1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten Champions
Rose Bowl, L 23–10 vs. UCLA
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#4
AP	#4
1975 record	11–1 (8–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes
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 PM	at #11 Michigan State	#3	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ABC	W 21–0	80,383
September 20	1:30 PM	#7 Penn State*	#3	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 17–9	88,093
September 27	1:30 PM	North Carolina*	#2	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 32–7	87,750
October 4	9:00 PM	at #13 UCLA*	#2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 41–20	55,482
October 11	1:30 PM	Iowa	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 49–0	87,826
October 18	1:30 PM	Wisconsin	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 56–0	87,820
October 25	2:30 PM	at Purdue	#1	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN		W 35–6	69,405
November 1	1:30 PM	Indiana	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 24–14	87,835
November 8	2:00 PM	at Illinois	#1	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)		W 40–3	67,751
November 15	1:30 PM	Minnesota	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 38–6	87,817
November 22	1:00 PM	at #4 Michigan	#1	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)		W 21–14	105,543
January 1	5:00 PM	vs. #11 UCLA*	#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]

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^[8]

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

1. http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=227&season=1975
2. 1976 Ohio State Football Media Guide
3. "Buckeyes Rip Spartans, 21-0." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Sept 14.
4. "246-Pound Fullback Keys Buckeye Triumph." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Sept 21.
5. "Griffin Gets 100 Yards in 41-20 Buckeye Win." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Oct 5.
6. "Griffin tops mark; Illinois stops Sparts." Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Oct 26.
7. "Griffin the Big Hero." Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Nov 23.
8. http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players