Ohio State vs. Washington State
Ohio State and Washington State have 8 meetings on file, the first in 1952; Ohio State leads the series 8–0 in the games on file. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Ohio State 8–0, and Ohio State has won the last 8. Share
- Ohio State wins
- 8
- Washington State wins
- 0
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1952
- Longest streak
- 8 Ohio State
- Current streak
- 8 Ohio State
- Last 10 meetings
- Ohio State 8–0
- Most recent
- 2002
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 3–0 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–0 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Ohio State 1, Washington State 0; 1 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 24.4 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Ohio State
- 7–0 Ohio State’s record at home
- At Washington State
- 0–1 Washington State’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Ohio State’s biggest win1984: Ohio State 44, Washington State 0by 44 points
- Ranked showdown2002: Ohio State 25, Washington State 7No. 10 Washington State at No. 6 Ohio State
Coach against coach
| Years | Ohio State | Series | Washington State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979–1985 | Earle Bruce | 3–0 | Jim Walden |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Ohio State’s side (Bruce 3–0 against Walden). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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
1952 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 19, 1952
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.
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2002.
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Sep 14, 2002 | 6Ohio State 25, 10Washington State 7 | at Ohio State | ||
| Sep 21, 1991 | 16Ohio State 33, Washington State 19 | at Ohio State | ||
| Sep 28, 1985 | 5Ohio State 48, Washington State 32 | at Ohio State | ||
| Sep 15, 1984 | 9Ohio State 44, Washington State 0 | at Ohio State | ||
| Sep 22, 1979 | 16Ohio State 45, Washington State 29 | at Ohio State | ||
| Oct 5, 1974 | 1Ohio State 42, Washington State 7 | at Washington State | ||
| Oct 6, 1973 | 1Ohio State 27, Washington State 3 | at Ohio State | ||
| Oct 18, 1952 | 16Ohio State 35, Washington State 7 | at Ohio State |
Every game is listed as played on the field.