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Northwestern vs Ohio Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Northwestern and Ohio.
PROGRAM ONENorthwestern4 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD4–1WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOOhio1 recorded wins
5Recorded meetings
1973Earliest documented
2021Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME
Head-to-head timeline
Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.
- 1973Northwestern12 — 14Ohio
- 1996Northwestern28 — 7Ohio
- 2005Northwestern38 — 14Ohio
- 2008Northwestern16 — 8Ohio
- 2021Northwestern35 — 6Ohio
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Northwestern vs Ohio | 35–6 | Northwestern won |
| 2008 | Northwestern vs Ohio | 16–8 | Northwestern won |
| 2005 | Northwestern vs Ohio | 38–14 | Northwestern won |
| 1996 | Northwestern vs Ohio | 28–7 | Northwestern won |
| 1973 | Northwestern vs Ohio | 12–14 | Ohio won |
OUR DATA STANDARD
Sources and historical coverage
These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.
Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.