Ohio State Buckeyes @ Iowa Hawkeyes — Oct 3, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 3, 2026
Buckeyes Ohio State OSU 4-1, 1-1 Away
31
Final
14
Hawkeyes Iowa IOWA 3-1, 2-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
OSU 10 7 7 7 31
IOWA 6 0 0 8 14
Top Performers
Passing Yards
J. Sayin QB OSU
324 PASS
H. Brown QB IOWA
132 PASS
Rushing Yards
J.
J. Jackson RB OSU
72 RUSH
K. Moulton RB IOWA
27 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J. Smith WR OSU
206 REC
D. Vonnahme TE IOWA
64 REC
Passing
Ohio State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Sayin 20/27 324 3 0 4 150.8
Iowa
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
H. Brown 12/27 132 0 1 2 44.1
J. Hecklinski 5/5 67 0 0 0 118.8
Rushing
Ohio State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Sayin 9 -1 -0.1 0 9
J. Jackson 14 72 5.1 1 12
B. Jackson 16 70 4.4 0 16
I. West 7 21 3.0 0 8
Iowa
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Diaz 1 8 8.0 0 8
H. Brown 4 -14 -3.5 0 7
L. Phillips 4 16 4.0 0 11
K. Moulton 11 27 2.5 0 8
B. Jackson 1 2 2.0 1 2
Receiving
Ohio State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D. McCuin 4 4 80 20.0 1 34 0
J. Smith 11 15 206 18.7 2 57 0
B. Inniss 2 3 14 7.0 0 8 0
N. Roberts 1 2 9 9.0 0 9 0
I. West 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
M. LeBlanc 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
Iowa
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
T. Diaz 5 8 59 11.8 0 25 0
R. V. Zee 2 6 35 17.5 0 18 0
J. Buie 1 1 17 17.0 0 17 0
A. Ostrenga 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
D. Vonnahme 6 7 64 10.7 0 18 0
D. Howard 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Z. Ortwerth 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
E. James 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
T. Meyer 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
B. Jackson 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
Defense
Ohio State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
C. Alliegro 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
K. Jackson 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
J. Mathews 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Pettijohn 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Grady 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Houston 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Pierce 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Sanchez 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Russaw 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
E. Little 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Roker 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Caldwell 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. McClain 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
M. Lockhart 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Alford 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
C. Calhoun 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iowa
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
D. Campbell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Lutmer 7 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Montgomery 11 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Lee 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Buffington 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Hubert 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Wallace 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Anderson 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
L. V. Kekerix 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Epenesa 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Brown 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
A. Hawkins 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Watson 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Ries 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Hawthorne 4 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
T. Hudkins 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
X. Styles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Gaffney 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Stevenson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Godfrey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Ohio State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Hawkins 1/2 4/4 7 0
Iowa
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Buhr 2/2 0/0 6 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Ohio State
Iowa
484 Total Yards 238
25 First Downs 15
13 Passing 10
12 Rushing 3
2 Penalty 0
8/15 3rd Down Eff. 5/11
324 Passing Yards 199
160 Rushing Yards 39
0 Turnovers 2
9-49 Penalties 6-45
38:02 Possession 21:58
4/6 Red Zone 2/2
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 8 31 - 14
31 - 14 9:30
R. V. Zee 2PC
31 - 12 9:30
B. Jackson TD
XP C. Hawkins
31 - 6 12:47
TD J. Jackson
30 - 6 12:47
Q3 7 - 0 24 - 6
XP C. Hawkins
24 - 6 6:11
TD J. Smith
23 - 6 6:11
Q2 7 - 0 17 - 6
XP C. Hawkins
17 - 6 0:12
TD J. Smith
16 - 6 0:12
Q1 10 - 6 10 - 6
10 - 6
C. Buhr FG
FG C. Hawkins
10 - 3 4:17
7 - 3 10:01
C. Buhr FG
XP C. Hawkins
7 - 0 13:18
TD D. McCuin
6 - 0 13:18
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: OSU +25 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 3, 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m