1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Buckeyes logo.svg
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl, L 10–23 vs. UCLA
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record11–1 (8–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPCornelius Greene
Captains
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 83,112)
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 134:00 p.m.at No. 11 Michigan StateNo. 3
ABCW 21–080,383
September 201:30 p.m.No. 7 Penn State*No. 3
W 17–988,093
September 271:30 p.m.North Carolina*No. 2
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 32–787,750
October 49:00 p.m.at No. 13 UCLA*No. 2
ABCW 41–2055,482
October 111:30 p.m.IowaNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 49–087,826
October 181:30 p.m.WisconsinNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 56–087,820
October 252:30 p.m.at PurdueNo. 1
W 35–669,405
November 11:30 p.m.IndianaNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 24–1487,835
November 82:00 p.m.at IllinoisNo. 1
W 40–367,751
November 151:30 p.m.MinnesotaNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 38–687,817
November 221:00 p.m.at No. 4 MichiganNo. 1
ABCW 21–14105,543
January 1, 19765:00 p.m.vs. No. 11 UCLA*No. 1
NBCL 10–23105,464
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Cornelius Greene
RB 45 Archie Griffin Sr
FB Pete Johnson
QB 8 Rod Gerald Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Tim Fox
DB Ray Griffin
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Tom Klaban
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
    Injured
  • Redshirt
    Redshirt

Depth chart

[1]

Coaching staff

Game summaries

Michigan State

See also: 1975 Michigan State Spartans football team
Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) at Michigan State Spartans
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 0 7 7721
Michigan St 0 0 000

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: September 13
  • Game weather: Partly sunny • Mid 50s • Wind W–NW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn) to 20 miles per hour (32 km/h; 17 kn)
  • Game attendance: 80,383
  • TV: ABC
  • Ohio State Football Archives
Game information

Penn State

1 234Total
Penn St 3 330 9
• Ohio St 10 007 17
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 88,093
Scoring summary
1OHSTJohnson 1 yard run (Klaban kick)Ohio St 7–0
1PSUBahr 55 yard field goalOhio St 7–3
1OHSTKlaban 45 yard field goalOhio St 10–3
2PSUBahr 31 yard field goalOhio St 10–6
3PSUBahr 25 yard field goalOhio St 10–9
45:05OHSTJohnson 11 yard run (Klaban kick)Ohio St 17–9

[2]

UCLA

1 234Total
• Ohio State 7 21103 41
UCLA 7 076 20
Scoring summary
1UCLASarpy 13-yard pass from Sciarra (White kick)UCLA 7-0
1OSUGreene 2-yard run (Klaban kick)Tied 7-7
2OSUJohnson 3-yard run (Klaban kick)OSU 14-7
2OSUJohnson 2-yard run (Klaban kick)OSU 21-7
2OSUGreene 17-yard run (Klaban kick)OSU 28-7
3OSUA. Griffin 17-yard run (Klaban kick)OSU 35-7
3OSUKlaban 34-yard field goalOSU 38-7
3UCLAAyers 2-yard run (White kick)OSU 38-14
4UCLAAyers 1-yard run (kick failed)OSU 38-20
4OSUKlaban 42-yard field goalOSU 41-20

[3]

Purdue

1 234Total
• Ohio State 14 777 35
Purdue 3 300 6
Scoring summary
1OSUPete Johnson 60-yard run (Tom Klaban kick)OSU 7-0
1PURSteve Schmidt 22-yard field goalOSU 7-3
1OSUPete Johnson 3-yard run (Tom Klaban kick)OSU 14-3
2PURSteve Schmidt 27-yard field goalOSU 14-6
2OSUBrian Baschnagel 22-yard pass from Cornelius Greene (Tom Klaban kick)OSU 21-6
3OSULenny Willis 41-yard pass from Cornelius Green (Tom Klaban kick)OSU 28-6
4OSUCornelius Greene 28-yard run (Tom Klaban kick)OSU 35-6

Archie Griffin broke Cornell's Ed Marinaro NCAA career rushing record with a 23-yard run up the middle in the fourth quarter. [4]

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
Scoring summary
Q1OHSTKlaban 29 yard field goalOHST 3–0
Q2OHSTGreene 14 yard run (Klaban kick)OHST 10–0
Q2OHSTGriffin 19 yard run (Klaban kick)OHST 17–0
Q3MINNBarlow 5 yard pass from Dungy (pass failed)OHST 17–6
Q4OHSTJohnson 8 yard run (Klaban kick)OHST 24–6
Q4OHSTGreene 31 yard run (Klaban kick)OHST 31–6
Q4OHSTBaschnagel 21 yard run (Klaban kick)OHST 38–6

[5]

Michigan

See also: 1975 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
Period 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 7 0 01421
Michigan 0 7 0714

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Game information

Awards and honors

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

References

  1. ^ 1976 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  2. ^ "246-Pound Fullback Keys Buckeye Triumph." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Sept 21.
  3. ^ "Griffin Gets 100 Yards in 41-20 Buckeye Win." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Oct 5.
  4. ^ "Griffin tops mark; Illinois stops Sparts." Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Oct 26.
  5. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1975 Nov 16. Retrieved 2016-Jul-30.
  6. ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
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