Ohio vs. Western Michigan

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

1. Ohio’s biggest win2018: Ohio 59, Western Michigan 14by 45 points
2. Western Michigan’s biggest win2015: Western Michigan 49, Ohio 14by 35 points
3. Upset1978: Ohio 10, Western Michigan 7Ohio had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1964: Western Michigan 13, Ohio 8Western Michigan had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset2015: Western Michigan 49, Ohio 14Western Michigan had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Ohio’s side (Hess 5–⁠6 against Doolittle). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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.

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).

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

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  The 2016 game

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

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Ohio vs. Miami (OH)64 meetings, Ohio 30–⁠33–⁠1
• Ohio vs. Kent State63 meetings, Ohio 39–⁠22–⁠2
• Ohio vs. Bowling Green62 meetings, Ohio 28–⁠33–⁠1
• Ohio vs. Toledo44 meetings, Ohio 13–⁠30–⁠1
• Western Michigan vs. Toledo63 meetings, Western Michigan 24–⁠39
• Western Michigan vs. Central Michigan61 meetings, Western Michigan 28–⁠32–⁠1
• Western Michigan vs. Ball State52 meetings, Western Michigan 30–⁠22
• Western Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan51 meetings, Western Michigan 33–⁠17–⁠1