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Michigan fans like to hold the all-time series record over Ohio State fan’s head because at the end of the day that’s pretty much all that’s left to debate in the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry, especially when the Buckeyes are 16-3 this century. So let’s make this easier for when you get into social media debates with Michigan fans with this incredibly easy Ohio State vs. Michigan record during your lifetime post.
There’s even good news here for John Cooper. Even if you were born during the John Cooper era, Ohio State still holds a series lead against Michigan. You can thank the incredible Jim Tressel and Urban Meyer years for that series lead. Time to dig in and see how Ohio State has done against Michigan since you were born.
Credit to Greg Gibbs for this piece of art:
To find the series record in the lifetime, go to the year of the first OSU/UM game of your life.
If you’re younger than 112, Ohio State has the lead.
2018 – OSU 1-0
2017 – OSU 2-0
2016 – OSU 3-0
2015 – OSU 4-0
2014 – OSU 5-0
2013 – OSU 6-0
2012 – OSU 7-0
2011 – OSU 7-1
*2010 – OSU 8-1
2009 – OSU 9-1
2008 – OSU 10-1
2007 – OSU 11-1
2006 – OSU 12-1
2005 – OSU 13-1
2004 – OSU 14-1
2003 – OSU 15-2
2002 – OSU 15-2
2001 – OSU 16-2
2000 – OSU 16-3
1999 – OSU 16-4
1998 – OSU 17-4
1997 – OSU 17-5
1996 – OSU 17-6
1995 – OSU 17-7
1994 – OSU 18-7
1993 – OSU 18-8
1992 – OSU 18-8-1
1991 – OSU 18-9-1
1990 – OSU 18-10-1
1989 – OSU 18-11-1
1988 – OSU 18-12-1
1987 – OSU 19-12-1
1986 – OSU 19-13-1
1985 – OSU 19-14-1
1984 – OSU 20-14-1
1983 – OSU 20-15-1
1982 – OSU 21-15-1
1981 – OSU 22-15-1
1980 – OSU 22-16-1
1979 – OSU 23-16-1
1978 – OSU 23-17-1
1977 – OSU 23-18-1
1976 – OSU 23-19-1
1975 – OSU 24-19-1
1974 – OSU 25-19-1
1973 – OSU 25-19-2
1972 – OSU 26-19-2
1971 – OSU 26-20-2
1970 – OSU 27-20-2
1969 – OSU 27-21-2
1968 – OSU 28-21-2
1967 – OSU 29-21-2
1966 – OSU 29-22-2
1965 – OSU 30-22-2
1964 – OSU 30-23-2
1963 – OSU 31-23-2
1962 – OSU 32-23-2
1961 – OSU 33-23-2
1960 – OSU 34-23-2
1959 – OSU 34-24-2
1958 – OSU 35-24-2
1957 – OSU 36-24-2
1956 – OSU 36-25-2
1955 – OSU 37-25-2
1954 – OSU 38-25-2
1953 – OSU 38-26-2
1952 – OSU 39-26-2
1951 – OSU 39-27-2
1950 – OSU 39-28-2
1949 – OSU 39-28-3
1948 – OSU 39-29-3
1947 – OSU 39-30-3
1946 – OSU 39-31-3
1945 – OSU 39-32-3
1944 – OSU 40-32-3
1943 – OSU 40-33-3
1942 – OSU 41-33-3
1941 – OSU 41-33-4
1940 – OSU 41-34-4
1939 – OSU 41-35-4
1938 – OSU 41-36-4
1937 – OSU 42-36-4
1936 – OSU 43-36-4
1935 – OSU 44-36-4
1934 – OSU 45-36-4
1933 – OSU 45-37-4
1932 – OSU 45-38-4
1931 – OSU 46-38-4
1930 – OSU 46-39-4
1929 – OSU 47-39-4
1928 – OSU 48-39-4
1927 – OSU 48-40-4
1926 – OSU 48-41-4
1925 – OSU 48-42-4
1924 – OSU 48-43-4
1923 – OSU 48-44-4
1922 – OSU 48-45-4
1921 – OSU 49-45-4
1920 – OSU 50-45-4
1919 – OSU 51-45-4
1918 – OSU 51-46-4
1917 – OSU 51-46-4 (did not play)
1916 – OSU 51-46-4 (did not play)
1915 – OSU 51-46-4 (did not play)
1914 – OSU 51-46-4 (did not play)
1913 – OSU 51-46-4 (did not play)
1912 – OSU 51-47-4
1911 – OSU 51-48-4
1910 – OSU 51-48-5
1909 – OSU 51-49-5
1908 – OSU 51-50-5
1907 – Tie 51-51-5
1906 – UM 52-51-5
1905 – UM 53-51-5
1904 – UM 54-51-5
1903 – UM 55-51-5
1902 – UM 56-51-5
1901 – UM 57-51-5
1900 – UM 57-51-6
1899 – UM 58-51-6 (did not play)
1898 – UM 58-51-6 (did not play)
1897 – UM 58-51-6
and to pull out some milestone years:
UM 58-51-6………since the first meeting
UM 57-51-5………since Fielding Yost’s first year (UM’s first NC winning coach)
OSU 51-46-4…….since the game became a Big Ten Conference matchup
OSU 48-45-4…….since the opening of Ohio Stadium
OSU 48-40-4…….since the opening of Michigan Stadium
OSU 44-36-4…….since the game was moved to the last week of the regular season
OSU 41-33-4…….since Paul Brown’s first year (OSU’s first NC winning coach)
OSU 39-27-2…….since Woody Hayes’ first year
OSU 27-21-2…….since Bo Schembechler’s first year (start of ten year war)
OSU 23-16-1…….since Earl Bruce’s first year (first season after ten year war)
OSU 18-12-1…….since John Cooper’s first year
OSU 17-7………….since Lloyd Carr’s first year
OSU 16-2………….since Jim Tressel’s first year
OSU 7-0……………since Urban Meyer’s first year
OSU 4-0……………since Jim Harbaugh’s first year
* Note: this list includes 2010 as a win
