Saturday, 09/15/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| (12) Ohio State | 13 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 35 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 105,232 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| California - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | California kicks off. Touchback. Ball on OhioSt25. | |
| Ohio State - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt25 | 15:00 | Hall rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, OhioSt25 | 14:45 | Hall rush left for 7 yards to the OhioSt32. |
| 3-3, OhioSt32 | 14:05 | Miller pass completion to the right to Brown for 5 yards to the OhioSt37. |
| 1-10, OhioSt37 | 13:40 | Brown rush for 5 yards to the OhioSt42. |
| 2-5, OhioSt42 | 13:10 | Miller rush right for 1 yard to the OhioSt43. |
| 3-4, OhioSt43 | 12:40 | Miller incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-4, OhioSt43 | 12:26 | Buchanan punts. No return. Ball on Cal20. |
| California - 12:17 | ||
| 1-10, Cal20 | 12:17 | Maynard pass completion to the left to Stevens for 8 yards to the Cal28. |
| 2-2, Cal28 | 12:00 | Maynard pass completion to the right to Powe for 8 yards to the Cal36. |
| 1-10, Cal36 | 11:50 | Sofele rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, Cal36 | 11:00 | Sofele rush for 14 yards to the 50. |
| 1-10, 50 | 10:50 | Maynard sacked by Roby for -11 yards to the Cal39. |
| 2-21, Cal39 | 10:30 | Maynard pass completion to the right to Allen for 10 yards to the Cal49. |
| 3-11, Cal49 | 9:20 | Maynard sacked by Sabino for -10 yards to the Cal39. |
| 4-21, Cal39 | 8:40 | Leininger punts. No return. Ball on OhioSt4. |
| Ohio State - 8:25 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt4 | 8:25 | Hall rush right for 4 yards to the OhioSt8. |
| 2-6, OhioSt8 | 8:10 | Miller pass completion to the left to Smith for 4 yards to the OhioSt12. |
| 3-2, OhioSt12 | 7:55 | Miller incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-2, OhioSt12 | 7:48 | Buchanan punts. No return. Ball on 50. Ohio State penalized 5 yards. |
| California - 7:41 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt45 | 7:41 | Maynard pass completion to the left to Stevens for 5 yards to the OhioSt40. |
| 2-5, OhioSt40 | 7:20 | Sofele rush for 3 yards to the OhioSt37. |
| 3-2, OhioSt37 | 6:55 | Sofele rush for -2 yards to the OhioSt39. |
| 4-4, OhioSt39 | 6:20 | Maynard incomplete pass to the middle. |
| Ohio State - 6:00 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt39 | 6:00 | Miller incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, OhioSt39 | 5:53 | Hall rush left for 6 yards to the OhioSt45. |
| 3-4, OhioSt45 | 5:35 | Miller rush for 55 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 5:11 | Basil PAT - FAILED. | |
| 5:11 | Ohio State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Cal25. | |
| California - 5:11 | ||
| 1-10, Cal25 | 5:11 | Sofele rush middle for 26 yards to the OhioSt49. |
| 1-10, OhioSt49 | 4:55 | Sofele rush for 5 yards to the OhioSt44. |
| 2-5, OhioSt44 | 4:40 | Maynard pass completion to the right to Allen for 18 yards to the OhioSt26. |
| 1-10, OhioSt26 | 4:20 | Anderson rush left for 4 yards to the OhioSt22. |
| 2-6, OhioSt22 | 3:40 | Maynard pass completion to the left to Wark for 3 yards to the OhioSt19. |
| 3-3, OhioSt19 | 3:05 | Maynard pass completion to the right to Harper for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 2:38 | D'Amato PAT - GOOD. | |
| 2:38 | California kicks off. Touchback. Ball on OhioSt25. | |
| Ohio State - 2:38 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt25 | 2:38 | Miller pass completion to the left to Smith for 9 yards to the OhioSt34. |
| 2-1, OhioSt34 | 2:20 | Miller rush left for 1 yard to the OhioSt35. |
| 1-10, OhioSt35 | 1:55 | Miller pass completion to the middle to Stoneburner for 40 yards to the Cal25. |
| 1-10, Cal25 | 1:40 | Miller pass completion to the left to Smith for 25 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:27 | Basil PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:27 | Ohio State kicks off. Bigelow returns 22 yards to the Cal22. | |
| California - 1:23 | ||
| 1-10, Cal22 | 1:23 | Sofele rush right for 3 yards to the Cal25. |
| 2-7, Cal25 | 1:05 | Maynard incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-7, Cal25 | 0:45 | Sofele rush middle for 2 yards to the Cal27. |
| 4-5, Cal27 | 0:20 | Leininger punts. No return. Ball on Cal45. |
| Ohio State - 0:03 | ||
| 1-10, Cal45 | 0:03 | Miller rush middle for -5 yards to the 50. Miller fumbles, Miller of Ohio State recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State - 15:00 | ||
| 2-15, 50 | 15:00 | Miller pass completion to the left to Vannett for 5 yards to the Cal45. |
| 3-10, Cal45 | 14:40 | Miller pass completion to the left to Smith for 35 yards to the Cal10. |
| 1-10, Cal10 | 14:20 | Miller rush left for 9 yards to the Cal1. |
| 2-1, Cal1 | 13:40 | Miller pass completion to the left to Stoneburner for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:30 | Basil PAT - GOOD. | |
| 13:30 | Ohio State kicks off. Bigelow returns 32 yards to the Cal32. | |
| California - 13:23 | ||
| 1-10, Cal32 | 13:23 | Anderson rush for 1 yard to the Cal33. |
| Cal33 | 12:41 | California time out. |
| 2-9, Cal33 | 12:41 | Maynard sacked by Goebel for -3 yards to the Cal30. |
| 3-12, Cal30 | 12:20 | Maynard pass completion to the middle to Anderson for 5 yards to the Cal35. |
| 4-7, Cal35 | 11:30 | Leininger punts. Brown returns 2 yards to the OhioSt23. |
| Ohio State - 11:21 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt23 | 11:21 | Hall rush for 2 yards to the OhioSt25. Ohio State penalized -12 yards. |
| 2-20, OhioSt13 | 10:53 | Miller incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-20, OhioSt13 | 10:32 | Hall rush left for 2 yards to the OhioSt15. |
| 4-18, OhioSt15 | 10:32 | Buchanan punts. No return. Ball on Cal40. |
| California - 10:16 | ||
| 1-10, Cal40 | 10:16 | Maynard rush right for 1 yard to the Cal41. |
| 2-9, Cal41 | 9:55 | Maynard pass completion to the right to Allen for 9 yards to the 50. |
| 1-10, 50 | 9:36 | Sofele rush left for 1 yard to the OhioSt49. |
| 2-9, OhioSt49 | 8:55 | Maynard pass completion to the right to Anderson for 2 yards to the OhioSt47. |
| 3-7, OhioSt47 | 8:20 | Maynard pass completion to the left to Anderson for 28 yards to the OhioSt19. California penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-10, OhioSt29 | 7:54 | Maynard pass completion to the left to Allen for 9 yards to the OhioSt20. Ohio State penalized 10 yards. |
| 1-10, OhioSt10 | 7:47 | Sofele rush for -2 yards to the OhioSt12. |
| 2-12, OhioSt12 | 7:05 | California penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-22, OhioSt22 | 6:45 | Maynard pass completion to the right to Treggs for 5 yards to the OhioSt17. |
| 3-17, OhioSt17 | 6:00 | Maynard pass completion to the middle to Wark for 9 yards to the OhioSt8. California penalized -15 yards. |
| 4-23, OhioSt23 | 5:45 | 40 yard field goal attempt by D'Amato is NO GOOD. |
| Ohio State - 5:21 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt23 | 5:21 | Miller pass completion to the left to Vannett for 1 yard to the OhioSt24. |
| 2-9, OhioSt24 | 4:55 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-14, OhioSt19 | 4:50 | Hall rush middle for 3 yards to the OhioSt22. |
| 3-11, OhioSt22 | 4:15 | Miller pass completion to the right to Boren for 4 yards to the OhioSt26. |
| 4-7, OhioSt26 | 3:30 | Buchanan punts. No return. Ball on Cal33. |
| California - 3:10 | ||
| 1-10, Cal33 | 3:10 | Maynard pass completion to the middle to Allen for 9 yards to the Cal42. |
| 2-1, Cal42 | 2:55 | Sofele rush right for 0 yards. |
| 3-1, Cal42 | 2:25 | Stevens rush middle for 11 yards to the OhioSt47. |
| 1-10, OhioSt47 | 2:15 | Maynard pass completion to the right to Allen for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, OhioSt47 | 1:50 | Maynard incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, OhioSt47 | 1:33 | Maynard sacked by Shazier for -9 yards to the Cal44. |
| 4-19, Cal44 | 1:22 | Leininger punts. No return. Ball on OhioSt14. |
| Ohio State - 1:11 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt14 | 1:11 | Miller rush right for 3 yards to the OhioSt17. |
| 2-7, OhioSt17 | 0:55 | Hall rush middle for 12 yards to the OhioSt29. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Ohio State kicks off. Bigelow returns 20 yards to the Cal22. | |
| California - 14:53 | ||
| 1-10, Cal22 | 14:53 | Maynard incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Cal22 | 14:49 | Maynard pass completion to the middle to Powe for 36 yards to the OhioSt42. |
| 1-10, OhioSt42 | 14:30 | Sofele rush left for 3 yards to the OhioSt39. |
| 2-7, OhioSt39 | 14:00 | Sofele rush for 1 yard to the OhioSt38. |
| 3-6, OhioSt38 | 13:35 | Maynard incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-6, OhioSt38 | 13:17 | Maynard pass completion to the right to Allen for 5 yards to the OhioSt33. |
| Ohio State - 13:10 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt33 | 13:10 | Hall rush for 5 yards to the OhioSt38. |
| 2-5, OhioSt38 | 12:55 | Hall rush for 11 yards to the OhioSt49. |
| 1-10, OhioSt49 | 12:30 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, OhioSt44 | 12:00 | Ohio State penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-25, OhioSt34 | 11:43 | Miller pass completion to the right to Brown for 5 yards to the OhioSt39. |
| 2-20, OhioSt39 | 11:00 | Hall rush left for 2 yards to the OhioSt41. |
| 3-18, OhioSt41 | 10:25 | Miller incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-18, OhioSt41 | 9:55 | Buchanan punts. No return. Ball on Cal19. |
| California - 9:48 | ||
| 1-10, Cal19 | 9:48 | Bigelow rush for 81 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:34 | D'Amato PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:34 | California kicks off. Dunn returns 22 yards to the OhioSt22. | |
| Ohio State - 9:27 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt22 | 9:27 | Miller incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, OhioSt22 | 9:23 | Miller rush left for -1 yard to the OhioSt21. |
| 3-11, OhioSt21 | 8:50 | Miller incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-11, OhioSt21 | 8:40 | Buchanan punts. Allen returns -9 yards to the Cal15. |
| California - 8:29 | ||
| 1-10, Cal15 | 8:29 | Sofele rush for 8 yards to the Cal23. |
| 2-2, Cal23 | 8:10 | Maynard rush for -1 yard to the Cal22. |
| 3-3, Cal22 | 7:40 | Maynard pass completion to the middle to Anderson for 30 yards to the OhioSt48. |
| 1-10, OhioSt48 | 7:10 | Sofele rush right for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, OhioSt48 | 6:10 | Maynard incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, OhioSt48 | 5:50 | Maynard sacked by Simon for -7 yards to the Cal45. |
| 4-17, Cal45 | 5:20 | Leininger punts. Touchback. Ball on OhioSt20. |
| Ohio State - 5:12 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt20 | 5:12 | Hall rush left for 4 yards to the OhioSt24. |
| 2-6, OhioSt24 | 4:40 | Miller rush middle for -5 yards to the OhioSt19. |
| 3-11, OhioSt19 | 4:26 | Miller incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-11, OhioSt19 | 4:06 | Buchanan punts. No return. Ball on Cal42. |
| California - 3:59 | ||
| 1-10, Cal42 | 3:59 | Maynard rush for 3 yards to the Cal45. |
| 2-7, Cal45 | 3:45 | Maynard pass completion to the middle to Harper for 8 yards to the OhioSt47. |
| 1-10, OhioSt47 | 3:10 | Sofele rush left for 1 yard to the OhioSt46. |
| 2-9, OhioSt46 | 2:35 | Maynard pass completion to the left to Allen for 16 yards to the OhioSt30. |
| 1-10, OhioSt30 | 2:20 | Sofele rush left for 5 yards to the OhioSt25. |
| 2-5, OhioSt25 | 1:30 | Maynard incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-5, OhioSt25 | 1:07 | Maynard incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, OhioSt25 | 1:03 | 42 yard field goal attempt by D'Amato is NO GOOD. |
| Ohio State - 0:58 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt25 | 0:58 | Miller incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, OhioSt25 | 0:50 | Hall rush for 4 yards to the OhioSt29. |
| 3-6, OhioSt29 | 0:30 | Miller incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, OhioSt29 | 0:03 | Buchanan punts. No return. Ball on Cal39. Ohio State penalized 15 yards. |
| California - 0:00 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt46 | 0:00 | Sofele rush right for 6 yards to the OhioSt40. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| California - 15:00 | ||
| 2-4, OhioSt40 | 15:00 | Maynard pass completion to the right to Treggs for 15 yards to the OhioSt25. |
| 1-10, OhioSt25 | 14:50 | Sofele rush right for 2 yards to the OhioSt23. |
| 2-8, OhioSt23 | 14:20 | Maynard incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-8, OhioSt23 | 13:54 | Ohio State penalized 5 yards. |
| 3-3, OhioSt18 | 13:48 | Maynard pass completion to the middle to Allen for 4 yards to the OhioSt14. |
| OhioSt14 | 13:06 | California time out. |
| 1-10, OhioSt14 | 13:06 | Allen pass completion to the right to Maynard for 8 yards to the OhioSt6. Maynard fumbles, California recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 2-2, OhioSt6 | 12:37 | Anderson rush middle for 5 yards to the OhioSt1. |
| 1-1, OhioSt1 | 12:32 | Maynard rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 12:26 | D'Amato PAT - GOOD. | |
| 12:26 | California kicks off. Touchback. Ball on OhioSt25. | |
| Ohio State - 12:26 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt25 | 12:26 | Hall rush for 15 yards to the OhioSt40. |
| 1-10, OhioSt40 | 12:15 | Miller pass completion to the right to Brown for 21 yards to the Cal39. |
| 1-10, Cal39 | 11:50 | Miller rush right for 8 yards to the Cal31. |
| 2-2, Cal31 | 11:15 | Hall rush for 4 yards to the Cal27. |
| 1-10, Cal27 | 10:50 | Miller pass completion to the left to Heuerman for 9 yards to the Cal18. |
| 2-1, Cal18 | 10:15 | Miller rush left for 3 yards to the Cal15. |
| 1-10, Cal15 | 9:55 | Miller incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Cal15 | 9:42 | Miller pass completion to the right to Spencer for 10 yards to the Cal5. |
| 1-5, Cal5 | 9:35 | Miller rush for 4 yards to the Cal1. |
| 2-1, Cal1 | 9:26 | Ohio State penalized -4 yards. |
| 2-5, Cal5 | 9:10 | Miller rush for 2 yards to the Cal3. |
| 3-3, Cal3 | 8:45 | Miller pass completion to the middle to Stoneburner for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| Cal0 | 8:31 | Ohio State time out. |
| 8:31 | Miller two point rush is GOOD. | |
| 8:31 | Ohio State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Cal25. | |
| California - 8:31 | ||
| 1-10, Cal25 | 8:31 | Bigelow rush for 16 yards to the Cal41. |
| 1-10, Cal41 | 8:20 | Bigelow rush left for 59 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:10 | D'Amato PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:10 | California kicks off. Dunn returns 20 yards to the OhioSt22. | |
| Ohio State - 8:06 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt22 | 8:06 | Hall rush right for 3 yards to the OhioSt25. |
| 2-7, OhioSt25 | 7:45 | Miller incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-7, OhioSt25 | 7:25 | Miller pass to the left intercepted by Williams. No return. |
| California - 7:17 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt44 | 7:17 | Sofele rush for 8 yards to the OhioSt36. |
| 2-2, OhioSt36 | 7:00 | Sofele rush for 2 yards to the OhioSt34. |
| 1-10, OhioSt34 | 6:50 | Anderson rush left for 3 yards to the OhioSt31. |
| 2-7, OhioSt31 | 6:10 | Maynard pass completion to the left to Sofele for 6 yards to the OhioSt25. |
| 3-1, OhioSt25 | 5:30 | Stevens rush middle for 0 yards. |
| OhioSt25 | 4:25 | California time out. |
| 4-1, OhioSt25 | 4:25 | 42 yard field goal attempt by D'Amato is NO GOOD. |
| Ohio State - 4:20 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt25 | 4:20 | Miller incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, OhioSt25 | 4:14 | Hall rush left for 3 yards to the OhioSt28. |
| 3-7, OhioSt28 | 4:00 | Miller pass completion to the right to Smith for 72 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 3:26 | Basil PAT - GOOD. | |
| 3:26 | Ohio State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Cal25. | |
| California - 3:26 | ||
| 1-10, Cal25 | 3:26 | California penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Cal20 | 3:26 | Maynard pass completion to the left to Harper for 5 yards to the Cal25. |
| 2-10, Cal25 | 3:05 | Maynard sacked for -10 yards to the Cal15. |
| 3-20, Cal15 | 2:20 | Ohio State penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Cal30 | 2:06 | Maynard pass completion to the right to Treggs for 8 yards to the Cal38. |
| 2-2, Cal38 | 1:45 | Maynard incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-2, Cal38 | 1:37 | Bigelow rush for 4 yards to the Cal42. |
| 1-10, Cal42 | 1:30 | Maynard pass to the middle intercepted by Bryant and returned 38 yards. Ohio State penalized -15 yards. |
| Ohio State - 1:09 | ||
| 1-10, Cal40 | 1:09 | TEAM rush for -2 yards to the Cal42. |
| Cal42 | 1:07 | California time out. |
| 2-12, Cal42 | 1:07 | TEAM rush for -1 yard to the Cal43. |
| 3-13, Cal43 | 0:40 | TEAM rush for -1 yard to the Cal44. |










