Northwestern at Ohio State

Saturday, November 12, 1983

No. 10 Ohio State beat Northwestern 55–⁠7. It was their 55th meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 41–⁠13–⁠1.

AwayNorthwestern2–⁠9 in 1983
7
Home10Ohio State9–⁠3 in 1983
55

FinalAttendance 88,703

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Ohio State 93% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Ohio State leads 66–⁠14–⁠1 in 81 meetings, counting the 26 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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