The Ohio State Buckeyes football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing Ohio State University in the Big Ten Conference.Ohio State has played its home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, since 1922. [3]The Buckeyes currently claim nine national championships, [4] [5] including seven from the major wire-service selectors: AP Poll and/or Coaches ...
The Buckeyes have won national championships in: 1942: 9-1, head coach: Paul Brown; 1954: 10-0, head coach: Woody Hayes; ... In 2002, 2014 and 2024, Ohio State won the national championship game.
Between the national championship game appearances, Ohio State has a record of 2-3. Across all bowl games in program history, the Buckeyes have an even 27-27 record. Edward Sutelan
As you can see from the many titles won, Woody Hayes is a prominent figure not only in Ohio State lore, but college football as a whole. Hayes coached the Buckeyes from 1951-1978. During his tenure, Ohio State won five national championships and 10 Big Ten titles. Read about Notre Dame’s national championship history here:
Ohio State has a rich history, having won nine national championships: 1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002, 2014, and 2025. When Was the Last Time the Buckeyes Made the National Championship Game? Prior to winning the 2025 National Championship, the Buckeyes last appeared in the National Championship Game in 2021, where Nick Saban’s ...
Ohio State has won eight national championships in 1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002, and 2014. Under coach Paul Brown, the Buckeyes won the national championship in 1942, going 9-1.
The Buckeyes have produced many of the game's all-time greats, and now, they have tied the sixth-most NCAA-recognized national titles, too. Interestingly, Ohio State won both the first four-team ...
1957 - UPI and Football Writers National Champions. Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes, center, gets a clothes-on dunking in the Ohio State dressing room shortly after Ohio State University won the Big Ten championship and clinched a Rose Bowl bid by defeating Iowa 17-13, November 16, 1957. With him are a number of OSU players. (AP Photo)
Overall, Ohio State has won eight national championships. In addition to the five the Buckeyes won with Woody Hayes (1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, and 1970), head coach Paul Brown led them to a national title in 1942, and they then won the two titles in the 2000s (2002 and 2014) with Tressel and Meyer.
In Ohio State's case, following Monday's College Football Playoff win over Notre Dame, the Buckeyes claim nine national championships — 1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002, 2014 and 2024 ...
One of Ohio State’s most unusual national championships came in 1961. That season, the Buckeyes finished with an 8-0-1 record, powered by standout performances from Paul Warfield and Bob Ferguson. Despite impressive victories, including a 50-20 win over the Michigan Wolverines, the team declined a Rose Bowl invitation.
Ohio State’s victory over Notre Dame gave the Buckeyes their ninth national football championship, with the previous titles coming in 1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002 and 2014. That puts Ohio State in elite company, tying USC for sixth on the list of champions recognized by the NCAA in football’s highest division.
Ohio State has claimed six consensus national championships (four were pre BCS - AP wire service national titles) in 1944, 1954, 1957, 1968, in 2002 when the Buckeyes won the title in the BCS Championship Game defeating then #1 Miami in double overtine in the Fiesta Bowl and in the first College Football Playoff defeating Oregaon 42-20 ...
Ohio State's trophy case. Despite the convoluted history of NCAA rankings and championships, the Buckeyes have nine national championships.This includes six from the rankings era when AP and ...
Afterward, former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel, who won a national title with the Buckeyes in 2002, took in the celebration on the field and marveled at what Day did over the past seven weeks. "It ...
Ohio State made its way to the White House to celebrate winning the college football national championship on Monday, and as is customary, the Buckeyes brought their College Football Playoff ...
The Dispatch counts seven of Ohio State's eight titles — 1942, 1954, 1957, 1968, 2002, 2014 and 2024. The disparity can be tied to how college football crowned its champions before a national ...
Ohio State is certainly no stranger to national championships, considering the program has won eight in its history. The school officially formed a football team in 1890, but the Buckeyes didn't ...
The Ohio State Buckeyes are win away from picking up their first championship in a decade. Ryan Day's team knocked out No. 5 Texas in the Cotton Bowl, sending the Buckeyes to the finale in Atlanta.
Woody Hayes is synonymous with Ohio State football. During his illustrious 28-year career from 1951 to 1978, Hayes led the Buckeyes to five national championships and four undefeated seasons. Under his leadership, Ohio State secured 13 Big 10 championships, solidifying their reputation as a powerhouse in college football.