1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Buckeyes logo.svg
Big Ten Champions
Rose Bowl, L 23–10 vs. UCLA
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #4
AP #4
1975 record 11–1 (8–0 Big Ten)
Head coach Woody Hayes
MVP Cornelius Greene
Captain Brian Baschnagel
Captain Tim Fox
Captain Archie Griffin
Captain Ken Kuhn
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 83,112)
Seasons
« 1974 1976 »
1975 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Ohio State $ 8 – 0 – 0     11 – 1 – 0
#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 NCAA Division I 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 PM at #11 Michigan State #3 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ABC W 21–0   80,383
September 20 1:30 PM #7 Penn State* #3 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 17–9   88,093
September 27 1:30 PM North Carolina* #2 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 32–7   87,750
October 4 9:00 PM at #13 UCLA* #2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC W 41–20   55,482
October 11 1:30 PM Iowa #1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 49–0   87,826
October 18 1:30 PM Wisconsin #1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 56–0   87,820
October 25 2:30 PM at Purdue #1 Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 35–6   69,405
November 1 1:30 PM Indiana #1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 24–14   87,835
November 8 2:00 PM at Illinois #1 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) W 40–3   67,751
November 15 1:30 PM Minnesota #1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 38–6   87,817
November 22 1:00 PM at #4 Michigan #1 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) W 21–14   105,543
January 1 5:00 PM vs. #11 UCLA* #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.

[1]

Depth chart

Defense
FS
Tim Fox
Duncan Griffin
⋅


WLB SLB
Ed Thompson Ken Kuhn
Dave Adkins Tom Cousineau
⋅ ⋅
SS
Ray Griffin
Joe Allegro
⋅
CB
Craig Cassady
Max Midlam
⋅


DE DT NT DT DE
Bob Brudzinski Nick Buonamici Aaron Brown Eddie Beamon Pat Curto
Kelton Dansler Mark Sullivan Mark Lang Byron Cato ⋅
⋅ Tyrone Harris ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
CB
Bruce Ruhl
Lenny Mills
⋅
Offense
SE
Lenny Willis
Herman Jones
⋅
LT LG C RG RT
Chris Ward Ted Smith Rick Applegate Bill Lukens Scott Dannelley
Lou Pietrini Jim Savoca Ron Ayers ⋅ ⋅
⋅ ⋅ Doug Porter ⋅ ⋅
TE
Larry Kain
Jimmy Moore
Greg Storer
WB
Brian Baschnagel
Jimmy Harrell
⋅
QB
Cornelius Greene
Rod Gerald
Jim Pacenta
FB
Pete Johnson
Lou Williott
⋅
Special Teams
PK Tom Klaban
P Tom Skladany
KR Lenny Willis


RB
Archie Griffin
Jeff Logan
Woody Roach


[2]

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)

Game notes

Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St 0 7 7 7 21
Michigan St 0 0 0 0 0

[3]

Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Penn St 3 3 3 0 9
• Ohio St 10 0 0 7 17
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 88,093

[4]

UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State 7 21 10 3 41
UCLA 7 0 7 6 20

[5]

Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State 14 7 7 7 35
Purdue 3 3 0 0 6

Archie Griffin broke Cornell's Ed Marinaro NCAA career rushing record with a 23-yard run up the middle in the fourth quarter. [6]

Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State 7 0 0 14 21
Michigan 0 7 0 7 14

[7]

Awards and honors

  • Archie Griffin, Heisman Trophy[8]

1976 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
Tim Fox 1 21 Defensive Back New England Patriots
Archie Griffin 1 24 Running Back Cincinnati Bengals
Brian Baschnagel 3 66 Wide Receiver Chicago Bears
Leonard Willis 4 118 Wide Receiver Minnesota Vikings
Ken Kuhn 7 205 Linebacker Cincinnati Bengals
Craig Cassady 8 213 Defensive Back New Orleans Saints
Tom Klaban 10 287 Kicker Cincinnati Bengals
Cornelius Greene 11 317 Quarterback Dallas Cowboys
Larry Kain 13 375 Tight End Pittsburgh Steelers
Pat Curto 16 441 Linebacker Atlanta Falcons
Scott Dannelley 17 482 Guard Cincinnati Bengals

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Win/Loss statistics
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  1. ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=227&season=1975
  2. ↑ 1976 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  3. ↑ "Buckeyes Rip Spartans, 21-0." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Sept 14.
  4. ↑ "246-Pound Fullback Keys Buckeye Triumph." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Sept 21.
  5. ↑ "Griffin Gets 100 Yards in 41-20 Buckeye Win." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Oct 5.
  6. ↑ "Griffin tops mark; Illinois stops Sparts." Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Oct 26.
  7. ↑ "Griffin the Big Hero." Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Nov 23.
  8. ↑ http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html
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