Below you will find the all-time results when Ohio State played teams ranked No. 1 or No. 2.  

5 Things

1. The Buckeyes are 5-9 against teams ranked No. 1 and 10-5 against teams ranked No. 2.
2. 1952 was the first time Ohio State defeated a team ranked No. 1 (Wisconsin).
3. Ohio State has never defeated a team ranked No. 1 when Ohio State is the visiting team.
4. When the Buckeyes are the visiting team they are 5-1 against teams ranked No. 2.
5. 1954 was the first time Ohio State defeated a team ranked No. 2 (Wisconsin).

 

Ohio State All-Time Against Teams Ranked No. 1 or No. 2

	Record	Win %	Points	Avg. Score
Overall	15-14	.517	580-669	20-23
Home	5-5	.500	190-194	19-19
Away	5-6	.455	173-242	16-22
Neutral	5-3	.625	217-233	27-29

 

 

Ohio State All-Time Versus Teams Ranked No. 1

	Record	Win %	Points	Avg. Score
Overall	5-9	.357	217-336	16-24
Home	3-3	.500	89-75	15-13
Away	0-5	.000	38-160	8-32
Neutral	2-1	.667	90-101	30-34

 

 

All Games Against Teams Ranked No. 1

Opponent	Year	Location	Score
No. 1 Cornell	1940	A	7-21
No. 1 That Team	1947	A	0-21
No. 1 That Team	1948	H	3-13
No. 1 Michigan State	1951	H	20-24
No. 1 Wisconsin	1952	H	23-14
No. 1 Michigan State	1966	H	8-11
No. 1 Purdue	1968	H	13-0
No. 1 USC	1972	Rose Bowl	17-42
No. 1 Iowa	1985	H	22-13
No. 1 Penn State	1994	A	14-63
No. 1 That Team	1997	A	14-20
No. 1 Miami	2003	Fiesta Bowl	31-24 (2OT)
No. 1 USC	2008	A	3-35
No. 1 Alabama	2015	Sugar Bowl	42-35
Record: 5-9 (.357)			217-336 (16-24)

 

Ohio State All-Time Against Teams Ranked No. 2

	Record	Win %	Points	Avg. Score
Overall	10-5	.667	363-333	24-22
Home	2-2	.500	101-119	25-30
Away	5-1	.833	135-82	23-14
Neutral	3-2	.600	127-132	25-26

 

All Games Against Teams Ranked No. 2

Opponent	Year	Location	Score
No. 2 Wisconsin	1954	H	31-14
No. 2 Iowa	1958	A	38-28
No. 2 Wisconsin	1963	A	13-10
No. 2 Illinois	1964	A	26-0
No. 2 Purdue	1967	H	6-41
No. 2 USC	1969	Rose Bowl	27-16
No. 2 Oklahoma	1983	A	24-14
No. 2 Arizona State	1997	Rose Bowl	20-17
No. 2 Penn State	1999	A	10-23
No. 2 Texas	2005	H	22-25
No. 2 Texas	2006	A	24-7
No. 2 That Team	2006	H	42-39
No. 2 Florida	2007	BCS Champ.	14-41
No. 2 LSU	2008	BCS Champ.	24-38
No. 2 Oregon	2015	National Champ.	42-20
Record: 10-5 (.667)			363-333 (24-22)

 

 

OHIO STATE VERSUS NO. 1 AND NO. 2 WITH SEASON RECORDS

 

1940 (4-4)

Game	Opponent	Score
5	at No. 1 Cornell	7-21

 

1947 (2-6-1)

Game	Opponent	Score
9	at No. 1 That Team	0-21

 

1948 (6-3)

Game	Opponent	Score
9	No. 1 That Team	3-13

 

1951 (4-3-2)

Game	Opponent	Score
2	No. 1 Michigan State	20-24

 

1952 (6-3)

Game	Opponent	Score
3	No. 1 Wisconsin	23-14

 

 

1954 (10-0) National Champs

Game	Opponent	Score
5	No. 2 Wisconsin	31-14

 

1958 (6-1-2)

Game	Opponent	Score
8	at No. 12 Iowa	38-28

 

1963 (5-3-1)

Game	Opponent	Score
5	at No. 2 Wisconsin	13-10

 

1964 (7-2)

Game	Opponent	Score
3	at No. 2 Illinois	26-0

 

1966 (4-5)

Game	Opponent	Score
4	No. 1 Michigan State	8-11

 

1967 (6-3)

Game	Opponent	Score
3	No. 2 Purdue	6-41

 

 

1968 (10-0) National Champs

Game	Opponent	Score
3	No. 1 Purdue	13-0
Rose Bowl	No. 2 USC	27-16

 

1972 (9-2)

Game	Opponent	Score
Rose Bowl	No. 1 USC	17-42

 

1983 (9-3)

Game	Opponent	Score
2	at No. 2 Oklahoma	24-14

 

1985 (9-3)

Game	Opponent	Score
8	No. 1 Iowa	22-13

 

1994 (9-4)

Game	Opponent	SCore
9	at No. 1 Penn State	14-63

 

 

1996 (11-1)

Game	Opponent	Score
Rose Bowl	No. 2 Arizona State	20-17

 

1997 (10-3)

Game	Opponent	Score
12	at No. 1 That Team	14-20

 

1999 (6-6)

Game	Opponent	Score
7	at No. 2 Penn State	10-23

 

2002 (14-0) National Champs

Game	Opponent	Score
Fiesta Bowl	No. 1 Miami	31-24

 

 

2005 (10-2)

Game	Opponent	Score
2	No. 2 Texas	22-25

 

2006 (12-1)

Game	Opponent	Score
2	at No. 2 Texas	24-7
12	No. 2 That Team	42-39
BCS Champ.	No. 2 Florida	14-41

 

2007 (11-2)

Game	Opponent	Score
BCS Champ.	No. 2 LSU	24-38

 

2008 (10-3)

Game	Opponent	Score
3	No. 1 USC	3-35

 

2014 (14-1) National Champs

Game	Opponent	Score
Sugar Bowl	No. 1 Alabama	42-35
National Champ.	No. 2 Oregon	42-20

 

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