September 21, 2019 Week 4 · Regular Season Belt defended

Ohio State defends the belt, 76–5, at home over Miami (OH).

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Recap

Ohio State's defense suffocated Miami (OH) from the opening whistle, forcing three turnovers while the Buckeyes' offense put on a clinic behind Justin Fields and his receivers. After an early safety set the tone, Fields led a devastating second-quarter onslaught where he threw four touchdown passes in less than seven minutes, including a 53-yard bomb to K.J. Hill and back-to-back scoring strikes to Chris Olave. Miami (OH) managed only a field goal and never threatened to compete, with the RedHawks gaining just 130 total yards and converting only four of seventeen third-down attempts. Ohio State's starters piled on in the third quarter before giving way to backups, with four different quarterbacks eventually taking snaps as the Buckeyes methodically dismantled their overmatched opponent to retain the belt with a dominant 76-5 victory.

Justin Fields' four touchdown passes in Q2 (to Hill, Olave twice, and Victor) that put the game completely out of reach
Jeff Okudah's interception return of Brett Gabbert's pass in Q2 that swung momentum decisively to Ohio State
Miami (OH)'s lone touchdown drive stalled by turnovers, accumulating just 130 yards total offense against Ohio State's dominant defense

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 StateMiami (OH)

Total yards601130

Rushing yards22770

Passing yards37460

First downs3010

3rd down conv.1/54/17

Turnovers13

Penalties–yards6–524–50

Time of possession27:0232:58

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 12:00	Ohio State	+0 yd	Team Safety
Q1 7:25	Miami (OH)	+21 yd	Sam Sloman 21 yd FG GOOD
Q1 5:16	Ohio State	+26 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 26 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q1 5:59	Ohio State	+21 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Binjimen Victor for 6 yds to the OHIOST 47 for a 1ST down MIAMI OH Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (Bart Baratti) to the MiaOh 32 for a 1ST down
Q1 5:01	Miami (OH)	+23 yd	Maurice Thomas run for 23 yds to the MiaOh 48 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:36	Ohio State	+53 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to K.J. Hill for 53 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q2 14:33	Miami (OH)	+0 yd	Brett Gabbert pass intercepted Jeff Okudah return for no gain to the MiaOh 41
Q2 14:04	Ohio State	+7 yd	Justin Fields run for 7 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q2 14:10	Ohio State	+25 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to K.J. Hill for 25 yds to the MiaOh 7 for a 1ST down
Q2 8:37	Ohio State	+6 yd	Justin Fields run for 6 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q2 12:20	Ohio State	+24 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 24 yds to the MiaOh 46 for a 1ST down
Q2 5:06	Ohio State	+13 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 13 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q2 2:40	Miami (OH)	+0 yd	TEAM punt blocked by Sevyn Banks blocked by Sevyn Banks
Q2 2:14	Ohio State	+30 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Binjimen Victor for 30 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q2 0:53	Ohio State	+10 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 10 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q3 11:42	Miami (OH)	+52 yd	Kyle Kramer punt for 44 yds , Garrett Wilson returns for 52 yds to the MiaOh 12
Q3 11:05	Ohio State	+2 yd	Master Teague III run for 2 yds to the MiaOh 16 Master Teague III fumbled, recovered by MiaOh
Q3 9:21	Miami (OH)	+30 yd	Kyle Kramer punt for 45 yds, downed at the OHIOST 33, MIAMI OH Penalty, Kick Catching Interference (Zedrick Raymond) to the OhSt 48 for a 1ST down
Q3 9:00	Ohio State	+38 yd	Chris Chugunov pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 38 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q3 2:15	Ohio State	+7 yd	Chris Chugunov pass complete to Marcus Crowley for 7 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 13:59	Ohio State	+61 yd	Gunnar Hoak pass complete to Jameson Williams for 61 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 3:02	Ohio State	+2 yd	Steele Chambers run for 2 yds for a TD, (Dominic DiMaccio PAT MISSED)

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	14/21	223	10.6	4	0	92.1
Chris ChugunovOhio State	6/7	86	12.3	2	0	96.1
Gunnar HoakOhio State	2/2	65	32.5	1	0	100.0
Brett GabbertMiami (OH)	5/15	48	3.2	0	1	18.3
Jackson WilliamsonMiami (OH)	2/5	12	2.4	0	0	0.2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Steele ChambersOhio State	8	63	7.9	1	15
J.K. DobbinsOhio State	8	52	6.5	1	26
Justin FieldsOhio State	9	36	4.0	2	9
Master TeagueOhio State	11	34	3.1	0	14
Marcus CrowleyOhio State	4	22	5.5	0	7
Demario McCallOhio State	1	10	10.0	0	10
Amari McMahonOhio State	1	10	10.0	0	10
Maurice ThomasMiami (OH)	8	44	5.5	0	23
Mitchell BurtonMiami (OH)	5	12	2.4	0	9
Zach KahnMiami (OH)	7	12	1.7	0	4
Brett GabbertMiami (OH)	4	9	2.3	0	8
Tyre SheltonMiami (OH)	6	9	1.5	0	6
Davion JohnsonMiami (OH)	6	4	0.7	0	6
AJ MayerMiami (OH)	1	2	2.0	0	2
TeamMiami (OH)	2	-2	-1.0	0	0
Jackson WilliamsonMiami (OH)	4	-20	-5.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
K.J. HillOhio State	2	78	39.0	1	53
Jameson WilliamsOhio State	2	74	37.0	1	61
Garrett WilsonOhio State	4	54	13.5	1	38
Binjimen VictorOhio State	3	42	14.0	1	30
Chris OlaveOhio State	3	30	10.0	2	13
Jeremy RuckertOhio State	1	24	24.0	0	24
Master TeagueOhio State	1	17	17.0	0	17
Rashod BerryOhio State	1	16	16.0	0	16
Ellijah GardinerOhio State	1	10	10.0	0	10
Jake HausmannOhio State	1	9	9.0	0	9
J.K. DobbinsOhio State	1	9	9.0	0	9
Marcus CrowleyOhio State	1	7	7.0	1	7
Demario McCallOhio State	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jack SorensonMiami (OH)	4	42	10.5	0	13
Luke MayockMiami (OH)	1	10	10.0	0	10
Maurice ThomasMiami (OH)	1	4	4.0	0	4
James MayeMiami (OH)	1	4	4.0	0	4

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Malik HarrisonOhio State	4	3	0	1	0	0
Alex WilliamsOhio State	4	2	0	0	0	0
Baron BrowningOhio State	3	2	1	2	0	0
Damon ArnetteOhio State	2	2	0	0	1	0
Shaun WadeOhio State	2	1	0	0	0	0
Pete WernerOhio State	1	0	0	0	0	0
K'Vaughan PopeOhio State	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dallas GantOhio State	5	2	1.5	1.5	0	0
Jashon CornellOhio State	4	2	0	1	0	0
Haskell GarrettOhio State	4	2	0	1.5	0	0
Chase YoungOhio State	3	2	2	2	0	1
Davon HamiltonOhio State	3	2	0	2	0	0
Zaid HamdanOhio State	3	1	0	0	0	0
Zach HarrisonOhio State	2	2	0	0	0	0
Tuf BorlandOhio State	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan FullerOhio State	2	1	0	0	0	0
Teradja MitchellOhio State	2	1	0	1	0	0
Amir RiepOhio State	2	0	0	0	0	0
Javontae Jean-BaptisteOhio State	2	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
TeamOhio State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jeffrey OkudahOhio State	1	1	0	0	1	0
Marcus WilliamsonOhio State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Cameron BrownOhio State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Justin HilliardOhio State	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jahsen WintOhio State	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jerron CageOhio State	1	0	0	0	0	0
Antwuan JacksonOhio State	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Craig YoungOhio State	1	0	0	0	0	0
Myles ReidMiami (OH)	6	4	1	0	0	0
Mike BrownMiami (OH)	6	3	0	1	0	0
Kobe BurseMiami (OH)	3	3	0	1	0	0
Bart BarattiMiami (OH)	3	3	0	1	0	0
Ja'don Rucker-FurlowMiami (OH)	3	2	0	0	1	0
Doug CostinMiami (OH)	3	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Andrew SharpMiami (OH)	1	1	0	0	0	0
Luke BoldenMiami (OH)	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cecil SingletonMiami (OH)	8	5	0	0	0	0
Sterling WeatherfordMiami (OH)	6	4	0	1	0	0
Ryan McWoodMiami (OH)	5	3	0	0	0	0
Cedric BoswellMiami (OH)	4	3	0	0	0	0
Travion BanksMiami (OH)	4	2	0	0	1	0
Nate RobinsonMiami (OH)	3	2	0	0	0	0
Kameron ButlerMiami (OH)	2	2	0	1	0	0
Lonnie PhelpsMiami (OH)	2	2	0	0	0	0
Zedrick RaymondMiami (OH)	2	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Dean LemonMiami (OH)	2	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew SalopekMiami (OH)	2	0	0	0	0	0
Cam TurnerMiami (OH)	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ryan NewtonMiami (OH)	1	0	0	0	0	0
Austin ErtlMiami (OH)	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	REC	FUM	LOST
Tyler FridayOhio State	1	0	0
Malik HarrisonOhio State	1	0	0
Master TeagueOhio State	0	1	1
Justin FieldsOhio State	0	1	0
Mike BrownMiami (OH)	1	0	0
Jackson WilliamsonMiami (OH)	0	2	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jeffrey OkudahOhio State	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Maurice ThomasMiami (OH)	2	11	5.5	11	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Blake HaubeilOhio State	0/0	0.0	0	10/10	10
Dominic DiMaccioOhio State	0/0	0.0	0	0/1	0
Samuel SlomanMiami (OH)	1/1	100.0	21	0/0	3

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Garrett WilsonOhio State	1	52	52.0	52
Demario McCallOhio State	1	7	7.0	7
Sevyn BanksOhio State	1	5	5.0	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Drue ChrismanOhio State	2	107	53.5	0	2	54
Kyle KramerMiami (OH)	9	409	45.4	1	1	53
TeamMiami (OH)	1	0	0.0	0	0	0

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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