 The sole loss was to Notre Dame, 18–13, in the first contest between the programs.Ohio State had dominated the first half in all aspects, leading 13–0, but did not gain a yard in the second half.Notre Dame took advantage of a serious player substitution mistake by Schmidt that by the rules of the day deprived the Buckeyes of their first string backfield in the last quarter, and also recovered a Buckeye fumble with less than a minute remaining in the game that set up the winning touchdown drive.