12:10 PM ET, September 13, 2003
Ohio Stadium, COLUMBUS, OH
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | NCST | OSU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 4:13 | MICHAEL JENKINS 44 YD PASS FROM CRAIG KRENZEL (MIKE NUGENT KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 70 yards. | 0 | 7 |
| TD | 2:47 | LYDELL ROSS 2 YD RUN (MIKE NUGENT KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 3 yards. | 0 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | NCST | OSU | |||
 | TD | 0:18 | JERRICHO COTCHERY 11 YD PASS FROM PHILIP RIVERS (ADAM KIKER KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 74 yards. | 7 | 14 |
| THIRD QUARTER | NCST | OSU | |||
| FG | 0:00 | MIKE NUGENT 22 YD FG Drive info: 4 plays, 2 yards. | 7 | 17 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | NCST | OSU | |||
| TD | 11:25 | CRAIG KRENZEL 6 YD RUN (MIKE NUGENT KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 42 yards. | 7 | 24 |
| TD | 8:26 | JERRICHO COTCHERY 9 YD PASS FROM PHILIP RIVERS (ADAM KIKER KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 17 yards. | 14 | 24 |
| FG | 5:51 | ADAM KIKER 24 YD FG Drive info: 4 plays, 5 yards. | 17 | 24 |
| TD | 0:21 | T.J. WILLIAMS 5 YD PASS FROM PHILIP RIVERS (ADAM KIKER KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 86 yards. | 24 | 24 |
| OVERTIME | NCST | OSU | |||
| TD | 0:00 | BEN HARTSOCK 10 YD PASS FROM CRAIG KRENZEL (MIKE NUGENT KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 25 yards. | 24 | 31 |
| TD | 0:00 | TRAMAIN HALL 17 YD PASS FROM PHILIP RIVERS (ADAM KIKER KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 25 yards. | 31 | 31 |
| TD | 0:00 | T.A. MCLENDON 2 YD RUN (ADAM KIKER KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 25 yards. | 38 | 31 |
| TD | 0:00 | RYAN HAMBY 2 YD PASS FROM CRAIG KRENZEL (MIKE NUGENT KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 25 yards. | 38 | 38 |
| TD | 0:00 | MICHAEL JENKINS 7 YD PASS FROM CRAIG KRENZEL (FAILED 2PT PASS) Drive info: 5 plays, 25 yards. | 38 | 44 |
Team Stat Comparison
| NCST | OSU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 28 | 15 |
3rd down efficiency | 4-14 | 6-15 |
4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 336 | 317 |
| Passing | 315 | 273 |
Comp-Att | 36-52 | 26-36 |
Yards per pass | 5.7 | 7.2 |
| Rushing | 21 | 44 |
Rushing Attempts | 30 | 32 |
Yards per rush | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Penalties | 6-46 | 14-129 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 5 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 2 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 3 |
| Possession | 29:29 | 30:17 |
| North Carolina State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Philip Rivers | 36/52 | 315 | 6.1 | 4 | 2 |
| Team | 36/52 | 315 | 5.7 | -- | -- |
| Ohio State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Craig Krenzel | 26/36 | 273 | 7.6 | 4 | 3 |
| Team | 26/36 | 273 | 7.2 | -- | -- |
| North Carolina State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T.A. McLendon | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 1 | 27 |
| Tramain Hall | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Richard Washington | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Josh Brown | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Cotra Jackson | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Philip Rivers | 10 | -49 | -4.9 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 30 | 21 | 0.7 | -- | -- |
| Ohio State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Craig Krenzel | 13 | 37 | 2.8 | 1 | 10 |
| Brandon Schnittker | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Maurice Hall | 13 | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 9 |
| Lydell Ross | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 2 |
| Team | 32 | 44 | 1.4 | -- | -- |
| North Carolina State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Tramain Hall | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 1 | 19 |
| Brian Clark | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 0 | 23 |
| Richard Washington | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Jerricho Cotchery | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 2 | 13 |
| T.J. Williams | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 1 | 5 |
| T.A. McLendon | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 21 |
| Cotra Jackson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Lamart Barrett | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Sterling Hicks | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Team | 36 | 315 | 5.7 | -- | -- |
| Ohio State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Michael Jenkins | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 2 | 44 |
| Ben Hartsock | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 1 | 16 |
| Drew Carter | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Brandon Schnittker | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Santonio Holmes | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 29 |
| Ryan Hamby | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Maurice Hall | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lydell Ross | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
| Team | 26 | 273 | 7.2 | -- | -- |
| North Carolina State Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| A.J. Davis | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Lamont Reid | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregory Golden | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 17 | -- |
| Ohio State Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| A.J. Hawk | 1 | 55 | 0 |
| Brandon Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 55 | -- |
| North Carolina State Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Gregory Golden | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Lamont Reid | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | -- | -- |
| Ohio State Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Chris Gamble | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | -- | -- |
| North Carolina State Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Tramain Hall | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -- | -- |
| Ohio State Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Santonio Holmes | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Chris Gamble | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | -- | -- |
| North Carolina State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Austin Herbert | 7 | 291 | 41.6 | 53 | ||
| Team | 7 | 291 | 41.6 | -- | ||
| Ohio State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| B.J. Sander | 5 | 247 | 49.4 | 57 | ||
| Team | 5 | 247 | 49.4 | -- | ||
