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Ohio State On This Date: September 8

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September 8, 2018 at 12:42am
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2012 was the last time Ohio State played on September 8th. Braxton Miller became the first Buckeye quarterback to rush for 3 touchdowns in 34 years as No. 14 Ohio State beat UCF 31-16.

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 September 8th.

FIVE THINGS 9/8
  1. This is the seventh time (6–0) Ohio State has played on September 8th.
  2. The first game played on 9/8 was in 1979. The Buckeyes beat Syracuse 31-8 in Ohio Stadium. 
  3. Ohio State's largest margin of victory on September 8th was that 23-point flogging of Frank Maloney's Orangemen in 1979.
  4. The Buckeyes are 5–0 when ranked on September 8th. This is the sixth straight time OSU has been ranked on this date. 
  5. This is the first time Ohio State has played a Big Ten opponent on this date.
GAMES PLAYED ON SEP. 8th
YEAR OHIO STATE'S RANK OPPONENT LOCATION SCORE B1G FINISH
2012 No. 14 UCF H 31–16 1st
2007 No. 12 AKRON H 20–2 1st
2001 No. 22 AKRON H 28–14 3rd
1990 No. 18 TEXAS TECH H 17–10 5th
1984 No. 6 OREGON STATE H 22–14 1st
1979   SYRACUSE H 31–8 1st

 

OHIO STATE'S RECORD AGAINST OPPONENTS ON SEP. 8th
  RECORD WIN & POINTS AVG. SCORE
OVERALL 6–0 1.000 149–64 25–11
HOME 6–0 1.000 149–64 25–11
AWAY        

 

RECORD AGAINST OPPONENTS ON SEP. 8TH WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED 
  RECORD WIN & POINTS AVG. SCORE
OVERALL 5–0 1.000 118–56 24–11
HOME 5–0 1.000 118–45 24–11
AWAY        


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