Urban Meyer's Road Record Improves to 19-0 with Five Straight over Ranked Teams

By Vico on September 18, 2016 at 12:50 am
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Ohio State's win at Oklahoma improves the Buckeyes to 19-0 on the road under Urban Meyer. This undefeated streak on the road is the longest active streak in college football.

Ohio State on the Road under Urban Meyer
Season Team Score
2016 Oklahoma 45-24
2015 Michigan 42-13
2015 Illinois 28-3
2015 Rutgers 49-7
2015 Indiana 34-27
2015 Virginia Tech 42-24
2014 Minnesota 31-24
2014 Michigan State 49-37
2014 Penn State 31-24 (2 OT)
2014 Maryland 52-24
2013 Michigan 42-41
2013 Illinois 60-35
2013 Purdue 56-0
2013 Northwestern 40-30
2013 California 52-34
2012 Wisconsin 21-14 (OT)
2012 Penn State 35-23
2012 Indiana 52-49
2012 Michigan State 17-16

Tonight's win at Oklahoma was more than just another road win for Ohio State. It was the fifth straight win for Urban Meyer on the road against a ranked team. That streak started with a win at No. 20 Michigan State in 2012.

All told, Urban Meyer has cemented himself as a "big game" coach, a monicker Bob Stoops had bestowed on him in the recent past. The win is Meyer's ninth road win over a ranked team in his coaching career.

The table to the right lists all of Ohio State's road wins under Urban Meyer. The streak started with a road win over a ranked team similar to what Ohio State did tonight at Oklahoma. The Buckeyes entered Spartan Stadium as underdogs against No. 20 Michigan State. It left East Lansing with a 17-16 win.

Most recently, Ohio State visited Ann Arbor for Jim Harbaugh's coaching debut in the rivalry. The Buckeyes were reeling from a home loss to Michigan State while Michigan was experiencing a first-year turnaround under Jim Harbaugh. The contest was all Ohio State. The Buckeyes clowned No. 12 Michigan, 42-13.

Ohio State also scored road wins over ranked teams like No. 16 Northwestern (2013) and No. 7 Michigan State (2014) in that stretch.

The win is also another milestone road win over a ranked team for Urban Meyer as he cements his legacy as a "big game" head coach. Meyer now has nine wins in his career against ranked teams on the road.

Overall, his record against ranked teams on the road stands at 9-6. It's worth noting that Meyer started at 1-4 in his coaching career against ranked teams on the road. Only the 2006 Tennessee game stood in the win column. Two other losses came in his final year in Gainesville before a brief retirement motivated by health concerns.

Right now, there's no mistaking Meyer is one of the best big game coaches in America, and certainly on the road.

 

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