Ohio State football schedule, scores for 2022 season
How do things look for Ohio State this year in the Big Ten picture and College Football Playoff race? Let's look at the full Ohio State football schedule for the Buckeyes' 2022 season.
2022 Ohio State Football Schedule
All times Eastern
Week 1, Sept. 3 vs. Notre Dame
Score: Ohio State 21, Notre Dame 10
Week 2, Sept. 10 vs. Arkansas State
Score: Ohio State 45, Arkansas State 12
Week 3, Sept. 17 vs. Toledo
Score: Ohio State 77, Toledo 21
Week 4, Sept. 24 vs. Wisconsin
Score: Ohio State 52, Wisconsin 21
Week 5, Oct. 1 vs. Rutgers
Score: Ohio State 49, Rutgers 10
Week 6, Oct. 8 at Michigan State
4 p.m. on ABC
Week 7, Oct. 15 Idle
Week 8, Oct. 22 vs. Iowa
Week 9, Oct. 29 at Penn State
Week 10, Nov. 5 at Northwestern
Week 11, Nov. 12 vs. Indiana
Week 12, Nov. 19 at Maryland
Week 13, Nov. 26 vs. Michigan
Dec. 3 Big Ten Championship Game
Ohio State football schedule overview
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2021 record: 11-2
All time series: Ohio State leads, 4-2
Last meeting: Ohio State won, 44-28 (2015)*
* 2016 Fiesta Bowl
Arkansas State Red Wolves
2021 record: 2-10 (1-7 Sun Belt)
All time series: Never played
Toledo Rockets
2021 record: 7-6 (5-3 MAC)
All time series: Ohio State, 3-0
Last meeting: Ohio State won, 27-22 (2011)
Wisconsin Badgers
2021 record: 9-4 (6-3 Big Ten)
All time series: Ohio State leads, 61-18-5
Last meeting: Ohio State won, 34-21 (2019)*
* Big Ten Championship Game
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
2021 record: 5-8 (2-7 Big Ten)
All time series: Ohio State leads, 8-0
Last meeting: Ohio State won, 52-13 (2021)
Michigan State Spartans
2021 record: 11-2 (7-2 Big Ten)
All time series: Ohio State leads, 35-15
Last meeting: Ohio State won, 56-7 (2021)
Iowa Hawkeyes
2021 record: 10-4 (7-2 Big Ten)
All time series: Ohio State leads, 46-15-3
Last meeting: Iowa won, 55-24 (2017)
Penn State Nittany Lions
2021 record: 7-6 (4-5 Big Ten)
All time series: Ohio State leads, 22-14
Last meeting: Ohio State won, 33-24 (2021)
Northwestern Wildcats
2021 record: 3-9 (1-8 Big Ten)
All time series: Ohio State leads, 64-14-1
Last meeting: Ohio State won, 22-10 (2020)*
* Big Ten Championship Game
Indiana Hoosiers
2021 record: 2-10 (0-9 Big Ten)
All time series: Ohio State leads, 77-12-5
Last meeting: Ohio State won, 54-7 (2021)
Maryland Terrapins
2021 record: 7-6 (3-6 Big Ten)
All time series: Ohio State leads, 7-0
Last meeting: Ohio State won, 66-17 (2021)
Michigan Wolverines
2021 record: 12-2 (8-1 Big Ten)
All time series: Michigan leads, 59-51-6
Last meeting: Michigan won, 42-27 (2021)
Ohio State 2021 football scores
Week 1, Sept. 2
No. 4 Ohio State at Minnesota
Final score: Ohio State 45, Minnesota 31
Week 2, Sept. 11
No. 12 Oregon at No. 3 Ohio State
Final score: Oregon 35, Ohio State 28
Week 3, Sept. 18
Tulsa vs. No. 9 Ohio State
Final score: Ohio State 41, Tulsa 20
Week 4, Sept. 25
Akron at No. 9 Ohio State
Final score: Ohio State 59, Akron 7
Week 5, Oct. 2
No. 11 Ohio State at Rutgers
Final score: Ohio State 52, Rutgers 13
Week 6, Oct. 9
Maryland at No. 7 Ohio State
Final score: Ohio State 66, Maryland 17
Week 7, Oct. 16
Idle
Week 8, Oct. 23
No. 5 Ohio State at Indiana
Final score: Ohio State 54, Indiana 7
Week 9, Oct. 30
No. 20 Penn State at No. 5 Ohio State
Final score: Ohio State 33, Penn State 24
Week 10, Nov. 6
No. 5 Ohio State at Nebraska
Final score: Ohio State 26, Nebraska 17
Week 11, Nov. 13
No. 19 Purdue at No. 4 Ohio State
Final score: Ohio State 59, Purdue 31
Week 12, Nov. 20
No. 7 Michigan State at No. 4 Ohio State
Final score: Ohio State 56, Michigan State 7
Week 13, Nov. 27
No. 2 Ohio State at No. 5 Michigan
Final score: Michigan 42, Ohio State 27
Rose Bowl, Jan. 1
No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 12 Utah
Final score: Ohio State 48, Utah 45
College Football Playoff 2022-23 Schedule
Dec. 31, 2022 Fiesta Bowl
Dec. 31, 2022 Peach Bowl
Jan. 9, 2023 National Championship
This is the ninth year that college football has a playoff system, which replaced the former Bowl Championship Series (BCS) ahead of the 2014 season.
Ohio State won the first championship under the current system. Alabama (2015, ’17, ’20) and Clemson (2016 and ’18) are the only programs to win multiple titles in the playoff era.
Here's a rundown of every College Football Playoff to date.
2014
Rose Bowl — No. 2 Oregon 59, No. 3 Florida State 20
Sugar Bowl — No. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 1 Alabama 35
CFP National Championship — No. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 2 Oregon 20
2015
Orange Bowl — No. 1 Clemson 37, No. 4 Oklahoma 17
Cotton Bowl — No. 2 Alabama 38, No. 3 Michigan State 0
CFP National Championship — No. 2 Alabama 45, No. 1 Clemson 40
2016
Fiesta Bowl — No. 2 Clemson 31, No. 3 Ohio State 0
Peach Bowl — No. 1 Alabama 24, No. 4 Washington 7
CFP National Championship — No. 2 Clemson 35, No. 1 Alabama 31
2017
Rose Bowl — No. 3 Georgia 54, No. 2 Oklahoma 48 ( 2 OT)
Sugar Bowl — No. 4 Alabama 24, No. 1 Clemson 6
CFP National Championship — No. 4 Alabama 26, No. 3 Georgia (OT)
2018
Orange Bowl — No. 1 Alabama 45, No. 4 Oklahoma 34
Cotton Bowl — No. 2 Clemson 30, No. 3 Notre Dame 3
CFP National Championship — No. 2 Clemson 44, No. 1 Alabama 16
2019
Peach Bowl — No. 1 LSU 63, No. 4 Oklahoma 28
Fiesta Bowl — No. 3 Clemson 29, No. 2 Ohio State 23
CFP National Championship — No. 1 LSU 42, No. 3 Clemson 25
2020
Rose Bowl — No. 1 Alabama 31, No. 4 Notre Dame 14
Sugar Bowl — No. 3 Ohio State 49, No. 2 Clemson 28
CFP National Championship — No. 1 Alabama 52, No. 3 Ohio State 24
2021
Cotton Bowl — No. 1 Alabama 27, No. 4 Cincinnati 6
Orange Bowl — No. 3 Georgia 34, No. 2 Michigan 11
CFP National Championship — No. 3 Georgia 33, No. 1 Alabama 18