2025 Ohio State Football Season Recap

ByShaikat Kumar

The 2025 season was another impressive run for the Ohio State Buckeyes football as the program once again proved its dominance in the Big Ten Conference. Ohio State started the year with several commanding victories at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, and quickly established itself as one of the nation’s top teams.

The Buckeyes delivered strong performances throughout the regular season, highlighted by key conference wins and an important rivalry victory over the Michigan Wolverines football in Ann Arbor. Ohio State finished the regular season with an outstanding 12-0 record before advancing to the Big Ten Championship Game.

Although the Buckeyes fell to the Indiana Hoosiers football in the conference title game, they still earned a spot in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Cotton Bowl Classic. The season ended with a tough loss to the Miami Hurricanes football, but Ohio State still completed an excellent 12-2 campaign.

2025 Ohio State Game Results (12-2)

  1. Aug. 30 – Ohio State 14, Texas Longhorns football 7
  2. Sep. 6 – Ohio State 70, Grambling State Tigers football 0
  3. Sep. 13 – Ohio State 37, Ohio Bobcats football 9
  4. Sep. 20 – OFF
  5. Sep. 27 – Ohio State 24, Washington Huskies football 6
  6. Oct. 4 – Ohio State 42, Minnesota Golden Gophers football 3
  7. Oct. 11 – Ohio State 34, Illinois Fighting Illini football 16
  8. Oct. 18 – Ohio State 34, Wisconsin Badgers football 0
  9. Oct. 25 – OFF
  10. Nov. 1 – Ohio State 38, Penn State Nittany Lions football 14
  11. Nov. 8 – Ohio State 34, Purdue Boilermakers football 10
  12. Nov. 15 – Ohio State 48, UCLA Bruins football 10
  13. Nov. 22 – Ohio State 42, Rutgers Scarlet Knights football 9
  14. Nov. 29 – Ohio State 27, Michigan Wolverines football 9

Big Ten Championship

  1. Dec. 6 – Indiana Hoosiers football 13, Ohio State 10 – Big Ten Championship Game

College Football Playoff

  1. Dec. 31 – Miami Hurricanes football 24, Ohio State 14 – Cotton Bowl Classic (CFP Quarterfinal)

Season Takeaway

The 2025 season highlighted the strength and consistency of the Ohio State Buckeyes football program. Dominant wins, a perfect regular season, and a major rivalry victory over Michigan Wolverines football made the year memorable for Buckeyes fans.

While the season ended with losses in the conference championship and playoff quarterfinal, Ohio State’s 12-2 record confirmed its status as one of the top programs in college football and sets the stage for another championship pursuit in the seasons ahead.