In a tale of two halves, the Ohio State defense held down the fort against the explosive Michigan Wolverines in the final 30 minutes. The Buckeyes held on in yet another close rivalry duel, winning 26-21 to finish a perfect 12-0 for the regular season.
Carlos Hyde was the star offensive player for the Bucks, as he gained 146 yards, many of them in the final two drives, to secure the victory. Michigan gained -14 rushing yards outside of Denard Robinson as they couldn’t get anything going in the final two quarters.
Although Ohio State is ineligible for the BCS standings and a bowl game this year, this victory now means the controversy and theorizing won’t end until next season begins in August. Stay tuned for lots more analysis and debates in the coming days. But for now, savor this special victory, this special season and the sixth undefeated season in OSU history.
(19) MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
8-4 (Lost last 1)
OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
12-0 (Won last 12)
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
 |
10 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
26 |
Passing
| Michigan Wolverines |
Comp |
Att |
Yds |
Pct |
Y/A |
Sack |
YdsL |
TD |
Int |
Rating |
| Devin Gardner |
11 |
20 |
171 |
55.0 |
8.6 |
4 |
40 |
1 |
1 |
133.3 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes |
Comp |
Att |
Yds |
Pct |
Y/A |
Sack |
YdsL |
TD |
Int |
Rating |
| Braxton Miller |
14 |
18 |
189 |
77.8 |
10.5 |
5 |
47 |
1 |
0 |
184.3 |
Rushing
| Michigan Wolverines |
Rush |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
FumL |
| Denard Robinson |
10 |
122 |
12.2 |
67 |
1 |
1 |
| Vincent Smith |
5 |
12 |
2.4 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| Thomas Rawls |
5 |
3 |
0.6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Devin Gardner |
7 |
-29 |
-4.1 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes |
Rush |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
FumL |
| Carlos Hyde |
26 |
146 |
5.6 |
17 |
1 |
0 |
| Braxton Miller |
20 |
57 |
2.9 |
42 |
0 |
1 |
| Corey (Philly) Brown |
1 |
21 |
21.0 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
| Rod Smith |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Receiving
| Michigan Wolverines |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
FumL |
| Roy Roundtree |
3 |
92 |
30.7 |
75 |
1 |
0 |
| Jeremy Gallon |
6 |
67 |
11.2 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
| Mike Kwiatkowski |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Drew Dileo |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
FumL |
| Corey (Philly) Brown |
8 |
95 |
11.9 |
19 |
1 |
1 |
| Devin Smith |
2 |
63 |
31.5 |
52 |
0 |
0 |
| Evan Spencer |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| Jake Stoneburner |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| Carlos Hyde |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| Michael Thomas |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Kicking
| Michigan Wolverines |
XPM |
XPA |
FGM |
FGA |
Lng |
Pct |
Pts |
| Brendan Gibbons |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
3 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes |
XPM |
XPA |
FGM |
FGA |
Lng |
Pct |
Pts |
| Drew Basil |
2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
52 |
80.0 |
14 |
Punting
| Michigan Wolverines |
Punt |
Avg |
Blk |
In20 |
TB |
| Will Hagerup |
4 |
55.3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes |
Punt |
Avg |
Blk |
In20 |
TB |
| Ben Buchanan |
3 |
44.7 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Michigan Wolverines |
KR |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
PR |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
| Dennis Norfleet |
1 |
27 |
27.0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Drew Dileo |
2 |
34 |
17.0 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jeremy Gallon |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes |
KR |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
PR |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
| Bradley Roby |
2 |
47 |
23.5 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Corey (Philly) Brown |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
30 |
7.5 |
18 |
0 |
