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Ohio State beat Penn State

Penn State5-324
Ohio State7-133Final
Sat, Oct 30 · Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio · Crowd 102,951 · 55°, light drizzleABC

Records are after this game.

Ohio State beat Penn State by 9 points.

How the game turned

Ohio State aheadPenn State ahead
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Q2 3:48 Ohio State 10, Penn State 7

Ohio State 88% to win

Stroud 38-yd TD pass to Olave

Big moments

  1. 1Q1 6:08 · Ohio State 0, Penn State 7Ohio State's win chance fell from 79% to 76%.Clifford 5-yd TD pass to Strange, Penn State goes ahead 7-0
  2. 2Q2 9:23 · Ohio State 3, Penn State 7Ohio State's win chance rose from 69% to 84%.Clifford sacked, turnover on downs
  3. 3Q2 3:48 · Ohio State 10, Penn State 7Ohio State's win chance rose from 78% to 88%.Stroud 38-yd TD pass to Olave
  4. 4Q3 6:42 · Ohio State 20, Penn State 17Ohio State's win chance rose from 80% to 82%.Ruggles 23-yd field goal, Ohio State goes ahead 20-17
  5. 5Q3 3:35 · Ohio State 27, Penn State 17Ohio State's win chance rose from 81% to 94%.Henderson 1-yd TD run, Ohio State leads 27-17

Ohio State was never below a 66 percent chance to win. Win chance is our own calculation from the play-by-play, with each game's start set from the pregame expectation.

How the lead changed

Ohio State took the lead for good with 6:42 left in the 3rd quarter, Ohio State 20, Penn State 17.

What happened next

  1. Ohio State's next game: W 26-17 at Nebraska, Nov 6

    7 days later

  2. Penn State's next game: W 31-14 at Maryland, Nov 6

    7 days later

  3. The teams' next meeting after Oct 30, 2021: Ohio State 44, Penn State 31, Oct 29, 2022

    about 12 months later

Related pages

Scores, dates and the stage: ESPN. Win chance: our curve from play-by-play; the turn is its largest one-play change that moved with the score.

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