Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio State Buckeyes college football

First Season
1890
Team History
Ohio State Buckeyes (1890-present)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (1913-present) Ohio Athletic Conference (1902-12) Independent (1890-1901)
Venue
Ohio Stadium (1922-present) Ohio Field (1898-1921) Recreation Park (1890-97)
Key People
Players • Coaches

The Ohio State Buckeyes college football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing Ohio State University in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. Ohio State has played their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio since 1922.

Publications

Home programs by season

1900s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1903
November 7	at Michigan	Ferry Field
1909
October 16	at Michigan	Ferry Field

1910s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1916
November 25	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Field
1917
October 13	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Field
November 17	vs. Illinois	Ohio Field
1919
November 22	vs. Illinois	Ohio Field

1920s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1922
October 7	vs. Ohio Wesleyan	Ohio Stadium
October 21	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
November 18	vs. Iowa	Ohio Stadium
1923
November 24	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
1924
October 11	at Iowa	Iowa Field
1929
October 19	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium

1930s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1930
October 4	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
October 18	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
1931
October 3	vs. Cincinnati	Ohio Stadium
1932
October 8	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
October 15	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
1933
November 4	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
1934
October 6	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
October 27	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
November 17	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
1935
October 19	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium
1936
October 10	vs. Pittsburgh	Ohio Stadium
October 24	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
November 21	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
1937
September 25	vs. TCU	Ohio Stadium
October 23	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium
November 6	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
1938
October 1	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
November 19	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
1939
October 14	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1940
November 16	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
November 23	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
1941
October 25	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium
November 8	vs. Wisconsin	Ohio Stadium
1942*
September 26	vs. Fort Knox	Ohio Stadium
October 10	vs. USC	Ohio Stadium
October 17	vs. Purdue	Ohio Stadium
October 24	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
October 31	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
November 21	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
November 28	vs. Iowa Pre-Flight	Ohio Stadium
1943
October 30	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
November 13	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
1944
October 28	vs. Minnesota	Ohio Stadium
November 25	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
1945
September 29	vs. Missouri	Ohio Stadium
October 20	vs. Purdue	Ohio Stadium
November 3	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium
November 17	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
November 24	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
1946
October 26	vs. Minnesota	Ohio Stadium
November 9	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium
November 23	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
1947
November 1	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
November 8	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium
November 15	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
November 22	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
1948
November 6	vs. Pittsburgh	Ohio Stadium
November 13	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
1949
October 15	vs. Minnesota	Ohio Stadium
November 12	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
November 19	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
January 2, 1950	vs. California	Rose Bowl

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
November 11	vs. Wisconsin	Ohio Stadium
November 18	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
November 25	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
1951
October 6	vs. Michigan State	Ohio Stadium
November 17	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
November 24	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
1952
September 27	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
October 18	vs. Washington State	Ohio Stadium
November 8	vs. Pittsburgh	Ohio Stadium
November 22	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
1953
September 26	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
October 10	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
October 31	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium
November 21	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
1954*
September 25	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
October 2	vs. California	Ohio Stadium
October 9	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
October 16	vs. Iowa	Ohio Stadium
October 23	vs. Wisconsin	Ohio Stadium
October 30	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium
November 6	vs. Pittsburgh	Ohio Stadium
November 20	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1955	vs. USC	Rose Bowl
1955
September 24	vs. Nebraska	Ohio Stadium
October 8	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
October 29	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium
November 5	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
November 19	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium
1956
September 29	vs. Nebraska	Ohio Stadium
October 27	vs. Wisconsin	Ohio Stadium
November 10	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
November 24	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
1957*
September 28	vs. TCU	Ohio Stadium
October 12	vs. Illinois	Ohio Stadium
October 19	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
October 26	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
November 2	vs. Northwestern	Ohio Stadium
November 9	vs. Purdue	Ohio Stadium
November 16	vs. Iowa	Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1958	vs. Oregon	Rose Bowl
1958
October 11	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium
October 18	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium
November 22	vs. Michigan	Ohio Stadium
1959
October 24	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium
November 7	vs. Indiana	Ohio Stadium

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
October 1	vs. Vanderbilt	Legion Field
October 29	at Mississippi State	Scott Field
December 17	vs. Texas	Bluebonnet Bowl
1961*
September 23	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium
October 14	vs. NC State	Denny Stadium
October 21	vs. Tennessee	Legion Field
November 18	vs. Georgia Tech	Legion Field
December 2	vs. Auburn	Legion Field
January 1, 1962	vs. Arkansas	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1962
January 1, 1963	vs. Oklahoma	Orange Bowl
1963
November 30	vs. Auburn	Legion Field
January 1, 1964	vs. Ole Miss	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1964*
September 19	vs. Georgia	Denny Stadium
October 10	vs. NC State	Denny Stadium
January 1, 1965	vs. Texas	Orange Bowl
1965*
October 2	vs. Ole Miss	Legion Field
October 16	vs. Tennessee	Legion Field
October 30	at Mississippi State	Memorial Stadium
November 6	at LSU	Tiger Stadium
November 29	vs. Auburn	Legion Field
January 1, 1966	vs. Nebraska	Orange Bowl
1966
October 15	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium
December 3	vs. Auburn	Legion Field
January 2, 1967	vs. Nebraska	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1967
September 23	vs. Florida State	Legion Field
October 7	vs. Ole Miss	Legion Field
October 28	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium
November 11	at LSU	Tiger Stadium
November 18	vs. South Carolina	Denny Stadium
December 2	vs. Auburn	Legion Field
January 1, 1968	vs. Texas A&M	Cotton Bowl
1968
November 2	vs. Mississippi State	Denny Stadium
December 28	vs. Missouri	Gator Bowl
1969
September 27	vs. Southern Miss	Denny Stadium
October 11	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field
October 25	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium
November 8	at LSU	Tiger Stadium
November 29	vs. Auburn	Legion Field
December 13	vs. Colorado	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
September 26	vs. Florida	Denny Stadium
October 3	at Ole Miss	Memorial Stadium
October 17	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium
October 24	at Houston	Astrodome
October 31	vs. Mississippi State	Denny Stadium
November 7	vs. LSU	Legion Field
December 31	vs. Oklahoma	Astro Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)
1971
September 10	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 27	at Auburn	Legion Field
January 1, 1972	vs. Nebraska	Orange Bowl
1972
October 21	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium
January 1, 1973	vs. Texas	Cotton Bowl
1973*
October 6	vs. Georgia	Denny Stadium
October 13	at Florida	Florida Field
November 22	at LSU	Tiger Stadium
December 31	vs. Notre Dame	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1974
September 28	vs. Vanderbilt	Denny Stadium
October 26	vs. TCU	Legion Field
January 1, 1975	vs. Notre Dame	Orange Bowl
1975
September 8	vs. Missouri	Legion Field
November 8	at LSU	Tiger Stadium
December 31	vs. Penn State	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1976
October 16	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium
December 20	vs. UCLA	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
1977
October 29	at Mississippi State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1978	vs. Ohio State	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1978*
September 16	at Missouri	Faurot Field
September 23	vs. USC	Legion Field
October 14	vs. Florida	Bryant-Denny Stadium
October 21	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium
October 28	vs. Virginia Tech	Bryant-Denny Stadium
November 4	vs. Mississippi State	Legion Field
November 11	vs. LSU	Legion Field
January 1, 1979	vs. Penn State	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1979*
September 8	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field
September 22	vs. Baylor	Legion Field
September 29	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field
October 20	vs. Tennessee	Legion Field
October 27	vs. Virginia Tech	Bryant-Denny Stadium
November 3	vs. Mississippi State	Bryant-Denny Stadium
December 1	vs. Auburn	Legion Field
January 1, 1980	vs. Arkansas	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
September 6	vs. Georgia Tech	Legion Field
September 27	vs. Vanderbilt	Bryant-Denny Stadium
October 4	vs. Kentucky	Legion Field
November 8	vs. LSU	Bryant-Denny Stadium
January 1, 1981	vs. Baylor	Cotton Bowl
1981
September 5	at LSU	Tiger Stadium
October 17	vs. Tennessee	Legion Field
November 28	vs. Auburn	Legion Field
January 1, 1982	vs. Texas	Cotton Bowl
1982
December 29	vs. Illinois	Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
1983
November 5	at LSU	Tiger Stadium
December 3	vs. Auburn	Legion Field
1984
October 6	vs. Georgia	Legion Field
December 1	vs. Auburn	Legion Field
1985
September 14	vs. Texas A&M	Legion Field
December 28	vs. USC	Aloha Stadium
1986
September 20	at Florida	Florida Field
November 29	vs. Auburn	Legion Field
December 26	vs. Washington	Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)
1987
September 5	vs. Southern Miss	Legion Field
November 27	vs. Auburn	Legion Field
January 2, 1988	vs. Michigan	Hall of Fame Bowl (Tampa, FL)
1988
September 17	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field
1989
November 4	vs. Mississippi State	Legion Field
November 11	at LSU	Tiger Stadium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
January 1, 1991	vs. Louisville	Sun Devil Stadium
1991
December 28	vs. Colorado	Joe Robbie Stadium
1992*
September 19	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1993	vs. Miami	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1995
September 9	vs. Southern Miss	Legion Field
November 11	vs. Mississippi State	Bryant–Denny Stadium
November 18	at Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium
1996
November 23	vs. Auburn	Legion Field
1998
December 29	vs. Virginia Tech	Vanderbilt Stadium
1999
October 23	vs. Tennessee	Bryant-Denny Stadium

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2000
September 9	vs. Vanderbilt	Legion Field
October 28	vs. UCF	Bryant-Denny Stadium
2001
October 6	vs. UTEP	Legion Field
December 27	vs. Iowa State	Independence Stadium
2002
November 23	vs. Auburn	Bryant-Denny Stadium
2003
September 27	vs. Arkansas	Bryant-Denny Stadium
2005
January 2, 2006	vs. Texas Tech	Cotton Bowl
2007
September 22	vs. Georgia	Bryant-Denny Stadium
December 30	vs. Colorado	Independence Stadium
2009*
January 7, 2010	vs. Texas	BCS National Championship Game

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
October 9	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium
2011*
January 9, 2012	vs. LSU	BCS National Championship Game
2012*
November 10	vs. Texas A&M	Bryant-Denny Stadium
December 1	at Georgia	Georgia Dome
January 7, 2013	vs. Notre Dame	BCS National Championship Game
2013
September 28	vs. Ole Miss	Bryant-Denny Stadium
January 2, 2014	vs. Oklahoma	Sugar Bowl
2015*
December 31	vs. Michigan State	at&T Stadium
January 11, 2016	vs. Clemson	College Football Playoff National Championship
2016
December 31	vs. Washington	Georgia Dome
January 9, 2017	vs. Clemson	College Football Playoff National Championship
2017*
November 25	at Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium
January 1, 2018	vs. Clemson	Louisiana Superdome
January 8, 2018	vs. Georgia	Merceez-Benz Stadium
2018
December 29	vs. Oklahoma	Hard Rock Stadium
January 7, 2019	vs. Clemson	Levi's Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

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1960s	1969
1970s	1974 • 1978
1980s	1982
1990s	1996
2010s	2017 • 2019