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Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 6
1976 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Minnesota 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Illinois 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Indiana 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Purdue 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Northwestern 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1976 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–2–1 record, including the 1977 Orange Bowl in Miami, where they won, 27–10, against the Colorado. As of 2018, this is the only time the Buckeyes have won the Orange Bowl.

Schedule

September 111:30 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 4

W 49–2186,509 September 183:30 p.m.at No. 7 Penn State*No. 2

ABCW 12–762,503 September 251:30 p.m.Missouri*No. 2

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, Ohio

L 21–2287,936 October 21:30 p.m.No. 4 UCLA*No. 8

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, Ohio

ABCT 10–1087,969 October 92:30 p.m.at IowaNo. 10

W 34–1459,170 October 162:30 p.m.at WisconsinNo. 9

W 30–2079,579 October 231:30 p.m.PurdueNo. 9

  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, Ohio

W 24–387,898 October 302:30 p.m.at IndianaNo. 8

W 47–739,663 November 61:30 p.m.IllinoisNo. 8

W 42–1087,564 November 132:00 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 8

W 9–353,190 November 2012:30 p.m.No. 4 MichiganNo. 8

ABCL 0–2288,250 January 1, 19777:30 p.m.vs. No. 12 Colorado*No. 11

NBCW 27–1065,537

Template:CFB Schedule End

Depth chart

[1]

Coaching staff

  • Woody Hayes – Head Coach (26th year)
  • George Chaump – Offense (9th year)
  • George Hill (American football coach) – Defensive Coordinator (6th year)
  • Alex Gibbs – Offensive Coordinator/ Offensive Line (2nd year)
  • Mickey Jackson – (3rd year)
  • John Mummey – Quarterbacks (8th year)
  • Ralph Staub – (7th year)
  • Dick Walker – Defensive Backs (8th year)

Game summaries

UCLA

1 234Total
UCLA 0 037 10
Ohio St 0 703 10
Scoring summary
2OSUJohnson 4-yard run (Skladany kick)OSU 7-0
3UCLACorral 47-yard field goalOSU 7-3
4UCLADankworth 1-yard run (Corral kick)UCLA 10-7
4OSUSkladany 25-yard field goalTied 10-10

[2]

Iowa

1 234Total
• Ohio State 21 3100 34
Iowa 0 0014 14
Scoring summary
1OSUGerald 17-yard run (Skladany kick)OSU 7-0
1OSUJohnson 1-yard run (Skladany kick)OSU 14-0
1OSUJohnson 1-yard run (Skladany kick)OSU 21-0
2OSUSkaladany 26-yard field goalOSU 24-0
3OSUSkladany 46-yard field goalOSU 27-0
3OSUJohnson 3-yard run (Skladany kick)OSU 34-0
4IOWASheeler 5-yard run (Quartaro kick)OSU 34-7
4IOWACaldwell 3-yard run (Quartaro kick)OSU 34-14

[3]

Minnesota

1 234Total
• Ohio St 3 600 9
Minnesota 0 300 3
Scoring summary
1OHSTSkladany 39-yard field goalOhio St 3-0
2MINNRogind 49-yard field goalTie 3-3
2OHSTPacenta 4-yard run (kick blocked)Ohio St 9-3

Ohio State clinches at least a share of Big Ten title for record fifth straight year.[4]

Orange Bowl

1 234Total
Colorado 10 000 10
• Ohio State 7 1037 27
Scoring summary
1CUZetterberg 26-yard field goalCU 3-0
1CUMorehead 11-yard pass from Knapple (Zetterberg kick)CU 10-0
1OSULogan 36-yard run (Skladany kick)CU 10-7
2OSUSkaldany 28-yard field goalTied 10-10
2OSUJohnson 3-yard run (Skladany kick)OSU 17-10
3OSUSkladany 20-yard field goalOSU 20-10
4OSURod Gerald 4-yard run (Skladany kick)OSU 27-10

[5]

1977 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
Bob Brudzinski 1 23 Linebacker Los Angeles Rams
Tom Skladany 2 46 Punter Cleveland Browns
Pete Johnson 2 49 Running back Cincinnati Bengals
Ed Thompson 8 210 Linebacker New York Jets
Nick Buonamici 9 238 Defensive tackle Chicago Bears

References

  1. ^ 1977 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  2. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1976 Oct 3.
  3. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Oct 10.
  4. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1976 Nov 14.
  5. ^ My Favorite Bowl Games. Retrieved 04-May-2012.
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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