While you could easily argue the Ohio State football program should probably have more national championships since Urban Meyer took the reins of the program, the rate at with the Buckeyes have won games since 2012 is staggering. Overall, OSU has gone a ridiculous 106-11 (.906) since Meyer’s first season in 2012 through last year’s loss in the national title game by Ryan Day’s squad.
Day has even done a little better. Meyer went a staggering 83-9 (.902) in seven years in Columbus, but Day has kept things going, posting an even better (albeit shorter sample size) 23-2 (.920) record among three pretty quirky years. The record might be even better had the season not been abbreviated because of the COVID-19 pandemic last year.
So, during that nine-year run (going on 10), beating the Buckeyes should be seen as nothing less than a feather in the cap of a program. Many have tried, few have succeeded. All told, only eight programs have put a mark in the loss column of OSU, and we’ve got them all for you (Hint: none wears maize and blue or winged helmets).
Here is the shortlist of teams that have beaten Ohio State during the Urban Meyer and Ryan Day tenures on the banks of the Olentangy.