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Ohio State vs. Washington

Ohio State and Washington have 13 meetings on file, the first in 1957; Ohio State leads the series 10–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Ohio State 7–⁠3, and Ohio State has won the last 5.

Scheduled 2028 at Ohio State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Ohio State wins
10
Washington wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1957
Longest streak
5 Ohio State
Current streak
5 Ohio State
Last 10 meetings
Ohio State 7–⁠3
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s2–⁠0
1960s2–⁠1
1980s0–⁠1
1990s2–⁠1
2000s2–⁠0
2010s1–⁠0
2020s1–⁠0
Both ranked
5 meetings: Ohio State 3, Washington 2; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
15.4 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Ohio State
4–⁠1 Ohio State’s record at home
At Washington
2–⁠5 Washington’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Ohio State first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Ohio State’s biggest win1957: Ohio State 35, Washington 7by 28 points
  2. Washington’s biggest win1986: Washington 40, Ohio State 7by 33 points
  3. Upset1966: Washington 38, Ohio State 22Washington had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Ranked showdown2018: Ohio State 28, Washington 23No. 9 Washington at No. 5 Ohio State
  5. Ranked showdown1986: Washington 40, Ohio State 7No. 10 Ohio State at No. 17 Washington
  6. Ranked showdown1995: Ohio State 30, Washington 20No. 18 Washington at No. 10 Ohio State
  7. Ranked showdown1993: Ohio State 21, Washington 12No. 12 Washington at No. 16 Ohio State

Coach against coach

YearsOhio StateSeriesWashington
1957–⁠1969Woody Hayes4–⁠1Jim Owens
1993–⁠1995John Cooper2–⁠1Jim Lambright

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Ohio State’s side (Hayes 4–⁠1 against Owens). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Ohio State and Washington, 1957 on13001500170019001960197019801990200020102020

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

Caden Curry Ohio State11 tackles, 3 sacks, 5 for loss2025 Defense

Named most valuable

Dwayne Haskins Ohio State2018

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).

On television

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game twice: 2018, 2003.

2025CBS5.2 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.

Photos

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

Every game

Sep 27, 20251Ohio State 24, Washington 6at Washington
Jan 1, 20195Ohio State 28, 9Washington 23Rose BowlRose Bowl
Sep 15, 200710Ohio State 33, Washington 14at Washington
Aug 30, 2003Ohio State 28, Washington 9at Ohio State
Sep 16, 199510Ohio State 30, 18Washington 20at Ohio State
Sep 10, 199425Washington 25, 18Ohio State 16at Washington
Sep 11, 199316Ohio State 21, 12Washington 12at Ohio State
Sep 13, 198617Washington 40, 10Ohio State 7at Washington
Oct 4, 19691Ohio State 41, Washington 14at Washington
Oct 1, 1966Washington 38, Ohio State 22at Ohio State
Oct 2, 1965Ohio State 23, Washington 21at Washington
Oct 4, 19583Ohio State 12, Washington 7at Ohio State
Oct 5, 1957Ohio State 35, Washington 7at Washington

Every game is listed as played on the field.