2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten co-champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 21–24 vs. Texas
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record10–3 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Bollman (8th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJim Heacock (4th; 13th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorLuke Fickell (4th; 8th overall season)
Base defense4–3
Captain
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 102,329)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Penn State $+   7 1     11 2  
No. 9 Ohio State %+   7 1     10 3  
No. 24 Michigan State   6 2     9 4  
Northwestern   5 3     9 4  
No. 20 Iowa   5 3     9 4  
Wisconsin   3 5     7 6  
Minnesota   3 5     7 6  
Illinois   3 5     5 7  
Purdue   2 6     4 8  
Michigan   2 6     3 9  
Indiana   1 7     3 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes were coached by Jim Tressel and played their home games in Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. They finished with a record of 10–3 (7–1 Big Ten) and were Big Ten Conference co-champions.