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Ohio State On This Date: October 24th

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October 24, 2015 at 6:18pm
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Ohio State On This Date is a weekly in-depth look at Ohio State's record on the date of each game day. Today we delve into the Buckeyes' performance on October 24th.

FIVE THINGS 10-24
  1. This is the 17th time (10-6) Ohio State has played on 10-24.
  2. Ohio State is 5-2 on the road on this date.
  3. The Buckeyes are 3-1 when ranked and playing away from home.
  4. Ohio State has a seven-game winning streak on 10-24.
  5. 1959 was the last time Ohio State lost on this date.
High Point Solutions StadiumThis is the second meeting between Ohio State and Rutgers in football and the Buckeyes' first game in High Points Solutions Stadium.

The last time the Buckeyes played on the road on October 24th was 1998. No. 1 Ohio State defeated Northwestern 36-10. The Buckeyes went on to win the Big Ten and defeated No. 8 Texas A&M 24-14 in the 1999 Sugar Bowl.

Ohio State's largest margin of victory on October 24th was a 42-9 win over visiting Minnesota in 1987. The Buckeyes went 6-4-1 in 1987 in Earle Bruce's last season as head coach.

 

GAMES PLAYED ON 10-24
YEAR OHIO STATE'S RANK OPPONENT LOCATION SCORE B1G FINISH
2009 No. 18 Minnesota H 38-7 1st
1998 No. 1 Northwestern A 36-10 1st
1992   Michigan State A 27-17 2nd
1987 No. 16 Minnesota H 42-9 5th
1981 No. 7 Indiana H 29-10 T 1st
1970 No. 1 Illinois A 48-29 1st / NC
1964 No. 1 Wisconsin H 28-3 2nd
1959 No. 20 No. 12 Wisconsin A 3-12 T 8th
1953   Wisconsin A 27-13 4th
1942 No. 1 Northwestern A 20-6 1st / NC
1936   Indiana H 7-0 T 2nd
1931   Northwestern H 0-10 4th
1925   Iowa H 0-15 8th
1914   Wisconsin H 6-7 T 4th
1908   That Team H 6-10 Not In B1G
1903   Case A 0-12 Not In B1G

 

OHIO STATE'S RECORD AGAINST OPPONENTS ON OCT. 24
  RECORD WIN & POINTS AVG. SCORE
OVERALL 10-6 .625 317-170 20-11
HOME 5-4 .556 156-71 17-8
AWAY 5-2 .714 161-99 23-14

 

RECORD AGAINST OPPONENTS ON OCT. 24 WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED 
  RECORD WIN & POINTS AVG. SCORE
OVERALL 7-1 .875 244-86 31-11
HOME 4-0 1.00 137-29 34-7
AWAY 3-1 .750 107-57 27-14

 

RECORD WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED AND OPPONENT IS NOT RANKED AGAINST ON OCT. 24
  RECORD WIN & POINTS AVG. SCORE
OVERALL 7-0 1.00 241-74 34-11
HOME 4-0 1.00 137-29 34-7
AWAY 3-0 1.00 104-45 35-15
 
Ohio State's largest margin of victory was against Minnesota in 1987. The second largest was against the Gophers on 2009. You can watch highlights (courtesy BTN) of the 2009 victory above.Ohio State's largest margin of victory was against Minnesota in 1987. The second largest was against the Gophers on 2009. You can watch highlights (courtesy BTN) of the 2009 victory above.
 

Ohio State's largest margin of victory on Oct. 24th was a 33 point trouncing of Minnesota in 1987. The second largest win on this date was against the Gophers on 2009. You can watch BTN's highlights of the 2009 victory above.
 

THIS WEEK'S ARTICLES

The Rundown: No. 1 Ohio State at Rutgers
Recruiting Recon: Rutgers' Offense
Recruiting Recon: Rutgers' Defense
The Losing Effect: That Team


NEXT ARTICLES

Prep Tracker Week 10 (Sun)
The Ohio State Effect (Sun)

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