Ohio State Football: 10 Biggest Blowouts Since 1950 | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

No, 72-0 is not a typo, it's the score of the 1996 game between Ohio State and Pittsburgh, two Division I college football teams. It's also the score of Ohio State's biggest blowout in the modern era.

Just one game before this 72-point whitewash, the 1996 Buckeyes tore apart Rice, 70-7. The combined 142 points the '96 Ohio State team scored in its first two games is a record for most points scored in consecutive games in Ohio State history.

This one, on Sept. 21, 1996, featured two separate Buckeyes with three-touchdown performances. Ohio State running back Pepe Pearson scored on runs of 16, 9 and 2 yards, and freshman David Boston caught touchdown passes of 9 and 12 yards. He also returned a punt 67 yards for a touchdown.

The Buckeyes scored on each of their first 10 possessions and had 52 points by halftime.

They outgained the Panthers 602-120 in total yards, nearly a 500-yard difference.

Other eye-popping stats from the game are:

First Downs:  Pitt 4, OSU 29

Rushing yards: Pitt 77, OSU 369

Time of Possession: Pitt 19:50, OSU 40:10

The '96 team went on to win the Rose Bowl, defeating Arizona State, 20-17.