October 7, 2006 Week 6 · Regular Season Belt defended

Ohio State defends the belt, 35–7, at home over Bowling Green.

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Recap

Ohio State dominated Bowling Green from the opening kickoff, with Troy Smith throwing a touchdown pass to Rory Nicol just 11 minutes into the first quarter to establish early control of the belt. The Buckeyes' defense forced a critical interception when Vernon Gholston picked off Anthony Turner and returned it 9 yards to set up Antonio Pittman's second touchdown rushing score. Though Bowling Green managed a garbage-time touchdown pass from Turner to Corey Partridge in the third quarter, Ohio State's offense simply overwhelmed the Falcons in the second half, with Smith orchestrating a pair of devastating fourth-quarter scores including a 57-yard bomb to Ted Ginn Jr. that put the game completely out of reach. The final 35-7 margin reflected Ohio State's dominance throughout, as the Buckeyes' balanced attack and turnover-free performance proved too much for the visiting Falcons.

Troy Smith to Rory Nicol TD (Q1 11:09) - Opened the scoring and set the early tone for Ohio State's control
Vernon Gholston interception return (Q2 14:01) - Created a short field leading to Antonio Pittman's second rushing TD
Troy Smith to Ted Ginn Jr. 57-yard TD (Q4 12:13) - Put the game decisively out of reach late in the fourth quarter

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

Ohio StateBowling Green

Total yards387339

Rushing yards139160

Passing yards255193

First downs1815

3rd down conv.7/125/14

Turnovers01

Penalties–yards5–365–43

Time of possession18:3318:01

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 11:09	Ohio State	+4 yd	Troy Smith pass complete to Rory Nicol for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 11:09	Ohio State	+0 yd	Aaron Pettrey extra point GOOD.
Q1 7:50	Bowling Green	+50 yd	Sean Ellis 50 yard field goal BLOCKED.
Q1 9:45	Bowling Green	+24 yd	Anthony Turner pass complete to Sean O'Drobinak for 24 yards to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down.
Q1 3:51	Ohio State	+8 yd	Antonio Pittman rush for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 4:21	Ohio State	+34 yd	Troy Smith rush for 34 yards to the BowlG 8 for a 1ST down.
Q1 3:51	Ohio State	+0 yd	Aaron Pettrey extra point GOOD.
Q2 14:01	Bowling Green	+9 yd	Anthony Turner pass intercepted by Vernon Gholston at the BowlG 30, returned for 9 yards to the BowlG 21.
Q2 12:13	Ohio State	+8 yd	Antonio Pittman rush for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 12:13	Ohio State	+0 yd	Aaron Pettrey extra point GOOD.
Q2 11:08	Bowling Green	+21 yd	Anthony Turner pass complete to Ruben Ruiz for 21 yards to the BowlG 45 for a 1ST down.
Q3 6:21	Bowling Green	+12 yd	Anthony Turner pass complete to Corey Partridge for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 9:30	Bowling Green	+20 yd	Anthony Turner pass complete to Corey Partridge for 20 yards to the OSU 25 for a 1ST down.
Q3 6:21	Bowling Green	+0 yd	Sean Ellis extra point GOOD.
Q4 14:03	Ohio State	+11 yd	Troy Smith pass complete to Ray Small for 11 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 14:03	Ohio State	+0 yd	Aaron Pettrey extra point GOOD.
Q4 12:34	Bowling Green	+21 yd	Alonso Rojas punt for 48 yards, returned by Ted Ginn Jr. for 21 yards to the OSU 43.
Q4 12:13	Ohio State	+57 yd	Troy Smith pass complete to Ted Ginn Jr. for 57 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 12:13	Ohio State	+0 yd	Aaron Pettrey extra point GOOD.
Q4 11:50	Ohio State	+23 yd	Ryan Pretorius kickoff for 63 yards returned by Vincent Corner for 23 yards to the BowlG 25.
Q4 8:23	Ohio State	+24 yd	Justin Zwick pass complete to Robert Rose for 24 yards to the BowlG 41 for a 1ST down.
Q4 2:39	Bowling Green	+54 yd	Dan Macon rush for 54 yards to the OSU 26 for a 1ST down.

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
Troy SmithOhio State	17/20	191	9.6	3	0	93.5
Justin ZwickOhio State	4/9	57	6.3	0	0	21.6
Anthony TurnerBowling Green	16/24	179	7.5	1	1	52.5
Tyler SheehanBowling Green	0/2	0	0.0	0	0	0.1

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Antonio PittmanOhio State	12	58	4.8	2	8
Troy SmithOhio State	7	54	7.7	0	34
Maurice WellsOhio State	7	18	2.6	0	5
Chris WellsOhio State	6	9	1.5	0	5
Chris BullockBowling Green	21	72	3.4	0	16
Dan MaconBowling Green	3	63	21.0	0	54
Anthony TurnerBowling Green	7	11	1.6	0	11
Freddie BarnesBowling Green	3	10	3.3	0	5
Corey PartridgeBowling Green	1	4	4.0	0	4

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ted Ginn Jr.Ohio State	10	122	12.2	1	57
Roy HallOhio State	4	50	12.5	0	15
Anthony GonzalezOhio State	3	31	10.3	0	14
Brian HartlineOhio State	1	24	24.0	0	24
Ray SmallOhio State	1	11	11.0	1	11
Brian RobiskieOhio State	1	7	7.0	0	7
Rory NicolOhio State	1	3	3.0	1	3
Corey PartridgeBowling Green	4	49	12.3	1	19
Ruben RuizBowling Green	3	37	12.3	0	20
Sean O'DrobinakBowling Green	1	24	24.0	0	24
Chris BullockBowling Green	2	23	11.5	0	15
Freddie BarnesBowling Green	3	14	4.7	0	6

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Vernon GholstonOhio State	1	8	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Aaron PettreyOhio State	0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5
Sean EllisBowling Green	0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ted Ginn Jr.Ohio State	1	21	21.0	21	0
Corey PartridgeBowling Green	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
AJ TrapassoOhio State	2	94	47.0	0	0	54
Alonso RojasBowling Green	5	147	29.4	0	0	48

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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