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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Ohio State 41, Tulsa 20
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 18, 2021
Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Temperature: 88°
Head Official: John O'Neill
Attendance: 76540

TreVeyon Henderson broke two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin's Ohio State freshman single-game rushing record with 277 yards and added three touchdowns as the No. 9 Buckeyes pulled away late from visiting Tulsa 41-20 on Saturday.

Henderson's 52-yard score to make it 27-13 on the last play of the third quarter gave him 243 yards, four more than Griffin had against North Carolina on Sept. 30, 1972.

The Buckeyes (2-1) needed Henderson. He ran for a 48-yard TD on Ohio State's fifth snap of the third quarter for a 20-6 lead. He also had 5-yard TD among his 24 carries.

For Tulsa (0-3), quarterback Davis Brin had a 22-yard TD to Josh Johnson with 12:07 to play to make it 27-20. Davis threw for 428 yards against an embattled Ohio State defense.

Ohio State extended the lead to 34-20 with 3:07 left on a C.J. Stroud 22-yard pass to Garrett Wilson on a drive that included a 31-yard run by Henderson. Stroud was 15 of 25 for 185 yards, a TD and an interception.

Cameron Martinez had a 61-yard interception return with 1:50 left for the final score.

Ohio Stadium was less than three-fourths filled with 76,540 fans even though the full capacity of 102,780 was permitted.

Excluding last season when spectators were banned because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the smallest home crowd since Ohio State's season opener against Iowa in 1971 (75,596).

The Buckeyes were expected to rebound in a big way from a 35-28 loss to No. 4 Oregon in Ohio Stadium on Sept. 11.

They were 25-point favorites over the Golden Hurricane but found themselves in a tussle, needing field goals of 43 and 44 yards by Noah Ruggles and a 5-yard run by Henderson for a 13-6 halftime lead.

Tulsa led 6-3 early in the second quarter after Zack Long made field goals from 22 and 31 yards. The Buckeyes took their first lead, 10-6, at 8:44 of the second quarter on Henderson's first TD.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Tulsa   Ohio State
Deneric Prince Player TreVeyon Henderson
9 Attempts 23
38 Yards 270
4.2 Avg Yards 11.7
0 Touchdowns 3
0 Long 0
Receiving
Tulsa   Ohio State
Josh Johnson Player Garrett Wilson
8 Receptions 6
149 Yards 70
18.6 Avg Yards 11.7
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Tulsa 501 73 428 2 2 1 2.0 2
Ohio State 510 325 185 5 2 2 2.0 0