September 27, 2024

Ohio Stadium | Home of the Buckeyes packed with fun facts

Check out these historical notes about the venerable Horseshoe fore Ohio State plays its annual spring football game Saturday. For nearly a century, Ohio Stadium has stood as a monument to college football. Since it opened to the Buckeye faithful in 1922, millions of fans have watched team accumulate a 373-104-20 record. Talk about a home-field advantage. While most visitors focus on the action on the field, there are plenty of stories worth telling about the venue itself. Here are 15 things you might not know about Ohio Stadium, which hosts the Buckeyes’ annual spring football game at noon Saturday. 1. The first game played at the stadium was on Oct. 7, 1922, against Ohio Wesleyan, which the Buckeyes won 5-0. 2. Many celebrities were in attendance for the dedication game against Michigan on Oct. 21, 1922, including President Warren G. Harding, aviation innovator Orville Wright and legendary college football…

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