Ohio State Buckeyes football

Ohio State Buckeyes football
2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
First season1890 (133 years ago)
Athletic directorGene Smith
Head coachRyan Day
5th season, 56–8 (.875)
StadiumOhio Stadium
(capacity: 102,780)
FieldSafelite Field
Year built1922
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationColumbus, Ohio
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Past conferencesIndependent
Ohio Athletic Conference
All-time record964–333–52 (.734)
Bowl record26–29 (.473)
Playoff appearances5 (2014, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022)
Playoff record3–4 (.429)
Claimed national titles8 (1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002, 2014)
Unclaimed national titles8 (1933, 1944, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 2006)
National finalist5 (2002, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2020)
Conference titles41 (2 OAC, 39 Big Ten)
Division titles10 (2 Leaders, 8 East)
RivalriesSee § Rivalries:
Michigan (rivalry)
Illinois (rivalry)
Penn State (rivalry)
Heisman winnersLes Horvath – 1944
Vic Janowicz – 1950
Howard Cassady – 1955
Archie Griffin – 1974
Archie Griffin – 1975
Eddie George – 1995
Troy Smith – 2006
Consensus All-Americans93
Current uniform
ColorsScarlet, Gray, White, and Black
       
Fight songAcross the Field and Buckeye Battle Cry
MascotBrutus Buckeye
Marching bandOhio State University Marching Band
OutfitterNike
Websiteohiostatebuckeyes.com

The Ohio State Buckeyes football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the Ohio State University in the Big Ten Conference. Ohio State has played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, since 1922.[1]

The Buckeyes are recognized by the university and NCAA as having won eight national championships,[2] including six from the major wire-service selectors: AP Poll and/or Coaches' Poll. The program has also captured 41 conference championships (2 OAC and 39 Big Ten), 10 division championships, and has compiled 10 undefeated seasons, including six perfect seasons (no losses or ties). Seven players have received the Heisman Trophy (second all-time), with the program holding the distinction of having the only two-time winner (Archie Griffin) of the award.

As of 2017, the football program is valued at $1.5–2 billion,[3][4] the highest valuation of any such program in the country. NCAA's first millioniare student-athlete (Quinn Ewers) became such using NIL while in the program.

  1. ^ "Ohio Stadium". Ohio State Buckeyes. Archived from the original on July 1, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "Ohio State Buckeyes Football Results by Year" (PDF). Ohio State Buckeyes.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 7, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  3. ^ Wall Street Journal (September 21, 2017). "How Much Is Your College Football Team Worth?". Wall Street Journal. wsj.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  4. ^ Wall Street Journal (January 7, 2019). "How Much Is Your College Football Team Worth?". Wall Street Journal. wsj.com. Retrieved December 6, 2021.