1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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

1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl, L 10–23 vs. UCLA
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
1975 record11–1 (8–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPCornelius Greene
Captains
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 83,112)
1975 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 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

In 1975, Archie Griffin became 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.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 134:00 p.m.at No. 11 Michigan StateNo. 3
ABCW 21–080,383
September 201:30 p.m.No. 7 Penn State*No. 3
W 17–988,093
September 271:30 p.m.North Carolina*No. 2
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 32–787,750
October 49:00 p.m.at No. 13 UCLA*No. 2
ABCW 41–2055,482
October 111:30 p.m.IowaNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 49–087,826
October 181:30 p.m.WisconsinNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 56–087,820
October 252:30 p.m.at PurdueNo. 1
W 35–669,405
November 11:30 p.m.IndianaNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 24–1487,835
November 82:00 p.m.at IllinoisNo. 1
W 40–367,751
November 151:30 p.m.MinnesotaNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 38–687,817
November 221:00 p.m.at No. 4 MichiganNo. 1
W 21–14105,543
January 1, 19765:00 p.m.vs. No. 11 UCLA*No. 1
NBCL 10–23105,464
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel
1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Cornelius Greene
RB Archie Griffin Sr
FB Pete Johnson
QB 8 Rod Gerald Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Tim Fox
DB Ray Griffin
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Tom Klaban
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Depth chart

    [1]

    Coaching staff
    • Woody Hayes - Head Coach (25th year)
    • George Chaump - Offense (8th year)
    • George Hill - Defensive Coordinator (5th year)
    • Charles Clausen - Defense (5th year)
    • Alex Gibbs - Offensive Coordinator/ Offensive Line (1st year)
    • Mickey Jackson - (2nd year)
    • John Mummey - Quarterbacks (7th year)
    • Ralph Staub - (6th year)
    • Dick Walker - Defensive Backs (7th year)
    • Jeff Kaplan - 'brain coach' & counselor (3rd year)

    Game summaries

    Michigan State
    See also: 1975 Michigan State Spartans football team
    Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) at Michigan State Spartans
    1 2 34Total
    Ohio St 0 7 7721
    Michigan St 0 0 000

    at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

    • Date: September 13
    • Game weather: Partly sunny • Mid 50s • Wind W–NW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn) to 20 miles per hour (32 km/h; 17 kn)
    • Game attendance: 80,383
    • Ohio State Football Archives

    Penn State
    1 234Total
    Penn St 3 330 9
    • Ohio St 10 007 17
    • Date: September 20
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game attendance: 88,093

    [2]

    UCLA
    1 234Total
    • Ohio State 7 21103 41
    UCLA 7 076 20

    [3]

    Purdue
    1 234Total
    • Ohio State 14 777 35
    Purdue 3 300 6

    Archie Griffin broke Cornell's Ed Marinaro NCAA career rushing record with a 23-yard run up the middle in the fourth quarter. [4]

    Minnesota
    1 234Total
    Minnesota 0 060 6
    • Ohio St 3 14021 38
    • Date: November 15
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
    • Game attendance: 87,817

    [5]

    Michigan
    See also: 1975 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
    Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
    1 2 34Total
    Ohio St 7 0 01421
    Michigan 0 7 0714

    at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    • Date: November 22, 1975
    • Game weather: Clear, 36 °F (2 °C)
    • Game attendance: 105,543
    • Box Score

    Awards and honors
    • Archie Griffin, Heisman Trophy[6]

    1976 NFL draftees
    PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
    Tim Fox121Defensive BackNew England Patriots
    Archie Griffin124Running BackCincinnati Bengals
    Brian Baschnagel366Wide ReceiverChicago Bears
    Leonard Willis4118Wide ReceiverMinnesota Vikings
    Ken Kuhn7205LinebackerCincinnati Bengals
    Craig Cassady8213Defensive BackNew Orleans Saints
    Tom Klaban10287KickerCincinnati Bengals
    Cornelius Greene11317QuarterbackDallas Cowboys
    Larry Kain13375Tight EndPittsburgh Steelers
    Pat Curto16441LinebackerAtlanta Falcons
    Scott Dannelley17482GuardCincinnati Bengals

    References
    1. 1976 Ohio State Football Media Guide
    2. "246-Pound Fullback Keys Buckeye Triumph." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Sept 21.
    3. "Griffin Gets 100 Yards in 41-20 Buckeye Win." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Oct 5.
    4. "Griffin tops mark; Illinois stops Sparts." Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Oct 26.
    5. Palm Beach Post. 1975 Nov 16. Retrieved 2016-Jul-30.
    6. "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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