1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten Co-Champions
Rose Bowl Champions
Rose Bowl, W 42-21 vs. USC
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #3
AP #2
1973 record 10-0-1 (7-0-1 Big Ten)
Head coach Woody Hayes
Captain Greg Hare
Captain Rick Middleton
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
Seasons
« 1972 1974 »
1973 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2/3 Ohio State § 7 0 1     10 0 1
#6/6 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 / Coaches' Poll

The 1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1973-1974. 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.

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Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 15 Minnesota #3 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 56-7   86,005
September 29 Texas Christian* #3 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 37-3   87,439
October 6 Washington State* #1 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 27-3   87,425
October 13 at Wisconsin #1 Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI W 24-0   77,413
October 20 at Indiana #1 Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN W 37-7   53,183
October 27 Northwestern #1 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 60-0   87,453
November 3 at Illinois #1 Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 30-0   60,707
November 10 Michigan State #1 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 35-0   87,600
November 17 Iowa #1 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 55-13   87,447
November 24 at #4 Michigan #1 Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI T 10–10   105,223
January 1 vs. #7 USC* #4 Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 42-21   105,267
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

[edit] Coaching staff

[edit] 1974 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
John Hicks 1 3 Guard New York Giants
Rick Middleton 1 13 Linebacker New Orleans Saints
Randy Gradishar 1 14 Linebacker Denver Broncos
Morris Bradshaw 4 93 Wide Receiver Oakland Raiders
Gregg Hare 8 203 Quarterback Buffalo Bills
Dan Scott 9 224 Guard Cleveland Browns
Jim Kregel 10 243 Guard Pittsburgh Steelers
Vic Koegel 12 304 Linebacker Atlanta Falcons

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