#4 Ohio State @ Northwestern
Final
#4 Ohio State
Buckeyes
7-1 / 4-1
35
17
Northwestern
Wildcats
3-5 / 1-4
1985 Season

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

Series Stats

Ohio State
Northwestern
Tie
43
13
1
57th
meeting
More Games

Last Meeting

52-3 Ohio State
Ryan Field
Nov 10, 1984
Ohio State

Head Coach
Earle Bruce
Schedule
vs Pittsburgh W 7-10 9/14/1985
@ Colorado W 13-36 9/21/1985
vs Washington State W 32-48 9/28/1985
@ Illinois L 31-28 10/5/1985
vs Indiana W 7-48 10/12/1985
vs Purdue W 27-41 10/19/1985
@ Minnesota W 19-23 10/26/1985
vs Iowa W 13-22 11/2/1985
@ Northwestern W 17-35 11/9/1985
vs Wisconsin L 12-7 11/16/1985
@ Michigan L 27-17 11/23/1985
vs Brigham Young W 7-10 12/28/1985
Ohio State
has outscored their opponents
256 to 149
this season
Earle Bruce's record
at Ohio State
63 - 17 - 0
vs Northwestern
6 - 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
Dennis Green
Schedule
@ Duke L 40-17 9/7/1985
@ Missouri W 23-27 9/14/1985
vs Northern Illinois W 16-38 9/28/1985
@ Indiana L 26-7 10/5/1985
vs Minnesota L 21-10 10/12/1985
@ Wisconsin W 14-17 10/19/1985
vs Iowa L 49-10 10/26/1985
@ Purdue L 31-7 11/2/1985
vs Ohio State L 35-17 11/9/1985
@ Michigan State L 32-0 11/16/1985
vs Illinois L 45-20 11/23/1985
Northwestern
has been outscored by their opponents
220 to 133
this season
Dennis Green's record
at Northwestern
10 - 42 - 0
vs Ohio State
0 - 4 - 0
Latest Winning Streak
Ohio State
11 game(s)
from 2005
to 2024
Northwestern
1 game(s)
from 2004
to 2004
Notes