Ohio State's November game at Northwestern to be played at iconic stadium
Ohio State fans will have the opportunity to take in a special venue when the Buckeyes face Northwestern this fall.
Northwestern revealed schedule plans for the 2024 seaon on Wednesday. The Wildcats will not be playing games at Ryan Field in the 2024 and ’25 as the stadium undergoes a massive rebuild project.
The friendly confines of Wrigley Field will host the Buckeyes and the Wildcats on Nov. 16, Northwestern announced Wednesday. NU is also playing Illinois at Wrigley, with its other home contests on campus at the lakefront Martin Facility with temporary enhancements.
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Wrigley Field has a capacity of over 41,000 for Chicago Cubs games. While best known as an inconic baseball stadium, Wrigley Field was also the home of Chicago Bears football games from 1921 to 1970 before the franchise relocated to Soldier Field.
In 2010, the first post-Bears football game at Wrigley Field was played when Northwestern and Illinois faced off. Northwestern has played two more games at Wrigley Field since, against Purdue in 2021 and Iowa in 2023.
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Ohio State has dominated series with Northwestern
Ohio state is 65-1-14 all-time against Northwestern, including a 10-game winning streak from 2005-to-2022. Interestingly, OSU’s last four meetings with Northwestern have come away from home.
The Wildcats gave Ohio State a close fight in Columbus on Oct. 29, 2016. OSU emerged with a 24-20 victory.
The next meeting came in the 2018 Big Ten Championship Game played in Indianapolis. Urban Meyer’s squad picked up the conference title with a 45-24 victory.
The Buckeyes routed the Wildcats 52-3 in Evanston during the 2019 season. In 2020, the teams faced off again in the B1G title game, a 22-10 win for OSU.
The most recent meeting came in 2022. Ohio State won 21-7 in Evanston.