Saturday, 10/02/10
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (2) Ohio State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Illinois | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 62,870 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Illinois kicks off. Touchback. Ball on OhioSt20. | |
| Ohio State - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt20 | 15:00 | Herron rush middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt22. |
| 2-8, OhioSt22 | 14:55 | Pryor rush right for 4 yards to the OhioSt26. |
| 3-4, OhioSt26 | 14:00 | Pryor sacked by Nurse for a 4 yard loss to the OhioSt22. |
| 4-8, OhioSt22 | 13:26 | Buchanan punts. Ramsey returns 2 yards to the Ill45. |
| Illinois - 12:56 | ||
| 1-10, Ill45 | 12:56 | LeShoure rush middle for 0 yards to the Ill45. |
| 2-10, Ill45 | 12:51 | LeShoure rush middle for 1 yard to the Ill46. |
| 3-9, Ill46 | 12:21 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the middle to Fayson for 10 yards to the OhioSt44. |
| 1-10, OhioSt44 | 11:16 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the right to Fayson for 14 yards to the OhioSt30. |
| 1-10, OhioSt30 | 11:07 | LeShoure rush middle for -1 yards to the OhioSt31. |
| 2-11, OhioSt31 | 10:47 | Fayson pass completion to the left to Scheelhaase for 23 yards to the OhioSt8. |
| 1-8, OhioSt8 | 10:18 | LeShoure rush middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt6. |
| 2-6, OhioSt6 | 9:48 | LeShoure rush middle for 3 yards to the OhioSt3. |
| 3-3, OhioSt3 | 9:02 | Scheelhaase rush middle for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:29 | Dimke PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:29 | Illinois kicks off. Hall returns 31 yards to the OhioSt26. | |
| Ohio State - 8:22 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt26 | 8:22 | Pryor rush right for 66 yards to the Ill8. |
| 1-8, Ill8 | 7:56 | Saine rush middle for 1 yard to the Ill7. |
| 2-7, Ill7 | 7:44 | Saine pass completion to the right to Posey for -1 yards to the Ill8. |
| 3-8, Ill8 | 6:46 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Saine for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 3-8, Ill8 | 6:17 | Illinois penalized 0 yards. |
| 6:17 | Barclay PAT - GOOD. | |
| 6:17 | Ohio State kicks off. Ramsey returns 15 yards to the Ill29. | |
| Illinois - 6:12 | ||
| 1-10, Ill29 | 6:12 | Ford rush middle for 6 yards to the Ill35. |
| 2-4, Ill35 | 5:45 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the middle to Fayson for 12 yards to the Ill47. |
| 1-10, Ill47 | 5:25 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ill47 | 4:58 | LeShoure rush middle for -1 yards to the Ill46. |
| 3-11, Ill46 | 4:46 | Scheelhaase rush left for 8 yards to the OhioSt46. |
| 4-3, OhioSt46 | 3:50 | Santella punts. No return. Ball on OhioSt1. |
| Ohio State - 3:29 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt1 | 3:29 | Pryor rush middle for 1 yard to the OhioSt2. |
| 2-9, OhioSt2 | 3:13 | Ohio State penalized -1 yards. |
| 2-10, OhioSt1 | 2:54 | Pryor rush middle for 1 yard to the OhioSt2. |
| 3-9, OhioSt2 | 2:22 | Herron rush middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt4. |
| 4-7, OhioSt4 | 1:56 | Buchanan punts. No return. Ball on OhioSt36. |
| Illinois - 1:25 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt36 | 1:25 | LeShoure rush left for 8 yards to the OhioSt28. |
| 2-2, OhioSt28 | 1:18 | LeShoure rush middle for 7 yards to the OhioSt21. |
| 1-10, OhioSt21 | 0:40 | LeShoure rush middle for -1 yards to the OhioSt22. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Illinois - 15:00 | ||
| 2-11, OhioSt22 | 15:00 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-11, OhioSt22 | 14:54 | Illinois penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-16, OhioSt27 | 14:54 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to LeShoure for 3 yards to the OhioSt24. |
| 4-13, OhioSt24 | 14:42 | 41 yard field goal attempt by Dimke is NO GOOD. |
| Ohio State - 14:10 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt24 | 14:10 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Herron for 6 yards to the OhioSt30. |
| 2-4, OhioSt30 | 13:56 | Herron rush middle for 4 yards to the OhioSt34. |
| 3-1, OhioSt34 | 13:21 | Pryor rush middle for 1 yard to the OhioSt35. |
| 1-10, OhioSt35 | 12:59 | Pryor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, OhioSt35 | 12:26 | Herron rush middle for -1 yards to the OhioSt34. |
| 3-11, OhioSt34 | 11:56 | Pryor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-11, OhioSt34 | 11:32 | Buchanan punts. Ramsey returns -1 yards to the Ill9. |
| Illinois - 11:20 | ||
| 1-10, Ill9 | 11:20 | LeShoure rush middle for 5 yards to the Ill14. |
| 2-5, Ill14 | 11:15 | Scheelhaase sacked by Williams and Heyward for a 4 yard loss to the Ill10. |
| 3-9, Ill10 | 9:59 | Scheelhaase rush left for 5 yards to the Ill15. |
| 4-4, Ill15 | 9:43 | Santella punts. Hall returns 14 yards to the Ill46. |
| Ohio State - 9:01 | ||
| 1-10, Ill46 | 9:01 | Saine rush middle for 1 yard to the Ill45. |
| 2-9, Ill45 | 8:31 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Sanzenbacher for 8 yards to the Ill37. |
| 3-1, Ill37 | 8:01 | Saine rush middle for 7 yards to the Ill30. |
| 1-10, Ill30 | 7:40 | Pryor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Ill30 | 7:21 | Pryor incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, Ill30 | 7:16 | Pryor sacked by Wilson for a 8 yard loss to the Ill38. |
| 4-18, Ill38 | 7:01 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-18, Ill43 | 6:28 | Illinois time out. |
| 4-23, Ill43 | 6:28 | Buchanan punts. Touchback. Ball on Ill20. |
| Illinois - 6:19 | ||
| 1-10, Ill20 | 6:19 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Ill20 | 6:13 | Ford rush middle for 7 yards to the Ill27. |
| 3-3, Ill27 | 6:02 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to Fayson for 2 yards to the Ill29. |
| 4-1, Ill29 | 5:23 | Santella punts. Hall returns 1 yards to the OhioSt35. |
| Ohio State - 4:47 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt35 | 4:47 | Pryor pass to the right intercepted by Henry and returned 17 yards. |
| Illinois - 4:40 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt24 | 4:40 | Ford rush middle for 6 yards to the OhioSt18. |
| 2-4, OhioSt18 | 4:32 | Scheelhaase rush middle for 5 yards to the OhioSt13. |
| 1-10, OhioSt13 | 3:58 | Scheelhaase rush middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt11. |
| 2-8, OhioSt11 | 3:01 | Ford rush middle for 4 yards to the OhioSt7. |
| 3-4, OhioSt7 | 2:37 | Scheelhaase rush middle for -2 yards to the OhioSt9. |
| 3-4, OhioSt9 | 1:55 | Ohio State time out. |
| 4-6, OhioSt9 | 1:55 | Dimke 27 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 1:50 | Illinois kicks off. Berry returns 31 yards to the OhioSt38. | |
| Ohio State - 1:44 | ||
| 1:44 | Illinois penalized 5 yards. | |
| 1-10, OhioSt43 | 1:44 | Pryor rush middle for 35 yards to the Ill22. |
| 1-10, Ill22 | 1:35 | Pryor incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Ill22 | 1:31 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Sanzenbacher for 16 yards to the Ill6. |
| 1-6, Ill6 | 1:17 | Pryor sacked by Bussey for a 5 yard loss to the Ill11. |
| 1-6, Ill11 | 0:51 | Ohio State time out. |
| 2-11, Ill11 | 0:51 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Sanzenbacher for 11 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:45 | Barclay PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:45 | Ohio State kicks off. Millines returns 29 yards to the Ill29. | |
| Illinois - 0:23 | ||
| 1-10, Ill29 | 0:23 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Ill29 | 0:23 | LeShoure rush middle for 4 yards to the Ill33. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Ohio State kicks off. Ramsey returns 7 yards to the Ill19. | |
| Illinois - 14:56 | ||
| 1-10, Ill19 | 14:56 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Ill19 | 14:50 | Ford rush left for 5 yards to the Ill24. |
| 3-5, Ill24 | 14:39 | Scheelhaase rush middle for 3 yards to the Ill27. |
| 4-2, Ill27 | 14:04 | Santella punts. Hall returns 2 yards to the OhioSt17. |
| Ohio State - 13:41 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt17 | 13:41 | Saine rush middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt19. |
| 2-8, OhioSt19 | 13:36 | Pryor rush left for 10 yards to the OhioSt29. |
| 1-10, OhioSt29 | 12:59 | Saine rush middle for 1 yard to the OhioSt30. |
| 2-9, OhioSt30 | 12:40 | Saine rush middle for 0 yards to the OhioSt30. |
| 3-9, OhioSt30 | 12:04 | Bauserman pass completion to the middle to Boren for 1 yard to the OhioSt31. |
| 4-8, OhioSt31 | 11:10 | Buchanan punts. No return. Ball on Ill31. |
| Illinois - 10:40 | ||
| 1-10, Ill31 | 10:40 | LeShoure rush middle for 3 yards to the Ill34. |
| 2-7, Ill34 | 10:34 | Scheelhaase rush middle for 8 yards to the Ill42. |
| 1-10, Ill42 | 9:45 | Scheelhaase pass to the middle intercepted by Hines and returned 23 yards. |
| Ohio State - 9:28 | ||
| 1-10, Ill44 | 9:28 | Saine rush middle for 1 yard to the Ill43. |
| 2-9, Ill43 | 9:22 | Bauserman pass to the right intercepted by Henry and returned 9 yards. |
| Illinois - 9:22 | ||
| 1-10, Ill34 | 9:22 | LeShoure rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill36. |
| 2-8, Ill36 | 8:23 | LeShoure rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill38. |
| 3-6, Ill38 | 7:55 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-6, Ill38 | 7:12 | Santella punts. Hall returns 4 yards to the OhioSt15. |
| Ohio State - 7:02 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt15 | 7:02 | Herron rush right for 9 yards to the OhioSt24. |
| 2-1, OhioSt23 | 6:56 | Herron rush middle for 3 yards to the OhioSt26. |
| 1-10, OhioSt26 | 6:29 | Herron rush right for 0 yards to the OhioSt26. |
| 1-10, OhioSt26 | 6:02 | Illinois penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, OhioSt41 | 6:02 | Ohio State penalized -12 yards. |
| 1-22, OhioSt29 | 5:32 | Herron rush middle for 4 yards to the OhioSt33. |
| 2-18, OhioSt33 | 5:00 | Herron rush middle for 5 yards to the OhioSt38. |
| 3-13, OhioSt38 | 4:32 | Herron rush middle for 5 yards to the OhioSt43. |
| 4-8, OhioSt43 | 3:56 | Buchanan punts. No return. Ball on Ill28. |
| Illinois - 3:23 | ||
| 1-10, Ill28 | 3:23 | Scheelhaase sacked by Williams for a 12 yard loss to the Ill16. |
| 2-22, Ill16 | 2:52 | LeShoure rush left for 7 yards to the Ill23. |
| 3-15, Ill23 | 2:33 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the middle to Fayson for 6 yards to the Ill29. |
| 4-9, Ill29 | 1:35 | Santella punts. No return. Ball on OhioSt26. |
| Ohio State - 1:19 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt26 | 1:19 | Herron rush left for 9 yards to the OhioSt35. |
| 2-1, OhioSt35 | 1:07 | Pryor rush middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt37. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt37 | 15:00 | Herron rush middle for 5 yards to the OhioSt42. |
| 2-5, OhioSt42 | 15:00 | Herron rush middle for -1 yards to the OhioSt41. |
| 2-5, OhioSt42 | 15:00 | Illinois penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Ill44 | 15:00 | Pryor incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Ill44 | 14:06 | Saine rush middle for 0 yards to the Ill44. |
| 3-10, Ill43 | 14:06 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Posey for 15 yards to the Ill28. |
| 1-10, Ill28 | 14:06 | Herron rush middle for 3 yards to the Ill25. |
| 2-7, Ill25 | 12:47 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Posey for 6 yards to the Ill19. |
| 3-1, Ill19 | 12:13 | Herron rush middle for 0 yards to the Ill19. |
| 3-1, Ill19 | 11:06 | Ohio State time out. |
| 4-1, Ill19 | 11:06 | Herron rush middle for 1 yard to the Ill18. |
| 4-1, Ill18 | 11:02 | Illinois time out. |
| 1-10, Ill18 | 11:02 | Herron rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill16. |
| 2-8, Ill16 | 10:52 | Herron rush middle for -2 yards to the Ill18. |
| 3-10, Ill18 | 10:04 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-15, Ill23 | 10:04 | Pryor pass completion to the left to Fragel for 7 yards to the Ill16. |
| 4-8, Ill16 | 9:02 | Barclay 32 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 8:27 | Ohio State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Ill20. | |
| Illinois - 8:27 | ||
| 1-10, Ill20 | 8:27 | LeShoure rush middle for 5 yards to the Ill25. |
| 2-5, Ill25 | 8:18 | LeShoure rush middle for 5 yards to the Ill30. |
| 1-10, Ill30 | 7:42 | LeShoure rush middle for 26 yards to the OhioSt44. |
| 1-10, OhioSt44 | 7:18 | Ford rush middle for -1 yards to the OhioSt45. |
| 2-11, OhioSt45 | 6:45 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to Fayson for 29 yards to the OhioSt16. |
| 1-10, OhioSt16 | 6:10 | LeShoure rush middle for 0 yards to the OhioSt16. |
| 2-10, OhioSt16 | 5:16 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to Fayson for 3 yards to the OhioSt13. |
| 3-7, OhioSt13 | 5:09 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-7, OhioSt13 | 4:40 | Dimke 30 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 4:36 | Illinois kicks off. Hall returns 15 yards to the OhioSt32. | |
| Ohio State - 4:28 | ||
| 4:28 | Illinois penalized 15 yards. | |
| 1-10, OhioSt47 | 4:28 | Herron rush middle for 6 yards to the Ill47. |
| 2-4, Ill47 | 3:55 | Herron rush middle for 3 yards to the Ill44. |
| 3-1, Ill44 | 3:34 | Illinois penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-10, Ill39 | 3:03 | Herron rush middle for 2 yards to the Ill37. |
| 1-10, Ill37 | 2:33 | Illinois time out. |
| 2-8, Ill37 | 2:33 | Herron rush middle for 13 yards to the Ill24. |
| 1-10, Ill24 | 2:26 | Herron rush middle for 10 yards to the Ill14. |
| 1-10, Ill24 | 2:26 | Illinois penalized 7 yards. |
| 1-7, Ill7 | 2:26 | Herron rush middle for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:49 | Barclay PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:49 | Ohio State kicks off. Millines returns 15 yards to the Ill13. | |
| Illinois - 1:45 | ||
| 1-10, Ill13 | 1:45 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the middle to Fayson for 7 yards to the Ill20. |
| 2-3, Ill20 | 1:33 | Scheelhaase sacked by Homan for a 1 yard loss to the Ill19. |
| 2-3, Ill19 | 1:16 | Illinois time out. |
| 3-4, Ill19 | 1:16 | Illinois penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-9, Ill14 | 1:16 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to LeShoure for 0 yards to the Ill14. |
| 4-9, Ill14 | 1:00 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to Jenkins for 16 yards to the Ill30. |
| 1-10, Ill30 | 0:42 | Scheelhaase pass completion to the left to Ford for 8 yards to the Ill38. |
| 2-2, Ill38 | 0:20 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-2, Ill38 | 0:07 | Scheelhaase incomplete pass to the left. |
