The Ohio State Buckeyes will meet Akron on August 31, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — keep scrolling for the full slate.

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2024 Ohio State Game and TV Schedule

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Ohio State 2024 Strength of Schedule

• In terms of toughness, using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Buckeyes will be facing the 33rd-ranked schedule this year.
• According to our predictions, Ohio State has the 18th-ranked schedule in college football.
• Ohio State is facing the 68th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
• The Buckeyes will face the 14th-hardest conference schedule in college football, based on their Big Ten opponents’ combined win total last year (66).
• Ohio State has six games scheduled against teams that put up winning records in 2023, including four teams that had nine or more wins and two with less than four wins last season.
• The Buckeyes have six games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.

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Ohio State Stat Insights (2023)

• The Buckeyes owned the 48th-ranked offense last season (407.9 yards per game), and they were even more effective defensively, ranking third-best with only 265.4 yards allowed per game.
• Ohio State ranked 45th in points scored last year (30.5 points per game), but it played really well on the other side of the ball, ranking second-best in FBS with 11.2 points allowed per game.
• The Buckeyes ranked 31st in passing yards last season (269.1 per game), but they thrived on the other side of the ball, ranking best in FBS with 145.9 passing yards allowed per game.
• Ohio State put up 138.8 rushing yards per game on offense (88th in FBS) last season, and it ranked 28th on the other side of the ball with 119.5 rushing yards allowed per game.
• The Buckeyes ranked 39th in third-down percentage last year (42.9%), but they thrived on the other side of the ball, ranking fifth-best in FBS with a 28.3% third-down percentage allowed.
• With 11 forced turnovers (123rd in FBS) against 13 turnovers committed (17th in FBS), Ohio State (-2) owned the 81st-ranked turnover margin in college football last season.

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