Two of college football's bluest of bluebloods, it's a bit shocking that Ohio State and Notre Dame have met on the field just five times.
From the first meeting way back in 1935 to the most recent in 2006, the matchup has featured four regular season clashes and one bowl game showdown.
Despite the lack of head-to-head meetings, a bevy of Ohio State players have had truly outstanding individual performances against the Golden Domers including names like Eddie George, Troy Smith and Mike Vrabel.
With current studs like Ezekiel Elliott, Joey Bosa and Mike Thomas chomping at the bit to add their name to the list of star Buckeyes to roast Notre Dame we look back at the most dominating individual Buckeye performances against the Fighting Irish.
1935: NOTRE DAME 18, OHIO STATE 13
In the original "Game of the Century" Buckeye highlights were few and far between as the Irish took down Ohio State in front of a sellout crowd that, according to Jack Park, ponied up a minimum of $50 to get into the Shoe despite the country being in the midst of the Great Depression.
With the offense stinking up the Shoe, the lone big time play came from the duo of Frank Antenucci and Frank Boucher. Antenucci, afte intercepting an Irish pass and returning it 10 yards lateraled to teammate Boucher who raced the final 65 yards to paydirt giving Ohio State a 7-0 lead that would not stand.
The teams met again in 1936 but in a 7-2 defeat at the hands of Notre Dame no individual Buckeye performance makes the cut for this list.
1995: OHIO STATE 45, NOTRE DAME 26
In front of the largest crowd in the Shoe's history at the time, 95,537, 7th-ranked Ohio State blitzed 15th-ranked Notre Dame outscoring the Irish 31-9 in the 2nd half.
With Lou Holtz sporting a neck brace in prep for watching Ohio State's offense march up and down the field Bobby Hoying, Eddie George and Terry Glenn did not disappoint.
Hoying needed just 14 completions to tally 272 passing yards and four touchdowns in a masterful performance against an overmatched defense. The primary benefactor of Hoying's day was Glenn who, on just four receptions, totaled 128 yards including a touchdown. The catch for six was vintage Glenn as the burner executed a short curl route before spinning up field and turning on the jets for an 82-yard score highlighting the talent disparity between the teams.
Not to be outdone, George put an early stamp on his Heisman campaign with 207 yards rushing on 32 carries with a pair of scores. In the midst of his second 200+ yard rushing day of the young season, the crowd repeatedly brought out the "Eddie! Eddie!" chant as photographers snapped up a host of the iconic pics you've seen over the years of him leaving Irish defenders in his wake.
Defensively, Luke Fickell, from his nose guard spot, racked up 10 tackles.
1996: OHIO STATE 29, NOTRE DAME 16
In the return game of the home-and-home in South Bend, 4th-ranked Ohio State again simply had too much talent for the 5th-ranked Irish and John Cooper picked up his 150th coaching win behind the play of Dimitrious Stanley, Pepe Pearson, Greg Bellisari and Mike Vrabel.
Stanley showcased the team speed mismatch returning the opening kickoff 85 yards and Ohio State scored four plays later to make it 7-0 good guys.
Pearson, doing his best t fill Eddie's shoes, shredded the Irish for 173 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries with another 42 yards through the air.
Defensively, Bellisari tallied 14 stops and Vrabel had a memorable day with nine stops and his lone sack set the school's career sack record at 28 which he would push to 36 by season's end, a mark still serving as the gold standard in OSU lore.
2006: OHIO STATE 34, NOTRE DAME 20
In the most recent matchup of the two schools the same theme emerged as Ohio State's offensive speed triggered a big play explosion in a 34-20 Buckeye win.
Troy Smith, fresh off blitzing Michigan for 337 total yards, scorched the Irish with 342 yards passing and another 66 on the ground for a 408-yard, two touchdown day littered with huge gainers.
In probably his best collegiate performance, Ted Ginn Jr. posted 240 rush/receiving yards with a pair of scores including a 68-yard touchdown gallop as part of two carries for 73 yards complemented by another eight receptions for 167 yards including a 56-yard snag from Smith.
Fellow receiver Santonio Holmes had a day with five grabs for 124 yards including an 85-yard strike from Smith putting OSU up 21-7 just before halftime.
Tailback Antonio Pittman peeled off 136 rushing yards on 21 carries and got into the big-play act with a 60-yard burst for six to cap the scoring.
Though the score wasn't quite indicative of the beatdown that occurred on the field, the fact Ohio State had four touchdown plays of 56 yards or longer left no doubt which roster had the superior talent.
