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Belt / 2018 season / Reign #306 · Game 1,541 of 1,641
November 24, 2018 Week 13 · Regular Season Belt defended

Ohio State defends the belt, 62–39, at home over Michigan.

Home · Defending Holder
Ohio StateAP No. 10 62
AT
Away · Challenger
MichiganAP No. 4 39

AP poll, week 13: Michigan No. 4 at Ohio State No. 10 · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Ohio State came in 14 days into reign #306, which began with a win over Michigan State, with one defense already behind it; this was its second defense. Ohio State went on to defend it 15 more times before Clemson took it on December 28, 2019, 413 days after the reign began.

For Michigan this was its 27th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 8 times before.

It was the 10th of 11 belt games between the two; going in, Ohio State led the belt series 6–3; all-time Ohio State leads 8–3. Every meeting →

AI-Written

Recap

Ohio State's high-powered passing attack, led by Dwayne Haskins and a receiving corps featuring K.J. Hill, Chris Olave, and Parris Campbell, proved too much for Michigan to handle in this 62-39 belt defense. The Buckeyes established early momentum with back-to-back touchdown passes to Olave in the first quarter and second quarter, while Michigan kept it close with Jake Moody field goals and a late first-half touchdown to Nico Collins. Ohio State pulled away in the second half with a pair of field goals and a Mike Weber rushing touchdown, then put the game out of reach with Parris Campbell's 78-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter. Michigan scored late touchdowns to Ben Mason and Nico Collins but never could close the gap, as the Buckeyes' balanced offensive attack and superior execution in the passing game secured the belt.

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 StateMichigan
Total yards567401
Rushing yards249161
Passing yards318240
First downs2828
3rd down conv.5/116/14
Turnovers12
Penalties–yards12–1557–72
Time of possession24:3635:24

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 13:26Michigan+23 ydWill Hart punt for 55 yds , K.J. Hill returns for 23 yds to the OhSt 43
Q1 11:29Ohio State+24 ydChris Olave 24 Yd pass from Dwayne Haskins (Blake Haubeil Kick)
Q1 6:22Michigan+39 ydJake Moody 39 Yd Field Goal
Q1 11:29Ohio State+31 ydBlake Haubeil kickoff for 61 yds , Ambry Thomas return for 31 yds to the Mich 35
Q2 14:51Michigan+31 ydJake Moody 31 Yd Field Goal
Q2 10:05Ohio State+27 ydDwayne Haskins pass complete to K.J. Hill for 27 yds to the Mich 28 for a 1ST down
Q2 9:08Ohio State+24 ydChris Olave 24 Yd pass from Dwayne Haskins (Blake Haubeil Kick)
Q2 3:18Ohio State+31 ydJohnnie Dixon 31 Yd pass from Dwayne Haskins (Blake Haubeil Kick)
Q2 5:33Ohio State+33 ydDwayne Haskins pass complete to Parris Campbell for 33 yds to the Mich 42 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:47Michigan+23 ydNico Collins 23 Yd pass from Shea Patterson (Jake Moody Kick)
Q2 0:41Michigan+9 ydChris Evans 9 Yd pass from Shea Patterson (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
Q2 0:00Ohio State+19 ydBlake Haubeil 19 Yd Field Goal
Q2 0:15Ohio State+33 ydDwayne Haskins pass complete to Demario McCall for 33 yds to the Mich 3 for a 1ST down
Q3 8:25Ohio State+19 ydBlake Haubeil 19 Yd Field Goal
Q3 10:23Ohio State+31 ydDwayne Haskins pass complete to Parris Campbell for 31 yds to the Mich 5 for a 1ST down
Q3 4:41Michigan+33 ydSevyn Banks 33 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Blake Haubeil Kick)
Q3 3:45Michigan-4 ydShea Patterson pass intercepted Jordan Fuller return for 4 yds to the Mich 22
Q3 3:38Ohio State+20 ydDwayne Haskins pass complete to K.J. Hill for 20 yds to the Mich 2 for a 1ST down
Q3 3:10Ohio State+2 ydMike Weber 2 Yd Run (Blake Haubeil Kick)
Q3 2:25Michigan+20 ydShea Patterson pass complete to Donovan Peoples-Jones for 20 yds to the Mich 49 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:11Michigan+12 ydNico Collins 12 Yd pass from Shea Patterson (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
Q4 13:55Ohio State+78 ydParris Campbell 78 Yd Run (Blake Haubeil Kick)
Q4 12:19Michigan+24 ydKaran Higdon run for 24 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Q4 9:35Michigan+1 ydBen Mason run for 1 yd for a TD (Jake Moody KICK)
Q4 6:59Ohio State+1 ydDwayne Haskins pass complete to K.J. Hill for 1 yd for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 8:21Ohio State+41 ydMike Weber run for 29 yds to the OHIOST 25 for a 1ST down MICHIGAN Penalty, Face Mask (12 yards) (Tyree Kinnel) to the Mich 13 for a 1ST down
Q4 6:42Michigan-64 ydJoe Milton pass intercepted Brendon White return for 49 yds to the Mich 4, OHIO ST Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Jordan Fuller) to the Mich 19
Q4 5:26Ohio State+16 ydDwayne Haskins pass complete to Parris Campbell for 16 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 3:16Michigan+4 ydJoe Milton run for 4 yds for a TD (Jake Moody KICK)
Q4 3:45Michigan+43 ydJoe Milton pass complete to Nico Collins for 43 yds to the OhSt 16 for a 1ST down
Q4 1:45Ohio State+23 ydMike Weber run for 23 yds to the Mich 9 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

Ohio State

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Dwayne Haskins19/3031810.650

Michigan

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Shea Patterson20/341875.531
Joe Milton2/34515.001
Brandon Peters1/188.000

Rushing

Ohio State

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Mike Weber13967.4129
Parris Campbell17878.0178
J.K. Dobbins12463.809
Dwayne Haskins7344.9011
Tate Martell210.501
Team2-6-3.000

Michigan

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Karan Higdon15724.8024
Chris Evans8334.1011
Tru Wilson7324.6012
Shea Patterson6132.2015
Ben Mason372.313
Joe Milton144.014

Receiving

Ohio State

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Parris Campbell511422.8133
K.J. Hill45112.8127
Chris Olave24824.0224
Demario McCall24422.0033
Johnnie Dixon13131.0131
Luke Farrell2168.0010
Terry McLaurin11212.0012
Mike Weber111.001
J.K. Dobbins111.001

Michigan

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Nico Collins49122.8243
Donovan Peoples-Jones7649.1020
Chris Evans3258.319
Ronnie Bell2199.5011
Tarik Black11515.0015
Sean McKeon2136.5011
Nick Eubanks284.007
Oliver Martin144.004
Karan Higdon111.001
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Defense

Ohio State

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Tuf Borland10400000
Jordan Fuller8500000
Malik Harrison7512000
Pete Werner6200100
Brendon White5100000
Damon Arnette4300000
Kendall Sheffield4200000
Robert Landers4111000
Davon Hamilton4100000
Jonathon Cooper3311000
Justin Hilliard2200000
Dre'Mont Jones2200010
Chase Young2201110
Shaun Wade2200100
Dante Booker2100000
Jeffrey Okudah2100000
Jahsen Wint1100000
Isaiah Pryor1100000
Blake Haubeil1100000
Jashon Cornell1000000
Tyreke Smith1000000
Sevyn Banks0000001

Michigan

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Tyree Kinnel8401000
Josh Ross7401000
Devin Bush6300100
Josh Metellus5400100
Rashan Gary5301000
Noah Furbush4400000
Devin Gil4200000
Chase Winovich4101000
Kwity Paye3300000
Brandon Watson3100000
Carlo Kemp3100000
Khaleke Hudson3100000
Jordan Glasgow1100000
Sean McKeon1100000
Will Hart1100000
Lavert Hill1100000
Ben Mason1100000
Joe Milton1100000
J'Marick Woods1000000
Aidan Hutchinson1000000
David Long0000100

Fumbles

Ohio State

PlayerFUMLOSTREC
Demario McCall110

Michigan

PlayerFUMLOSTREC
Nate Schoenle001

Interceptions

Ohio State

PlayerINTYDSTD
Brendon White1490
Jordan Fuller140

Michigan

No recorded stats in this category.

Kick Returns

Ohio State

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Demario McCall22211.0140

Michigan

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Ambry Thomas68714.5310

Kicking

Ohio State

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Blake Haubeil2/2100.0198/814

Michigan

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Jake Moody2/2100.0393/39

Punt Returns

Ohio State

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Jaylen Harris0330.0331
Sevyn Banks0330.0331
K.J. Hill22914.5230
Chris Olave133.030

Michigan

No recorded stats in this category.

Punting

Ohio State

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Drue Chrisman312140.30046

Michigan

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Will Hart417944.81055
Team100.0000

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 401012895) · This game in the downloadable dataset