Ohio State team stats
2008 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Ohio State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 4:09:53 | 19:13 | 3:43:22 | 17:11 |
| Offensive plays | 807 | 62.1 | 846 | 65.1 |
| Total yards | 4,455 | 342.7 | 3,819 | 293.8 |
| Penalties–yards | 68–567 | — | 60–507 | — |
| First downs | 230 | 17.7 | 232 | 17.8 |
| Third down | 73–17142.7% | — | 66–18735.3% | — |
| Fourth down | 4–944.4% | — | 11–1861.1% | — |
Passing
| Ohio State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 160–26759.9% | — | 253–44057.5% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,148 | 165.2 | 2,561 | 197.0 |
| Yards per attempt | 8.0 | — | 5.8 | — |
| Passing TDs | 17 | — | 12 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 6 | — |
Rushing
| Ohio State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 540 | 41.5 | 406 | 31.2 |
| Rushing yards | 2,502 | 192.5 | 1,433 | 110.2 |
| Yards per carry | 4.6 | — | 3.5 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 21 | — | 7 | — |
Turnovers
| Ohio State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 14 | 1.1 | 32 | 2.5 |
| Fumbles lost | 8 | — | 17 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 15 | — | 6 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Ohio State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 6 | — | 15 | — |
| Interception yards | 105 | — | 82 | — |
| Interception TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 17 | — | 8 | — |
Returns
| Ohio State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | — | — | 7 | — |
| Kick return yards | — | — | 137 | — |
| Yards per kick return | — | — | 19.6 | — |
| Kick return TDs | — | — | 0 | — |
| Punt returns | 50 | — | 30 | — |
| Punt return yards | 455 | — | 66 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 9.1 | — | 2.2 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 2 | — | 0 | — |
⚠ An em dash is not a zero. A measure a team has not recorded — a fumble recovery, a punt return — has no row at the source rather than a zero, and these are categories where not happening is ordinary. Where a season total exists, every rate beside it is computed from that season’s own denominator rather than averaged across games.