Ohio State Buckeyes
Location: Columbus, Ohio ▪ Colors: Scarlet & Gray
Stadium: Ohio Stadium (cap. 102,329)
Record: 100 Years, 717-249-36, .734 W-L% (Major School)
Bowls: 43 Bowls, 20-23, .465 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western and Ind
Conference Champion: 35 Times
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 58 Times
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 51 Times
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100 Years
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | Big Ten | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 4.66 | 4.15 | 18 | 15 | Luke Fickell (6-7) | Gator Bowl-L | |
| 2 | 2010 | Big Ten | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 17.35 | 1.83 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Jim Tressel (12-1) | Sugar Bowl-W |
| 3 | 2009 | Big Ten | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 14.71 | 2.84 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Jim Tressel (11-2) | Rose Bowl-W |
| 4 | 2008 | Big Ten | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 13.94 | 4.98 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Jim Tressel (10-3) | Fiesta Bowl-L |
| 5 | 2007 | Big Ten | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 14.84 | 1.42 | 11 | 1 | 5 | Jim Tressel (11-2) | BCS Championship-L |
| 6 | 2006 | Big Ten | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 18.76 | 3.01 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Jim Tressel (12-1) | BCS Championship-L |
| 7 | 2005 | Big Ten | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 22.97 | 9.60 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Jim Tressel (10-2) | Fiesta Bowl-W |
| 8 | 2004 | Big Ten | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 11.31 | 5.72 | 9 | 7 | 20 | Jim Tressel (8-4) | Alamo Bowl-W |
| 9 | 2003 | Big Ten | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 14.00 | 6.83 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Jim Tressel (11-2) | Fiesta Bowl-W |
| 10 | 2002 | Big Ten | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.13 | 4.74 | 13 | 1 | 1 | Jim Tressel (14-0) | Fiesta Bowl-W |
| 11 | 2001 | Big Ten | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 8.56 | 4.38 | 23 | 21 | Jim Tressel (7-5) | Outback Bowl-L | |
| 12 | 2000 | Big Ten | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 10.97 | 4.62 | 16 | 6 | John Cooper (8-4) | Outback Bowl-L | |
| 13 | 1999 | Big Ten | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 7.64 | 8.02 | 9 | 9 | John Cooper (6-6) | ||
| 14 | 1998 | Big Ten | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 23.02 | 5.31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | John Cooper (11-1) | Sugar Bowl-W |
| 15 | 1997 | Big Ten | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 17.41 | 4.59 | 9 | 4 | 12 | John Cooper (10-3) | Sugar Bowl-L |
| 16 | 1996 | Big Ten | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 22.45 | 7.42 | 9 | 2 | 2 | John Cooper (11-1) | Rose Bowl-W |
| 17 | 1995 | Big Ten | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 23.75 | 9.06 | 12 | 2 | 6 | John Cooper (11-2) | Citrus Bowl-L |
| 18 | 1994 | Big Ten | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 15.60 | 6.95 | 20 | 13 | 14 | John Cooper (9-4) | Citrus Bowl-L |
| 19 | 1993 | Big Ten | 10 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 16.35 | 6.50 | 17 | 3 | 11 | John Cooper (10-1-1) | Holiday Bowl-W |
| 20 | 1992 | Big Ten | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 13.15 | 4.31 | 19 | 12 | 18 | John Cooper (8-3-1) | Citrus Bowl-L |
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 21 | 1991 | Big Ten | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 8.90 | 2.62 | 23 | 11 | John Cooper (8-4) | Hall of Fame Bowl-L | |
| 22 | 1990 | Big Ten | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 10.96 | 3.99 | 17 | 15 | John Cooper (7-4-1) | Liberty Bowl-L | |
| 23 | 1989 | Big Ten | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7.70 | 3.06 | 25 | 20 | 24 | John Cooper (8-4) | Hall of Fame Bowl-L |
| 24 | 1988 | Big Ten | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 1.78 | 6.05 | 18 | John Cooper (4-6-1) | |||
| 25 | 1987 | Big Ten | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 8.83 | 6.35 | 4 | 4 | Earle Bruce (6-4-1) | ||
| 26 | 1986 | Big Ten | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 15.04 | 5.43 | 9 | 7 | 7 | Earle Bruce (10-3) | Cotton Bowl-W |
| 27 | 1985 | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 15.13 | 7.18 | 8 | 3 | 14 | Earle Bruce (9-3) | Citrus Bowl-W |
| 28 | 1984 | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 12.00 | 2.62 | 7 | 2 | 13 | Earle Bruce (9-3) | Rose Bowl-L |
| 29 | 1983 | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 14.51 | 4.27 | 9 | 3 | 9 | Earle Bruce (9-3) | Fiesta Bowl-W |
| 30 | 1982 | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 14.99 | 5.42 | 14 | 12 | 12 | Earle Bruce (9-3) | Holiday Bowl-W |
| 31 | 1981 | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 11.51 | 3.96 | 11 | 7 | 15 | Earle Bruce (9-3) | Liberty Bowl-W |
| 32 | 1980 | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 16.74 | 6.65 | 1 | 1 | 15 | Earle Bruce (9-3) | Fiesta Bowl-L |
| 33 | 1979 | Big Ten | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 21.71 | 6.93 | 1 | 4 | Earle Bruce (11-1) | Rose Bowl-L | |
| 34 | 1978 | Big Ten | 7 | 4 | 1 | .625 | 12.99 | 6.75 | 7 | 6 | Woody Hayes (7-4-1) | Gator Bowl-L | |
| 35 | 1977 | Big Ten | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 19.94 | 7.59 | 5 | 3 | 11 | Woody Hayes (9-3) | Sugar Bowl-L |
| 36 | 1976 | Big Ten | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 20.66 | 10.62 | 4 | 2 | 6 | Woody Hayes (9-2-1) | Orange Bowl-W |
| 37 | 1975 | Big Ten | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 23.70 | 7.60 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Woody Hayes (11-1) | Rose Bowl-L |
| 38 | 1974 | Big Ten | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 22.02 | 6.00 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Woody Hayes (10-2) | Rose Bowl-L |
| 39 | 1973 | Big Ten | 10 | 0 | 1 | .955 | 29.66 | 8.35 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Woody Hayes (10-0-1) | Rose Bowl-W |
| 40 | 1972 | Big Ten | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 16.46 | 7.57 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Woody Hayes (9-2) | Rose Bowl-L |
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 41 | 1971 | Big Ten | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 14.20 | 5.99 | 11 | 5 | Woody Hayes (6-4) | ||
| 42 | 1970 | Big Ten | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 24.04 | 9.32 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Woody Hayes (9-1) | Rose Bowl-L |
| 43 | 1969 | Big Ten | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 23.39 | 3.66 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Woody Hayes (8-1) | |
| 44 | 1968 | Big Ten | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 21.84 | 6.97 | 11 | 1 | 1 | Woody Hayes (10-0) | Rose Bowl-W |
| 45 | 1967 | Big Ten | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 4.62 | 1.59 | Woody Hayes (6-3) | ||||
| 46 | 1966 | Big Ten | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | -0.32 | 2.73 | Woody Hayes (4-5) | ||||
| 47 | 1965 | Big Ten | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 13.08 | 9.17 | 10 | 10 | Woody Hayes (7-2) | ||
| 48 | 1964 | Big Ten | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 18.40 | 10.46 | 5 | 1 | 9 | Woody Hayes (7-2) | |
| 49 | 1963 | Big Ten | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 13.64 | 11.89 | 10 | 4 | Woody Hayes (5-3-1) | ||
| 50 | 1962 | Big Ten | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 17.60 | 9.61 | 1 | 1 | Woody Hayes (6-3) | ||
| 51 | 1961 | Big Ten | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | 19.20 | 7.45 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Woody Hayes (8-0-1) | |
| 52 | 1960 | Big Ten | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 22.96 | 12.09 | 16 | 3 | 8 | Woody Hayes (7-2) | |
| 53 | 1959 | Big Ten | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 8.13 | 11.41 | 7 | 7 | Woody Hayes (3-5-1) | ||
| 54 | 1958 | Big Ten | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | 17.45 | 13.35 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Woody Hayes (6-1-2) | |
| 55 | 1957 | Big Ten | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 20.62 | 8.39 | 17 | 2 | 2 | Woody Hayes (9-1) | Rose Bowl-W |
| 56 | 1956 | Big Ten | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 16.64 | 9.28 | 5 | 4 | 15 | Woody Hayes (6-3) | |
| 57 | 1955 | Big Ten | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 14.53 | 6.61 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Woody Hayes (7-2) | |
| 58 | 1954 | Big Ten | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27.08 | 11.74 | 20 | 1 | 1 | Woody Hayes (10-0) | Rose Bowl-W |
| 59 | 1953 | Big Ten | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 14.53 | 12.67 | 7 | 3 | Woody Hayes (6-3) | ||
| 60 | 1952 | Western | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 16.77 | 8.98 | 20 | 14 | 17 | Woody Hayes (6-3) | |
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 61 | 1951 | Western | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | 13.79 | 13.71 | 3 | 3 | Woody Hayes (4-3-2) | ||
| 62 | 1950 | Western | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 19.86 | 10.58 | 11 | 1 | 14 | Wesley Fesler (6-3) | |
| 63 | 1949 | Western | 7 | 1 | 2 | .800 | 24.25 | 18.29 | 5 | 6 | Wesley Fesler (7-1-2) | Rose Bowl-W | |
| 64 | 1948 | Western | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 20.09 | 13.43 | 11 | Wesley Fesler (6-3) | |||
| 65 | 1947 | Western | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | 4.60 | 14.55 | Wesley Fesler (2-6-1) | ||||
| 66 | 1946 | Western | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | 12.05 | 11.45 | 12 | Paul Bixler (4-3-2) | |||
| 67 | 1945 | Western | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 17.91 | 9.96 | 4 | 12 | Carroll Widdoes (7-2) | ||
| 68 | 1944 | Western | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 29.87 | 14.75 | 2 | 2 | Carroll Widdoes (9-0) | ||
| 69 | 1943 | Western | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 12.11 | 17.88 | 18 | Paul Brown (3-6) | |||
| 70 | 1942 | Western | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 21.22 | 6.76 | 1 | 1 | Paul Brown (9-1) | ||
| 71 | 1941 | Western | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 17.41 | 12.29 | 10 | 13 | Paul Brown (6-1-1) | ||
| 72 | 1940 | Western | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 15.95 | 17.91 | 15 | Francis Schmidt (4-4) | |||
| 73 | 1939 | Western | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 19.17 | 9.67 | 4 | 15 | Francis Schmidt (6-2) | ||
| 74 | 1938 | Western | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 9.47 | 7.48 | 20 | Francis Schmidt (4-3-1) | |||
| 75 | 1937 | Western | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 13.53 | 5.87 | 8 | 13 | Francis Schmidt (6-2) | ||
| 76 | 1936 | Western | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 16.47 | 10.20 | 18 | Francis Schmidt (5-3) | |||
| 77 | 1935 | Western | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 20.25 | 9.04 | Francis Schmidt (7-1) | ||||
| 78 | 1934 | Western | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 20.58 | 5.55 | Francis Schmidt (7-1) | ||||
| 79 | 1933 | Western | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 17.91 | 9.12 | Sam Willaman (7-1) | ||||
| 80 | 1932 | Western | 4 | 1 | 3 | .688 | 16.02 | 12.89 | Sam Willaman (4-1-3) | ||||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl |
| 81 | 1931 | Western | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 13.02 | 8.81 | Sam Willaman (6-3) | ||||
| 82 | 1930 | Western | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 15.26 | 12.32 | Sam Willaman (5-2-1) | ||||
| 83 | 1929 | Western | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 5.10 | 8.83 | Sam Willaman (4-3-1) | ||||
| 84 | 1928 | Western | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 11.95 | 7.62 | John Wilce (5-2-1) | ||||
| 85 | 1927 | Western | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 5.90 | 9.93 | John Wilce (4-4) | ||||
| 86 | 1926 | Western | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 16.32 | 6.27 | John Wilce (7-1) | ||||
| 87 | 1925 | Western | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 4.59 | 8.13 | John Wilce (4-3-1) | ||||
| 88 | 1924 | Western | 2 | 3 | 3 | .438 | 3.90 | 8.20 | John Wilce (2-3-3) | ||||
| 89 | 1923 | Western | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 4.82 | 9.16 | John Wilce (3-4-1) | ||||
| 90 | 1922 | Western | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 3.32 | 9.15 | John Wilce (3-4) | ||||
| 91 | 1921 | Western | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 12.63 | 5.33 | John Wilce (5-2) | ||||
| 92 | 1920 | Western | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 14.74 | 10.34 | John Wilce (7-1) | Rose Bowl-L | |||
| 93 | 1919 | Western | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 15.27 | 5.24 | John Wilce (6-1) | ||||
| 94 | 1918 | Western | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 9.31 | 8.00 | John Wilce (3-3) | ||||
| 95 | 1917 | Western | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | 22.11 | 8.19 | John Wilce (8-0-1) | ||||
| 96 | 1916 | Western | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.94 | 2.43 | John Wilce (7-0) | ||||
| 97 | 1915 | Western | 5 | 1 | 1 | .786 | 7.84 | 4.41 | John Wilce (5-1-1) | ||||
| 98 | 1914 | Western | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 5.19 | 3.67 | John Wilce (5-2) | ||||
| 99 | 1913 | Western | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 0.32 | -1.97 | John Wilce (4-2-1) | ||||
| 100 | 1904 | Ind | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0.57 | 2.50 | Edwin Sweetland (6-5) |