1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 17–42 vs. USC
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 9
1972 record 9–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Woody Hayes (22nd season)
MVP George Hasenohrl
Captain Richard Galbos
Captain George Hasenohrl
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 81,667)
1972 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Michigan + 7 –1 –0  10 –1 –0
No. 9 Ohio State + 7 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
Purdue 6 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
Michigan State 5 –2 –1  5 –5 –1
Minnesota 4 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Indiana 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Illinois 3 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Iowa 2 –6 –1  3 –7 –1
Wisconsin 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Northwestern 1 –8 –0  2 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University in the 1972 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–2 record, including the 1973 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost 42–17 to the USC Trojans.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 16 1:30 p.m. Iowa No. 3 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 21–0   77,098
September 30 1:30 p.m. North Carolina* No. 5 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 29–14   86,180
October 7 4:00 p.m. at California* No. 3 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California W 35–18   45,000
October 14 1:30 p.m. Illinois No. 4 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (Illibuck Trophy) W 26–7   86,298
October 21 1:30 p.m. Indiana No. 4 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 44–7   86,365
October 28 2:30 p.m. at Wisconsin No. 4 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin W 28–20   78,713
November 4 1:30 p.m. Minnesota No. 5 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 27–19   86,439
November 11 1:00 p.m. at Michigan State No. 5 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan ABC L 12–19   76,264
November 18 2:00 p.m. at Northwestern No. 9 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 27–14   34,475
November 25 1:00 p.m. No. 3 Michigan No. 9 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (The Game) ABC W 14–11   87,040
January 1, 1973 4:45 p.m. vs. No. 1 USC* No. 3 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California (Rose Bowl) NBC L 17–42   106,869
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth chart

[1]

Coaching staff

  • Woody Hayes – Head Coach (22nd year)
  • George Chaump – Offense (5th year)
  • George Hill (American football coach) – Defensive Coordinator (2nd year)
  • Rudy Hubbard – Running Backs (5th year)
  • Charles Clausen – Defense Line(2nd year)
  • Edward Ferkany – Offensive Line Punter's (1st year)
  • Rudy Hubbard – Running Backs (5th year)
  • John Mummey – Quarterbacks (4th year)
  • Ralph Staub – Tackles Tight end's Kicker's (3rd year)
  • Dick Walker – Defensive Backs (4th year)
  • [1]

Game summaries

Iowa

1 234Total
Iowa 0 000 0
• Ohio St 0 777 21
  • Date: September 16
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 1:31p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:21
  • Game attendance: 77,098
  • Game weather: Clear, 74°F

[2] [3] [4]

North Carolina

1 234Total
North Carolina 7 007 14
• Ohio State 3 6146 29
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 1:30p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:20
  • Game attendance: 86,180
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 49°F

[5] [6] Statistics

Ohio State was the only team to beat the Tar Heels in 1972, as the Heels went 11-1.

California

1 234Total
• Ohio St 3 01913 35
California 0 936 18

[8] [9]

Illinois

1 234Total
Illinois 0 700 7
• Ohio St 13 607 26
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 1:33p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:29
  • Game attendance: 86,298
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 59°F

[10] [11]

Indiana

1 234Total
Indiana 0 700 7
• Ohio St 14 31413 44
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 1:32p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:18
  • Game attendance: 86,365
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 51°F

[12] [13]

Wisconsin

1 234Total
• Ohio St 14 1400 28
Wisconsin 0 776 20

[14] [15] [16]

Minnesota

1 234Total
Minnesota 13 006 19
• Ohio State 7 1406 27
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game start: 1:31p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:17
  • Game attendance: 86,439
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 49°F

[17]

Michigan State

1 234Total
Ohio State 3 900 12
• Michigan State 6 670 19

[18] [19]

Northwestern

1 234Total
• Ohio State 7 0137 27
Northwestern 0 770 14

[20] [21]

Michigan

1 234Total
Michigan 0 380 11
• Ohio State 0 770 14
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 1:31p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:30
  • Game attendance: 87,040
  • Game weather: Rain, 39°F
  • Television network: ABC

Ohio State made two goal line stands, one in each half, to hold on to the 14-11 victory. The first came just before halftime as Dennis Franklin fumbled on fourth down at the two. In the fourth quarter, Randy Gradishar stopped Franklin on a sneak from the one. The Buckeyes' fans tore down the goal posts with 13 seconds remaining. [22] [23]

Rose Bowl

1 234Total
Ohio State 0 737 17
• USC 7 02114 42

[24]

Draft picks

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Rick Seifert8194Defensive backNew York Jets
George Hasenohrl8198Defensive tackleNew York Giants
John Bledsoe8203Running backDetroit Lions
Rich Galbos9218Running backWashington Redskins
Earl Belgrave17435TackleDetroit Lions

References

  1. 1 2 1973 Ohio State Media Guide
  2. ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1972 September 17.
  3. ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1972/1972-01-Iowa.pdf
  4. ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6030466.0
  5. ↑ "Freshman sparkles." Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Sept 30.
  6. ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6030472.0
  7. ↑ 2012 Ohio State football record book.
  8. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=mq6pegT_rlEC&dat=19721008&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
  9. ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6030476.0
  10. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 15.
  11. ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6030464.0
  12. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 22.
  13. ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6030465.0
  14. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 29.
  15. ↑ Ocala Star-Banner. 1972 Oct 29.
  16. ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6030482.0
  17. ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6030470.0
  18. ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1972/1972-08-MichiganState.pdf
  19. ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6030479.0
  20. ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1972 Nov 19.
  21. ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1972/1972-09-Northwestern.pdf
  22. ↑ "Everything Just Rosy for Ohio State." Palm Beach Post. 1972 Nov 26.
  23. ↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6030469.0
  24. ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1972/1972-11-SouthernCalifornia.pdf
Win/Loss statistics
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