Ohio State Buckeyes

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The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the Ohio State University, located in Columbus, Ohio. The athletic programs are named after the colloquial term for people from the state of Ohio and after the state tree, the Ohio Buckeye. The Buckeyes participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports. The Ohio State women's ice hockey team competes in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). The school colors are scarlet and gray. The university's mascot is Brutus Buckeye.

Football

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


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
1918
November 30 vs. Michigan Ohio Field
1919
November 22 vs. Illinois Ohio Field

1920s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1921
October 8 vs. Oberlin Ohio Field
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
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
November 2 vs. Notre Dame 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
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
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 8 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
October 15 at Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium
October 22 vs. Wisconsin Ohio Stadium
October 29 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium
November 5 vs. Indiana Ohio Stadium
November 19 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
1961*
September 30 vs. TCU Ohio Stadium
October 14 vs. Illinois Ohio Stadium
October 21 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium
November 4 vs. Iowa Ohio Stadium
November 11 at Indiana Memorial Stadium
November 18 vs. Oregon Ohio Stadium
November 25 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
1962
October 13 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
October 20 vs. Northwestern Ohio Stadium
November 10 vs. Indiana Ohio Stadium
November 24 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
1963
November 2 vs. Iowa Ohio Stadium
November 9 vs. Penn State Ohio Stadium
November 16 vs. Northwestern Ohio Stadium
1964
October 3 vs. Indiana Ohio Stadium
November 7 vs. Penn State Ohio Stadium
November 14 vs. Northwestern Ohio Stadium
November 21 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
1965
October 9 vs. Illinois Ohio Stadium
October 16 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium
October 30 vs. Minnesota Ohio Stadium
November 6 vs. Indiana Ohio Stadium
November 20 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
1966
November 5 vs. Indiana Ohio Stadium
November 12 at Iowa Iowa Stadium
November 19 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
1967
September 30 vs. Arizona Ohio Stadium
October 28 vs. Illinois Ohio Stadium
November 4 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium
November 11 vs. Wisconsin Ohio Stadium
November 25 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
1968*
September 28 vs. SMU Ohio Stadium
October 5 vs. Oregon Ohio Stadium
October 12 vs. Purdue Ohio Stadium
October 19 vs. Northwestern Ohio Stadium
October 26 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
November 2 vs. Michigan State Ohio Stadium
November 9 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium
November 23 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1969 vs. USC Rose Bowl
1969
October 11 vs. Michigan State Ohio Stadium
October 25 vs. Illinois Ohio Stadium
November 15 vs. Purdue Ohio Stadium

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1970*
September 26 vs. Texas A&M Ohio Stadium
October 3 vs. Duke Ohio Stadium
October 10 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium
October 17 vs. Minnesota Ohio Stadium
October 31 vs. Northwestern Ohio Stadium
November 14 at Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium
November 21 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1971 vs. Stanford Rose Bowl
1971
September 11 vs. Iowa Ohio Stadium
October 23 vs. Wisconsin Ohio Stadium
October 30 at Minnesota Memorial Stadium
November 13 vs. Northwestern Ohio Stadium
1972
October 14 vs. Illinois Ohio Stadium
October 21 vs. Indiana Ohio Stadium
November 4 vs. Minnesota Ohio Stadium
November 11 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium
November 18 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium
November 25 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1973 vs. USC Rose Bowl
1973
September 15 vs. Minnesota Ohio Stadium
October 27 vs. Northwestern Ohio Stadium
November 3 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
November 10 vs. Michigan State Ohio Stadium
November 24 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
January 1, 1974 vs. USC Rose Bowl
1974
September 14 at Minnesota Memorial Stadium
October 12 vs. Wisconsin Ohio Stadium
October 19 vs. Indiana Ohio Stadium
October 26 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium
November 2 vs. Illinois Ohio Stadium
November 9 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium
November 23 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1975 vs. USC Rose Bowl
1975
September 13 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium
September 27 vs. North Carolina Ohio Stadium
November 1 vs. Indiana Ohio Stadium
November 15 vs. Minnesota Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1976 vs. UCLA Rose Bowl
1976
September 11 vs. Michigan State Ohio Stadium
September 25 vs. Missouri Ohio Stadium
November 6 vs. Illinois Ohio Stadium
November 20 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1977 vs. Colorado Orange Bowl
1977
September 10 vs. Miami Ohio Stadium
September 17 vs. Minnesota Ohio Stadium
September 24 vs. Oklahoma Ohio Stadium
November 12 vs. Indiana Ohio Stadium
November 19 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
January 1, 1978 vs. Alabama Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1978
September 30 vs. Baylor Ohio Stadium
October 7 vs. SMU Ohio Stadium
October 21 vs. Iowa Ohio Stadium
October 28 vs. Northwestern Ohio Stadium
November 11 vs. Illinois Ohio Stadium
November 18 at Indiana Memorial Stadium
November 25 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
December 29 vs. Clemson Gator Bowl
1979
September 22 vs. Washington State Ohio Stadium
October 6 vs. Northwestern Ohio Stadium
October 13 vs. Indiana Ohio Stadium
November 3 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1980 vs. USC Rose Bowl

1980s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1980
October 4 vs. UCLA Ohio Stadium
November 8 vs. Illinois Ohio Stadium
November 22 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
December 26 vs. Penn State Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
1981
October 3 vs. Florida State Ohio Stadium
October 10 vs. Illinois Ohio Stadium
October 24 vs. Indiana Ohio Stadium
1982
September 18 at Michigan State Spartan Stadium
September 25 vs. Stanford Ohio Stadium
October 16 at Illinois Memorial Stadium
November 20 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
1983
September 17 at Oklahoma Owen Field
October 1 vs. Minnesota Ohio Stadium
October 22 vs. Michigan State Ohio Stadium
November 12 vs. Northwestern Ohio Stadium
November 19 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
January 2, 1984 vs. Pittsburgh Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
1984
September 8 vs. Oregon State Ohio Stadium
September 15 vs. Washington State Ohio Stadium
November 17 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1985 vs. USC Rose Bowl
1985
October 12 vs. Indiana Ohio Stadium
November 23 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
December 28 vs. BYU Florida Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL)
1986
October 4 vs. Illinois Ohio Stadium
October 11 at Indiana Memorial Stadium
October 25 vs. Minnesota Ohio Stadium
November 15 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium
November 22 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1987 vs. Texas A&M Cotton Bowl
1987
September 26 at LSU Tiger Stadium
November 21 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
1988
October 1 vs. Illinois Ohio Stadium
October 8 at Indiana Memorial Stadium
November 19 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
1989
November 25 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
January 1, 1990 vs. Auburn Tampa Stadium

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1990
September 8 vs. Texas Tech Ohio Stadium
1991
September 21 vs. Washington State Ohio Stadium
October 5 vs. Wisconsin Ohio Stadium
November 23 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
January 1, 1992 vs. Syracuse Tampa Stadium
1992
September 12 vs. Bowling Green Ohio Stadium
January 1, 1993 vs. Georgia Florida Citrus Bowl
1993
September 11 vs. Washington Ohio Stadium
1994
October 8 vs. Illinois Ohio Stadium
1995
January 1, 1996 vs. Tennessee Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
1996
September 21 vs. Pittsburgh Ohio Stadium
November 23 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
1997
November 22 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
1998
October 24 at Northwestern Ryan Field
November 21 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
1999
November 20 at Michigan Michigan Stadium

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2000
September 23 vs. Penn State Ohio Stadium
November 18 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
January 1, 2001 vs. South Carolina Raymond James Stadium
2001
September 8 vs. Akron Ohio Stadium
October 27 at Penn State Beaver Stadium
January 1, 2002 vs. South Carolina Raymond James Stadium
2002*
August 24 vs. Texas Tech Ohio Stadium
October 26 vs. Penn State Ohio Stadium
January 3, 2003 vs. Miami Sun Devil Stadium
2003
November 22 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
2004
October 30 vs. Penn State Ohio Stadium
November 20 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
2005
September 3 vs. Miami (OH) Ohio Stadium
2006
January 8, 2007 vs. Florida BCS National Championship Game
2007
September 8 vs. Akron Ohio Stadium
January 7, 2008 vs. LSU Louisiana Superdome
2008
September 6 vs. Ohio Ohio Stadium
October 25 vs. Penn State Ohio Stadium
2009
October 31 vs. New Mexico State Ohio Stadium
November 21 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
January 1, 2010 vs. Oregon Rose Bowl

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2010
September 25 vs. Eastern Michigan Ohio Stadium
November 13 vs. Penn State Ohio Stadium
2011
November 26 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
2012
September 1 vs. Miami (OH) Ohio Stadium
October 6 vs. Nebraska Ohio Stadium
2013
November 30 at Michigan Michigan Stadium
January 3, 2014 vs. Clemson Sun Life Stadium
2014*
November 29 vs. Michigan Ohio Stadium
January 12, 2015 vs. Oregon AT&T Stadium
2015
October 10 vs. Maryland Ohio Stadium
2016
November 5 vs. Nebraska Ohio Stadium
December 31 vs. Clemson Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, AZ)
2017
September 9 vs. Oklahoma Ohio Stadium
December 29 vs. USC AT&T Stadium

2020s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2020
January 11, 2021 vs. Alabama Hard Rock Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1960s 1969
1970s 1970 • 1977 • 1978
1980s 1981 • 1984 • 1986 • 1989
1990s 1990
2000s 2003 • 2006
2010s 2012

Seasons

Ohio State Buckeyes football publications by season
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Head Coaches

Ohio State Buckeyes football head coaches
Alexander S. Lilley (1890-91) • Jack Ryder (1892-95) • Charles A. Hickey (1896) • David Farragut Edwards (1897) • Jack Ryder (1898) • John B. Eckstorm (1899-01) • Perry Hale (1902-03) • Edwin Sweetland (1904-05) • Albert E. Herrnstein (1906-09) • Howard Jones (1910) • Harry Vaughan (1911) • John R. Richards (1912) • John Wilce (1913-28) • Sam Willaman (1929-33) • Francis Schmidt (1934-40) • Paul Brown (1941-43) • Carroll Widdoes (1944-45) • Paul Bixler (1946) • Wes Fesler (1947-50) • Woody Hayes (1951-78) • Earle Bruce (1979-87) • John Cooper (1988-00) • Jim Tressel (2001-10) • Luke Fickell* (2011) • Urban Meyer (2012-17) • Ryan Day* (2018) • Urban Meyer (2018) • Ryan Day (2019-present)

*interim head coach


Men's Basketball

Ohio State Buckeyes men's college basketball
First Season
1898-99
Team History
Ohio State Buckeyes (1909-present)
Conference
Big Ten Conference (1917-present)
Western Conference (1911-17)
Independent (1898-1911)
Venue
Value City Arena (1998-present)
St. John Arena (1956-98)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (1918-56)
The Armory (1897-1918)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1920s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1925-26
February 27, 1926 vs. Northwestern Ohio Expo Center Coliseum

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1950s 1952-53
1980s 1984-85
Big Ten Conference
East Division Indiana Hoosiers • Maryland Terrapins • Michigan Wolverines • Michigan State Spartans • Ohio State Buckeyes • Penn State Nittany Lions • Rutgers Scarlet Knights
West Division Illinois Fighting Illini • Iowa Hawkeyes • Minnesota Golden Gophers • Nebraska Cornhuskers • Northwestern Wildcats • Purdue Boilermakers • Wisconsin Badgers
Basketball Venues Breslin Student Events Center • Crisler Center • Mackey Arena • Welsh-Ryan Arena • Williams Arena
Football Venues Beaver Stadium • Camp Randall Stadium • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Memorial Stadium (Bloomington) • Michigan Stadium • Ohio Stadium • Rose Bowl • Ross-Ade Stadium • Ryan Field • SHI Stadium