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Northern Illinois at Ohio State

Season 2006RegularWeek 1
AwayNorthern Illinois12

Final Score

12 - 35

Sep 2, 2006 • Completed

HomeOhio State35

Game Conditions

Temperature

65°F

Wind

6 mph N

Humidity

87%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Indoors

No

Total Yards

Ohio State488
Northern Illinois343

Passing Yards

Ohio State315
Northern Illinois216

Rushing Yards

Ohio State173
Northern Illinois151

Turnovers

Ohio State2
Northern Illinois1

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Troy Smith

Ohio State

YDS: 297

Rushing

Garrett Wolfe

Northern Illinois

YDS: 171

Receiving

Ted Ginn Jr.

Ohio State

YDS: 123

Tackles

No tackles data.

Full Player Box

Yardage Comparison

Possession Split

Ohio State17:36
Northern Illinois19:04

Game Breakdown

StatisticOhio StateNorthern Illinois
Total Yards488343
Passing Yards315216
Rushing Yards173151
First Downs2215
Third Down Efficiency6-101-13
Fourth Down Efficiency1-13-3
Total Penalties (Yards)3-404-35
Turnovers21
Completions / Attempts20-2716-30
Rushing Attempts3633
Passing TDs31
Rushing TDs20
Kicking Points56
Possession Time17:3619:04
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2006)

Quick Answers

Northern Illinois at Ohio State quick answers

Final score
Northern Illinois 12, Ohio State 35
Total yards
Ohio State 488, Northern Illinois 343
Turnovers
Ohio State 2, Northern Illinois 1