Buckeyes Alternate Logo
Ohio State Buckeyes is one of the most iconic college sports teams in the United States. Throughout its long history, Ohio State has had several different logos and mascots to represent its team spirit. The alternate logo for Ohio State has changed over time as well, with new versions being introduced every few years since it first debuted in 1967.
The original version of the Buckeye's alternate logo was a simple black and white design featuring an outline of a buckeye leaf surrounded by two crossed swords. This classic look served as an important symbol for many decades until it was replaced with a more modernized version in 2004 that featured brighter colors and sharper lines to create an updated look without sacrificing any traditional elements from the previous design.
Since then, there have been several additional variations on this theme including adding color variations such as scarlet red or gray; changing up font styles; swapping out swords for other symbols like stars or lightning bolts; incorporating mascot images into designs; and even introducing 3D-style effects to make them stand out even more! Each iteration brings something unique while still maintaining some recognizable aspects from earlier versions so fans can easily recognize which team they’re cheering on when they see these logos around town!
1991 - Present
A red letter “O” with a white and grey outline. The letter “O” represents the state of Ohio.
1986 - 2013
An academic mark consisting of the whole school name spaced out and stacked inside a white with a scarlet box outline.
This design was chosen to differentiate itself from other schools with the same OSU abbreviation.
1986 - 2013
An academic mark consisting of the whole school name spaced out and stacked inside a scarlet with a white box outline.
This design was chosen to differentiate itself from other schools with the same OSU abbreviation.
1979 - 1984
A buckeye leaf in green and white is centered in front of a letter block “O” in scarlet and black.
1978 - 1986
Letter fonts are composed of two connecting lines forming the letters with an empty string in between in scarlet.
1975 - 2013
A red letter “O” with a white and black outline.
1973 - 2004
A red with white and grey trim letter “O” with green buckeye leaves in the bottom right corner of the letter.
1898 - 1978
A block letter “O” in scarlet with a black outline.
