1975 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 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

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

In 1975, Archie Griffin became 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 134:00 p.m.at No. 11 Michigan StateNo. 3
ABCW 21–080,383
September 201:30 p.m.No. 7 Penn State*No. 3
W 17–988,093
September 271:30 p.m.North Carolina*No. 2
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 32–787,750[1]
October 49:00 p.m.at No. 13 UCLA*No. 2
ABCW 41–2055,482
October 111:30 p.m.IowaNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 49–087,826
October 181:30 p.m.WisconsinNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 56–087,820
October 252:30 p.m.at PurdueNo. 1
W 35–669,405
November 11:30 p.m.IndianaNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 24–1487,835
November 82:00 p.m.at IllinoisNo. 1
W 40–367,751
November 151:30 p.m.MinnesotaNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 38–687,817
November 221:00 p.m.at No. 4 MichiganNo. 1
ABCW 21–14105,543
January 1, 19765:00 p.m.vs. No. 11 UCLA*No. 1
NBCL 10–23105,464
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Cornelius Greene
RB 45 Archie Griffin Sr
FB Pete Johnson
QB 8 Rod Gerald Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Tim Fox
DB Ray Griffin
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Tom Klaban
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Depth chart

[2]

Coaching staff

  • Woody Hayes - Head Coach (25th year)
  • George Chaump - Offense (8th year)
  • George Hill - 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)
  • Jeff Kaplan - 'brain coach' & counselor (3rd year)

Game summaries

Michigan State

See also: 1975 Michigan State Spartans football team
Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) at Michigan State Spartans
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 0 7 7721
Michigan St 0 0 000

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: September 13
  • Game weather: Partly sunny • Mid 50s • Wind W–NW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn) to 20 miles per hour (32 km/h; 17 kn)
  • Game attendance: 80,383
  • TV: ABC
  • Ohio State Football Archives
Game information

Penn State

1 234Total
Penn St 3 330 9
• Ohio St 10 007 17
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 88,093

[3]

UCLA

1 234Total
• Ohio State 7 21103 41
UCLA 7 076 20

[4]

Purdue

1 234Total
• Ohio State 14 777 35
Purdue 3 300 6

Archie Griffin broke Cornell's Ed Marinaro NCAA career rushing record with a 23-yard run up the middle in the fourth quarter. [5]

Minnesota

1 234Total
Minnesota 0 060 6
• Ohio St 3 14021 38
  • Date: November 15
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 87,817

[6]

Michigan

See also: 1975 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
Ohio State Buckeyes at Michigan Wolverines
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 7 0 01421
Michigan 0 7 0714

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Game information

Awards and honors

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

  1. ^ "Johnson scores record 5". Dayton Daily News. September 28, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ 1976 Ohio State Football Media Guide
  3. ^ "246-Pound Fullback Keys Buckeye Triumph." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Sept 21.
  4. ^ "Griffin Gets 100 Yards in 41-20 Buckeye Win." Palm Beach Post. 1975 Oct 5.
  5. ^ "Griffin tops mark; Illinois stops Sparts." Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Oct 26.
  6. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1975 Nov 16. Retrieved 2016-Jul-30.
  7. ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on April 11, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
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