ohio state played usc trojans in the bowl game last year.
ohio state played usc trojans in the bowl game last year.
who did ohio state play in the bowl game last year?
usc trojans
in november 2011, urban meyer was hired as the head coach and has led the buckeyes to bowl games in five seasons during his time at ohio state. meyer led the buckeyes to their tenth bcs bowl against clemson in the orange bowl. in 2014, meyer led the buckeyes to the inaugural college football playoff, where the buckeyes defeated alabama in the sugar bowl and oregon in the college football playoff national championship, to win the program's eighth national championship. in their ‘15-‘16 bowl appearance, ohio state defeated notre dame in the fiesta bowl. the win in that game brought ohio state's overall bowl record to 22 wins and 24 losses. meyer also led the buckeyes to the 4th seed in the college football playoffs in the ‘16-‘17 season. the buckeyes fell to clemson in that game 31-0. during the 2017-18 season, the buckeyes played in the 2017 cotton bowl classic, where they defeated the usc trojans 24-7. ohio state would play the following year in the 2019 rose bowl it would be ohio state's 15th rose bowl appearance and final bowl game for coach urban meyer. the buckeyes would go on to defeat pac 12 champions washington 28-23. the buckeye bowl record stands at 24-25.
list of ohio state buckeyes bowl games
in a rematch of a very close game last year in east lansing, the leaders division champion ohio state buckeyes would face the legends division champion michigan state spartans in the big ten championship game. michigan state made its second appearance in the conference championship game, having lost to wisconsin in the inaugural title game. a lot was on the line, as ohio state came into the game on a 24-game winning streak and was ranked no. 2 in the bcs standings. with a win, ohio state was practically guaranteed a spot in the 2014 bcs national championship game. in michigan state's case, they were seeking their first bcs bowl bid ever. the spartans were also seeking their first rose bowl appearance since 1988 where they defeated usc 20–17. although michigan state technically would have been able to get invited to the rose bowl even if they lost (as long as they were ranked within the top 14 in the bcs standings), the spartans wanted to win the big ten outright. needless to say, motivation and incentive for both teams were high. ohio state would win the coin toss and defer possession until the second half.
2013 michigan state spartans football team