The first 25 years of the 21st century have been full of iconic games for Ohio State football.
With one quarter of the century now complete entering the 2025 season, we’re taking a look back at Ohio State’s 25 best games of the last 25 years. Each day this week, we’ll reveal five more games on our list as we count down the most iconic Buckeye wins of 2000-24 from No. 25 to No. 1.
While the list is entirely subjective and open for debate, factors we considered when assembling the rankings were how memorable each game was, how exciting each game was to watch, the stakes of each game in terms of opponent and championship implications and their lasting legacies.