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Ohio State On This Date: November 28th

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November 28, 2015 at 9:52am
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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 November 28th.

FIVE THINGS 11-28
  1. This is the 7th time (4-2) Ohio State has played on 11-28.
  2. Ohio State is 0-1 as the away team on this date.
  3. The Buckeyes are 1-0 when ranked.
  4. Ohio State has never played That Team on 11-28.
  5. 1931 was the last time Ohio State lost on this date.
1931 Ohio State TeamThe 1931 Ohio State team (above) was the last Buckeye team to play as the away team on November 28th. The Buckeyes are 4-2 on Nov. 28th. Ohio State has never played That Team on this date. This is the 112th meeting between Ohio State and Our Rival in football.

The last and only time the Buckeyes played as the away team on November 28th was 1931. Ohio State lost to Minnesota 7-19. The Buckeyes won 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 November 28th was a 41-12 victory over the Iowa Seahawks in the last game of the 1942 season.

 

GAMES PLAYED ON NOV. 28
YEAR OHIO STATE'S RANK OPPONENT LOCATION SCORE B1G FINISH
1942 No. 3 Iowa Seahawks H 41-12 1st / NC
1931   Minnesota A 7-19 4th
1912   Michigan State* H 20-35 Not In B1G
1907   Ohio Wesleyan* H 16-0 Not In B1G
1901   Kenyon* H 11-6 Not In B1G
1895   Kenyon* H 12-10 Not In B1G

 

OHIO STATE'S RECORD AGAINST OPPONENTS ON NOV. 28
  RECORD WIN & POINTS AVG. SCORE
OVERALL 4-2 .667 107-82 18-14
HOME 4-1 .800 100-63 20-13
AWAY 0-1 .000 7-19 7-19

 

RECORD AGAINST OPPONENTS ON NOV. 28 WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED 
  RECORD WIN & POINTS AVG. SCORE
OVERALL 1-0 1.000 41-12 41-12
HOME 1-0 1.000 41-12 41-12
AWAY        

 

 

The last time Ohio State played on Nov. 28th was 73 years ago against the Iowa Seahawks. The Buckeyes won 41-12 and earned their first national championship. This was the last time Ohio State finished the regular season with an opponent other than That Team.


URBAN MEYER ERA
Urban MeyerOn November 28th, 2011 Urban Meyer was introduced as Ohio State's head coach and the Buckeyes football tradition was restored. H/T Faux_maestro
 
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