List of Ohio State Buckeyes bowl games
Bowl games

List of Ohio State Buckeyes bowl games

Section Title: Bowl games
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#	Bowl	Score	Date	Season	Opponent	Stadium	Location	Attendance	Head coach

1	Rose Bowl	L 28–0	January 1, 1921	1920	California Golden Bears	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	42,000	John Wilce

2	Rose Bowl	W 17–14	January 1, 1950	1949	California Golden Bears	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	100,963	Wes Fesler

3	Rose Bowl	W 20–7	January 1, 1955	1954	USC Trojans	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	89,191	Woody Hayes

4	Rose Bowl	W 10–7	January 1, 1958	1957	Oregon Ducks	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	98,202	Woody Hayes

5	Rose Bowl	W 27–16	January 1, 1969	1968	USC Trojans	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	102,063	Woody Hayes

6	Rose Bowl	L 27–17	January 1, 1971	1970	Stanford Indians	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	103,839	Woody Hayes

7	Rose Bowl	L 42–17	January 1, 1973	1972	USC Trojans	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	106,869	Woody Hayes

8	Rose Bowl	W 42–21	January 1, 1974	1973	USC Trojans	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	105,267	Woody Hayes

9	Rose Bowl	L 18–17	January 1, 1975	1974	USC Trojans	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	106,721	Woody Hayes

10	Rose Bowl	L 23–10	January 1, 1976	1975	UCLA Bruins	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	105,464	Woody Hayes

11	Orange Bowl	W 27–10	January 1, 1977	1976	Colorado Buffaloes	Orange Bowl	Miami	65,537	Woody Hayes

12	Sugar Bowl	L 35–6	January 2, 1978	1977	Alabama Crimson Tide	Louisiana Superdome	New Orleans	76,811	Woody Hayes

13	Gator Bowl	L 17–15	December 29, 1978	1978	Clemson Tigers	Gator Bowl	Jacksonville	72,011	Woody Hayes

14	Rose Bowl	L 17–16	January 1, 1980	1979	USC Trojans	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	105,526	Earle Bruce

15	Fiesta Bowl	L 31–19	December 26, 1980	1980	Penn State Nittany Lions	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe	66,738	Earle Bruce

16	Liberty Bowl	W 31–28	December 30, 1981	1981	Navy Midshipmen	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	Memphis	43,216	Earle Bruce

17	Holiday Bowl	W 47–17	December 17, 1982	1982	BYU Cougars	Jack Murphy Stadium	San Diego	52,533	Earle Bruce

18	Fiesta Bowl	W 28–23	January 2, 1984	1983	Pittsburgh Panthers	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe	66,484	Earle Bruce

19	Rose Bowl	L 20–17	January 1, 1985	1984	USC Trojans	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	102,594	Earle Bruce

20	Florida Citrus Bowl	W 10–7	December 28, 1985	1985	BYU Cougars	Citrus Bowl	Orlando	50,920	Earle Bruce

21	Cotton Bowl Classic	W 28–12	January 1, 1987	1986	Texas A&M Aggies	Cotton	Dallas	74,188	Earle Bruce

22	Hall of Fame Bowl	L 31–14	January 1, 1990	1989	Auburn Tigers	Tampa Stadium	Tampa	52,535	John Cooper

23	Liberty Bowl	L 23–11	December 27, 1990	1990	Air Force Falcons	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	Memphis	13,144	John Cooper

24	Hall of Fame Bowl	L 24–17	January 1, 1992	1991	Syracuse Orangemen	Tampa Stadium	Tampa	57,789	John Cooper

25	Florida Citrus Bowl	L 21–14	January 1, 1993	1992	Georgia Bulldogs	Citrus Bowl	Orlando	65,816	John Cooper

26	Holiday Bowl	W 28–21	December 30, 1993	1993	BYU Cougars	Jack Murphy Stadium	San Diego	52,108	John Cooper

27	Florida Citrus Bowl	L 24–17	January 2, 1995	1994	Alabama Crimson Tide	Citrus Bowl	Orlando	71,195	John Cooper

28	Florida Citrus Bowl	L 20–14	January 2, 1996	1995	Tennessee Volunteers	Citrus Bowl	Orlando	70,797	John Cooper

29	Rose Bowl	W 20–17	January 1, 1997	1996	Arizona State Sun Devils	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	100,635	John Cooper

30	Sugar Bowl	L 31–14	January 1, 1998	1997	Florida State Seminoles	Louisiana Superdome	New Orleans	67,289	John Cooper

31	Sugar Bowl	W 24–14	January 1, 1999	1998	Texas A&M Aggies	Louisiana Superdome	New Orleans	76,503	John Cooper

32	Outback Bowl	L 24–7	January 1, 2001	2000	South Carolina Gamecocks	Raymond James Stadium	Tampa	65,299	John Cooper

33	Outback Bowl	L 31–28	January 1, 2002	2001	South Carolina Gamecocks	Raymond James Stadium	Tampa	66,249	Jim Tressel

34	Fiesta Bowl*	W 31–242OT	January 3, 2003	2002	Miami Hurricanes	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe	77,502	Jim Tressel

35	Fiesta Bowl	W 35–28	January 2, 2004	2003	Kansas State Wildcats	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe	73,425	Jim Tressel

36	Alamo Bowl	W 33–7	December 29, 2004	2004	Oklahoma State Cowboys	Alamodome	San Antonio	65,265	Jim Tressel

37	Fiesta Bowl	W 34–20	January 2, 2006	2005	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Sun Devil Stadium	Tempe	76,196	Jim Tressel

38	BCS National Championship Game*	L 41–14	January 8, 2007	2006	Florida Gators	University of Phoenix Stadium	Glendale	74,628	Jim Tressel

39	BCS National Championship Game*	L 38–24	January 7, 2008	2007	LSU Tigers	Louisiana Superdome	New Orleans	79,651	Jim Tressel

40	Fiesta Bowl	L 24–21	January 5, 2009	2008	Texas Longhorns	University of Phoenix Stadium	Glendale	72,047	Jim Tressel

41	Rose Bowl	W 26–17	January 1, 2010	2009	Oregon Ducks	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	93,963	Jim Tressel

42	Sugar Bowl	W* 31–26	January 4, 2011	2010	Arkansas Razorbacks	Louisiana Superdome	New Orleans	73,879	Jim Tressel

43	Gator Bowl	L 24–17	January 2, 2012	2011	Florida Gators	EverBank Field	Jacksonville	61,312	Luke Fickell

44	Orange Bowl	L 40–35	January 3, 2014	2013	Clemson Tigers	Sun Life Stadium	Miami	72,080	Urban Meyer

45	Sugar Bowl§	W 42–35	January 1, 2015	2014	Alabama Crimson Tide	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	New Orleans	74,682	Urban Meyer

46	CFP National Championship*	W 42–20	January 12, 2015	Oregon Ducks	AT&T Stadium	Arlington	85,689	Urban Meyer

47	Fiesta Bowl	W 44–28	January 1, 2016	2015	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	University of Phoenix Stadium	Glendale	71,123	Urban Meyer

48	Fiesta Bowl§	L 31–0	December 31, 2016	2016	Clemson Tigers	University of Phoenix Stadium	Glendale	70,236	Urban Meyer

49	Cotton Bowl Classic	W 24–7	December 30, 2017	2017	USC Trojans	AT&T Stadium	Arlington	67,510	Urban Meyer

50	Rose Bowl	W 28–23	January 1, 2019	2018	Washington Huskies	Rose Bowl	Pasadena	91,853	Urban Meyer

Sentence(s)

The Ohio State's first bowl game was during the 1920 season, under the head coach John Wilce, the Rose Bowl was defeated by California 28–0.

final_sentence: The Ohio State's first bowl game was during the 1920 season, under the head coach John Wilce, the Rose Bowl was defeated by California 28–0.