September 14, 2019 Week 3 · Regular Season Belt defended

Ohio State defends the belt, 51–10, on the road at Indiana.

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AP poll, week 3: Ohio State No. 6 at Indiana unranked · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Ohio State came in 308 days into reign #306, which began with a win over Michigan State, with 6 defenses already behind it; this was its 7th defense. Ohio State went on to defend it 10 more times before Clemson took it on December 28, 2019, 413 days after the reign began.

For Indiana this was its 8th shot at the belt; it had never held the belt. It still hasn’t: 8 attempts in all, every one of them a loss or a tie.

It was the 4th of 4 belt games between the two; going in, Ohio State led the belt series 3–0; all-time Ohio State leads 4–0. Every meeting →

AI-Written

Recap

Ohio State's defense set the tone early, with Justin Fields scoring on a 3-yard run in the first quarter to open the scoring. The Buckeyes' offense was relentless in the second quarter, combining explosive plays like a 56-yard J.K. Dobbins run and a 37-yard touchdown pass to Chris Olave with stout defense that forced a blocked punt for a safety. Indiana managed a late touchdown pass to Peyton Hendershot with 1:07 left in the half, but Ohio State dominated the second half with three more touchdowns, including a 40-yard run by Master Teague III and a 96-yard interception return by Damon Arnette that sealed the rout. Despite Indiana's 215 passing yards, the Hoosiers' inability to move the ball on the ground (42 yards) and convert third downs (3 of 17) proved fatal against Ohio State's balanced attack.

Chris Olave's 37-yard touchdown reception in Q2 established Ohio State's offensive rhythm early
Blocked punt resulting in a safety in Q2 showed Ohio State's defensive dominance and gave the Buckeyes easy points
Master Teague III's 40-yard touchdown run in Q3 extended Ohio State's lead during a second-half rout
Damon Arnette's 96-yard interception return for a touchdown in Q3 essentially put the game out of reach

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

IndianaOhio State

Total yards257520

Rushing yards42306

Passing yards215214

First downs1530

3rd down conv.3/175/10

Turnovers11

Penalties–yards5–545–45

Time of possession32:1027:50

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 13:31	Indiana	+25 yd	Haydon Whitehead punt for 40 yds, downed at the INDIANA 44 INDIANA Penalty, Kick Catching Interference (-15 Yards) to the Ind 41
Q1 11:46	Ohio State	+32 yd	Blake Haubeil 32 yd FG MISSED
Q1 7:28	Ohio State	+3 yd	Justin Fields run for 3 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q1 7:28	Ohio State	+25 yd	Blake Haubeil kickoff for 60 yds , David Ellis return for 25 yds to the Ind 30
Q1 3:45	Indiana	+29 yd	Logan Justus 29 yd FG GOOD
Q1 4:52	Indiana	+20 yd	Peyton Ramsey run for 20 yds to the OhSt 15 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:26	Ohio State	+37 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 37 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q2 11:26	Ohio State	+21 yd	Blake Haubeil kickoff for 63 yds , David Ellis return for 21 yds to the Ind 23
Q2 10:15	Indiana	+0 yd	TEAM punt blocked by Chris Olave for a SAFETY
Q2 8:30	Ohio State	+9 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to K.J. Hill for 9 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q2 10:00	Ohio State	+56 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 56 yds to the Ind 24 for a 1ST down
Q2 9:04	Ohio State	+20 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Binjimen Victor for 20 yds to the Ind 9 for a 1ST down
Q2 7:10	Indiana	-1 yd	Peyton Ramsey run for a loss of 1 yard to the Ind 47 Peyton Ramsey fumbled, recovered by Ind Hunter Littlejohn
Q2 8:21	Indiana	+28 yd	Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Whop Philyor for 28 yds to the Ind 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 4:09	Ohio State	+26 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 26 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q2 1:07	Indiana	+49 yd	Donavan Hale pass complete to Peyton Hendershot for 49 yds for a TD, (Logan Justus KICK)
Q2 1:43	Indiana	+21 yd	Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Donavan Hale for 21 yds to the OhSt 49 for a 1ST down
Q3 12:55	Ohio State	+21 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Binjimen Victor for 21 yds to the Ind 4 for a 1ST down
Q3 12:15	Ohio State	+4 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to J.K. Dobbins for 4 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q3 4:58	Ohio State	+40 yd	Master Teague III run for 40 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q3 0:00	Indiana	-96 yd	Damon Arnette 96 Yd Interception Return (Blake Haubeil Kick)
Q4 5:28	Indiana	+4 yd	Jack Tuttle pass complete to Ty Fryfogle for 4 yds Ty Fryfogle fumbled, recovered by Ind Ty Fryfogle
Q4 1:58	Ohio State	+54 yd	Drue Chrisman punt for 54 yds , Whop Philyor returns for a loss of 1 yard to the Ind 17

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

Indiana

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Peyton Ramsey	19/33	162	4.9	0	1	11.6
Donavan Hale	1/1	49	49.0	1	0	100.0
Jack Tuttle	1/2	4	2.0	0	0	0.3

Ohio State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Justin Fields	14/24	199	8.3	3	87.7
Gunnar Hoak	1/1	9	9.0	0	25.1
Chris Chugunov	2/4	6	1.5	0	8.0

Rushing

Indiana

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Sampson James	4	14	3.5	9
Peyton Ramsey	14	14	1.0	20
Stevie Scott	6	9	1.5	5
Cole Gest	2	6	3.0	5
Whop Philyor	2	4	2.0	5
Ronnie Walker Jr.	1	0	0.0	0
Jack Tuttle	2	-5	-2.5	3

Ohio State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
J.K. Dobbins	22	193	8.8	1	56
Master Teague	10	106	10.6	1	40
Justin Fields	4	11	2.8	1	8
Marcus Crowley	2	6	3.0	0	3
Demario McCall	2	5	2.5	0	9
Gunnar Hoak	1	-7	-7.0	0	0
Team	1	-8	-8.0	0	0

Receiving

Indiana

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Peyton Hendershot	4	70	17.5	1	49
Whop Philyor	3	41	13.7	0	28
Donavan Hale	2	33	16.5	0	21
Nick Westbrook	3	31	10.3	0	19
Ty Fryfogle	2	22	11.0	0	18
Miles Marshall	1	10	10.0	0	10
Stevie Scott	1	9	9.0	0	9
Ronnie Walker Jr.	2	4	2.0	0	3
Cole Gest	3	-5	-1.7	0	1

Ohio State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chris Olave	3	70	23.3	1	37
Binjimen Victor	4	66	16.5	0	21
Austin Mack	2	27	13.5	0	14
K.J. Hill	2	23	11.5	1	14
J.K. Dobbins	2	14	7.0	1	10
Garrett Wilson	2	8	4.0	0	9
Jaelen Gill	2	6	3.0	0	9

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Defense

Indiana

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Reakwon Jones	3	3	0	0	0	0
Bryant Fitzgerald	3	3	0	0	0	0
Devon Matthews	3	3	0	0	0	0
Thomas Allen	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jamar Johnson	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jerome Johnson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Alfred Bryant	1	1	0	0	0	0
Demarcus Elliott	4	4	1	1	0	0
Raheem Layne	4	4	0	0	0	0
James Miller	4	4	0	0	0	0
Jaylin Williams	4	4	0	0	1	0
Micah McFadden	4	4	0	0	0	0
Juwan Burgess	4	2	0	1	0	0
Michael Ziemba	4	2	0	1.5	0	2
Allen Stallings IV	3	3	1	1	0	0
Tiawan Mullen	2	2	0	1	0	0
Marcelino Ball	2	1	0	0	0	0
Andre Brown Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Khalil Bryant	1	0	0	0	0	0
Shamar Jones	1	0	0	0.5	0	0

Ohio State

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Pete Werner	5	5	0	2	0	0	0
Malik Harrison	4	3	1	1.5	0	0	0
Shaun Wade	3	3	0	1	1	0	0
Cameron Brown	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Friday	3	2	1	2	0	0	0
Javontae Jean-Baptiste	2	2	1	1	0	0	0
Davon Hamilton	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
Baron Browning	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sevyn Banks	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Hooker	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Robert Landers	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jordan Fuller	5	5	0	0	1	0	0
Marcus Williamson	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jeffrey Okudah	3	3	0	0	1	0	0
Brendon White	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Chase Young	3	2	2	2.5	0	0	0
Teradja Mitchell	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Damon Arnette	2	2	0	0	2	0	1
Zach Harrison	2	1	1	1	0	0	0
Antwuan Jackson	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jashon Cornell	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Hilliard	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tuf Borland	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Austin Mack	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Amir Riep	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
K'Vaughan Pope	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Togiai	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Dallas Gant	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Proctor	0	0	0	0	2	0	0

Fumbles

Indiana

Player	FUM	REC
Khalil Bryant	0	1
Peyton Ramsey	1	0
Ty Fryfogle	1	0

Ohio State

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jaelen Gill	1	1	0
Team	1	0	0

Interceptions

Indiana

No recorded stats in this category.

Ohio State

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Damon Arnette	1	96	1
Damon Arnette Jr.	1	96	0

Kick Returns

Indiana

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
David Ellis	6	110	18.3	25	0
Ahrod Lloyd	1	3	3.0	3	0

Ohio State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Demario McCall	2	32	16.0	16	0

Kicking

Indiana

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Logan Justus	1/1	100.0	29	1/1	4

Ohio State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Blake Haubeil	0/1	0.0	0	7/7	7

Punt Returns

Indiana

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Whop Philyor	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0

Ohio State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Chris Olave	1	18	18.0	18	0
Demario McCall	1	1	1.0	1	0

Punting

Indiana

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Haydon Whitehead	7	270	38.6	0	0	52

Ohio State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Drue Chrisman	3	132	44.0	0	0	54

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 401112159) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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