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Indiana vs. Ohio State

Indiana and Ohio State have 100 meetings on file, the first in 1901; officially, Ohio State leads 81–⁠13–⁠5; as played, 82–⁠13–⁠5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Ohio State 9–⁠1. The NCAA vacated Ohio State’s win (2010); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Official series
Ohio State leads 81–⁠13–⁠5
Indiana wins on file
13
Ohio State wins on file
82
Ties
5
Earliest on file
1901
Longest streak
30 Ohio State
Current streak
1 Ohio State
Last 10 meetings
Ohio State 9–⁠1
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s4–⁠0–⁠1
1910s1–⁠4
1920s1–⁠2–⁠1
1930s1–⁠8–⁠1
1940s2–⁠5
1950s1–⁠8–⁠1
1960s0–⁠7
1970s0–⁠9
1980s2–⁠8
1990s0–⁠8–⁠1
2000s0–⁠7
2010s0–⁠10
2020s1–⁠6
Both ranked
6 meetings: Indiana 1, Ohio State 5; 4 both in the top 10
Average margin
18.9 points; 26 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Indiana
2–⁠31–⁠1 Indiana’s record at home
At Ohio State
51–⁠10–⁠4 Ohio State’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Indiana first
Shutouts
18

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Indiana’s biggest win1988: Indiana 41, Ohio State 7by 34 points
  2. Ohio State’s biggest win1957: Ohio State 56, Indiana 0by 56 points
  3. Upset1987: Indiana 31, Ohio State 10Indiana had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1951: Indiana 32, Ohio State 10Indiana had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1924: Indiana 12, Ohio State 7Indiana had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown2025: Indiana 13, Ohio State 10No. 2 Indiana at No. 1 Ohio State
  7. Ranked showdown2024: Ohio State 38, Indiana 15No. 5 Indiana at No. 2 Ohio State
  8. Ranked showdown2026: Ohio State 19, Indiana 15No. 4 Ohio State at No. 5 Indiana

Coach against coach

YearsIndianaSeriesOhio State
1931–⁠1933Billy Hayes0–⁠2–⁠1Sam Willaman
1934–⁠1940Bo McMillin1–⁠6Francis Schmidt
1948–⁠1950Clyde Smith0–⁠3Wesley Fesler
1952–⁠1956Bernie Crimmins0–⁠5Woody Hayes
1958–⁠1964Phil Dickens0–⁠6–⁠1Woody Hayes
1965–⁠1972John Pont0–⁠4Woody Hayes
1973–⁠1978Lee Corso0–⁠6Woody Hayes
1979–⁠1982Lee Corso0–⁠4Earle Bruce
1984–⁠1987Bill Mallory1–⁠3Earle Bruce
1988–⁠1996Bill Mallory1–⁠7–⁠1John Cooper
2002–⁠2004Gerry DiNardo0–⁠3Jim Tressel
2012–⁠2016Kevin Wilson0–⁠5Urban Meyer
2019–⁠2023Tom Allen0–⁠5Ryan Day
2024–⁠2026Curt Cignetti1–⁠2Ryan Day

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Indiana’s side (Hayes 0–⁠2–⁠1 against Willaman). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Indiana and Ohio State, 1901 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Michael Penix Jr. Indiana26 of 50, 495 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT2020 Passing
Dwayne Haskins Ohio State33 of 44, 455 yards, 6 TD, 2 INT2018 Passing
Ezekiel Elliott Ohio State23 carries, 274 yards, 3 TD2015 Rushing
Ty Fryfogle Indiana7 catches, 223 yards, 3 TD2020 Receiving
Jeremiah Smith Ohio State8 catches, 144 yards2025 Receiving
Charlie Becker Indiana6 catches, 126 yards2025 Receiving

Named most valuable

Fernando Mendoza Indiana2025

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

From the newspapers

  • The The Indianapolis journal's story of the 1902 game: Indiana and Ohio state Play a Tie Game at Columbus, This Score Also Being at Six TO Six. CULVER DEFEATS SOUTH SIDE SCORE OF 34 TO % PILED UP IN 20 MINUTES OF PLAY. Results of Other College Contests Games Played by High schools. special to the indianapolis Journal.

    1902 · The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], Nov 28, 1902

  • The The Montgomery advertiser's story of the 1905 game: VICTORY FOR INDIANA. Ohio State University Goes Down in nefeat.

    1905 · The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, Dec 1, 1905

  • The Daily capital journal's story of the 1913 game: FINAL FOOTBALL SCORES

    1913 · Daily capital journal, Salem, Oregon, Nov 1, 1913

  • The Evening star's story of the 1914 game: OHIO STATE IN FRONT, Work Forward Pass Successfully and Defeat Indiana. Ii 70 q

    1914 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 8, 1914

  • The Evening star's story of the 1915 game: OHIO STATE winner Noses Out Indiana in Game Full of Thrills, 10 to 9. HoosIERs HAVE WEIGHT Silent Signals and Frequent Changes Fail to Wear Down Columbus g Team.

    1915 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 7, 1915

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

On television

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game twice: 2024, 2017.

2025FOX18.3 million viewers

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA). Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Oct 17, 20264Ohio State 19, 5Indiana 15at Indiana
Dec 6, 20252Indiana 13, 1Ohio State 10Lucas Oil StadiumBig Ten Championship
Nov 23, 20242Ohio State 38, 5Indiana 15at Ohio State
Sep 2, 20233Ohio State 23, Indiana 3at Indiana
Nov 12, 20222Ohio State 56, Indiana 14at Ohio State
Oct 23, 20215Ohio State 54, Indiana 7at Indiana
Nov 21, 20203Ohio State 42, 9Indiana 35at Ohio State
Sep 14, 20196Ohio State 51, Indiana 10at Indiana
Oct 6, 20183Ohio State 49, Indiana 26at Ohio State
Aug 31, 20172Ohio State 49, Indiana 21at Indiana
Oct 8, 20162Ohio State 38, Indiana 17at Ohio State
Oct 3, 20151Ohio State 34, Indiana 27at Indiana
Nov 22, 20147Ohio State 42, Indiana 27at Ohio State
Nov 23, 20134Ohio State 42, Indiana 14at Ohio State
Oct 13, 20128Ohio State 52, Indiana 49at Indiana
Nov 5, 2011Ohio State 34, Indiana 20at Ohio State
Oct 9, 20102Ohio State 38, Indiana 10vacatedat Ohio State
Oct 3, 20099Ohio State 33, Indiana 14at Indiana
Oct 21, 20061Ohio State 44, Indiana 3at Ohio State
Oct 22, 200514Ohio State 41, Indiana 10at Indiana
Oct 23, 2004Ohio State 30, Indiana 7at Ohio State
Oct 25, 20038Ohio State 35, Indiana 6at Indiana
Sep 28, 20026Ohio State 45, Indiana 17at Ohio State
Sep 29, 2001Ohio State 27, Indiana 14at Indiana
Oct 31, 19981Ohio State 38, Indiana 7at Indiana
Oct 18, 199711Ohio State 31, Indiana 0at Ohio State
Nov 16, 19962Ohio State 27, Indiana 17at Indiana
Nov 18, 19952Ohio State 42, Indiana 3at Ohio State
Nov 12, 1994Ohio State 32, Indiana 17at Indiana
Nov 13, 19935Ohio State 23, 19Indiana 17at Ohio State
Nov 14, 199219Ohio State 27, Indiana 10at Indiana
Nov 16, 199119Ohio State 20, Indiana 16at Ohio State
Oct 13, 199022Indiana 27, Ohio State 27at Indiana
Oct 14, 1989Ohio State 35, Indiana 31at Ohio State
Oct 8, 1988Indiana 41, Ohio State 7at Indiana
Oct 10, 1987Indiana 31, 9Ohio State 10at Ohio State
Oct 11, 1986Ohio State 24, Indiana 22at Indiana
Oct 12, 198515Ohio State 48, Indiana 7at Ohio State
Nov 3, 198416Ohio State 50, Indiana 7at Ohio State
Nov 5, 198314Ohio State 56, Indiana 17at Indiana
Oct 23, 1982Ohio State 49, Indiana 25at Indiana
Oct 24, 1981Ohio State 29, Indiana 10at Ohio State
Oct 18, 19809Ohio State 27, Indiana 17at Ohio State
Oct 13, 19798Ohio State 47, Indiana 6at Ohio State
Nov 18, 197819Ohio State 21, Indiana 18at Indiana
Nov 12, 19774Ohio State 35, Indiana 7at Ohio State
Oct 30, 19768Ohio State 47, Indiana 7at Indiana
Nov 1, 19751Ohio State 24, Indiana 14at Ohio State
Oct 19, 19741Ohio State 49, Indiana 9at Ohio State
Oct 20, 19731Ohio State 37, Indiana 7at Indiana
Oct 21, 19724Ohio State 44, Indiana 7at Ohio State
Oct 16, 197113Ohio State 27, Indiana 7at Indiana
Nov 5, 1966Ohio State 7, Indiana 0at Ohio State
Nov 6, 1965Ohio State 17, Indiana 10at Ohio State
Oct 3, 19645Ohio State 17, Indiana 9at Ohio State
Oct 5, 1963Ohio State 21, Indiana 0at Indiana
Nov 10, 1962Ohio State 10, Indiana 7at Ohio State
Nov 11, 1961Ohio State 16, Indiana 7at Indiana
Nov 5, 19605Ohio State 36, Indiana 7at Ohio State
Nov 7, 1959Ohio State 0, Indiana 0at Ohio State
Oct 18, 19583Ohio State 49, Indiana 8at Ohio State
Oct 19, 1957Ohio State 56, Indiana 0at Ohio State
Nov 10, 19567Ohio State 35, Indiana 14at Ohio State
Nov 5, 1955Ohio State 20, Indiana 13at Ohio State
Sep 25, 1954Ohio State 28, Indiana 0at Ohio State
Sep 26, 19537Ohio State 36, Indiana 12at Ohio State
Sep 27, 195220Ohio State 33, Indiana 13at Ohio State
Oct 20, 1951Indiana 32, 17Ohio State 10at Ohio State
Oct 14, 195012Ohio State 26, Indiana 14at Indiana
Oct 1, 1949Ohio State 46, Indiana 7at Ohio State
Oct 16, 1948Ohio State 17, Indiana 0at Indiana
Nov 1, 1947Indiana 7, Ohio State 0at Ohio State
Nov 4, 19443Ohio State 21, 15Indiana 7at Ohio State
Oct 30, 1943Indiana 20, Ohio State 14at Ohio State
Oct 3, 1942Ohio State 32, Indiana 21at Ohio State
Nov 2, 1940Ohio State 21, Indiana 6at Ohio State
Nov 4, 193914Ohio State 24, Indiana 0at Ohio State
Oct 1, 1938Ohio State 6, Indiana 0at Ohio State
Nov 6, 1937Indiana 10, 8Ohio State 0at Ohio State
Oct 24, 1936Ohio State 7, Indiana 0at Ohio State
Oct 26, 1935Ohio State 28, Indiana 6at Indiana
Oct 6, 1934Ohio State 33, Indiana 0at Ohio State
Nov 4, 1933Ohio State 21, Indiana 0at Ohio State
Oct 8, 1932Ohio State 7, Indiana 7at Ohio State
Oct 31, 1931Ohio State 13, Indiana 6at Indiana
Oct 4, 1930Ohio State 23, Indiana 0at Ohio State
Oct 26, 1929Ohio State 0, Indiana 0at Ohio State
Oct 27, 1928Ohio State 13, Indiana 0at Indiana
Nov 7, 1925Ohio State 7, Indiana 0at Ohio State
Nov 8, 1924Indiana 12, Ohio State 7at Ohio State
Nov 3, 1917Ohio State 26, Indiana 3at Indiana
Nov 11, 1916Ohio State 46, Indiana 7at Ohio State
Nov 6, 1915Ohio State 10, Indiana 9at Ohio State
Nov 7, 1914Ohio State 13, Indiana 3at Indiana
Nov 1, 1913Indiana 7, Ohio State 6at Ohio State
Nov 30, 1905Indiana 11, Ohio State 0at Ohio State
Oct 29, 1904Indiana 8, Ohio State 0at Indiana
Nov 28, 1903Indiana 17, Ohio State 16at Ohio State
Nov 27, 1902Ohio State 6, Indiana 6at Ohio State
Nov 23, 1901Indiana 18, Ohio State 6at Ohio State

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.