Week 16 · 2020
Northwestern at Ohio State
Sat 12/19/2020 12:00 PMLucas Oil StadiumOhio State pregame87% — Pregame win probability: 87% for Ohio State. Ohio State favored, and won.ConferenceNeutral site
40°Light Rain· roof closed10 mph S · 74% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Northwestern
10
7–2
Ohio State
22
7–1
Attendance
3,178
reported
NorthwesternNU
Ohio StateOSU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Peyton Ramsey | 24/37 | 224 | 6.1 | 0 | 2 |
| OSU | Justin Fields | 12/27 | 114 | 4.2 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Cam Porter | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 1 | 16 |
| NU | Peyton Ramsey | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | 34 |
| NU | Kyric McGowan | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 9 |
| NU | Isaiah Bowser | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| NU | Riley Lees | 2 | -25 | -12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Trey Sermon | 29 | 331 | 11.4 | 2 | 65 |
| OSU | Justin Fields | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 0 | 24 |
| OSU | Master Teague III | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 27 |
| OSU | Miyan Williams | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 0 | 31 |
| NU | John Raine | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 20 |
| NU | Kyric McGowan | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 18 |
| NU | Bryce Kirtz | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
| NU | Charlie Mangieri | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| NU | Cam Porter | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| NU | Riley Lees | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| NU | Evan Hull | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Julian Fleming | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 0 | 23 |
| OSU | Garrett Wilson | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 21 |
| OSU | Master Teague III | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| OSU | Trey Sermon | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Peyton Ramsey | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| OSU | Justin Fields | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Justin Hilliard | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Chris Bergin | 11 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Blake Gallagher | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Paddy Fisher | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | A.J. Hampton Jr. | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Brandon Joseph | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Earnest Brown IV | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | JR Pace | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Cameron Mitchell | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Jake Saunders | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Adetomiwa Adebawore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NU | Cameron Ruiz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Eku Leota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Joe Spivak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Justin Hilliard | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Marcus Williamson | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Tuf Borland | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Jonathon Cooper | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Haskell Garrett | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Pete Werner | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Shaun Wade | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Josh Proctor | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Sevyn Banks | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| OSU | Taron Vincent | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Tommy Togiai | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Zach Harrison | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Lathan Ransom | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| OSU | CorMontae Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Marcus Crowley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Noah Potter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Tyreke Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Brandon Joseph | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NU | Cameron Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Josh Proctor | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU | Justin Hilliard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Charlie Kuhbander | 1/2 | 50.0 | 47 | 1/1 | 4 |
| OSU | Blake Haubeil | 3/4 | 75.0 | 43 | 1/1 | 10 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Derek Adams | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 1 | 2 | 53 |
| OSU | Zach Hoover | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | Kyric McGowan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Ohio State 9–1 vs Northwestern
- 2019 · wk 8Ohio State 52 @ Northwestern 3
- 2018 · wk 14Northwestern 24 @ Ohio State 45
- 2016 · wk 9Northwestern 20 @ Ohio State 24
- 2013 · wk 6Ohio State 40 @ Northwestern 30
- 2008 · wk 11Ohio State 45 @ Northwestern 10
- 2007 · wk 4Northwestern 7 @ Ohio State 58
- 2006 · wk 11Ohio State 54 @ Northwestern 10
- 2005 · wk 11Northwestern 7 @ Ohio State 48
- 2004 · wk 6Ohio State 27 @ Northwestern 33
- 2003 · wk 6Northwestern 0 @ Ohio State 20
Previous 2 meetings vs. Ryan Day
Northwestern 0–2 vs Ryan Day
- 2019 · wk 8Ohio State 52 @ Northwestern 3
- 2018 · wk 14 (coaching change that season)Northwestern 24 @ Ohio State 45
† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.
Previous 7 meetings vs. Pat Fitzgerald
Ohio State 7–0 vs Pat Fitzgerald
- 2019 · wk 8Ohio State 52 @ Northwestern 3
- 2018 · wk 14Northwestern 24 @ Ohio State 45
- 2016 · wk 9Northwestern 20 @ Ohio State 24
- 2013 · wk 6Ohio State 40 @ Northwestern 30
- 2008 · wk 11Ohio State 45 @ Northwestern 10
- 2007 · wk 4Northwestern 7 @ Ohio State 58
- 2006 · wk 11Ohio State 54 @ Northwestern 10
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