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Ohio State Football Team History


Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State University
 Columbus, OH
Founded: 1870
Stadium: Ohio Stadium
Capacity: 101,568
Colors: Scarlet & Gray
Coach: Ryan Day
Conference: Big 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Ohio State 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1889  
  2010 - Ohio State vacated all 12 of its victories and its Big Ten Conference championship.
  2012 - Ohio State was ineligible for the Big Ten Conference title, postseason play, and the Coaches Poll.
  2018 - Meyer was placed on administrative leave for the first three games of the 2018 season. Offensive coordinator Ryan Day served as acting head coach.
 
Championships
National Championships
1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002
2014
Conference Championships
  1906, 1912, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1935, 1939
1942, 1944, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1968
1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2002
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2018
2019, 2020
Division Championships
  2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 973-335-53
 Winning Pct. 74%
 Vacated Wins 12
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 973-335-53
 Winning Pct. 74%
 National Championships 8
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 540-173-22
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 629-165-35
 Away Record 314-141-18
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 135
 Winning Seasons (#1) 120
 Losing Seasons (#1)13
 Most Wins in A Season 14 (2014)
 Most Loses in A Season 7 (2011)
 10 Win Seasons 30
 Most Points Scored in a Game 85 (10/12/1935)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 672 (2014)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 86 (10/25/1902)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 357 (2018)
 Largest Margin of Victory 80 (10/29/1892)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 86 (10/25/1902)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 108 (9/1/2018)
 Last Shutout 11/9/2024
 Last Time Shutout 12/31/2016
 Shutouts All-Time 281
 Been Shutout All-Time 109
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 24 (9/1/2012-11/30/2013)
 Longest Losing  6 (11/1/1890-11/14/1891)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 25-26-0
 Rose 7-7-0
 Cotton 2-0-0
 Orange 1-1-0
 Fiesta 5-3-0
 Sugar 3-2-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  49-8
 2010-19  105-18
 2000-09  102-25
 1990-99 91-29
 1980-89 82-35-2
 1970-79 91-20-3
 1960-69 68-21-2
 1950-59 63-24-5
 1940-49 57-27-6
 1930-39 57-19-5
 1920-29 44-27-7
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Indiana in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Ohio State won 23-3 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Ohio State vs. Indiana 79-12-5 86.8% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Akron  52-6 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Western Michigan  56-0 W
 Sat., Sep. 14  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Marshall  49-14 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Michigan State  38-7 W
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Iowa  35-7 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Oregon  31-32 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Nebraska  21-17 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Penn State  20-13 W
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Purdue  45-0 W
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Northwestern  31-7 W
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Indiana  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Michigan  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record9-1
  Scoring378-103
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-1
 
2024 Big 10  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Indiana 10-05-0
Oregon 11-04-0
Washington 6-54-1
Michigan 5-53-1
Penn State 9-13-1
Southern California 5-53-2
Maryland 5-52-2
Michigan State 4-62-3
Minnesota 6-42-1
Rutgers 6-42-2
Nebraska 5-51-2
UCLA 4-61-3
Wisconsin 5-51-2
Illinois 7-3
Iowa 6-40-1
Northwestern 3-70-5
Ohio State 9-1
Purdue 1-90-4
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Ohio State & Michigan have played 118 games.
Ohio State has won 51 games.
Michigan has won 61 games.
with 6 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-9
 10 or more 256-42
 20 or more  242-28
 30 or more 183-4
 40 or more 112-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 83-0
 10 or more 173-51
 20 or more 87-43
 30 or more 22-27
 40 or more 4-9
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.