Ohio State On This Date: November 4th

2006 was the last time Ohio State played on November 4th. The No. 1 ranked Buckeyes beat Illinois 17-10.

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 November 4th.

FIVE THINGS 11/4

This is the 18th time (15–2) Ohio State has played on November 4th.
The is only the second time the Buckeyes have played Iowa on this date and it's the first time they have played in Iowa City.
Ohio State has won 13 straight on this date and its largest margin of victory on November 4th was a 49-14 whooping of Wisconsin in Madison back in 1978.
The Buckeyes are 8–0 when ranked on November 4th. The Scarlet and Gray have outscored their opponents 226-83 in this scenario.
Ohio State has never lost when facing an opponent on the road on this date.

GAMES PLAYED ON NOV 4th
YEAR	OHIO STATE'S RANK	OPPONENT	LOCATION	SCORE	B1G FINISH
2006	No. 1	ILLINOIS	A	17–10	1st
2000	No. 16	MICHIGAN STATE	H	27–13	4th
1995	No. 4	MINNESOTA	A	49–21	2nd
1989		NORTHWESTERN	A	52–27	3rd
1978		WISCONSIN	A	49–14	4th
1972	No. 5	MINNESOTA	H	27–19	1st
1967		MICHIGAN STATE	A	21–7	4th
1961	No. 5	No. 9 IOWA	H	29–13	1st / NC
1950	No. 4	NORTHWESTERN	A	32–0	2nd
1944	No. 3	No. 15 INDIANA	H	21–7	1st
1939	No. 14	INDIANA	H	24–0	1st
1933		INDIANA	H	21–0	2nd
1922		WISCONSIN	H	14–13	8th
1911		CASE	H	0–9
1905		KENYON	H	23–0
1899		WESTERN RESERVE	H	6–0
1893		WESTERN RESERVE	H	16–30

OHIO STATE'S RECORD AGAINST OPPONENTS ON NOV. 4th
	RECORD	WIN &	POINTS	AVG. SCORE
OVERALL	15–2	.676	428–183	25–11
HOME	9–2	.818	208–104	32–9
AWAY	6–0	1.000	220–79	37–13