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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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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.

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

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Tyrrell PigromeMaryland6/1318113.910
Wade LeesMaryland1/11515.000
Dwayne HaskinsOhio State28/3840510.731

Rushing

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Anthony McFarlandMaryland2129814.2281
Tayon Fleet-DavisMaryland7375.3116
Javon LeakeMaryland6305.0116
Marcus LewisMaryland11616.0016
DJ TurnerMaryland133.003
TeamMaryland1-1-1.000
Jeshaun JonesMaryland1-8-8.000
Tyrrell PigromeMaryland11-20-1.808
J.K. DobbinsOhio State362035.6128
Dwayne HaskinsOhio State15593.9315
Demario McCallOhio State2126.009
Parris CampbellOhio State188.008
Tate MartellOhio State111.001

Receiving

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Darryl JonesMaryland26834.0060
Dontay DemusMaryland15656.0056
Taivon JacobsMaryland24522.5030
Jeshaun JonesMaryland22713.5127
Terry McLaurinOhio State411829.5168
Johnnie DixonOhio State610217.0035
Luke FarrellOhio State44411.0019
Binjimen VictorOhio State24120.5138
K.J. HillOhio State5397.8111
Parris CampbellOhio State4389.5017
Rashod BerryOhio State11111.0011
Chris OlaveOhio State11010.0010
J.K. DobbinsOhio State122.002
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Defense

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Tre WatsonMaryland12700100
Antwaine RichardsonMaryland11800.5000
Isaiah DavisMaryland11600000
Darnell Savage Jr.Maryland9700.5100
Oluwaseun OluwatimiMaryland7400000
RaVon DavisMaryland6600001
Antoine Brooks Jr.Maryland6400000
Adam McLeanMaryland6300000
Rayshad LewisMaryland5300000
Byron CowartMaryland4000000
Keiron HowardMaryland3000000
Lawtez RogersMaryland2211000
Jesse AniebonamMaryland2200000
Durell NchamiMaryland2200000
Mbi TanyiMaryland2100000
Jake FunkMaryland2100000
Oseh SaineMaryland2000000
Nnamdi EgbuabaMaryland1100000
Joseph PetrinoMaryland1100000
Tino EllisMaryland1000000
Chance CampbellMaryland1000000
Tuf BorlandOhio State8714000
Pete WernerOhio State5500000
Malik HarrisonOhio State5402000
Brendon WhiteOhio State5300000
Jordan FullerOhio State4400000
Kendall SheffieldOhio State4300000
Dre'Mont JonesOhio State4212000
Chase YoungOhio State3311000
Robert LandersOhio State3301000
Haskell GarrettOhio State2200000
Blake HaubeilOhio State2200000
Jeffrey OkudahOhio State2000000
J.K. DobbinsOhio State1111000
Dante BookerOhio State1100000
Damon ArnetteOhio State1100000
Davon HamiltonOhio State1100000
Keandre JonesOhio State1100000
Shaun WadeOhio State1100000
Sevyn BanksOhio State1100000
Master TeagueOhio State1100000
K'Vaughan PopeOhio State1100000
Jonathon CooperOhio State1000000

Fumbles

PlayerFUMLOSTREC
Ayinde EleyMaryland001
Jeshaun JonesMaryland110
Tyrrell PigromeMaryland100
Javon LeakeMaryland100
Anthony McFarlandMaryland100
Dwayne HaskinsOhio State110
J.K. DobbinsOhio State110
Johnnie DixonOhio State100

Interceptions

PlayerINTYDSTD
RaVon DavisMaryland1371

Kick Returns

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Javon LeakeMaryland58817.6260
Rayshad LewisMaryland11414.0140
Demario McCallOhio State47819.5420
Johnnie DixonOhio State100.000

Kicking

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Joseph PetrinoMaryland1/250.0366/69
Blake HaubeilOhio State1/1100.0367/710

Punting

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Wade LeesMaryland415939.80343
Drue ChrismanOhio State27336.50141

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.