Ohio State On This Date is a weekly look at Ohio State's record on the date of each game day. Today, we delve into the Buckeyes' performance on October 7th.
FIVE THINGS 10/14
- This is the 20th time (14–3–2) Ohio State has played on October 14th.
- The first game played on 10/14 was in 1893. The Buckeyes beat Wittenberg 36-10 at Recreation Park.
- Ohio State's largest margin of victory on October 14th was against Oberlin in 1916. Head coach John Wilce and the Buckeyes overwhelmed Oberlin 128-0 that day. That is a school record for points and margin of victory.
- The Buckeyes are 6–2 when ranked and playing on October 14th. The losses were to Minnesota in 2000 and Purdue in 1978.
- 1933 was the last time Ohio State played an out of conference team on this date. The Scarlet and Gray defeated Vanderbilt 20-0 in Columbus.
YEAR | OHIO STATE'S RANK | OPPONENT | LOCATION | SCORE | B1G FINISH |
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2006 | No. 1 | MICHIGAN STATE | A | 38–7 | 1st |
2000 | No. 5 | MINNESOTA | H | 17–29 | 4th |
1995 | No. 4 | No. 21 WISCONSIN | A | 27–16 | 2nd |
1989 | INDIANA | H | 35–31 | 3rd | |
1978 | No. 16 | PURDUE | A | 16–27 | 4th |
1972 | No. 4 | ILLINOIS | H | 26–7 | 1st |
1967 | No. 2 PURDUE | H | 6–41 | 4th | |
1961 | No. 7 | ILLINOIS | H | 44–0 | 1st / NC |
1950 | No. 12 | INDIANA | A | 26–14 | 2nd |
1944 | No. 8 | No. 19 WISCONSIN | A | 20–7 | 1st |
1939 | NORTHWESTERN | H | 13–0 | 1st | |
1933 | VANDERBILT | H | 20–0 | 2nd | |
1922 | OBERLIN | H | 14–0 | 8th | |
1916 | OBERLIN | H | 128–0 | 1st | |
1911 | WESTERN RESERVE | H | 0–0 | ||
1905 | DENISON | H | 2–0 | ||
1903 | MUSKINGUM | H | 30–0 | ||
1899 | CASE | A | 5–5 | ||
1893 | WITTENBERG | H | 36–10 |
RECORD | WIN & | POINTS | AVG. SCORE | |
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OVERALL | 14–3–2 | .789 | 503–194 | 22–12 |
HOME | 10–2–1 | .808 | 371–118 | 22–12 |
AWAY | 4–1–1 | .750 | 132–76 | 22–11 |
RECORD | WIN & | POINTS | AVG. SCORE | |
---|---|---|---|---|
OVERALL | 6–2 | .750 | 214–107 | 23–12 |
HOME | 2–1 | .667 | 87–36 | 22–12 |
AWAY | 4–1 | .800 | 127–71 | 22–11 |