For being two of the most historic powerhouses of college football, Alabama and Ohio State have remarkably only met four times and have never met on the other school’s campus. The National Championship Game on January 11, 2021 will be the fifth meeting between the two programs.
1978 SUGAR BOWL, New Orleans, LA, January 2, 1978
Alabama 35 Ohio State 6
(1977 season)
The first meeting between these two behemoths came in the form of Big Ten co-champion #8 Buckeyes (9-2) and the SEC champion #3 Crimson Tide (10-1) matching two coaching legends in Paul W.