November 30, 2019 Week 14 · Regular Season Belt defended

Ohio State defends the belt, 56–27, on the road at Michigan.

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MichiganAP No. 10 27

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Ohio StateAP No. 2 56

AP poll, week 14: Ohio State No. 2 at Michigan 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 385 days into reign #306, which began with a win over Michigan State, with 15 defenses already behind it; this was its 16th defense. Ohio State went on to defend it 1 more time before Clemson took it on December 28, 2019, 413 days after the reign began.

For Michigan this was its 28th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 8 times before.

It was the 11th of 11 belt games between the two; going in, Ohio State led the belt series 7–3; all-time Ohio State leads 8–3. Every meeting →

AI-Written

Recap

Ohio State's defense dominated Michigan in this defensive belt-holder matchup, with the Buckeyes controlling the line of scrimmage and limiting the Wolverines to just 91 rushing yards. Justin Fields orchestrated a balanced offensive attack, connecting repeatedly with receivers like Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave while J.K. Dobbins punched in four rushing touchdowns to power Ohio State's 56-27 victory. Michigan struck first with a 22-yard Giles Jackson touchdown run, but Ohio State answered with back-to-back scoring drives capped by Fields' 57-yard touchdown pass to Olave and two Dobbins rushing scores in the second quarter to seize control. Despite Michigan's best efforts to stay competitive with late scores including Hassan Haskins' touchdown in the fourth quarter, Ohio State's superior execution on third downs (9-15 vs 2-13) and time of possession dominance proved decisive in retaining the belt.

Giles Jackson's 22-yard TD run gave Michigan an early 6-0 lead before Ohio State's offense took over
J.K. Dobbins' four rushing touchdowns showcased Ohio State's ground game dominance and control of the line
Justin Fields' 57-yard touchdown pass to Chris Olave in Q1 swung momentum decisively to Ohio State
Ohio State's 9-15 third-down conversion rate versus Michigan's 2-13 proved decisive in the title game atmosphere

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

MichiganOhio State

Total yards396577

Rushing yards91264

Passing yards305313

First downs2127

3rd down conv.2/139/15

Turnovers21

Penalties–yards5–387–66

Time of possession23:2536:35

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 12:37	Michigan	+22 yd	Shea Patterson pass complete to Ronnie Bell for 7 yds to the MICHIGAN 45 for a 1ST down OHIO ST Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the OhSt 30 for a 1ST down
Q1 11:43	Michigan	+22 yd	Giles Jackson run for 22 yds for a TD (Quinn Nordin PAT MISSED)
Q1 8:50	Ohio State	+5 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 5 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q1 11:07	Ohio State	+34 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 34 yds to the Mich 41 J.K. Dobbins fumbled, recovered by OhSt J.K. Dobbins for a 1ST down
Q1 9:00	Ohio State	+28 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to J.K. Dobbins for 28 yds to the Mich 5 for a 1ST down
Q1 7:20	Michigan	+56 yd	Brad Robbins punt for 41 yds, downed at the MICHIGAN 35 OHIO ST Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the OhSt 20
Q1 5:00	Michigan	+20 yd	Shea Patterson pass complete to Donovan Peoples-Jones for 20 yds to the Mich 37 for a 1ST down
Q1 1:27	Ohio State	+57 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 57 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q1 0:19	Michigan	+25 yd	Shea Patterson pass complete to Donovan Peoples-Jones for 25 yds for a TD (Quinn Nordin KICK)
Q1 1:00	Michigan	+41 yd	Shea Patterson pass complete to Sean McKeon for 41 yds to the OhSt 25 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:00	Ohio State	+41 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 41 yds to the Mich 12 for a 1ST down
Q2 10:12	Ohio State	+6 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 6 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q2 9:57	Michigan	+34 yd	Shea Patterson pass complete to Nick Eubanks for 34 yds to the OhSt 44 for a 1ST down
Q2 6:32	Michigan	-4 yd	Shea Patterson run for a loss of 4 yards to the OhSt 16 Shea Patterson fumbled, recovered by OhSt Robert Landers
Q2 3:15	Ohio State	+5 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 5 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q2 3:25	Ohio State	+47 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 47 yds to the Mich 5 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:19	Michigan	+23 yd	Quinn Nordin 23 yd FG GOOD
Q2 1:20	Michigan	+21 yd	Shea Patterson pass complete to Nico Collins for 21 yds to the OhSt 5 for a 1ST down
Q2 2:45	Michigan	+24 yd	Shea Patterson pass complete to Donovan Peoples-Jones for 24 yds to the OhSt 49 for a 1ST down
Q3 11:18	Ohio State	+6 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to K.J. Hill for 6 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q3 14:51	Ohio State	+41 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 41 yds to the Mich 34 for a 1ST down
Q3 14:25	Ohio State	+21 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to J.K. Dobbins for 21 yds to the Mich 13 for a 1ST down
Q3 3:46	Ohio State	+30 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 30 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q3 2:33	Michigan	+45 yd	Quinn Nordin 45 yd FG GOOD
Q4 14:23	Michigan	+2 yd	Hassan Haskins run for 2 yds for a TD OHIO ST Penalty, Defensive Holding (2 Yards) to the OhSt 1 (H. Haskins Run For Two-point Conversion)
Q3 0:47	Michigan	+33 yd	Hassan Haskins run for 33 yds to the OhSt 27 for a 1ST down
Q4 10:11	Ohio State	+16 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Austin Mack for 16 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 10:11	Ohio State	+36 yd	Blake Haubeil kickoff for 65 yds , Giles Jackson return for 36 yds to the Mich 36
Q4 6:30	Ohio State	+33 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 33 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 5:18	Michigan	-16 yd	Shea Patterson pass intercepted Amir Riep return for 16 yds to the 50 yard line

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

Michigan

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Shea Patterson	18/43	305	7.1	1	1

Ohio State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Justin Fields	14/25	302	12.1	4	0
Chris Chugunov	1/2	11	5.5	0	0

Rushing

Michigan

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Hassan Haskins	12	78	6.5	1	33
Giles Jackson	3	26	8.7	1	22
Zach Charbonnet	4	7	1.8	0	6
Shea Patterson	7	-20	-2.9	0	4

Ohio State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
J.K. Dobbins	31	211	6.8	4	41
Master Teague	12	29	2.4	0	5
Justin Fields	6	25	4.2	0	9
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Receiving

Michigan

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ronnie Bell	6	78	13.0	0	17
Donovan Peoples-Jones	3	69	23.0	1	25
Sean McKeon	3	66	22.0	0	41
Nick Eubanks	2	42	21.0	0	34
Nico Collins	2	32	16.0	0	21
Tarik Black	1	9	9.0	0	9
Hassan Haskins	1	9	9.0	0	9

Ohio State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Garrett Wilson	3	118	39.3	1	47
Chris Olave	2	68	34.0	1	57
J.K. Dobbins	2	49	24.5	0	28
Austin Mack	3	39	13.0	1	16
K.J. Hill	2	17	8.5	1	11
Luke Farrell	1	14	14.0	0	14
Rashod Berry	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jeremy Ruckert	1	4	4.0	0	4

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Defense

Michigan

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Aidan Hutchinson	10	4	0	0	0	1
Cameron McGrone	8	6	0	1.5	0	1
Khaleke Hudson	8	2	0	0	0	0
Josh Metellus	8	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan Glasgow	7	3	0.5	1	0	0
Kwity Paye	6	2	0	1.5	0	0
Christopher Hinton	6	1	0	0.5	0	0
Carlo Kemp	4	1	0	0	0	0
Daxton Hill	3	2	0	0	0	0
Michael Dwumfour	3	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Lavert Hill	2	2	0	0	2	0
Vincent Gray	2	2	0	0	0	0
Ambry Thomas	2	1	0	0	0	0
Mike Danna	1	1	0	0	0	0
Hassan Haskins	1	1	0	0	0	0
Josh Uche	1	0	0	0	0	0

Ohio State

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Baron Browning	7	6	0	1.5	0	0
Davon Hamilton	5	4	1	2	0	0
Jordan Fuller	5	3	0	0	2	0
Pete Werner	4	3	0	1	1	0
Tuf Borland	4	2	0	0	0	0
Jonathon Cooper	3	3	1	1	0	0
Damon Arnette	3	1	0	0	1	0
Amir Riep	3	1	0	0	1	0
Robert Landers	2	2	0	2	0	0
Malik Harrison	2	1	0	1.5	0	0
Justin Hilliard	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jeffrey Okudah	1	1	0	0	2	0
Sevyn Banks	1	1	0	0	1	0
Cameron Brown	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dallas Gant	1	1	0	0	0	0
K'Vaughan Pope	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tommy Togiai	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jameson Williams	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tyreke Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marcus Hooker	1	0	0	0	1	0
Chase Young	0	0	0	0	0	2

Fumbles

Michigan

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jake McCurry	0	0	1
Shea Patterson	1	1	0

Ohio State

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Robert Landers	0	0	1
Garrett Wilson	1	1	0
J.K. Dobbins	1	0	0

Interceptions

Michigan

No recorded stats in this category.

Ohio State

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Amir Riep	1	16	0

Kick Returns

Michigan

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Giles Jackson	4	80	20.0	36	0

Ohio State

No recorded stats in this category.

Kicking

Michigan

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Quinn Nordin	2/2	100.0	45	1/2	7

Ohio State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Blake Haubeil	0/0	0.0	0	8/8	8

Punt Returns

Michigan

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Donovan Peoples-Jones	1	2	2.0	2	0

Ohio State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Garrett Wilson	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punting

Michigan

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Brad Robbins	4	171	42.8	0	1	48
Will Hart	1	58	58.0	1	0	58

Ohio State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Drue Chrisman	4	182	45.5	2	1	61

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 401112228) · This game in the downloadable dataset

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