Ohio State bowl history
Bowl record
31-30
Games
61
First / last
1920 / 2025
Last bowl
Cotton Bowl (2025)
| Season | Bowl | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cotton Bowl | Miami | 14-24 | Lost |
| 2024 | CFP National Championship | Notre Dame | 34-23 | Won |
| 2024 | Cotton Bowl | Texas | 28-14 | Won |
| 2024 | Rose Bowl | Oregon | 41-21 | Won |
| 2024 | College Football Playoff First Round Game | Tennessee | 42-17 | Won |
| 2023 | Cotton Bowl | Missouri | 3-14 | Lost |
| 2022 | Peach Bowl · CFP Semifinal | Georgia | 41-42 | Lost |
| 2021 | Rose Bowl | Utah | 48-45 | Won |
| 2020 | CFP National Championship | Alabama | 24-52 | Lost |
| 2020 | Sugar Bowl · CFP Semifinal | Clemson | 49-28 | Won |
| 2019 | Fiesta Bowl · CFP SEMIFINAL | Clemson | 23-29 | Lost |
| 2018 | Rose Bowl | Washington | 28-23 | Won |
| 2017 | Postseason game | USC | 24-7 | Won |
| 2016 | Postseason game | Clemson | 0-31 | Lost |
| 2015 | Fiesta Bowl | Notre Dame | 44-28 | Won |
| 2014 | CFP National Championship | Oregon | 42-20 | Won |
| 2014 | Sugar Bowl | Alabama | 42-35 | Won |
| 2013 | Orange Bowl | Clemson | 35-40 | Lost |
| 2011 | Gator Bowl | Florida | 17-24 | Lost |
| 2010 | Sugar Bowl | Arkansas | 31-26 | Won |
| 2009 | Rose Bowl | Oregon | 26-17 | Won |
| 2008 | Fiesta Bowl | Texas | 21-24 | Lost |
| 2007 | Postseason game | LSU | 24-38 | Lost |
| 2006 | CFP National Championship | Florida | 14-41 | Lost |
| 2005 | Fiesta Bowl | Notre Dame | 34-20 | Won |
| 2004 | Postseason game | Oklahoma State | 33-7 | Won |
| 2003 | Fiesta Bowl | Kansas State | 35-28 | Won |
| 2002 | At Tempe Az | Miami | 31-24 | Won |
| 2001 | Postseason game | South Carolina | 28-31 | Lost |
| 2000 | Postseason game | South Carolina | 7-24 | Lost |
| 1998 | Postseason game | Texas A&M | 24-14 | Won |
| 1997 | Postseason game | Florida State | 14-31 | Lost |
| 1996 | Postseason game | Arizona State | 20-17 | Won |
| 1995 | Postseason game | Tennessee | 14-20 | Lost |
| 1994 | Postseason game | Alabama | 17-24 | Lost |
| 1993 | Postseason game | BYU | 28-21 | Won |
| 1992 | Postseason game | Georgia | 14-21 | Lost |
| 1991 | Postseason game | Syracuse | 17-24 | Lost |
| 1990 | Postseason game | Air Force | 11-23 | Lost |
| 1989 | Postseason game | Auburn | 14-31 | Lost |
| 1986 | Postseason game | Texas A&M | 28-12 | Won |
| 1985 | Postseason game | BYU | 10-7 | Won |
| 1984 | Postseason game | USC | 17-20 | Lost |
| 1983 | Postseason game | Pittsburgh | 28-23 | Won |
| 1982 | Postseason game | BYU | 47-17 | Won |
| 1981 | Postseason game | Navy | 31-28 | Won |
| 1980 | Postseason game | Penn State | 19-31 | Lost |
| 1979 | Postseason game | USC | 16-17 | Lost |
| 1978 | Postseason game | Clemson | 15-17 | Lost |
| 1977 | Postseason game | Alabama | 6-35 | Lost |
| 1976 | Postseason game | Colorado | 27-10 | Won |
| 1975 | Postseason game | UCLA | 10-23 | Lost |
| 1974 | Postseason game | USC | 17-18 | Lost |
| 1973 | Postseason game | USC | 42-21 | Won |
| 1972 | Postseason game | USC | 17-42 | Lost |
| 1970 | Postseason game | Stanford | 17-27 | Lost |
| 1968 | Postseason game | USC | 27-16 | Won |
| 1957 | Postseason game | Oregon | 10-7 | Won |
| 1954 | Postseason game | USC | 20-7 | Won |
| 1949 | Postseason game | California | 17-14 | Won |
| 1920 | Postseason game | California | 0-28 | Lost |
Postseason games from the Ohio State game log; bowl names from the game records. "Postseason game" means the record does not name the bowl.
Every Ohio State bowl and playoff game on record: which bowl, the opponent, the score and the result, with the overall bowl record of 31-30. Season by season, see the Ohio State record by year; across the country, the bowl schedule and results.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ohio State's bowl record?
Ohio State is 31-30 in 61 postseason games on record, from 1920 to 2025.
What was Ohio State's last bowl game?
Cotton Bowl after the 2025 season: lost to Miami 14-24.
When did Ohio State last win a bowl game?
CFP National Championship after the 2024 season, 34-23 over Notre Dame.