Ohio State team stats
2021 season totals across 13 games, beside what opponents did.
General
| Ohio State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time of possession | 6:21:49 | 29:22 | 6:38:11 | 30:38 |
| Offensive plays | 917 | 70.5 | 909 | 69.9 |
| Total yards | 7,296 | 561.2 | 4,862 | 374.0 |
| Penalties–yards | 85–770 | — | 57–497 | — |
| First downs | 348 | 26.8 | 277 | 21.3 |
| Third down | 81–15552.3% | — | 77–18441.8% | — |
| Fourth down | 11–1957.9% | — | 10–2147.6% | — |
Passing
| Ohio State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completions–attempts | 349–49470.6% | — | 284–46161.6% | — |
| Passing yards | 4,952 | 380.9 | 3,200 | 246.2 |
| Yards per attempt | 10.0 | — | 6.9 | — |
| Passing TDs | 46 | — | 21 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 12 | — | 8 | — |
Rushing
| Ohio State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carries | 423 | 32.5 | 448 | 34.5 |
| Rushing yards | 2,344 | 180.3 | 1,662 | 127.8 |
| Yards per carry | 5.5 | — | 3.7 | — |
| Rushing TDs | 24 | — | 17 | — |
Turnovers
| Ohio State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giveaways | 11 | 0.8 | 20 | 1.5 |
| Fumbles lost | 3 | — | 8 | — |
| Interceptions thrown | 12 | — | 8 | — |
Defense and takeaways
| Ohio State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacks | 36.0 | — | 17.0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 83.0 | — | 48.0 | — |
| Interceptions | 8 | — | 12 | — |
| Interception yards | 283 | — | 58 | — |
| Interception TDs | 4 | — | 0 | — |
| Fumbles recovered | 9 | — | 3 | — |
Returns
| Ohio State | Per game | Opponents | Per game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick returns | 29 | — | 51 | — |
| Kick return yards | 686 | — | 713 | — |
| Yards per kick return | 23.7 | — | 14.0 | — |
| Kick return TDs | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Punt returns | 22 | — | 7 | — |
| Punt return yards | 132 | — | 41 | — |
| Yards per punt return | 6.0 | — | 5.9 | — |
| Punt return TDs | 0 | — | 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.