Dwayne Haskins had the best passing performance of his career during Ohio State's 49-26 win over Indiana, and it nearly put him in the record books.
With his 455 passing yards, Haskins had his best passing performance as a Buckeye and finished just three yards shy of Art Schlichter's single-game passing record which he set in a loss to Florida State in 1981.
Haskins was 33-for-44, completing 75 percent of his throws – drastically better than Schlichter's 59.6 percent – and threw for six touchdowns, tying J.T. Barrett and Kenny Guiton's single-game record.
| No. | Player | Yards | Comp-Att | Opponent | TD | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ART SCHLICHTER | 458 | 31-52 | FLORIDA STATE | 2 | 1981 |
| 2 | DWAYNE HASKINS | 455 | 33-44 | INDIANA | 6 | 2018 |
| 3 | JOE GERMAINE | 378 | 29-43 | PENN STATE | 2 | 1997 |
| 4 | GREG FREY | 362 | 20-31 | MINNESOTA | 3 | 1989 |
| 5 | BOBBY HOYING | 354 | 24-35 | PENN STATE | 3 | 1995 |
| 6 | JOE GERMAINE | 351 | 31-45 | INDIANA | 3 | 1998 |
| 7 | J.T. BARRETT | 349 | 21-31 | BOWLING GREEN | 6 | 2016 |
| 8 | DWAYNE HASKINS | 344 | 24-38 | TCU | 2 | 2018 |
| 9 | TROY SMITH | 342 | 19-28 | NOTRE DAME | 2 | 2005 |
| JOE GERMAINE | 342 | 19-35 | NORTHWESTERN | 3 | 1998 |
Haskins is also on pace to break almost all of Ohio State's single-season passing records, including total passing yardage, completion percentage, touchdowns and yards per game.
His 25 touchdown passes through six games already rank fifth for a single season in Ohio State history. Haskins has been so good, it seems like he's setting a Big Ten first every other week.
.@OhioStateFB Dwayne Haskins is the first player in #BigTen history to record 3 games with at least 5 pass TD in a single season. #OhioState #Buckeyes
— BTNStatsGuys (@BTNStatsGuys) October 7, 2018
It's Dwayne Haskins world. We're just living in it.
