Ohio State vs. Texas

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

1. Ohio State’s biggest win2006: Ohio State 24, Texas 7by 17 points
2. Texas’s biggest win2008: Texas 24, Ohio State 21by 3 points
3. Upset2006: Ohio State 24, Texas 7Ohio State had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Ranked showdown2006: Ohio State 24, Texas 7No. 1 Ohio State at No. 2 Texas
5. Ranked showdown2025: Ohio State 14, Texas 7No. 1 Texas at No. 3 Ohio State
6. Ranked showdown2026: Texas 24, Ohio State 23No. 1 Ohio State at No. 4 Texas
7. Ranked showdown2005: Texas 25, Ohio State 22No. 2 Texas at No. 4 Ohio State

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Ohio State’s side (Tressel 1–⁠2 against Brown). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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.

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game five times: 2026, 2025, 2024, 2006, 2005.

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA). Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Ohio State vs. Michigan121 meetings, Ohio State 53–⁠62–⁠6
• Ohio State vs. Illinois105 meetings, Ohio State 71–⁠30–⁠4
• Ohio State vs. Indiana100 meetings, Ohio State 82–⁠13–⁠5
• Ohio State vs. Wisconsin87 meetings, Ohio State 64–⁠18–⁠5
• Texas vs. Oklahoma119 meetings, Texas 62–⁠52–⁠5
• Texas vs. Texas A&M113 meetings, Texas 71–⁠37–⁠5
• Texas vs. Baylor112 meetings, Texas 79–⁠28–⁠5
• Texas vs. Rice97 meetings, Texas 75–⁠21–⁠1