#6 Ohio State @ Northwestern
Final
#6 Ohio State
Buckeyes
4-1 / 2-0
6
2
Northwestern
Wildcats
1-3 / 0-2
1956 Season

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

Series Stats

Ohio State
Northwestern
Tie
24
9
1
34th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

49-0 Ohio State
Ohio State Stadium
Oct 29, 1955
Ohio State

Head Coach
Woody Hayes
Schedule
vs Nebraska W 7-34 9/29/1956
vs Stanford W 20-32 10/6/1956
@ Illinois W 6-26 10/13/1956
vs Penn State L 7-6 10/20/1956
vs Wisconsin W 0-21 10/27/1956
@ Northwestern W 2-6 11/3/1956
vs Indiana W 14-35 11/10/1956
@ Iowa L 6-0 11/17/1956
vs Michigan L 19-0 11/24/1956
Ohio State
has outscored their opponents
119 to 40
this season
Woody Hayes's record
at Ohio State
37 - 12 - 2
vs Northwestern
5 - 0 - 0
Longest Winning Streak
Ohio State
24 game(s)
from 1972
to 2003
Northwestern
3 game(s)
from 1929
to 1931
Stats
Northwestern

Head Coach
Ara Parseghian
Schedule
vs Iowa State W 13-14 9/29/1956
vs Tulane L 20-13 10/6/1956
@ Minnesota W 0-0 10/13/1956
@ Michigan L 34-20 10/20/1956
@ Indiana L 19-13 10/27/1956
vs Ohio State L 6-2 11/3/1956
@ Wisconsin W 7-17 11/10/1956
vs Purdue W 0-14 11/17/1956
vs Illinois W 13-14 11/24/1956
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
86 to 60
this season
Ara Parseghian's record
at Northwestern
1 - 3 - 1
vs Ohio State
0 - 0 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Ohio State
11 game(s)
from 2005
to 2024
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2004
to 2004
Notes