The Sports Almanac


Ohio State Buckeyes Bowl Records


Through 2023 Season
Overall Bowl Record 27-27
YEAR
BOWL
OPPONENT
W/L/T
SCORE
1920
Rose Bowl
California Golden Bears
Lost
0-28
1949
Rose Bowl
California Golden Bears
Won
17-14
1954
Rose Bowl
USC Trojans
Won
20-7
1957
Rose Bowl
Oregon Ducks
Won
10-7
1968
Rose Bowl
USC Trojans
Won
27-16
1970
Rose Bowl
Stanford Indians
Lost
17-27
1972
Rose Bowl
USC Trojans
Lost
17-42
1973
Rose Bowl
USC Trojans
Won
42-21
1974
Rose Bowl
USC Trojans
Lost
17-18
1975
Rose Bowl
UCLA Bruins
Lost
10-23
1976
Orange Bowl
Colorado Buffaloes
Won
27-10
1977
Sugar Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
6-35
1978
Gator Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Lost
15-17
1979
Rose Bowl
USC Trojans
Lost
16-17
1980
Fiesta Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions
Lost
19-31
1981
Liberty Bowl
Navy Midshipmen
Won
31-28
1982
Holiday Bowl
BYU Cougars
Won
47-17
1983
Fiesta Bowl
Pittsburgh Panthers
Won
28-23
1984
Rose Bowl
USC Trojans
Lost
17-20
1985
Florida Citrus Bowl
BYU Cougars
Won
10-7
1986
Cotton Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies
Won
28-12
1989
Hall of Fame Bowl
Auburn Tigers
Lost
14-31
1990
Liberty Bowl
Air Force Fighting Falcons
Lost
11-23
1991
Hall of Fame Bowl
Syracuse Orangemen
Lost
17-24
1992
Florida Citrus Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Lost
14-21
1993
Holiday Bowl
BYU Cougars
Won
28-21
1994
Florida Citrus Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
17-24
1995
Florida Citrus Bowl
Tennessee Volunteers
Lost
14-20
1996
Rose Bowl
Arizona State Sun Devils
Won
20-17
1997
Sugar Bowl
Florida State Seminoles
Lost
14-31
1998
Sugar Bowl
Texas A&M Aggies
Won
24-14
2000
Outback Bowl
South Carolina Gamecocks
Lost
7-24
2001
Outback Bowl
South Carolina Gamecocks
Lost
28-31
2002
Fiesta Bowl
Miami Hurricanes
Won
31-24 2OT
2003
Fiesta Bowl
Kansas State Wildcats
Won
35-28
2004
Alamo Bowl
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Won
33-7
2005
Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Won
34-20
2008
Fiesta Bowl
Texas Longhorns
Lost
21-24
2009
Rose Bowl
Oregon Ducks
Won
26-17
2010
Sugar Bowl
Arkansas Razorbacks
Won
31-26
2011
Gator Bowl
Florida Gators
Lost
17-24
2013
Orange Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Lost
35-40
2014
Sugar Bowl
Alabama Crimson Tide
Won
42-35
2015
Fiesta Bowl
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Won
44-28
2016
Fiesta Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Lost
0-31
2017
Cotton Bowl
USC Trojans
Won
24-7
2018
Rose Bowl
Washington Huskies
Won
28-23
2019
Fiesta Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Lost
23-29
2020
Sugar Bowl
Clemson Tigers
Won
49-28
2021
Rose Bowl
Utah Utes
Won
48-45
2022
Peach Bowl
Georgia Bulldogs
Lost
41-42
2023
Cotton Bowl
Missouri Tigers
Lost
3-14

Overall Championship Game Record 2-3
YEAR
CHAMPIONSHIP SITE
OPPONENT
W/L
SCORE
2002
Fiesta Bowl
Miami Hurricanes
Won
31-24 2OT
2006
Fiesta Bowl
Florida Gators
Lost
14-41
2007
Sugar Bowl
LSU Tigers
Lost
24-38
2014
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Oregon Ducks
Won
42-20
2020
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Alabama Crimson Tide
Lost
24-52

OPPONENT
BOWLS
WIN
LOSS
TIE
PCT.
USC Trojans 8
4
4
0
.500
BYU Cougars
3
3
0
0
1.000
Oregon Ducks
2
2
0
0
1.000
Texas A&M Aggies
2
2
0
0
1.000
Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2
2
0
0
1.000
Arizona State Sun Devils
1
1
0
0
1.000
Pittsburgh Panthers
1
1
0
0
1.000
Miami Hurricanes
1
1
0
0
1.000
Kansas State Wildcats
1
1
0
0
1.000
Colorado Buffaloes
1
1
0
0
1.000
Navy Midshipmen
1
1
0
0
1.000
Oklahoma State Cowboys
1
1
0
0
1.000
Arkansas Razorbacks
1
1
0
0
1.000
Washington Huskies
1
1
0
0
1.000
Utah Utes 1
1
0
0
1.000
California Golden Bears
2
1
1
0
.500
Alabama Crimson Tide 4
1
3
0
.250
Clemson Tigers 5
1
4
0
.200
Stanford Cardinal
1
0
1
0
.000
UCLA Bruins
1
0
1
0
.000
Florida State Seminoles
1
0
1
0
.000
Penn State Nittany Lions
1
0
1
0
.000
Texas Longhorns
1
0
1
0
.000
Tennessee Volunteers
1
0
1
0
.000
Air Force Fighting Falcons
1
0
1
0
.000
Auburn Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
Syracuse Orange
1
0
1
0
.000
Florida Gators
1
0
1
0
.000
Missouri Tigers
1
0
1
0
.000
Georgia Bulldogs 2
0
2
0
.000
South Carolina Gamecocks
2
0
2
0
.000