Ohio State On This Date: Malik Hooker and the Buckeyes Set Defensive Scoring Records, the Spoilermaker is Born and Sam Willaman Finally Beats Northwestern

The primary sport Ohio State performed on Nov. 5 was in 1892. The Buckeyes traveled to Granville and blanked Denison, 32-0.

4 years later, the Buckeyes hosted a sport for the primary time on this date. Ohio Wesleyan did not play the position of the well mannered visitor and defeated the house crew 10-4. That sport was additionally Ohio State’s first-ever Thursday sport that did not fall on Thanksgiving. It was additionally the primary of Wesleyan’s two victories over the Buckeyes.

In 1910, Ohio State confronted Case for the fifteenth time. Case gained and took a 9–4–2 lead in the sequence. Following this sport, the Buckeyes gained seven of the final eight contests towards Case to complete the sequence with an 11–10–2 file.

“To this point outclassed as to make the competition seem at occasions ludicrous.” These have been the phrases used to explain the Buckeyes’ first sport towards Princeton on this date in 1927. The Tigers gained, 20-0, in New Jersey’s Palmer Stadium and outgained John Wilce’s Ohio State crew 260-89 in complete yards.

Ohio State’s latest historical past on this date has been a lot better, although, because the Buckeyes have gained their final 11 video games performed on Nov. 5.

Video games to recollect

Ohio State pummels ninth-ranked Nebraska

Mike Riley and his Cornhuskers got here to Columbus with a working sport averaging 204 yards per sport. Nebraska felt assured Ohio State was prime for an upset as a result of Buckeyes coming off of an extra time victory over Wisconsin, a late-game meltdown loss at Penn State and a four-point win over Northwestern. 

Any ideas of the Cornhuskers leaving Ohio’s capital metropolis with a “W” have been rapidly put to mattress.

City Meyer’s crew took out three weeks price of frustration from the soar. On the third play of the sport, Nebraska’s Tommy Armstrong was picked off by Damon Webb. 36 yards later, Ohio State was up 7-0 after 94 seconds elapsed off of the clock. The Cornhuskers answered with a area aim, however the Buckeyes scored the following 24 factors to take a 31-3 lead into halftime.

If there was any query remaining concerning the final result, Curtis Samuel answered it with the primary snap of the second half. J.T. Barrett threw a deep ball to Samuel and the electrical H-back raced to the endzone for a 75-yard landing, the longest of his Ohio State profession.

Different highlights of the sport included Damon Webb and Malik Hooker returning interceptions for touchdowns. The pick-sixes have been the Buckeyes’ fifth and sixth defensive scores of the season, breaking the earlier program file of 4 set by the 1996 and 1987 groups. 

The interception was the primary of Webb’s profession. Hooker turned the second participant in Ohio State historical past to have two interception returns for touchdowns in the identical season; Neal Colzie was the primary in 1973.

108,750 followers, the second-largest crowd ever in Ohio Stadium to that time, watched Joe Burrow scamper into the tip zone from 12 yards out for his first collegiate dashing landing.

The 59-point margin of victory is the biggest ever for Ohio State over an opponent ranked within the high 10.

A 1938 dad’s day debacle  

Ohio State welcomed Purdue to city for a Week 6 conflict in 1938 having outscored the Boilermakers 130-0 within the earlier six conferences between the 2 groups.

Nonetheless, Purdue performed just like the dominant crew on this early November Saturday. 

From The Columbus Dispatch:

Machine-like precision, superior line and backfield velocity, keener pondering, more sensible choice and execution of performs and a better-rounded crew have been mixed to provide a extra cohesive group and carry Purdue’s black-shirted Boilermakers to a convincing 12 to 0 victory over Ohio State Saturday within the stadium.

A shocked crowd of over 54,000 left Ohio Stadium after having witnessed Purdue upset their favored Buckeyes for the primary time. It was a Dad’s Day debacle.

Willaman will get a win

In 1932, Sam Willaman was in his fourth 12 months as Ohio State’s head coach. Throughout his time with the whistle round his neck, Willaman’s groups had by no means completed higher than fourth within the convention and had didn’t defeat Northwestern in three tries. Dick Hanley’s Wildcats had outscored Willaman’s boys 47-8 throughout the streak. 

5 days after Halloween was the proper time for Ohio State to exorcise its Northwestern demons. The Wildcats took an early 6-0 lead, however following an harm to quarterback Carl Cramer, Marshall Oliphant entered to guide the Buckeyes to a 20-6 victory in entrance of the 30,000 followers attending homecoming in Evanston.

Stat Superlatives

5 Enjoyable Information

1. Essentially the most factors scored by the Buckeyes towards an AP High 10 opponent is 62. This was completed towards No. 9 Nebraska on Nov. 5, 2016 and No. 4 Michigan in 2018.
2. Twelve of Ohio State’s final 13 video games on this date have been towards Large Ten groups.
3. The final loss for the Buckeyes on Nov. 5 was towards Purdue in 1938.
4. When ranked on this date, Ohio State is 7-0 and has outscored its opponents 263-52. 
5. Woody Hayes (4) and John Cooper (two) are the one Ohio State coaches with a number of wins on Nov. 5.