October 6, 2018 Week 6 · Regular Season Belt defended

Ohio State defends the belt, 49–26, at home over Indiana.

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Ohio State 49

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Indiana 26

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Recap

Ohio State's offense was nearly unstoppable in this belt defense, with Dwayne Haskins orchestrating a dominant passing attack that featured six touchdown passes. Indiana kept things competitive early, with Logan Justus connecting on field goals and Peyton Ramsey leading scoring drives that included touchdown passes to Peyton Hendershot and Nick Westbrook (twice), but Ohio State's firepower proved too much to overcome. The Buckeyes built a commanding lead by halftime with four touchdown passes, including a spectacular 71-yard strike to Parris Campbell in the third quarter, while Indiana's defense couldn't generate enough pressure or stops to slow the relentless aerial assault. Despite Indiana's efforts to keep pace with offensive drives throughout the game, Ohio State's superior efficiency on third down (8 of 16 vs. 3 of 14) and time of possession advantage (36:40 to 23:18) allowed the belt holder to cruise to a 49-26 victory.

Haskins to Johnnie Dixon 39-yard TD in Q2 - Ohio State's second touchdown pass that extended their lead early
Ramsey to Nick Westbrook 19-yard TD in Q2 - Indiana's second touchdown that kept them within striking distance temporarily
Haskins to Parris Campbell 71-yard TD in Q3 - Ohio State's explosive third quarter score that essentially put the game away
Turnovers favoring Ohio State in Q2 (Reese Taylor fumble recovered by Jordan Fuller, Haskins interception by Devon Matthews) - crucial momentum shifts that disrupted Indiana's rhythm

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 StateIndiana

Total yards610406

Rushing yards15584

Passing yards455322

First downs3322

3rd down conv.8/163/14

Turnovers32

Penalties–yards9–823–35

Time of possession36:4023:18

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 11:47	Indiana	+37 yd	Logan Justus 37 yd FG GOOD
Q1 14:10	Indiana	+45 yd	Stevie Scott run for 45 yds to the OhSt 14 for a 1ST down
Q1 8:56	Ohio State	+1 yd	Mike Weber run for 1 yd to the Ind 38 Mike Weber fumbled, forced by Brandon Wilson, recovered by Ind Cam Jones
Q1 5:10	Ohio State	+23 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to J.K. Dobbins for 23 yds to the Ind 36 for a 1ST down
Q1 2:58	Ohio State	+1 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 1 yd for a TD (Sean Nuernberger KICK)
Q2 12:21	Ohio State	+39 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Johnnie Dixon for 39 yds for a TD (Sean Nuernberger KICK)
Q2 10:59	Indiana	+32 yd	Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Peyton Hendershot for 32 yds for a TD (Logan Justus KICK)
Q2 10:27	Ohio State	+22 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Terry McLaurin for 22 yds to the OhSt 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 8:37	Ohio State	+0 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass intercepted Devon Matthews return for no gain to the Ind 30
Q2 7:19	Indiana	+30 yd	Peyton Ramsey pass complete to J-Shun Harris II for 30 yds to the OhSt 19 for a 1ST down
Q2 7:04	Indiana	+19 yd	Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Nick Westbrook for 19 yds for a TD (Logan Justus KICK)
Q2 5:20	Ohio State	+21 yd	Mike Weber run for 21 yds to the Ind 8 for a 1ST down
Q2 4:39	Ohio State	+18 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Parris Campbell for 18 yds for a TD (Sean Nuernberger KICK)
Q2 4:32	Indiana	+7 yd	Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Reese Taylor for 7 yds Reese Taylor fumbled, forced by Tuf Borland, recovered by OhSt Jordan Fuller
Q2 2:16	Ohio State	+7 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Terry McLaurin for 7 yds for a TD (Sean Nuernberger KICK)
Q2 0:40	Indiana	+37 yd	Logan Justus 37 yd FG GOOD
Q2 1:40	Indiana	+30 yd	Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Nick Westbrook for 30 yds to the OhSt 29 for a 1ST down
Q3 14:09	Ohio State	+71 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Parris Campbell for 71 yds for a TD (Sean Nuernberger KICK)
Q3 4:53	Indiana	+3 yd	Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Donavan Hale for 3 yds for a TD (Peyton Ramsey intercepted )
Q3 7:31	Indiana	+38 yd	Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Nick Westbrook for 38 yds to the OhSt 20 for a 1ST down
Q3 2:58	Ohio State	-9 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass intercepted Bryant Fitzgerald return for 9 yds to the OhSt 49
Q3 4:53	Indiana	+29 yd	Jared Smolar kickoff for 64 yds , Johnnie Dixon return for 29 yds to the OhSt 30
Q3 0:17	Indiana	+50 yd	Logan Justus 50 yd FG MISSED
Q4 12:21	Ohio State	+17 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Terry McLaurin for 17 yds for a TD (Sean Nuernberger KICK)
Q4 6:51	Ohio State	+30 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Binjimen Victor for 30 yds for a TD (Sean Nuernberger KICK)

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
Dwayne HaskinsOhio State	33/44	455	10.3	6	2
Peyton RamseyIndiana	26/49	322	6.6	3	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
J.K. DobbinsOhio State	26	82	3.2	1	9
Mike WeberOhio State	13	70	5.4	0	21
Dwayne HaskinsOhio State	7	7	1.0	0	8
TeamOhio State	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Stevie ScottIndiana	9	64	7.1	0	45
Peyton RamseyIndiana	10	10	1.0	0	11
Reese TaylorIndiana	1	9	9.0	0	9
Mike MajetteIndiana	1	1	1.0	0	1

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Parris CampbellOhio State	9	142	15.8	2	71
Johnnie DixonOhio State	5	73	14.6	1	39
Terry McLaurinOhio State	4	59	14.8	2	22
Austin MackOhio State	5	49	9.8	0	13
K.J. HillOhio State	4	46	11.5	0	17
Binjimen VictorOhio State	2	43	21.5	1	30
J.K. DobbinsOhio State	2	25	12.5	0	23
Luke FarrellOhio State	1	13	13.0	0	13
Mike WeberOhio State	1	5	5.0	0	5
Nick WestbrookIndiana	5	109	21.8	1	38
J-Shun Harris IIIndiana	8	104	13.0	0	30
Peyton HendershotIndiana	1	32	32.0	1	32
Ty FryfogleIndiana	3	26	8.7	0	11
Mike MajetteIndiana	3	23	7.7	0	17
Reese TaylorIndiana	2	11	5.5	0	7
Austin DorrisIndiana	1	8	8.0	0	8
Stevie ScottIndiana	2	6	3.0	0	7
Tramar ReeceIndiana	1	4	4.0	0	4
Donavan HaleIndiana	1	3	3.0	1	3

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Malik HarrisonOhio State	5	5	0	0	1	0
Jordan FullerOhio State	5	4	0	0	1	0
Jahsen WintOhio State	5	4	0	0	0	0
Pete WernerOhio State	4	4	1	1	3	0
Chase YoungOhio State	4	3	0	1	0	0
Tuf BorlandOhio State	3	3	1	2	0	0
Isaiah PryorOhio State	3	3	0	0	1	0
Shaun WadeOhio State	3	3	0	0	0	0
Damon ArnetteOhio State	2	2	0	0	2	0
Baron BrowningOhio State	2	2	0	0	0	0
Dre'Mont JonesOhio State	2	1	1	1	0	1
Davon HamiltonOhio State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kendall SheffieldOhio State	1	1	0	0	2	0
C.J. SaundersOhio State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jeffrey OkudahOhio State	1	1	0	0	1	0
Tommy TogiaiOhio State	1	1	0	1	0	0
Jonathon CooperOhio State	0	0	0	0	0	1
Dameon Willis Jr.Indiana	9	4	0	0	0	0
T.D. RoofIndiana	8	6	0	1	0	0
Marcelino BallIndiana	8	3	0	0	0	0
Reakwon JonesIndiana	7	4	0	1	0	0
Andre Brown Jr.Indiana	6	3	0	0	0	0
Jonathan CrawfordIndiana	6	2	0	0	0	0
Mike Barwick Jr.Indiana	5	4	0	0	0	0
Allen Stallings IVIndiana	5	3	0	0	0	0
Raheem LayneIndiana	5	3	0	0	0	0
Khalil BryantIndiana	5	2	0	0	0	0
Juwan BurgessIndiana	5	1	0	0	0	0
James Head Jr.Indiana	4	3	0	0	0	0
Nile SykesIndiana	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jerome JohnsonIndiana	3	2	0	0	0	0
Michael ZiembaIndiana	3	2	0	0	0	0
Thomas AllenIndiana	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bryant FitzgeraldIndiana	2	2	0	0	0	0
Brandon WilsonIndiana	2	1	0	0	0	0
A'Shon RigginsIndiana	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jaylin WilliamsIndiana	1	1	0	0	0	0
Micah McFaddenIndiana	1	1	0	0	0	0
Matt BjorsonIndiana	1	1	0	0	0	0
Devon MatthewsIndiana	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cam JonesIndiana	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Dre'Mont JonesOhio State	0	0	1
Jordan FullerOhio State	0	0	1
Mike WeberOhio State	1	1	0
Cam JonesIndiana	0	0	1
Peyton RamseyIndiana	1	1	0
Reese TaylorIndiana	1	1	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Bryant FitzgeraldIndiana	1	9	0
Devon MatthewsIndiana	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Johnnie DixonOhio State	2	45	22.5	29	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Sean NuernbergerOhio State	0/0	0.0	0	7/7	7
Logan JustusIndiana	2/3	66.7	37	2/2	8

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
K.J. HillOhio State	1	1	1.0	1	0
J-Shun Harris IIIndiana	1	8	8.0	8	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Drue ChrismanOhio State	2	83	41.5	0	0	52
Haydon WhiteheadIndiana	4	155	38.8	0	1	46

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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