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	No. 4
AP	No. 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)
Seasons

1975 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4/4 Ohio State †	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#8/8 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 / Coaches' Poll

The 1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1975-1976. The Buckeyes compiled a 11–1 record, including the 1976 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost 23–10 to the UCLA Bruins.

In 1975, Archie Griffin would become 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	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	at #11 Michigan State	#3	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	W 21-0	80,383
September 20*	#7 Penn State	#3	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 17-9	88,093
September 27*	North Carolina	#2	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 32-7	87,750
October 4*	at #13 UCLA	#2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 41-20	55,482
October 11	Iowa	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 49-0	87,826
October 18	Wisconsin	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 56-0	87,820
October 25	at Purdue	#1	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 35-6	69,405
November 1	Indiana	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 24-14	87,835
November 8	at Illinois	#1	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	W 40-3	67,751
November 15	Minnesota	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	W 38-6	87,817
November 22	at #4 Michigan	#1	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 21-14	105,543
January 1*	vs. #11 UCLA	#1	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	L 10-23	105,464
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Depth Chart

Defensive Starters FS Tim Fox ⋅ WLB SLB Ed Thompson Ken Kuhn ⋅ ⋅ SS Ray Griffin ⋅ CB Craig Cassidy ⋅ DE DT NT DT DE Bob Brudzinski Nick Buonamici Aaron Brown Eddie Beamon Pat Curto ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB Bruce Ruhl ⋅ Offensive Starters SE Lenny Willis ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Chris Ward Ted Smith Mike Datisch Bill Lukens Scott Dannelley ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Larry Kain ⋅ WB Brian Baschnagel ⋅ QB Cornelius Greene Rod Gerald FB Pete Johnson ⋅ Special Teams PK Tom Klaban P Tom Skladany KR Lenny Willis RB Archie Griffin Jeff Logan

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

by Quarter 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

UCLA

by Quarter 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

Purdue

by Quarter 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.

Michigan

by Quarter 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

Awards and honors

• Archie Griffin, Heisman Trophy

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

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players