Before each game of the 2022 season, we’re taking a look back at the Buckeyes’ history of playing on that date.
Trivia Time
On Oct. 22, 1994, Bobby Hoying threw five touchdowns against Purdue. At this point, he was the second Ohio State quarterback to throw for five scores in a game. Who was the Buckeye signal-caller to throw five touchdowns against Washington State in 1952?
Scroll down to item #1 in Five Fun Facts for the answer.
The first game Ohio State played on Oct. 22 was in 1892. The Buckeyes traveled to Buchtel Field and annihilated the Akron Zips, 62-0. At that point, it was the highest-scoring game in program history. The record would stand for a whopping seven days.
In 2016, Urban Meyer's Buckeyes traveled to University Park and faced an unranked Penn State team for the fifth consecutive season. Two years prior, Ohio State escaped Happy Valley with a double overtime 31-24 victory. This game would end differently.
A rainy night and a late Grant Haley scoop and score off of a blocked field goal, led to the Nittany Lions stunning Ohio State with a 24-21 upset victory. This game marked the first time since 1964 that a ranked OSU team lost to an unranked Penn State squad.
The blocked kick isn't without controversy.
In the video below, you can see Curtis Cothran (No. 52) of Penn State grab and spin Ohio State's Brady Taylor (No. 79). This created the alley for Marcus Allen (No. 2) to jump through and block the kick. When the ball was snapped, you can see that the side judge's head was to the side and he missed the illegal play of Cothran on Taylor.
Of Meyer's nine losses as Ohio State's head coach, four were to unranked opponents. Some blame this loss on Meyer for waiting too long to send the field goal unit onto the field, thus making it a rushed attempt. Others believe the smart play for the Buckeyes would have been to punt the ball instead.
On a sun-splashed 65-degree day in 1994, Joey Galloway had himself a day in a 48-14 win over Purdue. The speedster from Bellaire caught seven passes for 95 yards and three touchdown passes. This marked the second time in his career to catch three touchdowns in a game, making him the first and only Buckeye to do that twice until Marvin Harrison Jr. surpassed his feat earlier this year.
Galloway finished the day with 17 career touchdown catches to move past Doug Donley and Gary Williams for second on Ohio State’s all-time career receiving touchdown list.
| YEAR | MATCHUP | LOCATION | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #2 Ohio State vs. Iowa | Columbus, Ohio | TBD |
| 2016 | #2 Ohio State at Penn State | University Park, Pennsylvania | 21–24 |
| 2005 | #13 Ohio State at Indiana | Bloomington, Indiana | 41–10 |
| 1994 | #24 Ohio State vs. Purdue | Columbus, Ohio | 48–14 |
| 1988 | Ohio State at Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 13–6 |
| 1983 | #17 Ohio State vs. Michigan State | Columbus, Ohio | 21–11 |
| 1977 | #4 Ohio State at Northwestern | Evanston, Illinois | 35–15 |
| 1966 | Ohio State vs. Wisconsin | Columbus, Ohio | 24–13 |
| 1960 | #9 Ohio State vs. #11 Wisconsin | Columbus, Ohio | 34–7 |
| 1955 | Ohio State at #15 Wisconsin | Madison, Wisconsin | 26–16 |
| 1949 | Ohio State at Wisconsin | Madison, Wisconsin | 21–0 |
| 1938 | Ohio State vs. Chicago | Columbus, Ohio | 42–7 |
| 1932 | Ohio State at Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 0–0 |
| 1927 | Ohio State at Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 0–21 |
| 1921 | Ohio State at Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 14–0 |
| 1910 | Ohio State vs. Michigan | Columbus, Ohio | 3–3 |
| 1904 | Ohio State vs. Case | Columbus, Ohio | 16–6 |
| 1898 | Ohio State vs. Marietta | Columbus, Ohio | 0–10 |
| 1892 | Ohio State at Akron | Akron, Ohio | 62–0 |
| Overall Record on Oct. 15: 13-3-2 | |||
Games to remember
Tom Matte and Bob Ferguson whip Wisconsin in 1960
Following a 24-21 loss at Purdue, Ohio State fell from third in the AP Poll down to ninth. The Buckeyes returned to Columbus to face No. 11 Wisconsin on homecoming in front of the fifth-largest crowd (to that point) in Ohio Stadium history.
The 83,246 in attendance were pulling for the Woody Hayes’ team not to lose back-to-back contests for the second time in seven games. A young man from Cleveland made sure the fans left the iconic stadium happy.
Tom Matte beat the defending Big Ten champion Badgers with his arm and legs. The signal-caller completed five of seven passes for two touchdowns. He also ran 17 times for 108 yards and averaged 37 yards a punt.
Wisconsin's head coach Milt Bruhn was impressed with what he witnessed from Matte.
"With a quarterback like Matte, you've got to watch for handoffs, keeps, forward passes, laterals, a little bit of everything,” Bruhn said after the game. “He's an excellent ‘option‘ man.”
Fullback Bob Ferguson also aided in the 34-7 drubbing by rushing for 136 yards on 23 carries. He scored twice, including a 52-yard romp. With Matte and Ferguson combining for 329 yards of total offense, Hayes didn't call for a halfback to get a carry until three minutes into the fourth quarter.
Victory on the field, tragedy off
The night before the 1955 battle with the Wisconsin Badgers, Hayes received tragic news. Former All-Big Ten tackle Dick Hilinski died in a car accident 15 miles north of Ann Arbor. A member of Hayes' 1954 championship team, Hilinski was helping the coaching staff in 1955. However, a wedding in Fenton, Michigan, had him away from his team the weekend of his death.
Hayes shared these words about Hilinski with the Milwaukee Sentinel: “He was just about the most brilliant boy I ever knew ... it was a terrible shock, as great an offensive tackle as we ever had.”
No. 15 Wisconsin and its then-record crowd of 53,529 welcomed the Buckeyes to Camp Randall Stadium and the Badgers led 14-0 early, leading those on hand to believe head coach Ivy Williamson could get his first win against Ohio State.
But that dream did not come to fruition as the Buckeyes put up the game's final 26 points. Frank Elwood scored three times, Hopalong Cassady rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown and Ohio State left Madison with a 26-14 victory.
Williamson retired at the end of the season and finished his career 0–6–1 against Ohio State.
Stat Superlatives
| Stat | Number | Game |
|---|---|---|
| Points Scored | 62 | Akron, 1892 |
| Passing Yards | 238 | Indiana, 2005 |
| Completions | 15 |
Indiana, 2005 Minnesota, 1988 Wisconsin, 1966 |
| Rushing Yards | 300 |
Northwestern, 1977 Wisconsin, 1960 |
| Total Yards | 500 | Purdue, 1994 |
| Fewest Yards Allowed | 137 | Indiana, 2005 |
| Fewest Points Allowed | 0 |
Wisconsin, 1949 Pittsburgh, 1932 Michigan, 1921 Akron, 1892 |
| Stat | Player | Number | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing Yards | Bobby Hoying | 304 | Purdue, 1994 |
| Passing Touchdowns | Bobby Hoying | 5 | Purdue, 1994 |
| Rushing Yards | Bob Ferguson | 136 | Wisconsin, 1960 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | Paul Hudson | 3 | Wisconsin, 1966 |
| Receptions | Billy Anders | 9 | Wisconsin, 1966 |
| Receiving Yards | John Frank | 115 | Michigan State 1983 |
| Receiving Touchdowns | Joey Galloway | 3 | Purdue, 1994 |
| Total Touchdowns | Bobby Hoying | 5 | Purdue, 1984 |
| Touchdowns Scored |
Joey Galloway Paul Hudson |
3 |
Purdue, 1994 Wisconsin, 1966 |
| Yards from Scrimmage | Bob Ferguson | 136 | Wisconsin, 1960 |
Five Fun Facts
- In just over two quarters of play, Bobby Hoying threw five touchdown passes against Purdue, tying John Borton for Ohio State’s school record at the time.
- The 62-0 victory over Akron in 1892 is Ohio State's largest margin of victory for an away game.
- Eddie George eclipsed 1,000 yards rushing for the season on this date in 1994. To that point, Keith Byars and Archie Griffin were the only other Buckeyes to crack 1,000 rushing yards in the first eight games of a season.
- This will be the fourth game on Oct. 22 to be aired live on television. The 15 games between 1892 and 1988 were not shown on live TV.
- It has been 112 years since Ohio State did not win a home game on this date and 124 years since the Buckeyes lost a home game on this date.
