Northwestern @ #9 Ohio State
Final
October 25, 1997 12:00 PM
Northwestern
Wildcats
3-5 / 1-3
6
49
#9 Ohio State
Buckeyes
6-1 / 2-1
1997 Season

Ohio State Stadium
Colombus , OH
Capacity: 104,904
Attendance: 92,445

Series Stats

Northwestern
Ohio State
Tie
13
51
1
65th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

15-17 Ohio State
Ryan Field
Oct 01, 1994
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Gary Barnett
Schedule
vs Oklahoma W 0-24 8/23/1997
@ Wake Forest L 27-20 9/6/1997
vs Duke W 20-24 9/13/1997
vs Rice L 40-34 9/20/1997
@ Purdue L 21-9 9/27/1997
vs Wisconsin L 26-25 10/4/1997
@ Michigan L 23-6 10/11/1997
vs Michigan State W 17-19 10/18/1997
@ Ohio State L 49-6 10/25/1997
vs Penn State L 30-27 11/1/1997
@ Illinois W 21-34 11/8/1997
vs Iowa W 14-15 11/15/1997
Northwestern 1997 schedule
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
174 to 161
this season
Gary Barnett's record
at Northwestern
30 - 34 - 1
vs Ohio State
0 - 3 - 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
 John Cooper
Schedule
vs Wyoming W 10-24 8/28/1997
vs Bowling Green State W 13-44 9/13/1997
vs Arizona W 20-28 9/20/1997
@ Missouri W 10-31 9/27/1997
vs Iowa W 7-23 10/4/1997
@ Penn State L 31-27 10/11/1997
vs Indiana W 0-31 10/18/1997
vs Northwestern W 6-49 10/25/1997
@ Michigan State W 13-37 11/1/1997
@ Minnesota W 3-31 11/8/1997
vs Illinois W 6-41 11/15/1997
@ Michigan L 20-14 11/22/1997
vs Florida State L 31-14 1/1/1998
Ohio State 1997 schedule
Ohio State
has outscored their opponents
208 to 91
this season
John Cooper's record
at Ohio State
82 - 31 - 4
vs Northwestern
6 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2004
to 2004
Ohio State
10 game(s)
from 2005
to 2022
Notes