When Ohio State and Notre Dame meet in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Day, it will be a battle of two of the most successful programs in the history of college football. The Buckeyes and Fighting Irish are both among the five winningest programs of all time, with more than 1,700 victories between the two schools.
As has been widely circulated this week, Ohio State and Notre Dame have met five previous times, with the Buckeyes holding a 3-2 series edge, and winning all three meetings in the modern era. Herein, we’ll take a look back at those five prior meetings and delve into the rich history of the series, which consists of surprisingly few contests between a pair of universities less than 230 miles apart.