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'The Game' Canceled: When Was the Last Time Ohio State and Michigan Did Not Play?

One of college football's biggest rivalry games has been canceled.

ESPN's Heather Dinich reported Tuesday that the Ohio State-Michigan game had been canceled due to rising COVID-19 cases in the Wolverines program.

The teams first met in 1897, and the last time Ohio State and Michigan did not play each other in any capacity was in 1917.

The rivalry has been played every year since 1918. From 1897 to 1912, the Wolverines defeated the Buckeyes in 12 out of the 14 meetings, with two ties. Ohio State became a member of the Big Ten Conference in 1912.