Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers

Sep 2, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
OSU	7	3	21	14	45
MINN	0	14	7	10	31

Game Recap

No. 4 Ohio State outlasts Minnesota 45-31 in Stroud's debut. C.J. Stroud's mind was not right as he sparred with first-game jitters, feeling “kind of all over the place" in his debut as Ohio State’s starting quarterback.

Scoring Summary

OSUMINN

Q17:22Miyan Williams 71 Yd Run (Noah Ruggles Kick).70
Q212:50Noah Ruggles 35 Yd Field Goal.100
Q29:11Dylan Wright 13 Yd pass from Tanner Morgan (Matthew Trickett Kick).107
Q23:32Mohamed Ibrahim 1 Yd Run (Matthew Trickett Kick).1014
Q312:43Chris Olave 38 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles Kick).1714
Q310:03Mohamed Ibrahim 19 Yd Run (Matthew Trickett Kick).1721
Q35:12Garrett Wilson 56 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles Kick).2421
Q32:18Haskell Garrett 32 Yd Fumble Return (Noah Ruggles Kick).3121
Q410:39Matthew Trickett 46 Yd Field Goal.3124
Q49:43TreVeyon Henderson 70 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles Kick).3824
Q45:31Bryce Williams 2 Yd Run (Matthew Trickett Kick).3831
Q44:39Chris Olave 61 Yd pass from C.J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles Kick).4531

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 11 plays, 34 yards, 5:56
00
Touchdown — 5 plays, 92 yards, 1:42
70
Punt — 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:45
70

2nd Quarter

Field Goal — 14 plays, 74 yards, 6:47
100
Touchdown — 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:39
107
Interception — 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:08
107
Touchdown — 8 plays, 37 yards, 4:31
1014
Punt — 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:04
1014
End of Half — 5 plays, 4 yards, 1:28
1014

3rd Quarter

Touchdown — 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:17
1714
Touchdown — 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:40
1721
Punt — 3 plays, 4 yards, 1:26
1721
Punt — 6 plays, -3 yards, 3:17
1721
Touchdown — 1 play, 56 yards, 0:08
2421
Fumble Return Touchdown — 5 plays, 7 yards, 2:54
3121

4th Quarter

Field Goal — 12 plays, 47 yards, 6:39
3124
Touchdown — 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56
3824
Touchdown — 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:12
3831
Touchdown — 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:52
4531
Fumble — 4 plays, 34 yards, 0:40
4531
End of Game — 6 plays, 24 yards, 3:59
4531

Team Stats

OSU

MINN

45Points31

495Total Yards408

294Pass Yards205

201Rush Yards203

21:19Time of Possession38:41

17First Downs24

6Touchdowns4

1(1)Field Goals(Attempts)1(1)

1Turnovers2

48Penalty Yards50

Game Details

Thursday, September 2, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Huntington Bank Stadium · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 50,805 (99.9%)

spread: OSU -14

over/under: 62