Ohio Stadium has played host to six top-five matchups between Ohio State and Michigan including the “Game of the Century” in 2006 and a double-overtime thriller in 2016.
#1 Ohio State vs. #1 Michigan#4 Ohio State at #5 Michigan#1 Ohio State at #4 Michigan#5 Ohio State vs. #4 MichiganThe team from Ann Arbor was riding a 14-game winning streak and a then-Ohio Stadium record crowd of 87,331 packed The Shoe to watch two unbeaten and untied Big Ten teams play for the conference title for the first time since 1905.
Shades of 1969 fell upon the stadium when Don Moorhead found Paul Staroba for a 13-yard score in the third quarter. However, Ohio State blocked the extra point and still led 10-9. Just over three minutes into the game, the Wolverines scored the game's only touchdown on its fourth offensive play. Dennis Franklin's play-action pass fooled the Buckeyes' defense as he found Gil Chapman for a 42-yard touchdown. Later in the first quarter, the Wolverines' extended their lead to 10-0 after Mike Lantry nailed a 37-yard field goal.
As if the event couldn't get any bigger, former Michigan coach Bo Schembechler passed away the night before kickoff. Lloyd Carr's team used the sudden passing as extra motivation to knock off the top-ranked Buckeyes. When the final whistle blew, Ohio State was on top 42-39, undefeated and tabbed to play for a national championship against its future coach, Urban Meyer, whose Florida Gators would defeat the Buckeyes in the final game of the season.A decade after “The Game of the Century,” the rivals were both ranked in the top three again when they met at Ohio Stadium in 2016.
Urban Meyer's team used a 5:36 drive to end regulation with a Tyler Durbin game-tying 23-yard field goal. For the first time in The Game's history, the outcome was going to be decided in overtime.
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