Wisconsin at Ohio State

Saturday, October 20, 1979

No. 6 Ohio State beat Wisconsin 59–⁠0. It was their 49th meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 38–⁠7–⁠4.

AwayWisconsin4–⁠7 in 1979
0
Home6Ohio State11–⁠1 in 1979
59

Finallow 49°FAttendance 87,585

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Ohio State 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Ohio State leads 64–⁠18–⁠5 in 87 meetings, counting the 38 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 0
2023Ohio State 24, Wisconsin 10
2022Ohio State 52, Wisconsin 21
2019Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 21Big Ten Championship Game
2019Ohio State 38, Wisconsin 7
2017Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21Big Ten Championship Game

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