Some historical stuff as it will relate to this years Game.
OSU goes for 5
1938
OSU playing at home goes for 5 straight wins vs scUM. scUM under first year HC Fritz Crisler and his new winged helmet look wins 18-0.
OSU also played USC early that year but in C'bus not LA. before scUMers get all happy the big difference was that
OSU team was very mediocre(4-3-1), the 2008 edition will not be.
1964
OSU once again playing at home and going for 5 straight over scUM lose 10-0 . The 1964
OSU team was very good and finished 7-2. It was scUM's only B10 title from 1951 till 1969.
scUM goes for 5
1905@ scUM
As usual in leather helmet games pre dating WWI scUM dominated winning 40-0. This was in the midst of a 9-0 scUM win streak in The Game.
1926
In Columbus scUM wins 17-16 on a missed extra(drop kick) point. The next year scUM actually won again making it 6 in a row.
1949
@scUM. In the first televised edition of The Game
OSU needed a tie or win to claim the B10 title and a trip to the Rose Bowl. The
OSU kicker actually missed the tying extra point but scUM had lined up offsides and the second attempt was good. The Game ended in a 7-7 tie,
OSU went on to win the Rose Bowl over Cal 17-13. In another twist of fate
OSU played USC @USC in 1949, a game that ended in a 13-13 tie.
1992
Columbus. 1990's, Cooper, 13-13 tie, Gee's "greatest win in
OSU history" gaffe. Nuff said, lets move on.
So in a final talley, one team has gone for 5 wins in a row 6 times, only 2 have done it. OSU is 0-2 in chances to win the 5th in a row at home.
Results when The Game is played on 11/22
1941 20-20 T
1947 0-21 L
1952 27-7 W
1958 20-14 W
1969 12-24 L
1975 21-14 W
1980 3-9 L
1986 24-26 L
1997 14-20 L
2003 21-35 L
OSU is 3-6-1 when The Game is played on 11-22.
You can say history is against us but the flip side of that is we are due.
Also of note:
- This would be the firt time OSU has ever won 5 straight
- A win this year ties this decade with the 1960's (7 wins) as the most dominant for OSU in the history of The Rivalry.