The Series

This is the 64th game between the two schools, in a series that began in 1922. The 2010 Ohio State victory was vacated. OSU leads the series 45-14-3 and the Buckeyes have won 11 of the last 12 games dating back to 1992. Ohio State leads 28-8-1 in games played in Columbus. Iowa last beat OSU 33-7 in 2004 to snap an eight game winning streak by OSU.

Last Time
In the 2010 Ohio State scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, including a touchdown in the last two minutes, resulting in a 20-17 victory over Iowa. OSU had 135 of its 353 yards in the fourth quarter. Iowa scored the first touchdown with a 19-yard pass in the first quarter. OSU scored its first points with a 18 yard field goal in the second quarter. Ohio State took the lead 10-7 with a 77-yard drive finished off with a 5-yard pass to TE Reid Fragel. Iowa tied it with a 31-yard FG late in the third quarter. Terrelle Pryor threw his second interception and Iowa scored two plays later to take the lead. OSU drove the ball down and settled for a FG to inch closer with a score of 17-13.  The defense stepped up when John Simon sacked Ricky Stanzi on first down and knocked down a pass on third down. With six minutes left OSU drove the ball 76 yards, and despite a missed catch by Devier Posey in the endzone, OSU was able to score off a 1-yard run by Boom Herron. Pryor converted a big 4th down with a 14 yard run, and Dane Sanzenbacher had a 24-yard pass at the sideline to get OSU in the redzone. Iowa got the ball back but the OSU defense shut down the drive, which included a sack by Cameron Heyward.