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Northwestern vs. Ohio

Northwestern and Ohio have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1973; Northwestern leads the series 4–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Northwestern 4–⁠1, and Northwestern has won the last 4.

Northwestern wins
4
Ohio wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1973
Longest streak
4 Northwestern
Current streak
4 Northwestern
Last 10 meetings
Northwestern 4–⁠1
Most recent
2021

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠1
1990s1–⁠0
2000s2–⁠0
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
16.8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Northwestern
4–⁠1 Northwestern’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Northwestern’s biggest win2021: Northwestern 35, Ohio 6by 29 points
  2. Ohio’s biggest win1973: Ohio 14, Northwestern 12by 2 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Northwestern and Ohio, 1973 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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

Evan Hull Northwestern22 carries, 216 yards, 2 TD2021 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Photos

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Sep 25, 2021Northwestern 35, Ohio 6at Northwestern
Sep 20, 2008Northwestern 16, Ohio 8at Northwestern
Sep 3, 2005Northwestern 38, Ohio 14at Northwestern
Sep 21, 1996Northwestern 28, Ohio 7at Northwestern
Oct 6, 1973Ohio 14, Northwestern 12at Northwestern

Every game is listed as played on the field.