November 17, 2018 Week 12 · Regular Season Belt defended

Ohio State defends the belt, 52–51, on the road at Maryland.

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Ohio StateAP No. 9 52

AP poll, week 12: Ohio State No. 9 at Maryland unranked · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Ohio State came in 7 days into reign #306, which began with a win over Michigan State, with no defenses yet; this was its first defense. Ohio State went on to defend it 16 more times before Clemson took it on December 28, 2019, 413 days after the reign began.

For Maryland this was its 15th shot at the belt; it had held the belt once before.

It was the first of 2 meetings between the two with the belt on the line; all-time Ohio State leads 2–0.

AI-Written

Recap

Maryland came out firing in the first quarter, with Anthony McFarland accounting for two touchdowns on the ground as the Terrapins jumped out to an early lead. Ohio State clawed back into the game behind Dwayne Haskins, who connected with Terry McLaurin for a 68-yard touchdown in the second quarter to spark the Buckeyes' offense. The turning point came early in the third quarter when Haskins threw an interception that RaVon Davis returned for a touchdown, but Ohio State responded immediately with a Haskins rushing touchdown to reclaim momentum. From there, the Buckeyes simply out-executed down the stretch, with Haskins finding K.J. Hill and Dixon for scores in the fourth quarter to hold off Maryland's late rally and preserve the belt 52-51.

Anthony McFarland's two 81- and 75-yard rushing touchdowns in Q1 put Maryland up early and set a blazing pace
Dwayne Haskins to Terry McLaurin 68-yard TD in Q2 answered Maryland's early onslaught and got Ohio State rolling
RaVon Davis interception return for TD in Q3 gave Maryland momentum but Ohio State responded immediately to regain control
K.J. Hill and Johnnie Dixon touchdown receptions in Q4 provided the final cushion Ohio State needed to survive the one-point finish

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

MarylandOhio State

Total yards535688

Rushing yards339283

Passing yards196405

First downs1835

3rd down conv.4/138/14

Turnovers13

Penalties–yards9–8810–79

Time of possession27:4231:38

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 14:10	Maryland	+81 yd	Anthony McFarland run for 81 yds for a TD (Joseph Petrino KICK)
Q1 13:10	Ohio State	+28 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 28 yds to the Mary 36 for a 1ST down
Q1 9:16	Ohio State	+36 yd	Blake Haubeil 36 yd FG GOOD
Q1 9:05	Maryland	+75 yd	Anthony McFarland run for 75 yds for a TD (Joseph Petrino KICK)
Q1 3:30	Maryland	+56 yd	Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Dontay Demus for 56 yds to the OhSt 22 for a 1ST down
Q1 2:06	Maryland	+36 yd	Joseph Petrino 36 yd FG GOOD
Q2 13:22	Maryland	+52 yd	Anthony McFarland run for 52 yds to the OhSt 17 for a 1ST down
Q2 10:32	Maryland	+49 yd	Joseph Petrino 49 yd FG MISSED
Q2 10:21	Ohio State	+68 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Terry McLaurin for 68 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q2 6:02	Maryland	+16 yd	Javon Leake run for 16 yds for a TD (Joseph Petrino KICK)
Q2 10:21	Ohio State	+26 yd	Blake Haubeil kickoff for 51 yds , Javon Leake return for 26 yds to the Mary 40
Q2 4:45	Ohio State	+39 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Terry McLaurin for 39 yds to the MARYLAND 21 for a 1ST down MARYLAND Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Tino Ellis) declined for a 1ST down
Q2 3:40	Ohio State	+20 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 20 yds to the Mary 1 for a 1ST down
Q2 3:13	Ohio State	+1 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 1 yd for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q2 0:32	Ohio State	+6 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 6 yds J.K. Dobbins fumbled, recovered by Mary Ayinde Eley
Q2 0:50	Ohio State	+52 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Binjimen Victor for 38 yds to the MARYLAND 28 for a 1ST down MARYLAND Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (RaVon Davis) to the Mary 14 for a 1ST down
Q3 14:15	Ohio State	-37 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass intercepted for a TD RaVon Davis return for 37 yds for a TD (Joseph Petrino KICK)
Q3 11:35	Ohio State	+2 yd	Dwayne Haskins run for 2 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q3 2:50	Ohio State	+20 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Johnnie Dixon for 20 yds to the OhSt 40 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:25	Ohio State	+6 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to K.J. Hill for 6 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 7:50	Maryland	+27 yd	Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Jeshaun Jones for 27 yds for a TD (Joseph Petrino KICK)
Q4 11:45	Maryland	+27 yd	Anthony McFarland run for 27 yds to the OhSt 48 for a 1ST down
Q4 3:41	Ohio State	+1 yd	Dwayne Haskins run for 1 yd for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 7:40	Ohio State	+35 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Johnnie Dixon for 35 yds to the Mary 40 for a 1ST down
Q4 3:41	Ohio State	+21 yd	Blake Haubeil kickoff for 47 yds , Javon Leake return for 21 yds to the Mary 39
Q4 1:41	Maryland	+0 yd	Anthony McFarland run for no gain Anthony McFarland fumbled, recovered by Mary Chigoziem Okonkwo for a TD (Joseph Petrino KICK)
Q4 0:40	Ohio State	+3 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Binjimen Victor for 3 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 1:41	Maryland	+42 yd	Joseph Petrino kickoff for 57 yds , Demario McCall return for 42 yds to the 50 yard line
Q4 0:35	Maryland	+30 yd	Tyrrell Pigrome pass complete to Taivon Jacobs for 30 yds to the OhSt 38 for a 1ST down
Q5 0:00	Ohio State	+5 yd	Dwayne Haskins run for 5 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q5 0:00	Maryland	+24 yd	Anthony McFarland run for 24 yds to the OhSt 1 for a 1ST down
Q5 0:00	Maryland	+1 yd	Tayon Fleet-Davis run for 1 yd for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed )

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

Maryland

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Tyrrell Pigrome	6/13	181	13.9	1	0
Wade Lees	1/1	15	15.0	0	0

Ohio State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Dwayne Haskins	28/38	405	10.7	3	1

Rushing

Maryland

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Anthony McFarland	21	298	14.2	2	81
Tayon Fleet-Davis	7	37	5.3	1	16
Javon Leake	6	30	5.0	1	16
Marcus Lewis	1	16	16.0	0	16
DJ Turner	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Jeshaun Jones	1	-8	-8.0	0	0
Tyrrell Pigrome	11	-20	-1.8	0	8

Ohio State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
J.K. Dobbins	36	203	5.6	1	28
Dwayne Haskins	15	59	3.9	3	15
Demario McCall	2	12	6.0	0	9
Parris Campbell	1	8	8.0	0	8
Tate Martell	1	1	1.0	0	1

Receiving

Maryland

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Darryl Jones	2	68	34.0	0	60
Dontay Demus	1	56	56.0	0	56
Taivon Jacobs	2	45	22.5	0	30
Jeshaun Jones	2	27	13.5	1	27

Ohio State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Terry McLaurin	4	118	29.5	1	68
Johnnie Dixon	6	102	17.0	0	35
Luke Farrell	4	44	11.0	0	19
Binjimen Victor	2	41	20.5	1	38
K.J. Hill	5	39	7.8	1	11
Parris Campbell	4	38	9.5	0	17
Rashod Berry	1	11	11.0	0	11
Chris Olave	1	10	10.0	0	10
J.K. Dobbins	1	2	2.0	0	2

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Defense

Maryland

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	TD
Tre Watson	12	7	0	0	1	0
Antwaine Richardson	11	8	0	0.5	0	0
Isaiah Davis	11	6	0	0	0	0
Darnell Savage Jr.	9	7	0	0.5	1	0
Oluwaseun Oluwatimi	7	4	0	0	0	0
RaVon Davis	6	6	0	0	0	1
Antoine Brooks Jr.	6	4	0	0	0	0
Adam McLean	6	3	0	0	0	0
Rayshad Lewis	5	3	0	0	0	0
Byron Cowart	4	0	0	0	0	0
Keiron Howard	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lawtez Rogers	2	2	1	1	0	0
Jesse Aniebonam	2	2	0	0	0	0
Durell Nchami	2	2	0	0	0	0
Mbi Tanyi	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jake Funk	2	1	0	0	0	0
Oseh Saine	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nnamdi Egbuaba	1	1	0	0	0	0
Joseph Petrino	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tino Ellis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chance Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	0

Ohio State

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL
Tuf Borland	8	7	1	4
Pete Werner	5	5	0	0
Malik Harrison	5	4	0	2
Brendon White	5	3	0	0
Jordan Fuller	4	4	0	0
Kendall Sheffield	4	3	0	0
Dre'Mont Jones	4	2	1	2
Chase Young	3	3	1	1
Robert Landers	3	3	0	1
Haskell Garrett	2	2	0	0
Blake Haubeil	2	2	0	0
Jeffrey Okudah	2	0	0	0
J.K. Dobbins	1	1	1	1
Dante Booker	1	1	0	0
Damon Arnette	1	1	0	0
Davon Hamilton	1	1	0	0
Keandre Jones	1	1	0	0
Shaun Wade	1	1	0	0
Sevyn Banks	1	1	0	0
Master Teague	1	1	0	0
K'Vaughan Pope	1	1	0	0
Jonathon Cooper	1	0	0	0

Fumbles

Maryland

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Ayinde Eley	0	0	1
Jeshaun Jones	1	1	0
Tyrrell Pigrome	1	0	0
Javon Leake	1	0	0
Anthony McFarland	1	0	0

Ohio State

Player	FUM	LOST
Dwayne Haskins	1	1
J.K. Dobbins	1	1
Johnnie Dixon	1	0

Interceptions

Maryland

Player	INT	YDS	TD
RaVon Davis	1	37	1

Ohio State

No recorded stats in this category.

Kick Returns

Maryland

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Javon Leake	5	88	17.6	26	0
Rayshad Lewis	1	14	14.0	14	0

Ohio State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Demario McCall	4	78	19.5	42	0
Johnnie Dixon	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking

Maryland

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Joseph Petrino	1/2	50.0	36	6/6	9

Ohio State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Blake Haubeil	1/1	100.0	36	7/7	10

Punting

Maryland

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Wade Lees	4	159	39.8	0	3	43

Ohio State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Drue Chrisman	2	73	36.5	0	1	41

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 401012878) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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