Big TenBuckeyes

Ohio State

3rd of 1277–1

Rank

3rd

of 127 FBS teams

Rating

+29.3

90% range 20.4 to 38.1

Offense

47.6

2nd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

18.4

11th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–1

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

8 games, 7–1

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 8Oct 24 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Nebraska W 52–17

Rating change−1.4

Wk 9Oct 31 · 7:30 PM ET at#8

Penn State W 38–25

Rating change+0.9

Wk 10Nov 7 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Rutgers W 49–27

Rating change−0.3

Wk 12Nov 21 · 12:00 PM ET vs#24

Indiana W 42–35

Rating change−2.1

Wk 14Dec 5 · 12:00 PM ET at

Michigan State W 52–12

Rating change+1.7

Wk 16Dec 19 · 12:00 PM ET vs#22

NorthwesternNeutral W 22–10

Rating change−0.1

PostJan 1 · 8:00 PM ET vs#2

ClemsonSemifinals · Sugar Bowl W 49–28

Rating change+1.6

PostJan 11 · 8:00 PM ET vs#1

AlabamaChampionship L 24–52

Rating change−3.0

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2020

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2019	Big Ten	3 of 130	37.4	50.3	12.9	13–1	Seed2
2018	Big Ten	4 of 130	22.3	46.2	23.9	13–1	—
2017	Big Ten	2 of 130	27.5	43.8	16.2	12–2	—
2016	Big Ten	7 of 128	24.8	39.4	14.6	11–2	Seed3
2015	Big Ten	4 of 128	23.1	38.8	15.7	12–1	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

OSU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles