Marshall vs. Ohio

Marshall and Ohio have 36 meetings on file, the first in 1962; Ohio leads the series 19–⁠17 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Marshall 6–⁠4. The winner takes home the Bell. Marshall holds it.

Scheduled 2027 at Ohio; 2028 at Marshall; 2029 at Ohio. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Marshall wins
17
Ohio wins
19
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1962
Longest streak
6 Ohio
Current streak
1 Marshall
Last 10 meetings
Marshall 6–⁠4
Most recent
2019

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s2–⁠6
1970s1–⁠6
1980s3–⁠2
1990s3–⁠0
2000s5–⁠1
2010s3–⁠4
Average margin
18 points; 11 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Marshall
10–⁠8 Marshall’s record at home
At Ohio
11–⁠6 Ohio’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Marshall first
Shutouts
9

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

The Bell

Played for since
—
Held by
Marshall

Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Bell.

Games that tell the story

  1. Marshall’s biggest win1999: Marshall 34, Ohio 3by 31 points
  2. Ohio’s biggest win1968: Ohio 48, Marshall 8by 40 points
  3. Upset1972: Marshall 31, Ohio 14Marshall had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1964: Marshall 10, Ohio 0Marshall had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2015: Ohio 21, Marshall 10Ohio had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsMarshallSeriesOhio
1962–⁠1967Charlie Snyder2–⁠4Bill Hess
1971–⁠1974Jack Lengyel1–⁠3Bill Hess
1997–⁠2000Bob Pruett3–⁠1Jim Grobe
2001–⁠2004Bob Pruett4–⁠0Brian Knorr
2010–⁠2019Doc Holliday3–⁠4Frank Solich

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Marshall’s side (Snyder 2–⁠4 against Hess). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Marshall and Ohio, 1962 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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

Rakeem Cato Marshall44 of 65, 432 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT2012 Passing

Named most valuable

Martin Ward Marshall2009

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).

Every game

Sep 14, 2019Marshall 33, Ohio 31at Marshall
Sep 12, 2015Ohio 21, Marshall 10at Ohio
Sep 13, 2014Marshall 44, Ohio 14at Marshall
Sep 14, 2013Ohio 34, Marshall 31at Ohio
Sep 15, 2012Ohio 27, Marshall 24at Marshall
Sep 17, 2011Ohio 44, Marshall 7at Ohio
Sep 25, 2010Marshall 24, Ohio 23at Marshall
Dec 26, 2009Marshall 21, Ohio 17Neutral siteLittle Caesar’s Pizza Bowl
Oct 9, 2004Marshall 16, Ohio 13at Ohio
Nov 28, 2003Marshall 28, Ohio 0at Marshall
Nov 23, 2002Marshall 24, Ohio 21at Ohio
Nov 17, 200124Marshall 42, Ohio 18at Marshall
Nov 18, 2000Ohio 38, Marshall 28at Ohio
Nov 26, 199912Marshall 34, Ohio 3at Marshall
Oct 10, 1998Marshall 30, Ohio 23at Ohio
Nov 15, 1997Marshall 27, Ohio 0at Marshall
Sep 10, 1988Marshall 31, Ohio 14at Marshall
Sep 12, 1987Ohio 23, Marshall 15at Ohio
Sep 13, 1986Marshall 21, Ohio 7at Ohio
Sep 14, 1985Marshall 31, Ohio 7at Marshall
Nov 8, 1980Ohio 28, Marshall 20at Ohio
Sep 22, 1979Ohio 35, Marshall 0at Ohio
Sep 10, 1977Ohio 49, Marshall 27at Marshall
Nov 22, 1975Ohio 38, Marshall 21at Marshall
Nov 23, 1974Ohio 35, Marshall 0at Ohio
Nov 22, 1973Ohio 35, Marshall 21at Marshall
Nov 18, 1972Marshall 31, Ohio 14at Ohio
Nov 20, 1971Ohio 30, Marshall 0at Marshall
Nov 22, 1969Ohio 38, Marshall 35at Marshall
Sep 21, 1968Ohio 48, Marshall 8at Ohio
Sep 23, 1967Ohio 48, Marshall 14at Marshall
Nov 19, 1966Ohio 28, Marshall 0at Ohio
Nov 20, 1965Marshall 29, Ohio 14at Marshall
Nov 21, 1964Marshall 10, Ohio 0at Ohio
Nov 23, 1963Ohio 17, Marshall 0at Marshall
Nov 3, 1962Ohio 35, Marshall 0at Ohio

Every game is listed as played on the field.