Ohio State team stats
2012 season totals across 12 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Ohio State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:01:13 | 30:06 | 5:54:21 | 29:32 |
| Offensive plays | 837 | 69.8 | 849 | 70.8 |
| Total yards | 5,085 | 423.8 | 4,315 | 359.6 |
| Penalties–yards | 84–774 | — | 68–621 | — |
| First downs | 257 | 21.4 | 219 | 18.3 |
| Third down | 67–15842.4% | — | 63–19133.0% | — |
| Fourth down | 7–977.8% | — | 10–2343.5% | — |
Passing
| Ohio State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 161–27857.9% | — | 267–45758.4% | — |
| Passing yards | 2,178 | 181.5 | 2,922 | 243.5 |
| Yards per attempt | 7.8 | — | 6.4 | — |
| Passing TDs | 17 | — | 15 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 7 | — |
Rushing
| Ohio State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 559 | 46.6 | 392 | 32.7 |
| Rushing yards | 2,907 | 242.3 | 1,393 | 116.1 |
| Yards per carry | 5.2 | — | 3.6 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 37 | — | 14 | — |
Turnovers
| Ohio State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 18 | 1.5 | 21 | 1.8 |
| Fumbles lost | 11 | — | 7 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 14 | — | 7 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Ohio State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 7 | — | 14 | — |
| Interception yards | 164 | — | 6 | — |
| Interception TDs | 2 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 7 | — | 11 | — |
Returns
| Ohio State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 30 | — | 57 | — |
| Kick return yards | 578 | — | 1,184 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 19.3 | — | 20.8 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 28 | — | 22 | — |
| Punt return yards | 280 | — | 128 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 10.0 | — | 5.8 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 3 | — | 2 | — |
⚠ 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.