1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1976 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 921 record, including the 1977 Orange Bowl in Miami, where they won, 2710, against the Colorado.

1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten co-champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 2710 vs. Colorado
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 6
1976 record921 (71 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBob Brudzinski
Captains
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 83,112)
1976 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 111:30 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 4W 49–2186,509
September 183:30 p.m.at No. 7 Penn State*No. 2ABCW 12–762,503
September 251:30 p.m.Missouri*No. 2
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 21–2287,936
October 21:30 p.m.No. 4 UCLA*No. 8
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCT 10–1087,969
October 92:30 p.m.at IowaNo. 10W 34–1459,170
October 162:30 p.m.at WisconsinNo. 9W 30–2079,579
October 231:30 p.m.PurdueNo. 9
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 24–387,898
October 302:30 p.m.at IndianaNo. 8W 47–739,663
November 61:30 p.m.IllinoisNo. 8
W 42–1087,564
November 132:00 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 8W 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. 11NBCW 27–1065,537
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Depth chart

[1]

Coaching staff

Game summaries

UCLA

1 234Total
UCLA 0 037 10
Ohio St 0 703 10

[2]

Iowa

1 234Total
Ohio State 21 3100 34
Iowa 0 0014 14

[3]

Minnesota

1 234Total
Ohio St 3 600 9
Minnesota 0 300 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

[5]

1977 NFL draftees

PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
Bob Brudzinski123LinebackerLos Angeles Rams
Tom Skladany246PunterCleveland Browns
Pete Johnson249Running backCincinnati Bengals
Ed Thompson8210LinebackerNew York Jets
Nick Buonamici9238Defensive tackleChicago 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". Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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