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Belt / 2019 season / Reign #306 · Game 1,551 of 1,643
October 26, 2019 Week 9 · Regular Season Belt defended

Ohio State defends the belt, 38–7, at home over Wisconsin.

Home · Defending Holder
Ohio StateAP No. 3 38
AT
Away · Challenger
WisconsinAP No. 13 7

AP poll, week 9: Wisconsin No. 13 at Ohio State No. 3 · No. 1 that week: Georgia. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Ohio State came in 350 days into reign #306, which began with a win over Michigan State, with 11 defenses already behind it; this was its 12th defense. Ohio State went on to defend it 5 more times before Clemson took it on December 28, 2019, 413 days after the reign began.

For Wisconsin this was its 11th shot at the belt; it had held the belt 3 times before.

It was the 6th of 7 belt games between the two; going in, Ohio State led the belt series 4–1; all-time Ohio State leads 6–1. Every meeting →

AI-Written

Recap

Ohio State dominated Wisconsin from start to finish, controlling the line of scrimmage and the clock to retain the belt with a decisive 38-7 victory. The Buckeyes' offense was relentless, with Justin Fields orchestrating multiple scoring drives throughout the game, including touchdown passes to Chris Olave in the second quarter and fourth quarter, while J.K. Dobbins punched in three rushing touchdowns. Wisconsin's only score came on a Jack Coan touchdown pass to A.J. Taylor in the third quarter, but the Badgers were hamstrung by two turnovers and struggled to generate consistent offense, gaining just 191 total yards. Ohio State's defense, led by Chase Young's crucial strip-sack and fumble recovery in the fourth quarter, shut down Wisconsin's ground game and forced the visiting Badgers into one-dimensional football, ultimately making this a convincing championship 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 StateWisconsin
Total yards431191
Rushing yards26483
Passing yards167108
First downs249
3rd down conv.9/144/13
Turnovers02
Penalties–yards2–153–30
Time of possession31:5828:02

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
WhenTeamYardsPlay
Q1 10:56Ohio State+59 ydDrue Chrisman punt for 49 yds, downed at the OHIOST 29 WISCONSIN Penalty, Offensive Holding (Rachad Wildgoose) to the Wisc 19
Q1 3:03Wisconsin+27 ydAron Cruickshank run for 27 yds to the Wisc 42 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:05Ohio State+20 ydJustin Fields pass complete to J.K. Dobbins for 20 yds to the OhSt 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 6:52Ohio State+49 ydBlake Haubeil 49 yd FG GOOD
Q2 6:52Ohio State+28 ydBlake Haubeil kickoff for 60 yds , Aron Cruickshank return for 28 yds to the Wisc 33
Q2 0:43Ohio State+27 ydJustin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 27 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q2 1:31Ohio State+21 ydJustin Fields run for 21 yds to the Wisc 24 for a 1ST down
Q3 12:08Wisconsin+26 ydJack Coan pass complete to A.J. Taylor for 26 yds for a TD, (Collin Larsh KICK)
Q3 11:56Ohio State+22 ydJustin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 22 yds to the OhSt 47 for a 1ST down
Q3 9:55Ohio State+28 ydJ.K. Dobbins run for 28 yds to the Wisc 10 for a 1ST down
Q3 9:34Ohio State+10 ydJustin Fields run for 10 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q3 8:15Wisconsin+23 ydAnthony Lotti punt for 46 yds , Garrett Wilson returns for 23 yds to the OhSt 47
Q3 6:58Ohio State+34 ydJ.K. Dobbins run for 34 yds to the Wisc 9 for a 1ST down
Q3 6:28Ohio State+9 ydJ.K. Dobbins run for 9 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 14:51Ohio State+21 ydJustin Fields pass complete to J.K. Dobbins for 21 yds to the Wisc 20 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:40Ohio State+14 ydJ.K. Dobbins run for 14 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 11:39Wisconsin+31 ydJack Coan sacked by Chase Young for a loss of 3 yards to the Wisc 45 Jack Coan fumbled, forced by Chase Young, recovered by OhSt Pete Werner , return for 31 yds to the Wisc 45
Q4 13:40Ohio State+20 ydBlake Haubeil kickoff for 55 yds , Aron Cruickshank return for 20 yds to the Wisc 30
Q4 12:12Wisconsin+35 ydJack Coan pass complete to Quintez Cephus for 35 yds to the OhSt 21 for a 1ST down
Q4 7:29Ohio State+4 ydJustin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 4 yds for a TD, (Blake Haubeil KICK)
Q4 5:17Ohio State+20 ydMaster Teague III run for 20 yds to the OhSt 40 for a 1ST down

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

Ohio State

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Justin Fields12/221677.62071.1

Wisconsin

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Jack Coan10/171086.41013.9

Rushing

Ohio State

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
J.K. Dobbins201638.2234
Master Teague13765.8020
Justin Fields13282.2121
Chris Olave111.001
Chris Chugunov100.000
Team2-4-2.000

Wisconsin

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Jonathan Taylor20522.6014
Aron Cruickshank22814.0027
Bradrick Shaw166.006
Kendric Pryor122.002
Garrett Groshek111.001
Jack Coan9-6-0.7012

Receiving

Ohio State

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Chris Olave79313.3227
J.K. Dobbins35819.3021
K.J. Hill11111.0011
Garrett Wilson155.005

Wisconsin

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Quintez Cephus35719.0035
A.J. Taylor22914.5126
Danny Davis III188.008
Kendric Pryor155.005
Jonathan Taylor155.005
Jake Ferguson155.005
Garrett Groshek1-1-1.000
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Defense

Ohio State

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Damon Arnette7501000
Pete Werner6100000
Malik Harrison4400000
Jeffrey Okudah4300000
Tuf Borland4200000
Tommy Togiai3300000
Brendon White2200000
Zach Harrison2100000
Baron Browning1000000
Tyreke Smith1000000
Chase Young6645000
Jordan Fuller4200000
Davon Hamilton3311000
Jashon Cornell1100000
Justin Hilliard1101000
Jahsen Wint1100000
Sevyn Banks1100000
Xavier Johnson1100000
Amir Riep1000000
Blake Haubeil1000000
Javontae Jean-Baptiste1000000

Wisconsin

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Jack Sanborn6400000
Chris Orr6211000
Caesar Williams4400000
Faion Hicks2100000
Tyler Biadasz1100000
Leo Chenal1100000
Bryson Williams1000000
Eric Burrell11600000
Zack Baun10811000
Noah Burks841.52.5000
Reggie Pearson5300000
Matt Henningsen5200100
Keeanu Benton3211000
Rachad Wildgoose2100000
Anthony Lotti1100000
Isaiahh Loudermilk100.50.5000
Semar Melvin1000000

Fumbles

Ohio State

PlayerRECFUMLOST
Pete Werner200

Wisconsin

PlayerRECFUMLOST
Jack Coan022

Kick Returns

Ohio State

No recorded stats in this category.

Wisconsin

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Aron Cruickshank48320.8280

Kicking

Ohio State

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Blake Haubeil1/1100.0495/58

Wisconsin

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Collin Larsh0/00.001/11

Punt Returns

Ohio State

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Garrett Wilson12323.0230

Wisconsin

No recorded stats in this category.

Punting

Ohio State

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Drue Chrisman312742.30050

Wisconsin

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Anthony Lotti730343.30047

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 401112254) · This game in the downloadable dataset