▁final ▁score ▁came ▁on ▁a ▁ 3 3 - yard ▁North western ▁field ▁goal ▁with ▁ 3 : 3 1 ▁to ▁go ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁Game ▁Statistics ▁▁ ▁Game ▁Le aders ▁ ▁Neb r aska ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁# 6 ▁Ohio ▁State ▁Buck ey es ▁( 8 – 1 , ▁ 5 – 1 ) ▁defeated ▁ ▁# 9 ▁Neb r aska ▁Corn hus k ers ▁( 7 – 2 , ▁ 4 – 2 ) ▁at ▁Ohio ▁Stadium ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁crowd ▁in ▁Ohio ▁Stadium ▁history . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁match - up ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁since ▁Neb r aska ▁joined ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Conference ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Urban ▁Meyer ▁is ▁ 2 – 0 ▁versus ▁the ▁Corn hus k ers , ▁winning ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁cl ash ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 6 3 – 3 8 . ▁Ohio ▁State ▁opened ▁as ▁ 1 8 - point ▁favor ites . ▁ ▁On ▁Neb r aska ' s ▁first ▁drive ▁quarter back ▁Tommy ▁Arm strong ▁Jr . ▁threw ▁an ▁inter ception ▁to ▁Dam on ▁Web b , ▁who ▁returned ▁the ▁inter ception ▁for ▁a ▁touch down ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁Buck ey es ▁an ▁early ▁ 7 – 0 ▁lead . ▁The ▁en su ing ▁possession ▁for ▁the ▁Corn hus k ers ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁ 1 5 - play , ▁ 7 2 - yard ▁drive ▁that ▁would ▁result ▁in