What is a game that your team won against an overmatched opponent that felt like a loss afterwards because of how poorly they played in general?

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For me Ohio State has probably seven notable examples of this from the last 25 years that I can think of. Last year against Nebraska (particularly the second half), 2021 Tulsa game (where Stroud clearly was too hurt to be playing), the 2018 shootout against Maryland (when I wanted our entire defensive staff to be left behind in College Park after the game), beating Northern Illinois 20-13 in 2015, needing a pick-2 on a two-point conversion attempt to beat Navy in the opener in 2009 because our defense couldn’t defend the Wishbone, needing a Mike Nugent game-winning FG to beat Marshall in 2004, and beating SDSU 16-13 in 2003 (and failing to score an offensive TD against them).