ohio state football record last 5 years against top 25 opponent

The Ohio State Buckeyes are 16-9 against the AP top 25 between September 13, 2021 and September 13, 2026.

	TEAM	DATE	REC	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Ohio State	10/30/2021	1-0	OSU	vs	PSU	W 33-24	1.000	3	22	467	394	35.7	50.0
2	Ohio State	11/20/2021	1-0	OSU	vs	MSU	W 56-7	1.000	8	36	655	224	66.7
3	Ohio State	11/27/2021	0-1	OSU	@	MICH	L 27-42	.000	3	23	458	487	44.4	75.0
4	Ohio State	1/1/2022	1-0	OSU	@	UTAH	W 48-45	1.000	6	28	683	463	44.4	100.0
5	Ohio State	9/3/2022	1-0	OSU	vs	ND	W 21-10	1.000	3	22	395	253	53.8
6	Ohio State	10/29/2022	1-0	OSU	@	PSU	W 44-31	1.000	5	21	452	482	33.3	100.0
7	Ohio State	11/26/2022	0-1	OSU	vs	MICH	L 23-45	.000	2	23	492	530	31.3	0.0
8	Ohio State	12/31/2022	0-1	OSU	@	UGA	L 41-42	.000	5	24	467	533	33.3
9	Ohio State	9/23/2023	1-0	OSU	@	ND	W 17-14	1.000	2	19	366	351	58.8	33.3
10	Ohio State	10/21/2023	1-0	OSU	vs	PSU	W 20-12	1.000	2	22	365	240	37.5	0.0
11	Ohio State	11/25/2023	0-1	OSU	@	MICH	L 24-30	.000	3	22	378	338	44.4
12	Ohio State	12/29/2023	0-1	OSU	vs	MIZ	L 3-14	.000	0	12	203	331	13.3	100.0
13	Ohio State	10/12/2024	0-1	OSU	@	ORE	L 31-32	.000	4	22	467	496	33.3	100.0
14	Ohio State	11/2/2024	1-0	OSU	@	PSU	W 20-13	1.000	2	21	358	270	50.0	100.0
15	Ohio State	11/23/2024	1-0	OSU	vs	IND	W 38-15	1.000	5	14	316	151	36.4	66.7
16	Ohio State	12/21/2024	1-0	OSU	vs	TENN	W 42-17	1.000	6	24	473	256	44.4	100.0
17	Ohio State	1/1/2025	1-0	OSU	@	ORE	W 41-21	1.000	5	20	500	276	36.4
18	Ohio State	1/10/2025	1-0	OSU	@	TEX	W 28-14	1.000	4	18	370	341	30.0	100.0
19	Ohio State	1/20/2025	1-0	OSU	@	ND	W 34-23	1.000	4	22	445	308	75.0
20	Ohio State	8/30/2025	1-0	OSU	vs	TEX	W 14-7	1.000	2	11	203	336	25.0	50.0
21	Ohio State	10/11/2025	1-0	OSU	@	ILL	W 34-16	1.000	4	17	272	295	53.3	100.0
22	Ohio State	11/29/2025	1-0	OSU	@	MICH	W 27-9	1.000	3	22	419	163	64.7	66.7
23	Ohio State	12/6/2025	0-1	OSU	vs	IND	L 10-13	.000	1	17	322	340	33.3	0.0
24	Ohio State	12/31/2025	0-1	OSU	vs	MIA	L 14-24	.000	2	18	332	291	30.0	100.0
25	Ohio State	9/12/2026	0-1	OSU	@	TEX	L 23-24	.000	2	19	372	336	42.9	0.0
	Average							.640	3.4	20.8	409.2	339.4	42.3	0.0
	Total		16-9					.640	86	519	10,230	8,485	42.3	65.6

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More Ohio State Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

598

Sayin

RUSH

157

Jackson

REC

315

Smith

Team Rankings

PPG

39.5

42nd

OPP PPG

13.5

38th

RUSH YDS/G

165.5

80th

PASS YDS/G

356.0

5th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
12	Illinois	0-0	1-1
13	Minnesota	0-0	1-1
14	Ohio State	0-0	1-1
15	Oregon	0-0	1-1
16	Purdue	0-0	1-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/19	KENT	@	OSU	12:00 PM
Sat 9/26	ILL	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/3	OSU	@	IOWA	1:00 PM
Sat 10/10	MD	@	OSU	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	OSU	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

Ohio State

1 - 1

Final

Texas

2 - 0

Sat 12 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

896

Maiava

795

Stokes

794

Alejado

Rush Yards Leaders

375

Carter

374

Sheppard

319

Bates

Rec Yards Leaders

376

Legree

333

Duff

330

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

10

Maiava

9

Hejny

8

Weaver

Rush TD Leaders

6

Carter

6

Knight

5

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

5

Duff

5

Dixon

5

Becker

QB Rating Leaders

284.5

Stockton

271.7

Mensah

243.9

Jennings

Sack Leaders

5.0

Umanmielen

4.0

Lewis

4.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

66.5

61.0

59.0

58.5

55.0

54.5

Opp PPG Rankings

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

Total Yards Rankings

702.5

620.5

586.0

576.5

573.5

569.0

Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

341.5

336.0

319.0

314.0

Pass Yards Rankings

442.0

427.0

389.5

358.0

356.0

346.0

Sack Leaders

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	2	0	1.000
2	Auburn	2	0	1.000
3	Florida	2	0	1.000
4	Georgia	2	0	1.000
5	LSU	2	0	1.000
6	Mississippi State	2	0	1.000
7	Missouri	2	0	1.000
8	Ole Miss	2	0	1.000
9	South Carolina	2	0	1.000
10	Tennessee	2	0	1.000
11	Texas	2	0	1.000
12	Texas A&M	2	0	1.000
13	Vanderbilt	2	0	1.000
14	Arkansas	1	1	.500
15	Oklahoma	1	1	.500
16	Kentucky	1	1	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	2	0	1.000
2	Troy	2	0	1.000
3	Georgia State	2	0	1.000
4	James Madison	2	0	1.000
5	Arkansas State	1	1	.500
6	Coastal Carolina	1	1	.500
7	Georgia Southern	1	1	.500
8	Louisiana	1	1	.500
9	Louisiana Tech	1	1	.500
10	Marshall	1	1	.500
11	Old Dominion	1	1	.500
12	South Alabama	1	1	.500
13	Southern Miss	1	1	.500
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	2	.000

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	2	0	1.000
2	Cincinnati	2	0	1.000
3	Colorado	2	0	1.000
4	Houston	2	0	1.000
5	Kansas State	2	0	1.000
6	Texas Tech	2	0	1.000
7	Utah	2	0	1.000
8	West Virginia	2	0	1.000
9	Arizona State	1	1	.500
10	Baylor	1	1	.500
11	Iowa State	1	1	.500
12	Kansas	1	1	.500
13	Oklahoma State	1	1	.500
14	TCU	1	1	.500
15	UCF	1	1	.500
16	Arizona	1	1	.500

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	2	0	1.000
2	Boise State	1	1	.500
3	Fresno State	1	1	.500
4	San Diego State	1	1	.500
5	Oregon State	0	2	.000
6	Texas State	0	2	.000
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	2	.333
2	UMass	2	0	1.000
3	Akron	1	1	.500
4	Ball State	1	1	.500
5	Buffalo	1	1	.500
6	Central Michigan	1	1	.500
7	Kent State	1	1	.500
8	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
9	Ohio	1	1	.500
10	Toledo	1	1	.500
11	Western Michigan	1	1	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	2	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	2	.333

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	2	0	1.000
2	SMU	2	0	1.000
3	Virginia	2	0	1.000
4	California	1	1	.500
5	Duke	2	0	1.000
6	North Carolina	2	0	1.000
7	Pittsburgh	2	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	2	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	2	0	1.000
10	Boston College	1	1	.500
11	Clemson	1	1	.500
12	Louisville	1	1	.500
13	Georgia Tech	0	2	.000
14	Florida State	1	1	.500
15	NC State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	Syracuse	1	1	.500

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	2	0	1.000
2	UConn	1	1	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	2	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	1	1	.500
3	Tulsa	2	0	1.000
4	UTSA	2	0	1.000
5	Memphis	2	1	.667
6	North Texas	1	1	.500
7	Rice	1	1	.500
8	Temple	1	1	.500
9	Tulane	1	1	.500
10	UAB	1	1	.500
11	Charlotte	0	2	.000
12	East Carolina	0	2	.000
13	Army	1	1	.500
14	Navy	1	1	.500

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	3	0	1.000
2	Indiana	2	0	1.000
3	Iowa	2	0	1.000
4	Maryland	2	0	1.000
5	Michigan	2	0	1.000
6	Michigan State	2	0	1.000
7	Nebraska	2	0	1.000
8	Penn State	2	0	1.000
9	UCLA	2	0	1.000
10	Washington	2	0	1.000
11	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
12	Illinois	1	1	.500
13	Minnesota	1	1	.500
14	Ohio State	1	1	.500
15	Oregon	1	1	.500
16	Purdue	1	1	.500
17	Wisconsin	1	1	.500
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	1	.500
2	Florida International	1	1	.500
3	Kennesaw State	1	1	.500
4	Liberty	1	1	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	1	1	.500
6	Missouri State	1	1	.500
7	Jacksonville State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	0	2	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	3	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	0	1.000
4	San Jose State	2	1	.667
5	Nevada	1	1	.500
6	UTEP	1	1	.500
7	Wyoming	1	1	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	2	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333