Here's a look at the largest bowl game upsets by point spread, dating back to the FBS-FCS split in 1978. Data are from ESPN Research: 1998 Humanitarian Bowl: Idaho (+17) def. Southern Miss 42-35 ...
Their last bowl victory came in 2013 in the Beef O'Brady's Bowl, over Ohio, a game that just missed the cut. 1978 Independence Bowl: ECU 35, Louisiana Tech 13 After a 13-year hiatus from 1965 ...
The Buckeyes' first bowl game against a SEC opponent was the 1978 Sugar Bowl, a top-10 showdown between No. 9 Ohio State and No. 3 Alabama that featured legendary coaches Woody Hayes and Bear Bryant.