August 31, 2019 Week 1 · Regular Season Belt defended

Ohio State defends the belt, 45–21, at home over Florida Atlantic.

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Ohio State 45

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Florida Atlantic 21

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Recap

Ohio State's Justin Fields was absolutely dominant in the first quarter, leading the Buckeyes to an early 28-0 lead with four touchdown passes in the opening frame, including scoring strikes to Jeremy Ruckert, Binjimen Victor, and Chris Olave. Florida Atlantic managed a field goal late in the first half after recovering a Justin Fields fumble, but Ohio State's offense was simply too much, with Fields adding another touchdown pass to Ruckert in the third quarter. The Owls scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to make the final score more respectable, but Ohio State's dominant first-half performance on both sides of the ball had already decided the contest well before the final whistle.

Justin Fields' four touchdown passes in Q1, establishing Ohio State's dominance early and making the game essentially over by the end of the first quarter
Florida Atlantic's two fumble recoveries in Q2 (forcing Fields to lose the ball at the FAU 49 and recovering a Dobbins fumble) preventing an even more lopsided deficit
Ohio State's 28-0 first-quarter advantage, which proved insurmountable despite FAU's late fourth-quarter scoring

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 StateFlorida Atlantic

Total yards469228

Rushing yards23722

Passing yards232206

First downs2417

3rd down conv.7/145/17

Turnovers21

Penalties–yards7–625–35

Time of possession32:0327:57

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	Florida Atlantic	+26 yd	Vladimir Rivas kickoff for 61 yds , Demario McCall return for 26 yds to the OhSt 30
Q1 13:07	Ohio State	+51 yd	Justin Fields run for 51 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q1 11:41	Florida Atlantic	+35 yd	Matthew Hayball punt for 37 yds , Demario McCall returns for 35 yds to the FlAtl 26
Q1 11:05	Ohio State	+25 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 25 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q1 9:12	Ohio State	+32 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Binjimen Victor for 32 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q1 7:52	Florida Atlantic	+29 yd	Matthew Hayball punt for 44 yds, fair catch by K.J. Hill at the OHIOST 39 FLA ATLANTIC Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the FlAtl 46
Q1 6:50	Ohio State	+29 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 29 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q2 9:44	Ohio State	+33 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Binjimen Victor for 33 yds to the OhSt 49 for a 1ST down
Q2 6:32	Ohio State	-12 yd	Justin Fields run for a loss of 12 yards to the FlAtl 49 Justin Fields fumbled, recovered by FlAtl Quran Hafiz
Q2 1:39	Ohio State	+7 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for no gain to the OhSt 25 J.K. Dobbins fumbled, recovered by FlAtl Rashad Smith , return for 7 yds to the OhSt 25
Q2 0:33	Florida Atlantic	+28 yd	Vladimir Rivas 28 yd FG GOOD
Q3 12:23	Florida Atlantic	+28 yd	Vladimir Rivas 28 Yd Field Goal
Q3 13:16	Florida Atlantic	+38 yd	Chris Robison pass complete to Harrison Bryant for 26 yds to the OhSt 23 for a 1ST down OHIO ST Penalty, Roughing Passer (12 Yards) to the OhSt 11 for a 1ST down
Q3 2:37	Ohio State	+3 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 3 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 13:23	Florida Atlantic	+3 yd	Larry McCammon III run for 3 yds for a TD, (Chris Robison pass to John Mitchell for Two-Point Conversion)
Q4 10:43	Ohio State	+1 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 1 yd for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 10:43	Ohio State	+20 yd	Blake Haubeil kickoff for 61 yds , Deangelo Antoine return for 20 yds to the FlAtl 24
Q4 10:14	Florida Atlantic	+38 yd	Chris Robison pass complete to Tavaris Harrison for 38 yds to the OhSt 38 for a 1ST down
Q4 8:16	Florida Atlantic	+2 yd	Chris Robison pass complete to John Raine for 2 yds for a TD, (Vladimir Rivas KICK)
Q4 3:01	Ohio State	+46 yd	Blake Haubeil 46 Yd Field Goal
Q4 5:29	Ohio State	+21 yd	Master Teague III run for 21 yds to the FlAtl 32 for a 1ST down
Q4 8:16	Florida Atlantic	+26 yd	Vladimir Rivas kickoff for 65 yds , Demario McCall return for 26 yds to the OhSt 26
Q4 1:51	Florida Atlantic	+0 yd	Justin Agner pass intercepted Josh Proctor return for no gain to the OhSt 20

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	QBR
Justin FieldsOhio State	18/25	234	9.4	4	0	96.1
Chris ChugunovOhio State	1/1	-2	-2.0	0	0	12.5
Chris RobisonFlorida Atlantic	22/34	178	5.2	1	0	13.2
Justin AgnerFlorida Atlantic	3/5	30	6.0	0	1	39.3
James CharlesFlorida Atlantic	1/1	-2	-2.0	0	0	8.8

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
J.K. DobbinsOhio State	21	91	4.3	1	17
Justin FieldsOhio State	12	61	5.1	1	51
Master TeagueOhio State	8	49	6.1	0	21
Marcus CrowleyOhio State	4	27	6.8	0	8
Demario McCallOhio State	2	11	5.5	0	6
TeamOhio State	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
James CharlesFlorida Atlantic	10	25	2.5	0	9
Larry McCammon IIIFlorida Atlantic	11	22	2.0	1	6
B.J. EmmonsFlorida Atlantic	1	1	1.0	0	1
Willie WrightFlorida Atlantic	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Malcom DavidsonFlorida Atlantic	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Chris RobisonFlorida Atlantic	9	-24	-2.7	0	9

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chris OlaveOhio State	5	68	13.6	1	29
Binjimen VictorOhio State	2	65	32.5	1	33
Jeremy RuckertOhio State	4	38	9.5	2	25
Austin MackOhio State	2	21	10.5	0	12
K.J. HillOhio State	3	21	7.0	0	11
J.K. DobbinsOhio State	1	14	14.0	0	14
Demario McCallOhio State	1	7	7.0	0	7
Jaelen GillOhio State	1	-2	-2.0	0	-2
Harrison BryantFlorida Atlantic	6	79	13.2	0	26
Tavaris HarrisonFlorida Atlantic	4	57	14.3	0	38
John RaineFlorida Atlantic	6	29	4.8	1	14
Dante CousartFlorida Atlantic	2	18	9.0	0	17
Larry McCammon IIIFlorida Atlantic	3	15	5.0	0	12
John MitchellFlorida Atlantic	1	12	12.0	0	12
James CharlesFlorida Atlantic	1	8	8.0	0	8
B.J. EmmonsFlorida Atlantic	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Willie WrightFlorida Atlantic	2	-10	-5.0	0	0

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jordan FullerOhio State	7	4	0	0	0	0
Jeffrey OkudahOhio State	6	4	0	1	1	0
Malik HarrisonOhio State	5	3	1	2	0	0
Chase YoungOhio State	5	3	1.5	1.5	1	0
Jashon CornellOhio State	4	3	1	2	0	0
Baron BrowningOhio State	4	2	0	1	0	1
Antwuan JacksonOhio State	3	3	0	1	0	0
Tuf BorlandOhio State	3	2	0	0	0	0
Isaiah PryorOhio State	3	2	0	0	0	0
Robert LandersOhio State	3	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Jahsen WintOhio State	2	2	0	0	0	0
Shaun WadeOhio State	2	2	0	0	0	0
Chris OlaveOhio State	2	2	0	0	0	0
Javontae Jean-BaptisteOhio State	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tommy TogiaiOhio State	2	1	0	1	0	0
Teradja MitchellOhio State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Alex WilliamsOhio State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jerron CageOhio State	0	0	0	0	1	0
Pete WernerOhio State	4	3	0	1	0	0
Brendon WhiteOhio State	3	2	0	1	1	0
Sevyn BanksOhio State	2	2	0	0	0	0
Davon HamiltonOhio State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Amir RiepOhio State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Haskell GarrettOhio State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Akileis LeroyFlorida Atlantic	6	5	1	1	0	0
Hosea Barnwell VFlorida Atlantic	6	3	0	0	0	0
Jordan HelmFlorida Atlantic	2	2	0	0	0	0
Leighton McCarthyFlorida Atlantic	2	1	1	1	0	0
Meiko DotsonFlorida Atlantic	1	1	0	1	0	0
Damian HortonFlorida Atlantic	1	1	0	0	0	1
Teja YoungFlorida Atlantic	1	1	0	0	1	0
Kelvin Dean Jr.Florida Atlantic	1	1	0	0	0	0
Rashad SmithFlorida Atlantic	11	7	0	0	0	0
Da'Von BrownFlorida Atlantic	8	6	0	1	0	0
Quran HafizFlorida Atlantic	7	3	0	0	0	0
James PierreFlorida Atlantic	5	2	0	1	0	0
Chris TooleyFlorida Atlantic	4	3	0	0	0	0
Tim BonnerFlorida Atlantic	4	3	0	0	0	0
William DavisFlorida Atlantic	4	1	0	0	0	0
Korel SmithFlorida Atlantic	3	2	0	0	0	0
Zyon GilbertFlorida Atlantic	3	2	0	0	0	0
Ray EllisFlorida Atlantic	1	1	0	0	0	0
Noah JeffersonFlorida Atlantic	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ahman RossFlorida Atlantic	1	1	0	0	0	0
Malike VigilleFlorida Atlantic	1	1	0	0	0	0
Armani AdamsFlorida Atlantic	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jaylen JoynerFlorida Atlantic	1	1	0	0	0	1
Caliph BriceFlorida Atlantic	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
J.K. DobbinsOhio State	1	1	0
Justin FieldsOhio State	1	1	0
Rashad SmithFlorida Atlantic	0	0	1
Quran HafizFlorida Atlantic	0	0	1
Dante CousartFlorida Atlantic	1	0	0
Larry McCammon IIIFlorida Atlantic	1	0	0
Chris RobisonFlorida Atlantic	1	0	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Josh ProctorOhio State	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Demario McCallOhio State	3	52	17.3	26
Chris OlaveOhio State	1	15	15.0	15
Deangelo AntoineFlorida Atlantic	3	20	6.7	20
Meiko DotsonFlorida Atlantic	4	10	2.5	10

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Blake HaubeilOhio State	1/1	100.0	46	6/6	9
Vladmir RivasFlorida Atlantic	2/2	100.0	28	1/1	7

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Demario McCallOhio State	2	40	20.0	35
K.J. HillOhio State	2	13	6.5	16
Dante CousartFlorida Atlantic	2	5	2.5	5
Meiko DotsonFlorida Atlantic	1	0	0.0	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Drue ChrismanOhio State	4	175	43.8	0	0	59
Matthew HayballFlorida Atlantic	9	425	47.2	0	0	70

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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