| Season |
Bowl |
Result |
| 2000 |
Outback |
South Carolina 24, Ohio State 7 |
| 1998 |
Sugar |
Ohio State 24, Texas A&M 14 |
| 1997 |
Sugar |
Florida State 31, Ohio State 14 |
| 1996 |
Rose |
Ohio State 20, Arizona State 17 |
| 1995 |
Citrus |
Tennessee 20, Ohio State 14 |
| 1994 |
Citrus |
Alabma 24, Ohio State 17 |
| 1993 |
Holiday |
Ohio State 28, Brigham Young 21 |
| 1992 |
Citrus |
Georgia 21, Ohio State 14 |
| 1991 |
Hall of Fame |
Syracuse 24, Ohio State 17 |
| 1990 |
Liberty |
Air Force 23, Ohio State 11 |
| 1989 |
Hall of Fame |
Auburn 31, Ohio State 14 |
| 1986 |
Cotton |
Ohio State 28, Texas A&M 12 |
| 1985 |
Citrus |
Ohio State 10, Brigham Young 7 |
| 1984 |
Rose |
Southern California 20, Ohio State 17 |
| 1983 |
Fiesta |
Ohio State 28, Pittsburgh 23 |
| 1982 |
Holiday |
Ohio State 47, Brigham Young 17 |
| 1981 |
Liberty |
Ohio State 31, Navy 28 |
| 1980 |
Fiesta |
Penn State 31, Ohio State 19 |
| 1979 |
Rose |
Southern California 17, Ohio State 16 |
| 1978 |
Gator |
Clemson 17, Ohio State 15 |
| 1977 |
Sugar |
Alabama 35, Ohio State 6 |
| 1976 |
Orange |
Ohio State 27, Colorado 10 |
| 1975 |
Rose |
UCLA 23, Ohio State 10 |
| 1974 |
Rose |
Southern California 18, Ohio State 17 |
| 1973 |
Rose |
Ohio State 42, Southern California 21 |
| 1972 |
Rose |
Southern California 42, Ohio State 17 |
| 1970 |
Rose |
Stanford 27, Ohio State 17 |
| 1968 |
Rose |
Ohio State 27, Southern California 16 |
| 1957 |
Rose |
Ohio State 10, Oregon 7 |
| 1954 |
Rose |
Ohio State 20, Southern California 7 |
| 1949 |
Rose |
Ohio State 17, California 14 |
| 1920 |
Rose |
California 28, Ohio State 0 |
