Team Rivalry
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#21 Northwestern @ #6 Ohio State
2018 Big Ten Championship
Final
December 01, 2018 8:00 PM
#21 Northwestern
Wildcats
8-4 / 8-1
24
45
#6 Ohio State
Buckeyes
11-1 / 8-1
2018 Season

Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, IN
Capacity: 62,421
Attendance: 66,375

Series Stats

Northwestern
Ohio State
Tie
14
62
1
77th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

20-24 Ohio State
Ohio State Stadium
Oct 29, 2016
Northwestern

West Division
Head Coach
 Pat Fitzgerald
Schedule
@ Purdue W 27-31 8/30/2018
vs Duke L 21-7 9/8/2018
vs Akron L 39-34 9/15/2018
vs Michigan L 20-17 9/29/2018
@ Michigan State W 19-29 10/6/2018
vs Nebraska W 31-34 10/13/2018
@ Rutgers W 15-18 10/20/2018
vs Wisconsin W 17-31 10/27/2018
vs Notre Dame L 31-21 11/3/2018
@ Iowa W 10-14 11/10/2018
@ Minnesota W 14-24 11/17/2018
vs Illinois W 16-24 11/24/2018
@ Ohio State L 45-24 12/1/2018
@ Utah W 20-31 12/31/2018
Northwestern 2018 schedule
Northwestern
has outscored their opponents
284 to 260
this season
Pat Fitzgerald's record
at Northwestern
95 - 69 - 0
vs Ohio State
0 - 5 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Northwestern
3 game(s)
from 1929
to 1931
Ohio State
24 game(s)
from 1972
to 2003
Stats
Ohio State

East Division
Head Coach
 Urban Meyer
Schedule
vs Oregon State W 31-77 9/1/2018
vs Rutgers W 3-52 9/8/2018
@ Texas Christian W 28-40 9/15/2018
vs Tulane W 6-49 9/22/2018
@ Penn State W 26-27 9/29/2018
vs Indiana W 26-49 10/6/2018
vs Minnesota W 14-30 10/13/2018
@ Purdue L 49-20 10/20/2018
vs Nebraska W 31-36 11/3/2018
@ Michigan State W 6-26 11/10/2018
@ Maryland W 51-52 11/17/2018
vs Michigan W 39-62 11/24/2018
vs Northwestern W 24-45 12/1/2018
vs Washington W 23-28 1/1/2019
Ohio State 2018 schedule
Ohio State
has outscored their opponents
520 to 310
this season
Urban Meyer's record
at Ohio State
81 - 9 - 0
vs Northwestern
2 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2004
to 2004
Ohio State
11 game(s)
from 2005
to 2024
Notes

Northwestern 2018 Season

Northwestern comes in to the season unranked and wins the Big Ten West by Nov 10, beating Iowa

Ohio State 2018 Season

Urban Meyer has been suffering from a benign brain cyst. Rumors are circulating that this is his last year coaching.

Pre Game

Northwestern is a huge underdog in this game. Competition in the Big Ten West was inconsistent, to say the least, except for Northwestern. The Wildcats are undefeated in their division and finished the regular season 9-3.

Ohio State finished the regular season 11-1, beating the higher ranked #4 Michigan in their last game. They've had several close calls and at times looked down right apathetic. This game depends on which team Ohio State brings to Lucas Oil Stadium.