1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 17–18 vs. USC
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 4
1974 record 10–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Woody Hayes (24th season)
MVP Archie Griffin
Captain Neal Colzie
Pete Cusick
Archie Griffin
Arnold Jones
Steve Myers
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 83,080)
1974 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Ohio State + 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 3 Michigan + 7 –1 –0  10 –1 –0
No. 12 Michigan State 6 –1 –1  7 –3 –1
Wisconsin 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Illinois 4 –3 –1  6 –4 –1
Purdue 3 –5 –0  4 –6 –1
Minnesota 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Iowa 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Northwestern 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Indiana 1 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 10–2 record, including the 1975 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost, 18–17, to the USC Trojans.

1974 was the first season in which Ohio State played an 11-game regular season schedule. The NCAA allowed teams to schedule 11 regular season games beginning in 1970, but the Buckeyes played only nine regular season games in 1970, their last nine-game regular season. Ohio State played 10 regular season games in 1971, '72 and '73.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 14 2:30 p.m. at Minnesota No. 4 Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis W 34–19   45,511
September 21 1:30 p.m. Oregon State* No. 2 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 51–10   86,383
September 28 1:30 p.m. SMU* No. 1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 28–9   87,487
October 5 4:30 p.m. vs. Washington State* No. 1 Husky Stadium • Seattle W 42–7   50,000
October 12 1:30 p.m. Wisconsin No. 1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 52–7   87,717
October 19 1:30 p.m. Indiana No. 1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 49–9   87,071
October 26 2:30 p.m. at Northwestern No. 1 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois W 55–7   42,337
November 2 1:30 p.m. Illinoisdagger No. 1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (Illibuck Trophy) W 49–7   87,813
November 9 12:30 p.m. at Michigan State No. 1 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan ABC L 13–16   78,533
November 16 2:30 p.m. at Iowa No. 4 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa W 35–10   48,700
November 23 1:00 p.m. No. 2 Michigan No. 3 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (The Game) ABC W 12–10   88,243
January 1, 1975 5:00 p.m. vs. No. 5 USC* No. 3 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California (Rose Bowl) NBC L 17–18   106,721
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth chart

[1]

Coaching staff

  • Woody Hayes – head coach (24th year)
  • George Chaump – offensive coordinator (7th year)
  • George Hill – defensive coordinator (4th year)
  • Joe Bugel – offensive guards (1st year)
  • Charles Clausen – defensive line (4th year)
  • Mickey Jackson – (1st year)
  • John Mummey – quarterbacks (6th year)
  • Ralph Staub – tackles, tight ends (5th year)
  • Dick Walker – defensive backs (6th year)
  • Blair Conway – place kicker, punter (1st year)
  • Jeff Kaplan - director of counseling, 'brain coach' (2nd year)

Season summary

Minnesota

Ohio State at Minnesota
1 234Total
• Ohio St 7 1476 34
Minnesota 3 0016 19

[2]

Michigan State

Ohio State fans still insist that Brian Baschnagel scored from one yard out on the final play at Michigan State on November 9. The game officials ruled otherwise, and the Buckeyes suffered a 16-13 loss that cost them the no.1 ranking. Ohio State entered the game at 8-0 and the Spartans were 4-3-1. The frantic, final play occurred after Champ Henson was stopped within inches of the goal line with 13 seconds remaining. Ohio State was out of timeouts, and Michigan State's players were slow getting off the pile. The Buckeyes scrambled and snapped the ball, but it went through QB Cornelius Greene's legs. Baschnagel picked it up and ran into the end zone. Head linesman Ed Scheck signaled touchdown, but field judge Robert Dagenhardt ruled that time had run out before the play began. Fans of each school climbed atop the goalposts, uncertain which team had won. 46 minutes later, with about 40,000 of the 78,533 fans still in the stadium, the public address announcer told the half-empty stadium that Big Ten commissioner Wayne Duke had decided the officials were correct in ruling that time has expired. Referee Gene Calhoun also said the Buckeyes would have been penalized if time had not run out because they didn't come to a one-second set before the snap of the ball.

Awards and honors

  • Archie Griffin, Heisman Trophy[3]

1975 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Kurt Schumacher112GuardNew Orleans Saints
Doug France120TackleLos Angeles Rams
Neal Colzie124Defensive backOakland Raiders
Peter Cusick366Nose tackleNew England Patriots
Steve Luke488Defensive backGreen Bay Packers
Champ Henson489Running backMinnesota Vikings
Bruce Elia4100LinebackerMiami Dolphins
Jim Cope5119LinebackerCleveland Browns
Dave Hazel11261Wide receiverBaltimore Colts
Steve Myers11275GuardDetroit Lions
Doug Plank12291Defensive backChicago Bears
Larry O'Rourke14354Defensive tacklePhiladelphia Eagles
Mike Bartoszek17430Tight endNew York Jets

References

  1. ↑ 1975 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  2. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1974 September 15. Retrieved 2012-12-4.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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