Sunday, 10/07/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (21) Nebraska | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| (12) Ohio State | 7 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | -- |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Nebraska kicks off. Smith returns 17 yards to the OhioSt15. | |
| Ohio State - 14:55 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt15 | 14:55 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, OhioSt10 | 14:55 | Hyde rush right for 2 yards to the OhioSt12. |
| 2-13, OhioSt12 | 14:30 | Hyde rush left for 6 yards to the OhioSt18. |
| 3-7, OhioSt18 | 14:00 | Miller incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-7, OhioSt18 | 13:23 | Buchanan punts. Abdullah returns 6 yards to the Neb39. Nebraska penalized -10 yards. |
| Nebraska - 13:00 | ||
| 1-20, Neb29 | 13:00 | Burkhead rush for -3 yards to the Neb26. |
| 2-23, Neb26 | 12:40 | Martinez sacked by Simon for -7 yards to the Neb19. |
| 3-30, Neb19 | 11:50 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-35, Neb14 | 11:41 | Martinez rush middle for 16 yards to the Neb30. |
| 4-19, Neb30 | 11:15 | Maher punts. Smith returns 0 yards. Smith fumbles, Brown of Ohio State recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Ohio State - 10:56 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt30 | 10:56 | Miller pass completion to the right to Boren for 7 yards to the OhioSt37. |
| 2-3, OhioSt37 | 10:40 | Ohio State penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-8, OhioSt32 | 10:35 | Miller sacked by Martin for -7 yards to the OhioSt25. |
| 3-15, OhioSt25 | 10:00 | Miller incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-15, OhioSt25 | 9:43 | Buchanan punts. No return. Ball on Neb31. |
| Nebraska - 9:36 | ||
| 1-10, Neb31 | 9:36 | Burkhead rush left for 1 yard to the Neb32. |
| 2-9, Neb32 | 9:20 | Burkhead rush for -1 yard to the Neb31. |
| 3-10, Neb31 | 8:45 | Martinez pass to the right intercepted by Roby and returned 41 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| Ohio State - 8:29 | ||
| 8:29 | Basil PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:29 | Ohio State kicks off. Abdullah returns 9 yards to the Neb8. | |
| Nebraska - 8:25 | ||
| 1-10, Neb8 | 8:25 | Burkhead rush for 3 yards to the Neb11. |
| 2-7, Neb11 | 8:15 | Martinez rush middle for 6 yards to the Neb17. |
| 3-1, Neb17 | 7:43 | Martinez rush middle for 1 yard to the Neb18. |
| 1-10, Neb18 | 7:36 | Burkhead rush middle for 73 yards to the OhioSt9. Ohio State penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-4, OhioSt4 | 7:14 | Abdullah rush middle for 3 yards to the OhioSt1. |
| 2-1, OhioSt1 | 6:35 | Burkhead rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 3-1, OhioSt1 | 5:40 | Abdullah rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 5:26 | Maher PAT - GOOD. | |
| 5:26 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on OhioSt25. | |
| Ohio State - 5:26 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt25 | 5:26 | Brown rush for 1 yard to the OhioSt26. |
| 2-9, OhioSt26 | 5:00 | Miller rush middle for 5 yards to the OhioSt31. |
| 3-4, OhioSt31 | 4:20 | Miller rush middle for -6 yards to the OhioSt25. Miller fumbles, Linsley of Ohio State recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 4-10, OhioSt25 | 3:30 | Buchanan punts. Abdullah returns 43 yards to the OhioSt28. |
| Nebraska - 2:57 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt28 | 2:57 | Heard rush for 17 yards to the OhioSt11. |
| 1-10, OhioSt11 | 2:40 | Martinez rush for 8 yards to the OhioSt3. |
| 2-2, OhioSt3 | 2:15 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-2, OhioSt3 | 1:55 | Abdullah rush middle for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:50 | Maher PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:50 | Nebraska kicks off. Smith returns 21 yards to the OhioSt22. | |
| Ohio State - 1:43 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt22 | 1:43 | Miller sacked by Martin for -1 yard to the OhioSt21. |
| 2-11, OhioSt21 | 1:20 | Hyde rush left for 4 yards to the OhioSt25. |
| 3-7, OhioSt25 | 0:50 | Miller incomplete pass to the middle. |
| OhioSt25 | 0:38 | Nebraska time out. |
| 4-7, OhioSt25 | 0:38 | Buchanan rush middle for 6 yards to the OhioSt31. |
| Nebraska - 0:30 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt31 | 0:30 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, OhioSt36 | 0:30 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Cotton for 16 yards to the OhioSt20. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nebraska - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt20 | 15:00 | Burkhead rush for 6 yards to the OhioSt14. |
| 2-4, OhioSt14 | 14:40 | Burkhead rush for 2 yards to the OhioSt12. |
| 3-2, OhioSt12 | 14:20 | Burkhead rush for 4 yards to the OhioSt8. |
| 1-8, OhioSt8 | 13:45 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-8, OhioSt8 | 13:28 | Burkhead rush for 4 yards to the OhioSt4. |
| 3-4, OhioSt4 | 13:00 | Martinez sacked by Shazier for -5 yards to the OhioSt9. |
| 4-9, OhioSt9 | 12:20 | Maher 26 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 11:59 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on OhioSt25. | |
| Ohio State - 11:59 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt25 | 11:59 | Miller rush middle for 72 yards to the Neb3. |
| 1-3, Neb3 | 11:44 | Hyde rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb1. |
| 2-1, Neb1 | 11:09 | Hyde rush right for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:49 | Basil PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:49 | Ohio State kicks off. Abdullah returns 11 yards to the Neb15. | |
| Nebraska - 10:45 | ||
| 1-10, Neb15 | 10:45 | Abdullah rush right for 2 yards to the Neb17. |
| 2-8, Neb17 | 10:20 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Enunwa for 3 yards to the Neb20. |
| 3-5, Neb20 | 10:00 | Martinez pass to the right intercepted by Roby and returned 8 yards. |
| Ohio State - 9:43 | ||
| 1-10, Neb20 | 9:43 | Hyde rush left for 2 yards to the Neb18. |
| 2-8, Neb18 | 9:30 | Miller pass completion to the right to Heuerman for 18 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:58 | Basil PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:58 | Ohio State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Neb25. | |
| Nebraska - 8:58 | ||
| 1-10, Neb25 | 8:58 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Neb20 | 8:58 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-20, Neb15 | 8:58 | Burkhead rush for 3 yards to the Neb18. |
| 2-17, Neb18 | 8:34 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Bell for 74 yards to the OhioSt8. Ohio State penalized 4 yards. |
| 1-4, OhioSt4 | 8:00 | Burkhead rush for 0 yards. |
| 2-4, OhioSt4 | 7:30 | Nebraska penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-9, OhioSt9 | 7:24 | Martinez rush for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 6:59 | Maher PAT - GOOD. | |
| 6:59 | Nebraska kicks off. Touchback. Ball on OhioSt25. | |
| Ohio State - 6:59 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt25 | 6:59 | Miller pass completion to the right to Brown for 13 yards to the OhioSt38. |
| 1-10, OhioSt38 | 6:45 | Hyde rush middle for 5 yards to the OhioSt43. |
| 2-5, OhioSt43 | 6:30 | Hyde rush middle for 4 yards to the OhioSt47. |
| 3-1, OhioSt47 | 6:10 | Hyde rush middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt49. |
| 1-10, OhioSt49 | 5:50 | Miller rush for 15 yards to the Neb36. Ohio State penalized -15 yards. |
| 1-10, OhioSt49 | 5:30 | Miller pass completion to the right to Vannett for 32 yards to the Neb19. |
| 1-10, Neb19 | 5:10 | Hyde rush middle for 2 yards to the Neb17. |
| 2-8, Neb17 | 4:30 | Miller rush right for 3 yards to the Neb14. |
| 3-5, Neb14 | 3:45 | Miller rush for 7 yards to the Neb7. |
| 1-7, Neb7 | 3:25 | Hyde rush for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 3:11 | Basil PAT - GOOD. | |
| 3:11 | Ohio State kicks off. Abdullah returns 17 yards to the Neb20. Nebraska penalized -10 yards. | |
| Nebraska - 3:04 | ||
| 1-10, Neb10 | 3:04 | Martinez rush middle for -2 yards to the Neb8. Martinez fumbles, Cotton of Nebraska recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 2-12, Neb8 | 2:40 | Burkhead rush middle for 3 yards to the Neb11. |
| 3-9, Neb11 | 2:10 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Bell for 2 yards to the Neb13. |
| Neb13 | 1:38 | Ohio State time out. |
| 4-7, Neb13 | 1:38 | Maher punts. Smith returns 1 yard to the OhioSt43. |
| Ohio State - 1:27 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt43 | 1:27 | Miller incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, OhioSt43 | 1:22 | Miller rush left for 18 yards to the Neb39. |
| 1-10, Neb39 | 1:07 | Miller incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Neb39 | 0:59 | Miller incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, Neb39 | 0:53 | Miller pass completion to the right to Brown for 8 yards to the Neb31. |
| Neb30 | 0:31 | Nebraska time out. |
| 4-2, Neb31 | 0:31 | Miller rush for 31 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:23 | Basil PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:23 | Ohio State kicks off. Gabriel returns 0 yards. | |
| Nebraska - 0:20 | ||
| 1-10, Neb25 | 0:20 | TEAM rush middle for -1 yard to the Neb24. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Ohio State kicks off. Abdullah returns 19 yards to the Neb23. | |
| Nebraska - 14:55 | ||
| 1-10, Neb23 | 14:55 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Neb23 | 14:50 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Bell for 28 yards to the OhioSt49. |
| 1-10, OhioSt49 | 14:35 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Heard for 20 yards to the OhioSt29. |
| 1-10, OhioSt29 | 14:10 | Burkhead rush for 24 yards to the OhioSt5. |
| 1-5, OhioSt5 | 13:57 | Martinez rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-5, OhioSt5 | 13:40 | Heard rush middle for 2 yards to the OhioSt3. |
| 3-3, OhioSt3 | 13:00 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Cotton for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 12:50 | Maher PAT - GOOD. | |
| 12:50 | Nebraska kicks off. Smith returns 26 yards to the OhioSt25. | |
| Ohio State - 12:45 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt25 | 12:45 | Hyde rush right for 6 yards to the OhioSt31. |
| 2-4, OhioSt31 | 12:30 | Hyde rush middle for 5 yards to the OhioSt36. |
| 1-10, OhioSt36 | 11:55 | Hyde rush for 5 yards to the OhioSt41. |
| 2-5, OhioSt41 | 11:20 | Miller rush middle for 3 yards to the OhioSt44. |
| 3-2, OhioSt44 | 10:45 | Miller rush left for 6 yards to the 50. |
| 1-10, 50 | 10:20 | Miller incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, 50 | 9:39 | Miller pass completion to the right to Brown for 14 yards to the Neb36. |
| 1-10, Neb36 | 9:25 | Miller pass completion to the middle to Heuerman for 35 yards to the Neb1. |
| 1-1, Neb1 | 9:00 | Hyde rush left for 0 yards. |
| 2-1, Neb1 | 8:30 | Hyde rush left for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:15 | Basil PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:15 | Ohio State kicks off. Abdullah returns 12 yards to the Neb21. | |
| Nebraska - 8:10 | ||
| 1-10, Neb21 | 8:10 | Martinez sacked by Klein for -12 yards to the Neb9. |
| 2-22, Neb9 | 7:50 | Martinez rush middle for -3 yards to the Neb6. |
| 3-25, Neb6 | 7:00 | Martinez rush for 20 yards to the Neb26. |
| 4-5, Neb26 | 6:10 | Maher punts. Brown returns 76 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| Ohio State - 5:50 | ||
| 5:50 | Basil PAT - GOOD. | |
| 5:50 | Ohio State kicks off. Abdullah returns 15 yards to the Neb20. | |
| Nebraska - 5:43 | ||
| 1-10, Neb20 | 5:43 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Abdullah for 8 yards to the Neb28. |
| 2-2, Neb28 | 5:20 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Turner for 10 yards to the Neb38. |
| 1-10, Neb38 | 5:00 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Turner for 8 yards to the Neb46. Nebraska penalized -15 yards. |
| 1-17, Neb31 | 4:30 | Martinez incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-17, Neb31 | 4:20 | Martinez pass completion to the middle to Bell for 9 yards to the Neb40. |
| 3-8, Neb40 | 3:50 | Martinez pass completion to the left to Turner for 6 yards to the Neb46. |
| Neb46 | 3:11 | Ohio State time out. |
| 4-2, Neb46 | 3:11 | Martinez rush for 3 yards to the Neb49. |
| 1-10, Neb49 | 2:50 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Bell for 16 yards to the OhioSt35. |
| 1-10, OhioSt35 | 2:25 | Martinez pass to the middle intercepted by Johnson and returned 3 yards. |
| Ohio State - 2:16 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt10 | 2:16 | Hyde rush for 2 yards to the OhioSt12. Ohio State penalized -6 yards. |
| 1-14, OhioSt6 | 1:55 | Miller rush for 24 yards to the OhioSt30. |
| 1-10, OhioSt30 | 1:30 | Hyde rush middle for 3 yards to the OhioSt33. |
| 2-7, OhioSt33 | 1:00 | Hyde rush for 3 yards to the OhioSt36. Nebraska penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Neb49 | 0:25 | Hyde rush middle for 1 yard to the Neb48. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State - 15:00 | ||
| 2-9, Neb48 | 15:00 | Miller rush for 4 yards to the Neb44. |
| 3-5, Neb44 | 14:30 | Miller rush middle for 9 yards to the Neb35. |
| 1-10, Neb35 | 14:00 | Hyde rush middle for 18 yards to the Neb17. Hyde fumbles, Randle of Nebraska recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Nebraska - 13:35 | ||
| 1-10, Neb17 | 13:35 | Heard rush for 6 yards to the Neb23. |
| 2-4, Neb23 | 13:05 | Heard rush left for 0 yards. |
| 3-4, Neb23 | 12:35 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-4, Neb23 | 12:19 | Maher punts. No return. Ball on OhioSt38. |
| Ohio State - 12:11 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt38 | 12:11 | Hyde rush middle for 6 yards to the OhioSt44. |
| 2-4, OhioSt44 | 11:35 | Hyde rush middle for 23 yards to the Neb33. |
| 1-10, Neb33 | 11:00 | Smith rush middle for 33 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:27 | Basil PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:27 | Ohio State kicks off. Abdullah returns 30 yards to the Neb33. | |
| Nebraska - 10:18 | ||
| 1-10, Neb33 | 10:18 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Janovich for 5 yards to the Neb38. |
| 2-5, Neb38 | 10:00 | Martinez rush middle for 9 yards to the Neb47. |
| 1-10, Neb47 | 9:40 | Abdullah rush for 20 yards to the OhioSt33. Ohio State penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, OhioSt18 | 9:20 | Abdullah rush middle for -7 yards to the OhioSt25. |
| 2-17, OhioSt25 | 8:10 | Martinez rush middle for 1 yard to the OhioSt24. Ohio State penalized 11 yards. |
| 1-10, OhioSt13 | 7:41 | Abdullah rush for 6 yards to the OhioSt7. |
| 2-6, OhioSt7 | 7:30 | Heard rush for -1 yard to the OhioSt8. |
| 3-5, OhioSt8 | 7:00 | Martinez incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-5, OhioSt8 | 6:51 | Martinez pass completion to the right to Bell for 6 yards to the OhioSt2. |
| 1-2, OhioSt2 | 6:31 | Martinez rush for 0 yards. |
| 2-2, OhioSt2 | 6:00 | Martinez rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 5:38 | Maher PAT - GOOD. | |
| 5:38 | Nebraska kicks off. Smith returns 10 yards to the OhioSt30. | |
| Ohio State - 5:33 | ||
| 1-10, OhioSt30 | 5:33 | Hyde rush right for 4 yards to the OhioSt34. |
| 2-6, OhioSt34 | 4:25 | Smith rush middle for 5 yards to the OhioSt39. Ohio State penalized -10 yards. |
| 3-11, OhioSt29 | 3:56 | Miller rush middle for 3 yards to the OhioSt32. |
| OhioSt32 | 3:23 | Nebraska time out. |
| 4-8, OhioSt32 | 3:23 | Buchanan punts. No return. Ball on Neb32. |
| Nebraska - 3:17 | ||
| 1-10, Neb32 | 3:17 | Martinez incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Neb32 | 3:08 | Martinez sacked by Simon for -6 yards to the Neb26. Martinez fumbles, Bennett of Ohio State recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Ohio State - 3:02 | ||
| 1-10, Neb26 | 3:02 | Hyde rush for 3 yards to the Neb23. |
| 2-7, Neb23 | 2:30 | Hyde rush middle for 3 yards to the Neb20. |
| 3-4, Neb20 | 2:00 | Hyde rush middle for 4 yards to the Neb16. |
| 1-10, Neb16 | 1:20 | Hyde rush for 16 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:48 | Basil PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:48 | Ohio State kicks off. Abdullah returns 16 yards to the Neb21. | |
| Nebraska - 0:40 | ||
| 1-10, Neb21 | 0:40 | Cross rush for 13 yards to the Neb34. |
