List of Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons

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The first football team representing the Ohio State University in 1890 Ohio state football team photo 1890.jpg
The first football team representing the Ohio State University in 1890
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The Buckeyes take to the field for a game during the 2006 season

The Ohio State Buckeyes college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the 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. [1]

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The Buckeyes claim eight national championships [2] along with 38 conference championships and ten undefeated seasons (six perfect seasons). Ohio State is second among all Big Ten programs in terms of conference championships (38) and has an overall record of 468-171-24 in conference play. [3] With 924 wins in over 130 seasons of football, Ohio State ranks Second among all programs in terms of total wins and is First all-time in Winning percentage in the NCAA. [4]

Ohio State students had first formed a football team in 1886 but they received additional guidance in the rules of modern gridiron football in 1887 from Joseph Frederick Firestone, a Columbus, Ohio resident who had previously played football at the Stevens Institute of Technology. [5] The Ohio State football team first played in competitive competition on May 3, 1890, against Ohio Wesleyan University. Ohio State was a football independent from 1890 to 1901 before joining the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) as a charter member in 1902. [2] The Buckeyes won two conference championships while members of the OAC and in 1913 became members of the Big Ten Conference. [6] The school saw its first real success in football and in the Big Ten under head coach John Wilce, who spent sixteen years at the university and won three conference championships, with a Rose Bowl appearance in 1921. Ohio State won two more Big Ten titles under head coach Francis Schmidt and won their first national championship in 1942 under head coach Paul Brown. [2]

Following World War II, Ohio State saw sparse success on the football field with three separate coaches and in 1951 hired Woody Hayes to coach the team. Under his guidance Ohio State won thirteen Big Ten championships and national championships in 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968 and 1970. During his tenure Ohio State appeared in the Rose Bowl eight times, with the Buckeyes winning four of them. [2] Following Hayes' dismissal in 1978, Earle Bruce became the head coach, leading the Buckeyes to a conference championship and a Rose Bowl appearance in his first season. Bruce coached for the Buckeyes from 1979 to 1987 and was replaced in 1988 by John Cooper. [2] Under Cooper and Bruce the Buckeyes won seven conference championships. Jim Tressel* was hired as head coach in 2001 and quickly gave Ohio State its seventh national championship in 2002 with a win in the Fiesta Bowl. [7] Ohio State won seven Big Ten championships under Tressel* and appeared in eight Bowl Championship Series games, winning five of them.

In his debut as head coach, Urban Meyer led the program to an undefeated 2012 season, and two years later to their eighth national championship in the 2014 season. Through the 2023 season, Ohio State has compiled an official overall record of 981 wins, 333 losses and 53 ties, and has appeared in 55 bowl games, with the most recent being the 2023 Cotton Bowl.

Ohio State is the only program in college football history to have never lost more than seven games in a single season. [8]

Seasons

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Alexander S. Lilley (Independent)(1890–1891)
1890 Alexander S. Lilley 1–3
1891 Alexander S. Lilley 2–3
Jack Ryder (Independent)(1892–1895)
1892 Jack Ryder 5–3
1893 Jack Ryder 4–5
1894 Jack Ryder 6–5
1895 Jack Ryder 4–4–2
Charles A. Hickey (Independent)(1896)
1896 Charles A. Hickey 5–5–1
David F. Edwards (Independent)(1897)
1897 David F. Edwards 1–7–1
Jack Ryder(Independent)(1898)
1898 Jack Ryder 3–5
John B. Eckstorm (Independent)(1899–1901)
1899 John B. Eckstorm 9–0–1
1900 John B. Eckstorm 8–1–1
1901 John B. Eckstorm 5–3–1
Perry Hale (Ohio Athletic Conference)(1902–1903)
1902 Perry Hale 6–2–2 2–12nd
1903 Perry Hale 8–3 3–12nd
Edwin Sweetland (Ohio Athletic Conference)(1904–1905)
1904 Edwin Sweetland 6–5 2–12nd
1905 Edwin Sweetland 8–2–2 2–0–12nd
Albert E. Herrnstein (Ohio Athletic Conference)(1906–1909)
1906 Albert E. Herrnstein 8–1 3–01st
1907 Albert E. Herrnstein 7–2–1 5–1–12nd
1908 Albert E. Herrnstein 6–4 4–33rd
1909 Albert E. Herrnstein 7–3 5–23rd
Howard Jones (Ohio Athletic Conference)(1910)
1910 Howard Jones 6–1–3 5–1–2T–3rd
Harry Vaughan (Ohio Athletic Conference)(1911)
1911 Harry Vaughan 5–3–2 4–1–24th
John R. Richards (Ohio Athletic Conference)(1912)
1912 John R. Richards 6–3 5–01st
John Wilce (Western Conference)(1913–1928)
1913 John Wilce 4–2–1 1–2T–7th
1914 John Wilce 5–2 2–2T–4th
1915 John Wilce 5–1–1 2–1–14th
1916 John Wilce 7–0 4–01st
1917 John Wilce 8–0–1 4–01st
1918 John Wilce 3–3 0–39th
1919 John Wilce 6–1 3–12nd
1920 John Wilce 7–1 5–01stL Rose
1921 John Wilce 5–2 4–1T–2nd
1922 John Wilce 3–4 1–48th
1923 John Wilce 3–4–1 1–4T–8th
1924 John Wilce 2–3–3 1–3–27th
1925 John Wilce 4–3–1 1–3–18th
1926 John Wilce 7–1 3–13rd
1927 John Wilce 4–4 2–3T–6th
1928 John Wilce 5–2–1 3–2T–4th
Sam Willaman (Big Ten Conference)(1929–1933)
1929 Sam Willaman 4–3–1 2–2–1T–5th
1930 Sam Willaman 5–2–1 2–2–1T–4th
1931 Sam Willaman 6–3 4–24th
1932 Sam Willaman 4–1–3 2–1–24th
1933 Sam Willaman 7–1 4–12nd
Francis Schmidt (Big Ten Conference)(1934–1940)
1934 Francis Schmidt 7–1 5–12nd
1935 Francis Schmidt 7–1 5–0T–1st
1936 Francis Schmidt 5–3 4–1T–2nd
1937 Francis Schmidt 6–2 5–12nd13
1938 Francis Schmidt 4–3–1 2–3–16th
1939 Francis Schmidt 6–2 5–11st15
1940 Francis Schmidt 4–4 3–3T–4th
Paul Brown (Big Ten Conference)(1941–1943)
1941 Paul Brown 6–1–1 3–1–1T–2nd13
1942 Paul Brown 9–1 5–11st1
1943 Paul Brown 3–6 1–47th
Carroll Widdoes (Big Ten Conference)(1944–1945)
1944 Carroll Widdoes 9–0 6–01st2
1945 Carroll Widdoes 7–2 5–23rd12
Paul Bixler (Big Ten Conference)(1946)
1946 Paul Bixler 4–3–2 2–3–1T–6th
Wes Fesler (Big Ten Conference)(1947–1950)
1947 Wes Fesler 2–6–1 1–4–19th
1948 Wes Fesler 6–3 3–34th
1949 Wes Fesler 7–1–2 4–1–1T–1stW Rose 6
1950 Wes Fesler 6–3 5–2T–2nd1014
Woody Hayes (Big Ten Conference)(1951–1978)
1951 Woody Hayes 4–3–2 2–3–25th
1952 Woody Hayes 6–3 5–23rd1517
1953 Woody Hayes 6–3 4–34th20
1954 Woody Hayes 10–0 7–01stW Rose 21
1955 Woody Hayes 7–2 6–01st55
1956 Woody Hayes 6–3 4–2T–4th15
1957 Woody Hayes 9–1 7–01stW Rose 12
1958 Woody Hayes 6–1–2 4–1–23rd78
1959 Woody Hayes 3–5–1 2–4–1T–8th
1960 Woody Hayes 7–2 5–23rd88
1961 Woody Hayes 8–0–1 6–01st22
1962 Woody Hayes 6–3 4–3T–3rd13
1963 Woody Hayes 5–3–1 4–1–1T–2nd
1964 Woody Hayes 7–2 5–12nd99
1965 Woody Hayes 7–2 6–12nd11
1966 Woody Hayes 4–5 3–46th
1967 Woody Hayes 6–3 5–24th
1968 Woody Hayes 10–0 7–01stW Rose 11
1969 Woody Hayes 8–1 6–1T–1st54
1970 Woody Hayes 9–1 7–01stL Rose 25
1971 Woody Hayes 6–4 5–3T–3rd
1972 Woody Hayes 9–2 7–1T–1stL Rose 39
1973 Woody Hayes 10–0–1 7–0–1T–1stW Rose 32
1974 Woody Hayes 10–2 7–1T–1stL Rose 34
1975 Woody Hayes 11–1 8–01stL Rose 44
1976 Woody Hayes 9–2–1 7–1T–1stW Orange 56
1977 Woody Hayes 9–3 7–1T–1stL Sugar 1211
1978 Woody Hayes 7–4–1 6–24thL Gator
Earle Bruce (Big Ten Conference)(1979–1987)
1979 Earle Bruce 11–1 8–01stL Rose 44
1980 Earle Bruce 9–3 7–1T–2ndL Fiesta 1515
1981 Earle Bruce 9–3 6–2T–1stW Liberty 1215
1982 Earle Bruce 9–3 7–12ndW Holiday 1212
1983 Earle Bruce 9–3 6–34thW Fiesta 89
1984 Earle Bruce 9–3 7–21stL Rose 1213
1985 Earle Bruce 9–3 5–3T–4thW Florida Citrus 1114
1986 Earle Bruce 10–3 7–1T–1stW Cotton 67
1987 Earle Bruce 6–4–1 4–45th
John Cooper (Big Ten Conference)(1988–2000)
1988 John Cooper 4–6–1 2–5–1T–7th
1989 John Cooper 8–4 6–2T–3rdL Hall of Fame 21
1990 John Cooper 7–4–1 5–2–15thL Liberty
1991 John Cooper 8–4 5–3T–3rdL Hall of Fame
1992 John Cooper 8–3–1 5–2–12ndL Florida Citrus 1918
1993 John Cooper 10–1–1 6–1–1T–1stW Holiday 1011
1994 John Cooper 9–4 6–22ndL Florida Citrus 914
1995 John Cooper 11–2 7–12ndL Florida Citrus 86
1996 John Cooper 11–1 7–1T–1stW Rose 22
1997 John Cooper 10–3 6–2T–2ndL Sugar †1212
1998 John Cooper 11–1 7–1T–1stW Sugar †22
1999 John Cooper 6–6 3–5T–8th
2000 John Cooper 8–4 5–34thL Outback
Jim Tressel (Big Ten Conference)(2001–2010)
2001 Jim Tressel 7–5 5–33rdL Outback
2002 Jim Tressel 14–0 8–0T–1stW Fiesta †11
2003 Jim Tressel 11–2 6–2T–2ndW Fiesta †44
2004 Jim Tressel 8–4 4–4T–5thW Alamo 1920
2005 Jim Tressel 10–2 7–1T–1stW Fiesta †44
2006 Jim Tressel 12–1 8–01stL BCS NCG †22
2007 Jim Tressel 11–2 7–11stL BCS NCG †55
2008 Jim Tressel 10–3 7–1T–1stL Fiesta †99
2009 Jim Tressel 11–2 7–11stW Rose †55
2010 Jim Tressel 12–1 [n 1] 7–1 [n 1] T–1st [n 1] W Sugar †55
Luke Fickell (Big Ten Conference)(2011)
2011 Luke Fickell [n 2] 6–7 3–54th (Leaders)L Gator
Urban Meyer (Big Ten Conference)(2012–2018)
2012 Urban Meyer 12–0 8–01st (Leaders)Ineligible [n 3] [n 3] 3
2013 Urban Meyer 12–2 8–01st (Leaders)L Orange †1012
2014 Urban Meyer 14–1 8–01st (East)W Sugar †, W CFP NCG †11
2015 Urban Meyer 12–1 7–1T–1st (East)W Fiesta †44
2016 Urban Meyer 11–2 8–1T–1st (East)L Fiesta †66
2017 Urban Meyer 12–2 8–11st (East)W Cotton †55
2018 Urban Meyer [n 4] 13–1 [n 4] 8–1 [n 4] T–1st (East)W Rose †33
Ryan Day (Big Ten Conference)(2019–present)
2019 Ryan Day 13–1 9–01st (East)L Fiesta †33
2020 Ryan Day 7–1 5–01st (East)W Sugar †, L  CFP NCG †22
2021 Ryan Day 11–2 8–1T–1st (East)W Rose †56
2022 Ryan Day 11–2 8–12nd (East)L Peach †44
2023 Ryan Day 11–2 8–12nd (East)L Cotton †1010
Total:981–333–53
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

All-time records

Records current through 11/20/2023.

StatisticWinsLossesTiesWinning Percentage
Regular season record (1890–2022)93630053.747
Bowl game record (1890–2023)2729—.482
CFP game record (2014–2022)34—.429
All-time regular and bowl game record (1890–2022)98133353.737


Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Ohio State vacated all 12 of its victories and its Big Ten Conference championship from the 2010 season. [9] [10] [11]
  2. ↑ Luke Fickell was named as the interim head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2011, following Jim Tressel's dismissal on May 30, 2011. [12]
  3. 1 2 In 2012, Ohio State was ineligible for the Big Ten Conference title, postseason play, and the Coaches Poll.
  4. 1 2 3 Meyer was placed on administrative leave for the first three games of the 2018 season. Offensive coordinator Ryan Day served as acting head coach in his absence, and Ohio State credits the first three games to Day and the final 11 games to Meyer. Under Day, the Buckeyes won all three contests, one of which was a conference game. Ohio State finished with a record of 13–1 and conference mark of 8–1.

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