Indiana at Ohio State
Saturday, October 3, 1942 Share
Ohio State beat Indiana 32–21. It was their 26th meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 16–7–3 as played.
FinalHigh 83°F, low 51°FAttendance 48,227
In the newspapers
The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 5, 1942, page 6
Read the text
OHIO STATE IN TRIUMPH WITH INDIANA. 32–21 COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. sin a dazzling display of pyrotechnics, featured by two lightning fast backfield men, Ohio State defeat ed Indiana last Saturday afternoon by score of 32 to 21. Gene Fekete, Ohio’s sensational sophomore, scored three touch downs and booted two extra points for a total 20 during the game.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Ohio State 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Indiana–Ohio State gameOfficially, Ohio State leads 81–13–5; as played, 82–13–5 in 100 meetings, counting the 74 since this game.
| 2026 | Ohio State 19, Indiana 15 | |
| 2025 | Indiana 13, Ohio State 10 | Big Ten Championship |
| 2024 | Ohio State 38, Indiana 15 | |
| 2023 | Ohio State 23, Indiana 3 | |
| 2022 | Ohio State 56, Indiana 14 | |
| 2021 | Ohio State 54, Indiana 7 |
Around this game
Indiana
- Next gameat NebraskaOct. 10, 1942
- SeasonIndiana in 1942
- ProgramIndiana history and records
Ohio State
- Next gamevs. USCOct. 10, 1942
- SeasonOhio State in 1942
- ProgramOhio State history and records