Ohio State vs Northwestern
Ohio State661 tie81 meetings
14Northwestern
Ohio State leads the series · Ohio State on a 11-game winning run.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio State win | Neutral | W | 31-7 |
| 2022 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 21-7 |
| 2020 | Ohio State win | Neutral | W | 22-10 |
| 2019 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 52-3 |
| 2018 | Ohio State win | Neutral | W | 45-24 |
| 2016 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 24-20 |
| 2013 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 40-30 |
| 2008 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 45-10 |
| 2007 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 58-7 |
| 2006 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 54-10 |
| 2005 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 48-7 |
| 2004 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 27-33 |
| 2003 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 20-0 |
| 2002 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 27-16 |
| 2001 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 38-20 |
| 1998 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 36-10 |
| 1997 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 49-6 |
| 1994 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 17-15 |
| 1993 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 51-3 |
| 1992 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 31-7 |
| 1991 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 34-3 |
| 1990 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 48-7 |
| 1989 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 52-27 |
| 1986 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 30-9 |
| 1985 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 35-17 |
| 1984 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 52-3 |
| 1983 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 55-7 |
| 1982 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 40-28 |
| 1981 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 70-6 |
| 1980 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 63-0 |
| 1979 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 16-7 |
| 1978 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 63-20 |
| 1977 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 35-15 |
| 1974 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 55-7 |
| 1973 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 60-0 |
| 1972 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 27-14 |
| 1971 | Northwestern win | Columbus | L | 10-14 |
| 1970 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 24-10 |
| 1969 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 35-6 |
| 1968 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 45-21 |
| 1967 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 6-2 |
| 1964 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 10-0 |
| 1963 | Northwestern win | Columbus | L | 8-17 |
| 1962 | Northwestern win | Columbus | L | 14-18 |
| 1961 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 10-0 |
| 1958 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 0-21 |
| 1957 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 47-6 |
| 1956 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 6-2 |
| 1955 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 49-0 |
| 1954 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 14-7 |
| 1953 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 27-13 |
| 1952 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 24-21 |
| 1951 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 3-0 |
| 1950 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 32-0 |
| 1949 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 24-7 |
| 1948 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 7-21 |
| 1947 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 7-6 |
| 1946 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 39-27 |
| 1945 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 16-14 |
| 1943 | Northwestern win | Columbus | L | 0-13 |
| 1942 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 20-6 |
| 1941 | Northwestern win | Columbus | L | 7-14 |
| 1940 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 3-6 |
| 1939 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 13-0 |
| 1938 | Tie | Columbus | T | 0-0 |
| 1937 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 7-0 |
| 1936 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 13-14 |
| 1935 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 28-7 |
| 1934 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 28-6 |
| 1933 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 12-0 |
| 1932 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 20-6 |
| 1931 | Northwestern win | Columbus | L | 0-10 |
| 1930 | Northwestern win | Evanston | L | 2-19 |
| 1929 | Northwestern win | Columbus | L | 6-18 |
| 1928 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 10-0 |
| 1927 | Northwestern win | Columbus | L | 13-19 |
| 1917 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 40-0 |
| 1916 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 23-3 |
| 1915 | Ohio State win | Evanston | W | 34-0 |
| 1914 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 27-0 |
| 1913 | Ohio State win | Columbus | W | 58-0 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the all-time record between Ohio State and Northwestern?
Ohio State is 66-14-1 against Northwestern across 81 meetings on record since 1913. Ohio State leads the series.
When did Ohio State last play Northwestern?
They last met in 2024, a 31-7 win for Ohio State.