Team Rivalry
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Northwestern @ #8 Ohio State
Final
October 06, 1979 12:00 PM
Northwestern
Wildcats
1-3 / 0-2
7
16
#8 Ohio State
Buckeyes
4-0 / 1-0
1979 Season

Ohio State Stadium
Colombus , OH
Capacity: 104,904
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Northwestern
Ohio State
Tie
13
37
1
51st
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

20-63 Ohio State
Ohio State Stadium
Oct 28, 1978
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Rick Venturi
Schedule
@ Michigan L 49-7 9/8/1979
vs Wyoming W 22-27 9/15/1979
vs Syracuse L 54-21 9/22/1979
@ Minnesota L 38-8 9/29/1979
@ Ohio State L 16-7 10/6/1979
vs Iowa L 58-6 10/13/1979
@ Indiana L 30-0 10/20/1979
@ Purdue L 20-16 10/27/1979
vs Michigan State L 42-7 11/3/1979
@ Wisconsin L 28-3 11/10/1979
vs Illinois L 29-13 11/17/1979
Northwestern 1979 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
163 to 63
this season
Rick Venturi's record
at Northwestern
1 - 13 - 1
vs Ohio State
0 - 1 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Northwestern
3 game(s)
from 1929
to 1931
Ohio State
24 game(s)
from 1972
to 2003
Stats
Ohio State

Head Coach
 Earle Bruce
Schedule
vs Syracuse W 8-31 9/8/1979
@ Minnesota W 17-21 9/15/1979
vs Washington State W 29-45 9/22/1979
@ California Los Angeles W 13-17 9/29/1979
vs Northwestern W 7-16 10/6/1979
vs Indiana W 6-47 10/13/1979
vs Wisconsin W 0-59 10/20/1979
vs Michigan State W 0-42 10/27/1979
@ Illinois W 7-44 11/3/1979
vs Iowa W 7-34 11/10/1979
@ Michigan W 15-18 11/17/1979
vs Southern California L 17-16 1/1/1980
Ohio State 1979 schedule
Ohio State
has outscored their opponents
114 to 67
this season
Earle Bruce's record
at Ohio State
4 - 0 - 0
vs Northwestern
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2004
to 2004
Ohio State
11 game(s)
from 2005
to 2024
Notes