2022 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 2022 Ohio State Buckeyes football team will represent Ohio State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by fourth-year head coach Ryan Day, and play their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. It is the Buckeyes' 133rd season overall and 110th as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes will be looking to avenge their first rivalry loss to Michigan following an 8-year win streak.[1]

2022 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
2022 record0-0 (0-0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Wilson (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Knowles (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(capacity: 102,780)
2022 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Indiana  0 –0   0 –0  
Maryland  0 –0   0 –0  
Michigan  0 –0   0 –0  
Michigan State  0 –0   0 –0  
Rutgers  0 –0   0 –0  
Ohio State  0 –0   0 –0  
Penn State  0 –0   0 –0  
West Division
Illinois  0 –0   0 –0  
Iowa  0 –0   0 –0  
Minnesota  0 –0   0 –0  
Nebraska  0 –0   0 –0  
Northwestern  0 –0   0 –0  
Purdue  0 –0   0 –0  
Wisconsin  0 –0   0 –0  
Championship: December 3, 2022
As of May 4, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2021 season 11–2, 8–1 in Big Ten play to finish second place in the East Division. They failed to reach the Big Ten Championship for the first time since 2016 after losing to Michigan for the first time since 2011. The Buckeyes received a bid to the Rose Bowl where they defeated Utah on a game winning field goal, 48–45.

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.[2]

DateTimeSpring GameSiteTVResultAttendance
April 1612:00 pmScarlet vs. GrayOhio Stadium • Columbus, OHBTNScarlet 34–2660,007

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 3Notre Dame*
September 10Arkansas State*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
September 17Toledo*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
September 24Wisconsin
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
October 1Rutgers
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
October 8at Michigan State
October 22Iowa
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
October 29at Penn State
November 5at Northwestern
November 12Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
November 19at Maryland
November 26Michigan
  • *Non-conference game

Rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP1[3]
Coaches
CFPNot releasedNot released

Staff
Coach Title Years at Ohio State
Ryan Day Head Coach 6th
Gene Smith Vice President / Athletic Director 18th
Mickey Marotti Assistant Athletic Director for Football Sports Performance 13th
Tony Alford Assistant Head Coach for Offense / Running Game Coordinator / Running Backs Coach 8th
Justin Frye Associate Head Coach for Offense / Offensive Line 1st
Larry Johnson Associate Head Coach / Defensive Line Coach 9th
Kevin Wilson Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends Coach 6th
Jim Knowles Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach 1st
Parker Fleming Special Teams Coordinator 7th
Brian Hartline Passing Game Coordinator / Wide Receivers Coach 6th
Corey Dennis Quarterbacks Coach 8th
Tim Walton Secondary Coach / Cornerbacks Coach 1st
Perry Eliano Safeties Coach 1st
Todd Fitch Offensive Analyst 2nd
Matt Guerrieri Senior Advisor / Analyst 1st
Mike Sollenne Graduate Assistant (OL) 1st
Keegan O'Hara Graduate Assistant (WR) 1st
Brent Zdebski Quality Control (Defense) 1st

References
  1. "Football Schedule". Ohio State University.
  2. Kaufman, Oller, and Rabinowitz. "Final score: Ohio State football 2022 spring game, Buckeyes back inside Ohio Stadium". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. "College football rankings: ESPN unveils SP+ Top 25 poll for 2022 | College Football HQ".
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