1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 2

1973 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

The 1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I 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.

Schedule

September 151:30 p.m.MinnesotaNo. 3

• Ohio Stadium
• Columbus, OH

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

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

W 24–077,413 October 201:30 p.m.at IndianaNo. 1

• Memorial Stadium
• Bloomington, IN

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

• Memorial Stadium
• Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)

W 30–060,707 November 101:30 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 1

• Ohio Stadium
• Columbus, OH

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

• Michigan Stadium
• Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)

ABCT 10–10105,223 January 1, 19745:00 p.m.vs. No. 7 USC*No. 4

• Rose Bowl
• Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)

NBCW 42–21105,267

Roster

Depth chart

Defense
FS Tim Fox Lou Mathis		WLB MLB SLB Rick Middleton Randy Gradishar Vic Koegel ⋅ ⋅ ⋅					SS Rich Parsons Bruce Ruhl
CB Neal Colzie Jerome Davis		DE DT DT DE Jim Cope Pete Cusick Arnie Jones Van DeCree ⋅ ⋅ Dan Cutillo ⋅						CB Steve Luke Doug Plank
Offense
SE Dave Hazel Mike Bartoszek		LT LG C RG RT Kurt Schumacher Jim Kregel Steve Myers Dick Mack John Hicks ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅					TE Fred Pagac John Smurda	WB Brian Baschnagel Morris Bradshaw
				QB Cornelius Greene Greg Hare
				FB Bruce Elia Pete Johnson			Special teams PK Blair Conway P Tom Skladany P Mike Keeton PR Neal Colzie
				RB Archie Griffin Elmer Lippert

Coaching staff

• Woody Hayes - Head Coach (23rd year)
• George Chaump - Offense (6th year)
• George Hill (American football coach) - Defensive Coordinator (3rd year)
• Rudy Hubbard - Running Backs (6th year)
• Charles Clausen - Defense (3rd year)
• John Mummey - Quarterbacks (5th year)
• Ralph Staub - (4th year)
• Dick Walker - Defensive Backs (5th year)

Game notes

Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total Minnesota 0 7 0 0 7 • Ohio St 14 21 7 14 56 Date: September 15 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 86,005 Game weather: 74°F; wind 7

Scoring summary Q1 10:24 OHST Henson 2 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 7–0 Q1 8:44 OHST Greene 4 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 12:59 MINN King 1 yard run (Goldberg kick) OHST 14–7 Q2 12:45 OHST A. Griffin 93 yard kickoff return (Conway kick) OHST 21–7 Q2 :51 OHST Henson 2 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 28–7 Q2 :00 OHST Baschnagel 5 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 35–7 Q3 5:36 OHST Colzie 78 yard punt return (Conway kick) OHST 42–7 Q4 10:39 OHST Henson 1 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 49–7 Q4 1:51 OHST Ezzo 55 yard pass from Hare (Conway kick) OHST 56–7

• Archie Griffin 15 Rush, 129 Yds

TCU

1 2 3 4 Total TCU 0 3 0 0 3 • Ohio St 14 17 0 6 37 Date: September 29 Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Game attendance: 87,439 Game weather: Rain; 78°F; wind gusts

Scoring summary Q1 12:17 OHST A. Griffin 68 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 7–0 Q1 4:42 OHST Henson 1 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 9:18 TCU Simmons 23 yard field goal OHST 14–3 Q2 9:02 OHST Greene 72 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 21–3 Q2 2:33 OHST Greene 8 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 28–3 Q2 :00 OHST Conway 37 yard field goal OHST 31–3 Q4 6:25 OHST Pagac 13 yard pass from Hare (kick failed) OHST 37–3

• Archie Griffin 14 Rush, 119 Yds
• Cornelius Greene 15 Rush, 113 Yds

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total Washington St 0 3 0 0 3 • Ohio St 0 14 13 0 27 Date: October 6 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 87,425 Game weather: Sunny; 65°F; wind 12 SSE

Scoring summary Q2 7:14 OHST Elia 17yard run (kick failed) OHST 6–0 Q2 3:20 OHST A. Griffin 6 yard pass from Greene (Pagac pass from Greene) OHST 14–0 Q2 :22 WSU Danelo 41 yard field goal OHST 14–3 Q3 9:21 OHST A. Griffin 26 yard run (kick blocked) OHST 20–3 Q3 5:13 OHST Elia 9 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 27–3

• Archie Griffin 15 Rush, 128 Yds

Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 0 7 7 10 24 Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 13 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Game start: 1:30p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2:20 Game attendance: 77,413 Game weather: Sunny, wind 15-24 mph, 70°F

Scoring summary Q1 OSU Elia 1 yard run (Conway kick) OSU 7-0 Q3 OSU Greene 2 yard run (Conway kick) OSU 14-0 Q4 OSU Conway 36 yard field goal OSU 17-0 Q4 OSU Elia 1 yard run (Conway kick) OSU 24-0

Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 7 17 7 6 37 Indiana 0 0 0 7 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

Scoring summary Q1 7:29 OHST Greene 6-yard run (Conway kick) OHST 7–0 Q2 13:05 OHST Conway 37-yard field goal OHST 10–0 Q2 4:26 OHST Greene 11-yard run (Conway kick) OHST 17–0 Q2 0:36 OHST Elia 3-yard run (Conway kick) OHST 24–0 Q3 14:14 OHST Colzie 55-yard interception return (Conway kick) OHST 31–0 Q4 7:50 IND Flanagan 51-yard pass to Smock (Stavroff kick) OHST 31–7 Q4 3:18 OHST Elia 1-yard run (kick failed) OHST 37–7

Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 0 0 0 0 0 • Ohio St 0 27 26 7 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

Scoring summary 2 9:10 OHST Greene 2 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 7–0 2 6:40 OHST Griffin 18 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 14–0 2 5:21 OHST Fox 20 yard blocked punt return (kick failed) OHST 20–0 2 1:27 OHST Baschnagel 4 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 27–0 3 14:49 OHST Colzie 19 yard interception return (Conway kick) OHST 34–0 3 11:36 OHST Greene 55 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 41–0 3 7:39 OHST Griffin 2 yard run (kick failed) OHST 47–0 3 3:09 OHST Lippert 5 yard run (kick failed) OHST 53–0 4 11:13 OHST Bradshaw 8 yard pass from Hare (Conway kick) OHST 60–0

Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 3 0 7 20 30 Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 3 Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois Game start: 1:01p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2:24 Game attendance: 60,707 Game weather: 53°F

Scoring summary Q1 7:18 OHST Conway 25-yard field goal OHST 3-0 Q3 5:14 OHST Griffin 1-yard run (Conway kick) OHST 10-0 Q4 14:15 OHST Greene 7-yard run (kick failed) OHST 16-0 Q4 10:36 OHST Greene 1-yard run (Conway kick) OHST 23-0 Q4 5:42 OHST Johnson 2-yard run (Conway kick) OHST 30-0

Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total Michigan St 0 0 0 0 0 • Ohio St 7 14 7 7 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

Scoring summary Q1 3:24 OSU Elia 1-yard run (Conway kick) OSU 7-0 Q2 9:26 OSU Elia 2-yard run (Conway kick) OSU 14-0 Q2 2:08 OSU Colzie 43-yard punt return (Conway kick) OSU 21-0 Q3 8:57 OSU Elia 2-yard run (Conway kick) OSU 28-0 Q4 13:53 OSU Johnson 2-yard run (Conway kick) OSU 35-0

Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 0 0 0 13 13 • Ohio St 14 13 21 7 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

Scoring summary Q1 10:21 OSU Elia 1 yard run (Conway kick) OSU 7–0 Q1 4:30 OSU Elia 1 yard run (Conway kick) OSU 14–0 Q2 2:27 OSU Greene 1 yard run (kick failed) OSU 20–0 Q2 0:07 OSU Hazel 41 yard pass from Greene (Conway kick) OSU 27–0 Q3 7:38 OSU Elia 3 yard run (Conway kick) OSU 34–0 Q3 2:49 OSU Griffin 8 yard run (Conway kick) OSU 41–0 Q3 0:34 OSU Elia 3 yard run (Conway kick) OSU 48–0 Q4 14:48 IOWA Schultz 78 yard pass from Caldwell (Kokolus kick) OSU 48–7 Q4 8:22 IOWA Wellington 2 yard run (Pass failed) OSU 48–13 Q4 6:44 OSU Lippert 12 yard run (Klaban kick) OSU 55–13

Statistics

• Rushing: Archie Griffin 246 yards

Michigan

#1 Ohio State at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio St 0 10 0 0 10 Michigan 0 0 0 10 10 Date: November 24 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan Game start: 1:05p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:25 Game attendance: 105,223 Game weather: Cloudy, 50°F

Scoring summary 2 11:04 OSU Blair Conway 31-yard field goal OSU 3-0 2 0:53 OSU Pete Johnson 5-yard run (Blair Conway kick) OSU 10-0 4 14:23 MICH Mike Lantry 30-yard field goal OSU 10-3 4 9:32 MICH Dennis Franklin 10-yard run (Mike Lantry kick) TIED 10-10

Rose Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 7 7 13 15 42 USC 3 11 7 0 21 Date: January 1, 1974 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Game start: 2:00p.m. PST Game attendance: 105,267 TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis

Scoring summary Q1 USC Limahelu 47 yard field goal USC 3–0 Q1 OSU Johnson 1 yard run (Conway kick) OSU 3–7 Q2 USC Limahelu 42 yard field goal OSU 6–7 Q2 USC McKay 10 yard pass from Davis (McKay pass from Haden) USC 14–7 Q2 OSU Johnson 1 yard run (Conway kick) TIED 14–14 Q3 USC Davis 1 yard run (Limahelu kick) USC 21–14 Q3 OSU Johnson 4 yard run (kick failed) USC 21–20 Q3 OSU Greene 1 yard run (Conway kick) OSU 21–27 Q4 OSU Elia 2 yard run (Greene run) OSU 21–35 Q4 OSU Griffin 47 yard run (Conway kick) OSU 21–42

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

References

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players