If you’re planning to attend Ohio State football games during the 2023 season, you can now determine just how much you’ll have to pay.
Ohio State announced ticket prices for all six of its home football games for next season on Thursday as well as prices for its season ticket packages. Season ticket prices for the general public range from $398 in the cheapest seating zone to $944 in the most expensive seating zone, as Ohio State will continue to sell tickets for each game as six different price points based on seating locations.
As for individual games, Ohio State’s Oct. 21 game against Penn State will be the most expensive ticket, with single-game ticket prices ranging from $119 to $308. The cheapest games to attend will be the two non-conference home games against Youngstown State and Western Kentucky, which feature identical ticket prices ranging from $39 to $101.
The ticket prices for all six games at Ohio Stadium:
| Football Ticket Pricing – 2023 Season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Zone 1 | Zone 2 | Zone 3 | Zone 4 | Zone 5 | Zone 6 |
| Youngstown State (SEPT. 9) | $101 | $90 | $80 | $69 | $59 | $39 |
| Western Kentucky (SEPT. 16) | $101 | $90 | $80 | $69 | $59 | $39 |
| Maryland (OCT. 7) | $153 | $137 | $121 | $105 | $90 | $59 |
| Penn State (OCT. 21) | $308 | $276 | $244 | $212 | $181 | $119 |
| Michigan State (NOV. 11) | $230 | $206 | $182 | $158 | $135 | $89 |
| Minnesota (NOV. 18) | $177 | $159 | $141 | $122 | $104 | $69 |
| Season Ticket (Public) | $944 | $846 | $750 | $650 | $555 | $398 |
| Season Ticket (Faculty/Staff) | $774 | $693 | $615 | $533 | $456 | $325 |
| Season TickeT (Student) | $204 | $204 | ||||
In addition to the prices listed above, a per-seat contribution to the Buckeye Club is also required for season tickets in Zones 1-5. Those contributions will remain the same for 2023 as they were in 2022: $1,500 in Zone 1, $1,000 in Zone 2, $500 in Zone 3, $250 in Zone 4 and $100 in Zone 5.
Ohio State will also charge a $2 preservation fee per ticket per game in 2023. That fee will be used to fund “ongoing deferred maintenance projects necessary to extend the life of the stadium,” per Ohio State’s news release. Those projects include restroom upgrades, ongoing concrete repair and sealing, field-level surface repair and replacement and painting and new directional signage.
