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Ohio State Buckeyes
The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, playing at the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) level. The team nickname is derived from the state tree of Ohio. The Buckeyes have played their home games in Ohio Stadium since 1922. In their 118-year-history, the Buckeyes have been consensus Division IA National Champions five times, and claim a total of 7 national championships. On September 6, 2008, the Buckeyes defeated Ohio University 26-14 for their 800th win, becoming the fifth FBS-team to reach the mark. Jim Tressel has been the Buckeyes head coach since 2001. |
