Comparing Ohio State and Michigan since 1950
National Championships:
-Ohio State 8
-Michigan 2*
11 Win Seasons:
-Ohio State 24
-Michigan 8*
Top 5 Finishes:
-Ohio State 30
-Michigan 13*
Michigan is NOT a blue blood.
I've been trying to find a stat to showcase the historic run of the first team Ohio State defense...
OSU has given up 9 TD's this season - 5 of those came in the final minute of the third quarter or later.
The scores at that time in those games were:
34-0
35-3
34-3
34-10
14-0
Ohio State has been unjustly maligned for decades.
People obsess over their losses in big games.
But when you’re in a lot more “big games” than anyone else, you’ll have a few more losses.
Since hiring Jim Tressel in 2002, they have:
- 3 national championships (tied for 2nd-most)
- an 86.6% win percentage (1st in FBS, Boise St. 2nd at 81.3%)
- 18 seasons with 11+ wins (Alabama has 15, Georgia has 11, Michigan has 5 if you count the 3-year cheating window)
Perhaps even more impressive than their “highs” is the total absence of “lows”.
They’re literally always good.
Excluding Fickell’s interim year, Ohio State has won 8+ games every season since the Tressel hire.
And even that 8-4 year (2004) was a one-time outlier. They’ve won 10+ games every other season.
The only other program in the conversation is Alabama.
In the last 25 years:
Each school has seasons of 7-5 and 6-7.
If we cancel those out, their worst seasons are:
ALABAMA
3-8
4-9
6-6
7-6
20-29 (.408)
OHIO STATE
8-4
8-4
10-3
10-2
36-13 (.735)
When both programs are at their worst, Ohio State wins 32.7% more than Alabama.
Ohio State has won 3 national championships with 3 different coaches.
Alabama has won 6 national championships with 1 coach.
3 coaches winning titles is a testament to the Ohio State program.
1 coach winning titles is a testament to Nick Saban.
Ohio State has the best program in America.
Only 1 program is close, and it’s a free-fall from Everest to whatever tier is below them.
THE Ohio State Buckeyes put 17 guys on NFL rosters this weekend and they’ll still be the best team in the country in 2025 and boast the top 2 players in the Nation
Sleep well Buckeye Nation ….