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 15th.
FIVE THINGS 10/15
- This is the 18th time (7–10–1) Ohio State has played on October 15th.
- Ohio State is 3–3–1 as the away team on this date.
- The Buckeyes are 1–2 when ranked in the Top 10 on October 15th.
- This is the first time Ohio State and Wisconsin have played on the fifteenth of October.
- The Buckeyes are 2–4 when facing a ranked opponent on this date.
Ohio State's largest margin of victory on October 15th was a 34-0 victory over Oberlin in the third game of the 1898 season.
The last time the Buckeyes won on the road as a Top 10 team was a 27-6 beating of Iowa at Kinnick Stadium in 1977.
YEAR | OHIO STATE'S RANK | OPPONENT | LOCATION | SCORE | B1G FINISH |
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2011 | No. 16 ILLINOIS | A | 17–7 | 4th | |
2005 | No. 15 | No. 16 MICHIGAN STATE | H | 35–24 | 1st |
1994 | MICHIGAN STATE | A | 23–7 | 2nd | |
1988 | PURDUE | H | 26–31 | 7th | |
1983 | No. 6 | No. 19 ILLINOIS | A | 13–17 | 4th |
1977 | No. 5 | IOWA | A | 27–6 | 1st |
1966 | No. 1 MICHIGAN STATE | H | 8–11 | 6th | |
1960 | No. 3 | PURDUE | A | 21–24 | 3rd |
1955 | No. 14 | No. 11 DUKE | H | 14–20 | 1st |
1949 | No. 11 | No. 5 MINNESOTA | H | 0–27 | 1st |
1938 | NORTHWESTERN | A | 0–0 | 6th | |
1932 | MICHIGAN | H | 0–14 | 4th | |
1927 | NORTHWESTERN | H | 13–19 | 3rd | |
1921 | MINNESOTA | H | 27–0 | 2nd | |
1910 | WESTERN RESERVE | H | 6–0 | NOT IN B1G | |
1904 | MICHIGAN | H | 6–31 | NOT IN B1G | |
1898 | DENISON | H | 34–0 | NOT IN B1G | |
1892 | OBERLIN | A | 4–40 | NOT IN B1G |
RECORD | WIN & | POINTS | AVG. SCORE | |
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OVERALL | 7–10–1 | .420 | 296–224 | 16–12 |
HOME | 4–7 | .360 | 169–177 | 15–16 |
AWAY | 3–3–1 | .500 | 127–47 | 18-7 |
RECORD | WIN & | POINTS | AVG. SCORE | |
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OVERALL | 2–4 | .333 | 110–118 | 18-20 |
HOME | 1–2 | .333 | 49–71 | 16–24 |
AWAY | 1–2 | .333 | 61–47 | 20-16 |
The last time the Buckeyes played on October 15th was 2011. Ohio State defeated No. 16 Illinois 17-7 in Champaign. The Buckeyes finished fourth in the Big Ten and lost to Florida 17-24 in the Gator Bowl.