The first ever game in the Ohio State/Michigan rivalry was played at Regents Field in Ann Arbor in 1897 with Michigan winning 34-0. At the time, Regents Field held about 800 fans.
John Cooper had a record of 2-10-1 against Michigan in his 13 seasons as head football coach at Ohio State: 1988: Michigan 34, Ohio State 31 1989: Michigan 28, Ohio State 18 1990: Michigan 16, Ohio State 13 1991: Michigan 31, Ohio State 3 1992: Michigan 13, Ohio State 13 1993: Michigan 28, Ohio State 0 1994: Ohio State 22, Michigan 6 1995: Michigan 23, Ohio State 21 1996: Michigan 13, Ohio State 9 1997: Michigan 20, Ohio State 14 1998: Ohio State 31, Michigan 16 1999: Michigan 24, Ohio State 17 2000: Michigan 38, Ohio State 26
Michigan
The first nickname of Michigan was the Woverine State because Ohio and Michigan had a war to see who would get the Upper Peninsula and Ohio described Michigan as bloodthirsty and vicious.
Ohio State 25 Michigan State 20
November 22, 1969: Michigan 24, Ohio State 12.
Michigan 57 Ohio State 42.
Yes, his name was J.T. White. First he played at Ohio State but it was the time of World War II so he left Ohio State to serve his country. After the Army, he enrolled at Michigan at played football there.
Ohio State
In 1897, Ohio State and Michigan's first Meeting, Ohio State was beaten 35-0 By Michigan, that's when the rivalry started, in 1901, the teams starting meeting every single year, Michigan won the first nine games of the series from 1901-1909 (including 1901), Michigan dominated the rivalry early. In 1922, the first game played in Ohio State's Historic stadium, Michigan beat the Ohio State Buckeyes, which had a colossal stadium at the time, of 66,000, in 1928, Michigan Spoiled Ohio State's party by opening a 88,000 seat stadium. In 1950, Ohio State and Michigan competed in a game referred to as the "snow bowl" because it was during a massive blizzard, neither teams would leave the field, Michigan won the game 3-0, and it was also Ohio State Buckeyes head coach and legend Woody Hayes' first game against the wolverines. In 1968, Ohio State Buckeyes Assistant Head Coach Bo Schembechler, transferred to Michigan as their new head coach, winning his first game against his mentor Woody Hayes, the next ten years, often referred to as "the ten year war" Ohio State and Michigan met every year both ranked in the top 5, each game was VERY close and each time determined the Big Ten champion. Both teams have a top three largest football stadium in the United states, Michigan #2 and Ohio State #3. Michigan won the 100th Meeting between the two teams in 2003. Ohio State would then take their longest streak against the Wolverines, from 2004-2008, of five games in Ohio State's history. The 2008 Match up was won 42-7 by Ohio State. Michigan leads the series , 57-42-6 Over Ohio State. It is the closest Major Rivalry the past 50 years in sports history, Ohio State leading by 5, the past 80 years, it is also the closest, Ohio State leading by 1.
If Wisconsin defeats Michigan on November 20, 2010 it will be the first time that the Badgers have defeated both Michigan and Ohio State in a single season since 1981.
Michigan
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