This is a list of seasons completed by the Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey team. The list documents the season-by-season records of the Buckeyes from 1963 to present, including conference and national post season records.
Season-by-season results NCAA D-I Champions NCAA Frozen FourConference regular season championsConference Playoff Champions SeasonConferenceRegular SeasonConference Tournament ResultsNational Tournament Results Conference OverallGPWLTOTWOTL3/SWPts*FinishGPWLT% 1963–64 Independent - - - - - - - - - 10 2 8 0 University Division 1964–65 Independent - - - - - - - - - 10 4 6 0 1965–66 Independent - - - - - - - - - 16 9 7 0 1966–67 Independent - - - - - - - - - 20 10 10 0 1967–68 Independent - - - - - - - - - 24 9 13 2 1968–69 Independent - - - - - - - - - 29 11 18 0 1969–70 Independent - - - - - - - - - 27 19 7 1 1970–71 Independent - - - - - - - - - 29 20 9 0 1971–72 CCHA 12 8 4 0 - - - 161st 29 24 5 0 Won Semifinal, 7–1 (Ohio)Won Championship, 3–0 (Saint Louis) 1972–73 CCHA 14 7 7 0 - - - 14 3rd 30 18 11 1 Lost Round Robin, 4–11 (Saint Louis) Lost CCHA Round Robin, 1–8 (Bowling Green) Division I 1973–74 Independent - - - - - - - - - 31 16 13 2 1974–75 Independent - - - - - - - - - 30 7 22 1 1975–76 CCHA 16 3 13 0 - - - 6 5th 34 18 15 1 1976–77 CCHA 16 8 7 1 - - - 17 3rd 38 17 20 1 Lost Semifinal series, 3–9 (Bowling Green) 1977–78 CCHA 20 9 11 0 - - - 18 T–3rd 35 16 18 1 Lost Semifinal series, 3–7 (Bowling Green) 1978–79 CCHA 24 15 8 1 - - - 31 2nd 40 25 13 2 Won Semifinal series, 10–9 (Northern Michigan)Lost Championship series, 7–11 (Bowling Green) 1979–80 CCHA 20 14 5 1 - - - 29 2nd 38 25 10 3 Lost Semifinal series, 8–12 (Ferris State) 1980–81 CCHA 22 15 6 1 - - - 31 2nd 39 24 12 3 Won Semifinal series, 8–6 (Ferris State)Lost Championship series, 4–6 (Northern Michigan) 1981–82 CCHA 28 10 17 1 - - - 21 10th 34 16 17 1 1982–83 CCHA 32 21 7 4 - - - 46 T–2nd 40 26 9 5 Won Quarterfinal series, 10–8 (Miami)Lost Semifinal, 3–8 (Michigan State)Won Consolation Game, 8–6 (Northern Michigan) 1983–84 CCHA 28 21 9 0 - - - .700 T–2nd 41 30 10 1 Won Quarterfinal series, 11–3 (Ferris State) Lost Semifinal, 1–8 (Michigan State)Won Consolation Game, 3–2 (OT) (Bowling Green) 1984–85 CCHA 32 13 17 2 - - - 28 6th 41 19 20 2 Won Quarterfinal series, 8–7 (Western Michigan) Lost Semifinal, 0–8 (Michigan State)Won Consolation Game, 7–3 (Bowling Green) 1985–86 CCHA 32 16 15 1 - - - 33 5th 43 23 19 1 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Lake Superior State) 1986–87 CCHA 32 12 19 1 - - - 25 6th 43 19 23 1 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Lake Superior State) Lost Semifinal, 3–5 (Bowling Green)Won Consolation Game, 7–4 (Western Michigan) 1987–88 CCHA 32 7 21 4 - - - 18 8th 40 10 24 6 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Lake Superior State) 1988–89 CCHA 32 7 20 5 - - - 19 8th 40 9 26 5 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan State) 1989–90 CCHA 32 11 17 4 - - - 26 T–5th 40 11 24 5 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Bowling Green) 1990–91 CCHA 32 9 19 4 - - - 22 7th 40 11 25 4 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan) 1991–92 CCHA 32 8 19 5 - - - 21 8th 38 12 21 5 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan) 1992–93 CCHA 30 3 25 2 - - - 8 11th 35 5 30 2 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Miami) 1993–94 CCHA 30 6 19 5 - - - 17 10th 35 7 23 5 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Lake Superior State) 1994–95 CCHA 27 3 22 3 - - - 8 10th 38 7† 29† 1† Won Play-In, 7–2 (Alaska–Fairbanks)Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan) 1995–96 CCHA 30 8 17 5 - - - 21 8th 34 10 19 5 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Lake Superior State) 1996–97 CCHA 27 9 16 2 - - - 20 7th 39 12 25 2 Lost Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Miami) 1997–98 CCHA 30 19 10 1 - - - 39 3rd 42 27 13 2 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Lake Superior State)Won Semifinal, 4–2 (Michigan)Lost Championship, 2–3 (2OT) (Michigan State) Won Regional Quarterfinal, 4–0 (Yale)Won regional semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Michigan State)Lost National semifinal, 2–5 (Boston College) 1998–99 CCHA 30 17 10 3 - - - 37 3rd 41 21 16 4 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ferris State)Lost Semifinal, 2–3 (Michigan) Lost Regional Quarterfinal, 2–4 (Maine) 1999–00 CCHA 28 9 16 3 - - - 21 11th 36 13 19 4 2000–01 CCHA 28 13 13 2 - - - 28 7th 37 17 18 2 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Nebraska–Omaha) 2001–02 CCHA 28 12 12 4 - - - 28 T–7th 40 20 16 4 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Western Michigan)Won Quarterfinal, 6–5 (OT) (Alaska–Fairbanks)Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Michigan) 2002–03 CCHA 28 16 8 4 - - - 36 3rd 43 25 13 5 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Nebraska–Omaha)Won Quarterfinal, 3–2 (OT) (Notre Dame)Lost Semifinal, 0–3 (Michigan)Lost Third-place game, 1–4 (Northern Michigan) Lost Regional semifinal, 0–1 (Boston College) 2003–04 CCHA 28 16 12 0 - - - 32 4th 42 26 16 0 Won First round series, 2–0 (Bowling Green)Won Quarterfinal, 6–5 (OT) (Notre Dame)Won Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Miami)Won Championship, 4–2 (Michigan) Lost Regional semifinal, 0–1 (OT) (Wisconsin) 2004–05 CCHA 28 21 5 2 - - - 44 2nd 42 27 11 4 Won First round series, 2–1 (Ferris State)Won Semifinal, 4–1 (OT) (Michigan State)Lost Championship, 2–4 (Michigan) Lost Regional semifinal, 2–3 (Cornell) 2005–06 CCHA 28 11 14 3 - - - 25 10th 39 15 19 5 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Ferris State) 2006–07 CCHA 28 12 12 4 - - - 28 7th 37 15 17 5 Lost First round series, 1–2 (Northern Michigan) 2007–08 CCHA 28 7 18 3 - - - 17 11th 41 12 25 4 Lost First round series, 1–2 (Northern Michigan) 2008–09 CCHA 28 13 11 4 - - 3 33 5th 42 23 15 4 Won CCHA First round series, 2–0 (Bowling Green)Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Alaska) Lost Regional semifinal, 3–8 (Boston University) 2009–10 CCHA 28 10 12 6 - - 4 40 8th 39 15 18 6 Won CCHA First round series, 2–0 (Notre Dame)Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Miami) 2010–11 CCHA 28 10 14 4 - - 2 36 9th 37 15 18 4 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Lake Superior State) 2011–12 CCHA 28 11 12 5 - - 1 39 T–8th 35 15 15 5 Lost First round series, 0–2 (Notre Dame) 2012–13 CCHA 28 13 10 5 - - 1 45 4th 40 16 17 7 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Ferris State)Lost Semifinal, 1–3 (Notre Dame) 2013–14 Big Ten 20 6 9 5 - - 4 27 4th 37 18 14 5 Won Quarterfinal, 2–1 (OT) (Michigan State)Won Semifinal, 3–1 (Minnesota)Lost Championship, 4–5 (OT) (Wisconsin) 2014–15 Big Ten 20 8 11 1 - - 0 26 5th 36 14 19 3 Won Quarterfinal, 3–1 (Penn State)Lost Semifinal, 0–3 (Minnesota) 2015–16 Big Ten 20 8 8 4 - - 1 29 4th 36 14 18 4 Won Quarterfinal, 4–3 (OT) (Michigan State)Lost Semifinal, 2–4 (Minnesota) 2016–17 Big Ten 20 11 8 1 - - 1 35 3rd 39 21 12 2 Won Quarterfinal, 6–3 (Michigan State)Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Wisconsin) Lost Regional semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Minnesota–Duluth) 2017–18 Big Ten 24 14 8 2 - - 1 45 2nd 41 26 10 5 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Michigan State)Won Semifinal, 3–2 (OT) (Michigan)Lost Championship, 2–3 (OT) (Notre Dame) Won Regional semifinal, 4–2 (Princeton)Won Regional Final, 5–1 (Denver)Lost National semifinal, 1–2 (Minnesota–Duluth) 2018–19 Big Ten 24 13 7 4 - - 3 461st 36 20 11 5 Lost Semifinal, 1–5 (Penn State) Lost Regional semifinal, 0–2 (Denver) 2019–20 Big Ten 24 11 9 4 - - 1 38 T–2nd 36 20 11 5 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Wisconsin)Tournament Cancelled 2020–21 Big Ten 22 6 16 0 0 2 0 20 6th 27 7 19 1 Lost Quarterfinal, 0–4 (Michigan) 2021–22 Big Ten 22 13 9 2 1 1 1 42 4th 37 22 13 2 Lost Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Penn State) 2022–23 Big Ten 22 11 11 2 0 0 1 36 3rd 40 21 16 3 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Penn State)Lost Semifinal, 3–7 (Michigan) Won Regional semifinal, 8–1 (Harvard)Lost Regional Final, 1–4 (Quinnipiac)2023–24Big Ten 244182102157th3814204 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Wisconsin)Lost Semifinal, 1–2 (Michigan State) 2024–25 Big Ten 22 14 9 1 3 2 0 42 3rd 40 24 14 2 Won Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Wisconsin)Won Semifinal, 4–3 (OT) (Penn State)Lost Championship, 3–4 (2OT) (Michigan State) Lost Regional semifinal, 3–8 (Boston University)Totals GP W L T %ChampionshipsRegular Season 2049 957 906 176 1 CCHA Championship, 1 Big Ten ChampionshipConference Post-season 143 62 77 4 2 CCHA tournament championshipsNCAA Post-season 16 5 11 0 11 NCAA Tournament appearancesRegular Season and Post-season Record 2208 1024 1004 180 * Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.† Jerry Welsh resigned in February after being told his contract would not be renewed.
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