THIRD AND DATA

Week 12 · 2026

#11 Ohio State at Nebraska

Sat 11/21/2026 TBDMemorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)Conference

#11 Ohio State

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6–2

Nebraska

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5–3

Attendance

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not yet reported

Neither team has played this game, so these are the seasons each brings into it — where they have attacked, and what opponents have managed in the same places. ⚠ The dots are the durable half: where a team throws and runs holds up week to week, while how well it worked swings on the opponent. Read the counts first and the rates as context.

Passing

Ohio State attacking · vs what Nebraska has allowed

Ohio State13 unplaced7 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
J. Smith29 of 42D. Mccuin12 of 16B. Jackson9 of 12Other39 of 50Unattributed70 of 116
DeepShort
OSU15.7
NEB allowed5.7
OSU19.1
NEB allowed0.0
OSU17.1
NEB allowed7.8
OSU6.7
NEB allowed5.3
OSU13.3
NEB allowed10.6
OSU7.7
NEB allowed4.3
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Nebraska

Nebraska attacking · vs what Ohio State has allowed

Nebraska7 unplaced7 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
J. Barney16 of 23Q. Clark6 of 8J. Rule4 of 4Other13 of 19Unattributed130 of 214
DeepShort
NEB13.8
OSU allowed3.0
NEB14.8
OSU allowed2.5
NEB7.9
OSU allowed7.3
NEB7.4
OSU allowed5.8
NEB7.2
OSU allowed7.3
NEB5.4
OSU allowed5.1
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Ohio State

Rushing

Ohio State attacking · vs what Nebraska has allowed

Ohio State2 unplaced
B. Jackson126J. Jackson59I. West41Other57Unattributed4
OSU4.1
NEB allowed5.1
OSU4.7
NEB allowed3.9
OSU5.7
NEB allowed4.1
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Nebraska

Nebraska attacking · vs what Ohio State has allowed

Nebraska1 unplaced
J. Rule72A. Colandrea56I. Mozee45Other27Unattributed81
NEB6.4
OSU allowed3.5
NEB4.6
OSU allowed4.0
NEB6.0
OSU allowed4.4
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Ohio State

⚠ Both halves are 2026 to date. The defensive side is not a separate observation: it is what this team’s opponents have done to it, summed over the season.

Previous 10 meetings vs. Ohio State

Nebraska 1–9 vs Ohio State

  • 2024 · wk 9Nebraska 17 @ Ohio State 21
  • 2021 · wk 10Ohio State 26 @ Nebraska 17
  • 2020 · wk 8Nebraska 17 @ Ohio State 52
  • 2019 · wk 5Ohio State 48 @ Nebraska 7
  • 2018 · wk 10Nebraska 31 @ Ohio State 36
  • 2017 · wk 7Ohio State 56 @ Nebraska 14
  • 2016 · wk 10Nebraska 3 @ Ohio State 62
  • 2012 · wk 6Nebraska 38 @ Ohio State 63
  • 2011 · wk 6Ohio State 27 @ Nebraska 34
  • 1956 · wk 3Nebraska 7 @ Ohio State 34

Previous meeting vs. Matt Rhule

Ohio State 1–0 vs Matt Rhule

  • 2024 · wk 9Nebraska 17 @ Ohio State 21

Previous 5 meetings vs. Ryan Day

Nebraska 0–5 vs Ryan Day

  • 2024 · wk 9Nebraska 17 @ Ohio State 21
  • 2021 · wk 10Ohio State 26 @ Nebraska 17
  • 2020 · wk 8Nebraska 17 @ Ohio State 52
  • 2019 · wk 5Ohio State 48 @ Nebraska 7
  • 2018 · wk 10 (coaching change that season)Nebraska 31 @ Ohio State 36

† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.

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