<P> Ohio State became a member of the Big Ten Conference in 1912 . In 1917, Michigan rejoined the conference after a ten - year absence . In 1918, the teams played their first conference matchup, with Michigan prevailing 14--0 and lodging its eleventh shutout over the Buckeyes . The rivalry has been renewed annually every year since then . In 1919, the Buckeyes (led by legendary halfback Chic Harley) won their first game in the series, beating the Wolverines 13--3 . The Buckeyes won the following two contests as well, to bring the series record to 13--3--2 . </P> <P> Harley's prowess spurred the university to campaign to build a stadium for Ohio State football . The stadium was completed in 1922, and the first of many historic games in Ohio Stadium took place on October 21, 1922, the day the stadium was dedicated in Columbus . In front of a record 71,000 fans, the Wolverines posted another shutout of the home team Buckeyes, 19--0 . According to lore, there was a wager on the outcome of this game, and yellow flowers on a blue background still exist today in the upper part of the stadium's rotunda . Michigan won the next five games before OSU picked up the final two victories of the decade . At the end of the 1920s, the series stood at 19--5--2 in favor of Michigan . </P> <P> Michigan won three of four contests between 1930 and 1933, claiming the national championship twice . In 1934, Francis Schmidt came on as the head coach for Ohio State . The team had lost nine of the previous 12 Michigan - OSU contests, and when a reporter asked Schmidt if Ohio State could beat Michigan that year, he replied, "Of course we can win, Michigan puts their pants on one leg at a time just like we do". The Buckeyes thereupon ran off four straight shutout victories against Michigan, outscoring the Wolverines 114--0 from 1934 to 1937 . Schmidt's quote spawned an OSU tradition--since 1934, every Ohio State player receives a gold pants pendant after a victory against Michigan . </P> <P> Michigan won the three games from 1938 to 1940 . The 1940 game, won by Michigan, 40--0, was the benchmark performance of what some consider to be the greatest Michigan team in history, and was the final collegiate game of the legendary tailback tandem of Tom Harmon and Paul Kromer . </P>

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