Ohio State Football Schedules

2012 Schedule

Record: 12-0 (8-0 Big Ten)

Season Statistics

Date Time/TV Opponent (Recap) Site City OSU Score Opp. Score Stats
Sept. 1 Noon Miami (Ohio) Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 56 10 Box
Sept. 8 Noon UCF Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 31 16 Box
Sept. 15 Noon Cal Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 35 28 Box
Sept. 22 Noon UAB Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 29 15 Box
Sept. 29 3:30 p.m. Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, Mich. 17 16 Box
Oct. 6 8 p.m. Nebraska Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 63 38 Box
Oct. 13 8 p.m. Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Ind. 52 49 Box
Oct. 20 Noon Purdue Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 29 22 (OT) Box
Oct. 27 5:30 p.m. Penn State Beaver Stadium State College, Pa. 35 23 Box
Nov. 3 3:30 p.m. Illinois Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 52 22 Box
Nov. 17 3:30 p.m. Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wis. 21 14 (OT) Box
Nov. 24 Noon Michigan Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 26 21 Box

Big Ten teams off schedule: Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern


 Future Football Schedules

2013
Buffalo (Aug. 31)
San Diego State (9/7)
at California (9/14)
Florida A&M (9/21)
Wisconsin (9/28)
at Northwestern (10/5)
Open (10/12)
Iowa (10/19)
Penn State (10/26)
at Purdue (11/2)
Open (11/9)
at Illinois (11/16)
Indiana (11/23)
at Michigan (11/30)
2014
Navy (8/30, Baltimore, Md.)
Kent State (9/13)
Virginia Tech (9/20)
Cincinnati (9/27)
Purdue (10/4)
at Iowa (10/18)
Northwestern (10/25)
at Wisconsin (11/1)
Illinois (11/8)
at Penn State (11/15)
at Indiana (11/22)
Michigan (11/29)
2015

Northern Illinois (Sept. 12)
at Virginia Tech (Sept. 19)
at Purdue (Oct. 3)
Penn State (Oct. 10)
Michigan State (Oct. 17)
at Minnesota (Oct. 31)
Wisconsin (Nov. 7)
at Illinois (Nov. 14)
Indiana (Nov. 21)
at Michigan (Nov. 28)
2016
Sept. 3: Bowling Green
Sept. 10: Tulsa
Sept. 17: at Oklahoma
Sept. 24: Central Michigan
Purdue (Oct. 1)
at Michigan State (Oct. 15)
Illinois (Oct. 22)
at Penn State (Oct. 29)
Minnesota (Nov. 5)
at Wisconsin (Nov. 12)
at Indiana (Nov. 19)
Michigan (Nov. 26)
2017
Sept. 16: Oklahoma, Ohio Stadium
Sept. 23: at North Carolina
2018
Sept. 8: Cincinnati
Sept. 15: at TCU
Sept. 22: vs. North Carolina
2019
Sept. 21: TCU
2020
Sept. 12: at Oregon
Sept. 19: Boston College
2021
Sept. 11: Oregon
Sept. 18: at Boston College
2022
Sept. 17: at Texas
2023
Sept. 16: Texas

Ohio State Football Schedules

2011 Schedule

Record: 6-7 (3-5 Big Ten)

Season Statistics

Date Time/TV Opponent (Recap) Site City OSU Score Opp. Score Stats
Sept. 3 Noon, ESPN Akron Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 42 0 Box
Sept. 10 Noon, BTN Toledo Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 27 22 Box
Sept. 17 7:30 p.m., ESPN Miami Sun Life Stadium Miami, Fla. 6 24 Box
Sept. 24 3:30, ABC (ESPN2 mirror) Colorado Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 37 17 Box
Oct. 1 3:30 p.m., ABC (ESPN mirror) Michigan State Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 7 10 Box
Oct. 8 8 p.m., ABC Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, Neb. 27 34 Box
Oct. 15 3:30 p.m., ABC (ESPN mirror) Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, Ill. 17 7 Box
Oct. 29 8 p.m., ESPN Wisconsin Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 33 29 Box
Nov. 5 Noon, BTN Indiana Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 34 20 Box
Nov. 12 Noon, BTN Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium W. Lafayette, Ind. 23 26 Box
Nov. 19 3:30 p.m., ABC (ESPN mirror) Penn State Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 14 20 Box
Nov. 26 Noon, ABC Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Mich. 34 40 Box
Jan. 2 1 p.m., ESPN2 Florida (Gator Bowl) EverBank Stadium Jacksonville, Fla. 17 24 Box

2010 Schedule

Record: 11-1 (7-1 Big Ten) (All wins vacated)

Season Statistics

Date Time/TV Opponent (Recap) Site City OSU Score Opp. Score Stats
Sept. 2 7:30 p.m., BTN Marshall Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 45 7 Box
Sept. 11 3:40 p.m., ESPN Miami (Fla.) Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 36 24 Box
Sept. 19 Noon, BTN Ohio Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 43 7 Box
Sept. 25 3:30 p.m., ABC Eastern Michigan Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 73 20 Box
Oct. 2 Noon, BTN Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, Ill. 24 13 Box
Oct. 9 Noon, ESPN Indiana Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 38 10 Box
Oct. 16 7:15 p.m., ESPN Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wis. 18 31 Box
Oct. 23 Noon, BTN Purdue (Homecoming) Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 49 0 Box
Oct. 30 8 p.m., ABC Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minn. 52 10 Box
Nov. 13 3:30 p.m., ABC Penn State Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 38 14 Box
Nov. 20 3:30 p.m., ABC Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa 20 17 Box
Nov. 27 Noon Michigan Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 37 7 Box
Jan. 2 8 p.m. Arkansas Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, La. 31 26 Box

2009 Schedule

Record: 11-2 (7-1 Big Ten)

Date Time/TV Opponent Site City OSU Score Opp. Score
Sept. 5 Noon, ESPN Navy Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 31 27
Sept. 12 8 p.m., ESPN USC Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 15 18
Sept. 19 Noon, ESPN-Plus Toledo Cleveland Browns Stadium Cleveland, Ohio 38 0
Sept. 26 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN Illinois Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 30 0
Oct. 3 7 p.m., BTN Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Ind. 33 14
Oct. 10 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN Wisconsin Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 31 13
Oct. 17 Noon, BTN Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, Ind. 18 26
Oct. 24 Noon, ESPN/ESPN2 Minnesota (Homecoming) Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 38 7
Oct. 31 Noon, BTN New Mexico State Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 45 0
Nov. 7 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN2 Penn State Beaver Stadium State College, Pa. 24 7
Nov. 14 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN Iowa Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 27 24
Nov. 21 Noon, ABC Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Mich. 21 10
Jan. 1 ABC Rose Bowl vs. Oregon Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif. 26 17

2008 Schedule

Record: 10-3 (7-1 Big Ten)

Date Time/TV Opponent Site City OSU Score Opp. Score
Aug. 30 Noon, BTN Youngstown State Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 43 0
Sept. 6 Noon, ESPN Ohio Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 26 14
Sept. 13 8 p.m., ABC USC Los Angeles Coliseum Los Angeles, Calif. 3 35
Sept. 20 Noon, BTN Troy Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 28 10
Sept. 27 Noon, BTN Minnesota Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 34 21
Oct. 4 8 p.m., ABC Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wis. 20 17
Oct. 11 3:30 p.m., ABC Purdue Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 16 3
Oct. 18 3:30 p.m., ABC Michigan State Spartan Stadium E. Lansing, Mich. 45 7
Oct. 25 8 p.m., ABC Penn State Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 6 13
Nov. 1 Open Date
Nov. 8 Noon, ESPN2 Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, Ill. 45 10
Nov. 15 Noon, ESPN Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, Ill. 30 20
Nov. 22 Noon, ABC Michigan Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 42 7
Jan. 5 8 p.m., FOX Fiesta Bowl: Texas Univ. of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Ariz. 21 24

2007 Schedule

Record: 11-2 (7-1 Big Ten)

Date Time/TV Opponent Site City OSU Score Opp. Score
Sept. 1 Noon, BTN Youngstown State Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 38 6
Sept. 8 Noon, BTN Akron Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 20 2
Sept. 15 3:30, ESPN Washington Husky Stadium Seattle, Wash. 33 14
Sept. 22 3:30, ESPN/ABC Northwestern Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 58 7
Sept. 29 8 p.m., ESPN2 Minnesota Metrodome Minneapolis, Minn. 30 7
Oct. 6 8 p.m., ABC Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium W. Lafayette, Ind. 23 7
Oct. 13 Noon, BTN Kent State Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 48 3
Oct. 20 3:30 p.m., ABC Michigan State Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 24 17
Oct. 27 8 p.m., ABC Penn State Beaver Stadium State College, Pa. 37 17
Nov. 3 Noon, BTN Wisconsin Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 38 17
Nov. 10 3:30 p.m., ABC Illinois Ohio Stadium Columbus, Ohio 21 28
Nov. 17 Noon, ABC Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Mich. 14 3
Jan. 7 8 p.m., FOX BCS National Championship Game: LSU Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, La. 24 38

 

2006 Results

Record: 12-1 (8-0 Big Ten, Champions)

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Game Time
(All times EST)
Buckeyes Opponent


Northern Illinois
9/2/2006

3:30 pm
ABC
35 12


at Texas
9/9/2006

8 pm
ABC
24 7

Cincinnati
9/16/2006
Noon
ESPN Plus
37 7

Penn State
9/23/2006
3:30 EST 28 6

at Iowa
9/30/2006
8 pm
ESPN or ABC
38 17

Bowling Green
10/7/2006
3:30 pm 35 7

at Michigan State
10/14/2006
3:30 pm
ABC
38 7

Indiana
10/21/2006
12 noon
ESPNU
44 3

Minnesota
10/28/2006
3:30 pm EST
ABC
44 0

at Illinois
11/4/2006
3:30 ESPN2 17 10

at Northwestern
11/11/2006
3:30 pm ABC 54 10

Michigan
11/18/2006
3:30 pm EST
ABC
42 39
       

 

2005 Results

Record: 10-2 (7-1 Big Ten, Co-Champs)

Game Time
(All times EST)
Buckeyes Opponent

Miami (Oh.)
9/3/2005

12 pm EST
ABC
34 14

Texas
9/10/2005

8 pm
ABC
22 25
San Diego State
9/17/2005
3:30 PM
ABC
27 6
Iowa
9/24/2005
12 pm EST 31 6
at Penn State
10/8/2005
7:45 pm
ESPN
10 17
Michigan State
10/15/2005
12 pm EST
ABC
35 24
at Indiana
10/22/2005
12 pm EST
ESPN & ESPN Regional
41 10
at Minnesota
10/29/2005
12 pm EST
ABC
45 31
Illinois
11/5/2005
3:30 pm EST
ESPN
40 2
Northwestern
11/12/2005
12 pm EST
ABC
48 7
at Michigan
11/19/2005
1 pm EST
ABC
25 21
2006 Fiesta Bowl
vs. Notre Dame
1/2/2005
4:30 pm EST
ABC
34 20

 

2004 Results 

Record: 8-4 (4-4 Big Ten, T-5th)

Game Time
(All times EST)
Buckeyes Opponent

Cincinnati
9/4/2004
(Alumni Band Day)

Noon
ESPN Plus
27 6
Marshall
9/11/2004
3:30 pm
ABC
24 21
at North Carolina State
9/18/2004
3:30 pm

ABC

22 14
at Northwestern
10/2/2004
9 pm 27 33 (OT)
Wisconsin
10/9/2004
3:30 pm 13 24
at Iowa
10/16/2004
3:30 pm 7 33
Indiana
10/23/2004
(Homecoming)
12 PM EST 30 7
Penn State
10/30/2004
12 pm EST 21 10
at Michigan State
11/6/2004
12 pm 32 19
at Purdue
11/13/2004
3:30 17 24
Michigan
11/20/2004
1 pm

ABC

37 21
Oklahoma State
Alamo Bowl
12/30/2004
8 pm
ESPN
33 7

 

2003 Results

Record: 11-2 (6-2 Big Ten, T-2nd)

Game Buckeyes Opponent

Washington
8/30/2003

28 9
San Diego State
9/6/2003
16 13
North Carolina State
9/13/2003
44 38 (3OT)
Bowling Green
9/20/2003
24 17
Northwestern
9/27/2003
20 0
at Wisconsin
10/11/2003
10 17
Iowa
10/18/2003
19 10
at Indiana
10/25/2003
35 6
at Penn State
11/1/2003
21 20
Michigan State
11/8/2003
33 23
Purdue
11/15/2003
16 13 (OT)
at Michigan
11/22/2003
21 35
Fiesta Bowl
vs. Kansas State
1/2/2004
35 28

2002 Results

Record: 14-0 (8-0 Big Ten, Champions)

Game Buckeyes Opponent

Pigskin Classic
Texas Tech
8/24/2002

45 21
Kent State
9/7/2002
51 17
Washington State
9/14/2002
25 7
at Cincinnati
9/21/2002
23 19
Indiana
9/28/2002
45 17
at Northwestern
10/5/2002
27 16
San Jose State
10/12/2002
50 7
at Wisconsin
10/19/2002
19 14
Penn State
10/26/2002
13 7
Minnesota
11/2/2002
34 3
at Purdue
11/9/2002
10 6
at Illinois
11/16/2002
23 16  (OT)
Michigan
11/23/2002
14 9

Tostitos Fiesta Bowl
National Championship
vs. Miami
Tempe, AZ
1/3/2003

31 24 (2 OT)

 

2001 Results

Record: 7-5 (5-3, 3rd)

Game Buckeyes Opponent
Akron
9/8/2001
28 14
at UCLA
9/22/2001
6 13
at Indiana
9/29/2001
27 14
Northwestern
10/6/2001
38 20
Wisconsin
10/13/2001
17 20
San Diego State
10/20/2001
27 12
at Penn State
10/27/2001
27 29
at Minnesota
11/3/2001
31 28
Purdue
11/10/2001
35 9
Illinois
11/17/2001
22 34
at Michigan
11/24/2001
26 20
Outback Bowl
South Carolina

1/1/2002
28 31