- Final01ALA
ARK52
052
0 - Final12
21USC
STAN14
2114
21 - Final2
3IDHO
LSU14
6314
63 - Final3
4TNTC
ORE14
6314
63 - Final4
5WAKE
FSU0
520
52 - Final5
7FAU
UGA20
5620
56 - Final6
8UAB
SCAR6
496
49 - Final7
9JMU
WVU12
4212
42 - Final820
10ND
MSU20
320
3 - Final9
11FUR
CLEM7
417
41 - Final10
12CAL
OSU28
3528
35 - Final1113VT
PITT17
3517
35 - Final1214TEX
MISS66
3166
31 - Final13
15UNT
KSU21
3521
35 - Final1416TCU
KU20
620
6 - Final15
17MASS
MICH13
6313
63 - Final1618
23FLA
TENN37
2037
20 - Final17
19UNC
LOU34
3934
39 - Final18
22HOU
UCLA6
376
37 - Final19
24SCST
ARIZ0
560
56 - Final2025BYU
UTAH21
2421
24
Final

California 28
(1-2, 0-1 away)

(12) Ohio St 35
(3-0, 3-0 home)
Coverage: ABC
12:00 PM ET, September 15, 2012
Ohio Stadium, COLUMBUS, OH
Top Performers
Passing: B. Miller (OSU) - 249 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: B. Bigelow (CAL) - 4 CAR, 160 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: D. Smith (OSU) - 5 REC, 145 YDS, 2 TD
1st Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| California at 15:00 | CAL | OSU | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincenzo D'Amato kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ohio State at 15:00 | CAL | OSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at OSU 25 | Jordan Hall rush for no gain to the OhSt 25. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 10 at OSU 25 | Jordan Hall rush for 7 yards to the OhSt 32. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at OSU 32 | Braxton Miller pass complete to Philly Brown for 5 yards to the OhSt 37 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at OSU 37 | Philly Brown rush for 5 yards to the OhSt 42. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at OSU 42 | Braxton Miller rush for 1 yard to the OhSt 43. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at OSU 43 | Braxton Miller pass incomplete to Philly Brown. | |||
| 4th and 4 at OSU 43 | Ben Buchanan punt for 37 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the Cal 20. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: OHIOST drive: 6 plays 18 yards, 02:43 OHIOST PUNT | ||||
| California at 12:17 | CAL | OSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at CAL 20 | Zach Maynard pass complete to Eric Stevens for 8 yards to the Cal 28. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 2 at CAL 28 | Zach Maynard pass complete to Darius Powe for 8 yards to the Cal 36 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at CAL 36 | Isi Sofele rush for no gain to the Cal 36. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at CAL 36 | Isi Sofele rush for 14 yards to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at OSU 50 | Zach Maynard sacked by Bradley Roby for a loss of 11 yards to the Cal 39. | |||
| 2nd and 21 at CAL 39 | Zach Maynard pass complete to Keenan Allen for 10 yards to the Cal 49. | |||
| 3rd and 11 at CAL 49 | Zach Maynard sacked by Etienne Sabino for a loss of 10 yards to the Cal 39. | |||
| 4th and 21 at CAL 39 | Cole Leininger punt for 57 yards, downed at the OhSt 4. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: CALIFORNIA drive: 7 plays 19 yards, 03:52 CALIFORNIA PUNT | ||||
| Ohio State at 8:25 | CAL | OSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at OSU 4 | Jordan Hall rush for 4 yards to the OhSt 8. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 6 at OSU 8 | Braxton Miller pass complete to Devin Smith for 4 yards to the OhSt 12. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at OSU 12 | Braxton Miller pass incomplete to Devin Smith. | |||
| 4th and 2 at OSU 12 | Ben Buchanan punt for 38 yards, fair catch by Keenan Allen at the OhSt 45, OHIO ST penalty 5 yard Illegal Formation accepted. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: OHIOST drive: 3 plays 8 yards, 00:44 OHIOST PUNT | ||||
| California at 7:41 | CAL | OSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at OSU 45 | Zach Maynard pass complete to Eric Stevens for 5 yards to the OhSt 40. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 5 at OSU 40 | Isi Sofele rush for 3 yards to the OhSt 37. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at OSU 37 | Isi Sofele rush for a loss of 2 yards to the OhSt 39. | |||
| 4th and 4 at OSU 39 | Zach Maynard pass incomplete to Chris Harper. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: CALIFORNIA drive: 4 plays 6 yards, 01:41 CALIFORNIA DOWNS | ||||
| Ohio State at 6:00 | CAL | OSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at OSU 39 | Braxton Miller pass incomplete to Philly Brown. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 10 at OSU 39 | Jordan Hall rush for 6 yards to the OhSt 45. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at OSU 45 | Braxton Miller rush for 55 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 6 | |
| Drew Basil extra point MISSED. | ||||
| Drew Basil kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: OHIOST drive: 3 plays 61 yards, 00:49 OHIOST TD | ||||
| California at 5:11 | CAL | OSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at CAL 25 | Isi Sofele rush for 26 yards to the OhSt 49 for a 1ST down. | 0 | 6 | |
| 1st and 10 at OSU 49 | Isi Sofele rush for 5 yards to the OhSt 44. | |||
| 2nd and 5 at OSU 44 | Zach Maynard pass complete to Keenan Allen for 18 yards to the OhSt 26 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at OSU 26 | C.J. Anderson rush for 4 yards to the OhSt 22. | |||
| 2nd and 6 at OSU 22 | Zach Maynard pass complete to Jacob Wark for 3 yards to the OhSt 19. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at OSU 19 | Zach Maynard pass complete to Chris Harper for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 6 | 6 | |
| Vincenzo D'Amato extra point GOOD. | 7 | 6 | ||
| Vincenzo D'Amato kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: CALIFORNIA drive: 6 plays 75 yards, 02:33 CALIFORNIA TD | ||||
| Ohio State at 2:38 | CAL | OSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at OSU 25 | Braxton Miller pass complete to Devin Smith for 9 yards to the OhSt 34. | 7 | 6 | |
| 2nd and 1 at OSU 34 | Braxton Miller rush for 1 yard to the OhSt 35 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at OSU 35 | Braxton Miller pass complete to Jake Stoneburner for 40 yards to the Cal 25 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at CAL 25 | Braxton Miller pass complete to Devin Smith for 25 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 7 | 12 | |
| Drew Basil extra point GOOD. | 7 | 13 | ||
| Drew Basil kickoff for 65 yards returned by Brendan Bigelow for 22 yards to the Cal 22. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: OHIOST drive: 4 plays 75 yards, 01:11 OHIOST TD | ||||
| California at 1:27 | CAL | OSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at CAL 22 | Isi Sofele rush for 3 yards to the Cal 25. | 7 | 13 | |
| 2nd and 7 at CAL 25 | Zach Maynard pass incomplete to Isi Sofele. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at CAL 25 | Isi Sofele rush for 2 yards to the Cal 27. | |||
| 4th and 5 at CAL 27 | Cole Leininger punt for 18 yards, downed at the Cal 45. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: CALIFORNIA drive: 3 plays 5 yards, 01:24 CALIFORNIA PUNT | ||||
| Ohio State at 0:03 | CAL | OSU | ||
| 1st and 10 at CAL 45 | Braxton Miller rush for a loss of 5 yards, fumbled, forced by Keni Kaufusi, recovered by OhSt Braxton Miller at the 50 yard line. | 7 | 13 | |
| End of 1st Quarter | ||||


