Here is my list of the top 20 Ohio State games from the 2014 book Undisputed Champions:
20, 1969: Michigan 24, Ohio State 12 … Bo bests Woody.
19, 2006: Ohio State 24, Texas 7 … One versus two in Austin.
18, 1979: Ohio State 18, Michigan 15 … All hail the Buckeye Block Party.
17, 1968: Ohio State 50, Michigan 14 … Because he couldn’t go for three.
16, 2014: Ohio State 49, Michigan State 37 … Revenge for 2013 and barraging the No Fly Zone.
15, 1954: Ohio State 21, Michigan 7 … Led to national championship.
14, 1950: Michigan 9, Ohio State 3 … The Snow Bowl.
13, 1935: Notre Dame 18, Ohio State 13 … The first Game of the Century.
12, 1973: Ohio State 10, Michigan 10 … The bitterest moment in Big Ten history, per Bo.
11, 1984: Ohio State 45, Illinois 38 … Keith Byars lost his shoe.
10, 1995: Ohio State 45, Notre Dame 26 … The game was better than the 10-year build-up.
9, 1970: Ohio State 20, Michigan 9 … Revenge for 1969.
8, 1968: Ohio State 13, Purdue 0 … Top-ranked Purdue is toppled in the ‘Shoe.
7, 2002: Ohio State 14, Michigan 9 … Buckeyes had one more close scrape in 2002.
6, 1997 Rose Bowl: Ohio State 20, Arizona State 17 … Germaine rallies OSU to win.
5, 2015 CFP National Championship: Ohio State 42, Oregon 20 … Buckeyes win first four-team CFP title.
4, 2006: Ohio State 42, Michigan 39 … OSU wins one versus two showdown.
3, 2015 Sugar Bowl: Ohio State 42, Alabama 35 … Breakthrough for Buckeyes and Big Ten.
2, 1969 Rose Bowl: Ohio State 27, USC 16 … OSU slows down USC, OJ for national title.
1, 2003 Fiesta Bowl: Ohio State 31, Miami 24, 2 OT … The Greatest Game Ever Played.
Steve Says – You can’t oversell that Ohio State-Alabama game. That was a true breakthrough for Ohio State, which couldn’t beat Alabama or win a bowl game vs. an SEC team prior to that. Plus, it sent OSU on to the national title game. It should really be on the Ubben top 25 list for the century.
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