Indiana at Ohio State

Saturday, October 30, 1943

Indiana beat Ohio State 20–⁠14. It was their 27th meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 16–⁠8–⁠3 as played.

AwayIndiana4–⁠4–⁠2 in 1943
20
HomeOhio State3–⁠6 in 1943
14

FinalHigh 64°F, low 53°FAttendance 25,458

In the newspapers

  • The The Wilmington morning star's story: Indiana Defeats Ohio State Outfit, 20 II

    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.

Officially, Ohio State leads 81–⁠13–⁠5; as played, 82–⁠13–⁠5 in 100 meetings, counting the 73 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Ohio State 19, Indiana 15
2025Indiana 13, Ohio State 10Big Ten Championship
2024Ohio State 38, Indiana 15
2023Ohio State 23, Indiana 3
2022Ohio State 56, Indiana 14
2021Ohio State 54, Indiana 7

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