October 20, 2018 Week 8 · Regular Season Belt changed hands

Purdue takes the belt, 49–20, at home over Ohio State.

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Purdue 49

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Ohio StateAP No. 2 20

AP poll, week 8: Ohio State No. 2 at Purdue unranked · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Purdue took the belt here, ending Ohio State’s run of 21 days and 2 defenses (reign #303) and starting reign #304. It lasted 7 days and 0 defenses, until Michigan State took it on October 27, 2018.

For Purdue this was its 11th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 3 times before — and it took it back here.

It was the 5th of 5 belt games between the two; going in, Ohio State led the belt series 4–0; all-time Ohio State leads 4–1. Every meeting →

AI-Written

Recap

Purdue's David Blough orchestrated a dominant offensive performance to claim the College Football Belt from Ohio State, with the Boilermakers striking early and often. After opening the scoring with an Isaac Zico touchdown reception in the first quarter, Purdue built momentum through the second quarter, capping a drive with a Rondale Moore touchdown reception to go up 14-3 by halftime. Ohio State mounted a comeback attempt in the second half, with Dwayne Haskins leading scoring drives, but Purdue's running game proved too much in the fourth quarter, with D.J. Knox breaking off touchdown runs of 42 and 40 yards to put the game out of reach. The decisive blow came when Markus Bailey intercepted a Haskins pass and returned it for a touchdown with 2:08 remaining, sealing Purdue's 49-20 victory and the belt.

Isaac Zico 13-yard TD reception in Q1 - Purdue's first score set the tone early
Rondale Moore 9-yard TD reception in Q2 - extended Purdue's lead to 14-3 before halftime
D.J. Knox 42-yard TD run in Q4 - broke the game open when Ohio State was attempting a comeback
Markus Bailey 41-yard interception return for TD in Q4 - sealed the victory and the belt for Purdue

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

PurdueOhio State

Total yards539544

Rushing yards16176

Passing yards378468

First downs2431

3rd down conv.6/1511/22

Turnovers01

Penalties–yards7–9510–86

Time of possession28:4329:09

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 15:00	Purdue	+23 yd	David Blough pass complete to Rondale Moore for 23 yds to the Prdue 40 for a 1ST down
Q1 8:19	Purdue	+23 yd	David Blough pass complete to D.J. Knox for 23 yds D.J. Knox fumbled, forced by Kendall Sheffield, for a 1ST down
Q1 1:10	Purdue	+13 yd	David Blough pass complete to Isaac Zico for 13 yds for a TD, (Spencer Evans KICK)
Q1 8:19	Purdue	+26 yd	David Blough pass complete to Rondale Moore for 11 yds to the Prdue 29 for a 1ST down OHIO ST Penalty, personal foul (Shaun Wade) to the Prdue 44 for a 1ST down
Q1 1:10	Ohio State	+21 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 6 yds to the Prdue 33 for a 1ST down PURDUE Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Cornel Jones) to the Prdue 18 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:14	Ohio State	+24 yd	Blake Haubeil 24 yd FG GOOD
Q1 1:10	Purdue	+31 yd	Spencer Evans kickoff for 50 yds , Johnnie Dixon return for 31 yds to the OhSt 46
Q2 14:14	Ohio State	+22 yd	Blake Haubeil kickoff for 53 yds , Rondale Moore return for 22 yds to the Prdue 34
Q2 8:13	Purdue	+29 yd	David Blough pass complete to Cole Herdman for 29 yds to the OhSt 44 for a 1ST down
Q2 6:18	Ohio State	+20 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to J.K. Dobbins for 20 yds to the OhSt 39 for a 1ST down
Q2 6:18	Ohio State	+33 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to K.J. Hill for 33 yds to the Prdue 16 for a 1ST down
Q2 1:51	Ohio State	+33 yd	Blake Haubeil 33 yd FG MISSED
Q2 1:51	Purdue	+37 yd	David Blough pass complete to Isaac Zico for 37 yds to the OhSt 20 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:27	Purdue	+9 yd	David Blough pass complete to Rondale Moore for 9 yds for a TD, (Spencer Evans KICK)
Q3 15:00	Ohio State	+24 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Austin Mack for 24 yds to the Prdue 37 for a 1ST down
Q3 12:25	Ohio State	+23 yd	Blake Haubeil 23 yd FG GOOD
Q3 8:36	Purdue	+1 yd	D.J. Knox run for 1 yd for a TD (Spencer Evans KICK)
Q3 8:36	Ohio State	+23 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Binjimen Victor for 23 yds to the Prdue 8 for a 1ST down
Q4 11:39	Purdue	+42 yd	D.J. Knox run for 42 yds for a TD (Spencer Evans KICK)
Q4 9:36	Ohio State	+32 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Johnnie Dixon for 32 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 11:39	Purdue	+24 yd	Spencer Evans kickoff for 60 yds , Johnnie Dixon return for 24 yds to the OhSt 29
Q4 6:46	Purdue	+40 yd	D.J. Knox run for 40 yds for a TD (Spencer Evans KICK)
Q4 4:40	Ohio State	+34 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Terry McLaurin for 34 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 3:37	Purdue	+43 yd	David Blough pass complete to Rondale Moore for 43 yds for a TD (Spencer Evans KICK)
Q4 2:08	Ohio State	-41 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass intercepted for a TD Markus Bailey return for 41 yds for a TD (Spencer Evans KICK)
Q4 3:37	Purdue	+63 yd	Spencer Evans kickoff for 63 yds , Johnnie Dixon return for a loss of 1 yard to the OhSt 1
Q4 2:08	Purdue	+25 yd	Spencer Evans kickoff for 60 yds , Johnnie Dixon return for 25 yds to the OhSt 45

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

Purdue

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
David Blough	25/43	378	8.8	3	0

Ohio State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Dwayne Haskins	48/72	468	6.5	2	1

Rushing

Purdue

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
D.J. Knox	16	128	8.0	3	42
Rondale Moore	2	24	12.0	0	13
Markell Jones	5	12	2.4	0	16
Joe Schopper	1	4	4.0	0	4
David Blough	5	-7	-1.4	0	6

Ohio State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Mike Weber	9	45	5.0	11
J.K. Dobbins	11	24	2.2	6
Dwayne Haskins	5	7	1.4	4

Receiving

Purdue

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rondale Moore	12	170	14.2	2	43
Isaac Zico	2	50	25.0	1	37
Jared Sparks	3	43	14.3	0	18
Brycen Hopkins	3	37	12.3	0	17
Cole Herdman	2	36	18.0	0	29
D.J. Knox	1	26	26.0	0	23
Jackson Anthrop	2	16	8.0	0	15

Ohio State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
K.J. Hill	9	105	11.7	0	33
Binjimen Victor	5	67	13.4	0	23
Terry McLaurin	5	66	13.2	1	34
Johnnie Dixon	4	58	14.5	1	32
Parris Campbell	8	41	5.1	0	15
J.K. Dobbins	4	34	8.5	0	20
Austin Mack	1	24	24.0	0	24
Luke Farrell	4	24	6.0	0	12
Mike Weber	5	22	4.4	0	6
C.J. Saunders	2	17	8.5	0	9
Rashod Berry	1	10	10.0	0	10

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Defense

Purdue

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	TD
Markus Bailey	15	8	0	0.5	0	1
Kenneth Major	12	8	0	0	0	0
Jacob Thieneman	9	7	0	0	1	0
Antonio Blackmon	8	6	0	0.5	2	0
Navon Mosley	8	6	0	0	0	0
Simeon Smiley	6	4	0	0	2	0
Derrick Barnes	6	4	0	0	0	0
Cornel Jones	5	4	0	0	1	0
Anthony Watts	4	3	1	1	0	0
Lorenzo Neal	4	2	0	0	0	0
Tim Cason	3	2	0	0	0	0
Malcolm Dotson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kamal Hardy	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dedrick Mackey	1	1	0	0	0	0
Isaac Zico	1	1	0	0	0	0
Alexander Horvath	1	1	0	0	0	0
Brennan Thieneman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kai Higgins	1	0	0	0	0	0

Ohio State

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Malik Harrison	10	9	1	2	0
Isaiah Pryor	6	4	0	0	1
Jordan Fuller	5	5	0	0	1
Jeffrey Okudah	5	5	0	0	0
Baron Browning	5	4	0	0	0
Pete Werner	3	3	0	2	1
Shaun Wade	3	3	0	0	0
Jonathon Cooper	3	1	0.5	1	0
Davon Hamilton	2	2	0	1	0
Kendall Sheffield	2	2	0	0	0
Jahsen Wint	2	2	0	0	0
Dre'Mont Jones	2	1	0	0.5	0
Parris Campbell	1	1	0	0	0
Tuf Borland	1	1	0	0	0
Brendon White	1	1	0	0	0
Justin Hilliard	1	0	0	0	0
Robert Landers	1	0	0	0	0
Chase Young	1	0	0.5	0.5	0

Fumbles

Purdue

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
D.J. Knox	1	0	0

Ohio State

No recorded stats in this category.

Interceptions

Purdue

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Markus Bailey	1	41	1

Ohio State

No recorded stats in this category.

Kick Returns

Purdue

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Rondale Moore	3	49	16.3	22	0

Ohio State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Johnnie Dixon	5	98	19.6	31	0

Kicking

Purdue

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Spencer Evans	0/0	0.0	0	7/7	7

Ohio State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Blake Haubeil	2/3	66.7	24	2/2	8

Punt Returns

Purdue

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Rondale Moore	1	9	9.0	9	0

Ohio State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
K.J. Hill	1	16	16.0	16	0

Punting

Purdue

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Joe Schopper	6	260	43.3	1	2	56

Ohio State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Drue Chrisman	5	193	38.6	0	2	47

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 401013348) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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