1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 10–0–1 record, including the 1974 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they won, 42–21, against the USC Trojans.

1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 42–21 vs. USC
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 2
1973 record10–0–1 (7–0–1 Big Ten)
Head coachWoody Hayes (23rd season)
MVPArchie Griffin
Captains
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 82,567)
1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Ohio State + 7 –0 –1  10 –0 –1
No. 6 Michigan + 7 –0 –1  10 –0 –1
Minnesota 6 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Illinois 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Michigan State 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Purdue 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Northwestern 4 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Wisconsin 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Indiana 0 –8 –0  2 –9 –0
Iowa 0 –8 –0  0 –11 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 151:30 p.m.MinnesotaNo. 3
W 56–786,005
September 291:30 p.m.TCU*No. 3
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 37–387,439
October 61:30 p.m.Washington State*No. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 27–387,425
October 132:00 p.m.at WisconsinNo. 1
W 24–077,413
October 201:30 p.m.at IndianaNo. 1
W 37–753,183
October 271:30 p.m.NorthwesternNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 60–087,453
November 32:00 p.m.at IllinoisNo. 1
W 30–060,707
November 101:30 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH (rivalry)
W 35–087,600
November 171:30 p.m.IowaNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 55–1387,447
November 2412:30 p.m.at No. 4 MichiganNo. 1
ABCT 10–10105,223
January 1, 19745:00 p.m.vs. No. 7 USC*No. 4
NBCW 42–21105,267
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster
1973 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster
Quarterbacks
  • 7 Cornelius Greene
  • 9 Kenneth Thompson
  • 14 Gary McCutcheon
  • 15 James Pacenta
  • 17 Steven Morrison
  • 18 Greg Hare
  • 19 David Purdy

Running backs

Wide receivers

  • 8 Bill Ezzo
  • 9 Robert Murphy
  • 82 Dave Hazel
  • 87 Michael Bartoszek

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen
  • 50 Michael Datish
  • 51 Gary Lillvis
  • 52 Steve Myers
  • 55 Dwight King
  • 56 Stephen Koegel
  • 57 Mark Straka
  • 58 Charles Baxter
  • 59 Ronald Ayers
  • 60 Thomas Swank
  • 61 John Husband
  • 63 James Kregel
  • 64 William Lukens
  • 65 Barney Renard
  • 66 Larry Graf
  • 68 Louis Petrini
  • 69 Richard Mack
  • 70 Robert Willard
  • 72 Kurt Schumacher
  • 73 Scott Dannelley
  • 74 John Hicks
  • 76 Dan Scott
  • 77 Doug France

Defensive linemen

  • 14 Robert Kelly
  • 49 Larry Kain
  • 67 Dan Cutillo
  • 71 Pete Cusick
  • 75 Nick Buonamici
  • 78 Robert Coan
  • 79 Craig Nemitz
  • 81 Thomas Marendt
  • 83 Louis Williott
  • 84 Robert Brudzinski
  • 88 Van DeCree
  • 90 Patrick Curto
  • 91 James Cope
  • 92 Marvin Battle
  • 93 Edward Trepanier
  • 95 Richard Applegate
  • 99 Lawrence O'Rourke
 Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • 6 Monty Thompson
  • 11 Max Midlam
  • 12 Tim Fox
  • 16 Jeff Davis
  • 20 Neal Colzie
  • 21 Carl Kern
  • 23 Craig Cassady
  • 24 Richard Parsons
  • 25 Robert Gentry
  • 28 Doug Plank
  • 29 Jerome Davis
  • 30 Lou Mathis
  • 43 Bruce Ruhl
  • 46 Steve Luke

Special teams



[1]

Depth chart

[2]

Coaching staff
  • Woody Hayes - head coach (23rd year)
  • George Chaump - offense (6th year)
  • George Hill - defensive coordinator / linebackers (3rd year)
  • Charles Clausen - defense line (3rd year)
  • Ed Ferkany - offensive guards, punters (4th year)
  • Rudy Hubbard - running backs (6th year)
  • John Mummey - special teams / varsity reserve (5th year)
  • Esco Sarkkinen - defensive ends / scouting (28th year)
  • Ralph Staub - tackles, tight ends, kickers (4th year)
  • Dick Walker - defensive backs (5th year)
  • Jeff Kaplan - brain coach, Athletic Counselor (1st year)

Game summaries

Minnesota
1 234Total
Minnesota 0 700 7
• Ohio St 14 21714 56
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 86,005
  • Game weather: 74°F; wind 7

[3][4]

TCU
1 234Total
TCU 0 300 3
• Ohio St 14 1706 37
  • Date: September 29
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 87,439
  • Game weather: Rain; 78°F; wind gusts

[5]

Washington State
1 234Total
Washington St 0 300 3
• Ohio St 0 14130 27
  • Date: October 6
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 87,425
  • Game weather: Sunny; 65°F; wind 12 SSE

[6][7]

Wisconsin
See also: 1973 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers
1 2 34Total
Ohio St 7 0 71024
Wisconsin 0 0 000

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind SW 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn) to 24 miles per hour (39 km/h; 21 kn)
  • Game attendance: 77,413
  • Referee: Glenn Fortin
  • Ohio State Football Archives

Indiana
1 234Total
• Ohio St 7 1776 37
Indiana 0 007 7
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana
  • Game start: 1:32p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:23
  • Game attendance: 53,183
  • Game weather: Clear, wind N 15 mph, 65°F

[8] [9]

Northwestern
1 234Total
Northwestern 0 000 0
• Ohio St 0 27267 60
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game start: 1:35p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:31
  • Game attendance: 87,453
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 61°F

[10] [11]

Illinois
1 234Total
• Ohio St 3 0720 30
Illinois 0 000 0

[12] [13]

Michigan State
1 234Total
Michigan St 0 000 0
• Ohio St 7 1477 35
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 1:32p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:13
  • Game attendance: 87,600
  • Game weather: Wind N 10 mph, 36°F

[14] [15]

Iowa
1 234Total
Iowa 0 0013 13
• Ohio St 14 13217 55
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game start: 1:31p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2:37
  • Game attendance: 87,447
  • Game weather: Clear, 42°F

[16] [17]

Statistics

Michigan
#1 Ohio State at Michigan
1 234Total
Ohio St 0 1000 10
Michigan 0 0010 10

[19] [20]

Rose Bowl
1 234Total
• Ohio St 7 71315 42
USC 3 1170 21

[21]

1974 NFL draftees
PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
John Hicks13GuardNew York Giants
Rick Middleton113LinebackerNew Orleans Saints
Randy Gradishar114LinebackerDenver Broncos
Morris Bradshaw493Wide ReceiverOakland Raiders
Gregg Hare8203QuarterbackBuffalo Bills
Dan Scott9224GuardCleveland Browns
Jim Kregel10243GuardPittsburgh Steelers
Vic Koegel12304LinebackerAtlanta Falcons

References
  1. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Dec-05.
  2. 1974 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  3. "Ohio State Powers to 56-7 Romp Over Gophers." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Sept 16.
  4. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Oct-30.
  5. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Oct-30.
  6. "Sub Fullback leads Buckeyes to Victory." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 7.
  7. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Nov-01.
  8. Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 21.
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-11-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Ohio State Hits Quickly." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 28.
  11. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-11-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. Palm Beach Post. 1973 Nov 4.
  13. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-11-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. "Colzie, Griffin Lead Ohio State to Victory." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Nov 11.
  15. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-11-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 18.
  17. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-11-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. 2012 Ohio State football record book.
  19. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OTJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=l-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6611%2C6074641 Eugene Register-Guard
  20. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-11-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. Palm Beach Post. 1974 Jan 1.
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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