Ohio State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 7:45 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes will begin their 2024 college football schedule on August 31, versus Akron. Keep scrolling for more.

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2024 Ohio State Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
Akron August 31 | 3:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub CBS
Western Michigan September 7 | 7:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub BTN (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Marshall September 21 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Michigan State September 28 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Iowa October 5 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Oregon October 12 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Nebraska October 26 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Penn State November 2 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Purdue November 9 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Northwestern November 16 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Indiana November 23 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Michigan November 30 | 12:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub FOX (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Ohio State 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • Using their opponents’ combined win total last year, the Buckeyes will be playing the 33rd-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
  • Ohio State is playing the 18th-ranked schedule (based on our predictions) this season.
  • Ohio State will face the 68th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (64).
  • The Buckeyes will have the 14th-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (66).
  • Ohio State has six games scheduled against teams that put up winning records in 2023, including four teams that had nine or more wins and two with less than four wins last season.
  • The Buckeyes will clash with six teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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Ohio State Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Buckeyes ranked 48th in total offense last year (407.9 yards per game), but they played really well on defense, ranking third-best in FBS with 407.9 yards allowed per game.
  • Ohio State ranked 45th in points scored last year (30.5 points per game), but it excelled on the other side of the ball, ranking second-best in FBS with 11.2 points allowed per game.
  • On the defensive side of the ball, the Buckeyes were a top-25 unit in terms of passing yards last season, ranking best by surrendering just 145.9 passing yards per game. They ranked 31st on offense (269.1 passing yards per game).
  • Ohio State put up 138.8 rushing yards per game on offense (88th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 28th on defense with 119.5 rushing yards allowed per game.
  • The Buckeyes owned the 39th-ranked offense last year in terms of third-down efficiency (42.9% conversion rate), and they were more effective on the other side of the ball, ranking fifth-best with a 28.3% third-down conversion rate allowed.
  • With 11 forced turnovers (123rd in FBS) against 13 turnovers committed (17th in FBS) last season, Ohio State’s -2 turnover margin ranked 81st in college football.

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