1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football
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
Captain Brian Baschnagel
Tim Fox
Archie Griffin
Ken Kuhn
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
Seasons
« 1974 1976 »
1975 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4/4 Ohio State 8 0 0     11 1 0
#8/8 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 / Coaches' Poll

The 1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1975-1976. The Buckeyes compiled a 11–1 record, including the 1976 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost 23–10 to the UCLA Bruins.

In 1975, Archie Griffin would become 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.

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[edit] Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 13 at #11 Michigan State #3 Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI W 21-0   80,383
September 20 #7 Penn State* #3 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 17-9   88,093
September 27 North Carolina* #2 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 32-7   87,750
October 4 at #13 UCLA* #2 Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 41-20   55,482
October 11 Iowa #1 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 49-0   87,826
October 18 Wisconsin #1 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 56-0   87,820
October 25 at Purdue #1 Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN W 35-6   69,405
November 1 Indiana #1 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 24-14   87,835
November 8 at Illinois #1 Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 40-3   67,751
November 15 Minnesota #1 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 38-6   87,817
November 22 at #4 Michigan #1 Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI W 21-14   105,543
January 1 vs. #11 UCLA* #1 Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) L 10-23   105,464
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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[edit] Coaching staff

[edit] Awards and honors

  • Archie Griffin, Heisman Trophy[2]

[edit] 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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