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Ohio State vs. Ohio Wesleyan

Ohio State and Ohio Wesleyan first met in 1913 and have played 15 times; Ohio State leads the series 15–⁠0. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Ohio State 10–⁠0, and Ohio State has won the last 15.

Ohio State wins
15
Ohio Wesleyan wins
0
Ties
0
First meeting
1913
Longest streak
15 Ohio State
Current streak
15 Ohio State
Last 10 meetings
Ohio State 10–⁠0
Most recent
1932

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s7–⁠0
1920s7–⁠0
1930s1–⁠0
Average margin
28.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Ohio State
15–⁠0 Ohio State’s record at home
Shutouts
10

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Ohio State’s biggest win1913: Ohio State 58, Ohio Wesleyan 0by 58 points
  2. Upset1913: Ohio State 58, Ohio Wesleyan 0Ohio State had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Ohio State and Ohio Wesleyan, 1913 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 Harrisburg telegraph's story of the 1914 game: v MECHANICSBURG FOOTBALL GAMES: SCORES OF SATURDAY

    1914 · Harrisburg telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa., Oct 5, 1914

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story of the 1917 game: OHIO STATE WINNER OVER OHIO WESLEYAN

    1917 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Oct 7, 1917

  • The The New York herald's story of the 1922 game: Ohio State Surprised by Ohio Wesleyan Eleven No Touchdown Made, With Score S to 0.

    1922 · The New York herald, Oct 8, 1922

  • The The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current's story of the 1924 game: FINE FOOTBALL IS PLAYED IN BIG CONTESTS Performance of "Red" Grange Stands Out as One OF Greatest of All Times OTHER BIG GAMES

    1924 · The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, Oct 20, 1924

  • The Evening star's story of the 1925 game: BUCKEYES ARE PRESSED.

    1925 · Evening star, Oct 4, 1925

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 1, 1932Ohio State 34, Ohio Wesleyan 7at Ohio State
Oct 9, 1926Ohio State 47, Ohio Wesleyan 0at Ohio State
Oct 3, 1925Ohio State 10, Ohio Wesleyan 3at Ohio State
Oct 18, 1924Ohio State 10, Ohio Wesleyan 0at Ohio State
Oct 6, 1923Ohio State 24, Ohio Wesleyan 7at Ohio State
Oct 7, 1922Ohio State 5, Ohio Wesleyan 0at Ohio State
Oct 1, 1921Ohio State 28, Ohio Wesleyan 0at Ohio State
Oct 2, 1920Ohio State 55, Ohio Wesleyan 0at Ohio State
Oct 4, 1919Ohio State 38, Ohio Wesleyan 0at Ohio State
Oct 5, 1918Ohio State 41, Ohio Wesleyan 0at Ohio State
Oct 6, 1917Ohio State 53, Ohio Wesleyan 0at Ohio State
Oct 7, 1916Ohio State 12, Ohio Wesleyan 0at Ohio State
Oct 2, 1915Ohio State 19, Ohio Wesleyan 6at Ohio State
Oct 3, 1914Ohio State 16, Ohio Wesleyan 2at Ohio State
Oct 4, 1913Ohio State 58, Ohio Wesleyan 0at Ohio State

Every game is listed as played on the field.