Wisconsin at Ohio State

Saturday, October 12, 1996

No. 2 Ohio State beat Wisconsin 17–⁠14. It was their 66th meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 48–⁠13–⁠5.

AwayWisconsin8–⁠5 in 1996
14
Home2Ohio State11–⁠1 in 1996
17

FinalHigh 67°F, low 36°FAttendance 94,215

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Ohio State 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Ohio State leads 64–⁠18–⁠5 in 87 meetings, counting the 21 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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