(12) Ohio State 45, (20) Michigan State 7 (F)
Saturday, 10/18/08
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (12) Ohio State | 21 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 45 |
| (20) Michigan State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 77,360 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michigan State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Michigan State kicks off. Thomas returns 3 yards to the OhioSt8. | |
| Ohio State - 14:55 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt8 | 14:55 | Wells rush right for 1 yard to the OhioSt9. |
| 2-9, OhioSt9 | 14:35 | Pryor rush left for 32 yards to the OhioSt41. |
| 1-10, OhioSt41 | 13:55 | Pryor pass completion to the right to Smith for 7 yards to the OhioSt48. |
| 2-3, OhioSt48 | 13:15 | Wells rush left for 2 yards to the MSU50. |
| 3-1, MSU50 | 12:45 | Wells rush left for -3 yards to the OhioSt47. |
| 4-4, OhioSt47 | 12:05 | Trapasso punts. Touchback. Ball on MSU20. |
| Michigan State - 11:46 | ||
| 1-10, MSU20 | 11:46 | Ringer rush middle for 1 yard to the MSU21. |
| 2-9, MSU21 | 11:06 | Hoyer incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-9, MSU21 | 11:06 | Hoyer pass completion to the right to Ringer for 2 yards to the MSU23. |
| 4-7, MSU23 | 10:36 | Bates punts. Small returns 9 yards to the MSU47. |
| 1-10, OhioSt47 | 10:14 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| Ohio State - 10:14 | ||
| 1-15, OhioSt48 | 10:14 | Wells rush right for 20 yards to the MSU32. |
| 1-10, MSU32 | 9:44 | Pryor rush middle for 1 yard to the MSU31. |
| 2-9, MSU31 | 9:14 | Pryor pass completion to the right to Posey for 13 yards to the MSU18. |
| 1-10, MSU18 | 8:44 | Pryor rush left for 18 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:44 | Pretorius PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:25 | Ohio State kicks off. Jimmerson returns 29 yards to the MSU32. | |
| Michigan State - 8:20 | ||
| 1-10, MSU32 | 8:20 | Hoyer pass completion to the right to Martin for 14 yards to the MSU46. |
| 1-10, MSU46 | 8:00 | Ringer rush right for 5 yards to the OhioSt49. |
| 2-5, OhioSt49 | 7:30 | Martin rush left for 10 yards to the OhioSt39. |
| 2-5, OhioSt49 | 7:30 | Martin fumbles, Washington of Ohio State recovers and returns 42 yards to the MSU17. |
| Ohio State - 7:08 | ||
| 1-10, MSU17 | 7:08 | Wells rush middle for 7 yards to the MSU10. |
| 2-3, MSU10 | 6:38 | Wells rush middle for 4 yards to the MSU6. |
| 1-6, MSU6 | 6:38 | Ohio State penalized -15 yards. |
| 1-21, MSU21 | 6:38 | Pryor rush right for 11 yards to the MSU10. |
| 1-21, MSU10 | 5:28 | Ohio State time out. |
| 2-10, MSU10 | 5:28 | Pryor pass completion to the middle to Robiskie for 3 yards to the MSU7. |
| 3-7, MSU7 | 5:05 | Pryor pass completion to the right to Robiskie for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 5:05 | Pretorius PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:33 | Ohio State kicks off. Winston returns 14 yards to the MSU24. | |
| Michigan State - 4:30 | ||
| 1-10, MSU24 | 4:30 | Ringer rush middle for 2 yards to the MSU26. |
| 2-8, MSU26 | 4:00 | Hoyer incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-8, MSU26 | 3:45 | Hoyer pass completion to the right to Ringer for -4 yards to the MSU22. |
| 4-12, MSU22 | 3:15 | Bates punts. Small returns 19 yards to the OhioSt43. |
| Ohio State - 3:00 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt43 | 3:00 | Pryor pass completion to the right to Hartline for 56 yards to the MSU1. |
| 1-1, MSU1 | 3:00 | Wells rush right for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 3:00 | Pretorius PAT - GOOD. | |
| 2:44 | Ohio State kicks off. Winston returns 18 yards to the MSU27. | |
| Michigan State - 2:38 | ||
| 1-10, MSU27 | 2:38 | Hoyer pass completion to the left to Dell for 8 yards to the MSU35. |
| 2-2, MSU35 | 2:08 | Ringer rush left for 9 yards to the MSU44. |
| 1-10, MSU44 | 1:48 | Hoyer incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, MSU44 | 1:39 | Hoyer sacked by Laurinaitis and Freeman for a 4 yard loss to the MSU40. |
| 3-14, MSU40 | 1:09 | Hoyer incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-14, MSU40 | 0:56 | Bates punts. Small returns -2 yards to the OhioSt3. |
| 4-14, MSU40 | 0:56 | Small fumbles, Spitler of Ohio State recovers and returns 0 yards to the OhioSt3. |
| Ohio State - 0:39 | ||
| 4-14, OhioSt3 | 0:39 | Ohio State time out. |
| 1-10, OhioSt3 | 0:39 | Wells rush middle for 5 yards to the OhioSt8. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State - 15:00 | ||
| 2-5, OhioSt8 | 15:00 | Wells rush middle for 6 yards to the OhioSt14. |
| 1-10, OhioSt14 | 14:40 | Wells rush middle for 6 yards to the OhioSt20. |
| 2-4, OhioSt20 | 14:00 | Wells rush middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt22. |
| 3-2, OhioSt22 | 13:30 | Pryor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-2, OhioSt22 | 13:01 | Trapasso punts. No return. Ball on MSU39. |
| Michigan State - 12:49 | ||
| 1-10, MSU39 | 12:49 | Ringer rush middle for 4 yards to the MSU43. |
| 2-6, MSU43 | 12:19 | Ringer rush middle for 3 yards to the MSU46. |
| 3-3, MSU46 | 11:49 | Hoyer incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-3, MSU46 | 11:26 | Bates punts. Small returns 7 yards to the OhioSt22. |
| Ohio State - 11:15 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt22 | 11:15 | Wells rush left for 5 yards to the OhioSt27. |
| 2-5, OhioSt27 | 10:45 | Pryor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-5, OhioSt27 | 10:27 | Pryor rush left for 7 yards to the OhioSt34. |
| 1-10, OhioSt34 | 10:17 | Pryor pass completion to the right to Smith for 9 yards to the OhioSt43. |
| 2-1, OhioSt43 | 9:37 | Wells rush left for 24 yards to the MSU33. |
| 1-10, MSU33 | 9:11 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Smith for 21 yards to the MSU12. |
| 1-10, MSU12 | 8:31 | Wells rush middle for 4 yards to the MSU8. |
| 2-6, MSU8 | 7:51 | Pryor rush middle for -4 yards to the MSU12. |
| 3-10, MSU12 | 7:11 | Wells rush left for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:11 | Pretorius PAT - GOOD. | |
| 6:34 | Ohio State kicks off. Jimmerson returns 28 yards to the MSU30. | |
| Michigan State - 6:28 | ||
| 1-10, MSU30 | 6:28 | Hoyer incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, MSU30 | 6:22 | Ringer rush left for 16 yards to the MSU46. |
| 1-10, MSU46 | 6:02 | White rush left for -2 yards to the MSU44. |
| 2-12, MSU44 | 6:02 | Hoyer pass completion to the right to Ringer for 7 yards to the OhioSt49. |
| 3-5, OhioSt49 | 5:12 | Hoyer sacked by Laurinaitis for a 11 yard loss to the MSU40. |
| 4-16, MSU40 | 4:32 | Bates punts. No return. Ball on OhioSt20. |
| Ohio State - 4:15 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt20 | 4:15 | Wells rush middle for 9 yards to the OhioSt29. |
| 2-1, OhioSt29 | 3:35 | Wells rush middle for -1 yards to the OhioSt28. |
| 3-2, OhioSt28 | 3:00 | Wells rush middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt30. |
| 1-10, OhioSt30 | 2:30 | Wells rush middle for 3 yards to the OhioSt33. |
| 2-7, OhioSt33 | 2:00 | Pryor sacked by Jones for a 6 yard loss to the OhioSt27. |
| 2-7, OhioSt27 | 1:25 | Michigan State time out. |
| 3-13, OhioSt27 | 1:25 | Wells rush left for 3 yards to the OhioSt30. |
| 3-13, OhioSt30 | 1:17 | Michigan State time out. |
| 4-10, OhioSt30 | 1:17 | Trapasso punts. No return. Ball on MSU30. |
| Michigan State - 1:17 | ||
| 1-10, MSU30 | 1:17 | Hoyer pass to the left intercepted by Coleman and returned 0 yards. |
| Ohio State - 1:02 | ||
| 1-10, MSU48 | 1:02 | Pryor rush middle for -5 yards to the OhioSt47. |
| 2-15, OhioSt47 | 0:42 | Pryor sacked by Gordon for a 7 yard loss to the OhioSt40. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Ohio State kicks off. No return. Ball on MSU15. | |
| Michigan State - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, MSU15 | 15:00 | Ringer rush middle for 4 yards to the MSU19. |
| 2-6, MSU19 | 14:30 | Ringer rush right for 3 yards to the MSU22. |
| 3-3, MSU22 | 14:00 | Cousins pass completion to the middle to Cunningham for 18 yards to the MSU40. |
| 1-10, MSU40 | 13:30 | Cousins pass completion to the right to Gantt for 9 yards to the MSU49. |
| 2-1, MSU49 | 12:40 | Ringer rush middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt49. |
| 1-10, OhioSt49 | 12:10 | Cousins pass completion to the middle to Dell for 32 yards to the OhioSt17. |
| 1-10, OhioSt17 | 11:40 | Ohio State penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-2, OhioSt2 | 11:28 | Ringer rush middle for -1 yards to the OhioSt3. |
| 2-3, OhioSt3 | 11:08 | Cousins pass completion to the right to Gantt for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 11:08 | Swenson PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:51 | Michigan State kicks off. Thomas returns 24 yards to the OhioSt32. | |
| Ohio State - 10:45 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt32 | 10:45 | Wells rush left for 4 yards to the OhioSt36. |
| 2-6, OhioSt36 | 10:15 | Wells rush left for -1 yards to the OhioSt35. |
| 3-7, OhioSt35 | 9:45 | Pryor rush left for 13 yards to the OhioSt48. |
| 1-10, OhioSt48 | 9:15 | Wells rush middle for 8 yards to the MSU44. |
| 2-2, MSU44 | 8:35 | Wells rush middle for 1 yard to the MSU43. |
| 3-1, MSU43 | 7:55 | Pryor rush middle for 1 yard to the MSU42. |
| 1-10, MSU42 | 7:45 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, MSU47 | 7:22 | Wells rush left for 0 yards to the MSU47. |
| 2-15, MSU47 | 6:42 | Wells rush middle for -3 yards to the MSU50. |
| 3-18, MSU50 | 6:02 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-23, OhioSt45 | 5:32 | Wells rush middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt47. |
| 4-21, OhioSt47 | 4:52 | Trapasso punts. No return. Ball on MSU25. |
| Michigan State - 4:37 | ||
| 1-10, MSU25 | 4:37 | Cousins pass completion to the right to Ringer for 5 yards to the MSU30. |
| 2-5, MSU30 | 4:07 | Ringer rush middle for 11 yards to the MSU41. |
| 1-10, MSU41 | 3:37 | Cousins pass completion to the right to Dell for 6 yards to the MSU47. |
| 2-4, MSU47 | 3:07 | Cousins pass completion to the left to Cunningham for 6 yards to the OhioSt47. |
| 1-10, OhioSt47 | 2:37 | Ringer rush right for 1 yard to the OhioSt46. |
| 2-9, OhioSt46 | 2:00 | Cousins pass completion to the left to White for 12 yards to the OhioSt34. |
| 1-10, OhioSt34 | 1:30 | Martin incomplete pass to the right. |
| 1-10, OhioSt34 | 1:09 | Michigan State time out. |
| 2-10, OhioSt34 | 1:09 | Cousins pass completion to the middle to Ringer for 5 yards to the OhioSt29. |
| 3-5, OhioSt29 | 0:50 | Cousins pass completion to the left to Dell for 7 yards to the OhioSt22. |
| 1-10, OhioSt22 | 0:20 | Ringer rush middle for -1 yards to the OhioSt23. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michigan State - 15:00 | ||
| 2-11, OhioSt23 | 15:00 | Cousins incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-11, OhioSt23 | 14:55 | Cousins sacked by Jenkins for a 8 yard loss to the OhioSt31. |
| 3-11, OhioSt23 | 14:55 | Cousins fumbles, Gibson of Ohio State recovers and returns 69 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| Ohio State - 14:55 | ||
| 14:55 | Pretorius PAT - GOOD. | |
| 14:41 | Ohio State kicks off. No return. Ball on MSU32. | |
| Michigan State - 14:41 | ||
| 1-10, MSU32 | 14:41 | Ringer rush middle for 3 yards to the MSU35. |
| 2-7, MSU35 | 14:11 | Ringer rush middle for 4 yards to the MSU39. |
| 3-3, MSU39 | 13:41 | Hoyer incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-3, MSU39 | 13:41 | Bates punts. Small returns 22 yards to the OhioSt30. |
| Ohio State - 13:12 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt30 | 13:12 | Wells rush left for 5 yards to the OhioSt35. |
| 2-5, OhioSt35 | 12:42 | Wells rush middle for 4 yards to the OhioSt39. |
| 3-1, OhioSt39 | 12:12 | Wells rush right for 2 yards to the OhioSt41. |
| 1-10, OhioSt41 | 11:32 | Wells rush middle for 5 yards to the OhioSt46. |
| 2-5, OhioSt46 | 11:00 | Wells rush right for 0 yards to the OhioSt46. |
| 3-5, OhioSt46 | 10:20 | Wells rush left for 8 yards to the MSU46. |
| 1-10, MSU46 | 9:40 | Pryor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, MSU46 | 9:40 | Pryor rush right for 11 yards to the MSU35. |
| 1-10, MSU35 | 8:50 | Wells rush middle for 2 yards to the MSU33. |
| 2-8, MSU33 | 8:20 | Wells rush middle for -1 yards to the MSU34. |
| 2-8, MSU34 | 7:18 | Ohio State time out. |
| 3-9, MSU34 | 7:18 | Michigan State penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, MSU19 | 7:10 | Saine rush middle for 0 yards to the MSU19. |
| 2-10, MSU19 | 6:40 | Saine rush right for -3 yards to the MSU22. |
| 3-13, MSU22 | 6:10 | Pryor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-13, MSU22 | 5:34 | Pettrey 40 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 5:27 | Ohio State kicks off. Hawken returns 13 yards to the MSU35. | |
| Michigan State - 5:22 | ||
| 1-10, MSU35 | 5:22 | Cousins incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, MSU35 | 5:15 | Cousins pass completion to the right to White for 5 yards to the MSU40. |
| 3-5, MSU40 | 4:55 | Cousins pass completion to the middle to White for 11 yards to the OhioSt49. |
| 1-10, OhioSt49 | 4:35 | Cousins pass completion to the right to Gantt for 20 yards to the OhioSt29. |
| 1-10, OhioSt29 | 4:35 | Cousins pass completion to the right to Ringer for 4 yards to the OhioSt25. |
| 2-6, OhioSt25 | 4:05 | Cousins pass completion to the left to White for 1 yard to the OhioSt24. |
| 3-5, OhioSt24 | 3:35 | Cousins incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-5, OhioSt24 | 3:18 | Michigan State time out. |
| Ohio State - 3:18 | ||
| 4-5, MSU24 | 3:18 | Michigan State penalized 0 yards. |
| 1-10, OhioSt24 | 3:10 | Saine rush left for 0 yards to the OhioSt24. |
| 2-10, OhioSt24 | 2:40 | Saine rush right for 0 yards to the OhioSt24. |
| 2-10, OhioSt24 | 2:19 | Michigan State time out. |
| 3-10, OhioSt24 | 2:19 | Wells rush middle for 0 yards to the OhioSt24. |
| 3-10, OhioSt24 | 1:32 | Ohio State time out. |
| 4-10, OhioSt24 | 1:32 | Trapasso punts. Wiley returns 0 yards to the MSU30. |
| Michigan State - 1:32 | ||
| 1-10, MSU30 | 1:32 | Cousins incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, MSU30 | 1:16 | Cousins incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, MSU30 | 1:10 | Cousins pass completion to the left to Jimmerson for 0 yards to the MSU30. |
| 4-10, MSU30 | 1:10 | Cousins pass completion to the left to White for 12 yards to the MSU42. |
| 1-10, MSU42 | 0:30 | Cousins pass completion to the left to White for 6 yards to the MSU48. |
| 1-10, MSU42 | 0:30 | White fumbles, Hines of Ohio State recovers and returns 48 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| Ohio State - 0:30 | ||
| 0:30 | Pretorius PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:15 | Ohio State kicks off. Winston returns 23 yards to the MSU30. | |
| Michigan State - 0:08 | ||
| 1-10, MSU30 | 0:08 | Cousins pass to the right intercepted by Rolle and returned 7 yards. |
| Ohio State - 0:08 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt30 | 0:08 | Rolle fumbles, Rolle of Ohio State recovers and returns 0 yards to the MSU42. |
