The 2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the

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as a member of the

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during the

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. They were led by sixth-year head coach Ryan Day and played their home games at

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. It was the Buckeyes' 135th season overall and 112th as a member of the Big Ten. As the favorites to win the Big Ten, Ohio State started the season 5–0 before falling 32–31 to No. 3

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on the road at

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. Subsequent to the loss, the team won its next five, including one on the road against No. 3

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and one at home against No. 5

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. However, an upset home loss to unranked

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, a fourth consecutive loss in the

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, knocked them out of the Big Ten Championship Game. Ohio State still qualified for the

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and was selected as the No. 8 seed. They defeated No. 9 seed

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in the first round, 42–17, and avenged their regular season loss against No. 1 seed

, defeating them 41–21 in the Rose Bowl. They subsequently defeated No. 5 seed

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28–14 in the

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to advance to the

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, where they defeated No. 7 seed Notre Dame 34–23, claiming their first national championship since the 2014 season. The Buckeyes were the first 12-team College Football Playoff champion (winning four playoff games), the first team since the 2007 LSU Tigers to win a national championship with two losses on the season, the first team to win the national championship without winning their respective conference championship game since the 2021 Georgia Bulldogs and the lowest-seeded team in college football history to win a championship. A record-breaking total of 936,550 fans attended the home games in the 2024 season, including the December playoff victory over Tennessee.

Offseason

Coaching staff changes

Departures

Additions

Players drafted into the NFL

Source:

Transfers

Outgoing

The Buckeyes lost 26 players to the transfer portal.

Incoming

The Buckeyes added 10 players from the transfer portal.

Recruiting class

Recruiting class rankings

Walk-ons

Preseason

Spring game

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

vs Akron

vs Western Michigan

vs Marshall

at Michigan State

vs Iowa

at No. 3 Oregon

vs Nebraska

at No. 3 Penn State (rivalry)

vs Purdue

at Northwestern

vs No. 5 Indiana

vs Michigan (rivalry)

vs No. 7 Tennessee (CFP First Round)

This game marked the first time a Buckeyes game would air on ABC since

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vs. No. 1 Oregon (Rose Bowl / CFP Quarterfinal)

vs. No. 3 Texas (Cotton Bowl Classic / CFP Semifinal)

vs. No. 5 Notre Dame (CFP National Championship Game)

Personnel

Roster

Depth chart

Statistics

Team

Individual leaders

Offense

Defense

Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties

Special teams

Awards and honors

Preseason honors

In-season awards

Weekly Individual Awards

Post-season awards and honors

CFP awards and honors

Sources: Sports Illustrated, CBS, The Athletic, Associated Press

Other awards and honors

=Archie Griffin awards

= On Saturday, August 17, a statue of

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was revealed at

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. On Friday, August 30, a statue of Archie Griffin was unveiled at Ohio Stadium. During the halftime show on Saturday, August 31, Archie Griffin dotted the "i".

Notes

References

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