1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 102 record, including the 1975 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost, 1817, to the USC Trojans.

1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 1718 vs. USC
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
1974 record102 (71 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPArchie Griffin
CaptainNeal Colzie
Pete Cusick
Archie Griffin
Arnold Jones
Steve Myers
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 83,080)
1974 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Ohio State + 7 1 0  10 2 0
No. 3 Michigan + 7 1 0  10 1 0
No. 12 Michigan State 6 1 1  7 3 1
Wisconsin 5 3 0  7 4 0
Illinois 4 3 1  6 4 1
Purdue 3 5 0  4 6 1
Minnesota 2 6 0  4 7 0
Iowa 2 6 0  3 8 0
Northwestern 2 6 0  3 8 0
Indiana 1 7 0  1 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

1974 was the first season in which Ohio State played an 11-game regular season schedule. The NCAA allowed teams to schedule 11 regular season games beginning in 1970, but the Buckeyes played only nine regular season games in 1970, their last nine-game regular season. Ohio State played 10 regular season games in 1971, '72 and '73.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 142:30 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 4W 34–1945,511
September 211:30 p.m.Oregon State*No. 2W 51–1086,383
September 281:30 p.m.SMU*No. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 28–987,487
October 54:30 p.m.vs. Washington State*No. 1W 42–750,000
October 121:30 p.m.WisconsinNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 52–787,717
October 191:30 p.m.IndianaNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 49–987,071
October 262:30 p.m.at NorthwesternNo. 1W 55–742,337
November 21:30 p.m.IllinoisNo. 1
W 49–787,813
November 912:30 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 1ABCL 13–1678,533
November 162:30 p.m.at IowaNo. 4W 35–1048,700
November 231:00 p.m.No. 2 MichiganNo. 3
ABCW 12–1088,243
January 1, 19755:00 p.m.vs. No. 5 USC*No. 3NBCL 17–18106,721
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Mike Bartoszek
WR 48 Brian Baschnagel Jr
OL Scott Dannelley
TE Doug France
QB Cornelius Greene Jr
RB Archie Griffin (C) Jr
RB Ray Griffin
WR Dave Hazel
FB Champ Henson
WR Tim Holycross
TE Bob Hyatt
FB Pete Johnson
TE Larry Kain
TE Bob Lillie
RB Jeff Logan
OL Dick Mack
RB Dave Mazeroski
QB Steve Morrison
OL Steve Myers
QB Jim Pacenta
OL Lou Pietrini
QB Pete Prather
QB Dave Purdy
RB Woody Roach
RB Bob Robertson
QB Tony Ross
OL Kurt Schumacher
OL Ted Smith
RB Louis Willott
RB Lenny Willis
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Brian Bowers
DL Bob Brudzinski
DL Nick Buonamici
DB Neal Colzie (C)
DL Jim Cope
DL Pete Cusick
DL Van DeCree
LB Bruce Elia
DB Tim Fox
LB Arnie Jones
LB Ken Kuhn
DB 46 Steve Luke Sr
DB Rich Parsons
DB Doug Plank
DB Bruce Ruhl
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K, P Tom Skladany
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Depth chart

[1]

Coaching staff

  • Woody Hayes – head coach (24th year)
  • George Chaump – offensive coordinator (7th year)
  • George Hill – defensive coordinator (4th year)
  • Joe Bugel – offensive guards (1st year)
  • Charles Clausen – defensive line (4th year)
  • Mickey Jackson – (1st year)
  • John Mummey – quarterbacks (6th year)
  • Ralph Staub – tackles, tight ends (5th year)
  • Dick Walker – defensive backs (6th year)
  • Blair Conway – place kicker, punter (1st year)
  • Jeff Kaplan - director of counseling, 'brain coach' (2nd year)

Season summary

at Minnesota

#4 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (0–0)
1 2 34Total
Ohio St 7 14 7634
Minnesota 3 0 01619

at Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: September 14, 1974
  • Game weather: Sunny • 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind 18 miles per hour (29 km/h; 16 kn)
  • Game attendance: 45,511
  • Box Score

Archie Griffin sets school career rushing record

Michigan State

Ohio State fans still insist that Brian Baschnagel scored from one yard out on the final play at Michigan State on November 9. The game officials ruled otherwise, and the Buckeyes suffered a 16-13 loss that cost them the no.1 ranking. Ohio State entered the game at 8-0 and the Spartans were 4-3-1. The frantic, final play occurred after Champ Henson was stopped within inches of the goal line with 13 seconds remaining. Ohio State was out of timeouts, and Michigan State's players were slow getting off the pile. The Buckeyes scrambled and snapped the ball, but it went through QB Cornelius Greene's legs. Baschnagel picked it up and ran into the end zone. Head linesman Ed Scheck signaled touchdown, but field judge Robert Dagenhardt ruled that time had run out before the play began. Fans of each school climbed atop the goalposts, uncertain which team had won. 46 minutes later, with about 40,000 of the 78,533 fans still in the stadium, the public address announcer told the half-empty stadium that Big Ten commissioner Wayne Duke had decided the officials were correct in ruling that time has expired. Referee Gene Calhoun also said the Buckeyes would have been penalized if time had not run out because they didn't come to a one-second set before the snap of the ball.

Awards and honors

  • Archie Griffin, Heisman Trophy[2]

1975 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Kurt Schumacher112GuardNew Orleans Saints
Doug France120TackleLos Angeles Rams
Neal Colzie124Defensive backOakland Raiders
Peter Cusick366Nose tackleNew England Patriots
Steve Luke488Defensive backGreen Bay Packers
Champ Henson489Running backMinnesota Vikings
Bruce Elia4100LinebackerMiami Dolphins
Jim Cope5119LinebackerCleveland Browns
Dave Hazel11261Wide receiverBaltimore Colts
Steve Myers11275GuardDetroit Lions
Doug Plank12291Defensive backChicago Bears
Larry O'Rourke14354Defensive tacklePhiladelphia Eagles
Mike Bartoszek17430Tight endNew York Jets

References

  1. 1975 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-04-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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