Illinois at Ohio State
Saturday, November 17, 1945. Ohio State kept the Illibuck Share
No. 9 Ohio State beat Illinois 27–2. It was their 34th meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 20–12–2 as played.
FinalHigh 56°F, low 44°F, 0.31 in. of rainAttendance 70,287
In the newspapers

The Ypsilanti daily press, Ypsilanti, Mich., November 19, 1945, page 1
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Race For Bic Ten Lead Open Chirag nov. l9-AP- Just one more weeL end, and football ex. perts who turned gray trying to plot fhr course OF the Western Conference race this season can catch their breath. relax and wait for another season they hope won’t be as confusing. Fodf circuit games are scheduled Saturday. Two are merely for consolation prizes. II any. The 9th. er two carry potential dynamite. Indiana. Ohio State and Michi. gan sill can win the title. Ohio State and Michigan meet at Ann Arbor in one OF the big games; unbeaten Indiana meets its old back yard rival, Purdue, at Blooming ton. And Purdue can win the title for either Ohio State or Michigan by dumping Indiana something not outside the realm OF possibility in view OF past games between these old rivals and Purdue’s record this season Last Saturday Michigan handed the Boilermakers a 27–13 setback when freshman Pete Elliott threw three touchdown passes and scored another touchdown himself. Ohio State, meanwhile. scored a a hr5t-period touchdown against Illinois nursed that lead along until the final quarter. and with Ollie Cline providing most OF the fire works. smashed out a 27–2 victory. But the big upset was Iowa’s last quarter. 9019. victory over Minnesota-the Gophers’ fourth straight loss.

The Daily Alaska empire, November 19, 1945, page 3 (results column)
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ESma BALL !. SCORES The following gre final scores of football games played over the weekend. Edsi Colgate T; Syracuse 6. Cornell 20; Dartmout l3. Navy 36; Wisconsin 2. Yale 4l; Coast Guard 6. Temple 14; Holy Cross 6. Army 61; Pennsylvania 0. Columbia 32; Princeton T. Harvard l4; Brown T. Midl0eSt Indiana 19; Pittsburgh O. Michigan 27; Purdue 13. Ohio State 27: Illinois 2. Michigan State 33; Penn State 0. Ohio U IA; West Virginia O. Iowa go: Minnesota 19. Metre Dame 34, Northwestern 2. Marquette l9; Kentucky l3. Missouri IA; Oklahoma 6. Icwa State 8: Drake 6. Kansas 27; Kansas State o. Nebraska 53; South Dakota 0. Tulsa 26; Baylor ‘. Oklahoma ARM 46; Texas Tech 6. South Mississippi State 54; Northwestern Louisiana 0. Clemson AT; Tulane 20. Alabama Il; Vanderbilt 0. Georgia 35; Auburn 0. Wake Forest IA; N. Carolina IS. Louisiana State g; Georgia Tech T. ScHth1OeSt Southern Methodist 21; Arkansas ). Texas 20; Texas Christian O. Rice 6; Texas A and Mo West Oregon 20; California 13. Washington 12; Idaho o. Washington State 13; Oregon s. O.. UCLA IS; St. Mary’s 2. Colorado State Il; Nebraska Wes cyan 6.
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 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Illinois–Ohio State gameOfficially, Ohio State leads 70–30–4; as played, 71–30–4 in 105 meetings, counting the 71 since this game.
| 2026 | Ohio State 42, Illinois 19 | |
| 2025 | Ohio State 34, Illinois 16 | |
| 2017 | Ohio State 52, Illinois 14 | |
| 2015 | Ohio State 28, Illinois 3 | |
| 2014 | Ohio State 55, Illinois 14 | |
| 2013 | Ohio State 60, Illinois 35 |
Around this game
Illinois
- Next gameat NorthwesternNov. 24, 1945
- SeasonIllinois in 1945
- ProgramIllinois history and records
Ohio State
- Next gameat MichiganNov. 24, 1945
- SeasonOhio State in 1945
- ProgramOhio State history and records

