2012 Ohio State Buckeyes First Down Game Log through 01/07/2013
| Date | Opponent | Surface | Result | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/01/12 | Miami (Ohio) | Turf | W 56-10 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 27 |
| 09/08/12 | UCF | Turf | W 31-16 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| 09/15/12 | California | Turf | W 35-28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 09/22/12 | UAB | Turf | W 29-15 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 09/29/12 | @ Michigan St. | Grass | W 17-16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 10/06/12 | 25 Nebraska | Turf | W 63-38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| 10/13/12 | @ Indiana | Turf | W 52-49 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| 10/20/12 | Purdue | Turf | W 29-22 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 10/27/12 | @ Penn St. | Grass | W 35-23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 11/03/12 | Illinois | Turf | W 52-22 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 32 |
| 11/17/12 | @ Wisconsin | Turf | W 21-14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 11/24/12 | 24 Michigan | Turf | W 26-21 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| Totals | 156 | 86 | 15 | 257 | |||
| @ : Away, + : Neutral Site | |||||||