The rivalry between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines is THE biggest in sports (just ask a fan). The big game is going to be this Saturday, only two days away and everyone that watches college football (and some who don’t) are talking about it. What is at stake is more than a perfect record of all wins. At stake is THE win of the biggest rivalry game in sports.
Who is going to win? Of course I think the Buckeyes are going to because they are my favorite, but the statistics have something to say also.
When Michigan played at Minnesota the score was 28-14. When Ohio state played Minnesota, 44-0. The Buckeyes did have a home field advantage, but the difference is too great to be ignored. Ohio State vs. Indiana; 44-3, Michigan at Indiana 34-3. When Ohio State played Penn State the final score was 28-6 and when Michigan played at Penn State 17-10. Again, Michigan played away, but the difference is substantial. This keeps going. Michigan vs. Michigan St. 31-13, Ohio State AT Michigan St. 38-7. Ohio State AT Iowa; 38-17, Michigan vs. Iowa 20-6. Michigan vs. N’western 17-3, Ohio State AT N’western 54-10.
The last one is a killer. Michigan had home field advantage and yet OSU scored 37 points more (N’western also scored a touchdown more against OSU). Another thing to consider is that the Buckeyes played second string in all of the games and some of their third string.
So all of the Buckeyes out there can be comforted that OSU is capable of crushing the little animals in the big game - but we will still be praying.
The stats I used are included below
Ohio State
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
09/23 #24 Penn State W 28-6
09/30 at #13 Iowa W 38-17
10/14 at Mich St W 38-7
10/21 Indiana W 44-3
10/28 Minnesota W 44-0
11/11 at N’western W 54-10
Michigan
09/30 at Minnesota W 28-14
10/07 Mich St W 31-13
10/14 at Penn State W 17-10
10/21 Iowa W 20-6
10/28 N’western W 17-3
11/11 at Indiana W 34-3
kmpierpont :: Nov.16.2006 ::
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