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The Series History: Rutgers

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October 1, 2021 at 6:00am
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RutgersOhio State leads the overall series 7–0.
THE SERIES HISTORY CRIB NOTES
  • Ohio State has won seven consecutive games against the Scarlet Knights.
  • This will be the eighth time Ohio State and Rutgers have faced each other in football.
  • Including Saturday's game, the Buckeyes have been ranked and the boys from New Jersey have not been ranked in every game in this series.
  • Last year, Ohio State defeated the Scarlet Knights, 49-27. 
  • The Buckeyes are averaging 54 point per game against Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights have scored a total of 28 points when the game is played in Piscataway.

ALL-TIME AGAINST RUTGERS

The Buckeyes are 7–0 all-time against Rutgers. Ohio State has outscored the Scarlet Knights 376-75 in those games.

OHIO STATE'S RECORD VERSUS THE SCARLET KNIGHTS WHEN RANKED

OSU is 7–0 against Rutgers when the Buckeyes are ranked.
 

ALL GAMES VERSUS RUTGERS
YEAR LOCATION SCORE
2020 H 49-27
2019 A 56-21
2018 H 52-3
2017 A 56-0
2016 H 58-0
2015 A 49-7
2014 H 56-17
     
TOTAL 7–0 376-75
ALL-TIME RESULTS BY DIFFERENT CATEGORIES

Below you will find a crap load of stats and records compiled using The Ohio State Media Guide.
 

OHIO STATE ALL-TIME VERSUS RUTGERS
  RECORD WIN % POINTS AVG. SCORE
OVERALL 7–0 1.000 376-75 54-11
HOME 4–0 1.000 215-47 54-12
AWAY 3–0 1.000 161-28 54-9

 

RECORD WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED 
  RECORD WIN % POINTS AVG. SCORE
OVERALL 7–0 1.000 376-75 54-11
HOME 4–0 1.000 215-47 54-12
AWAY 3–0 1.000 161-28 54-9

 

OHIO STATE'S RECORD VERSUS RUTGERS BY DECADE
DECADE OVERALL WIN %   HOME WIN %   AWAY WIN %
2020s 1–0 1.000   1–0 1.000      
2010s 6–0 1.000   2–0 1.000   3–0 1.000
                 
TOTAL 5–0 1.000   2–0 1.000   3–0 1.000

 

Rutgers Sandwich
ALL-TIME RESULTS BY YEAR
2020 Results
YEAR LOCATION SCORE OSU RANK RU RANK
2020 H 49-27 No. 3  

 

2020 // HOME // AWAY RECORDS
  RECORD POINTS AVG. SCORE
OVERALL 1–0 49-27 49-27
HOME 1–0 49-27 49-27
AWAY      

 

RECORD WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED 
  RECORD POINTS AVG. SCORE
OVERALL 1–0 49-27 49-27
HOME 1–0 49-27 49-27
AWAY      

 

2010 RESULTS
YEAR LOCATION SCORE OSU RANK RU RANK
2019 A 56-21 No. 2  
2018 H 52-3 No. 4  
2017 A 56-0 No. 11  
2016 H 58-0 No. 2  
2015 A 49-7 No. 1  
2014 H 56-17 No. 13  

 

2010 // HOME // AWAY RECORDS
  RECORD POINTS AVG. SCORE
OVERALL 6–0 327-48 55-8
HOME 3–0 166-20 55-7
AWAY 3–0 161-28 54-9

 

RECORD WHEN OHIO STATE IS RANKED 
  RECORD POINTS AVG. SCORE
OVERALL 6–0 327-48 55-8
HOME 3–0 166-20 55-7
AWAY 3–0 161-28 54-9

This series has never been close. The narrowest Ohio State victory was last year's 22-point win. With that said, for the first time against the Buckeyes, Rutgers has put up double digit points in back-to-back seasons.

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