January 1, 2019 Postseason Neutral site Belt defended

Ohio State defends the belt, 28–23, at a neutral site over Washington.

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Ohio StateAP No. 5 28

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WashingtonAP No. 9 23

AP poll, week 15: Washington No. 9 at Ohio State No. 5 · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Ohio State came in 52 days into reign #306, which began with a win over Michigan State, with 3 defenses already behind it; this was its 4th defense. Ohio State went on to defend it 13 more times before Clemson took it on December 28, 2019, 413 days after the reign began.

For Washington this was its 23rd shot at the belt; it had held the belt 10 times before.

It was the 3rd of 3 belt games between the two; going in, Ohio State led the belt series 2–0; all-time Ohio State leads 3–0. Every meeting →

AI-Written

Recap

Ohio State dominated the first half with an explosive passing attack led by Dwayne Haskins, scoring touchdowns to Parris Campbell, Johnnie Dixon, and Rashod Berry to build a commanding 21-3 lead by halftime. Washington kept pace with a field goal early but couldn't match Ohio State's offensive efficiency in the opening half. The Buckeyes extended their lead to 28-3 in the third quarter with J.K. Dobbins' touchdown run, but Washington stormed back in the fourth quarter with three rushing touchdowns from Myles Gaskin to make it a thrilling finish. Despite the Huskies' furious rally and dominating the time of possession 35:02 to 24:57, Ohio State's early offensive firepower proved decisive as the Buckeyes held on to win 28-23 and retain the belt.

Haskins' three touchdown passes in the first half (to Campbell, Dixon, and Berry) built Ohio State's early 21-3 cushion that proved too much to overcome
Dobbins' third-quarter touchdown run extended the lead to 28-3, giving Ohio State a seemingly insurmountable advantage
Gaskin's three fourth-quarter rushing touchdowns nearly completed an improbable comeback but fell just short
Ohio State's turnover-free performance and efficient passing attack (251 passing yards) despite lower overall yardage proved the difference in a defensive struggle

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 StateWashington

Total yards364444

Rushing yards113129

Passing yards251315

First downs2227

3rd down conv.3/139/20

Turnovers00

Penalties–yards9–536–46

Time of possession24:5735:02

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 9:04	Ohio State	+12 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Parris Campbell for 12 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q1 1:19	Washington	+38 yd	Peyton Henry 38 yd FG GOOD
Q1 0:40	Ohio State	+32 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Terry McLaurin for 32 yds to the Wash 46 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:23	Ohio State	+19 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Johnnie Dixon for 19 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q2 7:52	Ohio State	+52 yd	Drue Chrisman punt for 52 yds , Aaron Fuller returns for a loss of 1 yard to the Wash 20
Q2 2:30	Ohio State	+24 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Binjimen Victor for 24 yds to the Wash 49 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:14	Ohio State	+1 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to Rashod Berry for 1 yd for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q3 8:40	Ohio State	+34 yd	Dwayne Haskins pass complete to K.J. Hill for 34 yds to the Wash 3 for a 1ST down
Q3 8:23	Ohio State	+3 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 3 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 12:17	Washington	+2 yd	Myles Gaskin pass complete to Drew Sample for 2 yds for a TD OHIO ST Penalty, Defensive Offside ( Yards) declined (Peyton Henry KICK)
Q3 1:36	Washington	+24 yd	Jake Browning pass complete to Hunter Bryant for 24 yds to the OhSt 42 for a 1ST down
Q4 8:12	Ohio State	+16 yd	TEAM punt blocked by Max Richmond
Q4 6:42	Washington	+1 yd	Myles Gaskin run for 1 yd for a TD (Peyton Henry KICK)
Q4 7:46	Washington	+37 yd	Jake Browning pass complete to Aaron Fuller for 37 yds to the OhSt 5 for a 1ST down
Q4 8:00	Washington	+24 yd	Jake Browning pass complete to Andre Baccellia for 24 yds to the OhSt 42 for a 1ST down
Q4 2:50	Ohio State	+24 yd	Drue Chrisman punt for 24 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the OHIOST 29 WASHINGTON Penalty, Running Into Kicker ( Yards) declined
Q4 0:42	Washington	+2 yd	Myles Gaskin run for 2 yds for a TD (Jake Browning intercepted )

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

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Dwayne Haskins	25/37	251	6.8	3	0

Washington

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Jake Browning	35/54	313	5.8	0	0
Myles Gaskin	1/1	2	2.0	1	0

Rushing

Ohio State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Mike Weber	15	96	6.4	0	19
J.K. Dobbins	7	24	3.4	1	10
Demario McCall	2	12	6.0	0	9
Baron Browning	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	2	-5	-2.5	0	0
Dwayne Haskins	6	-14	-2.3	0	3

Washington

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Myles Gaskin	24	121	5.0	2	19
Sean McGrew	1	7	7.0	0	7
Salvon Ahmed	5	4	0.8	0	4
Kamari Pleasant	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Jake Browning	4	-2	-0.5	0	8

Receiving

Ohio State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Parris Campbell	11	71	6.5	1	19
K.J. Hill	3	54	18.0	0	34
Binjimen Victor	2	34	17.0	0	24
Terry McLaurin	1	32	32.0	0	32
Johnnie Dixon	2	27	13.5	1	19
J.K. Dobbins	3	15	5.0	0	14
Luke Farrell	1	9	9.0	0	9
Mike Weber	1	8	8.0	0	8
Rashod Berry	1	1	1.0	1	1

Washington

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Andre Baccellia	12	109	9.1	0	24
Aaron Fuller	7	80	11.4	0	37
Hunter Bryant	4	51	12.8	0	24
Salvon Ahmed	3	22	7.3	0	9
Ty Jones	3	22	7.3	0	8
Cade Otton	1	16	16.0	0	16
Jordan Chin	1	15	15.0	0	15
Jacob Eason	1	7	7.0	0	7
Drew Sample	2	1	0.5	1	2
Myles Gaskin	3	-1	-0.3	0	10

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Defense

Ohio State

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Jordan Fuller	9	8	0	0	0
Brendon White	8	8	0	2	1
Malik Harrison	7	7	0	0	1
Tuf Borland	7	4	0	0	0
Kendall Sheffield	5	5	0	0	1
Jeffrey Okudah	5	4	0	0	2
Pete Werner	5	2	0	0	1
Dre'Mont Jones	3	3	0	0	0
Jonathon Cooper	3	3	0	1	0
Damon Arnette	3	2	0	0	0
Robert Landers	3	2	0	0	0
Shaun Wade	3	2	0	0	1
Jashon Cornell	2	2	1	1	0
Chase Young	2	2	1	1	0
Davon Hamilton	1	1	0	1	0
Keandre Jones	1	1	0	0	0
Isaiah Pryor	1	1	0	0	0
Tommy Togiai	1	1	0	0	0
Tyreke Smith	1	0	0	0	0

Washington

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Ben Burr-Kirven	11	9	1	1.5	0
Brandon Wellington	7	4	0	1	0
Myles Bryant	6	5	0	0	1
JoJo McIntosh	5	2	0	0	0
Tevis Bartlett	5	2	0	0	1
Greg Gaines	3	3	0	1	0
Jordan Miller	3	3	0	0	1
Benning Potoa'e	3	1	0	0.5	0
Joe Tryon	3	1	0	0	0
Brandon McKinney	2	2	0	0	0
Ryan Bowman	2	1	1	1	0
Shane Bowman	2	1	0	0	0
DJ Beavers	2	1	0	0	0
Elijah Molden	2	1	0	0	0
Byron Murphy	2	0	0	0	0
Levi Onwuzurike	1	1	1	1	0

Kick Returns

Ohio State

No recorded stats in this category.

Washington

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Sean McGrew	2	20	10.0	10	0

Kicking

Ohio State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Blake Haubeil	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Washington

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Peyton Henry	1/1	100.0	38	2/2	5

Punt Returns

Ohio State

No recorded stats in this category.

Washington

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Aaron Fuller	3	8	2.7	9	0

Punting

Ohio State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Drue Chrisman	8	342	42.8	0	2	55
Team	1	16	16.0	0	0	16

Washington

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Joel Whitford	5	200	40.0	1	0	48
Race Porter	1	36	36.0	0	0	36
Jake Browning	1	34	34.0	0	1	34

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 401032085) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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