Hey everyone, I’m back with another one of my “adventures,” this time diving into the world of college football. Specifically, the Ohio State Buckeyes. I’ve always been a fan of the sport, but lately, I’ve been wanting to get a bit more into the history of the teams. And what better way to do that than by digging into their championship wins, right?
So, the first thing I did was to check out some football databases I could find. I stumbled upon this site called “Winsipedia” that seemed to have a lot of the info I was looking for. According to them, Ohio State has a pretty impressive record.
National Championships
- 1942
- 1954
- 1957
- 1961
- 1968
- 1970
- 2002
- 2014
Eight national championships! That’s a lot of wins. I also found out they’ve been to 48 bowls, with a 25-23 record. Not too shabby, huh?
Then I started looking into more recent games. I read that they played in the 2019 Rose Bowl, which was their 15th time playing in that bowl. It was also the last game for their coach, Urban Meyer. I mean, that must have been one intense game, with all that history behind it.
But I wanted to go even further back. I was really curious about those older championships. I managed to find this, like, a recording of an old radio broadcast from 1954. It was the call of Howard “Hopalong” Cassidy’s 88-yard interception return against Wisconsin! I mean I could almost feel the excitement through the speakers. And then there was Jim Otis’s touchdown run, which got them to 50-14 over Michigan. Crazy stuff.
And the best part? I came across this book, or CD-book combo, by some guy named Eric Kaelin. It’s got a bunch of these old radio calls from some of the biggest moments in Ohio State football history. A 75-minute long trip down memory lane. I just had to get it, you know? It is a good way to really get a feel for the team’s history and all those legendary moments that made them who they are today.
So yeah, that’s been my little journey into the world of Ohio State football championships. It’s been quite the ride, going from just looking up stats to actually listening to those old game calls. It’s like, you can read all the numbers you want, but hearing the excitement in the announcers’ voices? That’s a whole different level of awesome.
