Ohio State Dominates Indiana 38-15 in Week 13 Matchup
Ohio State defeated Indiana 38-15 in Week 13, with the Buckeyes controlling the game through dominant performances in the second and third quarters. Ohio State scored 14 points in both the second and third quarters to build a commanding lead, while Indiana managed only 7 points in the first quarter before being held scoreless through the third.
Indiana's Kurtis Rourke led the Hoosiers' passing attack with 68 yards, while Ty Son Lawton paced the offense with 79 rushing yards and also led the team in receiving with 9 catches. The game featured six lead changes and competitive moments throughout, though Ohio State ultimately covered the 10.5-point spread. The contest exceeded the over-under of 52.5 combined points, with Ohio State's defense creating the game's most impactful play—a 79-yard punt return by Caleb Downs in the third quarter that shifted momentum decisively in the Buckeyes' favor.
AI-generated recap · Sep 2, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
 Ohio State | 0 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Indiana | Ohio State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 8-18 | 22-26 |
| Pass Yards | 68 | 201 |
| Rush Yards | 85 | 115 |
| Total Yards | 153 | 316 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 6-14 | 4-11 |
| Penalties | 3-15 | 8-58 |
| Possession | 30:40 | 29:20 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Derek McCormick kickoff for 59 yds , TreVeyon Henderson return for 19 yds to the OSU 25
Quinshon Judkins run for 3 yds to the OSU 28
Will Howard pass complete to Quinshon Judkins for 2 yds to the OSU 30
Will Howard pass complete to Emeka Egbuka for 3 yds to the OSU 33
Joe McGuire punt for 49 yds , Myles Price returns for 12 yds to the IU 30
Justice Ellison run for 1 yd to the IU 31
Kurtis Rourke pass incomplete to Myles Price
Kurtis Rourke pass complete to Myles Price for 13 yds to the IU 44 for a 1ST down
Justice Ellison run for 3 yds to the IU 47
Rourke, Kurtis pass incomplete to Sarratt, Elijah, PENALTY OSU pass interference (Igbinosun, Davison) 15 yards to the OSU38, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN IU.
Ty Son Lawton run for 2 yds to the OSU 36
Ty Son Lawton run for 2 yds to the OSU 34
Kurtis Rourke pass complete to Elijah Sarratt for 19 yds to the OSU 15 for a 1ST down
Justice Ellison run for 4 yds to the OSU 11
Justice Ellison run for 4 yds to the OSU 7
Justice Ellison run for 3 yds to the OSU 4 for a 1ST down
Rourke, Kurtis pass incomplete to Williams, Ke'Shawn, PENALTY OSU pass interference (Igbinosun, Davison) 2 yards to the OSU2, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN IU.
Ty Son Lawton 2 Yd Run (Nicolas Radicic Kick)
Will Howard pass complete to Emeka Egbuka for a loss of 1 yard to the OSU 24
Will Howard pass complete to Carnell Tate for 9 yds to the OSU 33
Will Howard pass complete to Quinshon Judkins for 5 yds to the OSU 38 for a 1ST down
Quinshon Judkins run for 5 yds to the OSU 43
Will Howard run for 5 yds to the OSU 48 for a 1ST down
TreVeyon Henderson run for 7 yds to the IU 45
Will Howard pass complete to Carnell Tate for 10 yds to the IU 35 for a 1ST down
Howard, Will pass complete to Henderson, TreVeyon for no gain to the IU35, PENALTY OSU illegal block (Hinzman, Carson) 10 yards to the IU45, NO PLAY.
Will Howard pass complete to TreVeyon Henderson for a loss of 5 yards to the 50 yard line
Will Howard sacked by TEAM for a loss of 10 yards to the IU 40 Ohio State Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Will Howard) to the OSU 40
Will Howard pass complete to Carnell Tate for 25 yds to the IU 35
Will Howard pass complete to Carnell Tate for 24 yds to the IU 11 for a 1ST down
Quinshon Judkins run for 2 yds to the IU 9
Quinshon Judkins run for 5 yds to the IU 4
TreVeyon Henderson run for 2 yds to the IU 2
Quinshon Judkins run for no gain to the IU 2
Kurtis Rourke pass complete to Elijah Sarratt for 9 yds to the IU 11
Kurtis Rourke pass incomplete to Elijah Sarratt
Justice Ellison run for 6 yds to the IU 17 for a 1ST down
Kurtis Rourke pass complete to Ty Son Lawton for 2 yds to the IU 19
Kurtis Rourke pass complete to Ty Son Lawton for 7 yds to the IU 26
Indiana Penalty, False Start (James Bomba) to the IU 21
Kurtis Rourke sacked by JT Tuimoloau and Cody Simon for a loss of 11 yards to the IU 10
James Evans punt for 46 yds , Caleb Downs returns for 12 yds to the IU 44
Will Howard pass complete to Emeka Egbuka for 8 yds to the IU 36
Will Howard pass complete to TreVeyon Henderson for 4 yds to the IU 32 for a 1ST down
Will Howard pass complete to Jeremiah Smith for 12 yds to the IU 20 for a 1ST down
Will Howard pass complete to Emeka Egbuka for 9 yds to the IU 11
Emeka Egbuka 11 Yd pass from Will Howard (Jayden Fielding Kick)
Kurtis Rourke pass incomplete to Ty Son Lawton
Ty Son Lawton run for 2 yds to the IU 27
Kurtis Rourke sacked by Cody Simon for a loss of 9 yards to the IU 18 Kurtis Rourke fumbled, forced by Cody Simon, recovered by OSU Ty Hamilton , return for 0 yards
Will Howard pass incomplete to Jeremiah Smith
Quinshon Judkins run for a loss of 4 yards to the IU 22
Will Howard pass intercepted Jailin Walker return for no gain to the IU 11
Justice Ellison run for 6 yds to the IU 17
Justice Ellison run for 7 yds to the IU 24 for a 1ST down
Ty Son Lawton run for 6 yds to the IU 30
Ty Son Lawton run for 5 yds to the IU 35 for a 1ST down
Kurtis Rourke sacked by Cody Simon for a loss of 8 yards to the IU 27
Kurtis Rourke pass complete to Ke'Shawn Williams for no gain to the IU 27
Justice Ellison run for 3 yds to the IU 30
James Evans run for a loss of 23 yards to the IU 7
Will Howard run for 3 yds to the IU 4
Quinshon Judkins run for no gain to the IU 4
TreVeyon Henderson 4 Yd Run (Jayden Fielding Kick)
TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the IU 23
End of 2nd Quarter
Justice Ellison run for 5 yds to the IU 30
Justice Ellison run for 2 yds to the IU 32 Justice Ellison fumbled, forced by Lathan Ransom, recovered by IU Mike Katic
Indiana Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the IU 27
Kurtis Rourke pass incomplete to Myles Price
Caleb Downs 79 Yd Punt Return (Jayden Fielding Kick)
Ty Son Lawton run for 8 yds to the IU 33
Kurtis Rourke pass incomplete to Omar Cooper Jr.
Kurtis Rourke pass incomplete to Ty Son Lawton
James Evans punt for 42 yds, downed at the OSU 25
Will Howard pass complete to Emeka Egbuka for 25 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
TreVeyon Henderson run for 3 yds to the IU 47
TreVeyon Henderson run for no gain to the IU 47
Will Howard pass complete to Jeremiah Smith for 13 yds to the IU 34 for a 1ST down
TreVeyon Henderson run for 5 yds to the IU 29
Quinshon Judkins run for 8 yds to the IU 21 for a 1ST down
Jeremiah Smith run for 12 yds to the IU 9 for a 1ST down
TreVeyon Henderson run for 5 yds to the IU 4
TreVeyon Henderson run for 3 yds to the IU 1
Jelani Thurman 1 Yd pass from Will Howard (Jayden Fielding Kick)
Ty Son Lawton run for 12 yds to the IU 37 for a 1ST down
Ty Son Lawton run for 21 yds to the OSU 42 for a 1ST down
Ty Son Lawton run for 2 yds to the OSU 40
Justice Ellison run for a loss of 3 yards to the OSU 43
Kurtis Rourke pass incomplete to Myles Price
James Evans punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Brandon Inniss at the OSU 9
Quinshon Judkins run for 3 yds to the OSU 12
Quinshon Judkins run for 2 yds to the OSU 14
Will Howard pass incomplete to Jeremiah Smith
Joe McGuire punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Myles Price at the IU 41
Kurtis Rourke sacked by JT Tuimoloau and Jack Sawyer for a loss of 7 yards to the IU 34
Justice Ellison run for 7 yds to the IU 41
Kurtis Rourke sacked by Jack Sawyer for a loss of 11 yards to the IU 30
James Evans punt for 40 yds , Caleb Downs returns for no gain to the OSU 30
Will Howard pass complete to Gee Scott Jr. for 3 yds to the OSU 33
Quinshon Judkins run for 8 yds to the OSU 41 for a 1ST down
Quinshon Judkins run for no gain to the OSU 41
Quinshon Judkins run for 3 yds to the OSU 44
Will Howard pass complete to TreVeyon Henderson for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
Will Howard pass complete to Emeka Egbuka for 25 yds to the IU 25 for a 1ST down
Will Howard pass incomplete to Brandon Inniss
Ohio State Penalty, False Start (Tegra Tshabola) to the IU 30
Will Howard pass complete to Gee Scott Jr. for 3 yds to the IU 27 Ohio State Penalty, Illegal Block (Donovan Jackson) to the IU 37
Quinshon Judkins run for 1 yd to the IU 36
Will Howard pass complete to Jeremiah Smith for 9 yds to the IU 27
Jayden Fielding 45 Yd Field Goal
Ty Son Lawton run for 2 yds to the IU 27
Ty Son Lawton run for 5 yds to the IU 32
Ty Son Lawton run for 5 yds to the IU 37 for a 1ST down
Justice Ellison run for a loss of 1 yard to the IU 36
Kurtis Rourke pass complete to Elijah Sarratt for 12 yds to the IU 48 for a 1ST down
Kurtis Rourke pass incomplete to Omar Cooper Jr.
Justice Ellison run for 3 yds to the OSU 49
Kurtis Rourke pass complete to Ke'Shawn Williams for 6 yds to the OSU 43
Kurtis Rourke run for 8 yds to the OSU 35 for a 1ST down
Kurtis Rourke pass incomplete to Ke'Shawn Williams
Kurtis Rourke pass incomplete to Elijah Sarratt
Justice Ellison run for 11 yds to the OSU 24 for a 1ST down
Rourke, Kurtis pass complete to Cooper Jr., Omar for 7 yards to the OSU17, PENALTY OSU substitution infraction 5 yards to the OSU19, NO PLAY.
Kurtis Rourke run for 5 yds to the OSU 14 for a 1ST down
Justice Ellison run for 1 yd to the OSU 13
Rourke, Kurtis pass incomplete to Cooper Jr., Omar, PENALTY OSU pass interference (Igbinosun, Davison) 11 yards to the OSU2, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN IU.
Ty Son Lawton 2 Yd Run (Kurtis Rourke Pass to Omar Cooper Jr. for Two-Point Conversion)
TreVeyon Henderson run for 39 yds to the IU 1 for a 1ST down
Will Howard run for no gain to the IU 1
Will Howard 1 Yd Run (Jayden Fielding Kick)
Ty Son Lawton run for 3 yds to the IU 28