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Ohio State Buckeyes Bowl Records
Through 2025 Season
| Overall Bowl Record 31-28 |
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| 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 |
| 2024 |
Rose Bowl |
Oregon Ducks |
Won |
41-21 |
| Cotton Bowl |
Texas Longhorns |
Won |
28-14 |
|
| 2025 |
Cotton Bowl |
Miami Hurricanes |
Lost |
14-24 |
| Overall Championship Game
Record 3-3 |
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| 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 |
| 2024 |
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
Won |
34-23 |
| College Football Playoff
Games 4-1 |
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| YEAR |
ROUND |
OPPONENT |
W/L |
SCORE |
| 2024 |
First Round |
Tennessee Volunteers |
Won |
42-17 |
| Quarterfinals - Rose Bowl |
Oregon Ducks |
Won |
41-21 |
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| Semifinals - Cotton Bowl |
Texas Longhorns |
Won |
28-14 |
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| National Championship Game |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
Won |
34-23 |
|
| 2025 |
Quarterfinals - Cotton Bowl |
Miami Hurricanes |
Lost |
14-24 |
| OPPONENT |
BOWLS |
WIN |
LOSS |
TIE |
PCT. |
| USC Trojans | 8 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
.500 |
| BYU Cougars |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Oregon Ducks |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Texas A&M Aggies |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Arizona State Sun Devils |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| Pittsburgh Panthers |
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 |
| Miami Hurricanes | 2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
| California
Golden Bears |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
| Texas Longhorns | 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 |
| 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 |