Sunday Lookahead: Ohio State vs. Nebraska
10/18/2020 5:00:19 PM | Football
THE BASICS
Nebraska vs. No. 5 Ohio State • Sat., Oct. 24 • When: Noon • Where: Ohio Stadium • TV: Fox • Play by Play: Gus Johnson Analyst: Joel Klatt • Sideline: Jenny Taft Radio: 97.1 FM The Fan (Paul Keels, Jim Lachey and Matt Andrews)
ALL TIME AGAINST THE CORNHUSKERS
• Since Nebraska joined the Big Ten for the 2011 season, the Buckeyes and Cornhuskers have met six times.
• Ohio State owns wins in five of those contests. Overall, the Buckeyes lead the all-time series 7-1 (Ohio State also won games in 1955 and 1956).
SERIES QUICK FACTS
Overall: Ohio State leads, 7-1
In Columbus: Ohio State leads, 5-0
In Lincoln: Ohio State leads, 2-1
Last Ohio State Win: 48-7, 2019 in Lincoln
Last Nebraska Win: 34-27, 2011 in Lincoln
Largest Ohio State win: 62-3, 2016
Largest Nebraska win: 34-27, 2011
Longest Ohio State Winning Streak: 5 (2012-pres.)
Longest Nebraska Winning Streak: 1 (2011)
Current Winning Streak: Ohio State, 5
When both teams are ranked: Ohio State leads, 2-0
When both teams are ranked in Top 10: Ohio State leads, 1-0
Future Dates: Despite playing in opposite divisions of the Big Ten, Ohio State and Nebraska are each other’s permanent crossover opponent in the league’s current schedule model. They will meet again next year on Oct. 2 in Lincoln.
Did You Know: Ohio State and Nebraska are two of just seven programs with over 900 all-time wins.
KNOW THY OPPONENT
• The University of Nebraska has nine colleges, combining to offer more than 150 undergraduate majors, 20 pre-professional programs, and 100 graduate programs.
• The first time the name Cornhuskers was applied to Nebraska was in 1899, when Nebraska State Journal writer Cy Sherman, who would later help originate the AP Poll, began referring to Nebraska’s football team as the Cornhuskers. The next year, the nickname was officially adopted by the school.
• About 78 percent of Nebraska’s students are from the state of Nebraska, but the remaining 22 percent is made up of students from all forty-nine other states and 114 foreign countries.
FIVE NOTES TO KNOW
• A total of 68 career starts return at the linebacker position, headlined by three-time captain Tuf Borland (34), seniors Baron Browning (4) and Pete Werner (27) and graduate Justin Hilliard (3).
• Ohio State quarterbacks have thrown a total of 138 touchdown passes since Ryan Day arrived in 2017, which as of the beginning of this season ranked No. 1 nationally.
• Ohio State has won 20 consecutive season-opening games dating back to a 23-12 loss to No. 12 Miami in the 1999 Kickoff Classic at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Overall, the Buckeyes have won 40 of their last 43 season openers.
• Ohio State has 10 college graduates on its 2020 roster: LB Baron Browning, RB Trey Sermon, QB Gunnar Hoak, DE Jonathon Cooper, CB Shaun Wade, LB Tuf Borland, LB Justin Hilliard, DL Antuwan Jackson, OL Gavin Cupp and P Drue Chrisman
• Ohio State is 48-4 in conference play since the beginning of the 2014 season, since the Big Ten went to its current division alignment. The Buckeyes’ .922 winning percentage is tops among Power 5 teams. They are one of only three schools (Alabama and Clemson being the others) to win 90 percent or more of their conference games in that span.
