<Li> x--Division champion / co-champions </Li> <P> The 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented The Ohio State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season . It was the Buckeyes' 125th overall, the 102nd as a member of the Big Ten Conference, and first season as a member of the newly reorganized Eastern Division . The team was led by Urban Meyer, in his third year as head coach, and played their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio . They finished the season with a 14 wins and 1 loss (14--1 overall, 8--0 in the Big Ten), as Big Ten champions and as national champions after they defeated Oregon in the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship Game . Winning 14 games in a season tied the school record set by the Buckeyes' previous national champion team . </P> <P> After a 12--2 season the previous year, Ohio State signed a highly ranked recruiting class and entered the season ranked No. 5 in the AP poll and No. 6 in the coaches' preseason poll . In the second game of the season, Ohio State was upset by Virginia Tech, 35--21 . Following the loss, Ohio State won five consecutive games, including four against Big Ten opponents . In the ninth game of the season, Ohio State defeated Michigan State in a rematch of the previous year's Big Ten Championship Game . After the 49--37 win over the Spartans, the Buckeyes moved into the top ten in all major polls . After a 42--28 win over bitter rival Michigan, Ohio State completed their third consecutive undefeated Big Ten regular season, and earned their second consecutive berth in the Big Ten Championship Game, where they defeated Wisconsin 59--0 . In the first season of the College Football Playoff, Ohio State was selected as the No. 4 team, where they defeated Alabama in the Sugar Bowl 42--35 . The win advanced the Buckeyes to the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship Game, where they defeated Oregon 42--20 to capture the 2014 national championship . They were voted consensus national champions as the Associated Press and the Coaches Poll both named them the number one team in their final polls . </P> <P> Following the 2012 undefeated season, head coach Urban Meyer entered his second season at Ohio State in 2013 and brought in his second consecutive top - five recruiting class . The Buckeyes entered the 2013 season ranked No. 2 in all major polls, with many considering them a favorite to win the Big Ten championship, and also being in the discussion for the national championship . Ohio State continued to build on the successes of the 2012 team, extending their winning streak to 23 games following a 42--14 victory over Indiana Hoosiers, a school record for consecutive victories . The Buckeyes won their second consecutive game over arch rival Michigan and completed their second consecutive undefeated regular season, while also winning the Leaders Division and qualifying for the Big Ten Championship Game . Following a 34--24 loss to Michigan State in the conference championship game, Ohio State was selected to play in the Orange Bowl as a BCS at - large team . The Buckeyes suffered their second consecutive loss against the Clemson Tigers in the Orange Bowl, and finished the season with a 12--2 overall record, an 8--0 record in the Big Ten . Ohio State ranked No. 10 in the final Coaches' Poll and No. 12 in the final AP Poll . </P>

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