Ohio State vs. Michigan series - starting at various milestone years


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By BellevueBuckeye on 10:37:30 12/02/15

I've already posted the list of what the series is starting at every single year, now here's a condensed version starting at various milestone points throughout the rivalry's history. The game from the year of the listed event is included. As it works out, this includes exactly one thing from each of the 13 decades in which this series has been played, with the exception of the 1920's having two (both of the stadium references)

UM 58-48-6.........since the first meeting
UM 57-48-5.........since Fielding Yost's first year (UM's first NC winning coach)
OSU 48-46-4.......since the game became a Big Ten Conference matchup
Tie 45-45-4..........since the opening of Ohio Stadium
OSU 45-40-4.......since the opening of Michigan Stadium
OSU 41-36-4.......since the game was moved to the last week of the regular season
OSU 38-33-4.......since Paul Brown's first year (OSU's first NC winning coach)
OSU 36-27-2.......since Woody Hayes' first year
OSU 24-21-2.......since Bo Schembechler's first year (start of ten year war)
OSU 20-16-1.......since Earl Bruce's first year (first season after ten year war)
OSU 15-12-1.......since John Cooper's first year
OSU 14-7............since Lloyd Carr's first year
OSU 13-2............since Jim Tressel's first year
OSU 4-0..............since Urban Meyer's first year


Edited by original poster [10:49:43 12/02/15]


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