Notre Dame at Ohio State

Saturday, November 2, 1935

Notre Dame beat Ohio State 18–⁠13. It was their first meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayNotre Dame7–⁠1–⁠1 in 1935
18
HomeOhio State7–⁠1 in 1935
13

FinalHigh 58°F, low 45°FAttendance 81,018

On the newsreel

  • IRISH OVERCOME OHIO STATEA fighting, tearing Notre Dame eleven comes back in the final moments of play to wrest victory from defeat, conquering the Buckeyes by the score of 18 to 13 before a throng of 81,000.Universal Newsreel, November 4, 1935. Catalog record at the National Archives

Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Ohio State 57% to win. Notre Dame won as Elo’s underdog.

Ohio State leads 7–⁠2 in nine meetings, counting the eight since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 23CFP National Championship
2023Ohio State 17, Notre Dame 14
2022Ohio State 21, Notre Dame 10
2015Ohio State 44, Notre Dame 28Fiesta Bowl
2005Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 20Fiesta Bowl
1996Ohio State 29, Notre Dame 16

Around this game

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