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Here is the 2024 Ohio State football schedule, including opponents, TV channels, game times and scores. The Buckeyes are No. 2 in the College Football Playoff rankings.
Last season, the Buckeyes finished 11-2 and lost to Missouri in the Cotton Bowl.
2024 Ohio State football schedule: Dates, times, TV channels
OPPONENT
SCORE
DATE
TIME (ET)
TV
LOCATION
vs. Akron
W, 52-6
Saturday, Aug. 31
3:30 p.m
CBS
Columbus, Ohio
vs. Western Michigan
W, 56-0
Saturday, Sept. 7
7:30 p.m
Big Ten Network
Columbus, Ohio
vs. Marshall
W, 49-14
Saturday, Sept. 21
12 p.m.
FOX
Columbus, Ohio
at Michigan State
W, 38-7
Saturday, Sept. 28
7:30 p.m.
Peacock
East Lansing, Mich.
vs. Iowa
W, 35-7
Saturday, Oct. 5
3:30 p.m.
CBS
Columbus, Ohio
at No. 3 Oregon
L, 32-31
Saturday, Oct. 12
7:30 p.m.
NBC/Peacock
Eugene, Ore.
vs. Nebraska
W, 21-17
Saturday, Oct. 26
12 p.m.
FOX
Columbus, Ohio
at No. 3 Penn State
W, 20-13
Saturday, Nov. 2
12 p.m.
FOX
University Park, Pa.
vs. Purdue
W, 45-0
Saturday, Nov. 9
12 p.m.
FOX
Columbus, Ohio
at Northwestern
W, 31-7
Saturday, Nov. 16
12 p.m.
Big Ten Network
Chicago (Wrigley Field)
vs. No. 5 Indiana
W, 38-15
Saturday, Nov. 23
12 p.m.
FOX
Columbus, Ohio
vs. Michigan
Saturday, Nov. 30
12 p.m.
FOX
Columbus, Ohio
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2023 results
Ohio State lost to No. 9 Missouri in the Cotton Bowl to close out its 2023-24 college football season. The Buckeyes went 11-1 in the regular season en route to earning the No. 7 ranking in the final CFP rankings released on Dec. 3.
Here’s what happened in every game of Ohio State’s 2023 schedule:
2023 Ohio State football schedule: Dates, times, TV channels, results
OPPONENT
SCORE
DATE
TIME (ET)
TV
LOCATION
at Indiana
W, 23-3
Saturday, Sept. 2
3:30 p.m
CBS
Bloomington, IN
vs. Youngstown State
W, 35-7
Saturday, Sept. 9
Noon
Big Ten Network
Columbus, OH
vs. Western Kentucky
W, 63-10
Saturday, Sept. 16
4 p.m.
FOX
Columbus, OH
at No. 15 Notre Dame
W, 17-14
Saturday, Sept. 23
7:30 p.m.
NBC
Notre Dame, IN
vs. Maryland
W, 37-17
Saturday, Oct. 7
12 p.m.
FOX
Columbus, OH
at Purdue
W, 41-7
Saturday, Oct. 14
12 p.m.
Peacock
West Lafayette, IN
vs. No. 7 Penn State
W, 20-12
Saturday, Oct. 21
12 p.m.
FOX
Columbus, OH
at Wisconsin
W, 24-10
Saturday, Oct. 28
7:30 p.m.
NBC
Madison, WI
at Rutgers
W, 35-16
Saturday, Nov. 4
12 p.m.
CBS
New Brunswick, NJ
vs. Michigan State
W, 38-3
Saturday, Nov. 11
7:30 p.m.
NBC
Columbus, OH
vs. Minnesota
W, 37-3
Saturday, Nov. 18
TBD
TBD
Columbus, OH
at No. 3 Michigan
L, 30-24
Saturday, Nov. 25
12 p.m.
FOX
Ann Arbor, MI
vs. No. 9 Missouri (Cotton Bowl)
L, 14-3
Friday, Dec. 29
8 p.m.
ESPN
Arlington, TX
When are the College Football Playoff semifinals?
The CFP semifinals begin Thursday, January 9, 2025, with the Orange Bowl taking place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The following day, Friday, January 10, 2025, the Cotton Bowl Classic will be held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
BOWL SCHEDULE: Here’s a complete college football bowl game schedule
When is the 2024-25 College Football Playoff national championship?
The 2024-25 College Football Playoff national championship game will be Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. The title game will be played at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. This will mark the second time Atlanta will serve as the host of the CFP National Championship Game, making it the first city to host the event more than once. The championship game was previously held in Atlanta in 2018.
CFP Schedule
Round
Game
Date
Location
Stadium
First Round
Playoff First Round
Dec. 20, 2024
TBD
TBD
First Round
Playoff First Round
Dec. 21, 2024
TBD
TBD
First Round
Playoff First Round
Dec. 21, 2024
TBD
TBD
First Round
Playoff First Round
Dec. 21, 2024
TBD
TBD
Quarterfinals
Fiesta Bowl
Dec. 31, 2024
Glendale, AZ
State Farm Stadium
Quarterfinals
Peach Bowl
Jan. 1, 2025
Atlanta, GA
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Quarterfinals
Rose Bowl
Jan. 1, 2025
Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl (Stadium)
Quarterfinals
Sugar Bowl
Jan. 1, 2025
New Orleans, LA
Caesars Superdome
Semifinals
Orange Bowl
Jan. 9, 2025
Miami Gardens, FL
Hard Rock Stadium
Semifinals
Cotton Bowl
Jan. 10, 2025
Arlington, TX.
AT&T Stadium
Final
CFP National Championship
Jan. 20, 2025
Atlanta, GA
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Below is a complete history of the College Football Playoff national championship game.
YEAR
(GAME DATE)
GAME
LOCATION
2015
No. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 2 Oregon 20
Arlington, Texas
2016
No. 2 Alabama 45, No. 1 Clemson 40
Glendale, Arizona
2017
No. 2 Clemson 35, No. 1 Alabama 31
Tampa, Florida
2018
No. 4 Alabama 26, No. 3 Georgia 23
Atlanta, Georgia
2019
No. 2 Clemson 44, No. 1 Alabama 16
Santa Clara, California
2020
No. 1 LSU 42, No. 3 Clemson 25
New Orleans, Louisiana
2021
No. 1 Alabama 52, No. 3 Ohio State 24
Miami Gardens, Florida
2022
No. 3 Georgia 33, No. 1 Alabama 18
Indianapolis, Indiana
2023
No. 1 Georgia 65, No. 2 TCU 7
Inglewood, California
MORE: Programs with the most national championships
Future CFP national championship locations and dates
2026: Miami (Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida) – Jan. 19
2027: TBA
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