The two best college football teams in Ohio meet in Columbus on Saturday when the Cincinnati Bearcats play the 5th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes.
Ohio State owns Ohio - they are 43-3 against teams who are actively in FBS, including a 41 game winning streak vs Ohio. Their last loss came to Oberlin College in 1921, who is now a Division III school.
Here’s a summary of the history between these two schools on the gridiron:
- 16 all-time meetings - Ohio State has won 14
- Cincinnati’s two wins came in 1896 and 1897 (not a typo - they last beat the Buckeyes in the last century
- 0-5 in the last 20 years (1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2015)
- Prior to 1999, they previously played in 1931 and Ohio State won 67-6
- Ohio State has played in Cincinnati five times total with the last one being in 1900
Cincinnati points totals (in 16 games)
- Scored more than 10 points only 4 times
- Exceeded 20 points only twice
- Shutout five times
- High score total was 28 points in most recent game in 2015
- Grand total of 133 points in 16 games, an average of 8.