Northwestern vs Ohio State
Northwestern141 tie81 meetings
66Ohio State
Ohio State leads the series · Northwestern on a 11-game losing run.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio State win | Neutral | L | 7-31 |
| 2022 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 7-21 |
| 2020 | Ohio State win | Neutral | L | 10-22 |
| 2019 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 3-52 |
| 2018 | Ohio State win | Neutral | L | 24-45 |
| 2016 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 20-24 |
| 2013 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 30-40 |
| 2008 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 10-45 |
| 2007 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 7-58 |
| 2006 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 10-54 |
| 2005 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 7-48 |
| 2004 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 33-27 |
| 2003 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 0-20 |
| 2002 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 16-27 |
| 2001 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 20-38 |
| 1998 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 10-36 |
| 1997 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 6-49 |
| 1994 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 15-17 |
| 1993 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 3-51 |
| 1992 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 7-31 |
| 1991 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 3-34 |
| 1990 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 7-48 |
| 1989 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 27-52 |
| 1986 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 9-30 |
| 1985 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 17-35 |
| 1984 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 3-52 |
| 1983 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 7-55 |
| 1982 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 28-40 |
| 1981 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 6-70 |
| 1980 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 0-63 |
| 1979 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 7-16 |
| 1978 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 20-63 |
| 1977 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 15-35 |
| 1974 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 7-55 |
| 1973 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 0-60 |
| 1972 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 14-27 |
| 1971 | Northwestern win | Columbus | W | 14-10 |
| 1970 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 10-24 |
| 1969 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 6-35 |
| 1968 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 21-45 |
| 1967 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 2-6 |
| 1964 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 0-10 |
| 1963 | Northwestern win | Columbus | W | 17-8 |
| 1962 | Northwestern win | Columbus | W | 18-14 |
| 1961 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 0-10 |
| 1958 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 21-0 |
| 1957 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 6-47 |
| 1956 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 2-6 |
| 1955 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 0-49 |
| 1954 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 7-14 |
| 1953 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 13-27 |
| 1952 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 21-24 |
| 1951 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 0-3 |
| 1950 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 0-32 |
| 1949 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 7-24 |
| 1948 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 21-7 |
| 1947 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 6-7 |
| 1946 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 27-39 |
| 1945 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 14-16 |
| 1943 | Northwestern win | Columbus | W | 13-0 |
| 1942 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 6-20 |
| 1941 | Northwestern win | Columbus | W | 14-7 |
| 1940 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 6-3 |
| 1939 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 0-13 |
| 1938 | Tie | Columbus | T | 0-0 |
| 1937 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 0-7 |
| 1936 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 14-13 |
| 1935 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 7-28 |
| 1934 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 6-28 |
| 1933 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 0-12 |
| 1932 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 6-20 |
| 1931 | Northwestern win | Columbus | W | 10-0 |
| 1930 | Northwestern win | Evanston | W | 19-2 |
| 1929 | Northwestern win | Columbus | W | 18-6 |
| 1928 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 0-10 |
| 1927 | Northwestern win | Columbus | W | 19-13 |
| 1917 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 0-40 |
| 1916 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 3-23 |
| 1915 | Ohio State win | Evanston | L | 0-34 |
| 1914 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 0-27 |
| 1913 | Ohio State win | Columbus | L | 0-58 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the all-time record between Northwestern and Ohio State?
Northwestern is 14-66-1 against Ohio State across 81 meetings on record since 1913. Ohio State leads the series.
When did Northwestern last play Ohio State?
They last met in 2024, a 7-31 loss for Northwestern.