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How the weather shapes Ohio State football — Ohio Stadium climate, this week's forecast, and every game since 2001 scored 0–100 by the Weather Football Index.

Conference
Big Ten
Ohio State football
Home Venue
Ohio Stadium
Columbus, OH · 711′
Season Climate
51.2°F
avg game-season temperature
Late Season
40.2°F
Nov–Dec at Ohio Stadium

The Weather Record

2001–2025 · FBS venues · nearest-station observed
Games on Record
294
294 outdoor · 2001–2025
Avg WFI
13.1
outdoor games
At ≤40°F
36–5
record in 41 cold games
Snow Games
6
snow observed at the station

Roughest Games on Record

highest WFI
SeasonMatchupVenueAirWindWFIScore
2017vs IllinoisOhio Stadium62.019.662 highW 52–14
2013vs IndianaOhio Stadium27.717.353 notableW 42–14
2016vs TulsaOhio Stadium82.016.949 notableW 48–3
2016at Michigan StateSpartan Stadium34.719.649 notableW 17–16
2022at NorthwesternRyan Field58.726.145 notableW 21–7

Every Game, Scored

full log
SEASON SORT
SeasonWkOpponentVenueAirWindPrecipWFIScoreLineO/U
The full game log needs JavaScript — the roughest games above are the short version.

Games at FBS home venues, scored on observed weather from the ASOS station nearest each stadium — gust, humidity and present weather all measured. Line = closing total, the median across books (cfbfastR, 2006–2025). Methodology →