CFP First Round: No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State

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!
TV: ESPN \| ABC Listen: ESPN Radio Follow Live Stats 2024-25 CFP Bracket	Final Score: No. 8 Seed Ohio State 42, No. 9 Seed Tennessee 17 Game Recap Box Score

NO. 9 SEED TENNESSEE

NO. 8 SEED OHIO STATE

ABOUT THE VOLUNTEERS
Roster \| Coaches \| Schedule and Results \| Stats Record: 10-3 Overall, 6-2 SEC Game Notes \| Media Guide

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
Official Site: UTSports.com \| Football \| CFP Central Conference Site: SECSports.com \| Football

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
Roster \| Coaches \| Schedule and Results \| Stats Record: 11-2 Overall, 7-2 Big Ten Game Notes \| Media Guide

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
Official Site: OhioStateBuckeyes.com \| Football \| CFP Central Conference Site: BigTen.org \| Football

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

Bowl Schedule

NO. 9 SEED TENNESSEE

NO. 8 SEED OHIO STATE

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