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Ohio State on This Date: October 15th

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October 15, 2016 at 11:04am
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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 15th.

FIVE THINGS 10/15
  1. This is the 18th time (7–10–1) Ohio State has played on October 15th.
  2. Ohio State is 3–3–1 as the away team on this date.
  3. The Buckeyes are 1–2 when ranked in the Top 10 on October 15th.
  4. This is the first time Ohio State and Wisconsin have played on the fifteenth of October.
  5. The Buckeyes are 2–4 when facing a ranked opponent on this date.
1977 Ohio State TeamThe 1977 Ohio State team (above) is the last Buckeye squad ranked in the Top 10 to win 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.

GAMES PLAYED ON OCT. 15
YEAR OHIO STATE'S RANK OPPONENT LOCATION SCORE B1G FINISH
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

 

OHIO STATE'S RECORD AGAINST OPPONENTS ON OCT. 15
  RECORD WIN & POINTS AVG. SCORE
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 AGAINST OPPONENTS ON OCT. 15 WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED 
  RECORD WIN & POINTS AVG. SCORE
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.


URBAN MEYER ERA
Urban MeyerOhio State has never played on this date with Urban Meyer as head coach.

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