December 7, 2019 Week 15 · Regular Season Neutral site Belt defended

Ohio State defends the belt, 34–21, at a neutral site over Wisconsin.

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Recap

Ohio State's defense proved stifling enough to preserve the belt despite Wisconsin's balanced offensive attack in Madison. The Badgers struck first with Jonathan Taylor's 44-yard touchdown run in the opening quarter, but Ohio State responded methodically, with Justin Fields orchestrating scoring drives that put the Buckeyes ahead. Wisconsin kept pace through the first half, with Jack Coan punching in a 1-yard score, but Ohio State's air attack took over in the second half as Fields found Jeremy Ruckert for a touchdown and later K.J. Hill twice to pull away. Though Wisconsin mounted a late drive reaching Ohio State's 10-yard line with 15 seconds left, it came too late as Ohio State's 34-21 victory kept the belt around Columbus.

Jonathan Taylor's 44-yard TD run in Q1 gave Wisconsin early momentum and first blood
J.K. Dobbins's 2-yard score late in Q2 put Ohio State ahead for good before halftime
Justin Fields's 50-yard completion to Chris Olave in Q3 set up a touchdown drive that extended Ohio State's lead
Fields's two fourth-quarter touchdown passes to K.J. Hill sealed the victory and kept the belt in Columbus

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

WisconsinOhio State

Total yards432492

Rushing yards200172

Passing yards232320

First downs2328

3rd down conv.7/156/14

Turnovers01

Penalties–yards4–414–40

Time of possession28:1431:46

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 12:57	Wisconsin	+44 yd	Jonathan Taylor 44 Yd Run (Zach Hintze Kick)
Q1 14:57	Wisconsin	+27 yd	Jack Coan pass complete to Quintez Cephus for 27 yds to the Wisc 44 for a 1ST down
Q1 5:28	Ohio State	+34 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Austin Mack for 34 yds to the Wisc 44 for a 1ST down
Q2 9:41	Wisconsin	+14 yd	Jack Coan 14 Yd Run (Zach Hintze Kick)
Q2 7:03	Ohio State	+24 yd	J.K. Dobbins run for 24 yds to the Wisc 8 for a 1ST down
Q2 6:05	Ohio State	+3 yd	Justin Fields run for 3 yds to the Wisc 4 Justin Fields fumbled, forced by Isaiahh Loudermilk, recovered by Wisc Matt Henningsen
Q2 7:36	Ohio State	+21 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Binjimen Victor for 21 yds to the Wisc 32 for a 1ST down
Q2 8:04	Ohio State	+21 yd	Drue Chrisman pass complete to Luke Farrell for 21 yds to the OhSt 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:42	Ohio State	+2 yd	J.K. Dobbins 2 Yd Run (Blake Haubeil Kick)
Q2 1:38	Ohio State	+27 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to K.J. Hill for 27 yds to the Wisc 3 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:10	Wisconsin	+1 yd	Jack Coan 1 Yd Run (Zach Hintze Kick)
Q2 0:23	Wisconsin	+24 yd	Jack Coan pass complete to Quintez Cephus for 24 yds to the OhSt 1 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:41	Wisconsin	+45 yd	Jonathan Taylor run for 45 yds to the OhSt 30 for a 1ST down
Q3 14:18	Ohio State	+50 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 50 yds to the Wisc 22 for a 1ST down
Q3 13:21	Ohio State	+16 yd	Jeremy Ruckert 16 Yd pass from Justin Fields (Blake Haubeil Kick)
Q3 11:56	Wisconsin	-4 yd	Anthony Lotti run for a loss of 4 yards to the Wisc 16 Anthony Lotti fumbled, recovered by Wisc Anthony Lotti
Q3 10:45	Ohio State	+27 yd	Blake Haubeil 27 Yd Field Goal
Q3 5:36	Wisconsin	+48 yd	Zach Hintze 48 yd FG MISSED
Q3 10:08	Wisconsin	+26 yd	Jack Coan pass complete to Danny Davis III for 11 yds to the WISCONSIN 48 for a 1ST down OHIO ST Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Damon Arnette) to the OhSt 33 for a 1ST down
Q3 2:23	Ohio State	+16 yd	K.J. Hill 16 Yd pass from Justin Fields (Blake Haubeil Kick)
Q4 13:34	Ohio State	+28 yd	Justin Fields pass complete to Binjimen Victor for 28 yds to the Wisc 34 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:09	Ohio State	+13 yd	K.J. Hill 13 Yd pass from Justin Fields (Blake Haubeil Kick)
Q4 4:39	Ohio State	+24 yd	Blake Haubeil 24 Yd Field Goal
Q4 0:15	Wisconsin	+24 yd	Jack Coan pass complete to Jake Ferguson for 24 yds to the OhSt 10 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

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
Jack CoanWisconsin	17/33	232	7.0	0
TeamWisconsin	0/1	0	0.0	0
Justin FieldsOhio State	19/31	299	9.6	3
Drue ChrismanOhio State	1/1	21	21.0	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jonathan TaylorWisconsin	20	148	7.4	1	45
Jack CoanWisconsin	8	27	3.4	2	14
Aron CruickshankWisconsin	1	17	17.0	0	17
Danny Davis IIIWisconsin	1	5	5.0	0	5
Kendric PryorWisconsin	2	5	2.5	0	4
Garrett GroshekWisconsin	4	2	0.5	0	3
Anthony LottiWisconsin	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
J.K. DobbinsOhio State	33	172	5.2	1	24
Justin FieldsOhio State	12	1	0.1	0	11
TeamOhio State	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Quintez CephusWisconsin	7	122	17.4	0	27
Danny Davis IIIWisconsin	3	38	12.7	0	18
Jake FergusonWisconsin	2	33	16.5	0	24
Kendric PryorWisconsin	2	22	11.0	0	19
Garrett GroshekWisconsin	1	9	9.0	0	9
Jonathan TaylorWisconsin	2	8	4.0	0	6
Chris OlaveOhio State	5	94	18.8	0	50
K.J. HillOhio State	7	83	11.9	2	27
Binjimen VictorOhio State	3	55	18.3	0	28
Austin MackOhio State	1	34	34.0	0	34
Luke FarrellOhio State	1	21	21.0	0	21
Garrett WilsonOhio State	2	17	8.5	0	11
Jeremy RuckertOhio State	1	16	16.0	1	16

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Zack BaunWisconsin	9	6	1	1	0	0
Jack SanbornWisconsin	9	6	1	1	0	0
Reggie PearsonWisconsin	9	4	0	0	0	0
Faion HicksWisconsin	6	4	0	0	0	0
Eric BurrellWisconsin	5	4	0	0	0	0
Isaiahh LoudermilkWisconsin	5	3	1	1	0	0
Leo ChenalWisconsin	4	3	0	0	0	1
Caesar WilliamsWisconsin	3	3	0	0	0	0
Donte BurtonWisconsin	3	2	0	0	0	0
Rachad WildgooseWisconsin	3	2	0	0	1	0
Garrett RandWisconsin	3	1	0	0	0	0
Mike MaskalunasWisconsin	2	1	0	0	0	0
Collin WilderWisconsin	2	1	0	0	1	0
Christian BellWisconsin	2	1	0	0	0	0
Matt HenningsenWisconsin	1	1	1	1	0	0
Keeanu BentonWisconsin	1	1	1	1	0	0
Tyler JohnsonWisconsin	1	1	0	0	0	0
Seth CurrensWisconsin	1	1	0	0	0	0
Adam KrumholzWisconsin	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chris OrrWisconsin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Noah BurksWisconsin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Madison ConeWisconsin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Semar MelvinWisconsin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Damon ArnetteOhio State	7	7	0	0	2	0
Malik HarrisonOhio State	6	4	0	0	1	0
Chase YoungOhio State	6	4	0	1.5	2	2
Tuf BorlandOhio State	6	2	0	0	0	0
Pete WernerOhio State	5	4	0	0	0	0
Jeffrey OkudahOhio State	4	4	0	0	1	0
Zach HarrisonOhio State	4	2	1	1	0	0
Jordan FullerOhio State	4	2	0	0	0	0
Jashon CornellOhio State	3	2	1	1	0	0
Cameron BrownOhio State	3	2	0	1	0	0
Davon HamiltonOhio State	3	0	0	0.5	0	0
Baron BrowningOhio State	2	2	0	0	0	1
Shaun WadeOhio State	2	2	0	1	0	0
Tyreke SmithOhio State	2	1	0	1	0	0
Justin HilliardOhio State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Josh ProctorOhio State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tommy TogiaiOhio State	1	1	0	1	0	0
Jameson WilliamsOhio State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Robert LandersOhio State	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler FridayOhio State	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Matt HenningsenWisconsin	0	0	1
Anthony LottiWisconsin	1	0	0
Justin FieldsOhio State	1	1	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Aron CruickshankWisconsin	2	28	14.0	15	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Zach HintzeWisconsin	0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3
Blake HaubeilOhio State	2/2	100.0	27	4/4	10

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Garrett WilsonOhio State	1	1	1.0	1	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Anthony LottiWisconsin	4	161	40.3	0	1	44
Drue ChrismanOhio State	2	86	43.0	1	1	44

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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