#18 Ohio State @ Minnesota
Final
#18 Ohio State
Buckeyes
6-2 / 4-1
31
35
Minnesota
Golden Gophers
5-3 / 3-3
1981 Season

Memorial Stadium (MN)
Minneapolis, MN
Capacity: 56,652
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Ohio State
Minnesota
Tie
19
6
0
25th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

47-0 Ohio State
Ohio State Stadium
Sep 20, 1980
Ohio State

Head Coach
Earle Bruce
Schedule
vs Duke W 13-34 9/12/1981
vs Michigan State W 13-27 9/19/1981
@ Stanford W 19-24 9/26/1981
vs Florida State L 36-27 10/3/1981
@ Wisconsin L 24-21 10/10/1981
vs Illinois W 27-34 10/17/1981
vs Indiana W 10-29 10/24/1981
@ Purdue W 33-45 10/31/1981
@ Minnesota L 35-31 11/7/1981
vs Northwestern W 6-70 11/14/1981
@ Michigan W 9-14 11/21/1981
vs Navy W 28-31 12/30/1981
Ohio State
has outscored their opponents
241 to 175
this season
Earle Bruce's record
at Ohio State
26 - 6 - 0
vs Minnesota
2 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Ohio State
16 game(s)
from 1982
to 1999
Minnesota
2 game(s)
from 1922
to 1931
Stats
Minnesota

Head Coach
Joe Salem
Schedule
vs Ohio W 17-19 9/12/1981
vs Purdue W 13-16 9/19/1981
vs Oregon State W 12-42 9/26/1981
@ Illinois L 38-29 10/3/1981
vs Northwestern W 23-35 10/10/1981
@ Indiana L 17-16 10/17/1981
@ Iowa W 10-12 10/24/1981
vs Michigan L 34-13 10/31/1981
vs Ohio State W 31-35 11/7/1981
@ Michigan State L 43-36 11/14/1981
vs Wisconsin L 26-21 11/21/1981
Minnesota
has outscored their opponents
182 to 164
this season
Joe Salem's record
at Minnesota
14 - 15 - 1
vs Ohio State
0 - 2 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Ohio State
13 game(s)
from 2001
to 2023
Minnesota
1 game(s)
from 2000
to 2000
Notes