards to the Minn34. |
| 2-7, Minn34 | 0:38 | Minnesota time out. |
| 3-1, Minn34 | 0:38 | Weber rush middle for -10 yards to the Minn24. |
| 3-1, Minn34 | 0:38 | Weber fumbles, Homan of Ohio State recovers and returns 0 yards to the Minn24. |
| Ohio State - 0:31 | ||
| 1-10, Minn24 | 0:31 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Minn29 | 0:31 | Wells rush middle for 3 yards to the Minn26. |
| 2-12, Minn26 | 0:11 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State - 15:00 | ||
| 2-21, Minn31 | 15:00 | Boeckman pass completion to the right to Robiskie for 31 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 15:00 | Pretorius PAT - GOOD. | |
| 14:55 | Ohio State kicks off. Stoudermire returns 17 yards to the Minn31. | |
| Minnesota - 14:50 | ||
| 1-10, Minn31 | 14:50 | Weber pass completion to the right to Decker for 10 yards to the Minn41. |
| 1-10, Minn41 | 14:30 | Eskridge rush middle for 6 yards to the Minn47. |
| 2-4, Minn47 | 14:00 | Eskridge rush middle for 5 yards to the OhioSt48. |
| 1-10, OhioSt48 | 13:30 | Weber pass completion to the middle to Decker for 8 yards to the OhioSt40. |
| 2-2, OhioSt40 | 13:00 | Eskridge rush middle for 10 yards to the OhioSt30. |
| 1-10, OhioSt30 | 12:30 | Eskridge rush left for 5 yards to the OhioSt25. |
| 2-5, OhioSt25 | 11:50 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-5, OhioSt25 | 11:41 | Weber incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, OhioSt25 | 11:38 | Weber pass completion to the right to Eskridge for 7 yards to the OhioSt18. |
| 1-10, OhioSt18 | 11:25 | Eskridge rush middle for 4 yards to the OhioSt14. |
| 2-6, OhioSt14 | 10:55 | Salamon rush right for 2 yards to the OhioSt12. |
| 3-4, OhioSt12 | 10:15 | Minnesota penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-9, OhioSt17 | 9:59 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-9, OhioSt17 | 9:32 | Weber pass completion to the left to Eskridge for 14 yards to the OhioSt3. |
| 1-3, OhioSt3 | 9:22 | Eskridge rush middle for 0 yards to the OhioSt3. |
| 2-3, OhioSt3 | 8:42 | Spry rush right for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:42 | Monroe PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:24 | Minnesota kicks off. Touchback. Ball on OhioSt20. | |
| Ohio State - 8:24 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt20 | 8:24 | Pryor rush left for 21 yards to the OhioSt41. |
| 1-10, OhioSt41 | 8:14 | Ohio State penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-20, OhioSt31 | 7:48 | Saine rush left for 2 yards to the OhioSt33. |
| 2-18, OhioSt33 | 7:08 | Pryor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-18, OhioSt33 | 6:34 | Pryor pass completion to the right to Thomas for 3 yards to the OhioSt36. |
| 4-15, OhioSt36 | 6:04 | Trapasso punts. Sherels returns 15 yards to the Minn20. |
| Minnesota - 6:04 | ||
| 1-10, Minn20 | 6:04 | Eskridge rush middle for 4 yards to the Minn24. |
| 2-6, Minn24 | 5:24 | Eskridge rush middle for 7 yards to the Minn31. |
| 1-10, Minn31 | 4:44 | Weber pass completion to the right to Smith for 2 yards to the Minn33. |
| 2-8, Minn33 | 4:14 | Weber pass completion to the right to Eskridge for 15 yards to the Minn48. |
| 2-8, Minn33 | 4:14 | Ohio State penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, OhioSt37 | 4:14 | Salamon rush middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt35. |
| 2-8, OhioSt35 | 3:44 | Weber pass completion to the left to Eskridge for 6 yards to the OhioSt29. |
| 3-2, OhioSt29 | 2:54 | Weber pass completion to the right to Simmons for 11 yards to the OhioSt18. |
| 1-10, OhioSt18 | 2:12 | Weber incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, OhioSt18 | 2:02 | Weber pass completion to the right to Eskridge for 1 yard to the OhioSt17. |
| 3-9, OhioSt17 | 2:02 | Weber incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-9, OhioSt17 | 1:20 | Minnesota penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-14, OhioSt22 | 1:20 | Weber pass completion to the middle to McKnight for 22 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4-14, OhioSt0 | 1:13 | Ohio State time out. |
| 1:13 | Maciejowski two point passto Decker is GOOD. | |
| 1:13 | Minnesota kicks off. No return. Ball on Minn42. | |
| Ohio State - 1:13 | ||
| 1-10, Minn42 | 1:13 | Saine rush middle for 7 yards to the Minn35. |
| 2-3, Minn35 | 0:53 | Bauserman rush left for 8 yards to the Minn27. |
| 1-10, Minn27 | 0:53 | Saine rush middle for 2 yards to the Minn25. |
