Ohio State @ Northwestern
Final
October 12, 1940 12:00 PM
Ohio State
Buckeyes
2-0 / 1-0
3
6
Northwestern
Wildcats
1-0 / 0-0
1940 Season

Ryan Field
Evanston, IL
Capacity: 47,130
Attendance: 0

Series Stats

Ohio State
Northwestern
Tie
12
6
1
19th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

13-0 Ohio State
Ohio State Stadium
Oct 14, 1939
Ohio State

Head Coach
 Francis Schmidt
Schedule
vs Pittsburgh W 7-30 9/28/1940
vs Purdue W 14-17 10/5/1940
@ Northwestern L 6-3 10/12/1940
vs Minnesota L 13-7 10/19/1940
@ Cornell L 21-7 10/26/1940
vs Indiana W 6-21 11/2/1940
@ Illinois W 6-14 11/16/1940
vs Michigan L 40-0 11/23/1940
Ohio State 1940 schedule
Ohio State
has outscored their opponents
47 to 21
this season
Francis Schmidt's record
at Ohio State
37 - 12 - 1
vs Northwestern
4 - 1 - 1
Longest Winning Streak
Ohio State
24 game(s)
from 1972
to 2003
Northwestern
3 game(s)
from 1929
to 1931
Stats
Northwestern

Head Coach
 Lynn Waldorf
Schedule
@ Syracuse W 0-40 10/5/1940
vs Ohio State W 3-6 10/12/1940
@ Wisconsin W 7-27 10/19/1940
vs Indiana W 7-20 10/26/1940
vs Minnesota L 13-12 11/2/1940
vs Illinois W 14-32 11/9/1940
@ Michigan L 20-13 11/16/1940
vs Notre Dame W 0-20 11/23/1940
Northwestern 1940 schedule
Northwestern
has outscored their opponents
40 to 0
this season
Lynn Waldorf's record
at Northwestern
23 - 14 - 4
vs Ohio State
1 - 3 - 1
Latest Winning Streak
Ohio State
10 game(s)
from 2005
to 2022
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2004
to 2004
Notes