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The state of Florida football’s non-conference scheduling

By Nick Knudsen

GAINESVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 01: London Johnson #1 of the Charleston Southern Buccaneers looses the ball during the game against the Florida football team at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL - SEPTEMBER 01: London Johnson #1 of the Charleston Southern Buccaneers looses the ball during the game against the Florida football team at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /
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NORMAN, OK – SEPTEMBER 17: Mike Weber #25 of the Ohio Buckeyes runs past Will Johnson #12 of the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 17, 2016 in Norman, Oklahoma. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK – SEPTEMBER 17: Mike Weber #25 of the Ohio Buckeyes runs past Will Johnson #12 of the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 17, 2016 in Norman, Oklahoma. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) /

Ohio State

  • percent of non-conference games played in home state since 1980: 76.2%
  • number of states traveled to since 1980: 19
  • Power Five non-conference games in the playoff era (since 2014): 6
  • Power Five non-conference road games in the playoff era (since 2014): 2
  • number of home-and-home series with different BCS/Power Five opponents (since 1998): 11

Ohio State has had at least one major ongoing Power Five non-conference home-and-home series since 2005: 2005-06 Texas, 2007 Washington (return trip from 2003 home game), 2008-09 USC, 2010-11 Miami (FL), 2012-13 California, 2014-15 Virginia Tech, 2016-17 Oklahoma, 2018 converted a home-and-home with TCU into a neutral site game in Dallas.

OSU has upcoming Power Five home-and-homes with Oregon, Notre Dame, Texas, Washington, and Boston College lined up through 2027.

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