Again, Michigan was the best team in The Game, this time by a score of 45-23. Ohio State Buckeyes NCAAF game from November 26. However, near the goal line the captain simply called out “old hickory,” and a desperate push to cross the goal line ensued. Expert recap and game analysis of the Michigan Wolverines vs. Plays were run by signals given from a captain on each team. During this first game, play had to be halted several times to retrieve the ball from the waters of the Delaware Creek after errant kicks. 2 Ohio State will square off in a top-three matchup for a second straight year, but this one is in Ann Arbor. There was no forward passing, however, the ball could be lateraled sideways or passed backward. ANN ARBOR Saturday can’t come soon enough. Bill Ridley, who had held Robin Freeman to 12. Purdue and stats: OSU 41, Purdue 7 The Buckeyes are 6-0 and play Penn State next Saturday at noon. A scrum - when opposing teams group together with heads down and arms interlocked, pushing against one another like in rugby - took place on every play. Ohio State, 111 to 64, with Judson and Ridley peppering the Buckeyes for 2 each in a game. TreVeyon Henderson rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns and Kyle McCord passed for 212 yards and two scores, leading No. The ball itself was more round and melon-shaped, and the players wore no pads or headgear. Rollin Jones - we know the game was closer to British rugby than what is played today. At 9:30 a.m., the young Buckeyes and their foes from OWU played the first game of football in Ohio State history, stepping from the dewy field into the pages of history.Īnd while Ohio State emerged victorious by a 20-14 score – a familiar enough sight on the scoreboard to all today who cheer on the Scarlet and Gray – the game played that day in front of 700 fans was a far cry from the college football we now know.įrom the recollections of two men who played in that contest - a 1938 interview given by Ohio State player George Cole and a 1948 letter written by OWU player C.

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