Ohio State 30, Minnesota 14 October 13, 2018 - Ohio Stadium - Columbus, OH

NCAAF   FINAL               1ST  2ND  3RD  4TH     TOTAL
                            ---  ---  ---  ---     -----
        MINNESOTA             7    7    0    0      14
        OHIO STATE (3)       10    7    3   10      30   FINAL

        SCORING SUMMARY
     
        1ST QTR: OSU  - FG, BLAKE HAUBEIL 21 YD, 9:03
                 MINN - TD, MOHAMED IBRAHIM 1 YD RUN (EMMIT CARPENTER KICK), 3:44
                 OSU  - TD, TERRY MCLAURIN 41 YD PASS FROM DWAYNE HASKINS (BLAKE
                            HAUBEIL KICK), 1:07
        2ND QTR: MINN - TD, MOHAMED IBRAHIM 3 YD RUN (EMMIT CARPENTER KICK), 11:53
                 OSU  - TD, K.J. HILL 36 YD PASS FROM DWAYNE HASKINS (BLAKE HAUBEIL
                            KICK), 3:59
        3RD QTR: OSU  - FG, BLAKE HAUBEIL 47 YD, 7:10
        4TH QTR: OSU  - FG, BLAKE HAUBEIL 27 YD, 10:20
                 OSU  - TD, K.J. HILL 27 YD PASS FROM DWAYNE HASKINS (BLAKE HAUBEIL
                            KICK), 2:15
                                                                                

Extended Box

NCAAF                 1  2  3  4   F 
                      -  -  -  -  -- 
Minnesota             7  7  0  0  14 
Ohio State           10  7  3 10  30  FINAL 

 Ohio State-FG Haubeil 21
 Minnesota-Ibrahim 1 run (Carpenter kick)
 Ohio State-McLaurin 41 pass from Haskins (Haubeil kick)
 Minnesota-Ibrahim 3 run (Carpenter kick)
 Ohio State-Hill 36 pass from Haskins (Haubeil kick)
 Ohio State-FG Haubeil 47
 Ohio State-FG Haubeil 27
 Ohio State-Hill 27 pass from Haskins (Haubeil kick)

                      Minnesota   Ohio State 
First downs                  19          29 
Rushed-yards             33-178       32-92 
Passing yards               218         412 
Sacked-yards lost           2-9        3-19 
Return yards               1-12      2-(-1) 
Passes                  13-23-2     33-44-0 
Punts                    2-43.5      2-46.0 
Fumbles-lost                0-0         0-0 
Penalties-yards            4-60        5-36 
Time of possession        28:15       31:45 

Individual Statistics 
RUSHING: Minnesota-Ibrahim 23-157, S Green 5-20, B Williams 2-7,
Annexstad 3-(-6). Ohio State-Weber 13-51, Dobbins 10-35, Haskins 9-6.

PASSING: Minnesota-Annexstad 13-23-2-218. Ohio State-Haskins 33-44-0-412.

RECEIVING: Minnesota-T Johnson 8-119, Witham 2-62, Bateman 2-23,
B Williams 1-14. Ohio State-Hill 9-187, Campbell 8-56, McLaurin 3-55,
Farrell 2-37, Mack 2-28, Berry 2-20, Saunders 2-14, Dixon 2-8,
Dobbins 2-5, Weber 1-2.

Att: 100,042
                                                                        

Game Story

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Dwayne Haskins threw for 412 yards and three
touchdowns as No. 3 Ohio State held off persistent Minnesota to win 30-14
Saturday in a game where little went well for the Buckeyes beyond their
passing game.

The Buckeyes (7-0, 4-0) needed a pair of Blake Haubiel second-half field
goals and a late TD pass from Haskins to K.J. Hill to put away the Gophers
(3-3, 0-3).

Hill also made the play of the game with a turn-around, one-hand grab that
he turned into a touchdown in the second quarter. He had a career-high nine
catches for 187 yards.

For the second straight week, a heavy underdog came into Ohio Stadium and
shut down the Buckeyes' running game. The Gophers held tailbacks J.K.
Dobbins and Mike Weber to a total of 86 yards, without a single carry
longer than 11.

Also for another week, Ohio State showed a weakness for giving up big
plays. Mohamed Ibrahim ripped off runs of 25 and 34 yards on the way to
105 yards in the first half. Minnesota had 396 total yards, with Ohio State
piling up 504 behind Haskins' passing.

The Gophers held Ohio State to 19 points fewer than its season average
entering the game. Minnesota trailed by three points at halftime and six
entering the fourth quarter, producing tense times for the announced
crowd of 100,042.

However, three turnovers, a couple of missed field-goal attempts and a
head-scratching fourth-down spot by officials helped end the upset bid.

After an Ohio State field goal, Minnesota responded with an 11-play,
75-yard march capped by Ibrahim’s 1-yard TD run. In a sign of things to
come, Ibrahim had four carries for 36 yards on the march, while wildcat
QB Seth Green carried three times for 17 tough yards to the 1.

One of the game-changing plays came late in the first quarter. Facing
fourth-and-2 from the Gophers 44, Ohio State’s Mike Weber was credited
for a 3-yard gain for a first down after receiving a more-than-generous
spot. TV replays showed he came up noticeably short, but officials would
not review the spot.

On the next play, Haskins connected with Terry McLaurin on a 41-yard
TD pass for a 10-7 lead.

Again, the Gophers responded and went up 14-10 on Ibrahim’s 3-yard TD
run with 11:53 left in the first half. Zack Annexstad and Tyler Johnson
hooked up three times for 54 yards on the 75-yard drive.

After Blake Cashman made a key fourth-and-1 stop of J.K. Dobbins at the
Minnesota 17, Ibrahim had a 34-yard run to reach Buckeyes territory. But
Shaun Wade forced Johnson to fumble after a 13-yard reception, and
Jeffrey Okudah recovered at the 24.

“It was a huge play in the game,’’ Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck said.
“… When a team like that, the No. 3-ranked team in the country, gives
you nothing, you can’t give them anything back.’’

Ohio State took the lead for good, 17-14, on Haskins’ 36-yard strike to Hill.

“I told them, ‘Put the loss on me,’ ’’ Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said of his
players. “ ‘… What you showed, we can be a really good football team.’ ’’