Arizona vs. Ohio State

Arizona and Ohio State have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1967; Ohio State leads the series 3–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Ohio State 3–⁠1, and Ohio State has won the last 3.

Arizona wins
1
Ohio State wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1967
Longest streak
3 Ohio State
Current streak
3 Ohio State
Last 10 meetings
Ohio State 3–⁠1
Most recent
2000

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s1–⁠0
1990s0–⁠2
2000s0–⁠1
Average margin
12.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona
0–⁠1 Arizona’s record at home
At Ohio State
2–⁠1 Ohio State’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Coach against coach

YearsArizonaSeriesOhio State
1991–⁠2000Dick Tomey0–⁠3John Cooper

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona’s side (Tomey 0–⁠3 against Cooper). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Arizona and Ohio State, 1967 on1300150017001900197019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 9, 200018Ohio State 27, Arizona 17at Arizona
Sep 20, 19979Ohio State 28, Arizona 20at Ohio State
Sep 7, 199122Ohio State 38, Arizona 14at Ohio State
Sep 30, 1967Arizona 14, Ohio State 7at Ohio State

Every game is listed as played on the field.