8:00 PM ET, January 7, 2008
Superdome, NEW ORLEANS, LA
Top Performers
Passing: M. Flynn (LSU) - 174 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: C. Wells (OSU) - 20 CAR, 146 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: B. Hartline (OSU) - 6 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | LSU | OSU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 13:34 | Chris Wells 65 Yd Run (Ryan Pretorius Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 77 yds, 1:19 | 0 | 7 |
![]() | FG | 09:12 | Ryan Pretorius 25 Yd Drive: 5 plays, 51 yds, 2:51 | 0 | 10 |
![]() | FG | 02:21 | Colt David 32 Yd Drive: 14 plays, 65 yds, 6:51 | 3 | 10 |
| SECOND QUARTER | LSU | OSU | |||
![]() | TD | 13:00 | Richard Dickson 13 Yd Pass From Matt Flynn (Colt David Kick) Drive: 7 plays, 84 yds, 2:07 | 10 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 07:25 | Brandon Lafell 10 Yd Pass From Matt Flynn (Colt David Kick) Drive: 10 plays, 66 yds, 3:28 | 17 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 04:16 | Jacob Hester 1 Yd Run (Colt David Kick) Drive: 5 plays, 24 yds, 2:02 | 24 | 10 |
| THIRD QUARTER | LSU | OSU | |||
![]() | TD | 09:04 | Early Doucet 4 Yd Pass From Matt Flynn (Colt David Kick) Drive: 13 plays, 80 yds, 5:56 | 31 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 01:38 | Brian Robiskie 5 Yd Pass From Todd Boeckman (Ryan Pretorius Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 11 yds, 2:06 | 31 | 17 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | LSU | OSU | |||
![]() | TD | 01:50 | Richard Dickson 5 Yd Pass From Matt Flynn (Colt David Kick) Drive: 9 plays, 53 yds, 3:53 | 38 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 01:13 | Brian Hartline 15 Yd Pass From Todd Boeckman (Ryan Pretorius Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 54 yds, :37 | 38 | 24 |
Team Stat Comparison
| LSU | OSU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 25 | 17 |
3rd down efficiency | 11-18 | 3-13 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| Total Yards | 326 | 353 |
| Passing | 174 | 208 |
Comp-Att | 19-27 | 15-26 |
Yards per pass | 6.4 | 8.0 |
| Rushing | 152 | 145 |
Rushing Attempts | 49 | 30 |
Yards per rush | 3.1 | 4.8 |
| Penalties | 4-36 | 7-83 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 2 |
| Possession | 33:56 | 26:04 |
| LSU Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| M. Flynn | 19/27 | 174 | 6.4 | 4 | 1 |
| Team | 19/27 | 174 | 6.4 | 4 | 1 |
| Ohio State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| T. Boeckman | 15/26 | 208 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 |
| Team | 15/26 | 208 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 |
| LSU Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Hester | 21 | 86 | 4.1 | 1 | 20 |
| R. Murphy | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 24 |
| K. Williams | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| T. Holliday | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 |
| M. Flynn | 12 | 8 | 0.7 | 0 | 9 |
| E. Doucet | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Scott | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| R. Perrilloux | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| -. Team | 4 | -25 | -6.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 49 | 152 | 3.1 | 1 | 24 |
| Ohio State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Wells | 20 | 146 | 7.3 | 1 | 65 |
| B. Hartline | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| T. Boeckman | 9 | -7 | -0.8 | 0 | 21 |
| Team | 30 | 145 | 4.8 | 1 | 65 |
| LSU Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| E. Doucet | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 1 | 16 |
| R. Dickson | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 2 | 15 |
| D. Byrd | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 20 |
| K. Zinger | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| C. Scott | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| B. LaFell | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 10 |
| Q. Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Williams | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 19 | 174 | 9.2 | 4 | 20 |
| Ohio State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| B. Hartline | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 1 | 17 |
| B. Saine | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | 44 |
| B. Robiskie | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 1 | 19 |
| R. Small | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Team | 15 | 208 | 13.9 | 2 | 44 |
| LSU Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| C. Jackson | 1 | 34 | 0 |
| C. Taylor | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 38 | 0 |
| Ohio State Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| M. Jenkins | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| LSU Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Holliday | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 |
| C. Scott | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 30 |
| LSU Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| C. Jones | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 |
| Ohio State Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| B. Hartline | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| LSU Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| C. David | 1/1 | 100.0 | 32 | 5/5 | 8 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 32 | 5/5 | 8 |
| Ohio State Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Pretorius | 1/2 | 50.0 | 25 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 25 | 3/3 | 6 |
| LSU Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| P. Fisher | 3 | 170 | 56.7 | 2 | 0 | 62 |
| Team | 3 | 170 | 56.7 | 2 | 0 | 62 |
| Ohio State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| A. Trapasso | 3 | 150 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 63 |
| Team | 3 | 150 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 63 |
ATTENDANCE: 79,651






