COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State football schedules the next four seasons are now set with the additions of three games, vs. Arkansas State, San Jose State and Western Kentucky, that complete the 2022 and 2023 schedules. The 2020 and 2021 season schedules had already been completed.
Ohio State and Arkansas State, from the Sun Belt Conference, will be meeting for the first time on the gridiron Sept. 10, 2022, at Ohio Stadium. The Red Wolves, from Jonesboro, Ark., are coached by Blake Anderson. The game will be the middle of three consecutive home games to open the 2022 season after the season opener vs. Notre Dame and one week before a game against Toledo.
San Jose State will be Ohio State’s home opener on Sept. 9, 2023 after a road game at Indiana in Week 1 of the season. This will be the second meeting between the teams with the first a 50-7 win on Oct. 12, 2002 at Ohio Stadium. The Spartans, members of the Mountain West Conference, are coached by Brent Brennan.
One week after the San Jose State game, on Sept. 16, 2023, Ohio State will host the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in the first meeting between the two schools. WKU, located in Bowling Green, Ky., is a member of Conference-USA and is coached by Tyson Helton.
This four-year run of games – 2020-23 – will include home and home series with Oregon (in 2020-21) and Notre Dame (2022-23). In addition to the Big Ten East Division matchups, Ohio State will play Big Ten West Division teams Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Purdue and Wisconsin twice during this span and Illinois and Northwestern once.
2019 Ohio State Schedule
All times EDT
Aug. 31 – Florida Atlantic – Noon on FOX (Faculty & Staff and Alumni Band game)
Sept. 7 – Cincinnati – Noon on ABC (Hall of Fame game)
Sept. 14 – at Indiana – Noon on FOX
Sept. 21 – Miami (Ohio) – (Scarlet & Gray and Buckeyes Care game)
Sept. 28 – at Nebraska
Oct. 5 – Michigan State – 7:30 p.m. on ABC/ESPN (Homecoming game)
Oct. 12 – Off
Oct. 18 – at Northwestern – 8:30 p.m. on FS1
Oct. 26 – Wisconsin – (Buckeye Club game)
Nov. 2 – Off
Nov. 9 – Maryland (Military Appreciation game)
Nov. 16 – at Rutgers
Nov. 23 – Penn State (Senior Day)
Nov. 30 – at Michigan – Noon on FOX
Dec. 7 – Big Ten Championship Game
Sept. 5 – Bowling Green
Sept. 12 – at Oregon
Sept. 19 – Buffalo
Sept. 26 – Rutgers
Oct. 3 – Off
Oct. 10 – Iowa
Oct. 17 – at Michigan State
Oct. 24 – at Penn State
Oct. 31 – Nebraska
Nov. 7 – Indiana
Nov. 14 – at Maryland
Nov. 21 – at Illinois
Nov. 28 – Michigan
Dec. 5 – Big Ten Championship Game
Sept. 4 – at Minnesota
Sept. 11 – Oregon
Sept. 18 – Tulsa
Sept. 25 – Akron
Oct. 2 – at Nebraska
Oct. 9 – Purdue
Oct. 16 – Off
Oct. 23 – at Rutgers
Oct. 30 – Michigan State
Nov. 6 – at Indiana
Nov. 13 – Maryland
Nov. 20 – Penn State
Nov. 27 – at Michigan
Dec. 4 – Big Ten Championship Game
Sept. 3 – Notre Dame
Sept. 10 – Arkansas State
Sept. 17 – Toledo
Sept. 24 – at Michigan State
Oct. 1 – at Penn State
Oct. 8 – Rutgers
Oct. 15 – Iowa
Oct. 22 – Off
Oct. 29 – Indiana
Nov. 5 – at Northwestern
Nov. 12 – Wisconsin
Nov. 19 – at Maryland
Nov. 26 – Michigan
Dec. 3 – Big Ten Championship Game
Sept. 2 – at Indiana
Sept. 9 – San Jose State
Sept. 16 – Western Kentucky
Sept. 23 – at Notre Dame
Sept. 30 – Off
Oct. 7 – Maryland
Oct. 14 – at Purdue
Oct. 21 – Penn State
Oct. 28 – at Wisconsin
Nov. 4 – at Rutgers
Nov. 11 – Michigan State
Nov. 18 – Minnesota
Nov. 25 – at Michigan
Dec. 2 – Big Ten Championship Game
