Some Iowa-Ohio State football history

[Beattheohiostate]

* Iowa's largest margin of victory (31 points) came in 2017, the 55-24 surprise.
* Iowa's longest winning streak vs. OSU--2 games (1922-23)

* Ohio State's largest margin of victory (62 points) came in 1950, 83-21.
* Ohio State's longest winning streak vs. Iowa--16 games (1963-1980)

* On November 17, 1956, Iowa (ranked No. 7 in the AP Poll) defeated Ohio State (ranked No. 6), 6–0 before a crowd of 57,732 at Iowa Stadium. Ohio State went into the game with the second-best rushing attack in the country but was held to 147 rushing yards, its lowest total in two years. The Buckeyes managed just three first downs the second half and 52 yards of total offense. Iowa accounted for 136 yards of total offense the second half, 55 through the air. The Iowa win broke Ohio State's 17-game conference winning streak, a record at the time, and clinched the conference championship and the Rose Bowl berth for the Hawkeyes. (The Big Ten title was Iowa's first since 1921 and '22. The following week, Iowa finished the season by giving visiting Notre Dame one of its all-time worst defeats, 48-8. The Hawkeyes rushed for 409 yards.)

Before that historic Ohio State game, Iowa Head Coach Forest Evashevski hung a banner placed in the Hawkeye locker room that read, "You have 60 minutes to beat Ohio State and a lifetime to remember it." The dramatic Iowa touchdown came with 10:41 left in the third quarter on a 17-yard pass from QB Kenny Ploen to left end Jim Gibbons. Kicker Bob Prescott then missed his first extra point attempt of the year to leave the Hawkeyes with a precarious 6-0 lead. But the Iowa defense stifled the Buckeyes all afternoon. On the final play of the game, Ohio State faced fourth and 30 from its own 12 when Iowa's All-American tackle Alex Karras slammed the OSU QB to the turf at the OSU three yard line as time expired. Many of the more than 57,000 Iowa fans then stormed the field, tore down the goal posts that were sunk in six feet of concrete, and paraded them through Iowa City. Nobody was fined.

And then there was the 16-9 Iowa victory in Columbus on Nov. 2, 1991. Six people had been killed in a shooting rampage on the Iowa City campus the day before the game with the Hawkeyes already in Columbus. After the emotional win, Iowa Head Coach Hayden Fry told the LA Times, “I think our guys gave that extra effort just to try to bring a little happiness to (Iowans), the people that are so down right now. That’s why this victory is very, very special.”

Fry had ordered the Tiger Hawks removed from Iowa's helmets, so the Hawkeyes wore all black helmets for that game, symbolizing the mourning for those innocent lives lost.

And then, of course, there was the game at Columbus on Nov. 14, 1987. Trailing 27-22, Iowa was at the OSU 29-yard line, but only 16 seconds were left in the game. And not only that, but the Hawkeyes were facing an improbable 4th and 23 when Iowa quarterback Chuck Hartlieb fired a pass to All-American TE Marv Cook at the eight yard line along the right sideline. Cook collected the ball, pivoted away from the defender, and stormed toward the goal line where he split two defenders at the goal line and fell into the end zone for the winning score. It was impossible, but it happened.

Overall, Ohio State leads the series 46 wins to 15 with 3 ties. The game on Saturday will mark 100 years since the teams first met on the football field. Unfortunately, it's not likely to be remembered for anything positive on the Iowa side of things.

 

[pistachio1999]

I remember the Eddie George years thinking they would break us.

 

[pistachio1999]

http://www.winsipedia.com/iowa/vs/ohio-state

Interesting stats

 

[hawk halen]

We'll always have Art Schlichter in '81.

 

[Iowa Hog]

* Iowa's largest margin of victory (31 points) came in 2017, the 55-24 surprise.
* Iowa's longest winning streak vs. OSU--2 games (1922-23)

* Ohio State's largest margin of victory (62 points) came in 1950, 83-21.
* Ohio State's longest winning streak vs. Iowa--16 games (1963-1980)

* On November 17, 1956, Iowa (ranked No. 7 in the AP Poll) defeated Ohio State (ranked No. 6), 6–0 before a crowd of 57,732 at Iowa Stadium. Ohio State went into the game with the second-best rushing attack in the country but was held to 147 rushing yards, its lowest total in two years. The Buckeyes managed just three first downs the second half and 52 yards of total offense. Iowa accounted for 136 yards of total offense the second half, 55 through the air. The Iowa win broke Ohio State's 17-game conference winning streak, a record at the time, and clinched the conference championship and the Rose Bowl berth for the Hawkeyes. (The Big Ten title was Iowa's first since 1921 and '22. The following week, Iowa finished the season by giving visiting Notre Dame one of its all-time worst defeats, 48-8. The Hawkeyes rushed for 409 yards.)

Before that historic Ohio State game, Iowa Head Coach Forest Evashevski hung a banner placed in the Hawkeye locker room that read, "You have 60 minutes to beat Ohio State and a lifetime to remember it." The dramatic Iowa touchdown came with 10:41 left in the third quarter on a 17-yard pass from QB Kenny Ploen to left end Jim Gibbons. Kicker Bob Prescott then missed his first extra point attempt of the year to leave the Hawkeyes with a precarious 6-0 lead. But the Iowa defense stifled the Buckeyes all afternoon. On the final play of the game, Ohio State faced fourth and 30 from its own 12 when Iowa's All-American tackle Alex Karras slammed the OSU QB to the turf at the OSU three yard line as time expired. Many of the more than 57,000 Iowa fans then stormed the field, tore down the goal posts that were sunk in six feet of concrete, and paraded them through Iowa City. Nobody was fined.

And then there was the 16-9 Iowa victory in Columbus on Nov. 2, 1991. Six people had been killed in a shooting rampage on the Iowa City campus the day before the game with the Hawkeyes already in Columbus. After the emotional win, Iowa Head Coach Hayden Fry told the LA Times, “I think our guys gave that extra effort just to try to bring a little happiness to (Iowans), the people that are so down right now. That’s why this victory is very, very special.”

Fry had ordered the Tiger Hawks removed from Iowa's helmets, so the Hawkeyes wore all black helmets for that game, symbolizing the mourning for those innocent lives lost.

And then, of course, there was the game at Columbus on Nov. 14, 1987. Trailing 27-22, Iowa was at the OSU 29-yard line, but only 16 seconds were left in the game. And not only that, but the Hawkeyes were facing an improbable 4th and 23 when Iowa quarterback Chuck Hartlieb fired a pass to All-American TE Marv Cook at the eight yard line along the right sideline. Cook collected the ball, pivoted away from the defender, and stormed toward the goal line where he split two defenders at the goal line and fell into the end zone for the winning score. It was impossible, but it happened.

Overall, Ohio State leads the series 46 wins to 15 with 3 ties. The game on Saturday will mark 100 years since the teams first met on the football field. Unfortunately, it's not likely to be remembered for anything positive on the Iowa side of things.

Iowa has had two legendary coaches Jones in the twenties and Eversesky

* Iowa's largest margin of victory (31 points) came in 2017, the 55-24 surprise.
* Iowa's longest winning streak vs. OSU--2 games (1922-23)

* Ohio State's largest margin of victory (62 points) came in 1950, 83-21.
* Ohio State's longest winning streak vs. Iowa--16 games (1963-1980)

* On November 17, 1956, Iowa (ranked No. 7 in the AP Poll) defeated Ohio State (ranked No. 6), 6–0 before a crowd of 57,732 at Iowa Stadium. Ohio State went into the game with the second-best rushing attack in the country but was held to 147 rushing yards, its lowest total in two years. The Buckeyes managed just three first downs the second half and 52 yards of total offense. Iowa accounted for 136 yards of total offense the second half, 55 through the air. The Iowa win broke Ohio State's 17-game conference winning streak, a record at the time, and clinched the conference championship and the Rose Bowl berth for the Hawkeyes. (The Big Ten title was Iowa's first since 1921 and '22. The following week, Iowa finished the season by giving visiting Notre Dame one of its all-time worst defeats, 48-8. The Hawkeyes rushed for 409 yards.)

Before that historic Ohio State game, Iowa Head Coach Forest Evashevski hung a banner placed in the Hawkeye locker room that read, "You have 60 minutes to beat Ohio State and a lifetime to remember it." The dramatic Iowa touchdown came with 10:41 left in the third quarter on a 17-yard pass from QB Kenny Ploen to left end Jim Gibbons. Kicker Bob Prescott then missed his first extra point attempt of the year to leave the Hawkeyes with a precarious 6-0 lead. But the Iowa defense stifled the Buckeyes all afternoon. On the final play of the game, Ohio State faced fourth and 30 from its own 12 when Iowa's All-American tackle Alex Karras slammed the OSU QB to the turf at the OSU three yard line as time expired. Many of the more than 57,000 Iowa fans then stormed the field, tore down the goal posts that were sunk in six feet of concrete, and paraded them through Iowa City. Nobody was fined.

And then there was the 16-9 Iowa victory in Columbus on Nov. 2, 1991. Six people had been killed in a shooting rampage on the Iowa City campus the day before the game with the Hawkeyes already in Columbus. After the emotional win, Iowa Head Coach Hayden Fry told the LA Times, “I think our guys gave that extra effort just to try to bring a little happiness to (Iowans), the people that are so down right now. That’s why this victory is very, very special.”

Fry had ordered the Tiger Hawks removed from Iowa's helmets, so the Hawkeyes wore all black helmets for that game, symbolizing the mourning for those innocent lives lost.

And then, of course, there was the game at Columbus on Nov. 14, 1987. Trailing 27-22, Iowa was at the OSU 29-yard line, but only 16 seconds were left in the game. And not only that, but the Hawkeyes were facing an improbable 4th and 23 when Iowa quarterback Chuck Hartlieb fired a pass to All-American TE Marv Cook at the eight yard line along the right sideline. Cook collected the ball, pivoted away from the defender, and stormed toward the goal line where he split two defenders at the goal line and fell into the end zone for the winning score. It was impossible, but it happened.

Overall, Ohio State leads the series 46 wins to 15 with 3 ties. The game on Saturday will mark 100 years since the teams first met on the football field. Unfortunately, it's not likely to be remembered for anything positive on the Iowa side of things.

Forest Evashevski came to Iowa in the early fifties. In 1952 Ohio State was rated # 1 and Iowa was winless,

Forest Evashevski made some changes and Iowa defeated Ohio State. Paved the way for some clashes with Woody Hayes in the late fifties. Forest won a National Championship with Iowa in 1958, but unfortuntaly
said coaching football is a young man's game and retired in is early 40s. The year after he retired 1961 Iowa was rated # 1 under Jerry Burns at the start of the season and was the start of a massive decline in wins

 

[uihawk82]

Iowa has had two legendary coaches Jones in the twenties and Eversesky

Forest Evashevski came to Iowa in the early fifties. In 1952 Ohio State was rated # 1 and Iowa was winless,

Forest Evashevski made some changes and Iowa defeated Ohio State. Paved the way for some clashes with Woody Hayes in the late fifties. Forest won a National Championship with Iowa in 1958, but unfortuntaly
said coaching football is a young man's game and retired in is early 40s. The year after he retired 1961 Iowa was rated # 1 under Jerry Burns at the start of the season and was the start of a massive decline in wins

Evy still was AD at Iowa thru most of the 60's before going back to Michigan and he made real good money as Zabel's sidekick for many a season on WHO radio. He had a hell of a productive life and he may have played with Tom Harmon and future Prez Gerald Ford

 

[Iowa Hog]

Iowa Press Citizen had a sports writer named Al Grady. On the Friday before every Big Ten game, he would go over the history of the rivalry games whether it was a powerhouse like Ohio State, or Purdue, in Al Grady's era
Iowa was the focus as most games were not televised. The originator of this post did a fine job of describing
past games with Ohio State similar to what Al Grady did years ago

 

[frydaze]

Amazing to think 1990, 32 years ago, was Iowa’s last win in Columbus. I think Hayden won either two on a row or 2 of 3 there in late 80s/beginning 90s.

 

[Hawk-A-Doodle-Doo]

Iowa City, Iowa, October 16, 2004 - The unranked Iowa Hawkeyes sent a message to the rest of the Big Ten Conference as they knocked the 25th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes to 0-3 in Big Ten play for the first time since 1988 with a 33-7 win. Ohio State was held to 27 yards rushing and only 177 total yards by the punishing Iowa defense led by Matt Roth. Iowa's opportunistic offense showcased scrambling Sophomore quarterback Drew Tate, who threw for 331 yards and three scores, and ran for 24 yards and another touchdow......

Wait. That's backyard football. No upside.

Nevermind.

 

[Greenway4Prez]

I remember the 1991 game quite vividly. Just a ton of emotions going into that one, and that Iowa defense was something else.

Also remember the hype going into the 1997 game. But, we felt like blocking Andy Katzenmoyer had no upside and as a result, Tatiana was crushed repeatedly. The defense kept us alive for a while, but the tank ran empty.

2003 was a heavyweight brawl. One of the most physical games I’ve ever watched.

 

[WadeLookingbill]

I remember the Eddie George years thinking they would break us.

I recall Orlando Pace about 45 yards downfield seemingly running faster than our secondary. He was a beast.

 

[pistachio1999]

I recall Orlando Pace about 45 yards downfield seemingly running faster than our secondary. He was a beast.

A year where you absolutely knew it would be brutal.

 

[pistachio1999]

Iowa City, Iowa, October 16, 2004 - The unranked Iowa Hawkeyes sent a message to the rest of the Big Ten Conference as they knocked the 25th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes to 0-3 in Big Ten play for the first time since 1988 with a 33-7 win. Ohio State was held to 27 yards rushing and only 177 total yards by the punishing Iowa defense led by Matt Roth. Iowa's opportunistic offense showcased scrambling Sophomore quarterback Drew Tate, who threw for 331 yards and three scores, and ran for 24 yards and another touchdow......

Wait. That's backyard football. No upside.

Nevermind.

That is old and out of date offense!

 

[NevadaHawk]

Evy still was AD at Iowa thru most of the 60's before going back to Michigan and he made real good money as Zabel's sidekick for many a season on WHO radio. He had a hell of a productive life and he may have played with Tom Harmon and future Prez Gerald Ford

I recall Orlando Pace about 45 yards downfield seemingly running faster than our secondary. He was a beast.

Who was the Iowa DB Pace kept knocking backward and running down the field?

 

[jberesford]

That is old and out of date offense!

I remember being in the north end zone for that game. Another great example piece of what this team used to be able to do before 2 garbage coordinators were given the job.

 

[uihawk82]

Who was the Iowa DB Pace kept knocking backward and running down the field?

I remember the play but not the player and yeah Eddie George had a field day against the hawks.

What was even worse though was I was in Kinnick to watch Archie Griffin and the rest of OSU running backs just steamroll the hawks in the early 70's when the Hawks were really bad.

And Griffin went for over 200 yards iirc in one game against the hawks at Ohio. I think Griffin and the starting fullback and other halfback were resting on the bench by halftime against Iowa and they still had a bunch of yards and a great YPC average.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

Amazing to think 1990, 32 years ago, was Iowa’s last win in Columbus. I think Hayden won either two on a row or 2 of 3 there in late 80s/beginning 90s.

1991

 

[unclesammy]

Evy still was AD at Iowa thru most of the 60's before going back to Michigan and he made real good money as Zabel's sidekick for many a season on WHO radio. He had a hell of a productive life and he may have played with Tom Harmon and future Prez Gerald Ford

I think Evy was the quarterback on that team. In the single wing, the quarterback was a blocking back. The tailback, Tom Harmon, received a direct snap from the center.

 

[hexumhawk]

For as well as we have matched up in general with Michigan, Penn St., Wis, MSU etc we have been equally awful against OSU.

 

[DodgerHawki]

For as well as we have matched up in general with Michigan, Penn St., Wis, MSU etc we have been equally awful against OSU.

Outside of Michigan and maybe Penn State, that's how they've been against every team in the Big 10. Buckeyes just consistently get better overall talent than does Michigan. When they are playing at their best, there's not much most of the teams in the Big 10 can do.

I have no idea how this year's version of Iowa keeps it within the spread in this game. I do think the Iowa defense may put up a fight/make things difficult for a bit. But if every offensive possession for Iowa is run, pass, pass, punt, it's going to get ugly. None of the OSU players I don't think were on the team for the 2017 game but I'm sure Day is using it as motivation. They don't get beat by 30 points very often.

 

[beatdahuskers]

Another interesting stat: From 1928 to 1951 the Hawks played OSU 9 times in Columbus. In 1952 they came to Iowa City for the first time in 25 years and Iowa won 8-0. Iowa finished the 1952 season 2-7 and OSU 6-3

 

[pistachio1999]

I remember being in the north end zone for that game. Another great example piece of what this team used to be able to do before 2 garbage coordinators were given the job.

I am old enough to remember when basically KOK was run out of town.

 

[preshlock]

Outside of Michigan and maybe Penn State, that's how they've been against every team in the Big 10. Buckeyes just consistently get better overall talent than does Michigan. When they are playing at their best, there's not much most of the teams in the Big 10 can do.

I have no idea how this year's version of Iowa keeps it within the spread in this game. I do think the Iowa defense may put up a fight/make things difficult for a bit. But if every offensive possession for Iowa is run, pass, pass, punt, it's going to get ugly. None of the OSU players I don't think were on the team for the 2017 game but I'm sure Day is using it as motivation. They don't get beat by 30 points very often.

Day was co-offensive coordinator with Kevin Wilson for that game. Both brought that up during the weekly presser. But none of the players were on the roster. I believe in 2017 the Buckeyes were favored by 17/18 points.

 

[uihawk82]

For as well as we have matched up in general with Michigan, Penn St., Wis, MSU etc we have been equally awful against OSU.

Ohio St seems to be faster all around that the other teams you mentioned, just speed at more spots year in and year out. Speed always bothers Iowa because we just usually do not have it.

 

[kentadel]

Playing them 2 times in the last 10 seasons is a sham.

 

[MIHawk64]

Evy still was AD at Iowa thru most of the 60's before going back to Michigan and he made real good money as Zabel's sidekick for many a season on WHO radio. He had a hell of a productive life and he may have played with Tom Harmon and future Prez Gerald Ford

Evy WAS the QB for Tom Harmon when he won the Heisman. When Iowa hired Evy as head coach, Iowa beat Ohio State and the headlines were Iowa inpacked Ohio States bags from going to the Rose Bowl. Prior to Evy becoming head coach Michigan would not play Iowa home and home. Evy was the reason that Michigan changed that arrogant policy. Darrel Rogers,
Michigan State coach, was right when he stated that AA stood for more than Ann Arbor, it stood for Arrogant A**holes.