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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-East

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1889 <-- 2020 <- 2021 -> 2022 --> 2024

2021 Season Highlights

Ryan Day enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Ohio State.

2021 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Sep. 2	@ Minnesota	45	31	W
Sat., Sep. 11	vs. Oregon	28	35	L
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Tulsa	41	20	W
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Akron	59	7	W
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Rutgers	52	13	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Maryland	66	17	W
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Indiana	54	7	W
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Penn State	33	24	W
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Nebraska	26	17	W
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Purdue	59	31	W
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Michigan State	56	7	W
Sat., Nov. 27	@ Michigan	27	42	L
Sat., Jan. 1	Utah	48	45	W	@ Pasadena CA	Rose Bowl Bowl

2021 Season Totals
Record	11-2
Points Scored	594
Scoring Average	45.7
Points Allowed	296
Defense Average	22.8
Opponents Record	94-75
Conference Record	8-1
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	4-1

2021 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
6	(11-2)	AP
5	(11-2)	Coaches
6	(10-2)	CFP

2021 Big 10-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Michigan	12-2	501	243	Lost 11-34	8-1	307	172	Jim Harbaugh
Ohio State	11-2	594	296	Won 48-45	8-1	418	189	Ryan Day
Michigan State	11-2	414	329	Won 31-21	7-2	255	246	Mel Tucker
Penn State	7-6	324	225	Lost 10-24	4-5	205	151	James Franklin
Maryland	7-6	381	399	Won 54-10	3-6	198	349	Mike Locksley
Rutgers	5-8	256	333	Lost 10-38	2-7	123	261	Greg Schiano
Indiana	2-10	207	399		0-9	94	316	Tom Allen

2021 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2021 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.