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Ohio State On This Date: October 20

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by Matt Gutridge
10/20/18 at 12:54a in the OSU Football Forum
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2012 was the last time Ohio State played on October 20th. Kenny Guiton and the Buckeyes came from behind late to defeat Purdue 29-22 in overtime.

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 20th.

FIVE THINGS 10/20
  1. This is the 18th time (11–6) Ohio State has played on October 20th.
  2. The first game played on 10/20 was in 1894. The Buckeyes beat to Columbus Barracks, 30-0 at Columbus' Recreation Park.  
  3. Ohio State's largest margin of victory on October 20th was a 59-0 whooping of Wisconsin in Ohio Stadium in the seventh game of the 1979 season.
  4. The Buckeyes have won seven straight games played on October 20th.
  5. The last time Ohio State played a road game on this date was 1990. John Cooper's Buckeyes beat Purdue 42-2 in West Lafayette.
GAMES PLAYED ON OCT. 20th
YEAR OHIO STATE'S RANK OPPONENT LOCATION SCORE B1G FINISH
2012 No. 8 PURDUE H 29–22 (OT) 1st
2007 No. 7 MICHIGAN STATE H 24–17 1st
2001 No. 21 SAN DIEGO STATE H 27–12 3rd
1990 No. 22 PURDUE A 42–2 5th
1984 No. 8 MICHIGAN STATE A 23–20 1st
1979 No. 8 WISCONSIN H 59–0 1st
1973 No. 1 INDIANA A 37–7 1st
1962 No. 10 No. 8 NORTHWESTERN H 14–18 3rd
1956 No. 5 PENN STATE H 6–7 4th
1951 No. 9 INDIANA H 10–32 5th
1945 No. 4 No. 9 PURDUE H 13–35 3rd
1934   COLGATE H 10–7 2nd
1928   MICHIGAN H 19–7 4th
1923   MICHIGAN A 0–23 8th
1906   MICHIGAN H 0–6  
1900   OHIO WESLEYAN H 47–0  
1894   COLUMBUS BARRACKS A 30–0  

 

OHIO STATE'S RECORD AGAINST OPPONENTS ON OCT. 20th
  RECORD WIN & POINTS AVG. SCORE
OVERALL 11–6 .647 390–215 23–13
HOME 7–5 .583 258–163 22–14
AWAY 4–1 .800 132–52 26–10

 

RECORD AGAINST UNRANKED OPPONENTS ON OCT. 20th 
  RECORD WIN & POINTS AVG. SCORE
OVERALL 11–4 .733 363–162 24–11
HOME 7–3 .700 231–110 23–11
AWAY 4–1 .800 132–52 26–10

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