1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl, L 10–23 vs. UCLA
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
1975 record	11–1 (8–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (25th year)
MVP	Cornelius Greene
Captain	Brian Baschnagel
Captain	Tim Fox
Captain	Archie Griffin
Captain	Ken Kuhn
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 83,112)

1975 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 Ohio State $	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
#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

The 1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1975 NCAA Division I 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.

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

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13	4:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Michigan State	No. 3	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ABC	W 21–0	80,383
September 20	1:30 p.m.	No. 7 Penn State*	No. 3	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Rivalry)		W 17–9	88,093
September 27	1:30 p.m.	North Carolina*	No. 2	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 32–7	87,750
October 4	9:00 p.m.	at No. 13 UCLA*	No. 2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 41–20	55,482
October 11	1:30 p.m.	Iowa	No. 1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 49–0	87,826
October 18	1:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 56–0	87,820
October 25	2:30 p.m.	at Purdue	No. 1	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 35–6	69,405
November 1	1:30 p.m.	Indiana	No. 1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 24–14	87,835
November 8	2:00 p.m.	at Illinois	No. 1	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)		W 40–3	67,751
November 15	1:30 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 38–6	87,817
November 22	1:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Michigan	No. 1	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)		W 21–14	105,543
January 1, 1976	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 11 UCLA*	No. 1	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	NBC	L 10–23	105,464
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Depth chart

Defense

FS
Tim Fox
Duncan Griffin
⋅

WLB	SLB
Ed Thompson	Ken Kuhn
Dave Adkins	Tom Cousineau
⋅	⋅

SS
Ray Griffin
Joe Allegro
⋅

CB
Craig Cassady
Max Midlam
⋅

DE	DT	NT	DT	DE
Bob Brudzinski	Nick Buonamici	Aaron Brown	Eddie Beamon	Pat Curto
Kelton Dansler	Mark Sullivan	Mark Lang	Byron Cato	⋅
⋅	Tyrone Harris	⋅	⋅	⋅

CB
Bruce Ruhl
Lenny Mills
⋅

Offense

SE
Lenny Willis
Herman Jones
⋅

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Chris Ward	Ted Smith	Rick Applegate	Bill Lukens	Scott Dannelley
Lou Pietrini	Jim Savoca	Ron Ayers	⋅	⋅
⋅	⋅	Doug Porter	⋅	⋅

TE
Larry Kain
Jimmy Moore
Greg Storer

WB
Brian Baschnagel
Jimmy Harrell
⋅

QB
Cornelius Greene
Rod Gerald
Jim Pacenta

FB
Pete Johnson
Lou Williott
⋅

Special Teams
PK Tom Klaban
P Tom Skladany
KR Lenny Willis

RB
Archie Griffin
Jeff Logan
Woody Roach

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Coaching staff

Woody Hayes - Head Coach (25th year)
George Chaump - Offense (8th year)
George Hill (American football coach) - 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)

Game notes

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	0	7	7	7	21
Michigan St	0	0	0	0	0

Date: Saturday, September 13
Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
Game attendance: 80,383

Scoring summary

2	1:00	Ohio St	Johnson 6-yard run (Klaban kick)	Ohio St 7-0

3		Ohio St	Willis 64-yard pass from Greene (Klaban kick)	Ohio St 14-0

4		Ohio St	Johnson 9-yard run (Klaban kick)	Ohio St 21-0

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Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penn St	3	3	3	0	9
• Ohio St	10	0	0	7	17

Date: September 20
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game attendance: 88,093

Scoring summary

1		OHST	Johnson 1 yard run (Klaban kick)	Ohio St 7–0

1		PSU	Bahr 55 yard field goal	Ohio St 7–3

1		OHST	Klaban 45 yard field goal	Ohio St 10–3

2		PSU	Bahr 31 yard field goal	Ohio St 10–6

3		PSU	Bahr 25 yard field goal	Ohio St 10–9

4	5:05	OHST	Johnson 11 yard run (Klaban kick)	Ohio St 17–9

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UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	7	21	10	3	41
UCLA	7	0	7	6	20

Date: October 5
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
Game attendance: 55,482

Scoring summary

1	UCLA	Sarpy 13-yard pass from Sciarra (White kick)	UCLA 7-0

1	OSU	Greene 2-yard run (Klaban kick)	Tied 7-7

2	OSU	Johnson 3-yard run (Klaban kick)	OSU 14-7

2	OSU	Johnson 2-yard run (Klaban kick)	OSU 21-7

2	OSU	Greene 17-yard run (Klaban kick)	OSU 28-7

3	OSU	A. Griffin 17-yard run (Klaban kick)	OSU 35-7

3	OSU	Klaban 34-yard field goal	OSU 38-7

3	UCLA	Ayers 2-yard run (White kick)	OSU 38-14

4	UCLA	Ayers 1-yard run (kick failed)	OSU 38-20

4	OSU	Klaban 42-yard field goal	OSU 41-20

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Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	14	7	7	7	35
Purdue	3	3	0	0	6

Date: October 25
Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN

Scoring summary

1	OSU	Pete Johnson 60-yard run (Tom Klaban kick)	OSU 7-0

1	PUR	Steve Schmidt 22-yard field goal	OSU 7-3

1	OSU	Pete Johnson 3-yard run (Tom Klaban kick)	OSU 14-3

2	PUR	Steve Schmidt 27-yard field goal	OSU 14-6

2	OSU	Brian Baschnagel 22-yard pass from Cornelius Greene (Tom Klaban kick)	OSU 21-6

3	OSU	Lenny Willis 41-yard pass from Cornelius Green (Tom Klaban kick)	OSU 28-6

4	OSU	Cornelius Greene 28-yard run (Tom Klaban kick)	OSU 35-6

Archie Griffin broke Cornell's Ed Marinaro NCAA career rushing record with a 23-yard run up the middle in the fourth quarter. ^[6]

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	0	0	6	0	6
• Ohio St	3	14	0	21	38

Date: November 15
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 87,817

Scoring summary

Q1	OHST	Klaban 29 yard field goal	OHST 3–0

Q2	OHST	Greene 14 yard run (Klaban kick)	OHST 10–0

Q2	OHST	Griffin 19 yard run (Klaban kick)	OHST 17–0

Q3	MINN	Barlow 5 yard pass from Dungy (pass failed)	OHST 17–6

Q4	OHST	Johnson 8 yard run (Klaban kick)	OHST 24–6

Q4	OHST	Greene 31 yard run (Klaban kick)	OHST 31–6

Q4	OHST	Baschnagel 21 yard run (Klaban kick)	OHST 38–6

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Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	7	0	0	14	21
Michigan	0	7	0	7	14

Date: November 22
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Game attendance: 105,543

Scoring summary

1	OSU	P. Johnson 7-yard pass from Greene (Klaban kick)	OSU 7-0

2	MICH	Smith 17-yard pass from Bell (Wood kick)	Tied 7-7

4	MICH	Leach 1-yard run (Wood kick)	MICH 14-7

4	OSU	P. Johnson 1-yard run (Klaban kick)	Tied 14-14

4	OSU	P. Johnson 3-yard run (Klaban kick)	OSU 21-14

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Awards and honors

Archie Griffin, Heisman Trophy^[9]

1976 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Tim Fox	1	21	Defensive Back	New England Patriots
Archie Griffin	1	24	Running Back	Cincinnati Bengals
Brian Baschnagel	3	66	Wide Receiver	Chicago Bears
Leonard Willis	4	118	Wide Receiver	Minnesota Vikings
Ken Kuhn	7	205	Linebacker	Cincinnati Bengals
Craig Cassady	8	213	Defensive Back	New Orleans Saints
Tom Klaban	10	287	Kicker	Cincinnati Bengals
Cornelius Greene	11	317	Quarterback	Dallas Cowboys
Larry Kain	13	375	Tight End	Pittsburgh Steelers
Pat Curto	16	441	Linebacker	Atlanta Falcons
Scott Dannelley	17	482	Guard	Cincinnati Bengals

References

↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=227&season=1975
↑ 1976 Ohio State Football Media Guide
↑ "Buckeyes Rip Spartans, 21-0." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Sept 14.
↑ "246-Pound Fullback Keys Buckeye Triumph." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Sept 21.
↑ "Griffin Gets 100 Yards in 41-20 Buckeye Win." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Oct 5.
↑ "Griffin tops mark; Illinois stops Sparts." Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Oct 26.
↑ Palm Beach Post. 1975 Nov 16. Retrieved 2016-Jul-30.
↑ "Griffin the Big Hero." Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Nov 23.
↑ http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html

Win/Loss statistics

Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

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Ohio State Buckeyes football

Venues	Recreation Park (1890–1897) Ohio Field (1898–1921) Ohio Stadium (1922–present) Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois (Illibuck) Michigan (The Ten Year War) Penn State

Culture & lore	History Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" Neutron Man Marching band Snow Bowl (1950) 1969 Michigan game 1973 Michigan game The Kick "Holy Buckeye" 2006 "Game of the Century" Block O "Hang On Sloopy" The Ten Year War WBNS-TV WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches All-Century Team Yearly statistical leaders NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

Big Ten Conference football champions

Western Conference	Wisconsin (1896) Wisconsin (1897) Michigan (1898) Chicago (1899) Iowa & Minnesota (1900) Michigan & Wisconsin (1901) Michigan (1902) Michigan, Minnesota, & Northwestern (1903) Michigan & Minnesota (1904) Chicago (1905) Michigan, Minnesota, & Wisconsin (1906) Chicago (1907) Chicago (1908) Minnesota (1909) Illinois & Minnesota (1910) Minnesota (1911) Wisconsin (1912) Chicago (1913) Illinois (1914) Illinois & Minnesota (1915) Ohio State (1916) Ohio State (1917)

Big Ten	Illinois, Michigan, & Purdue (1918) Illinois (1919) Ohio State (1920) Iowa (1921) Chicago, Iowa, & Michigan (1922) Illinois & Michigan (1923) Chicago (1924) Michigan (1925) Michigan & Northwestern (1926) Illinois & Minnesota (1927) Illinois (1928) Purdue (1929) Michigan & Northwestern (1930) Purdue, Michigan & Northwestern (1931) Michigan & Purdue (1932) Michigan & Minnesota (1933) Minnesota (1934) Minnesota & Ohio State (1935) Northwestern (1936) Minnesota (1937) Minnesota (1938) Ohio State (1939)

Big Nine	Minnesota (1940) Minnesota (1941) Ohio State (1942) Michigan & Purdue (1943) Ohio State (1944) Indiana (1945) Illinois (1946) Michigan (1947) Michigan (1948)

Big Ten	Michigan & Ohio State (1949) Michigan (1950) Illinois (1951) Purdue & Wisconsin (1952) Illinois & Michigan State (1953) Ohio State (1954) Ohio State (1955) Iowa (1956) Ohio State (1957) Iowa (1958) Wisconsin (1959) Minnesota & Iowa (1960) Ohio State (1961) Wisconsin (1962) Illinois (1963) Michigan (1964) Michigan State (1965) Michigan State (1966) Indiana, Minnesota, Purdue (1967) Ohio State (1968) Michigan & Ohio State (1969) Ohio State (1970) Michigan (1971) Michigan & Ohio State (1972) Michigan & Ohio State (1973) Michigan & Ohio State (1974) Ohio State (1975) Michigan & Ohio State (1976) Michigan & Ohio State (1977) Michigan & Michigan State (1978) Ohio State (1979) Michigan (1980) Iowa & Ohio State (1981) Michigan (1982) Illinois (1983) Ohio State (1984) Iowa (1985) Michigan & Ohio State (1986) Michigan State (1987) Michigan (1988) Michigan (1989) Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, & Michigan State (1990) Michigan (1991) Michigan (1992) Ohio State & Wisconsin (1993) Penn State (1994) Northwestern (1995) Ohio State & Northwestern (1996) Michigan (1997) Michigan, Ohio State, & Wisconsin (1998) Wisconsin (1999) Michigan, Northwestern, & Purdue (2000) Illinois (2001) Ohio State & Iowa (2002) Michigan (2003) Iowa & Michigan (2004) Ohio State & Penn State (2005) Ohio State (2006) Ohio State (2007) Ohio State & Penn State (2008) Ohio State (2009) Michigan State & Wisconsin (2010) Wisconsin (2011) Wisconsin (2012) Michigan State (2013) Ohio State (2014) Michigan State (2015) Penn State (2016)

National championships in bold

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