BYU vs. Ohio State
BYU and Ohio State first met in 1982 and have played 3 times; Ohio State leads the series 3–0. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Ohio State 3–0, and Ohio State has won the last 3. Share
- BYU wins
- 0
- Ohio State wins
- 3
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1982
- Longest streak
- 3 Ohio State
- Current streak
- 3 Ohio State
- Last 10 meetings
- Ohio State 3–0
- Most recent
- 1993
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: BYU 0, Ohio State 1
- Average margin
- 13.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- Neutral sites
- 0–3 BYU first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Named most valuable
| John Walsh BYU | 1993 |
| Lorenzo Styles Ohio State | 1993 |
| Tim Spencer Ohio State | 1982 |
| Garcia Lane Ohio State | 1982 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Dec 30, 1993 | 11Ohio State 28, BYU 21 | Neutral site | Holiday Bowl | |
| Dec 28, 1985 | 17Ohio State 10, 9BYU 7 | Neutral site | Citrus Bowl | |
| Dec 17, 1982 | 17Ohio State 47, BYU 17 | Neutral site | Holiday Bowl |
Every game is listed as played on the field.