November 9, 2019 Week 11 · Regular Season Belt defended

Ohio State defends the belt, 73–14, at home over Maryland.

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Recap

Ohio State dominated Maryland from start to finish, with Justin Fields putting on a masterclass in the first half that essentially decided the game before halftime. Fields orchestrated a relentless scoring drive in the opening quarter, throwing touchdown passes to Binjimen Victor, K.J. Hill, and Garrett Wilson while adding a rushing TD to stake the Buckeyes to a commanding early lead. The onslaught continued in the second quarter as J.K. Dobbins punched in two rushing touchdowns and the Ohio State offense kept Maryland's defense on the field for extended periods, controlling time of possession 36:41 to 23:19. Maryland managed a couple of late-game scores to avoid complete shutout, but Ohio State's dominant ground game, efficient passing attack, and relentless execution kept the Belt firmly around the Buckeyes' waist.

Justin Fields' four touchdown passes in Q1 to Victor, Hill, and Wilson established immediate dominance
J.K. Dobbins' two rushing touchdowns in Q2 (at 4:58 and 0:52) extended the lead to insurmountable levels
Maryland's lone offensive bright spot: Javon Leake's 23-yard run in Q2 showing brief resistance
Ohio State's 705 total yards and 9-14 third-down conversion rate demonstrated overwhelming control throughout

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 StateMaryland

Total yards705139

Rushing yards38362

Passing yards32277

First downs3916

3rd down conv.9/142/12

Turnovers12

Penalties–yards13–1416–42

Time of possession36:4123:19

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 11:32	Ohio State	+12 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Binjimen Victor for 12 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q1 7:14	Ohio State	+33 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to K.J. Hill for 33 yds to the Mary 15 for a 1ST down
Q1 5:02	Ohio State	+4 yd	Justin Fields run for 4 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q1 7:46	Ohio State	+23 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 23 yds to the Mary 43 for a 1ST down
Q1 2:15	Ohio State	+27 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 27 yds to the Mary 4 for a 1ST down
Q1 1:56	Ohio State	+4 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to K.J. Hill for 4 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q1 1:56	Ohio State	+20 yd	Blake Haubeil kickoff for 53 yds , Javon Leake return for 20 yds to the Mary 32
Q2 11:25	Ohio State	+2 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 2 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q2 13:51	Ohio State	+30 yd	Master Teague III run for 30 yds to the Mary 17 for a 1ST down
Q2 4:58	Ohio State	+7 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 7 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q2 3:44	Maryland	+23 yd	Javon Leake run for 23 yds to the OhSt 42 for a 1ST down
Q2 1:01	Ohio State	+20 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 5 yds to the Mary 35 for a 1ST down MARYLAND Penalty, Personal Foul (Chance Campbell) to the Mary 20 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:52	Ohio State	+20 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 20 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q3 15:00	Maryland	+38 yd	Joseph Petrino kickoff for 59 yds , Demario McCall return for 38 yds to the OhSt 44
Q3 13:53	Ohio State	+35 yd	Chris Chugunov pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 35 yds to the Mary 9 for a 1ST down
Q3 12:04	Maryland	-1 yd	Tyrrell Pigrome pass intercepted K'Vaughan Pope return for 1 yd to the Mary 28
Q3 11:28	Ohio State	+14 yd	Chris Chugunov pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 14 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q3 7:01	Ohio State	+23 yd	Blake Haubeil 23 yd FG GOOD
Q3 3:00	Maryland	+26 yd	Josh Jackson pass complete to Dontay Demus Jr. for 26 yds for a TD (Joseph Petrino KICK)
Q4 10:04	Ohio State	+1 yd	Marcus Crowley run for 1 yd for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 10:23	Ohio State	+25 yd	Marcus Crowley run for 25 yds to the Mary 1 for a 1ST down
Q4 10:04	Ohio State	+70 yd	Blake Haubeil kickoff for 62 yds , Javon Leake return for 70 yds to the OhSt 27
Q4 9:39	Maryland	+12 yd	Tayon Fleet-Davis run for 12 yds for a TD (Joseph Petrino KICK)
Q4 7:11	Ohio State	+5 yd	Demario McCall run for 5 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK) (Dominic DiMaccio KICK)
Q4 9:39	Maryland	+25 yd	Joseph Petrino kickoff for 65 yds , Demario McCall return for 25 yds to the OhSt 25
Q4 7:23	Ohio State	+32 yd	Demario McCall run for 32 yds to the Mary 5 for a 1ST down
Q4 7:11	Ohio State	+23 yd	Blake Haubeil kickoff for 53 yds , Javon Leake return for 23 yds to the Mary 35
Q4 6:35	Maryland	-5 yd	Tyrrell Pigrome run for a loss of 5 yards to the Mary 41 Tyrrell Pigrome fumbled, recovered by OhSt Jerron Cage
Q4 3:47	Ohio State	+20 yd	Demario McCall run for 20 yds for a TD (Dominic DiMaccio 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

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Justin FieldsOhio State	16/25	200	8.0	3	0
Chris ChugunovOhio State	8/11	103	9.4	1	0
Gunnar HoakOhio State	2/2	19	9.5	0	0
Tyrrell PigromeMaryland	4/8	42	5.3	0	1
Josh JacksonMaryland	4/9	35	3.9	1	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Master TeagueOhio State	18	111	6.2	0	30
J.K. DobbinsOhio State	12	90	7.5	2	20
Marcus CrowleyOhio State	8	82	10.3	1	25
Demario McCallOhio State	7	78	11.1	2	32
Justin FieldsOhio State	5	28	5.6	1	10
Chris OlaveOhio State	1	4	4.0	0	4
K.J. HillOhio State	1	1	1.0	0	1
TeamOhio State	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Chris ChugunovOhio State	3	-10	-3.3	0	0
Javon LeakeMaryland	9	55	6.1	0	23
Tayon Fleet-DavisMaryland	8	44	5.5	1	12
Anthony McFarlandMaryland	6	7	1.2	0	9
Josh JacksonMaryland	3	-20	-6.7	0	0
Tyrrell PigromeMaryland	6	-24	-4.0	0	11

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Garrett WilsonOhio State	4	82	20.5	1	35
K.J. HillOhio State	4	56	14.0	1	33
Chris OlaveOhio State	5	43	8.6	1	15
Jameson WilliamsOhio State	4	38	9.5	0	15
Binjimen VictorOhio State	3	36	12.0	1	13
Jeremy RuckertOhio State	2	30	15.0	0	23
Demario McCallOhio State	1	11	11.0	0	11
Master TeagueOhio State	1	10	10.0	0	10
J.K. DobbinsOhio State	1	8	8.0	0	8
Mitch RossiOhio State	1	8	8.0	0	8
Dontay DemusMaryland	1	26	26.0	1	26
Brian CobbsMaryland	2	23	11.5	0	16
Carlos CarriereMaryland	1	16	16.0	0	16
Tyler MabryMaryland	1	7	7.0	0	7
Anthony McFarlandMaryland	2	3	1.5	0	3
Tayon Fleet-DavisMaryland	1	2	2.0	0	2

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Malik HarrisonOhio State	5	3	1	1	2
Tuf BorlandOhio State	5	1	1	1	0
Tyreke SmithOhio State	3	3	2	2	0
Amir RiepOhio State	3	3	0	0	0
Pete WernerOhio State	3	3	0	0	0
Marcus HookerOhio State	3	2	0	0	0
Craig YoungOhio State	3	2	0	0	0
Davon HamiltonOhio State	2	2	2	2	0
Jordan FullerOhio State	2	2	0	0	0
Tyler FridayOhio State	2	2	0	0	0
Marcus WilliamsonOhio State	2	1	0	0	0
Shaun WadeOhio State	2	1	0	0	0
Jerron CageOhio State	2	1	0	1	0
Sevyn BanksOhio State	2	1	0	0.5	1
Noah PotterOhio State	2	1	0	0	0
Zach HarrisonOhio State	1	1	1	1	0
Robert LandersOhio State	1	1	0	1	0
Brendon WhiteOhio State	1	1	0	0	0
Blake HaubeilOhio State	1	1	0	0	0
Aaron CoxOhio State	1	1	0	0	0
Antwuan JacksonOhio State	1	1	0	1	0
Jashon CornellOhio State	1	0	0	0	0
Kevin DeverOhio State	1	0	0	0	0
Dallas GantOhio State	1	0	0	0.5	0
K'Vaughan PopeOhio State	1	0	0	0	1
Zaid HamdanOhio State	1	0	0	0	0
Ben SchmiesingOhio State	1	0	0	0	0
Bryson ShawOhio State	1	0	0	0	0
Jeffrey OkudahOhio State	0	0	0	0	1
Antoine Brooks Jr.Maryland	10	7	0	0	2
Nick CrossMaryland	9	6	0	0	1
Chance CampbellMaryland	9	2	0	0	0
Keandre JonesMaryland	8	4	1	1	0
Ayinde EleyMaryland	8	1	0	0	0
Lavonte GaterMaryland	7	7	0	0	0
Isaiah DavisMaryland	7	3	0	0	0
Marcus LewisMaryland	6	2	0	0	0
Brett KulkaMaryland	4	2	1	1	0
Jordan MosleyMaryland	4	2	0	0	0
Tahj CapehartMaryland	3	2	0	0	0
Shaq SmithMaryland	2	1	0	1	0
Deon JonesMaryland	2	1	0	0	0
Brandon GaddyMaryland	2	1	0	0	0
Isaiah HazelMaryland	2	1	0	0	0
Deonte BanksMaryland	2	1	0	0	0
Oluwaseun OluwatimiMaryland	2	0	0	0	0
Keiron HowardMaryland	1	1	0	0	0
Javon LeakeMaryland	1	1	0	0	0
Durell NchamiMaryland	1	1	0	0	0
Brian CobbsMaryland	1	1	0	0	0
Joseph PetrinoMaryland	1	1	0	0	0
Bryce BrandMaryland	1	0	0	0	0
Oladimeji OlayinkaMaryland	1	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jerron CageOhio State	0	0	1
Chris ChugunovOhio State	1	1	0
Ayinde EleyMaryland	0	0	1
Tyrrell PigromeMaryland	1	1	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
K'Vaughan PopeOhio State	1	1	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Demario McCallOhio State	2	63	31.5	38
Marcus CrowleyOhio State	1	17	17.0	17
Javon LeakeMaryland	7	164	23.4	70

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Blake HaubeilOhio State	1/1	100.0	23	8/8	11
Dominic DiMaccioOhio State	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2
Joseph PetrinoMaryland	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Garrett WilsonOhio State	2	-5	-2.5	0	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Drue ChrismanOhio State	2	74	37.0	1	0	47
Colton SpanglerMaryland	7	258	36.9	0	1	43
Anthony PecorellaMaryland	1	40	40.0	0	0	40

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.

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