Northwestern at Ohio State

Saturday, November 21, 1914

Ohio State beat Northwestern 27–⁠0. It was their second meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayNorthwestern1–⁠6 in 1914
0
HomeOhio State5–⁠2 in 1914
27

FinalHigh 38°F, low 19°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: EASY FOR OHIO STATE. 0verwhelms Northwestern BY Score of 27 to 0,

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 22, 1914, page 62

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    EASY FOR OHIO STATE. 0verwhelms Northwestern BY Score of 27 to 0, COLUMBUS, Ohio. November 21.- Ohio State closed it’s 1914 foot ball season here today with a victory over Northwestern. The score was 81 to 0. The only chance the Purple players had to score came in the second period, when, aided materially by penalties, they advanced the ball to Ohio’s 25yard line. Fullback Patterson dropped back for a drop kick, but the ball went wide. Ohio used the forward pass in making most of it’s long gains. Northwestern was unable to gain through Ohio’s line and was compelled to resort to punting and the open style game. Graft and Hobt were the individual stars of the contest.

  • The Omaha daily bee's story: NORTHWESTERN ELEVEN OHIO STATE WINS OVER

    Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], November 22, 1914, page 40

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    NORTHWESTERN ELEVEN OHIO STATE WINS OVER COLUMBUS O.. Nov a.-ohlo state closed its 1914 foot ball season here today with a victory over Northwestern The final score was “a 10 0. The only chance the Purple players had to score came In the second period when aided materially ny penalties, they advanced the ball to Ohio’s twenty-five yard line. Fullback Patterson dropped back for a drop kick, but the ball went wide.

  • The The Alaska daily empire's story: ors1on Ieama IIe.

    The Alaska daily empire, Alaska, November 23, 1914, page 3 (results column)

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    ors1on Ieama IIe. Tho University of oregon team went from Eugene to Corvallis and played the Oregon Agricultural Col lege D tic same to 8. Each team made field goal The Aggies played Washington to a Q to Q tie, while Ore gon was defeated by Washington, 20 to Q. The annual battle between George town College and Washington and lei’ ferson University resulted in 9 score of l3 to 6, with the Generals on the long end. Other football scores were as fol- lows: Minnesota, IS; Chicago, 2. Ohio State. 27; Northwestern, 0. Illinois. 28; Wisconsin, 9. Army, 15; Springfield, 6. Navy 33; Ursius. 2. Dartmouth. 70; Syracuse, o. Carlisle. &; Dickinson, Q.

  • The Burlington weekly free press's story: SATURDAYS FOOTBALL GAMES

    Burlington weekly free press, Burlington, Vt., November 26, 1914, page 13 (results column)

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    SATURDAYS FOOTBALL GAMES SATURDAYS FOOTBALL GAMES. Vermont o; Nddlebury o. L. V. NJ sophomores -; freshmen o. Harvard sc; Yale 0, Dartmouth 40; Syracuse o Navy 49, Ursinus >. Army 10; Springfield T. S. G. W. & j. “A; GEORGETOWN 0. Lehigh l., Lafayette :. Carlisle 81; Dickinson 0, Fordham II; Boston College g. Wesleyan %; \. Y. L. a Rutgers 49, Stevens o r. =. L. :; Rochester O Haverford g. Swarthmore 3 Illinois “a Wisconsin .. Minnesota 10, Chicago I. Missouri 10; Kansas Z Western Maryland e, Johns Hopkins ( ohio State 27; Northwestern 0.

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 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Ohio State leads 66–⁠14–⁠1 in 81 meetings, counting the 79 since this game.

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

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