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California vs Ohio State Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between California and Ohio State.

PROGRAM ONECalifornia1 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD1–7WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOOhio State7 recorded wins
8Recorded meetings
1920Earliest documented
2013Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

8 games
  1. 1920
    California28 — 0Ohio State
    Jan 1, 1921California won
  2. 1949
    California14 — 17Ohio State
    Jan 2, 1950Ohio State won
  3. 1953
    California19 — 33Ohio State
    Oct 3, 1953Ohio State won
  4. 1954
    California13 — 21Ohio State
    Oct 2, 1954Ohio State won
  5. 1971
    California3 — 35Ohio State
    Oct 2, 1971Ohio State won
  6. 1972
    California18 — 35Ohio State
    Oct 7, 1972Ohio State won
  7. 2012
    California28 — 35Ohio State
    Sep 15, 2012Ohio State wonOhio Stadium
  8. 2013
    California34 — 52Ohio State
    Sep 14, 2013Ohio State wonCalifornia Memorial Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2013California vs Ohio State34–52Ohio State won
2012California vs Ohio State28–35Ohio State won
1972California vs Ohio State18–35Ohio State won
1971California vs Ohio State3–35Ohio State won
1954California vs Ohio State13–21Ohio State won
1953California vs Ohio State19–33Ohio State won
1949California vs Ohio State14–17Ohio State won
1920California vs Ohio State28–0California won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.