N Illinois 12
(0-1, 0-1 away)
Ohio St 35
(1-0, 1-0 home)
3:30 PM ET, September 2, 2006
Ohio Stadium, COLUMBUS, OH
Top Performers
Passing: T. Smith (OSU) - 297 YDS, 3 TD
Rushing: G. Wolfe (NIU) - 26 CAR, 171 YDS
Receiving: T. Ginn Jr. (OSU) - 4 REC, 123 YDS, 2 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NIU | OSU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 08:24 | Ted Ginn Jr. 5 Yd Pass From Troy Smith (Aaron Pettrey Kick) | 0 | 7 |
| TD | 06:38 | Ted Ginn Jr. 58 Yd Pass From Troy Smith (Aaron Pettrey Kick) | 0 | 14 |
| TD | 03:15 | Anthony Gonzalez 15 Yd Pass From Troy Smith (Aaron Pettrey Kick) | 0 | 21 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NIU | OSU | |||
| TD | 14:55 | Chris Wells 8 Yd Run (Aaron Pettrey Kick) | 0 | 28 |
 | FG | 06:16 | Chris Nedick 35 Yd | 3 | 28 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NIU | OSU | |||
| FG | 08:39 | Chris Nedick 37 Yd | 6 | 28 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NIU | OSU | |||
| TD | 14:58 | Antonio Pittman 1 Yd Run (Aaron Pettrey Kick) | 6 | 35 |
| TD | 10:27 | Garrett Wolfe 5 Yd Pass From Phil Horvath (Two-Point Conversion Failed) | 12 | 35 |
Team Stat Comparison
| NIU | OSU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 15 | 22 |
3rd down efficiency | 1-13 | 6-10 |
4th down efficiency | 3-3 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 343 | 488 |
| Passing | 192 | 315 |
Comp-Att | 16-30 | 20-27 |
Yards per pass | 6.4 | 11.7 |
| Rushing | 151 | 173 |
Rushing Attempts | 33 | 36 |
Yards per rush | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| Penalties | 4-35 | 3-40 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 2 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 31:04 | 28:56 |
| Northern Illinois Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| P. Horvath | 15/26 | 185 | 7.1 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Nicholson | 1/4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 16/30 | 192 | 6.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Northern Illinois Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| G. Wolfe | 26 | 171 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Clanton | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Nicholson | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Horvath | 4 | -21 | -5.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 33 | 151 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Pittman | 19 | 111 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Wells | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Wells | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Smith | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Zwick | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 36 | 173 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Northern Illinois Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| G. Wolfe | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Nordin | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Davis | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Carter | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Clanton | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 16 | 192 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ohio State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Ginn Jr. | 4 | 123 | 30.8 | 2 | 0 |
| A. Gonzalez | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Robiskie | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Hartline | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Wells | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Small | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Nicol | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Dukes | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Pittman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 20 | 315 | 15.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Ohio State Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| L. Grant | 1 | 49 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 49 | 0 |
| Ohio State Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. O'Neal | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 31 |
| T. Ginn Jr. | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 |
| Team | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 31 |
| Ohio State Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Ginn Jr. | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 22 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 |
| Team | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 22 |
| Northern Illinois Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| C. Nedick | 2/2 | 100.0 | 37 | 0/0 | 6 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 37 | 0/0 | 6 |
| Ohio State Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| A. Pettrey | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 5/5 | 5 |
| R. Pretorius | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 0/0 | 0 |
| Team | 0/2 | 0.0 | -- | 5/5 | 5 |
ATTENDANCE: 103,896
