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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: Urban Meyer
Conference: Big 10-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1889  <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024
2017 Season Highlights
 Urban Meyer enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Ohio State.
 The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.
 The Buckeyes won the Big 10 Conference East Championship.
 
2017 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 31  @ Indiana  49   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Oklahoma  16   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Army  38   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Nevada Las Vegas  54   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Rutgers  56   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Maryland  62   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Nebraska  56   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Penn State  39   38   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Iowa  24   55   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Michigan State  48   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Illinois  52   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Michigan  31   20   W       
 Sat., Dec. 2   Wisconsin  27   21   W    @ Indianapolis, IN   
 Fri., Dec. 29   Southern California  24   7   W    @ Arlington, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
2017 Season Totals
  Record12-2
  Points Scored576
  Scoring Average41.1
  Points Allowed266
  Defense Average19.0
  Opponents Record107-72
  Conference Record9-1
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record4-1
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
5(12-2) AP
5(12-2) Coaches
5(11-2) CFP
  
2017 Big 10-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ohio State 12-2576266Won  24-79-1444200  Urban Meyer
Penn State 11-2534214Won  35-287-2358172  James Franklin
Michigan State 10-3319260Won  42-177-2196181  Mark Dantonio
Michigan 8-5328245Lost  19-265-4211175  Jim Harbaugh
Rutgers 4-8216340 3-6124294  Chris Ash
Indiana 5-7322304 2-7209270  Tom Allen
Maryland 4-8289445 2-7165349  D.J. Durkin

2017 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2017 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.