This happened 17 years ago today, Holy Buckeye! Michael Jenkins' 37-yard touchdown catch on 4th-and-1 with 1:36 remaining gave Ohio State the 10-6 victory.
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 9th.
FIVE THINGS 11/9
- This is the 17th time (12–4) Ohio State has played on November 9th. It is the first time since 1963 that the team has hosted a game on this date.
- The first game played on 11/9 was in 1895. The Buckeyes traveled to and defeated Cincinnati 4-0.
- Ohio State's largest margin of victory on this date was the 56 point clobbering of Case in 1918.
- The Buckeyes have a four-game winning streak on November 9th and are 7–2 when ranked on this date. The last time OSU was not ranked when playing on the ninth of November was 1935.
- In 17 games, Ohio State has never faced a ranked opponent on this date.
| YEAR | OHIO STATE'S RANK | OPPONENT | LOCATION | SCORE | B1G FINISH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | No. 3 | PURDUE | A | 10–6 | 1st |
| 1996 | No. 2 | ILLINOIS | A | 48–0 | 1st |
| 1991 | No. 19 | MINNESOTA | A | 35–6 | 3rd |
| 1985 | No. 4 | NORTHWESTERN | A | 35–17 | 4th |
| 1974 | No. 1 | MICHIGAN STATE | A | 13–16 | 1st |
| 1968 | No. 2 | WISCONSIN | A | 43–8 | 1st |
| 1963 | No. 10 | PENN STATE | H | 7–10 | 2nd |
| 1957 | No. 6 | PURDUE | H | 20–7 | 1st |
| 1946 | No. 12 | PITTSBURGH | H | 20–13 | 6th |
| 1935 | CHICAGO | A | 20–13 | 1st | |
| 1929 | NORTHWESTERN | H | 6–18 | 5th | |
| 1918 | CASE | H | 56–0 | 8th | |
| 1912 | OBERLIN | H | 23–17 | ||
| 1907 | OBERLIN | H | 22–10 | ||
| 1901 | MICHIGAN | H | 0–21 | ||
| 1895 | CINCINNATI | A | 4–0 |
| RECORD | WIN & | POINTS | AVG. SCORE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | 12–4 | .750 | 362–162 | 23–10 |
| HOME | 5–3 | .625 | 154–96 | 19–12 |
| AWAY | 7–1 | .875 | 208–66 | 26–8 |
| RECORD | WIN & | POINTS | AVG. SCORE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OVERALL | 7–2 | .778 | 231–83 | 26–9 |
| HOME | 2–1 | .667 | 47–30 | 16–10 |
| AWAY | 5–1 | .833 | 184–53 | 31–9 |
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