the buckeyes started off the game quickly by scoring ten unanswered points in the first quarter with a mike weber touchdown run and a 35-yard tyler durbin field goal following an ohio state interception. the wildcats inched closer by scoring at the 14:51 mark of the second quarter, but it was followed by another weber touchdown run of 23 yards. with 1:23 left in the half, northwestern made a 23-yard field goal to make the halftime score 17–10, ohio state.