1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten co-champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 27–10 vs. Colorado
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 5
AP No. 6
1976 record 9–2–1 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Woody Hayes (26th season)
MVP Bob Brudzinski
Captain Bill Lukens
Captain Tom Skladany
Captain Ed Thompson
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 83,112)
1976 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Michigan + 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 6 Ohio State + 7 –1 –0  9 –2 –1
Minnesota 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Illinois 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Indiana 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Purdue 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Iowa 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Wisconsin 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Michigan State 3 –5 –0  4 –6 –1
Northwestern 1 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1976 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–2–1 record, including the 1977 Orange Bowl in Miami, where they won, 27–10, against the Colorado. As of 2018, this is the only time the Buckeyes have won the Orange Bowl.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 11 1:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 4 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 49–21   86,509
September 18 3:30 p.m. at No. 7 Penn State* No. 2 Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania (Rivalry) ABC W 12–7   62,503
September 25 1:30 p.m. Missouri* No. 2 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio L 21–22   87,936
October 2 1:30 p.m. No. 4 UCLA* No. 8 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio ABC T 10–10   87,969
October 9 2:30 p.m. at Iowa No. 10 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa W 34–14   59,170
October 16 2:30 p.m. at Wisconsin No. 9 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin W 30–20   79,579
October 23 1:30 p.m. Purdue No. 9 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio W 24–3   87,898
October 30 2:30 p.m. at Indiana No. 8 Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana W 47–7   39,663
November 6 1:30 p.m. Illinois No. 8 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (Illibuck Trophy) W 42–10   87,564
November 13 2:00 p.m. at Minnesota No. 8 Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis W 9–3   53,190
November 20 12:30 p.m. No. 4 Michigan No. 8 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (The Game) ABC L 0–22   88,250
January 1, 1977 7:30 p.m. vs. No. 12 Colorado* No. 11 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami (Orange Bowl) NBC W 27–10   65,537
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth chart

[1]

Coaching staff

  • Woody Hayes – Head Coach (26th year)
  • George Chaump – Offense (9th year)
  • George Hill (American football coach) – Defensive Coordinator (6th year)
  • Alex Gibbs – Offensive Coordinator/ Offensive Line (2nd year)
  • Mickey Jackson – (3rd year)
  • John Mummey – Quarterbacks (8th year)
  • Ralph Staub – (7th year)
  • Dick Walker – Defensive Backs (8th year)

Game summaries

UCLA

1 234Total
UCLA 0 037 10
Ohio St 0 703 10

[2]

Iowa

1 234Total
• Ohio State 21 3100 34
Iowa 0 0014 14

[3]

Minnesota

1 234Total
• Ohio St 3 600 9
Minnesota 0 300 3

Ohio State clinches at least a share of Big Ten title for record fifth straight year.[4]

Orange Bowl

1 234Total
Colorado 10 000 10
• Ohio State 7 1037 27

[5]

1977 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Bob Brudzinski123LinebackerLos Angeles Rams
Tom Skladany246PunterCleveland Browns
Pete Johnson249Running backCincinnati Bengals
Ed Thompson8210LinebackerNew York Jets
Nick Buonamici9238Defensive tackleChicago Bears

References

  1. ↑ 1977 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  2. ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1976 Oct 3.
  3. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Oct 10.
  4. ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1976 Nov 14.
  5. ↑ My Favorite Bowl Games. Retrieved 04-May-2012.
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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