The 1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1974-1975. The Buckeyes compiled a 10–2 record, including the 1975 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost 18–17 to the Southern California Trojans.
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| September 14
|
at Minnesota
|
#4
|
Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
|
W 34-19
|
45,511
|
| September 21*
|
Oregon State
|
#2
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 51-10
|
86,383
|
| September 28*
|
SMU
|
#1
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 28-9
|
87,487
|
| October 5*
|
vs. Washington State
|
#1
|
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
|
W 42-7
|
50,000
|
| October 12
|
Wisconsin
|
#1
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 52-7
|
87,717
|
| October 19
|
Indiana
|
#1
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 49-9
|
87,071
|
| October 26
|
at Northwestern
|
#1
|
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL
|
W 55-7
|
42,337
|
| November 2
|
Illinois
|
#1
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 49-7
|
87,813
|
| November 9
|
at Michigan State
|
#1
|
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
|
L 13-16
|
78,533
|
| November 16
|
at Iowa
|
#4
|
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
|
W 35-10
|
48,700
|
| November 23
|
#3 Michigan
|
#4
|
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
|
W 12-10
|
88,243
|
| January 1*
|
vs. #5 USC
|
#3
|
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)
|
L 17-18
|
106,721
|
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.
|
[1]
Depth Chart[]
Defensive Starters
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| WLB
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SLB
|
| Bruce Elia
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Ken Kuhn
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| ⋅
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⋅
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Offensive Starters
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| SE
|
| Mike Bartoszek
|
| Dave Hazel
|
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| LT
|
LG
|
C
|
RG
|
RT
|
| Kurt Schumacher
|
Ted Smith
|
Steve Myers
|
Dick Mack
|
Scott Dannelley
|
| ⋅
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[2]
Coaching staff[]
- Woody Hayes - Head Coach (24th year)
- George Chaump - Offense (7th year)
- George Hill - Defensive Coordinator (4th year)
- Joe Bugel - Offensive Line (1st year)
- Charles Clausen - Defense (4th year)
- Mickey Jackson - (1st year)
- John Mummey - Quarterbacks (6th year)
- Ralph Staub - (5th year)
- Dick Walker - Defensive Backs (6th year)
Season summary[]
Minnesota[]
Ohio State at Minnesota
| by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
Total
|
| • Ohio St
|
7 |
14 |
7 |
6
|
34
|
| Minnesota
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
16
|
19
|
| Scoring summary |
|---|
|
| 1 |
| Ohio St | Griffin 10 yard run (Skladany kick) | Ohio St 7-0 |
|
| 1 |
| Minnesota | Goldberg 52 yard field goal | Ohio St 7-3 |
|
| 2 |
| Ohio St | Johnson 4 yard run (Skladany kick) | Ohio St 14-3 |
|
| 2 |
| Ohio St | Henson 36 yard run (Skladany kick) | Ohio St 21-3 |
|
| 3 |
| Ohio St | Greene 1 yard run (Skladany kick) | Ohio St 28-3 |
|
| 4 |
| Minnesota | Upchurch 36 yard run (Sims pass from Dungy) | Ohio St 28-11 |
|
| 4 |
| Minnesota | Dungy 6 yard run (Jones pass from Dungy) | Ohio St 28-19 |
|
| 4 |
| Ohio St | Greene 57 yard run (kick failed) | Ohio St 34-19 |
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Oregon State[]
SMU[]
Washington State[]
Wisconsin[]
Indiana[]
Northwestern[]
Illinois[]
Michigan State[]
Iowa[]
Michigan[]
Rose Bowl[]
Awards and honors[]
- Archie Griffin, Heisman Trophy[4]
References[]
- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data
