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
Record11–1 (8–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPCornelius Greene
Captains
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 83,112)
1975 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 8 Michigan 7 –1 –08 –2 –2
Michigan State 4 –4 –07 –4 –0
Illinois 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Purdue 4 –4 –04 –7 –0
Wisconsin 3 –4 –14 –6 –1
Minnesota 3 –5 –06 –5 –0
Iowa 3 –5 –03 –8 –0
Northwestern 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Indiana 1 –6 –12 –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
ABCW 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 45 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 Injured
    • Redshirt 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
    Period 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
    • TV: ABC
    • Ohio State Football Archives
    Game information

    Penn State
    1 234Total
    Penn St 3 330 9
    • Ohio St 10 007 17
    • Date: September 20
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game attendance: 88,093
    Scoring summary
    1OHSTJohnson 1 yard run (Klaban kick)Ohio St 7–0
    1PSUBahr 55 yard field goalOhio St 7–3
    1OHSTKlaban 45 yard field goalOhio St 10–3
    2PSUBahr 31 yard field goalOhio St 10–6
    3PSUBahr 25 yard field goalOhio St 10–9
    45:05OHSTJohnson 11 yard run (Klaban kick)Ohio St 17–9

    [2]

    UCLA
    1 234Total
    • Ohio State 7 21103 41
    UCLA 7 076 20
    Scoring summary
    1UCLASarpy 13-yard pass from Sciarra (White kick)UCLA 7-0
    1OSUGreene 2-yard run (Klaban kick)Tied 7-7
    2OSUJohnson 3-yard run (Klaban kick)OSU 14-7
    2OSUJohnson 2-yard run (Klaban kick)OSU 21-7
    2OSUGreene 17-yard run (Klaban kick)OSU 28-7
    3OSUA. Griffin 17-yard run (Klaban kick)OSU 35-7
    3OSUKlaban 34-yard field goalOSU 38-7
    3UCLAAyers 2-yard run (White kick)OSU 38-14
    4UCLAAyers 1-yard run (kick failed)OSU 38-20
    4OSUKlaban 42-yard field goalOSU 41-20

    [3]

    Purdue
    1 234Total
    • Ohio State 14 777 35
    Purdue 3 300 6
    Scoring summary
    1OSUPete Johnson 60-yard run (Tom Klaban kick)OSU 7-0
    1PURSteve Schmidt 22-yard field goalOSU 7-3
    1OSUPete Johnson 3-yard run (Tom Klaban kick)OSU 14-3
    2PURSteve Schmidt 27-yard field goalOSU 14-6
    2OSUBrian Baschnagel 22-yard pass from Cornelius Greene (Tom Klaban kick)OSU 21-6
    3OSULenny Willis 41-yard pass from Cornelius Green (Tom Klaban kick)OSU 28-6
    4OSUCornelius 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. [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
    Scoring summary
    Q1OHSTKlaban 29 yard field goalOHST 3–0
    Q2OHSTGreene 14 yard run (Klaban kick)OHST 10–0
    Q2OHSTGriffin 19 yard run (Klaban kick)OHST 17–0
    Q3MINNBarlow 5 yard pass from Dungy (pass failed)OHST 17–6
    Q4OHSTJohnson 8 yard run (Klaban kick)OHST 24–6
    Q4OHSTGreene 31 yard run (Klaban kick)OHST 31–6
    Q4OHSTBaschnagel 21 yard run (Klaban kick)OHST 38–6

    [5]

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

    at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    Game information

    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. "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on April 11, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
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