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Ohio State On This Date: November 14th

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November 14, 2020 at 9:35am
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David Boston
David Boston (above) had a day against Iowa on this date in 1998. Boston finished the game with 5 receptions for 163 yards and 2 touchdowns. Joe Germaine passed for 319 yards and 3 touchdowns as the Buckeyes left Iowa City with a 45-14 victory.

Ohio State On This Date is a weekly in-depth look at Ohio State's record on the date of each game day. Today we delve into the Buckeyes' performance on November 14th.

FIVE THINGS 11/14
  1. This was supposed to be the 21st time (14–6) for Ohio State to play on 11/14.
  2. Ohio State is 7–3 on the road on this date.
  3. The Buckeyes are 4–0 when ranked and playing away from home.
  4. Ohio State has a six-game road winning streak on 11/14.
  5. 1925 was the last time Ohio State lost on this date as the away team.

This is the only time in program history that Ohio State has not played on the 14th of November when this date fell on a Saturday.

The last time the Buckeyes played on the road on November 14th was 2015. Ezekiel Elliott led the offense with 181 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns as No. 2 Ohio State defeated Illinois 28-3.

Ohio State's largest margin of victory on November 14th was a 70-6 embarrassment of visiting Northwestern in 1981. The Buckeyes went 9–3 in 1981 and tied for first in the Big Ten.

GAMES PLAYED ON 11/14
YEAR OHIO STATE'S RANK OPPONENT LOCATION SCORE B1G FINISH
2015 No. 2 Illinois A 28-3 1st
2009 No. 10 No. 15 Iowa H 27-24 (OT) 1st
1998 No. 7 Iowa A 45-14 1st
1992 No. 19 Indiana A 27-10 2nd
1987   Iowa H 27-29 5th
1981   Northwestern H 70-6 T 1st
1970 No. 3 Purdue A 10-7 1st / NC
1964 No. 7 Northwestern H 10-0 2nd
1959   No. 16 Iowa H 7-16 T 8th
1953   Purdue H 21-6 4th
1942 No. 10 No. 13 Illinois N 44-20 1st / NC
1936   at Illinois A 13-0 T 2nd
1931   at Wisconsin A 6-0 4th
1925   at Michigan A 0-10 8th
1914   Oberlin H 39-0 T 4th
1908   Vanderbilt A 17-6 Not In B1G
1903   Oberlin H 27-5 Not In B1G
1896   Wittenberg H 6-24 Not In B1G
1891   Kenyon A 0-26 Not In B1G
1890   Denison A 0-14 Not In B1G

 

OHIO STATE'S RECORD AGAINST OPPONENTS ON NOV. 14
  RECORD WIN & POINTS AVG. SCORE
OVERALL 14–6 .737 424-220 21-11
HOME 6–3 .667 234-110 26-12
AWAY 7–3 .700 146-90 15-9
NEUTRAL 1–0 1.00 44-20 44-20

 

RECORD AGAINST OPPONENTS ON NOV. 14 WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED 
  RECORD WIN & POINTS AVG. SCORE
OVERALL 7–0 1.00 191-78 27-11
HOME 2–0 1.00 37-24 19-12
AWAY 4–0 1.00 110-34 29-9
NEUTRAL 1–0 1.00 44-20 44-20

 

RECORD WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED AND OPPONENT IS NOT RANKED ON NOV. 14
  RECORD WIN & POINTS AVG. SCORE
OVERALL 5–0 .800 120-34 24-7
HOME 1–0 1.000 10-0 10-0
AWAY 4–0 1.000 110-34 28-9

The only time Ohio State played an overtime game on Nov. 14th was eleven years ago against Iowa. The Buckeyes won 27-24 in OT.

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