Rivalry Week: Ohio State vs. Michigan Wolverines! (Factoid 683)

It is rivalry week! What makes a good rivalry?

1. Top teams with storied programs
2. Even W/L records in the rivalry
3. End of season implications


The Ohio State Buckeyes vs. the Michigan Wolverines is one of the most storied rivalries in College Football. Personalities such as Bo and Woody have heated up this game; however, in general, there have been ebbs and flows of dominance by one team or the other.

The Buckeyes and the Wolverines have played each other 111 times and for the last 60 years have usually had Big Ten Championship implications. Michigan leads the series: 58–46–6, but this is due to its early dominance in this rivalry. Recently, Ohio State has won three straight.

Jim Harbaugh vs. Urban Meyer has injected real life into the rivalry and it should be a very interesting one over the next few years.