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Oberlin vs. Ohio State

Oberlin and Ohio State first met in 1904 and have played 8 times; Ohio State leads the series 5–⁠2–⁠1. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Ohio State 5–⁠2.

Oberlin wins
2
Ohio State wins
5
Ties
1
First meeting
1904
Longest streak
4 Ohio State
Current streak
1 Ohio State
Last 10 meetings
Ohio State 5–⁠2
Most recent
1922

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠0
1910s0–⁠3–⁠1
1920s1–⁠2
Average margin
30.8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Oberlin
1–⁠0 Oberlin’s record at home
At Ohio State
5–⁠1–⁠1 Ohio State’s record at home
Shutouts
5

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Oberlin’s biggest win1904: Oberlin 4, Ohio State 2by 2 points
  2. Ohio State’s biggest win1916: Ohio State 128, Oberlin 0by 128 points
  3. Upset1921: Oberlin 7, Ohio State 6Oberlin had a 7% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Oberlin and Ohio State, 1904 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.

From the newspapers

  • The The daily Gate City's story of the 1913 game: . = . . y y = = y . I } FOOTBALL RESULTS

    1913 · The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Oct 19, 1913

  • The Rogue River courier's story of the 1915 game: SATURDAY FOOTBALL SCORES Football Results

    1915 · Rogue River courier, Grants Pass, Or., Nov 14, 1915

  • The Evening star's story of the 1922 game: OHIO STATE DOES WELL IN DEFEATING OBERLIN

    1922 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 15, 1922

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.

Every game

Oct 14, 1922Ohio State 14, Oberlin 0at Ohio State
Oct 8, 1921Oberlin 7, Ohio State 6at Ohio State
Oct 9, 1920Ohio State 37, Oberlin 0at Ohio State
Oct 14, 1916Ohio State 128, Oberlin 0at Ohio State
Nov 13, 1915Ohio State 25, Oberlin 0at Ohio State
Nov 14, 1914Ohio State 39, Oberlin 0at Ohio State
Oct 18, 1913Ohio State 0, Oberlin 0at Ohio State
Nov 12, 1904Oberlin 4, Ohio State 2at Oberlin

Every game is listed as played on the field.