The Game for the Trophy

Ohio State battled back and then watched as Maryland's perfectly called two-point conversion play fell incomplete to keep possession of the jiMpossible-sarcasMike Trophy

• Ohio State is 54-15-1 all time in trophy games
• The are 6-3 against Michigan for the trophy
• The winner will take the trophy into the B1G championship for the first time against Northwestern. The two teams are a combined 5-2 against the Wildcats in trophy games.
• OSU is 4-1
• Michigan 1-1
• Ohio State would be the first team to lose the trophy twice in the same season since Clemson in 2011. 
• The Tigers beat Auburn ion September, and won 5 more before falling to Georgia Tech 
• Clemson won the trophy back by defeating Virginia Tech in the ACC Championship Game then lost to WVU in the Orange Bowl.
•  Baylor in 1991 was the last team to lose the trophy twice within the regular season.
• The defeated Colorado then won 3 more times before losing to Rice.
• Took the trophy back by defeating TCU 3 weeks later only to lose it again 3 weeks after that to Texas Tech.

• Michigan is 25-25-1 in trophy games
• Michigan has not possessed the trophy since the 2003 season. They defeated trophy-holder, Purdue then won 3 more times (including a victory over OSU) before losing in the Rose Bowl to USC.
• Michigan has only played for the trophy once since then - losing to OSU in the 1vs2 battle that ended the 2006 regular season.

 Go Blue! Beat the Buckeyes!