1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten Co-Champions
Rose Bowl, L 42–17 vs. USC
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 9
1972 record	9–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes
Captain	Richard Galbos
Captain	George Hasenohrl
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 81,455)
Seasons

1972 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6/6 Michigan §	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#9/3 Ohio State §	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Purdue	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Illinois	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Iowa	2	–	6	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1972 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–2 record, including the 1973 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost 42–17 to the USC Trojans.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	Iowa	#3	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 21–0	77,098
September 30*	North Carolina	#5	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 29–14	86,180
October 7*	at California	#3	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 35–18	45,000
October 14	Illinois	#4	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 26–7	86,298
October 21	Indiana	#4	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 44–7	86,365
October 28	at Wisconsin	#4	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 28–20	78,713
November 4	Minnesota	#5	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 27–19	86,439
November 11	at Michigan State	#5	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 12–19	76,264
November 18	at Northwestern	#9	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 27–14	34,475
November 25	#3 Michigan	#9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 14–11	87,040
January 1*	vs. #1 USC	#3	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	L 17–42	106,869
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Depth Chart

Defensive Starters FS Rick Seifert ⋅ WLB SLB Rick Middleton Randy Gradishar ⋅ ⋅ SS Lou Mathis ⋅ CB Neal Colzie ⋅ DE DT NT DT DE Van DeCree Pete Cusick Arnie Jones George Hasenhorl Jim Cope ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB Jeff Davis ⋅ Offensive Starters SE Morris Bradshaw Mike Bartoszek LT LG C RG RT Merv Teague Jim Kregel Steve Myers Larry Wiggins John Hicks ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Fred Pagac ⋅ WB Brian Baschnagel Rich Galbos QB Greg Hare Steve Morrison FB Champ Henson Randy Keith Special Teams PK Blair Conway P Gary Lago PR Neal Colzie RB Archie Griffin Elmer Lippert

Coaching staff

• Woody Hayes - Head Coach (22nd year)
• George Chaump - Offense (5th year)
• George Hill (American football coach) - Defensive Coordinator (2nd year)
• Rudy Hubbard - Running Backs (5th year)
• Charles Clausen - Defense (2nd year)
• Edward Ferkany - Offensive Line (1st year)
• Rudy Hubbard - Running Backs (5th year)
• John Mummey - Quarterbacks (4th year)
• Ralph Staub - (3rd year)
• Dick Walker - Defensive Backs (4th year)

Game notes

Iowa

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 0 0 0 0 0 • Ohio St 0 7 7 7 21 Date: September 16 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Scoring summary 2 Ohio St Keith 1 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 7-0 3 Ohio St Henson 4 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 14-0 4 Ohio St Henson 5 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 21-0

North Carolina

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total North Carolina 7 0 0 7 14 • Ohio State 3 6 14 6 29 Date: September 30 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH Game attendance: 86,180 Scoring summary 1 UNC Gene Brown recovered blocked punt in end zone (Alexander kick) UNC 7-0 1 OSU Blair Conway 22 yard field goal UNC 7-3 2 OSU Greg Hare 17 yard run (kick failed) OSU 9-7 3 OSU Randal Keith 11 yard run (Blair Conway kick) OSU 16-7 3 OSU Champ Henson 1 yard run (Blair Conway kick) OSU 23-7 4 OSU Archie Griffin 9 yard run (kick failed) OSU 29-7 4 UNC Earle Bethea 37 yard pass from Nick Vidnovic (Alexander kick) OSU 29-14

Statistics

• Rushing: Archie Griffin 239 yards

California

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 3 0 19 13 35 California 0 9 3 6 18 Date: October 7 Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA Source: [1] Scoring summary 1 OSU Conway 39 yard field goal OSU 3-0 2 CAL Safety, blocked punt out of end zone OSU 3-2 2 CAL Sweeney 19 yard pass from Shaughnessy (Wersching kick) CAL 9-3 3 OSU Henson 25 yard run (kick failed) Tied 9-9 3 CAL Wersching 20 yard field goal CAL 12-9 3 OSU Henson 1 yard run (kick blocked) OSU 15-12 3 OSU Henson 1 yard run (Conway kick) OSU 22-12 4 OSU Datvos 22 yard run (kick failed) OSU 28-12 4 OSU Bartoszcek 5 yard pass from Purdy (Conway kick) OSU 35-12 4 CAL Shaughnessy 7 yard pass from Ferragamo (kick failed) OSU 35-18

Michigan

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Michigan 0 3 8 0 11 • Ohio State 0 7 7 0 14 Date: November 25 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH Game attendance: 87,040 Game weather: Cloudy Scoring summary 2 MICH Mike Lantry 35 yard field goal MICH 3-0 2 OSU Champ Henson 1 yard run (Blair Conway kick) OSU 7-3 3 OSU Archie Griffin 30 yard run (Blair Conway kick) OSU 14-3 3 MICH Ed Shuttlesworth 1 yard run (Dennis Franklin to Clint Haslerig pass OSU 14-11

Ohio State made two goal line stands, one in each half, to hold onto the 14-11 victory. The first came just before halftime as Dennis Franklin fumbled on fourth down at the two. In the fourth quarter, Randy Gradishar stopped Franklin on a sneak from the one. The Buckeyes' fans tore down the goal posts with 13 seconds remaining.

Draft picks

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Rick Seifert	8	194	Defensive Back	New York Jets
George Hasenohrl	8	198	Defensive Tackle	New York Giants
John Bledsoe	8	203	Running Back	Detroit Lions
Rich Galbos	9	218	Running Back	Washington Redskins
Earl Belgrave	17	435	Tackle	Detroit Lions

References

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players