1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Rose Bowl Champions
Big Ten Co-Champions
Rose Bowl, W 4221 vs. USC
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #3
AP #2
1973 record 1001 (701 Big Ten)
Head coach Woody Hayes
MVP Archie Griffin
Captain Greg Hare
Captain Rick Middleton
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 82,567)
1973 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Ohio State + 7 0 1     10 0 1
#6 Michigan + 7 0 1     10 0 1
Minnesota 6 2 0     7 4 0
Illinois 4 4 0     5 6 0
Michigan State 4 4 0     5 6 0
Purdue 4 4 0     5 6 0
Northwestern 4 4 0     4 7 0
Wisconsin 3 5 0     4 7 0
Indiana 0 8 0     2 9 0
Iowa 0 8 0     0 11 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 1001 record, including the 1974 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they won, 4221, against the USC Trojans.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 15 1:30 PM Minnesota #3 Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 567   86,005
September 29 1:30 PM TCU* #3 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 373   87,439
October 6 1:30 PM Washington State* #1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 273   87,425
October 13 2:00 PM at Wisconsin #1 Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI W 240   77,413
October 20 1:30 PM at Indiana #1 Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN W 377   53,183
October 27 1:30 PM Northwestern #1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 600   87,453
November 3 2:00 PM at Illinois #1 Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) W 300   60,707
November 10 1:30 PM Michigan State #1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 350   87,600
November 17 1:30 PM Iowa #1 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 5513   87,447
November 24 12:30 PM at #4 Michigan #1 Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (The Game) ABC T 1010   105,223
January 1 5:00 PM vs. #7 USC* #4 Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) NBC W 4221   105,267
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

1973 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster
Quarterbacks
  • 7 Cornelius Greene
  • 9 Kenneth Thompson
  • 14 Gary McCutcheon
  • 15 James Pacenta
  • 17 Steven Morrison
  • 18 Greg Hare
  • 19 David Purdy

Running backs

Wide receivers

  • 8 Bill Ezzo
  • 9 Robert Murphy
  • 82 Dave Hazel
  • 87 Michael Bartoszek

Tight ends

Offensive linemen
  • 50 Michael Datish
  • 51 Gary Lillvis
  • 52 Steve Myers
  • 55 Dwight King
  • 56 Stephen Koegel
  • 57 Mark Straka
  • 58 Charles Baxter
  • 59 Ronald Ayers
  • 60 Thomas Swank
  • 61 John Husband
  • 63 James Kregel
  • 64 William Lukens
  • 65 Barney Renard
  • 66 Larry Graf
  • 68 Louis Petrini
  • 69 Richard Mack
  • 70 Robert Willard
  • 72 Kurt Schumacher
  • 73 Scott Dannelley
  • 74 John Hicks
  • 76 Dan Scott
  • 77 Doug France

Defensive linemen

  • 14 Robert Kelly
  • 49 Larry Kain
  • 67 Dan Cutillo
  • 71 Pete Cusick
  • 75 Nick Buonamici
  • 78 Robert Coan
  • 79 Craig Nemitz
  • 81 Thomas Marendt
  • 83 Louis Williott
  • 84 Robert Brudzinski
  • 88 Van DeCree
  • 90 Patrick Curto
  • 91 James Cope
  • 92 Marvin Battle
  • 93 Edward Trepanier
  • 95 Richard Applegate
  • 99 Lawrence O'Rourke
Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • 6 Monty Thompson
  • 11 Max Midlam
  • 12 Tim Fox
  • 15 Jeff Davis
  • 20 Neal Colzie
  • 21 Carl Kern
  • 23 Craig Cassady
  • 24 Richard Parsons
  • 25 Robert Gentry
  • 28 Doug Plank
  • 29 Jerome Davis
  • 30 Lou Mathis
  • 43 Bruce Ruhl
  • 46 Steve Luke

Special teams

[1]

Depth chart

Defense
FS
Tim Fox
Lou Mathis
WLB MLB SLB
Rick Middleton Randy Gradishar Vic Koegel
SS
Rich Parsons
Bruce Ruhl
CB
Neal Colzie
Jerome Davis
DE DT DT DE
Jim Cope Pete Cusick Arnie Jones Van DeCree
Dan Cutillo
CB
Steve Luke
Doug Plank
Offense
SE
Dave Hazel
Mike Bartoszek
LT LG C RG RT
Kurt Schumacher Jim Kregel Steve Myers Dick Mack John Hicks
TE
Fred Pagac
John Smurda
WB
Brian Baschnagel
Morris Bradshaw
QB
Cornelius Greene
Greg Hare
FB
Bruce Elia
Pete Johnson
Special Teams
PK Blair Conway
P Tom Skladany
P Mike Keeton
PR Neal Colzie
RB
Archie Griffin
Elmer Lippert

[2]

Coaching staff

Game notes

Minnesota

1 234Total
Minnesota 0 700 7
Ohio St 14 21714 56
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 86,005
  • Game weather: 74°F; wind 7

[3][4]

TCU

1 234Total
TCU 0 300 3
Ohio St 14 1706 37
  • Date: September 29
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 87,439
  • Game weather: Rain; 78°F; wind gusts

[5]

Washington State

1 234Total
Washington St 0 300 3
Ohio St 0 14130 27
  • Date: October 6
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 87,425
  • Game weather: Sunny; 65°F; wind 12 SSE

[6][7]

Wisconsin

1 234Total
Ohio St 0 7710 24
Wisconsin 0 000 0
  • Source:

Indiana

1 234Total
Ohio St 7 1776 37
Indiana 0 007 7

[8]

Northwestern

1 234Total
Northwestern 0 000 0
Ohio St 0 27267 60
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 87,453

[9]

Illinois

1 234Total
Ohio St 3 0720 30
Illinois 0 000 0

[10]

Michigan State

1 234Total
Michigan St 0 000 0
Ohio St 7 1477 35
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
  • Game attendance: 87,600

[11]

Iowa

1 234Total
Iowa 0 0013 13
Ohio St 14 13217 55

[12]

Statistics

Michigan

#1 Ohio State at Michigan
1 234Total
Ohio St 0 1000 10
Michigan 0 0010 10

Rose Bowl

1 234Total
Ohio St 7 71315 42
USC 3 1170 21

[14]

1974 NFL draftees

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
John Hicks 1 3 Guard New York Giants
Rick Middleton 1 13 Linebacker New Orleans Saints
Randy Gradishar 1 14 Linebacker Denver Broncos
Morris Bradshaw 4 93 Wide Receiver Oakland Raiders
Gregg Hare 8 203 Quarterback Buffalo Bills
Dan Scott 9 224 Guard Cleveland Browns
Jim Kregel 10 243 Guard Pittsburgh Steelers
Vic Koegel 12 304 Linebacker Atlanta Falcons

References

  1. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Dec-05.
  2. 1974 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  3. "Ohio State Powers to 56-7 Romp Over Gophers." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Sept 16.
  4. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Oct-30.
  5. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Oct-30.
  6. "Sub Fullback leads Buckeyes to Victory." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 7.
  7. Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives. Retrieved 2015-Nov-01.
  8. Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 21.
  9. "Ohio State Hits Quickly." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 28.
  10. Palm Beach Post. 1973 Nov 4.
  11. "Colzie, Griffin Lead Ohio State to Victory." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Nov 11.
  12. Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 18.
  13. 2012 Ohio State football record book.
  14. Palm Beach Post. 1974 Jan 1.
Win/Loss statistics
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