1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Rose Bowl Champions Big Ten Co-Champions
Rose Bowl, W 42-21 vs. USC
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 2
1973 record	10-0-1 (7-0-1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes
MVP	Archie Griffin
Captain	Greg Hare
Captain	Rick Middleton
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 81,455)
Seasons

1973 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2/3 Ohio State §	7	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
#6/6 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 / Coaches' Poll

The 1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1973-1974. The Buckeyes compiled a 10–0–1 record, including the 1974 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they won 42–21 against the USC Trojans.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	Minnesota	#3	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 56-7	86,005
September 29*	TCU	#3	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 37-3	87,439
October 6*	Washington State	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 27-3	87,425
October 13	at Wisconsin	#1	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 24-0	77,413
October 20	at Indiana	#1	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	W 37-7	53,183
October 27	Northwestern	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 60-0	87,453
November 3	at Illinois	#1	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 30-0	60,707
November 10	Michigan State	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 35-0	87,600
November 17	Iowa	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 55-13	87,447
November 24	at #4 Michigan	#1	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	T 10–10	105,223
January 1*	vs. #7 USC	#4	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	W 42-21	105,267
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Depth Chart

Defensive Starters FS Tim Fox ⋅ WLB MLB SLB Vic Koegel Randy Gradishar Rick Middleton ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS Rich Parsons Doug Plank CB Neal Colzie ⋅ DE DT DT DE Jim Cope Pete Cusick Arnie Jones Van DeCree ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB Steve Luke Bruce Ruhl Offensive Starters SE Mike Bartoszek Dave Hazel LT LG C RG RT Kurt Schumacher Jim Kregel Steve Myers Dick Mack John Hicks ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Fred Pagac Ted Powell 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 KR Lenny Willis PR Neal Colzie RB Archie Griffin Elmer Lippert

Coaching staff

• Woody Hayes - Head Coach (23rd year)
• George Chaump - Offense (6th year)
• George Hill (American football coach) - Defensive Coordinator (3rd year)
• Rudy Hubbard - Running Backs (6th year)
• Charles Clausen - Defense (3rd year)
• John Mummey - Quarterbacks (5th year)
• Ralph Staub - (4th year)
• Dick Walker - Defensive Backs (5th year)

Game notes

Minnesota

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Minnesota 0 7 0 0 7 • Ohio St 14 21 7 14 56 Date: September 15 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 86,005 Scoring summary 1 Ohio St Henson 2 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 7-0 1 Ohio St Greene 4 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 14-0 2 Minnesota King 1 yard run (Goldberg kick) Ohio St 14-7 2 Ohio St A. Griffin 93 yard kickoff return (Conway kick) Ohio St 21-7 2 Ohio St Henson 2 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 28-7 2 Ohio St Baschnagel 5 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 35-7 3 Ohio St Colzie 78 yard punt return (Conway kick) Ohio St 42-7 4 Ohio St Henson 1 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 49-7 4 Ohio St Ezzo 55 yard pass from Hare (Conway kick) Ohio St 56-7

Washington State

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Washington St 0 3 0 0 3 • Ohio St 0 14 13 0 27 Date: October 6 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Scoring summary 2 Ohio St Bruce Elia 17 yard run (kick failed) Ohio St 6-0 2 Ohio St Archie Griffin 6 yard pass from Cornelius Greene (Fred Pagac pass from Cornelius Greene) Ohio St 14-0 2 Washington St Joe Danelo 41 yard field goal Ohio St 14-3 3 Ohio St Archie Griffin 26 yard run (kick blocked) Ohio St 20-3 3 Ohio St Bruce Elia 9 yard run (Blair Conway kick) Ohio St 27-3

Wisconsin

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 0 7 7 10 24 Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 13 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Source: [1] Scoring summary 2 OSU Elia 1 yard run (Conway kick) OSU 7-0 3 OSU Greene 2 yard run (Conway kick) OSU 14-0 4 OSU Conway 36 yard field goal OSU 17-0 4 OSU Elia 1 yard run (Conway kick) OSU 24-0

Michigan State

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Michigan St 0 0 0 0 0 • Ohio St 7 14 7 7 35 Date: November 10 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 87,600 Scoring summary 1 OSU Bruce Elia 1 yard run (Blair Conway kick) OSU 7-0 2 OSU Bruce Elia 2 yard run (Blair Conway kick) OSU 14-0 2 OSU Neal Colzie 43 yard punt return (Blair Conway kick) OSU 21-0 3 OSU Bruce Elia 2 yard run (Blair Conway kick) OSU 28-0 4 OSU Pete Johnson 2 yard run (Blair Conway kick) OSU 35-0

Iowa

Statistics

• Rushing: Archie Griffin 246 yards

Michigan

#1 Ohio State at Michigan

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Ohio St 0 10 0 0 10 Michigan 0 0 0 10 10 Date: Saturday, November 23 Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan Game attendance: 105,223 Source: Eugene Register-Guard Scoring summary 2 OHST Blair Conway 31 yard field goal OHST 3-0 2 OHST Pete Johnson 5 yard run (Blair Conway kick) OHST 10-0 4 MICH Mike Lantry 30 yard field goal OHST 10-3 4 9:32 MICH Dennis Franklin 10 yard run (Mike Lantry kick) Tied 10-10

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

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players