29 Facts About Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Ohio State University, located in Columbus, Ohio.

The Ohio State Buckeyes participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports.

Ohio State is one of only seven universities to have won an NCAA national championship in baseball and men's basketball, and be recognized as a national champion in football.

Since the inception of the Athletic Director's Cup, Ohio State has finished in the top 25 each year, including top 6 finishes in three of the last five years.

Hall of Fame coaches at Ohio State have included Paul Brown and Woody Hayes, Fred Taylor .

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Ohio State has played baseball since 1881, winning a national championship in 1966 along with 16 Big Ten regular-season titles and eight Big Ten tournament titles.

Between 1960 and 1964, Ohio State won five consecutive Big Ten championships, an achievement that has yet to be matched.

In 2004, Ohio State fired men's basketball coach Jim O'Brien for recruiting violations and self-imposed a one-year penalty, including a ban on post-season play and reduction of scholarships.

Ohio State recruited such talents as Greg Oden, and Mike Conley, Jr.

Ohio State won its first title in 1942, when the NCAA had only men's fencing.

Ohio State has won the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships in 1945 and 1979.

Ohio State was host to the first eight women's individual national title tournaments.

The Buckeyes have all their competitions at St John Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio State Buckeyes won one conference championship in 1972, the first year of the CCHA, and won the conference tournament in 1974 and 2004.

In June, 2013, Ohio State became a charter member of the Patriot Rifle Conference.

Ohio State has taken at least 61 individual honors in that span, including 11 by Karen and Sarah Josephson.

Ohio State recently won their first Big Ten Championship in school history in 2016, after defeating Michigan in the finals.

Ohio State wrestling was established at the University in 1921.

Ohio State Buckeyes's coaching ability led the Buckeye Wrestling team to 3 Big Ten titles, an NCAA title in 2015 and 5 NCAA runners-up finishes.

In 2015, Ohio State won its first national championship, after coming close in 2008 and 2009.

Ohio State has produced over two hundred Olympic athletes, most notably Jesse Owens who won four Olympic gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and is one of the greatest Olympians in history.

In 2018, Ohio State defeated Harvard University in the National Championship.

Ohio State's most recent Club Basketball National Championship took place in April 2019 in Wichita, Kansas where Ohio State defeated The University of Houston in the National Championship to take home the trophy.

Ohio State was named league champion for the season, despite a majority of games not being played.

The Buckeyes are one of just two programs to repeat as national champions and the third program to boast two national titles .

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Ohio State has had 55 players named to NCFA All-American teams since its inception, including quarterback Kellyn Gerenstein, who won the league's Offensive MVP award in 2019 and the NCFA National Championship Game MVP Award in 2021.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are led by head coach Ron Bowers, who played rugby as a Buckeye, earning All-American honors in 1991.

The Ohio State Buckeyes were led in those two tournaments by Nate Ebner, who was named to the competition's All Tournament Team in 2010 and 2011, before entering the 2012 NFL draft and signing with the New England Patriots.

Ohio State finished third at the 2012 Big Ten 7s, missing out on qualification to the 2012 USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships.