2022_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team

2022 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

2022 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

American college football season


The 2022 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University as a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ryan Day, the Buckeyes played their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. It was the Buckeyes' 133rd season overall and 110th as a member of the Big Ten.

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On November 26, No. 2 Ohio State faced their biggest rival, the No. 3 Michigan Wolverines, in a matchup of two undefeated teams, and lost for the second consecutive time by a score of 45–23. However, Buckeyes were ranked No. 4 in the AP Poll after the then-No. 4 USC Trojans were blown out by the Utah Utes, and were matched up against the defending and eventual repeat national champions, the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2022 Peach Bowl, one of the two College Football Playoff games. The Buckeyes lost the Peach Bowl by a score of 42–41 after Noah Ruggles missed a 50-yard field goal attempt on the final offensive play of the game.[2]

Offseason

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Transfers

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The Buckeyes lost 20 players to the transfer portal.

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The Buckeyes added three players via transfer.

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Preseason

Spring Game

The 2022 Spring Game was held at Ohio Stadium on Saturday, April 16, 2022, where the Scarlet team (offense) defeated the Gray team (defense), 34–26.[3]

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Schedule

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Game summaries

vs No. 5 Notre Dame

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No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) vs No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0) – Game summary

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 106,594
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State −17 • Odds to win: Ohio State 83.5% •
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vs Arkansas State

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No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0) vs Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-0) – Game summary

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 100,067
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Joshua Perry (analyst), and Michelle McMahon (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State −44.5 • Odds to win: Ohio State 98.4% •
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vs Toledo

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No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (2-0) vs Toledo Rockets (2-0) – Game summary

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 105,398
  • Referee: Greg Blum
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
  • Spread: Ohio State –31 • Odds to win: Ohio State 97.4% •
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vs Wisconsin

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No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) vs Wisconsin Badgers (2-1) – Game summary

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 24
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 105,473
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State –19 • Odds to win: Ohio State 88.9% •
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vs Rutgers

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No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0) vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-1) – Game summary

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 104,245
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Joshua Perry (analyst), and Rick Pizzo (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State –39 • Odds to win: Ohio State 98.3% •
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at Michigan State

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No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0) at Michigan State Spartans (2-3) – Game Summary

at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,809
  • Referee: Michael Cannon
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State –27 • Odds to win: Ohio State 88.5% •
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vs Iowa

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No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (6-0) vs Iowa Hawkeyes (3-3) – Game summary

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 104,848
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State –30 • Odds to win: Ohio State 95.4% •
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at No. 13 Penn State

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No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0) at No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lions (6-1) – Game summary

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 51 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 108,433
  • Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State –15.5 • Odds to win: Ohio State 79.6% •
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at Northwestern

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No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (8-0) at Northwestern Wildcats (1-7) – Game summary

at Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain, windy, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,774
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State –38 • Odds to win: Ohio State 98.4% •
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vs Indiana

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No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-0) vs Indiana Hoosiers (3-6) – Game summary

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Snow, 39 °F (4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 103,888
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State –40 • Odds to win: Ohio State 98.5% •
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at Maryland

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No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (10-0) at Maryland Terrapins (6-4) – Game summary

at SECU Stadium, College Park, Maryland

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 41,969
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), and Katie George (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State –26 • Odds to win: Ohio State 90.3% •
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vs No. 3 Michigan

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No. 3 Michigan Wolverines (11-0) vs No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-0) – Game summary

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Tom Rinaldi (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State –8 • Odds to win: Ohio State 71.0% •
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vs. No. 1 Georgia—Peach Bowl–CFP Semifinal

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No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) vs. No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (13-0) – Game summary

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: December 31
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Game attendance: 79,330
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sidelines), and Laura Rutledge (sidelines)
  • Spread: Georgia –5.5 • Odds to win: Georgia 57.7% •
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Rankings

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Roster

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References

  1. "Ohio State Football: 2022 team MVP". January 11, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  2. "Football Schedule". Ohio State University.
  3. Kaufman; Oller; Rabinowitz. "Final score: Ohio State football 2022 spring game, Buckeyes back inside Ohio Stadium". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved April 18, 2022.

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