Saturday marks the 10th all-time meeting between Ohio State and UCLA. For the most part, the previous nine matchups have been highly contested:
- 1961: Ohio State 13, UCLA 3
- 1962: UCLA 9, Ohio State 7
- 1975: Ohio State 41, UCLA 20
- 1976 Rose Bowl: UCLA 23, Ohio State 10
- 1976: Ohio State 10, UCLA 10
- 1979: Ohio State 17, UCLA 13
- 1980: UCLA 17, Ohio State 0
- 1999: Ohio State 42, UCLA 20
- 2001: UCLA 13, Ohio State 6
Nevertheless, when the teams meet on 7:30 p.