Saturday, 09/26/09
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (13) Ohio State | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 105,219 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Illinois kicks off. Thomas returns 20 yards to the OhioSt26. | |
| Ohio State - 14:53 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt26 | 14:53 | Herron rush right for 1 yard to the OhioSt27. |
| 2-9, OhioSt27 | 14:33 | Pryor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-9, OhioSt27 | 14:11 | Pryor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-9, OhioSt27 | 14:06 | Thoma punts. No return. Ball on OhioSt49. |
| Illinois - 14:00 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt49 | 14:00 | Williams incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, OhioSt49 | 13:57 | Benn rush right for 8 yards to the OhioSt41. |
| 3-2, OhioSt41 | 13:37 | Williams rush middle for 1 yard to the OhioSt40. |
| 4-1, OhioSt40 | 13:17 | Williams rush right for 2 yards to the OhioSt38. |
| 1-10, OhioSt38 | 12:37 | Williams rush middle for 11 yards to the OhioSt27. |
| 1-10, OhioSt27 | 12:00 | Williams pass completion to the left to Dufrene for 3 yards to the OhioSt24. |
| 2-7, OhioSt24 | 11:20 | Illinois penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-12, OhioSt29 | 11:17 | Williams pass to the middle intercepted by Rolle and returned 39 yards. |
| Ohio State - 10:45 | ||
| 1-10, Ill46 | 10:45 | Herron rush middle for 14 yards to the Ill32. |
| 1-10, Ill32 | 10:25 | Herron rush middle for 5 yards to the Ill27. |
| 2-5, Ill27 | 10:00 | Herron rush middle for 3 yards to the Ill24. |
| 3-2, Ill24 | 9:20 | Pryor rush left for -9 yards to the Ill33. |
| 4-11, Ill33 | 9:00 | Pettrey 50 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 8:09 | Ohio State kicks off. Jenkins returns 10 yards to the Ill10. | |
| Illinois - 8:04 | ||
| 1-10, Ill10 | 8:04 | Ford rush right for 4 yards to the Ill14. |
| 2-6, Ill14 | 7:34 | Ford rush middle for 1 yard to the Ill15. |
| 3-5, Ill15 | 7:00 | Illinois penalized -6 yards. |
| 3-11, Ill9 | 6:35 | Williams pass completion to the middle to Benn for 16 yards to the Ill25. |
| 1-10, Ill25 | 6:05 | Williams pass completion to the right to Benn for 9 yards to the Ill34. |
| 2-1, Ill34 | 5:45 | Williams rush right for 6 yards to the Ill40. |
| 1-10, Ill40 | 5:45 | Williams pass completion to the right to Benn for 1 yard to the Ill41. |
| 2-9, Ill41 | 5:15 | Ford rush left for 4 yards to the Ill45. |
| 3-5, Ill45 | 4:25 | Ford rush left for 7 yards to the OhioSt48. |
| 1-10, OhioSt48 | 3:53 | Williams sacked by Denlinger for a 11 yard loss to the Ill41. |
| 2-21, Ill41 | 3:00 | Williams rush middle for 12 yards to the OhioSt47. |
| 3-9, OhioSt47 | 2:20 | Williams incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-8, OhioSt47 | 1:55 | Santella punts. No return. Ball on OhioSt8. |
| Ohio State - 1:50 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt8 | 1:50 | Saine rush middle for 19 yards to the OhioSt27. |
| 1-10, OhioSt27 | 1:30 | Saine rush middle for 5 yards to the OhioSt32. |
| 2-5, OhioSt32 | 1:00 | Saine rush left for 10 yards to the OhioSt42. |
| 1-10, OhioSt42 | 0:43 | Saine rush middle for 13 yards to the Ill45. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Ill45 | 15:00 | Saine rush left for 12 yards to the Ill33. |
| 1-10, Ill33 | 14:40 | Saine rush middle for 4 yards to the Ill29. |
| 2-6, Ill29 | 14:00 | Saine rush right for 1 yard to the Ill28. |
| 3-5, Ill28 | 13:30 | Pryor rush right for -1 yards to the Ill29. |
| 4-6, Ill29 | 13:07 | Pettrey 47 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 12:46 | Ohio State kicks off. Benn returns 23 yards to the Ill26. | |
| Illinois - 12:39 | ||
| 1-10, Ill26 | 12:39 | Williams rush right for 16 yards to the Ill42. |
| 1-10, Ill42 | 12:29 | Dufrene rush right for 4 yards to the Ill46. |
| 2-6, Ill46 | 12:00 | Ford rush right for 4 yards to the OhioSt50. |
| 3-2, OhioSt50 | 11:30 | Dufrene rush middle for 3 yards to the OhioSt47. |
| 1-10, OhioSt47 | 11:00 | Williams incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, OhioSt47 | 10:55 | Williams pass completion to the right to Pollard for 5 yards to the OhioSt42. |
| 2-10, OhioSt47 | 10:55 | Pollard fumbles, Pollard of Illinois recovers and returns 0 yards to the OhioSt42. |
| 3-5, OhioSt42 | 10:45 | Williams incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, OhioSt42 | 10:29 | Santella punts. Touchback. Ball on OhioSt20. |
| Ohio State - 10:22 | ||
| 1-10, Ill20 | 10:22 | Illinois penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, OhioSt35 | 10:12 | Herron rush middle for 13 yards to the OhioSt48. |
| 1-10, OhioSt48 | 9:42 | Pryor rush left for 16 yards to the Ill36. |
| 1-10, OhioSt48 | 9:42 | Illinois penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Ill21 | 9:25 | Herron rush middle for 9 yards to the Ill12. |
| 2-1, Ill12 | 8:55 | Herron rush middle for 3 yards to the Ill9. |
| 1-9, Ill9 | 8:25 | Herron rush middle for 5 yards to the Ill4. |
| 2-4, Ill4 | 7:55 | Herron rush left for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:55 | Pettrey PAT - GOOD. | |
| 7:30 | Ohio State kicks off. Benn returns 24 yards to the Ill26. | |
| Illinois - 7:25 | ||
| 1-10, Ill26 | 7:25 | Williams rush right for -2 yards to the Ill24. |
| 2-12, Ill24 | 6:55 | Williams incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-12, Ill24 | 6:42 | Williams pass completion to the right to Ford for 0 yards to the Ill24. |
| 4-12, Ill24 | 6:12 | Santella punts. No return. Ball on OhioSt33. |
| Ohio State - 5:51 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt33 | 5:51 | Herron rush right for 1 yard to the OhioSt34. |
| 2-9, OhioSt34 | 5:31 | Herron rush middle for 6 yards to the OhioSt40. |
| 3-3, OhioSt40 | 4:51 | Herron rush middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt42. |
| 4-1, OhioSt42 | 4:11 | Thoma punts. No return. Ball on Ill6. |
| Illinois - 3:39 | ||
| 1-10, Ill6 | 3:39 | Dufrene rush middle for 3 yards to the Ill9. |
| 2-7, Ill9 | 3:19 | Dufrene rush middle for 5 yards to the Ill14. |
| 3-2, Ill14 | 2:39 | Dufrene rush middle for 0 yards to the Ill14. |
| 3-2, Ill14 | 2:02 | Ohio State time out. |
| 4-2, Ill14 | 2:02 | Santella punts. Small returns 0 yards to the OhioSt45. |
| Ohio State - 2:02 | ||
| 4-2, Ill14 | 2:02 | Small fumbles, Cumberland of Illinois recovers and returns 0 yards to the OhioSt45. |
| Illinois - 1:54 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt45 | 1:54 | Ohio State penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, OhioSt30 | 1:47 | Illinois penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, OhioSt35 | 1:43 | Williams incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-15, OhioSt35 | 1:15 | Williams incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-15, OhioSt35 | 1:11 | Illinois penalized -10 yards. |
| 3-25, OhioSt45 | 1:01 | Williams incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-25, OhioSt45 | 0:28 | Illinois penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-30, OhioSt50 | 0:28 | Santella punts. No return. Ball on OhioSt4. |
| Ohio State - 0:21 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt4 | 0:21 | Rush middle for -1 yards to the OhioSt3. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Ohio State kicks off. Jenkins returns 21 yards to the Ill22. | |
| Illinois - 14:55 | ||
| 2-11, OhioSt3 | 14:55 | Illinois penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-10, Ill12 | 14:55 | Williams rush left for -5 yards to the Ill7. |
| 2-15, Ill7 | 14:25 | Williams pass completion to the middle to Ford for 5 yards to the Ill12. |
| 3-10, Ill12 | 13:55 | Williams rush middle for 0 yards to the Ill12. |
| 3-10, Ill12 | 13:55 | Williams fumbles, Allen of Illinois recovers and returns 0 yards to the Ill12. |
| 4-10, Ill12 | 13:05 | Santella punts. No return. Ball on Ill39. |
| Ohio State - 12:35 | ||
| 1-10, Ill39 | 12:35 | Pryor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ill39 | 12:25 | Pryor pass completion to the right to Posey for 7 yards to the Ill32. |
| 3-3, Ill32 | 12:05 | Pryor rush left for 23 yards to the Ill9. |
| 1-9, Ill9 | 11:55 | Herron rush left for 7 yards to the Ill2. |
| 2-2, Ill2 | 11:25 | Herron rush middle for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 11:25 | Pettrey PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:55 | Ohio State kicks off. Benn returns 22 yards to the Ill24. | |
| Illinois - 10:43 | ||
| 10:43 | Benn fumbles, Staples of Illinois recovers and returns 0 yards to the Ill24. | |
| 1-10, Ill24 | 10:43 | Williams pass completion to the right to Fayson for 5 yards to the Ill29. |
| 2-5, Ill29 | 10:13 | Dufrene rush middle for -1 yards to the Ill28. |
| 3-6, Ill28 | 9:53 | Williams pass completion to the left to LeShoure for 7 yards to the Ill35. |
| 1-10, Ill35 | 9:33 | LeShoure rush right for 8 yards to the Ill43. |
| 2-2, Ill43 | 9:03 | Williams rush right for 0 yards to the Ill43. |
| 3-2, Ill43 | 8:43 | Williams pass completion to the middle to Hoomanawanui for 6 yards to the Ill49. |
| 1-10, Ill49 | 8:23 | LeShoure rush middle for 4 yards to the OhioSt47. |
| 2-6, OhioSt47 | 7:43 | Williams pass completion to the right to Hoomanawanui for 7 yards to the OhioSt40. |
| 2-6, OhioSt40 | 7:30 | Ohio State time out. |
| 1-10, OhioSt40 | 7:30 | LeShoure rush middle for 6 yards to the OhioSt34. |
| 2-4, OhioSt34 | 7:00 | Williams pass to the left intercepted by Wilson and returned 4 yards. |
| Ohio State - 6:46 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt40 | 6:46 | Saine rush middle for 1 yard to the OhioSt41. |
| 2-9, OhioSt41 | 6:26 | Pryor rush right for 2 yards to the OhioSt43. |
| 3-7, OhioSt43 | 5:46 | Pryor rush left for 8 yards to the Ill49. |
| 1-10, Ill49 | 5:12 | Pryor pass completion to the right to Sanzenbacher for 19 yards to the Ill30. |
| 1-10, Ill30 | 4:42 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Sanzenbacher for 14 yards to the Ill16. |
| 1-10, Ill16 | 4:02 | Saine rush middle for 6 yards to the Ill10. |
| 2-4, Ill10 | 3:32 | Pryor rush middle for 0 yards to the Ill10. |
| 2-4, Ill10 | 3:32 | Pryor fumbles, Pryor of Ohio State recovers and returns 0 yards to the Ill10. |
| 3-4, Ill10 | 2:54 | Pryor incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-4, Ill10 | 2:33 | Pettrey 27 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 2:28 | Ohio State kicks off. Benn returns 21 yards to the Ill23. | |
| Illinois - 2:23 | ||
| 1-10, Ill23 | 2:23 | Williams pass completion to the middle to Benn for 7 yards to the Ill30. |
| 2-3, Ill30 | 2:00 | Williams rush left for 2 yards to the Ill32. |
| 3-1, Ill32 | 1:30 | LeShoure rush left for 7 yards to the Ill39. |
| 1-10, Ill39 | 1:16 | Williams incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ill39 | 1:06 | Williams rush middle for -3 yards to the Ill36. |
| 3-13, Ill36 | 0:36 | Williams sacked by Worthington for a 10 yard loss to the Ill26. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 4-23, Ill26 | 15:00 | Santella punts. Small returns 6 yards to the OhioSt46. |
| Ohio State - 14:48 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt46 | 14:48 | Saine rush right for 2 yards to the OhioSt48. |
| 2-8, OhioSt48 | 14:28 | Saine rush middle for 0 yards to the OhioSt48. |
| 3-8, OhioSt48 | 13:48 | Saine rush middle for 9 yards to the Ill43. |
| 1-10, Ill43 | 13:18 | Pryor rush right for 1 yard to the Ill42. |
| 2-9, Ill42 | 12:28 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-14, Ill47 | 12:12 | Pryor pass completion to the right to Saine for 12 yards to the Ill35. |
| 3-2, Ill35 | 11:48 | Saine rush middle for -1 yards to the Ill36. |
| 4-3, Ill36 | 11:08 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-8, Ill41 | 10:40 | Thoma punts. Touchback. Ball on Ill20. |
| Illinois - 10:33 | ||
| 1-10, Ill20 | 10:33 | Williams rush middle for -1 yards to the Ill19. |
| 2-11, Ill19 | 10:13 | Williams pass completion to the right to Cumberland for 6 yards to the Ill25. |
| 3-5, Ill25 | 9:43 | Williams incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-5, Ill25 | 9:24 | Santella punts. Small returns 8 yards to the OhioSt35. |
| Ohio State - 9:24 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt35 | 9:24 | Hall rush left for 2 yards to the OhioSt37. |
| 2-8, OhioSt37 | 8:44 | Pryor rush right for 3 yards to the OhioSt40. |
| 3-5, OhioSt40 | 8:04 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Posey for 15 yards to the Ill45. |
| 1-10, Ill45 | 7:52 | Pryor pass completion to the right to Boren for 6 yards to the Ill39. |
| 2-4, Ill39 | 7:02 | Hall rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill37. |
| 3-2, Ill37 | 6:22 | Hall rush middle for 4 yards to the Ill33. |
| 1-10, Ill33 | 5:55 | Pryor sacked by James for a 3 yard loss to the Ill36. |
| 1-10, Ill33 | 5:55 | Pryor fumbles, Frierson of Illinois recovers and returns 0 yards to the Ill35. |
| Illinois - 5:22 | ||
| 1-10, Ill35 | 5:22 | McGee pass to the right intercepted by Hines and returned 16 yards. |
| Ohio State - 5:08 | ||
| 1-10, Ill42 | 5:08 | Hall rush middle for 4 yards to the Ill38. |
| 2-6, Ill38 | 4:48 | Pryor rush left for 19 yards to the Ill19. |
| 1-10, Ill19 | 4:06 | Pryor pass completion to the middle to Ballard for 6 yards to the Ill13. |
| 2-4, Ill13 | 3:36 | Hall rush middle for 5 yards to the Ill8. |
| 1-8, Ill8 | 3:00 | Hall rush middle for 0 yards to the Ill8. |
| 2-8, Ill8 | 2:30 | Hall rush middle for 5 yards to the Ill3. |
| 3-3, Ill3 | 1:50 | Pryor incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-3, Ill3 | 1:22 | Ohio State time out. |
| 4-3, Ill3 | 1:22 | Pryor pass completion to the right to Sanzenbacher for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:22 | Pettrey PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:18 | Ohio State kicks off. Hoomanawanui returns 17 yards to the Ill32. | |
| Illinois - 1:12 | ||
| 1-10, Ill32 | 1:12 | McGee rush left for 1 yard to the Ill33. |
| 2-9, Ill33 | 0:52 | McGee rush left for 4 yards to the Ill37. |
| 2-9, Ill33 | 0:52 | Ohio State penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, OhioSt48 | 0:37 | McGee pass completion to the left to Ramsey for 7 yards to the OhioSt41. |
| 2-3, OhioSt41 | 0:22 | McGee incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-3, OhioSt41 | 0:16 | McGee pass completion to the left to Ramsey for 4 yards to the OhioSt37. |
| 1-10, OhioSt37 | 0:13 | McGee sacked by Rose for a 8 yard loss to the OhioSt45. |










