![]() ![]() The 14th-ranked Buckeyes played the 5th-ranked Wolverines to a 20–20 tie in Ann Arbor. In 1941, Michigan and Ohio State met for the first time with each team ranked in the AP Poll, which had started in 1936. The 1940 game, won by Michigan, 40–0, was the benchmark performance of what some consider to be the greatest Michigan team in history, and was the final collegiate game of the tailback tandem of Tom Harmon and Paul Kromer. ![]() Michigan won the three games from 1938 to 1940. Schmidt's quote spawned an OSU tradition-since 1934, every Ohio State player receives a gold pants pendant after a victory against Michigan. The Buckeyes thereupon ran off four straight shutout victories against Michigan, outscoring the Wolverines 114–0 from 1934 to 1937. The team had lost nine of the previous 12 Michigan-OSU contests, and when a reporter asked Schmidt if Ohio State could beat Michigan that year, he replied, "Of course we can win, Michigan puts their pants on one leg at a time just like we do". ![]() In 1934, Francis Schmidt came on as the head coach for Ohio State. Michigan won three of four contests between 19, claiming the national championship twice. The Buckeyes won the following two contests as well, to bring the series record to 13–3–2.Ī football signed by Woody Hayes and gifted to Gerald Ford that lists the scores of the Michigan–Ohio State game from 1932 to 1934, the three years that Ford played on Michigan's varsity team. In 1919, the Buckeyes (led by legendary halfback Chic Harley) won their first game in the series, beating the Wolverines 13–3. The rivalry has been scheduled annually since then. In 1918, the teams played their first conference matchup, with Michigan prevailing 14–0 and lodging its eleventh shutout over the Buckeyes. In 1917, Michigan rejoined the conference after a ten-year absence. Ohio State became a member of the Big Ten in 1912. The lyrics and melody (Spanish Chant) have remained largely unchanged since its conception. The Ohio State Alma Mater " Carmen Ohio" was written on the train ride home to Columbus following the 1902 contest, which saw Ohio State lose to Michigan 86–0. The first game foretold a long Michigan winning streak, with Michigan winning or tying every game from 1897 to 1912 and thereby compiling a 12–0–2 record before the contest was postponed for several years. The teams did not meet in 1898 or 1899, but played again in 1900. The inaugural game, held at Ann Arbor, resulted in a lopsided victory for Michigan, with the Wolverines posting a 34–0 win over Ohio State's Buckeyes. When Michigan and Ohio State met for the first time in 1897, the Toledo War was within the memories of some still living, and the short-lived border war may have fueled the rivalry between the two opposing teams. In 20, ESPN and Fox's pre-game shows both originated at the same time from Ann Arbor and Columbus, respectively. Beginning with the 2017 season, the game airs on Fox as a result of that network acquiring the Big Ten's tier-1 rights in the most recent broadcasting contract, and GameDay competitor Big Noon Kickoff originates from the game site. Eastern time slot, and for many years, ESPN College GameDay has originated that weekend from the game site. ![]() įor many years, the game aired on ABC, usually in the 12 p.m. Through 2010, Ohio State and Michigan have decided the Big Ten Conference championship between themselves on 22 different occasions, and affected the determination of the conference title an additional 27 times. Since 1918, the game's site has alternated between Ann Arbor, Michigan (in odd-numbered years) and Columbus, Ohio (in even-numbered years), and has been played in Ohio Stadium since 1922 and Michigan Stadium since 1927. The game has been played at the end of the regular season since 1935 (except for 1942, 1986, 1998, and 2020). The teams first met in 1897, and the rivalry had been played annually and uninterrupted from 1918 until 2020, when it was not held due to the coronavirus pandemic. In 2000, the game was ranked by ESPN as the greatest North American sports rivalry ever. The rivalry has gathered profound national interest as many of the games determined the Big Ten Conference title and the resulting Rose Bowl Game matchups, as well as the outcome of the NCAA Division I college football championship. Michigan and Ohio State are two of the most successful teams in NCAA Division I football. The Michigan-Ohio State football rivalry, referred to as The Game by some followers, is an American college football rivalry game that is played annually between the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes. ![]()
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