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OHIO STATE BUCKEYES

6–1 overall · 4–0 conference · Columbus, OH · Ohio Stadium ↗

Ohio State is 6–1 overall and 4–0 in B1G play, with a No. 3 AP ranking. The team is tied for No. 1 in the B1G through Week 7. Ohio State has won 5 straight, with a +16.7 average scoring margin over its last three. 5 regular-season games remain, beginning with USC on Oct 31.

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BAND TRADITION

The marching band writes Ohio in motion before a sousaphone player completes the formation by dotting the “i.”

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POWER OUTLOOK

POWER SIGNALNO. 7Division I average scoring margin
REMAINING SLATE2 TOP 25opponents across 5 games
NEXT GAMEPENDINGwin probability not posted

Next-game probability appears when qualifying data is available in The Football Grid. No estimate is shown before then.

NATIONAL COMPARISON

TEAM PROFILE

Division I · through Week 7
SCORING OFFENSE39.3NO. 20points per game
SCORING DEFENSE13.4NO. 10points allowed/game
AVG. MARGIN+25.9NO. 7points per game

Calculated from completed 2026 games in The Football Grid dataset.

WEEK 9

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B1G GAME
OSU
#3 Ohio State6–1 · B1G 4–0
@SAT, OCT 31TBD ET
#16 USCB1G
USC

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ↗ · Los Angeles, CA Game details ↗

WIN PROBABILITYPENDING
FORMOSU W5 · USC W2
SCORING MARGINOSU +25.9 · USC +11.3
STAKESRanked conference matchup

Ohio State brings the stronger scoring profile, while USC gets the matchup at home.

ALL SEASON · ONE VIEW

2026 SCHEDULE

7 played · 5 remaining

VSBall StateColumbus, OHBTNW 56–3
@#19 TexasAustin, TXABCL 23–24
VSKent StateColumbus, OHFOXW 59–3
VSIllinoisColumbus, OHFOXW 42–19
@#15 IowaIowa City, IACBSW 31–14
VSMarylandColumbus, OHBTNW 45–16
@#6 IndianaBloomington, INFoxW 19–15
—BYE WEEKNo game scheduled—BYE
@#16 USCLos Angeles, CATBDTBD
VSOregonColumbus, OHTBDTBD
VS#24 NorthwesternColumbus, OHTBDTBD
@NebraskaLincoln, NETBDTBD
VSMichiganRIVALRYColumbus, OHFOX12P
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