Indiana at Ohio State
Saturday, October 30, 1943 Share
Indiana beat Ohio State 20–14. It was their 27th meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 16–8–3 as played.
FinalHigh 64°F, low 53°FAttendance 25,458
In the newspapers

The Wilmington morning star, Wilmington, N.C., October 31, 1943, page 8
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Indiana Defeats Ohio State Outfit, 20 II COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 30.-(P)- Indiana’s all-civilian football team with Bob Hunchy) Inconsistency err hurting two touchdown passes and setting up at third score, whip ped all-civilian Ohio State 20 to IA today in a Western Confercene thriller before 25,458 sun-bathed spectators. Hornschemeyer decided the contest in the final minute, hitting End Pete Pihos for 25-yard gain through the air and then firing 20 yards to Halfback John Mcdonnell in the end zone. Only minutes before, Ohio had overcome a 1870 deficit by counting two touchdowns and converting each tina
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 51% to win. Indiana won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Indiana–Ohio State gameOfficially, Ohio State leads 81–13–5; as played, 82–13–5 in 100 meetings, counting the 73 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 MichiganNov. 6, 1943
- SeasonIndiana in 1943
- ProgramIndiana history and records
Ohio State
- Next gameat PittsburghNov. 6, 1943
- SeasonOhio State in 1943
- ProgramOhio State history and records

