UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Enough about the whiteout.

This was a wipeout.

Quarterback Todd Boeckman tossed three touchdown passes and Ryan Pretorius kicked three field goals last night as No. 1 Ohio State blitzed No. 24 Penn State, 37-17, before a crowd of 110,134, the second largest in Beaver Stadium history.

Ohio State (9-0, 5-0 Big Ten) won its 27th consecutive regular-season game and earned its record-tying 19th consecutive conference victory.

Penn State (6-3, 3-3) had its three-game winning streak snapped and lost at home for the first time in six games.

Boeckman, who leads the Big Ten in passing efficiency, completed 19 of 26 for 253 yards and tailback Chris "Beanie" Wells ran for 133 of Ohio State's 200 yards on the ground.

The Buckeyes finished with 453 yards total offense, were 12 of 16 on third-down conversions and did not punt.

"We couldn't stop them," Penn State coach Joe Paterno said.

Despite leading the country in sacks, the Lions barely laid a hand on Boeckman and finished with only one sack.

"We didn't get any pressure on him," Paterno added.

Boeckman lofted a 9-yard scoring pass to receiver Brian Robiskie in the first quarter. Robiskie snagged the pass in front of Penn State cornerback Justin King, who was burned for a third time in two games.

Boeckman threw a 15-yard scoring strike in the third quarter to tight end Jake Ballard, who beat Penn State cornerback Lydell Sargeant. That touchdown toss came on a third-and-2 play and capped an 87-yard drive for the Buckeyes, who had touchdown drives of 80 and 91 yards in the first half.

"Boeckman played really well," Sargeant said. "He kind of knew what we were going to do and he took advantage of every little mistake we made.

"This is a tough loss, but we'll be OK."

Boeckman, who has yet to lose as the Buckeyes' starting quarterback, also had a 16-yard touchdown pass to receiver Brian Hartline in the second quarter.

"I think offensively they were just one step ahead of us all night," Paterno said. "You can't start blaming the secondary, this guy or that guy. You got to give credit to Ohio State ... a lot of credit. They played a great football game."

Malcolm Jenkins' 24-yard interception return with 9:36 remaining sealed the victory for Ohio State, which is ranked No. 1 in the Bowl Championship Series standings.

Penn State quarterback Anthony Morelli, who lost for just the second time in 13 home starts, was pulled following Jenkins' interception. Morelli was replaced by backup Daryll Clark.

"The only reason I took [Morelli] out is because I wanted to play Clark a little bit," Paterno said. "I thought we were out of it at that stage and it would give Clark a chance to get a little work."

Morelli, who had thrown 10 touchdown passes and three interceptions in the first five home games, finished 12 of 21 for a season-low 111 yards. He was sacked twice, intercepted once and lost a fumble that was recovered by teammate Andrew Quarless.

Clark was 4 of 5 for 13 yards. Penn State finished with just 263 yards of offense and 14 first downs.

"They're a solid football team," Morelli said. "They moved the ball well and showed why they are the No. 1 football team in the country."

A.J. Wallace returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown with 3:16 to play and Kevin Kelly kicked a 27-yarder late in the third quarter to account for Penn State's second-half scoring.

Boeckman completed 11 of 17 passes for 189 yards and two touchdowns in the first half. Morelli was 7 of 11 for 69 yards.

Boeckman made his only mistake with a little over 5 minutes remaining in the second quarter. Penn State middle linebacker Dan Connor picked off Boeckman's errant pass intended for Hartline.

The Nittany Lions took over at their own 41, but five plays later, punted on fourth-and-2 from Ohio State's 38 with 1:37 left.

Ohio State carried a 17-7 lead into the locker room at halftime.

"My thought on that was I didn't want to turn it over with two minutes to go because we weren't playing that good a defense," Paterno said. "I thought about going for it, but if we went in at 17-7, we still had a good shot at it."