The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
The Game
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →Michigan leads the all-time series 62–53–6. They've met 121 times since 1897. Michigan once took 9 straight.
Stature & the series, 1897–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
53–62–6
Michigan leads
streak
1
Ohio State in a row
longest run
9
Michigan
biggest win
86
Michigan, 1902
first met
1897
121 meetings
biggest crowd
112,071
2019
The coaching duels
Woody Hayes vs Bump Elliott7–3
Woody Hayes vs Bo Schembechler4–5–1
Earle Bruce vs Bo Schembechler5–4
Woody Hayes vs Bennie Oosterbaan5–3
Jim Tressel vs Lloyd Carr6–1
John Cooper vs Lloyd Carr1–5
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
296–260
Ohio State leads
1st-rounders
82–46
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s5–9
1970s37–46
1980s25–30
1990s37–34
2000s69–46
2010s62–37
2020s61–58
Best picks, either side
1979Tom Cousineau LinebackerRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
1994Dan Wilkinson Defensive TackleRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
1997Orlando Pace Offensive TackleRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
2008Jake Long Offensive TackleRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
Recent meetings
2025Ohio State27–9
2024Michigan13–10
2023Michigan30–24
2022Michigan45–23
2021Michigan42–27
2019Ohio State56–27
2018Ohio State62–39
2017Ohio State31–20
2016Ohio State30–27
2015Ohio State42–13
2014Ohio State42–28
2013Ohio State42–41
2012Ohio State26–21
2011Michigan40–34