Ohio State at Northwestern

Saturday, November 20, 1915

Ohio State beat Northwestern 34–⁠0. It was their third meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 3–⁠0.

AwayOhio State5–⁠1–⁠1 in 1915
34
HomeNorthwestern2–⁠5 in 1915
0

FinalHigh 41°F, low 33°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: OHIO STATE DEFEATS NORTHWESTERN ELEVEN Piles Up Score Of "a to 0 on For ward Passes and End Runs.

    Evening star, November 21, 1915, page 59

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    OHIO STATE DEFEATS NORTHWESTERN ELEVEN Piles Up Score Of “a to 0 on For ward Passes and End Runs. CHICAGO. November 2o.-Changing its tactics in the second half from q punting game to one of open field plays, forward passes and end runs Ohio State piled up “a points to North Westerns nothing at Evanston today. In the first two quarters both Buckeye and Purple resorted to punting almost exclusively, and neither side scored, Driscoll Of Northwestern holding his own against Yerges. In the third quarter the change of attack netted Ohio State three touchdowns. and though Coach Murphy shot practically every one of his “subs’ into the game, North western was unable to check the at tacks in the last period. The lineup and summary:

  • The New-York tribune's story: OHIO STATE WINS OVER NORTHWESTERN Changes Tactics in Second Half and Scores on Straight Plays.

    New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 21, 1915, page 15

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    OHIO STATE WINS OVER NORTHWESTERN Changes Tactics in Second Half and Scores on Straight Plays. Chicago. Nov. Exchanging its tactics in the second half from q punt ing game to one Of open field plays. forward passes and end runs, Ohio State piled up “a points against North western at Evanston to-day, winning by a score of 81 to 0. In the third quarter Ohio State scored three touchdowns, and though Murphy sent practically every one Of his SUBS” into the game. Northwest ern was unable to check the attack in the last period. The line-up and summary follow:

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 55% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Ohio State leads 66–⁠14–⁠1 in 81 meetings, counting the 78 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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