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College Football Playoff

Playoff First Round

Saturday, December 21, 2024 | 8 p.m. ET No. 8 Seed Ohio State 42, No. 9 Seed Tennessee 17 Ohio Stadium | Columbus, Ohio
No. 8 seed Ohio State will host No. 9 seed Tennessee on Saturday, December 21 at 8 p.m. ET. The game will be televised by ESPN and ABC.

This will mark the Volunteers' first appearance in the College Football Playoff, while Notre Dame returns to the CFP for the second time in three years and sixth time overall.

Tennessee leads the series 1-0 overall, winning the only meeting between the squads on in the 1996 Citrus(20-14).
FOLLOW THE ACTION!


NO. 9 SEED TENNESSEE

NO. 8 SEED OHIO STATE


ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERS
2024-25 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 Chattanooga W 69-3
Sat., Sept. 7 vs. NC State W 51-10
Sat., Sept. 14 Kent State W 71-0
Sat., Sept. 21 at Oklahoma W 25-15
Sat., Oct. 5 at Arkansas L 19-14
Sat., Oct. 12 Florida W 23-17
Sat., Oct. 19 Alabama W 24-17
Sat., Nov. 2 Kentucky W 28-18
Sat., Nov. 9 Mississippi State W 33-14
Sat., Nov. 16 at Georgia L 31-17
Sat., Nov. 23 UTEP W 56-0
Sat., Nov. 30 at Vanderbilt W 36-23
Sat., Dec. 21 at Ohio State L 17-42
MEDIA COVERAGE
TENNESSEE IN THE POSTSEASON (30-25)
Date Bowl Opponent Score
Jan. 2 1939 Orange Oklahoma W 17-0
Jan. 1, 1940 Rose USC L 0-14
Jan. 1, 1941 Sugar Boston College L 13-19
Jan. 1, 1943 Sugar Tulsa W 14-7
Jan. 1, 1945 Rose USC L 0-25
Jan. 1, 1947 Orange Rice L 0-8
Jan. 1, 1951 Cotton Texas W 20-14
Jan. 1, 1952 Sugar Maryland L 13-28
Jan. 1, 1953 Cotton Texas L 0-16
Jan. 1, 1957 Sugar Baylor L 7-13
Dec. 28, 1957 Gator Texas A&M W 3-0
Dec. 18, 1965 Bluebonnet Tulsa W 27-6
Dec. 31, 1966 Gator Syracuse W 18-12
Jan. 1, 1968 Orange Oklahoma L 24-26
Jan. 1, 1969 Cotton Texas L 13-36
Dec. 27, 1969 Gator Florida L 13-14
Jan. 1, 1971 Sugar Air Force W 34-13
Dec. 20, 1971 Liberty Arkansas W 14-13
Dec. 30, 1974 Bluebonnet LSU W 24-17
Dec. 29, 1973 Gator Texas Tech L 19-28
Dec. 16, 1974 Liberty Maryland W 7-3
Dec. 31, 1979 Bluebonnet Purdue L 22-27
Dec. 13, 1983 Garden State Wisconsin W 28-21
Dec. 31, 1982 Peach Iowa L 22-28
Dec. 17, 1983 Citrus Maryland W 30-23
Dec. 22, 1984 Sun Maryland L 27-28
Jan. 1, 1986 Sugar Miami W 35-7
Dec. 29, 1986 Liberty Minnesota W 21-14
Jan. 2, 1988 Peach Indiana W 27-22
Jan. 1, 1990 Cotton Arkansas W 31-27
Jan. 1, 1991 Sugar Virginia W 23-22
Jan. 1, 1992 Fiesta Penn State L 17-42
Jan. 1, 1993 Hall of Fame Boston College W 38-23
Jan. 1, 1994 Citrus Penn State L 13-31
Dec. 30, 1994 Gator Virginia Tech W 45-23
Jan. 1, 1996 Citrus Ohio State W 20-14
Jan. 1, 1997 Citrus Northwestern W 48-28
Jan. 2, 1998 Orange Nebraska L 17-42
Jan. 4, 1999 Fiesta/BCS National Championship Florida State W 23-16
Jan 2, 2000 Fiesta Nebraska L 21-31
Jan. 1, 2001 Cotton Kansas State L 21-35
Jan. 1, 2002 Citrus Michigan W 45-17
Dec. 31, 2002 Peach Maryland L 3-30
Jan. 2, 2004 Peach Clemson L 14-27
Jan. 1, 2005 Cotton Texas A&M W 38-7
Jan. 1, 2007 Outback Penn State L 10-20
Jan. 1, 2008 Outback Wisconsin W 21-17
Dec. 31, 2009 Peach Virginia Tech L 14-37
Dec. 30, 2010 Music City North Carolina L 27-30
Jan. 2, 2015 Gator Iowa W 45-28
Jan. 1, 2016 Outback Northwestern W 45-6
Dec. 30, 2016 Music City Nebraska L 24-38
Jan. 2, 2020 Gator Indiana W 23-22
(later vacated)
Dec. 30, 2021 Music City Purdue L 45-48
Dec. 30, 2022 Orange Clemson W 31-14
Jan. 1, 2024 Citrus Iowa W 35-0
Dec. 21, 2024 CFP First Round at Tennessee L 17-42
ABOUT THE BUCKEYES
2024-25 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 Akron W 52-6
Sat., Sept. 7 Western Michigan W 56-0
Sat., Sept. 21 Marshall W 49-14
Sat., Sept. 28 at Michigan State W 38-7
Sat., Oct. 5 Iowa W 35-7
Sat., Oct. 12 at Oregon L 32-31
Sat., Oct. 26 Nebraska W 21-17
Sat., Nov. 2 at Penn State W 20-13
Sat., Nov. 9 Purdue W 45-0
Sat., Nov. 16 at Northwestern W 31-7
Sat., Nov. 23 Indiana W 38-15
Sat., Nov. 30 Michigan L 13-10
Sat., Dec. 21 Tennessee W 42-17
MEDIA COVERAGE
OHIO STATE IN THE POSTSEASON (27-29)
Date Bowl Opponent Score
Jan. 1, 1921 Rose California L 0-28
Jan. 2, 1950 Rose California W 17-14
Jan. 1, 1955 Rose USC W 20-7
Jan. 1, 1958 Rose Oregon W 10-7
Jan. 1, 1969 Rose USC W 27-16
Jan. 1, 1971 Rose Stanford L 17-27
Jan. 1, 1973 Rose USC L 17-24
Jan. 1, 1974 Rose USC W 42-21
Jan. 1, 1975 Rose USC L 17-18
Jan. 1, 1976 Rose UCLA L 10-23
Jan. 1, 1977 Orange Colorado W 27-10
Jan. 2, 1977 Sugar Alabama L 6-35
Dec. 29, 1978 Gator Clemson L 15-17
Jan. 1, 1980 Rose USC L 16-17
Dec. 26, 1980 Fiesta Penn State L 19-31
Dec. 30, 1981 Liberty Navy W 31-28
Dec. 17, 1982 Holiday BYU W 47-17
Jan. 2, 1984 Fiesta Pittsburgh W 28-23
Jan. 1, 1985 Rose USC L 17-20
Dec. 28, 1985 Citrus BYU W 10-7
Jan. 1, 1987 Cotton Texas A&M W 28-12
Jan. 1, 1990 Hall of Fame Auburn L 14-31
Dec. 27, 1990 Liberty Air Force L 11-23
Jan. 1, 1992 Hall of Fame Syracuse L 17-24
Jan. 1, 1993 Citrus Georgia L 14-21
Dec. 30, 1993 Holiday BYU W 28-21
Jan. 2, 1995 Citrus Alabama L 17-24
Jan. 1, 1996 Citrus Tennessee L 14-20
Jan. 1, 1997 Rose Arizona State W 20-17
Jan. 1, 1998 Sugar Florida State L 14-31
Jan. 1, 1999 Sugar Texas A&M W 24-14
Jan. 1, 2001 Outback South Carolina L 7-24
Jan. 1, 2002 Outback South Carolina L 28-31
Jan. 3, 2003 Fiesta Bowl* Miami W 31-24 (2OT)
Jan. 1, 2004 Fiesta Kansas State W 35-28
Dec. 29, 2004 Alamo Oklahoma State W 33-7
Jan. 2, 2006 Fiesta Notre Dame W 34-20
Jan. 8, 2007 BCS Championship Game * Florida L 14-41
Jan. 7, 2008 BCS Championship Game * LSU L 24-38
Jan. 5, 2009 Fiesta Texas L 21-24
Jan. 1, 2010 Rose Oregon W 26-17
Jan. 2, 2012 Gator Florida L 17-24
Jan. 3, 2014 Orange Clemson L 35-40
Jan. 1, 2015 CFP Semifinal | Sugar Alabama W 42-35
Jan. 12, 2015 CFP National Championship* Oregon W 42-20
Jan. 1, 2016 Fiesta Notre Dame W 44-28
Dec. 31, 2016 CFP Semifinal | Fiesta Clemson L 0-31
Dec. 29, 2017 Cotton USC W 24-7
Jan. 6, 2019 Rose Washington W 28-23
Dec. 28, 2019 CFP Semifinal | Fiesta Clemson L 23-29
Jan. 1, 2021 CFP Semifinal | Sugar Clemson W 49-28
Jan. 12, 2021 CFP National Championship* Alabama L 24-52
Jan. 1, 2022 Rose Utah W 48-45
Dec. 31, 2022 CFP Semifinal | Peach Georgia L 41-42
Dec. 29, 2023 Cotton Missouri L 3-14
Dec. 21, 2024 CFP First Round Tennessee W 42-17