Buckeyes Go Wild on Northwestern

Friday, October 18

Evanston, Ill.

Ohio State

7-0 , 4-0

Northwestern

1-5 , 0-4

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Ohio State

Northwestern

Buckeyes Go Wild on Northwestern

10/18/2019 11:55:09 PM | Football

Box Score

Once again for Ohio State, the second quarter was the story. In fact, for the sixth game in a row the Buckeyes scored at least 21 points in the period in breaking open what was a tight game after the first 15 minutes en route to a 52-3 victory Friday night in Evanston.

J.K. Dobbins hit paydirt for a pair of scores in the second quarter. The first a 19-yard catch and scamper from Justin Fields and the second a short run to make the score 21-3. Fields threw for two of his three first-half TD tosses in the second stanza as well.

Chase Young recorded yet another sack and Blake Haubeil boomed a 55-yard field goal to put a cap on the second period.

Fields finished the day with 194 yards through the air and four TD throws, while Dobbins added 121 yards on the ground.

Master Teague added 96 rushing, including a 73-yard scoring rumble. Chris Olave hauled in two of Fields’ TDs, amassing 60 yards receiving. Overall, the Buckeyes out-gained the Wildcats 480-199.

Ohio State, now 7-0 and 4-0 in league play, gears up for a Top 10 matchup next Saturday in Ohio Stadium with fellow unbeaten Wisconsin. The game kicks off at noon on FOX.

Ohio State took the opening kickoff and drove down the field for the first touchdown of the game, culminating on a 20-yard Justin Fields-to-Chris Olave pass with 10:42 to play in the quarter. Key plays on the drive included a nine-yard run by J.K. Dobbins on third and seven and a 10-yard run by Fields, also on a third-and-seven.

Northwestern was able to finish a nine-play, 44-yard drive with a 33-yard field goal by Charlie Kuhbander to make the score 7-3.

Ohio State outgained Northwestern 107-56 in the opening quarter. Fields completed four of seven passes for 67 yards and a touchdown. Chase Young also recorded a sack, extending his streak to nine straight games with one.

Fields finds Olave for Friday’s opening score

Fields connected on his second touchdown pass of the night early in the second quarter as he found Dobbins for a 19-yard score. Blake Haubeil’s extra point gave Ohio State a 14-3 lead.

After forcing a punt, Ohio State quickly extended its lead to 21-3 thanks to a five-yard TD run by Dobbins, who set up the score by going 67 yards on the first play of the drive. It was Dobbins’ fourth rush of 50 or more yards this season and his longest of the season.

The Buckeyes converted another two-play drive into a touchdown at the 3:45 mark of the second quarter when Fields found Olave for a nine-yard touchdown. The short field was set up after a botched Northwestern punt that gave the Buckeyes to ball at NU’s 15 yard line.

The first half was punctuated by a 55-yard field goal from Haubeil, which was a career long and the second-longest in Ohio State history.

For the half, Ohio State outgained NU 265-90 and averaged 7.2 yards per play. For the sixth straight game, the Buckeyes scored 21 or more points in the second quarter.

Dobbins catch and score for six

After forcing a punt on Northwestern’s first offensive possession, Fields threw his fourth touchdown pass of the night when he found Austin Mack for a 23-yard score. Haubeil’s extra point made the score 38-3 in favor of Ohio State. The scoring drive was seven plays and it covered 65 yards.

Dobbins, who eclipsed the 100-yard mark for the 14th time in his career, moved into fifth place on the school’s all-time rushing list. Ohio State is now 14-0 when he rushes for 100 yards or more.

Fields throws TD No. 4 to Mack