Northwestern at Ohio State

Saturday, October 31, 1970

No. 2 Ohio State beat No. 20 Northwestern 24–⁠10. It was their 44th meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 31–⁠12–⁠1.

Away20Northwestern6–⁠4 in 1970
10
Home2Ohio State9–⁠1 in 1970
24

FinalAttendance 86,673

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Ohio State 84% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Ohio State leads 66–⁠14–⁠1 in 81 meetings, counting the 37 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Ohio State 31, Northwestern 7
2022Ohio State 21, Northwestern 7
2020Ohio State 22, Northwestern 10Big Ten Championship Game
2019Ohio State 52, Northwestern 3
2018Ohio State 45, Northwestern 24Big Ten Championship Game
2016Ohio State 24, Northwestern 20

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