List of Ohio State Buckeyes Bowl games - wikipedia List of Ohio State Buckeyes Bowl games The Buckeyes line up on defense in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game. The Ohio State Buckeyes football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ), representing the Ohio State University in the East division of the Big Ten Conference. Since the establishment of the football program in 1890, the Buckeyes have played in 46 bowl games. Included in these games are 27 appearances in the `` big four '' bowl games ( the Rose, Sugar, Orange, and Fiesta ), 10 appearances in the Bowl Championship Series, including one national championship victory in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl and two appearances in the BCS National Championship Game, and an appearance in the inaugural College Football Playoff. Ohio State 's first bowl game came during the 1920 season when, under the leadership of eighth year head coach John Wilce, the team went on to the Rose Bowl where they would be defeated by California 28 -- 0. Following their first Rose Bowl appearance, the school would not make another bowl appearance until 1949, when head coach Wes Fesler led the Buckeyes to the Rose Bowl again, this time defeating the California Golden Bears 17 -- 14. Following Fesler, Woody Hayes took over the position of head coach at Ohio State and during his career would lead the Buckeyes to eleven bowl games and compiling a 5 -- 6 record. The Buckeyes appeared in the Rose Bowl eight times during Hayes ' tenure and would go 4 -- 4 in those games. Hayes would also lead the Buckeyes to one Orange Bowl, one Sugar Bowl, and one Gator Bowl appearance during his time as head coach. Earle Bruce became the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes following Woody Hayes in 1979. Bruce would lead the Buckeyes to the Rose Bowl in his first season, coming one point away from a national championship, losing to the USC Trojans 17 -- 16. Over Bruce 's career, the Buckeyes would make eight bowl appearances going 5 -- 3 in those games. Ohio State also made two Rose Bowl appearances under Bruce, in which the team went 0 -- 2. Following Bruce, John Cooper became the head coach of the Buckeyes and would lead the school to ten bowl appearances, including one Rose Bowl victory in 1997, the school 's first Rose Bowl victory since 1974. Cooper would lead the Buckeyes to a 3 -- 8 bowl record during his tenure. Cooper would also lead the Buckeyes to the Sugar Bowl in 1999, the first Bowl Championship Series appearance for Ohio State. Jim Tressel was hired as the head coach of the Buckeyes in 2001 and would remain head coach at the university until 2010. Under Tressel, Ohio State made a bowl appearance in all his ten seasons as head coach and made eight BCS bowl appearances for a total of nine appearances for the university, the most of any other school. Tressel would also lead the Buckeyes to the national championship game in 2002, where the Buckeyes defeated the Miami Hurricanes 31 -- 24 in double overtime for their first national championship since 1970. Tressel compiled an overall bowl record of 5 -- 4 with one vacated victory, including three appearances in the BCS National Championship Game, four appearances in the Fiesta Bowl, one in the Rose Bowl, one in the Sugar Bowl, one in the Outback Bowl, and one in the Alamo Bowl. Ohio State would also reach the Gator Bowl in 2011 under head coach Luke Fickell, which they would lose 24 -- 17 to the Florida Gators. In November 2011, Urban Meyer was hired as the head coach and has led the Buckeyes to bowl games in five seasons during his time at Ohio State. Meyer led the Buckeyes to their tenth BCS bowl against Clemson in the Orange Bowl. In 2014, Meyer led the Buckeyes to the inaugural College Football Playoff, where the Buckeyes defeated Alabama in the Sugar Bowl and Oregon in the College Football Playoff National Championship, to win the program 's eighth national championship. In their ' 15 - ' 16 bowl appearance, Ohio State defeated Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl. The win in that game brought Ohio State 's overall bowl record to 22 wins and 24 losses. Meyer also led the Buckeyes to the 4th seed in the college football playoffs in the ' 16 - ' 17 season. The Buckeyes fell to Clemson in that game 31 - 0. This season Ohio State will play USC in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl. Contents 1 Key 2 Bowl games 3 Notes 4 Record by Bowl 5 References Key General Bowl game record attendance Former bowl game record attendance § Denotes College Football Playoff game * Denotes national championship game Results Win Loss Tie Bowl games List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach # Bowl Score Date Season Opponent Stadium Location Attendance Head coach Rose Bowl L 28 ! L 28 -- 0 000000001921 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1921 1920 California Golden Bears Rose Bowl Pasadena 42,000 Wilce, John John Wilce Rose Bowl W 03 ! W 17 -- 14 000000001950 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1950 1949 California Golden Bears Rose Bowl Pasadena 100,963 Fesler, Wes Wes Fesler Rose Bowl W 13 ! W 20 -- 7 000000001955 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1955 1954 USC Trojans Rose Bowl Pasadena 89,191 Hayes, Woody Woody Hayes Rose Bowl W 03 ! W 10 -- 7 000000001958 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1958 1957 Oregon Ducks Rose Bowl Pasadena 98,202 Hayes, Woody Woody Hayes 5 Rose Bowl W 11 ! W 27 -- 16 000000001969 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1969 1968 USC Trojans Rose Bowl Pasadena 102,063 Hayes, Woody Woody Hayes 6 Rose Bowl L 10 ! L 27 -- 17 000000001971 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1971 1970 Stanford Indians Rose Bowl Pasadena 103,839 Hayes, Woody Woody Hayes 7 Rose Bowl L 25 ! L 42 -- 17 000000001973 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1973 1972 USC Trojans Rose Bowl Pasadena 106,869 Hayes, Woody Woody Hayes 8 Rose Bowl W 21 ! W 42 -- 21 000000001974 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1974 1973 USC Trojans Rose Bowl Pasadena 105,267 Hayes, Woody Woody Hayes 9 Rose Bowl L 01 ! L 18 -- 17 000000001975 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1975 USC Trojans Rose Bowl Pasadena 106,721 Hayes, Woody Woody Hayes 10 Rose Bowl L 13 ! L 23 -- 10 000000001976 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1976 UCLA Bruins Rose Bowl Pasadena 105,464 Hayes, Woody Woody Hayes 11 Orange Bowl W 17 ! W 27 -- 10 000000001977 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1977 1976 Colorado Buffaloes Orange Bowl Miami 65,537 Hayes, Woody Woody Hayes 12 Sugar Bowl L 29 ! L 35 -- 6 000000001978 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 1978 1977 Alabama Crimson Tide Louisiana Superdome New Orleans 76,811 Hayes, Woody Woody Hayes 13 Gator Bowl L 02 ! L 17 -- 15 000000001978 - 12 - 29 - 0000 December 29, 1978 1978 Clemson Tigers Gator Bowl Jacksonville 72,011 Hayes, Woody Woody Hayes 14 Rose Bowl L 01 ! L 17 -- 16 000000001980 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1980 1979 USC Trojans Rose Bowl Pasadena 105,526 Bruce, Earle Earle Bruce 15 Fiesta Bowl L 12 ! L 31 -- 19 000000001980 - 12 - 26 - 0000 December 26, 1980 1980 Penn State Nittany Lions Sun Devil Stadium Tempe 66,738 Bruce, Earle Earle Bruce 16 Liberty Bowl W 03 ! W 31 -- 28 000000001981 - 12 - 30 - 0000 December 30, 1981 1981 Navy Midshipmen Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis 43,216 Bruce, Earle Earle Bruce 17 Holiday Bowl W 30 ! W 47 -- 17 000000001982 - 12 - 17 - 0000 December 17, 1982 1982 BYU Cougars Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego 52,533 Bruce, Earle Earle Bruce 18 Fiesta Bowl W 05 ! W 28 -- 23 000000001984 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 1984 Pittsburgh Panthers Sun Devil Stadium Tempe 66,484 Bruce, Earle Earle Bruce 19 Rose Bowl L 03 ! L 20 -- 17 000000001985 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1985 1984 USC Trojans Rose Bowl Pasadena 102,594 Bruce, Earle Earle Bruce 20 Florida Citrus Bowl W 05 ! W 10 -- 7 000000001985 - 12 - 28 - 0000 December 28, 1985 1985 BYU Cougars Citrus Bowl Orlando 50,920 Bruce, Earle Earle Bruce 21 Cotton Bowl Classic W 16 ! W 28 -- 12 000000001987 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1987 1986 Texas A&M Aggies Cotton Dallas 74,188 Bruce, Earle Earle Bruce 22 Hall of Fame Bowl L 17 ! L 31 -- 14 000000001990 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1990 1989 Auburn Tigers Tampa Stadium Tampa 52,535 John Cooper John Cooper 23 Liberty Bowl L 12 ! L 23 -- 11 000000001990 - 12 - 27 - 0000 December 27, 1990 1990 Air Force Falcons Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis 13,144 John Cooper John Cooper 24 Hall of Fame Bowl L 07 ! L 24 -- 17 000000001992 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1992 1991 Syracuse Orangemen Tampa Stadium Tampa 57,789 John Cooper John Cooper 25 Florida Citrus Bowl L 07 ! L 21 -- 14 000000001993 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1993 1992 Georgia Bulldogs Citrus Bowl Orlando 65,816 John Cooper John Cooper 26 Holiday Bowl W 07 ! W 28 -- 21 000000001993 - 12 - 30 - 0000 December 30, 1993 1993 BYU Cougars Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego 52,108 John Cooper John Cooper 27 Florida Citrus Bowl L 07 ! L 24 -- 17 000000001995 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 1995 1994 Alabama Crimson Tide Citrus Bowl Orlando 71,195 John Cooper John Cooper 28 Florida Citrus Bowl L 03 ! L 20 -- 14 000000001996 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 1996 1995 Tennessee Volunteers Citrus Bowl Orlando 70,797 John Cooper John Cooper 29 Rose Bowl W 03 ! W 20 -- 17 000000001997 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1997 Arizona State Sun Devils Rose Bowl Pasadena 100,635 John Cooper John Cooper 30 Sugar Bowl L 17 ! L 31 -- 14 000000001998 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1998 1997 Florida State Seminoles Louisiana Superdome New Orleans 67,289 John Cooper John Cooper 31 Sugar Bowl W 10 ! W 24 -- 14 000000001999 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1999 1998 Texas A&M Aggies Louisiana Superdome New Orleans 76,503 John Cooper John Cooper 32 Outback Bowl L 17 ! L 24 -- 7 000000002001 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2001 2000 South Carolina Gamecocks Raymond James Stadium Tampa 65,299 John Cooper John Cooper 33 Outback Bowl L 03 ! L 31 -- 28 000000002002 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2002 2001 South Carolina Gamecocks Raymond James Stadium Tampa 66,249 Tressel, Jim Jim Tressel 34 Fiesta Bowl W 07 ! W 31 -- 24 000000002003 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 2003 2002 Miami Hurricanes Sun Devil Stadium Tempe 77,502 Tressel, Jim Jim Tressel 35 Fiesta Bowl W 07 ! W 35 -- 28 000000002004 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 2004 2003 Kansas State Wildcats Sun Devil Stadium Tempe 73,425 Tressel, Jim Jim Tressel 36 Alamo Bowl W 26 ! W 33 -- 7 000000002004 - 12 - 29 - 0000 December 29, 2004 Oklahoma State Cowboys Alamodome San Antonio 65,265 Tressel, Jim Jim Tressel 37 Fiesta Bowl W 14 ! W 34 -- 20 000000002006 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 2006 2005 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Sun Devil Stadium Tempe 76,196 Tressel, Jim Jim Tressel 38 BCS National Championship Game * L 27 ! L 41 -- 14 000000002007 - 01 - 08 - 0000 January 8, 2007 2006 Florida Gators University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale 74,628 Tressel, Jim Jim Tressel 39 BCS National Championship Game * L 14 ! L 38 -- 24 000000002008 - 01 - 07 - 0000 January 7, 2008 2007 LSU Tigers Louisiana Superdome New Orleans 79,651 Tressel, Jim Jim Tressel 40 Fiesta Bowl L 03 ! L 24 -- 21 000000002009 - 01 - 05 - 0000 January 5, 2009 2008 Texas Longhorns University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale 72,047 Tressel, Jim Jim Tressel 41 Rose Bowl W 09 ! W 26 -- 17 000000002010 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2010 2009 Oregon Ducks Rose Bowl Pasadena 93,963 Tressel, Jim Jim Tressel 42 Sugar Bowl W 05 ! W * 31 -- 26 000000002011 - 01 - 04 - 0000 January 4, 2011 Arkansas Razorbacks Louisiana Superdome New Orleans 73,879 Tressel, Jim Jim Tressel 43 Gator Bowl L 07 ! L 24 -- 17 000000002012 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 2012 2011 Florida Gators EverBank Field Jacksonville 61,312 Fickell, Luke Luke Fickell 44 Orange Bowl L 07 ! L 40 -- 35 000000002014 - 01 - 03 - 0000 January 3, 2014 2013 Clemson Tigers Sun Life Stadium Miami 72,080 Meyer, Urban Urban Meyer 45 Sugar Bowl § W 07 ! W 42 -- 35 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2015 2014 Alabama Crimson Tide Mercedes - Benz Superdome New Orleans 74,682 Meyer, Urban Urban Meyer 46 CFP National Championship * W 07 ! W 42 -- 20 000000002015 - 01 - 12 - 0000 January 12, 2015 2014 Oregon Ducks AT&T Stadium Arlington 85,689 Meyer, Urban Urban Meyer 47 Fiesta Bowl W 016 ! W 44 -- 28 000000002016 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2016 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale 71,123 Meyer, Urban Urban Meyer 48 Fiesta Bowl § L 031 ! L 31 - 0 December 31, 2016 2016 Clemson Tigers University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale 70,236 Urban Meyer 49 Cotton Bowl W 031 ! W 24 - 7 December 30, 2017 2017 USC Trojans AT&T Stadium Dallas 67,510 Urban Meyer Notes Jump up ^ Statistics correct as of 2011 -- 12 NCAA football bowl games. Jump up ^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was an Ohio State win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory. Jump up ^ Links to the season article for the Ohio State team that competed in the bowl for that year. Jump up ^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Ohio State competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable. Jump up ^ Ohio State voluntarily vacated their Sugar Bowl victory following NCAA allegations. Record by Bowl Bowl App. Wins Losses Win Pct. Most Recent Result Rose Bowl 14 7 7. 500 W 26 - 17 vs. Oregon ( 2010 ) Fiesta Bowl 8 5. 625 L 31 - 0 vs. Clemson ( 2017 ) Sugar Bowl 5. 500 W 42 - 35 vs. Alabama ( 2015 ) Citrus Bowl. 250 L 14 - 20 vs. Tennessee ( 1995 ) Outback Bowl 0. 000 L 28 - 31 vs. South Carolina ( 2002 ) BCS National Championship Game. 333 L 24 - 38 vs. LSU ( 2008 ) Cotton Bowl 0 1.000 W 24 - 7 vs. USC ( 2017 ) Holiday Bowl 0 1.000 W 28 - 21 vs. BYU ( 1993 ) Liberty Bowl. 500 L 11 - 23 vs. Air Force ( 1990 ) Orange Bowl. 500 L 35 - 40 vs. Clemson ( 2014 ) TaxSlayer Bowl 0. 000 L 17 - 24 vs. Florida ( 2012 ) Alamo Bowl 0 1.000 W 33 - 7 vs. Oklahoma State ( 2004 ) CFP National Championship Game 0 1.000 W 42 - 20 vs. Oregon ( 2014 ) The TaxSlayer Bowl was formerly called the Gator Bowl The Outback Bowl was formerly called the Hall of Fame Bowl Bowl Selector App. Wins Losses Win Pct. Most Recent Result Bowl Championship Series 10 6 *. 556 L 40 - 35 vs. Clemson ( 2014 Orange Bowl ) College Football Playoff Committee. 800 W 24 - 7 vs. USC ( 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic ) Bowl Alliance 0. 000 L 14 - 31 vs. Florida State ( 1998 Sugar Bowl ) References General National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ). `` Bowl / All - Star Game Records '' ( PDF ). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved August 12, 2012. `` Ohio State Football History : Bowl Records '' ( PDF ). Ohio State Buckeyes.com. Retrieved August 12, 2012. Specific ^ Jump up to : `` The History of Ohio State Football -- Bowl Games '' ( PDF ). Ohio State Buckeyes. Retrieved August 12, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Rose Bowl 1921 ''. Rose Bowl History. Retrieved August 12, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Rose Bowl 1950 ''. Rose Bowl History. Retrieved August 12, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Rose Bowl 1980 ''. Rose Bowl History. Retrieved August 12, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Rose Bowl 1997 ''. Rose Bowl History. Retrieved August 12, 2012. Jump up ^ Laracy, Alex. `` 1997 - Ohio State 20, Arizona State 17 ''. ESPN. Retrieved August 12, 2012. Jump up ^ Hier, Daryle. `` Winningest Teams in BCS Bowls Over Last 10 Years : A Fan 's Look Back ''. Yahoo ! Sports. Retrieved August 12, 2012. Jump up ^ `` 32nd Annual Fiesta Bowl -- Ohio State 31, Miami 24 ( 2OT ) ''. Fiesta Bowl. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012. Jump up ^ Wieburg, Steve ( July 8, 2011 ). `` Ohio State will vacate all its victories from the 2010 season ''. USA Today. Retrieved August 12, 2012. Ohio State Buckeyes bowl games 1921 Rose Bowl 1950 Rose Bowl 1955 Rose Bowl 1958 Rose Bowl 1969 Rose Bowl 1971 Rose Bowl 1973 Rose Bowl 1974 Rose Bowl 1975 Rose Bowl 1976 Rose Bowl 1977 Orange Bowl 1978 Sugar Bowl 1978 Gator Bowl 1980 Rose Bowl 1980 Fiesta Bowl 1981 Liberty Bowl 1982 Holiday Bowl 1984 Fiesta Bowl 1985 Rose Bowl 1985 Florida Citrus Bowl 1987 Cotton Bowl Classic 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl 1990 Liberty Bowl 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl 1993 Florida Citrus Bowl 1993 Holiday Bowl 1995 Florida Citrus Bowl 1996 Florida Citrus Bowl 1997 Rose Bowl 1998 Sugar Bowl 1999 Sugar Bowl 2001 Outback Bowl 2002 Outback Bowl 2003 Fiesta Bowl # 2004 Fiesta Bowl 2004 Alamo Bowl 2006 Fiesta Bowl 2007 BCS National Championship Game # 2008 BCS National Championship Game # 2009 Fiesta Bowl 2010 Rose Bowl 2011 Sugar Bowl 2012 Gator Bowl 2014 Orange Bowl 2015 Sugar Bowl / 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship # 2016 Fiesta Bowl ( January ) 2016 Fiesta Bowl ( December ) / 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic Pound sign ( # ) denotes national championship game. 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