The 2025 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Ryan Day, and played their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. It was the Buckeyes' 136thseason overall and 113th as a member of the Big Ten. Ohio State attempted to repeat as national champions, failing to do so after losing to Miami in the quarterfinals of the playoffs. Ohio State defeated all three of their rivals, including rival Michigan and achieved a perfect 12âÂÂ0 regular season for the first time since 2019, and advanced to the Big Ten Football Championship Game for the first time since 2020. Ohio State never trailed in the second half during the regular season. Ohio State also held all of their regular season opponents to 16 points or less, the first team to do so since the 1975 Florida Gators.
Their home opener against Texas reached a record-breaking 16.1million viewers, making it the most-watched Week1 game in college football history. Their regular season finale against Michigan reached 18.4million viewers, making it the most-watched 2025 regular season game. Their appearance in the Big Ten Championship against Indiana reached a record-breaking 18.3 million viewers, making it the most-watched conference championship in college football history.
The Ohio State Buckeyes drew an average home attendance of 104,105, the 4th-highest of all college football teams.
The Buckeyes lost 17 players to the transfer portal.
The Buckeyes added 10 players from the transfer portal.
<small>Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown</small>
A list of national awards.