Matchup Index

Northwestern Wildcats vs Ohio State Buckeyes

Northwestern Wildcats 14
Ohio State Buckeyes leads 66-14-1
1 tie
1913 to 2024
Ohio State Buckeyes have won 11 straight
Next meeting: Nov 14, 2026, Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State Buckeyes 66

Series timeline

▼ Ohio State Buckeyes ahead (peak +52)
1913: Ohio State Buckeyes 58-01914: Ohio State Buckeyes 27-01915: Ohio State Buckeyes 34-01916: Ohio State Buckeyes 23-31917: Ohio State Buckeyes 40-01927: Northwestern Wildcats 19-131928: Ohio State Buckeyes 10-01929: Northwestern Wildcats 18-61930: Northwestern Wildcats 19-21931: Northwestern Wildcats 10-01932: Ohio State Buckeyes 20-61933: Ohio State Buckeyes 12-01934: Ohio State Buckeyes 28-61935: Ohio State Buckeyes 28-71936: Northwestern Wildcats 14-131937: Ohio State Buckeyes 7-01938: Tied 0-01939: Ohio State Buckeyes 13-01940: Northwestern Wildcats 6-31941: Northwestern Wildcats 14-71942: Ohio State Buckeyes 20-61943: Northwestern Wildcats 13-01945: Ohio State Buckeyes 16-141946: Ohio State Buckeyes 39-271947: Ohio State Buckeyes 7-61948: Northwestern Wildcats 21-71949: Ohio State Buckeyes 24-71950: Ohio State Buckeyes 32-01951: Ohio State Buckeyes 3-01952: Ohio State Buckeyes 24-211953: Ohio State Buckeyes 27-131954: Ohio State Buckeyes 14-71955: Ohio State Buckeyes 49-01956: Ohio State Buckeyes 6-21957: Ohio State Buckeyes 47-61958: Northwestern Wildcats 21-01961: Ohio State Buckeyes 10-01962: Northwestern Wildcats 18-141963: Northwestern Wildcats 17-81964: Ohio State Buckeyes 10-01967: Ohio State Buckeyes 6-21968: Ohio State Buckeyes 45-211969: Ohio State Buckeyes 35-61970: Ohio State Buckeyes 24-101971: Northwestern Wildcats 14-101972: Ohio State Buckeyes 27-141973: Ohio State Buckeyes 60-01974: Ohio State Buckeyes 55-71977: Ohio State Buckeyes 35-151978: Ohio State Buckeyes 63-201979: Ohio State Buckeyes 16-71980: Ohio State Buckeyes 63-01981: Ohio State Buckeyes 70-61982: Ohio State Buckeyes 40-281983: Ohio State Buckeyes 55-71984: Ohio State Buckeyes 52-31985: Ohio State Buckeyes 35-171986: Ohio State Buckeyes 30-91989: Ohio State Buckeyes 52-271990: Ohio State Buckeyes 48-71991: Ohio State Buckeyes 34-31992: Ohio State Buckeyes 31-71993: Ohio State Buckeyes 51-31994: Ohio State Buckeyes 17-151997: Ohio State Buckeyes 49-61998: Ohio State Buckeyes 36-102001: Ohio State Buckeyes 38-202002: Ohio State Buckeyes 27-162003: Ohio State Buckeyes 20-02004: Northwestern Wildcats 33-272005: Ohio State Buckeyes 48-72006: Ohio State Buckeyes 54-102007: Ohio State Buckeyes 58-72008: Ohio State Buckeyes 45-102013: Ohio State Buckeyes 40-302016: Ohio State Buckeyes 24-202018: Ohio State Buckeyes 45-242019: Ohio State Buckeyes 52-32020: Ohio State Buckeyes 22-102022: Ohio State Buckeyes 21-72024: Ohio State Buckeyes 31-7

Northwestern Wildcats Ohio State Buckeyes Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Northwestern Wildcats 3 (1929–1931), Ohio State Buckeyes 24 (1972–2003). Current: Ohio State Buckeyes 11.

Splits

SplitNorthwestern Wildcats record
Regular season14-66-1
Hosted by Northwestern Wildcats6-30-1
Hosted by Ohio State Buckeyes8-36
Last 10 seasons (2006 to 2024)0-10
Largest Northwestern Wildcats win21-0 (1958)
Largest Ohio State Buckeyes win70-6 (1981)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2024 Nov 16, 2024 Ohio State Buckeyes 31-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 12
2022 Nov 5, 2022 Ohio State Buckeyes 21-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
2020 Dec 19, 2020 Ohio State Buckeyes 22-10 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 16
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Oct 18, 2019 Ohio State Buckeyes 52-3 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
2018 Dec 1, 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes 45-24 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 15
2016 Oct 29, 2016 Ohio State Buckeyes 24-20 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 10
2013 Oct 5, 2013 Ohio State Buckeyes 40-30 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2008 Nov 8, 2008 Ohio State Buckeyes 45-10 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
2007 Sep 22, 2007 Ohio State Buckeyes 58-7 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 4
2006 Nov 11, 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes 54-10 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
2005 Nov 12, 2005 Ohio State Buckeyes 48-7 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 11
2004 Oct 2, 2004 Northwestern Wildcats 33-27 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
2003 Sep 27, 2003 Ohio State Buckeyes 20-0 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 6
2002 Oct 5, 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes 27-16 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
2001 Oct 6, 2001 Ohio State Buckeyes 38-20 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 6
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1998 Oct 24, 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes 36-10 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 9
1997 Oct 25, 1997 Ohio State Buckeyes 49-6 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 10
1994 Oct 1, 1994 Ohio State Buckeyes 17-15 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
1993 Oct 2, 1993 Ohio State Buckeyes 51-3 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 6
1992 Oct 17, 1992 Ohio State Buckeyes 31-7 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 8
1991 Oct 19, 1991 Ohio State Buckeyes 34-3 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 8
1990 Nov 3, 1990 Ohio State Buckeyes 48-7 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 11
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989 Nov 4, 1989 Ohio State Buckeyes 52-27 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1986 Nov 8, 1986 Ohio State Buckeyes 30-9 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 11
1985 Nov 9, 1985 Ohio State Buckeyes 35-17 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
1984 Nov 10, 1984 Ohio State Buckeyes 52-3 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 12
1983 Nov 12, 1983 Ohio State Buckeyes 55-7 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 12
1982 Nov 13, 1982 Ohio State Buckeyes 40-28 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
1981 Nov 14, 1981 Ohio State Buckeyes 70-6 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 11
1980 Oct 11, 1980 Ohio State Buckeyes 63-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Oct 6, 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes 16-7 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 6
1978 Oct 28, 1978 Ohio State Buckeyes 63-20 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 9
1977 Oct 22, 1977 Ohio State Buckeyes 35-15 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1974 Oct 26, 1974 Ohio State Buckeyes 55-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1973 Oct 27, 1973 Ohio State Buckeyes 60-0 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 9
1972 Nov 18, 1972 Ohio State Buckeyes 27-14 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 11
1971 Nov 13, 1971 Northwestern Wildcats 14-10 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 10
1970 Oct 31, 1970 Ohio State Buckeyes 24-10 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 10
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Nov 1, 1969 Ohio State Buckeyes 35-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1968 Oct 19, 1968 Ohio State Buckeyes 45-21 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 6
1967 Oct 21, 1967 Ohio State Buckeyes 6-2 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
1964 Nov 14, 1964 Ohio State Buckeyes 10-0 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 10
1963 Nov 16, 1963 Northwestern Wildcats 17-8 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 10
1962 Oct 20, 1962 Northwestern Wildcats 18-14 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 6
1961 Oct 21, 1961 Ohio State Buckeyes 10-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 6
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1958 Nov 1, 1958 Northwestern Wildcats 21-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1957 Nov 2, 1957 Ohio State Buckeyes 47-6 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 8
1956 Nov 3, 1956 Ohio State Buckeyes 6-2 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1955 Oct 29, 1955 Ohio State Buckeyes 49-0 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 7
1954 Oct 30, 1954 Ohio State Buckeyes 14-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
1953 Oct 31, 1953 Ohio State Buckeyes 27-13 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 7
1952 Nov 1, 1952 Ohio State Buckeyes 24-21 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1951 Nov 3, 1951 Ohio State Buckeyes 3-0 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 8
1950 Nov 4, 1950 Ohio State Buckeyes 32-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Oct 29, 1949 Ohio State Buckeyes 24-7 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 8
1948 Oct 30, 1948 Northwestern Wildcats 21-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1947 Nov 8, 1947 Ohio State Buckeyes 7-6 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 9
1946 Nov 2, 1946 Ohio State Buckeyes 39-27 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1945 Nov 3, 1945 Ohio State Buckeyes 16-14 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 9
1943 Oct 23, 1943 Northwestern Wildcats 13-0 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 7
1942 Oct 24, 1942 Ohio State Buckeyes 20-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
1941 Oct 25, 1941 Northwestern Wildcats 14-7 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 6
1940 Oct 12, 1940 Northwestern Wildcats 6-3 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 5
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1939 Oct 14, 1939 Ohio State Buckeyes 13-0 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 5
1938 Oct 15, 1938 Tie 0-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 5
1937 Oct 23, 1937 Ohio State Buckeyes 7-0 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 6
1936 Oct 17, 1936 Northwestern Wildcats 14-13 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 5
1935 Oct 19, 1935 Ohio State Buckeyes 28-7 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 5
1934 Oct 27, 1934 Ohio State Buckeyes 28-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 7
1933 Oct 28, 1933 Ohio State Buckeyes 12-0 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 7
1932 Nov 5, 1932 Ohio State Buckeyes 20-6 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 8
1931 Oct 24, 1931 Northwestern Wildcats 10-0 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 7
1930 Oct 11, 1930 Northwestern Wildcats 19-2 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 5
1920s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1929 Nov 9, 1929 Northwestern Wildcats 18-6 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 8
1928 Oct 13, 1928 Ohio State Buckeyes 10-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 5
1927 Oct 15, 1927 Northwestern Wildcats 19-13 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 5
1910s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1917 Oct 13, 1917 Ohio State Buckeyes 40-0 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 5
1916 Nov 25, 1916 Ohio State Buckeyes 23-3 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 11
1915 Nov 20, 1915 Ohio State Buckeyes 34-0 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 10
1914 Nov 21, 1914 Ohio State Buckeyes 27-0 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 10
1913 Nov 22, 1913 Ohio State Buckeyes 58-0 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 10

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.