1969 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1969 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1969 Big Ten Conference football season. The defending national champion Buckeyes compiled an 8–1 record.

1969 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten co-champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 4
1969 record8–1 (6–1 Big Ten)
Head coachWoody Hayes (19th season)
MVPJim Otis
CaptainAlan Jack, Dave Whitfield
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 81,455)
1969 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Ohio State + 6 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
No. 9 Michigan + 6 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
No. 18 Purdue 5 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Minnesota 4 –3 –0  4 –5 –1
Iowa 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Indiana 3 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Northwestern 3 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Wisconsin 3 –4 –0  3 –7 –0
Michigan State 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Illinois 0 –7 –0  0 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Top-ranked all season, the Buckeyes lost the rivalry game at Michigan on November 22 and dropped to fourth in the final AP Poll. There was no bowl game for Ohio State, because prior to the 1975 season, the Big Ten and Pac-8 conferences allowed only one postseason participant each, for the Rose Bowl, and prior to 1972, a team could not represent the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl in consecutive seasons.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 271:30 p.m.TCU*No. 1
W 62–086,412
October 44:30 p.m.at Washington*No. 1
W 41–1457,150
October 111:30 p.m.No. 19 Michigan StateNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 54–2186,641
October 182:30 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 1
W 34–753,016
October 251:30 p.m.IllinoisNo. 1
W 41–086,576
November 12:30 p.m.at NorthwesternNo. 1
W 35–641,279
November 81:30 p.m.WisconsinNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 62–786,519
November 151:30 p.m.No. 10 PurdueNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 42–1485,027
November 221:00 p.m.at No. 12 MichiganNo. 1
ABCL 12–24103,588
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Depth chart

[1]

Coaching staff
  • Woody Hayes – Head Coach (19th year)
  • Earle Bruce – Offense (4th year)
  • George Chaump – Offense (2nd year)
  • Hugh Hindman – (7th year)
  • Rudy Hubbard – Running Backs (2nd year)
  • Dave McClain – (1st year)
  • Lou McCullough – Defensive Coordinator (2nd year)
  • Lou Holtz - Defensive Backs (1st year)
  • John Mummey – Quarterbacks (1st year)
  • Dick Walker – Defensive Backs (1st year)

Game summaries

TCU
1 234Total
TCU 0 000 0
• Ohio St 19 141415 62
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:13
  • Game attendance: 86,412
  • Game weather: Rain; 63°F; wind 7 SE
  • Jim Otis 27 Rush, 121 Yds[2]
  • Ohio State's biggest win since 1957 versus Indiana and most points scored in a game since 1950 versus Iowa.[3]

Washington
1 234Total
• Ohio St 14 7146 41
Washington 0 707 14
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA
  • Game attendance: 58,000

[4]

Michigan State
1 234Total
Michigan State 7 707 21
• Ohio St 27 7614 54
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game start: 1:31 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:28
  • Game attendance: 86,641
  • Game weather: Cloudy 74°F

[5] [6]

  • Attendance: 86,641 (record)
  • Rex Kern 10/21, 187 Yds, 2 TD, 2 rush TD (left early in 4th)

[7]

Minnesota
1 234Total
• Ohio St 14 6014 34
Minnesota 0 070 7
  • Date: October 18
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:18
  • Game attendance: 53,016
  • Game weather: 55 degrees, windy 20 mph SW

[8]

Illinois
1 234Total
Illinois 0 000 0
• Ohio St 7 14713 41
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:12
  • Game attendance: 86,576
  • Game weather: Sunny, 56°F

[9]

Northwestern
1 234Total
• Ohio State 7 1477 35
Northwestern 0 006 6
  • Date: November 1
  • Location: Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois
  • Game attendance: 41,279
  • Game weather: Cloudy

[10]

Wisconsin
1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 007 7
• Ohio State 21 13721 62
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game start: 1:31p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:20
  • Game attendance: 86,519
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 48°F; Wind NE 12-15 mph

[11] [12]

Purdue
1 234Total
Purdue 0 707 14
• Ohio St 6 22140 42
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:29
  • Game attendance: 85,027
  • Game weather: Snow; 23°F; wind 15–20 SW
  • Television network: ABC

[13]

Michigan
Main article: 1969 Ohio State vs. Michigan football game
See also: 1969 Michigan Wolverines football team
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes (8–0) at #12 Michigan Wolverines (7–2)
1 2 34Total
Ohio St 6 6 0012
Michigan 7 17 0024

at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan

1970 NFL draftees
PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Chuck Hutchison238GuardSt. Louis Cardinals
Ted Provost7162Defensive backLos Angeles Rams
Jim Otis9218Running backNew Orleans Saints
Nick Roman10241Defensive endCincinnati Bengals

References
  1. 1970 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  2. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Nov-15.
  3. "Buckeyes rout TCU, 62-0." Eugene-Register Guard. 1969 Sept 28.
  4. "Buckeyes humiliate Huskies." Eugene-Register Guard. 1969 Oct 5.
  5. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6024845.0
  6. http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1969/1969-3-MichiganState.pdf
  7. "Buckeyes rip Spartans 54-21 for 17th win." Eugene-Register Guard. 1969 Oct 12.
  8. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6024851.0
  9. http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1969/1969-5-Illinois.pdf
  10. http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1969/1969-6-Northwestern.pdf
  11. http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1969/1969-7-Wisconsin.pdf
  12. http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6024849.0
  13. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Apr-21.
Win/Loss statistics
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