September 30, 2006 Week 5 · Regular Season Belt defended

Ohio State defends the belt, 38–17, on the road at Iowa.

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Recap

Ohio State's defense forced three turnovers and controlled the line of scrimmage to defend the belt against Iowa in Iowa City. Troy Smith orchestrated a balanced attack, connecting with Anthony Gonzalez twice for touchdowns while Antonio Pittman dominated on the ground with 214 rushing yards and a score. Iowa's Drew Tate kept the Hawkeyes competitive early, leading scoring drives and connecting with receivers like Scott Chandler and Andy Brodell, but two interceptions in critical moments proved costly. Ohio State's defense made the key plays when it mattered most, including Brandon Mitchell's interception at the Iowa 30 in the second quarter that set up a touchdown and Marcus Freeman's fourth-quarter pick that ended Iowa's comeback hopes.

Troy Smith to Anthony Gonzalez TD pass in Q1 set the tone for Ohio State's offensive dominance
Brandon Mitchell's interception in Q2 at Iowa 30 led directly to Antonio Pittman's touchdown
Marcus Freeman's interception with 6:25 left in Q4 at Iowa 14 sealed the belt defense
Antonio Pittman's rushing performance and two touchdowns provided Ohio State's ground control advantage

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

IowaOhio State

Total yards336400

Rushing yards87214

Passing yards265189

First downs1823

3rd down conv.4/126/14

Turnovers40

Penalties–yards0–03–18

Time of possession12:1024:30

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 11:34	Ohio State	+12 yd	Troy Smith pass complete to Anthony Gonzalez for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 11:34	Ohio State	+0 yd	Aaron Pettrey extra point GOOD.
Q1 13:14	Ohio State	+20 yd	Antonio Pittman rush for 20 yards to the Iowa 23 for a 1ST down.
Q1 9:43	Iowa	+31 yd	Drew Tate pass complete to Herb Grigsby for 31 yards to the OSU 48 for a 1ST down.
Q1 5:19	Iowa	+32 yd	Kyle Schlicher 32 yard field goal GOOD.
Q1 3:23	Iowa	+23 yd	Drew Tate pass complete to Dominique Douglas for 23 yards to the OSU 43 for a 1ST down.
Q2 15:00	Iowa	+12 yd	Drew Tate pass intercepted by Brandon Mitchell at the Iowa 42, returned for 12 yards to the Iowa 30.
Q2 13:46	Ohio State	+23 yd	Antonio Pittman rush for 23 yards to the Iowa 4 for a 1ST down.
Q2 13:41	Ohio State	+0 yd	Aaron Pettrey extra point GOOD.
Q2 13:41	Ohio State	+4 yd	Antonio Pittman rush for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 11:36	Iowa	+21 yd	Drew Tate pass complete to Scott Chandler for 21 yards to the OSU 15 for a 1ST down.
Q2 11:10	Iowa	+15 yd	Albert Young rush for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 13:09	Iowa	+21 yd	Damian Sims rush for 21 yards to the Iowa 41 for a 1ST down.
Q2 11:10	Iowa	+0 yd	Kyle Schlicher extra point GOOD.
Q2 2:19	Ohio State	+6 yd	Troy Smith pass complete to Roy Hall for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 2:19	Ohio State	+0 yd	Aaron Pettrey extra point GOOD.
Q3 9:35	Ohio State	+30 yd	Troy Smith pass complete to Anthony Gonzalez for 30 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 9:35	Ohio State	+0 yd	Aaron Pettrey extra point GOOD.
Q3 8:32	Iowa	+24 yd	Drew Tate pass complete to Scott Chandler for 24 yards to the Iowa 47 for a 1ST down.
Q4 14:51	Ohio State	+36 yd	Aaron Pettrey 36 yard field goal GOOD.
Q4 13:08	Iowa	+4 yd	Drew Tate pass complete to Andy Brodell for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 14:26	Iowa	+27 yd	Drew Tate pass complete to Andy Brodell for 27 yards to the OSU 34 for a 1ST down.
Q4 13:08	Iowa	+0 yd	Kyle Schlicher extra point GOOD.
Q4 6:25	Iowa	+5 yd	Drew Tate pass intercepted by Marcus Freeman at the Iowa 19, returned for 5 yards to the Iowa 14.
Q4 4:23	Ohio State	+13 yd	Troy Smith pass complete to Brian Robiskie for 13 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 4:23	Ohio State	+26 yd	Aaron Pettrey kickoff for 58 yards returned by Shonn Greene for 26 yards to the Iowa 33.
Q4 4:23	Ohio State	+0 yd	Aaron Pettrey extra point GOOD.
Q4 4:00	Iowa	+10 yd	Drew Tate pass intercepted by James Laurinaitis at the Iowa 40, returned for 10 yards to the Iowa 30.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Drew TateIowa	19/41	249	6.1	1	3	29.6
Troy SmithOhio State	16/25	186	7.4	4	0	81.7

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Drew TateIowa	4	1	0.3	0	11
Albert YoungIowa	11	48	4.4	1	15
Damian SimsIowa	5	38	7.6	0	21
Antonio PittmanOhio State	25	117	4.7	1	23
Chris WellsOhio State	14	78	5.6	0	19
Troy SmithOhio State	7	20	2.9	0	10
Maurice WellsOhio State	2	0	0.0	0	3
Anthony GonzalezOhio State	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Scott ChandlerIowa	6	87	14.5	0	24
Dominique DouglasIowa	4	63	15.8	0	23
Andy BrodellIowa	4	51	12.8	1	27
Herb GrigsbyIowa	3	40	13.3	0	31
Albert YoungIowa	1	6	6.0	0	6
Champ DavisIowa	1	2	2.0	0	2
Anthony GonzalezOhio State	5	77	15.4	2	30
Ted Ginn Jr.Ohio State	7	69	9.9	0	15
Roy HallOhio State	2	22	11.0	1	16
Brian RobiskieOhio State	1	12	12.0	1	12
Chris WellsOhio State	1	6	6.0	0	6

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Brandon MitchellOhio State	1	13
James LaurinaitisOhio State	1	11
Marcus FreemanOhio State	1	5

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Kyle SchlicherIowa	1/1	100.0	32	2/2	5
Aaron PettreyOhio State	1/1	100.0	36	5/5	8

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Andy BrodellIowa	3	2	0.7	2	0
Ted Ginn Jr.Ohio State	4	9	2.3	9	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Andy FenstermakerIowa	5	167	33.4	0	0	44
AJ TrapassoOhio State	5	198	39.6	0	0	52

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.

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