OHIO STATE FOOTBALL 8 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 39 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS • 931 ALL-TIME WINS • 7 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS 84 FIRST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICKS • 87 CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS • 4 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 2020 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS #GOBUCKEYES 7-0, 5-0 Big Ten Conference 3 OHIO STATE (7-0) VS. 1 ALABAMA (12-0) Monday, January 11 • 8 p.m. • Miami, Fla. • Hard Rock Stadium • ESPN Oct. 24 5/- Nebraska W, 52-17 FOX Oct. 31 3/18 at Penn State W, 38-25 ABC Head Coach: Ryan Day Head Coach: Nick Saban Record at Ohio State: 23-1 Record at Alabama: 164-23 (14th) Nov. 7 3/- Rutgers W, 49-27 BTN Career Record: Same Career Record: 255-65-1 (25th) Nov. 14 3/- at Maryland Canceled BTN Career vs. Alabama: 0-0 Career vs. Ohio State: 2-2 Nov. 21 3/9 Indiana W, 42-35 FOX Nov. 28 3/- at Illinois Canceled FS1 THE BASICS Dec. 5 3/- at Michigan St. W, 52-12 ABC f Ohio State and Alabama meet in the 2021 Dec. 12 3/- Michigan Canceled FOX College Football Playoff National Championship Dec. 19 3/15 vs. Northwestern W, 22-10 FOX game Monday, Jan. 11 at Hard Rock Stadium in Jan. 1 3/2 vs. Clemson W, 49-28 ESPN Miami. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. (EST) on ESPN. Jan. 11 3/1 vs. Alabama 8 p.m. ESPN All times EDT • Associated Press Rankings f Ohio State is 7-0 overall and is coming off a CFP semifinal win over Clemson, 49-28, Jan. 1 in the TELEVISION: ESPN Allstate Sugar Bowl. Alabama is 12-0 and fresh Play by Play Chris Fowler off a 31-14 victory over Notre Dame in the CFP Analyst Kirk Herbstreit semifinal at the Rose Bowl, a game that was Sideline Maria Taylor and Tom Rinaldi played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. f Ohio State is 3-2 all-time in its four CFP NATIONAL RADIO: ESPN appearances (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021). Alabama BUCKEYES VS. BAMA Play by Play Sean McDonough is 7-3 in the CFP and has been in six of the seven Analyst Todd Blackledge Ohio State and Alabama are meet- playoffs. ing for the fourth time in a series OHIO STATE RADIO NETWORK: 97.1 FM The Fan f Ohio State won the initial CFP in 2014-15, of nothing but neutral field games defeating No. 1 Alabama, 42-35, in the Allstate Play-by-Play Paul Keels (but that will change; see below). Analyst / Sidelines Jim Lachey / Matt Andrews Sugar Bowl and No. 2 Oregon, 42-20, in the Alabama leads the series, 3-1, with championship game at AT&T Stadium. It was the wins in the Kickoff Classic at the SOCIAL MEDIA: #GoBuckeyes school’s eighth national championship. Meadowlands (35-6 in 1978 and Twitter: @OhioStateFB / @OhioStAthletics f Ohio State head coach Ryan Day has guided the 16-10 in 1986) and in the Florida Instagram: @OhioStateFB program into consecutive CFP appearances for Citrus Bowl in 1995 (24-17). Ohio Facebook: Facebook.com/ the first time in school history. The Buckeyes are State’s win came in the 2015 CFP OhioStateAthletics 23-1 overall under Day, including a 10-1 record semifinals at the Allstate Sugar against AP Top 25 ranked teams and a 5-1 mark Bowl, 42-35. vs. Top 10 teams. BY THE NUMBERS 4 & 6 7 11 524 Get your motor runnin’ … Hard In just seven years, Ohio State Ohio State (four) and Alabama Trey Sermon has rushed for Rock Stadium. Ohio State is and Alabama will initiate a (seven) have played in 11 prior 524 yards the past two games No. 4 nationally in total offense home-and-home series with national championship games (331 vs. Northwestern and 193 with 544.9 yards per game games Sept. 28, 2027 at Ohio (BCS & CFP). Ohio State is 2-2 vs. Clemson), an Ohio State and Alabama is 6th with 535.0 Stadium and Sept. 9, 2028 at in title games while Alabama record for consecutive games yards per game. Bryant-Denny Stadium. is 5-2. (476 by Ezekiel Elliott in 2015). OHIO STATE VS. ALABAMA OHIO STATE FOOTBALL FACTS & MORE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Video Coordinator ..............................George Momirovic Location...................................................Columbus, Ohio Director of Student Well-Being ......................Tony Tucker 2020 SCHEDULE Oct. 24 .................Nebraska Population ..........................................................1.7 million Oct. 31 ...........at Penn State Founded .....................................................................1870 LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: 46 Nov. 7 ..................... Rutgers Joined Big Ten ........................................................... 1912 Offense ..........................................................................20 Nov. 14 ..............at Maryland Enrollment .............................................................. 57,466 Defense .........................................................................24 Nov. 21 .....................Indiana Nickname .......................................................... Buckeyes Special Teams .................................................................2 Nov. 28 ................. at Illinois Colors .....................................................Scarlet and Gray LETTERWINNERS LOST: 29 Dec. 5 ..... at Michigan State Band ...............The Ohio State University Marching Band Offense ...........................................................................15 Dec. 12 ..................Michigan President .................................. Kristina M. Johnson, PhD Defense ..........................................................................12 Dec. 19 .. B1G Championship Director of Athletics ....................................... Gene Smith Special Teams .................................................................2 Senior Woman Administrator .......................Janine Oman 2021 SCHEDULE Faculty Representative .........................John E. Davidson STARTERS RETURNING: 10 Sept. 2 ............at Minnesota Website .....................................OhioStateBuckeyes.com Offense ............................................................................6 Sept. 11 ................... Oregon QB Justin Fields, C Josh Myers, RG Wyatt Davis, WR Chris TEAM HISTORY Sept. 18 ........................Tulsa Olave, LT Thayer Munford, TE Luke Farrell First Year of Football ................................................. 1890 Sept. 25 ..................... Akron All-Time Record (Years) ..........................931-326-53 (130) Defense ........................................................................... 4 Oct. 2 ...............at Nebraska All-Time B1G Record (Years) ...................526-173-24 (106) LB Pete Werner, LB Tuf Borland, CB, Shaun Wade, DE Oct. 9 .......................Purdue Big Ten Championships (Last) ..........................39 (2020) Jonathon Cooper* Oct. 16 ............................Off All-Time Bowl Record ............................................. 25-26 Oct. 23 ................at Rutgers National Championships.................................................8 Specialists Returning ......................................................2 Oct. 30 ........Michigan State Consensus All-America Selections ...............................89 P Drue Chrisman, K Blake Haubeil Nov. 6 ..................at Indiana First-Team All-Big Ten Selections ................................413 Nov. 13 ..................Maryland STARTERS LOST: 13 First-Round NFL Draft Picks ..........................................84 Nov. 20 ..............Penn State Offense ............................................................................6 Nov. 27 .............at Michigan HEAD COACH RYAN DAY RB J.K. Dobbins, WR Austin Mack, WR Binjimen Victor, Dec. 4 ... B1G Championship Alma Mater ..................................New Hampshire (2002; WR K.J. Hill, LG Jonah Jackson, RT Branden Bowen ...................................................Business Administration) Defense ........................................................................... 7 2022 SCHEDULE Master’s Degree .......................... Boston College (2004; Sept. 3 .............Notre Dame DE Chase Young, DT Jashon Cornell, DT DaVon Ham- ......................................................Administrative Studies) Sept. 10 ...........Arkansas St. ilton, LB Malik Harrison, CB Jeff Okudah, CB Damon Record at Ohio State ..........................23-1 (Second year) Sept. 17 .....................Toledo Arnette, SAF Jordan Fuller Career Record .....................................23-1 (Second year) Sept. 24 .......at Michigan St. Year in Coaching .....................19th (Fourth at Ohio State) STADIUM INFORMATION Oct. 1..............at Penn State Name ...........................................................Ohio Stadium Oct. 10 .................... Rutgers ASSISTANT COACHES/SUPPORT STAFF Capacity ............................................................... 102,780 Oct. 15 .........................Iowa Defensive Coord./Secondary ....................Kerry Coombs Surface ................................................................FieldTurf Oct. 22............................Off Co-Defensive Coordinator .........................Greg Mattison Largest Crowd .......................110,045 vs. Michigan, 2016 Oct. 29 ....................Indiana Associate Head Coach/DL .........................Larry Johnson Ohio State Record at Ohio Stadium ...............450-112-20 Nov. 5 ....... at Northwestern Linebackers................................................Al Washington Press Box Phone ..........................................614-292-1812 Nov. 12 ................ Wisconsin Safeties/Special Teams Coord. ..................... Matt Barnes Nov. 19 ..............at Maryland Offensive Coordinator/TEs .......................... Kevin Wilson ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Nov. 26 .................Michigan