1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl, L 10–23 vs. UCLA
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 4
AP No. 4
1975 record 11–1 (8–0 Big Ten)
Head coach Woody Hayes (25th season)
MVP Cornelius Greene
Captain Brian Baschnagel
Captain Tim Fox
Captain Archie Griffin
Captain Ken Kuhn
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 83,112)
1975 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 8 Michigan 7 –1 –0  8 –2 –2
Michigan State 4 –4 –0  7 –4 –0
Illinois 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Purdue 4 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Wisconsin 3 –4 –1  4 –6 –1
Minnesota 3 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
Iowa 3 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Northwestern 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Indiana 1 –6 –1  2 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 11–1 record, including the 1976 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost, 23–10, to the UCLA Bruins.

In 1975, Archie Griffin became college football's only two-time Heisman trophy winner. Griffin won four Big Ten Conference titles with the Ohio State Buckeyes and became the only player ever to start in four Rose Bowls.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 13 4:00 p.m. at No. 11 Michigan State No. 3 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ABC W 21–0   80,383
September 20 1:30 p.m. No. 7 Penn State* No. 3 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Rivalry) W 17–9   88,093
September 27 1:30 p.m. North Carolina* No. 2 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 32–7   87,750
October 4 9:00 p.m. at No. 13 UCLA* No. 2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles ABC W 41–20   55,482
October 11 1:30 p.m. Iowa No. 1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 49–0   87,826
October 18 1:30 p.m. Wisconsin No. 1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 56–0   87,820
October 25 2:30 p.m. at Purdue No. 1 Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 35–6   69,405
November 1 1:30 p.m. Indiana No. 1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 24–14   87,835
November 8 2:00 p.m. at Illinois No. 1 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) W 40–3   67,751
November 15 1:30 p.m. Minnesota No. 1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 38–6   87,817
November 22 1:00 p.m. at No. 4 Michigan No. 1 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) W 21–14   105,543
January 1, 1976 5:00 p.m. vs. No. 11 UCLA* No. 1 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) NBC L 10–23   105,464
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth chart

[1]

Coaching staff

  • Woody Hayes - Head Coach (25th year)
  • George Chaump - Offense (8th year)
  • George Hill (American football coach) - Defensive Coordinator (5th year)
  • Charles Clausen - Defense (5th year)
  • Alex Gibbs - Offensive Coordinator/ Offensive Line (1st year)
  • Mickey Jackson - (2nd year)
  • John Mummey - Quarterbacks (7th year)
  • Ralph Staub - (6th year)
  • Dick Walker - Defensive Backs (7th year)
  • Jeff Kaplan - 'brain coach' & counselor (3rd year)

Game summaries

Michigan State

1 234Total
• Ohio St 0 777 21
Michigan St 0 000 0

[2]

Penn State

1 234Total
Penn St 3 330 9
• Ohio St 10 007 17
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 88,093

[3]

UCLA

1 234Total
• Ohio State 7 21103 41
UCLA 7 076 20

[4]

Purdue

1 234Total
• Ohio State 14 777 35
Purdue 3 300 6

Archie Griffin broke Cornell's Ed Marinaro NCAA career rushing record with a 23-yard run up the middle in the fourth quarter. [5]

Minnesota

1 234Total
Minnesota 0 060 6
• Ohio St 3 14021 38
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 87,817

[6]

Michigan

1 234Total
• Ohio State 7 0014 21
Michigan 0 707 14

[7]

Awards and honors

  • Archie Griffin, Heisman Trophy[8]

1976 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Tim Fox121Defensive BackNew England Patriots
Archie Griffin124Running BackCincinnati Bengals
Brian Baschnagel366Wide ReceiverChicago Bears
Leonard Willis4118Wide ReceiverMinnesota Vikings
Ken Kuhn7205LinebackerCincinnati Bengals
Craig Cassady8213Defensive BackNew Orleans Saints
Tom Klaban10287KickerCincinnati Bengals
Cornelius Greene11317QuarterbackDallas Cowboys
Larry Kain13375Tight EndPittsburgh Steelers
Pat Curto16441LinebackerAtlanta Falcons
Scott Dannelley17482GuardCincinnati Bengals

References

  1. ↑ 1976 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  2. ↑ "Buckeyes Rip Spartans, 21-0." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Sept 14.
  3. ↑ "246-Pound Fullback Keys Buckeye Triumph." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Sept 21.
  4. ↑ "Griffin Gets 100 Yards in 41-20 Buckeye Win." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Oct 5.
  5. ↑ "Griffin tops mark; Illinois stops Sparts." Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Oct 26.
  6. ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1975 Nov 16. Retrieved 2016-Jul-30.
  7. ↑ "Griffin the Big Hero." Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Nov 23.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
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