Ohio State vs. Youngstown State

Ohio State and Youngstown State first met in 2007 and have played 3 times; Ohio State leads the series 3–⁠0. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Ohio State 3–⁠0, and Ohio State has won the last 3.

Scheduled 2029 at Ohio State Sept. 15. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Ohio State wins
3
Youngstown State wins
0
Ties
0
First meeting
2007
Longest streak
3 Ohio State
Current streak
3 Ohio State
Last 10 meetings
Ohio State 3–⁠0
Most recent
2023

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s2–⁠0
2020s1–⁠0
Average margin
34.3 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Ohio State
3–⁠0 Ohio State’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Ohio State and Youngstown State, 2007 on13001500170019002010201520202025

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

Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State7 catches, 160 yards, 2 TD2023 Receiving

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

Every game

Sep 9, 20235Ohio State 35, Youngstown State 7at Ohio State
Aug 30, 20082Ohio State 43, Youngstown State 0at Ohio State
Sep 1, 200711Ohio State 38, Youngstown State 6at Ohio State

Every game is listed as played on the field.