100 in 100: 2015

Virginia Tech gets wrecked, Michigan State ruins another championship run, Jim Harbaugh is not the answer and Notre Dame can't hang in 2015.

The 2015 Ohio State University football team.

100 in 100: 2014

Braxton Miller goes down, Barrett steps up, Kosta Karageorge is remembered, Zeke races 85 yards through the heart of the south and Cardale Jones leads Ohio State to title No. 8 in 2014.

The 2014 Ohio State University football team.

100 in 100: 2013

Ohio State wins 24 straight games, Penn State is put on blast, Michigan goes for two and Sparty ruins a possible championship season.

The 2013 Ohio State University football team.

100 Teams in 100 Days

We look back at the past 100 years of Ohio State football as we count down the days until the 2016 opener.

100 in 100: 1955

Fans wanted another national championship but must settle for consecutive Big Ten titles and Ohio State's third Heisman Trophy.

04 Jul 2016
by Matt Gutridge

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100 in 100: 1954

Woody Hayes saves his job and leads Ohio State to its ninth Big Ten title and second national championship.

03 Jul 2016
by Matt Gutridge

54 Comments

100 in 100: 1953

Ohio State can't beat Sparty, and another three-loss season has Buckeye fans pining for Paul Brown.

02 Jul 2016
by Matt Gutridge

22 Comments

100 in 100: 1952

In 1952, Woody Hayes gets wins over top-ranked Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan and a kid nicknamed Hopalong makes his debut.

01 Jul 2016
by Matt Gutridge

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100 in 100: 1951

After being rejected by Don Faurot, Ohio State's athletic board turned to a tough Ohioan named Woody Hayes. Buckeye football would never be the same.

30 Jun 2016
by Matt Gutridge

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100 in 100: 1950

Vic Janowicz wins Ohio State's second Heisman Trophy, The Snow Bowl and Wes Fesler resigns at the end of the 1950 season.

29 Jun 2016
by Matt Gutridge

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100 in 100: 1949

Wes Fesler's Buckeyes improved for him in year two, In 1949, his third season, Ohio State won a share of the Big Ten and the program captured its first Rose Bowl victory.

28 Jun 2016
by Matt Gutridge

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100 in 100: 1948

Wes Fesler felt the heat heading into his second season. Improvement was needed as Ohio State was coming off its second worst season in program history.

27 Jun 2016
by Matt Gutridge

28 Comments

100 in 100: 1947

Ohio State hired Wes Fesler as the school's fifth head coach in eight seasons. The turnover showed as the Buckeyes finished 2–6–1 on the year.

26 Jun 2016
by Matt Gutridge

24 Comments

100 in 100: 1946

1946 saw Paul Bixler and Carroll Widdoes switch coaching roles, and Warren Amling earn All-American honors in a disappointing season for Ohio State.

25 Jun 2016
by Matt Gutridge

32 Comments

100 in 100: 1945

Ohio State finished the 1945 season 7–2, but head coach Carroll Widdoes quit at the end of the season, leading to another coaching search.

24 Jun 2016
by Matt Gutridge

22 Comments

100 in 100: 1944

Ohio State wins its seventh Big Ten title and its first Heisman Trophy with an improbable perfect season.

23 Jun 2016
by Matt Gutridge

35 Comments

100 in 100: 1943

Weird ROTC rules wreak havoc on the 1943 season for Ohio State as Paul Brown's “Baby Bucks” would be his last at the school.

22 Jun 2016
by Matt Gutridge

27 Comments

100 in 100: 1942

The 1942 team was young and not expected to compete for a Big Ten title. Instead, they made history in Columbus, capturing the program's first national championship.

21 Jun 2016
by Matt Gutridge

36 Comments

100 in 100: 1941

The 50th season of Ohio State football would see a master take over as head coach in Columbus.

20 Jun 2016
by Matt Gutridge

32 Comments

100 in 100: 1940

1940 marked the final season in Francis Schmidt's tenure in Columbus. It was full of drama, dissension and losses and it was time for change.

19 Jun 2016
by Matt Gutridge

19 Comments

100 in 100: 1939

The 1939 season was one of highs and lows. The Buckeyes beat Minnesota for the first time and captured a Big Ten title, but lost the finale to Michigan.

18 Jun 2016
by Matt Gutridge

31 Comments

100 in 100: 1938

Southern Cal visits Columbus for the first time in 1938. That game, as well as a pair of others don't quite go as well as the Buckeyes would have liked.

17 Jun 2016
by Matt Gutridge

24 Comments