1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Template other Template:1975 Big Ten Conference football standings 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.

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.

Game summaries

Michigan State

Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) at Michigan State Spartans

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

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

• Date: September 13
• Game weather: Partly sunny • Mid 50s • Wind W–NW to
• Game attendance: 80,383
• TV: ABC

Game information
Ohio St Greene 3/7, 85 Yds, TD, INT Griffin 29 Rush, 108 Yds Willis 2 Rec, 82 Yds, TD Michigan St Baggett 5/9, 67 Yds, 3 INT Jackson 20 Rush, 58 Yds Fortney 3 Rec, 35 Yds

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 Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry

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 Game attendance: 55,482 TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bud Wilkinson Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry

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 Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry

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

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 Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry

Michigan

Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	7	0	0	14	21
Michigan	0	7	0	7	14

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Date: November 22, 1975
• Game weather: Clear,
• Game attendance: 105,543
• TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bud Wilkinson

Game information

First quarter OSU – Pete Johnson 7-yard pass from Cornelius Greene (Tom Klaban kick), 4:43. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards. Second quarter MICH – Jim Smith 11-yard pass from Gordon Bell (Bob Wood kick), 0:24. Tie 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards. Fourth quarter MICH – Rick Leach 1-yard run (Bob Wood kick), 7:11. Michigan 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards. OSU – Pete Johnson 1-yard run (Tom Klaban kick), 3:18. Tie 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards. OSU – Pete Johnson 3-yard run (Tom Klaban kick), 2:19. Ohio St 21–14. Drive: 1 play, 3 yards. Top passers OSU – Cornelius Greene – 7/16, 84 yards, TD, 2 INT MICH – Rick Leach – 7/20, 102 yards, 3 INT Top rushers OSU – Pete Johnson – 18 rushes, 52 yards, 2 TD MICH – Gordon Bell – 21 rushes, 124 yards Top receivers OSU – Lenny Willis – 2 receptions, 32 yards MICH – Jim Smith – 3 receptions, 31 yards, TD

Personnel

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)

Awards and honors

• Archie Griffin, Heisman Trophy

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