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Ohio State On This Date: Ohio State Shocks No. 1 Iowa, Upsets No. 6 Northwestern and Has an Epic Collapse Against Notre Dame
Before each game of the 2024 season, we look back at the Buckeyes’ history of playing on that date.
Trivia Time
What was the name of the conference when Ohio State and Northwestern played in 1946?
Scroll down to item #1 in Five Fun Facts for the answer.
Ohio State’s first game on Nov. 2 was an 8-8 tie at home against Ohio Wesleyan in 1895. The last time the Buckeyes played on this date they destroyed Purdue, 56-0, in West Lafayette. That was the game Ezekiel Elliott blew up Purdue’s kickoff returner and impressed their cheerleader in 2013.
Overall, Ohio State has a 12-3-1 record on Nov. 2, including wins in 10 of its last 11 games on this date.
Hayden Fry and his No. 1-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes visited Columbus on this date 39 years ago. With Big Ten title implications hanging in the balance, the eighth-ranked Buckeyes put their nation’s best home winning streak of 19 games on the line without Keith Byars (injured right foot) in front of a national television audience.
Two years prior, Iowa snapped its 16-game losing streak against Ohio State, and on this day, the Hawkeyes took aim at ending its 11-game losing streak in Ohio Stadium. At that point in time, the last time the Buckeyes had lost to Iowa in the Shoe was 1961.
On Ohio State’s first possession, Jim Karsatos directed the offense inside Iowa’s red zone and Rich Spangler was true on a 28-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. This marked the first time in the 1985 season that a team scored on the Hawkeyes in the first quarter. The last play of the opening quarter resulted in Sonny Gordon blocking Gary Kostrubala’s punt through the back of the end zone, giving the Buckeyes a 5-0 lead after 15 minutes of play.
Due to Byars’ injury and John Wooldridge nursing sore ribs, Earle Bruce turned to George Cooper and freshman Vince Workman to carry the load in the backfield. Wooldridge entered the game in the second quarter and made his presence known immediately. He took his first carry of the game 57 yards for a touchdown to put Ohio State up 12-0. Spangler added a field goal to make it a 15-0 game.
| YEAR | MATCHUP | LOCATION | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #4 Ohio State at #3 Penn State | State College, Pennsylvania | TBD |
| 2013 | #4 Ohio State at Purdue | West Lafayette, Indiana | W, 56–0 |
| 2002 | #6 Ohio State vs. #18 Minnesota | Columbus, Ohio | W, 34–3 |
| 1996 | #2 Ohio State vs. Minnesota | Columbus, Ohio | W, 45–0 |
| 1991 | #13 Ohio State vs. #11 Iowa | Columbus, Ohio | L, 9–16 |
| 1985 | #8 Ohio State vs. #1 Iowa | Columbus, Ohio | W, 22–13 |
| 1974 | #1 Ohio State vs. Illinois | Columbus, Ohio | W, 49–7 |
| 1968 | #2 Ohio State vs. #16 Michigan State | Columbus, Ohio | W, 25–20 |
| 1963 | #9 Ohio State vs. Iowa | Columbus, Ohio | W, 7–3 |
| 1957 | #8 Ohio State vs. Northwestern | Columbus, Ohio | W, 47–6 |
| 1946 | Ohio State at #6 Northwestern | Evanston, Illinois | W, 39–27 |
| 1940 | Ohio State vs. Indiana | Columbus, Ohio | W, 21–6 |
| 1935 | Ohio State vs. Notre Dame | Columbus, Ohio | L, 13–18 |
| 1929 | Ohio State at Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | L, 2–18 |
| 1912 | Ohio State at Case | Cleveland, Ohio | W, 31–6 |
| 1907 | Ohio State vs. Kenyon | Columbus, Ohio | W, 12–0 |
| 1895 | Ohio State vs. Ohio Wesleyan | Columbus, Ohio | T, 8–8 |
| Overall Record on Nov. 2: 12-3-1 | |||
Chuck Long and Iowa didn’t back down and scored a touchdown late in the second quarter to head into the locker room down 15-7 at the half. Neither team scored in the third quarter, but Workman hit paydirt from four yards out early in the fourth to extend the lead to 22-7. Iowa scored again, but Ohio State’s defense held strong and limited Long to 169 yards passing and came down with four critical interceptions.
Chris Spielman had an outstanding game on national television. The Massillon native finished with 19 tackles, two interceptions and broke up a pass and made a key stop on 4th-and-1 in the third quarter to ensure the 22-13 victory. Pepper Johnson also had a magnificent performance with 19 tackles and a tackle for loss.
“Their two linebackers were awesome, Chris Spielman and that guy, Pepper (Johnson). It seemed like they had a crystal ball and knew where Chuck was going to pass.”– Mike Haight, Iowa right tackle
Cooper finished the day with 104 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries, and Workman had 31 yards and a touchdown.
Games to Remember
1946: Ohio State upsets No. 6 Northwestern
Northwestern head coach Pappy Waldorf was in his final season with the Wildcats and his sixth-ranked team was bent on sending him off with one final victory over the Buckeyes.
The game was played in front of 47,000 fans in Evanston, and the two teams matched each other score-for-score as the first half ended with the scoreboard knotted at 13 apiece.
Throughout the first half, Ohio State fans were perplexed as to why their hard-running fullback Joe Whisler was not playing. At the start of the second half, Whisler was spotted wearing civilian clothes on the sidelines. Not known to the fans in the stands, Ohio State’s star back was knocked out during a play within the first five minutes of the game and was ruled out.
During the fourth quarter, Whisler disappeared from the sidelines and headed to the Buckeyes’ locker room. He emerged from the stadium tower wearing his jersey and rounded the cinder track toward Ohio State’s bench to the surprise and applause of the team’s faithful fans. The powerful back gave the Buckeyes’ offense a boost and scored the game-clinching touchdown in the 39-27 victory.
Paul Bixler, in his first year as Ohio State’s head coach, said this about Whisler’s situation: “Joe was knocked out cold in the first five minutes, and he lay on a blanket in front of the bench all first half. At halftime he was still ‘out,’ so we had him take his shower and dress in street clothes. But in the third quarter he came to me raising cain about being out of uniform and demanding to get back in there.”
“I didn’t know what happened,” Whisler explained, “but when I finally realized, I got mad and tried to get Doc Foley to let me get back in uniform. Finally, I went to Bix and started arguing with him and he got an OK from Foley and I ran for the dressing room. I still can’t see why they made me get out of uniform.”
1935: Buckeyes fumble game away vs. Notre Dame
Ohio State and Notre Dame faced off for the first time on the gridiron on this date in 1935. The Buckeyes took an early two-score lead following a Frank Antenucci interception on which he lateraled to Frank Boucher who raced 70 yards for the game’s first touchdown. Ohio State intercepted another William Shakespeare pass and “Jumping Joe” Williams capped off a 50-yard drive with a 4-yard touchdown run to give the home team a 13-0 lead.
The Irish passing game came alive in the fourth quarter and set up two touchdowns. However, the point-after tries were both missed, and it appeared Ohio State was going to escape with a 13-12 victory after Charles Gales secured the ball on Notre Dame’s attempt to recover a short kickoff. A fumble by the Buckeyes, however, gave the Fighting Irish the break they needed to steal a win.
From the Nov. 2, 1935 edition of the Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio Fumble Fatal
With about a minute to play, the fatal break came which gave Notre Dame their opportunity. (Dick) Beltz sliced off tackle but fumbled as he was hit and the ball rolled out of bounds. Headlineman Ernie Vick ruled that Pojman had last touched the ball in the field of play before it went across the sidelines and gave the ball to the Irish on their own 48. Pilney then faded back for a pass, but decided to run with the ball, zigzagging his way for 33 yards to Ohio’s 19-yard line.Beltz then intercepted Layden’s pass but could not hang onto the ball and it was called incomplete. With 30 seconds to play, Layden ran back 20 yards and threw the pigskin into the end zone where Millner took it on the dead run for the winning score.
Following the game, Francis Schmidt told reporters, “I’d like to play that game over. I don’t know how to account for it. Don’t blame any of the boys, they did the best they could. It was just one of those things. You can’t explain it.”
Stat Superlatives
| Stat | Number | Game |
|---|---|---|
| Points Scored | 56 | Purdue, 2013 |
| Passing Yards | 295 | Purdue, 2013 |
| Completions | 28 | Purdue, 2013 |
| Rushing Yards | 517 | Illinois, 1974 |
| Total Yards | 644 | Illinois, 1974 |
| Fewest Yards Allowed | 104 | Minnesota, 1996 |
| Fewest Points Allowed | 0 |
Purdue, 2013 Minnesota, 1996 Kenyon, 1907 |
| Stat | Player | Number | Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing Yards | Braxton Miller | 233 | Purdue, 2013 |
| Passing Touchdowns | Braxton Miller | 4 | Purdue, 2013 |
| Rushing Yards | Archie Griffin | 144 | Illinois, 1974 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | Don Clark | 3 | Northwestern, 1957 |
| Receptions | Bruce Jankowski | 8 | Michigan State, 1968 |
| Receiving Yards | Jeff Heuerman | 116 | Purdue, 2013 |
| Receiving Touchdowns |
Jeff Heuerman 12 others |
1 | Purdue, 2013 |
| Total Touchdowns |
Braxton Miller Don Clark |
4 |
Purdue, 2013 Northwestern, 1957 |
| Touchdowns Scored | Don Clark | 4 | Northwestern, 1957 |
| Yards from Scrimmage | Archie Griffin | 171 | Illinois, 1974 |
Five Fun Facts
- When Ohio State played No. 6 Northwestern in 1946, the two schools competed in the Big 9 conference, not the Big Ten.
- Prior to the win over Iowa in 1985, the last time Ohio State played the No. 1-ranked team in Ohio Stadium was when the Buckeyes defeated Purdue on Oct. 12, 1968.
- Kenny Guiton ran for a career-high 98 yards and two touchdowns off the bench in Ohio State’s 2013 win over Purdue.
- The game against Notre Dame in 1935 was the first time the programs played each other in football.
- Notre Dame fans removed the goalpost from the north end zone of Ohio Stadium and carried it toward downtown following Notre Dame’s victory in 1935.
U.S. News and World Report releases annual “Best Hospital” rankings
This year’s list features an “Honor Roll” of 22 hospitals, replacing rankings and focusing on specialties, conditions, procedures & regions.
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Four hospitals in Iowa, including one in Des Moines, have been named among the high performers for maternity care in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.
U.S. News analyzed 817 hospitals across the United States for seven metrics: rates for cesarean section, severe unexpected newborn complications, breast milk feeding, routine vaginal birth after cesarean deliveries and episiotomies and whether a hospital meets new federal criteria for “birthing-friendly” practices and tracks and reports outcomes for patients of different races and ethnicities.
Only half of evaluated hospitals were recognized as being among the best for maternity care.
The U.S. News ratings focused only on uncomplicated pregnancies and not high-risk ones, such as those involving mothers with diabetes or high blood pressure or who are pregnant with twins.
“The hospitals recognized by U.S. News as best hospitals for maternity care showcase exceptional care for expectant parents,” Jennifer Winston, a health data scientist at U.S. News, said in a news release. “These hospitals demonstrate significantly lower C-section rates and severe unexpected newborn complications compared to hospitals not recognized by U.S. News.”
What Iowa hospitals were named best for maternity care by U.S. News?
The hospitals in Iowa City, Mason City and Cedar Rapids received excellent ratings for minimizing avoidable C-sections, with less than 24% occurring in connection with first-time, low-risk pregnancies at full term.
At MercyOne Des Moines, severe newborn complications were low compared to the other three hospitals, where complications occur at an average rate, U.S. News said. Severe newborn complications occur when full-term newborns with normal birth weight and no preexisting conditions are injured or develop infections.
The median hospital rate of severe newborn complications is 13 per 1,000 births, according to U.S. News.
MercyOne Des Moines, Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids and the University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center all have an episiotomy rate of less than 5%. An episiotomy, a surgical cut made in the perineum during childbirth, is not recommended for routine use except in specific clinical cases.
The national and Midwest averages for babies exclusively breastfed during their hospital stay are 49% and 51%, respectively. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Mason City hospitals exceeded these averages, with Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids being the highest at 81%.
What other hospitals in the Midwest were named high-performing hospitals for maternity care by U.S. News?
Here are the number of hospitals recognized as high-performing for maternity care in states bordering Iowa.
Cooper Worth is a service/trending reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at cworth@gannett.com or follow him on X @CooperAWorth.
Hear from Iowa women’s basketball coach Jan Jensen after Hawkeyes’ win over Purdue
Hear from Iowa women’s basketball coach Jan Jensen after Hawkeyes’ win over Purdue
Hoping to kick off 2025 with a productive showing, Iowa women’s basketball plays at Penn State on New Year’s Day. BTN+ will stream the noon contest.
The Hawkeyes (11-2, 1-1 Big Ten Conference) took down Purdue in their Big Ten home opener on Sunday. Iowa has won 10 straight over Penn State, with nine of those coming by double digits.
Meanwhile, Penn State (9-4, 0-2) had a decent run in the non-conference but has opened league play with losses to Indiana and Minnesota. The 90-54 stumble on Saturday against the Golden Gophers was a particularly ugly affair.
Here’s how to watch Iowa women’s basketball vs. Penn State on Wednesday, including streaming and radio info.
Watch Iowa women’s basketball vs. Penn State on BTN+ ($)
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Iowa vs. Penn State will stream on BTN+, which requires a subscription.
Iowa women’s basketball vs. Penn State time today
- Date: Wednesday, Jan. 1
- Start time: noon CT
The Iowa women’s basketball vs. Penn State game starts at noon CT from Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania.
Iowa women’s basketball schedule 2024-25
*Indicates Big Ten Conference game
- Nov. 6: vs. Northern Illinois (W, 91-73)
- Nov. 10: vs. Virginia Tech (W, 71-52)
- Nov. 13: vs. Toledo (W, 94-57)
- Nov. 17: at Drake (W, 86-73)
- Nov. 20: vs. Kansas (W, 71-58)
- Nov. 24: vs. Washington State (W, 72-43)
- Nov. 28: vs. Rhode Island (W, 69-62)
- Nov. 29: vs. BYU (W, 68-48)
- Dec. 7: vs. Tennessee (L, 78-68)
- Dec. 11: vs. Iowa State (W, 75-69)
- Dec. 15: at Michigan State (L, 68-66)
- Dec. 20: vs. Northern Iowa, (W, 92-86)
- Dec. 29: vs. Purdue (W, 84-63)
- Jan. 1: at Penn State*
- Jan. 5: vs. Maryland*
- Jan. 9: at Illinois*
- Jan. 12: vs. Indiana*
- Jan. 16: vs. Nebraska*
- Jan. 19: at Oregon*
- Jan. 22: at Washington*
- Jan. 28: vs. Northwestern*
- Feb. 2: vs. USC*
- Feb. 6: at Minnesota*
- Feb. 10: at Nebraska*
- Feb. 13: vs. Rutgers*
- Feb. 17: at Ohio State*
- Feb. 23: vs. UCLA*
- Feb. 26: at Michigan*
- March 2: vs. Wisconsin*
- Record: 11-2
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Dargan Southard is a sports trending reporter and covers Iowa athletics for the Des Moines Register and HawkCentral.com. Email him at msouthard@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter at @Dargan_Southard.
Iowa State Cyclones’ head coach Bill Fennelly reacts from the bench during the fourth quarter against USC Upstate Spartans in the NCAA women’s basketball at Hilton Coliseum on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
AMES — Bill Fennelly’s a self-described worrier.
“I worry about a lot of stuff,” said Iowa State’s veteran head coach, whose team (9-5, 0-1 Big 12) faces Kansas (10-2, 0-1) at 2 p.m. tomorrow in its Big 12 home opener at Hilton Coliseum. “That’s my number one trait, quality: I worry well,” Fennelly said.
But — and you should have known a “but” was coming — the last thing Fennelly’s worried about as conference play kicks into high gear is the Cyclones’ resiliency.
ISU has endured humbling losses to No. 2 South Carolina and seventh-ranked UConn, as well as a pair of six-point setbacks to No. 23 Iowa and 11-1 Oklahoma State. The Cyclones have fought back from steep deficits in almost all of their losses, however, and Fennelly said his leadership core formed by senior point guard Emily Ryan, center Audi Crooks, and guard/forward Addy Brown buoys his hopes that Big 12 season could still bring considerable success.
“Obviously, moral victories don’t mean crap to anybody, but I think it shows that they’re gonna keep competing, and that’s kind of been the case all year,” Fennelly said. “Now, there’s competing and then there’s execution that comes with a level of effort.”
In other words, hard work doesn’t always translate into positive results. ISU hopes that eventually its best efforts will lead to a string of victories that could start against a Jayhawks team that features dynamic playmaker S’Mya Nichols, who leads her team in scoring (21.4 points per game) and assists (4.9).
The star sophomore point guard scored 16 points and had four assists in both meetings with the Cyclones last season, which the teams split.
“S’Mya Nichols is a pro,” Fennelly said. “You look at her numbers and it’s staggering. … She’s got the ball in her hands a lot. She’s really, really good at what she does. And then defensively, (Kansas always has) smart pressure, man-to-man, physical defense, tough to score on.”
So ISU is facing another formidable challenge — something they’ve embraced already by even scheduling teams such as South Carolina and UConn.
“We knew what was coming,” said Brown, who ranks second on her team in scoring (14.1 points per game) and rebounding (7.3). “We knew what we signed up for. They’re both great teams and I think we needed to see that type of talent early on just to prepare for our conference.”
Nineteen of those regular season Big 12 games remain — and ISU’s still poised to be a contender if its execution can match its effort.
“We’ve had teams, we’ve had games (since) forever and I would walk out and say, ‘We really, really played hard,’” Fennelly said. “But if you don’t guard right (and) if you don’t make shots, you lose.”
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