1971 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1971 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1971 record	6-4 (5-3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes
MVP	Tom DeLeone
Captain	Tom DeLeone
Captain	Harry Howard
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 81,455)
Seasons

1971 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6/4 Michigan †	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Northwestern	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Illinois	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Indiana	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Iowa	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1971 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1971-1972. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–4 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	Iowa	#11	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 52-21	75,596
September 25*	#10 Colorado	#6	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 14-20	85,586
October 2*	California	#14	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 35-3	86,280
October 9	at Illinois	#15	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 24-10	53,555
October 16	at Indiana	#13	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	W 27-7	50,812
October 23	Wisconsin	#12	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 31-6	86,559
October 30	at Minnesota	#10	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	W 14-12	36,281
November 6	Michigan State	#9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 10-17	86,616
November 13	Northwestern	#16	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 10-14	86,062
November 20	at #3 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 7-10	104,016
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Depth Chart

Defensive Starters FS Rick Seifert ⋅ WLB MLB SLB Stan White Randy Gradishar Vic Koegel ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS Harry Howard ⋅ CB Tom Campanna ⋅ DE DT DT DE Ken Luttner Dan Cutillo George Hasenhorl Tom Marendt ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB Jeff Davis ⋅ Offensive Starters SE Rick Simon Rick Middelton LT LG C RG RT Dan Scott Jim Kregel Tom DeLeone Chuck Bonica Rick Simon ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Dick Wakefield Fred Pagac WB Morris Bradshaw ⋅ QB Don Lamka Greg Hare FB John Bledsoe Randy Keith Special Teams RB Rich Galbos Elmer Lippert

Coaching staff

• Woody Hayes - Head Coach (21st year)
• Earle Bruce - Offense (6th year)
• George Chaump - Offense (4th year)
• George Hill (American football coach) - Defensive Coordinator (1st year)
• Rudy Hubbard - Running Backs - 4th year
• Charles Clausen - Defense (1st year)
• John Mummey - Quarterbacks (3rd year)
• Ralph Staub - (2nd year)
• Dick Walker - Defensive Backs (3rd year)

1972 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Tom DeLeone	5	106	Center	Cincinnati Bengals
Harry Howard	9	225	Defensive Back	Los Angeles Rams
Jimmy Harris	12	312	Wide Receiver	Dallas Cowboys
Tom Campana	13	316	Defensive Back	St. Louis Cardinals
Dick Wakefield	16	409	Wide Receiver	Cleveland Browns
Stan White	17	438	Linebacker	Baltimore Colts

References

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players