NEBRASKA vs. OHIO STATE
NOV. 6, 2021 | MEMORIAL STADIUM
LINCOLN, NEB. | 11 AM (CT)
BROADCAST INFO TV – Fox RADIO NETWORK – HUSKERS RADIO NETWORK (Greg Sharpe, Matt Davison, Jeremiah Sirles) INTERNET RADIO – Huskers.com APP AUDIO – Official Huskers App
HUSKERS 3-6, 1-5 Big Ten Last Game: Purdue (L, 28-23) Rankings: NR Coach: Scott Frost Career/NU Record: 34-33 (6th Year)/15-26 (4th Year) vs. Ohio State: 0-3
SERIES HISTORY All-Time Series: Ohio State leads, 8-1 In Lincoln: Ohio State leads, 2-1 Last Game: Ohio State 52-17 (Oct. 24, 2020 in Columbus) Win Streak: Ohio State, 6 games
The Matchup
Nebraska remains at home for a second straight week with the Huskers set to welcome sixth-ranked Ohio State to Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Game time between two of the most storied college football programs is set for 11 a.m. CT with television coverage provided by FOX, and the game can also be heard on the Huskers Radio Network.
Nebraska comes into the game with a 3-6 overall record and a 1-5 mark in Big Ten play. The Huskers are coming off a 28-23 home setback against Purdue on Saturday. Nebraska held a 17-14 advantage at halftime, but could not hold the lead, as the Boilermaker defense controlled the Husker offensive attack in the second half to key the victory. Nebraska will be looking to end a three-game losing streak against Ohio State, with the three setbacks coming by a total of 12 points.
Ohio State stands at 7-1 overall and 5-0 in Big Ten Conference play, following a 33-24 victory over No. 20 Penn State on Saturday night in Columbus. Ohio State is ranked No. 6 in this week’s AP poll and stands at No. 5 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. The victory over Penn State was the sixth straight for the Buckeyes, with Ohio State winning those six contests by an average of 36.2 points. The Buckeyes will enter Lincoln as winners of 26 straight games against Big Ten Conference opponents.
Coach Ryan Day’s team features the top-ranked scoring offense in the country at 47.3 points per game, while ranking second in total offense (548.1 ypg) and sixth in passing offense (346.3 ypg). Defensively, Ohio State ranks in the top 20 nationally in scoring defense (19.2 ppg) and rushing defense (106.9 ypg) and is in the top 10 in turnover margin (+1.0).
Series History: Nebraska vs. Ohio State
Nebraska and Ohio State will meet for the sixth straight season on Saturday, and for the 10th time overall. Eight of those 10 meetings have occurred since Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011.
• Ohio State leads the all-time series, 8-1, including a 2-1 edge in Lincoln.
• Nebraska and Ohio State are in the final year of a six-year stretch of meeting every season as cross-division foes. The next meeting between the schools is currently scheduled for 2024 in Lincoln.
• The first meeting in Lincoln in 2011 was Nebraska’s first-ever Big Ten home game on Oct. 8, 2011. That game featured the largest comeback in NU history, as the Huskers rallied from a 27-6 third-quarter deficit for a 34-27 victory.
• One of the teams has been ranked 14th or higher in each of the nine all-time matchups. Ohio State has been ranked in the top 10 in eight of the 10 all-time meetings, including this week’s game.
• Before Nebraska joined the Big Ten, the only prior meetings between the schools occurred in 1955 and 1956 in Columbus.
This Week’s Numbers 4 – Saturday’s matchup with No. 6 Ohio State will mark the Huskers’ fourth game of the season against a nationally ranked opponent. It will be the third game of the year against a top 10 opponent, including then No. 3 Oklahoma and then No. 9 Michigan.
15 – Nebraska is averaging 15.0 yards per completion in 2021. The Huskers are one of only three Power Five teams to average at least 15 yards completion, along with Ohio State and Wake Forest.
19 – Nebraska linebacker had a career-high 19 tackles against Purdue, including 12 solo stops. His 19 tackles were the most by a Nebraska player in a Big Ten Conference game and the most since All-American Lavonte David also had 19 against South Dakota State in 2010. The 19 tackles are also tied for the second-most in an FBS game this season.
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