Before each game of the 2022 season, we’re taking a look back at the Buckeyes’ history of playing on that date.
The Washington Huskies held Woody Hayes and the Buckeyes to 40 rushing yards in 1966. Can you name the only team to hold a Hayes-coached Ohio State squad to negative rushing yards in a game? Hint: It’s a Big Ten team.
Scroll down to item #1 in Five Fun Facts for the answer.
The first game Ohio State played on Oct. 1 was in 1898. The Buckeyes took on the Student Princes of Heidelberg and won 17-0 on Ohio Field.