November 10, 2018 Week 11 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Ohio State takes the belt, 26–6, on the road at Michigan State.

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Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Ohio State took the belt here, ending Michigan State’s run of 14 days and 1 defense (reign #305) and starting reign #306. It lasted 413 days and 17 defenses, until Clemson took it on December 28, 2019.

For Ohio State this was its 17th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 8 times before — and it took it back here.

It was the 5th of 6 belt games between the two; going in, Ohio State led the belt series 4–0; all-time Ohio State leads 6–0. Every meeting →

AI-Written

Recap

Ohio State claimed the College Football Belt with a dominant 26-6 victory over Michigan State, controlling the game through superior field position and turnover management. The Buckeyes struck first with a Dwayne Haskins touchdown pass to Parris Campbell with 1:29 left in the half, and Michigan State answered with a Matt Coghlin field goal before halftime. Ohio State's defense forced critical mistakes in the fourth quarter, including a fumble recovery by Dre'Mont Jones for a touchdown and another turnover recovery by Jonathon Cooper, essentially putting the game away. Michigan State's offense struggled throughout, converting just 2 of 15 third downs and committing three turnovers, while Ohio State's time of possession advantage (37:00 to 22:03) reflected their control of the game.

Parris Campbell TD pass (Q2 1:29): Ohio State's first score gave them early momentum and the lead going into halftime
Dre'Mont Jones fumble recovery TD (Q4 14:03): This fourth-quarter defensive score essentially put the game out of reach for Michigan State
Michigan State's third-down struggles (2-15): The Spartans' inability to convert third downs severely limited their offensive drives and field position
Brian Lewerke interception to Shaun Wade (Q4 5:11): Late turnover sealed the game and prevented any potential Michigan State comeback

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

Michigan StateOhio State

Total yards274350

Rushing yards54123

Passing yards220227

First downs1221

3rd down conv.2/156/18

Turnovers31

Penalties–yards7–444–30

Time of possession22:0337:00

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 9:35	Michigan State	-4 yd	Connor Heyward run for a loss of 4 yards to the OhSt 39 Connor Heyward fumbled, recovered by MchSt Connor Heyward
Q2 14:55	Michigan State	+51 yd	Matt Coghlin 51 yd FG MISSED
Q2 13:43	Michigan State	-1 yd	TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the MchSt 11 TEAM fumbled, recovered by MchSt Brian Lewerke
Q2 6:55	Ohio State	+44 yd	Blake Haubeil 44 yd FG MISSED
Q2 9:20	Ohio State	+25 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Chris Olave for 25 yds to the MchSt 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 1:29	Ohio State	+1 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Parris Campbell for 1 yd for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q2 1:22	Michigan State	+27 yd	Rocky Lombardi pass complete to Cody White for 27 yds to the OhSt 48 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:30	Michigan State	+44 yd	Matt Coghlin 44 yd FG GOOD
Q3 7:19	Michigan State	+47 yd	Rocky Lombardi run for 47 yds to the OhSt 39 for a 1ST down
Q3 5:35	Michigan State	+38 yd	Matt Coghlin 38 yd FG GOOD
Q3 2:21	Ohio State	+21 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Terry McLaurin for 21 yds to the MchSt 44 for a 1ST down
Q3 0:42	Michigan State	+0 yd	TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard for a SAFETY TEAM fumbled, recovered by MchSt for a SAFETY
Q4 14:03	Michigan State	+0 yd	TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards TEAM fumbled, recovered by OhSt Dre'Mont Jones for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 13:56	Michigan State	-10 yd	Rocky Lombardi run for a loss of 10 yards to the MchSt 15 Rocky Lombardi fumbled, recovered by OhSt Jonathon Cooper
Q4 12:22	Ohio State	+35 yd	Blake Haubeil 35 yd FG GOOD
Q4 6:22	Ohio State	-9 yd	TEAM run for a loss of 9 yards to the MchSt 13 TEAM fumbled, recovered by MchSt Drew Beesley
Q4 5:11	Michigan State	-12 yd	Brian Lewerke pass intercepted Shaun Wade return for 12 yds to the MchSt 42
Q4 1:12	Ohio State	+2 yd	Mike Weber run for 2 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil 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

Michigan State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Brian Lewerke	11/24	128	5.3	0	1
Rocky Lombardi	7/20	92	4.6	0	0

Ohio State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Dwayne Haskins	24/39	227	5.8	1	0

Rushing

Michigan State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Rocky Lombardi	3	49	16.3	47
La'Darius Jefferson	2	4	2.0	4
Brian Lewerke	6	4	0.7	4
Connor Heyward	4	1	0.3	5
Team	3	-4	-1.3	0

Ohio State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Mike Weber	21	104	5.0	1	18
J.K. Dobbins	14	28	2.0	0	8
Parris Campbell	2	9	4.5	0	7
Tate Martell	1	5	5.0	0	5
Dwayne Haskins	3	-11	-3.7	0	0
Team	2	-12	-6.0	0	0

Receiving

Michigan State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Cody White	8	115	14.4	27
Darrell Stewart Jr.	4	42	10.5	18
Cam Chambers	3	30	10.0	18
Brandon Sowards	1	12	12.0	12
Matt Dotson	1	12	12.0	12
Connor Heyward	1	9	9.0	9

Ohio State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Terry McLaurin	5	63	12.6	0	21
Parris Campbell	6	42	7.0	1	10
Chris Olave	2	41	20.5	0	25
K.J. Hill	6	38	6.3	0	17
Rashod Berry	2	26	13.0	0	15
Luke Farrell	1	10	10.0	0	10
J.K. Dobbins	1	9	9.0	0	9
Mike Weber	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

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Defense

Michigan State

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Khari Willis	15	5	0	0.5	0	0
Andrew Dowell	14	2	0	1	0	1
Kenny Willekes	13	4	1	3.5	1	1
Jon Reschke	9	2	0	1	0	0
Raequan Williams	6	1	0	1	0	0
David Dowell	5	2	0	0	1	0
Josiah Scott	5	1	0	0	1	0
Joe Bachie	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Panasiuk	4	1	0	0	0	0
Naquan Jones	3	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Gerald Owens	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tyriq Thompson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Xavier Henderson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Byron Bullough	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Morrissey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Camper	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dominique Long	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jacub Panasiuk	1	0	0	0	0	0
Antjuan Simmons	1	0	0	0	0	0

Ohio State

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Pete Werner	7	4	0	0	0
Tuf Borland	6	1	1	0	0
Brendon White	5	1	0	1	0
Kendall Sheffield	4	2	0	0	0
Malik Harrison	4	1	0.5	2	0
Jordan Fuller	3	2	0	0	0
Jeffrey Okudah	2	1	0	2	0
Damon Arnette	2	0	0	1	0
Justin Hilliard	1	1	0	0	0
Chase Young	1	1	0	0	3
Dante Booker	1	0	0	0	0
Jashon Cornell	1	0	0	0	0
Robert Landers	1	0	0	0	1
Haskell Garrett	1	0	0	0	0
Tyreke Smith	1	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Michigan State

No recorded stats in this category.

Ohio State

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Shaun Wade	1	12	0

Kick Returns

Michigan State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Connor Heyward	1	6	6.0	6	0

Ohio State

No recorded stats in this category.

Kicking

Michigan State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Matt Coghlin	2/3	66.7	44	0/0	6

Ohio State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Blake Haubeil	1/2	50.0	35	3/3	6

Punt Returns

Michigan State

No recorded stats in this category.

Ohio State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
K.J. Hill	2	3	1.5	6	0

Punting

Michigan State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
William Przystup	5	231	46.2	0	2	52
Bryce Baringer	3	91	30.3	0	1	42

Ohio State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Drue Chrisman	9	340	37.8	0	6	53

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 401012886) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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