Big Ten · FBS
2024 season · Buckeyes
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Ohio State is 14-2 under head coach Ryan Day. Its 16 opponents were a combined 95-28 before playing the Buckeyes and are 43-33 since. The best win was over Oregon, which was 13-0 going in.
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Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before Ohio State, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. Ohio State.
Wk 2·
Home · Mid-American
W 56-0
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Wk 2
W 56-0
0-1
6-5
6-7
Wk 5·
Away · Big Ten
W 38-7
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Wk 5
W 38-7
3-1
2-5
5-7
Wk 10·
Away · Big Ten
W 20-13
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Wk 10
W 20-13
7-0
6-2
13-3
Wk 12·
Neutral · Big Ten
W 31-7
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Wk 12
W 31-7
4-5
0-2
4-8
W 34-23
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W 34-23
14-1
0-0
14-2
Across 16 completed games
Before playing Ohio State
95-28
77.2%
vs. Ohio State
2-14
12.5%
After playing Ohio State
43-33
56.6%
Total (including vs. Ohio State)
140-75
65.1%
Teams we beat119-69total (63.3%)
Before playing Ohio State 84-23 · after 35-32
Teams that beat us21-6total (77.8%)
Before playing Ohio State 11-5 · after 8-1
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Ohio State uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Ohio State is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Ohio State uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.