The old lady on the banks of the Olentangy turns 100. Most memorable game(s)? 72 win over UM; 77 loss to OU. *

Edited by original poster [15:12:40 05/12/22]

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• So many memories, good and bad. Here are my highs and lows. - OscarSierraUniform [10:54:29 05/13/22]
  • Very nice. OK, I'll post a couple of lows :-( '96 vs M, '98 vs somebody, '05 TX were all brutal. '00 vs M really felt - Mr.C [11:03:50 05/13/22]
    • Another lowlight was the Illinois game in 92 or 93 where some freshman fumbled the ball twice inside (m) - BuckeyeRef [06:07:32 05/14/22]
      • Indeed. I wasn't there for that game but I remember it vividly. * - OscarSierraUniform [13:20:59 05/15/22]
      • Very memorable. * - THE89Alum [15:13:37 05/14/22]
• Aunt turns 100 this summer. Lives on the Olentangy in Delaware. We've had some great canasta games at her place. * - George Bland [09:04:30 05/13/22]
• 2002 TTUN game had it all.... - Dr. Buckeye [08:41:14 05/13/22]
  • Yeah I was atthis one as well. So funny to go back and see what a different game it was back then* - CD Buck [10:01:03 05/13/22]
  • Lucky to say I was there. And on the field afterwards. Great memory with my dad * - JK's Jump Cut [09:41:12 05/13/22]
    • The scene on the field was unlike anything I had ever experienced.... - Dr. Buckeye [10:14:34 05/13/22]
      • There's an O-Zone photo of Hall's game-winning TD where you can see the top of my wife's head on the sideline :-) - Mr.C [10:35:21 05/13/22]
        • Great story and magical season. * - THE89Alum [15:11:22 05/14/22]
  • +1 * - Mr.C [09:20:31 05/13/22]
• 2006 UM was wildest game as far as excitement for the game. 2002 UM was most tension. - nospreaddefense [07:47:55 05/13/22]
  • It was for intent & purposes a Natty Game...#1 vs #2...Bo dying the day before, Tressel opening up the offense.... * - BuckeyeRef [06:08:44 05/14/22]
• 02/06 scUM. Not even close for me. So biased toward The Game. Underrated game was Mo C debut vs Texas Tech. * - JoeK [06:37:26 05/13/22]
• Upset of #1 Iowa w/Chuck Long, in the rain, was a memorable moment for me * - BuckeyeRef [03:48:37 05/13/22]
  • And for me, his 4th-and-23 for a touchdown to Marv Cook in 1987...but for the wrong reasons.* - Hibernobuck [09:28:20 05/13/22]
    • I recall exiting the stadium after that '87 Iowa game.... - Dr. Buckeye [13:10:05 05/13/22]
      • Brutal game and brutal time. I lived it firsthand. * - THE89Alum [15:09:24 05/14/22]
  • Yep. Dark and rain all day long. * - THE89Alum [05:23:33 05/13/22]
    • Downpour. One of my favorites as well.* - Buckmich [05:51:39 05/13/22]
      • +1 * - BuckeyeRef [16:17:19 05/13/22]
• Aside from all scUM games, & top Tier games over my lifetime, I have to say witnessing Keith Byers vs Illinois 1984. * - JPBuckeyeAlum86 [23:10:44 05/12/22]
  • One of my favorites as well. * - Buckmich [05:52:11 05/13/22]
• 06 UM, 02 UM, 77 Okla (even ending in a loss-memorable game) * - Buxdad [20:40:43 05/12/22]
  • Can't forget '68 UM.....my first game in Cbus! * - Buxdad [20:43:50 05/12/22]
• Purdue '68, Penn State '02, lest we forget Woody going for 2 in 1968 vs *ichigan * - carrier9 [20:17:18 05/12/22]
  • all three are part of favorites as well * - Buckmich [05:53:52 05/13/22]
• for the games I witnessed in the shoe...best memories.. 02, 06 xich; 95 nd...worst...90 xich; 05 tx; 09 usc... * - Bill Flemming [17:37:24 05/12/22]
  • ND in 95 was glorious day and glorious win. * - THE89Alum [20:33:57 05/12/22]
    • it was a perfect day...all around... * - Bill Flemming [20:51:05 05/12/22]
• ‘17 Penn St * - Peter Lemonjello [16:35:49 05/12/22]
  • Wish I had been there...but our sons wedding reception blasted Sloopy at games end! * - Buxdad [20:42:16 05/12/22]
• 1984 win over Ill and 1996 loss to M * - Trucker22 [16:23:49 05/12/22]
  • 96 game still makes me ill. * - THE89Alum [16:24:39 05/12/22]
• 2002 and 2006 vs M are probably at the top of my personal "big game" list. 1993 PSU up there too. - Mr.C [16:03:39 05/12/22]
  • 93 PSU win was worst weather game I attended and it was played in October! * - THE89Alum [16:07:08 05/12/22]
    • No. It was in November. * - GST64 [20:37:25 05/12/22]
      • It was 10/30/93 * - Mr.C [21:46:05 05/12/22]
    • It was so miserable it was memorable - and sort of photogenic. 1998 vs PSU was a cold rain-fest too. * - Mr.C [16:12:37 05/12/22]
      • My soon-to-be wife (OSU '90) and I were there, and we were young (and stupid) enough to stay the whole game (m) - JWH [02:21:17 05/14/22]
• I would say the victory over Leroy Keyes and #1 Purdue the year we won the Natty in 68 * - Razorbuck [15:31:23 05/12/22]
  • I was 9 at the time...remember OSU punished them, but don't remember any details * - BuckeyeRef [03:49:32 05/13/22]
  • This* - bobeyes [20:14:31 05/12/22]
  • Tatum hits on AA Leroy Keyes Earth shattering * - Buckmich [18:34:23 05/12/22]
  • Agree. I was a sophomore and was there. Super Sophs in many of my classes. * - 49Buck [15:43:59 05/12/22]
  • Phipps at QB. * - THE89Alum [15:35:45 05/12/22]
• Sept 30, 1972 A freshman RB ran for 239 yards vs North Carolina - Dewey Williams is my friend [15:28:48 05/12/22]
  • Legendary. * - THE89Alum [15:31:24 05/12/22]
    • 72 was 1st season of artificial turf or "fuzzy concrete" as we used to say. * - THE89Alum [15:44:49 05/12/22]
      • Astroturf started there in 71 season. 72 was 1st yr of freshman eligibility and elimination of no repeat rule for - QueensBuck [22:21:06 05/13/22]
        • My bad on year. 71 is correct. Forgettable season I think. * - THE89Alum [15:31:38 05/14/22]
• Snow Bowl? * - IndianaBuckeye [15:17:25 05/12/22]
  • My Dad and Grandad … - MSBucks [22:27:25 05/12/22]
    • Those tickets could fetch a pretty penny on EBay * - BuckeyeRef [03:50:59 05/13/22]
  • Should I qualify as a game you attended? * - THE89Alum [15:19:47 05/12/22]
    • My parents were there . . . . I came along later. LOL * - IndianaBuckeye [15:26:04 05/12/22]
      • My grandfather was there, during his only quarter at OSU before heading off to Korea. * - Mr.C [15:43:29 05/12/22]
      • By accounts worse storm in Cbus in 37 years. 5 inches of snow and gale force winds of 29 mph. * - THE89Alum [15:30:44 05/12/22]
    • I attended both games above 6 and 11 yrs old and remember the games vividly. Now I forget last year's games. Lol. * - THE89Alum [15:22:17 05/12/22]
• 06 W vs TTUN * - Purgatory Buck [15:13:32 05/12/22]
  • Game of the Century at the time. UM exposed our D and UF capitalized. * - THE89Alum [15:20:34 05/12/22]