Ohio State opens the 2026 football season against Ball State at home. The Buckeyes went 12-2 last year, including 9-1 in the Big Ten.
Current 2026 Win Total Odds
Ohio State’s win total for 2026 is 9.5.
The Buckeyes have won at least eleven games each of the last five years. They most recently failed to win eleven games in 2020 (7-1).
2026 Ohio State Buckeyes Football Schedule
Ohio State’s non-conference schedule begins in Week 1 with a home game vs. Ball State. The Buckeyes’ road opener is Sept. 12, a non-conference game against Texas.
Ohio State’s first conference game is a Sept. 26 home matchup vs. Illinois.
Non-Conference Matchups
- Sept. 5: vs. Ball State
- Sept. 12: at Texas
- Sept. 19: vs. Kent State
Of Ohio State’s non-conference opponents, Texas won the most games in 2025; the Longhorns went 10-3.
Big Ten Conference Matchups
- Sept. 26: vs. Illinois
- Oct. 3: at Iowa
- Oct. 10: vs. Maryland
- Oct. 17: at Indiana
- Oct. 31: at USC
- Nov. 7: vs. Oregon
- Nov. 14: vs. Northwestern
- Nov. 21: at Nebraska
- Nov. 28: vs. Michigan
Of Ohio State’s conference opponents, Indiana won the most games; the Hoosiers went 16-0, including 9-0 in the Big Ten.
2025 Ohio State Football Results
Ohio State went 12-0 during the 2025 regular season. They lost to Indiana in the Big Ten Championship and then again to Miami in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl to finish 12-2.
- Aug. 30: vs. Texas – Win (14-7)
- Sept. 6: vs. Grambling State – Win (70-0)
- Sept. 13: vs. Ohio – Win (37-9)
- Sept. 27: at Washington – Win (24-6)
- Oct. 4: vs. Minnesota – Win (42-3)
- Oct. 11: at Illinois – Win (34-16)
- Oct. 18: at Wisconsin – Win (34-0)
- Nov. 1: vs. Penn State – Win (38-14)
- Nov. 8: vs. at Purdue – Win (34-10)
- Nov. 15: vs. UCLA – Win (48-10)
- Nov. 22: vs. Rutgers – Win (42-9)
- Nov. 29: at Michigan – Win (27-9)
- Dec. 6: vs. Indiana* – Loss (13-10)
- Dec. 31: vs. Miami* – Loss (24-14)
*neutral site
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