1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football
1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten co-champion; Rose Bowl champion; National Champion (NCF, PS, R(FACT), SR)
Rose Bowl, W 42–21 vs. USC
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 2
Record	10–0–1 (7–0–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (23rd season);
Defensive coordinator	George Hill (3rd season)
MVP	Archie Griffin
Captains	Greg Hare; Rick Middleton;
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium

1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Ohio State +	7	–	0	–	1	10	–	0	–	1
No. 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

The 1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. 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. The Ohio State Buckeyes were named national champion by the National Championship Foundation, Poling System, David Rothman (statistician) and the Sagarin Ratings, but this championship is not claimed by Ohio State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	1:30 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 3	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 56–7	86,005	^[1]
September 29	1:30 p.m.	TCU*	No. 3	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 37–3	87,439	^[2]
October 6	1:30 p.m.	Washington State*	No. 1	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 27–3	87,425	^[3]
October 13	2:00 p.m.	at Wisconsin	No. 1	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 24–0	77,413	^[4]
October 20	1:30 p.m.	at Indiana	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		W 37–7	53,183	^[5]
October 27	1:30 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 1	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 60–0	87,453	^[6]
November 3	2:00 p.m.	at Illinois	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (Illibuck)		W 30–0	60,707	^[7]
November 10	1:30 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 1	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 35–0	87,600	^[8]
November 17	1:30 p.m.	Iowa	No. 1	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 55–13	87,447	^[9]
November 24	12:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Michigan	No. 1	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)	ABC	T 10–10	105,223	^[10]
January 1, 1974	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 7 USC*	No. 4	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	NBC	W 42–21	105,267	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Minnesota

Minnesota Golden Gophers (0–0) at #3 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	0	7	0	0	7
Ohio State	14	21	7	14	56

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: September 15
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 86,005

Game information

First quarter

OSU – Champ Henson 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 10:24. Ohio State 7–0. Drive:
OSU – Cornelius Greene 4-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 8:44. Ohio State 14–0. Drive:

Second quarter

MINN – John King 1-yard run (Steve Goldberg kick), 12:59. Ohio State 14–7. Drive:
OSU – Archie Griffin 93-yard kickoff return (Blair Conway kick), 12:45. Ohio State 21–7.
OSU – Champ Henson 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 0:51. Ohio State 28–7. Drive:
OSU – Brian Baschnagel 5-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 0:00. Ohio State 35–7. Drive:

Third quarter

OSU – Neal Colzie 78-yard punt return (Blair Conway kick), 5:36. Ohio State 42–7.

Fourth quarter

OSU – Champ Henson 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 10:39. Ohio State 49–7. Drive:
OSU – Billy Ezzo 55-yard pass from Greg Hare (Blair Conway kick), 1:51. Ohio State 56–7. Drive:

Top passers

MINN – John Lawing – 5/9, 31 yards, INT
OSU – Greg Hare – 2/2, 64 yards, TD

Top rushers

MINN – John King – 17 rushes, 51 yards, TD
OSU – Archie Griffin – 15 rushes, 129 yards

Top receivers

MINN – Keith Fahnhorst – 3 receptions, 23 yards
OSU – Billy Ezzo – 1 reception, 55 yards, TD

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TCU

TCU Horned Frogs (1–0) at #3 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	3	0	0	3
Ohio State	14	17	0	6	37

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: September 29
Game time: 1:30 p.m.
Game weather: Rain, 78 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 87,439

Game information

First quarter

OSU – Archie Griffin 68-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 12:17. Ohio State 7–0. Drive:
OSU – Champ Henson 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 4:42. Ohio State 14–0. Drive: 69 yards.

Second quarter

TCU – Berl Simmons 23-yard field goal, 9:18. Ohio State 14–3. Drive:
OSU – Cornelius Greene 72-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 9:02. Ohio State 21–3. Drive:
OSU – Cornelius Greene 8-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 2:33. Ohio State 28–3. Drive:
OSU – Blair Conway 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Ohio State 31–3. Drive:

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

OSU – Fred Pagac 13-yard pass from Greg Hare (kick failed), 6:25. Ohio State 37–3. Drive:

Top passers

TCU – Kent Marshall – 7/17, 54 yards
OSU – Cornelius Greene – 3/6, 34 yards, INT

Top rushers

TCU – Mike Luttrell – 14 rushes, 44 yards
OSU – Archie Griffin – 14 rushes, 119 yards, TD

Top receivers

TCU — John Ott – 2 receptions, 20 yards
OSU – Ted Powell – 1 reception, 22 yards

Cornelius Greene 15 Rush, 113 Yds
Champ Henson tore a knee ligament during the game

Washington State

Washington State Cougars (1–2) at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington State	0	3	0	0	3
Ohio State	0	14	13	0	27

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: October 6
Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
Game attendance: 87425

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

OSU – Bruce Elia 17-yard run (kick failed), 7:14. Ohio State 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards.
OSU – Archie Griffin 6-yard pass from Cornelius Greene (pass good), 3:20. Ohio State 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards.
WSU – Joe Danelo 41-yard field goal, 0:22. Ohio State 14–3. Drive: 40 yards.

Third quarter

OSU – Archie Griffin 26-yard run (kick blocked), 9:21. Ohio State 20–3. Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards.
OSU – Bruce Elia 9-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 5:13. Ohio State 27–3. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards.

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top passers

WSU – Wally Bennett – 7/11, 50 yards, INT
OSU – Cornelius Greene – 3/6, 62 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

WSU – Andrew Jones – 17 rushes, 64 yards
OSU – Archie Griffin – 15 rushes, 128 yards, TD

Top receivers

WSU – Fritz Brayton – 6 receptions, 45 yards
OSU – Dave Hazel – 1 reception, 49 yards

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At Wisconsin

#1 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–0) at Wisconsin Badgers (1–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	7	0	7	10	24
Wisconsin	0	0	0	0	0

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: October 13
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
Game attendance: 77,413
Referee: Glenn Fortin

Game information

First quarter

OSU – Bruce Elia 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 0:18. Ohio State 7–0. Drive:

Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter

OSU – Cornelius Greene 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 11:29. Ohio State 14–0. Drive:

Fourth quarter

OSU – Blair Conway 36-yard field goal, 11:12. Ohio State 17–0. Drive:
OSU – Bruce Elia 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 5:09. Ohio State 24–0. Drive:

Top passers

OSU – Cornelius Greene – 1/6, 22 yard, INT
WIS – Gregg Bohlig – 9/18, 98 yards, INT

Top rushers

OSU – Archie Griffin – 29 rushes, 169 yards, TD
WIS – Billy Marek – 13 rushes, 49 yards

Top receivers

OSU – Fred Pagac – 1 reception, 22 yards
WIS – Art Sanger – 2 receptions, 35 yards

At Indiana

#1 Ohio State Buckeyes (4–0) at Indiana Hoosiers (2–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	7	17	7	6	37
Indiana	0	0	0	7	7

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

Date: October 20
Game time: 1:30 p.m.
Game weather: Clear, 65 °F (18 °C)
Game attendance: 53,183

Game information

First quarter

OSU – Cornelius Greene 6-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 7:29. Ohio State 7–0. Drive:

Second quarter

OSU – Blair Conway 37-yard field goal, 13:05. Ohio State 10–0. Drive:
OSU – Cornelius Greene 11-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 4:26. Ohio State 17–0. Drive:
OSU – Bruce Elia 3-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 0:36. Ohio State 24–0. Drive:

Third quarter

OSU – Neal Colzie 55-yard interception return (Blair Conway kick), 14:14. Ohio State 31–0.

Fourth quarter

IND – Trent Smock 51-yard pass from Mike Flanagan (Frank Stavroff kick), 7:50. Ohio State 31–7. Drive:
OSU – Bruce Elia 1-yard run (kick failed), 3:18. Ohio State 37–7. Drive:

Top passers

OSU – Greg Hare – 1/2, 39 yards
IND – Mike Glazier – 9/18, 84 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

OSU – Archie Griffin – 25 rushes, 130 yards
IND – Courtney Snyder – 16 rushes, 81 yards

Top receivers

OSU – John Smurda – 2 receptions, 42 yards
IND – Trent Smock – 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Bruce Elia 24 rushes, 123 yards

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Northwestern

Northwestern Wildcats (2–4) at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (5–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Northwestern	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio State	0	27	26	7	60

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: October 27
Game time: 1:35 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C)
Game attendance: 87,453

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

OSU – Cornelius Greene 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 9:10. Ohio State 7–0. Drive:
OSU – Archie Griffin 18-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 6:40. Ohio State 14–0. Drive:
OSU – Tim Fox 20-yard blocked punt return (kick failed), 5:21. Ohio State 20–0.
OSU – Brian Baschnagel 4-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 1:27. Ohio State 27–0. Drive:

Third quarter

OSU – Neal Colzie 19-yard interception return (Blair Conway kick), 14:49. Ohio State 34–0.
OSU – Cornelius Greene 55-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 11:36. Ohio State 41–0. Drive:
OSU – Archie Griffin 2-yard run (kick failed), 7:39. Ohio State 47–0. Drive:
OSU – Elmer Lippert 5-yard run (kick failed), 3:09. Ohio State 53–0. Drive:

Fourth quarter

OSU – Morris Bradshaw 8-yard pass from Greg Hare (Blair Conway kick), 11:13. Ohio State 60–0. Drive:

Top passers

NW – Mitch Anderson – 3/9, 37 yards, 2 INT
OSU – Greg Hare – 4/6, 71 yards, TD

Top rushers

NW – Jim Trimble – 8 rushes, 36 yards
OSU – Archie Griffin – 17 rushes, 105 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

NW – Steve Harris – 2 receptions, 29 yards
OSU – Tim Holycross – 2 receptions, 60 yards

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At Illinois

#1 Ohio State Buckeyes (6–0) at Illinois Fighting Illini (5–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	3	0	7	20	30
Illinois	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

Date: November 3
Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Clear, 53 °F (12 °C)
Game attendance: 60,707

Game information

First quarter

OSU – Blair Conway 25-yard field goal, 7:18. Ohio State 3–0.

Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter

OSU – Archie Griffin 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 5:14. Ohio State 10–0. Drive: 41 yards.

Fourth quarter

OSU – Cornelius Greene 7-yard run (kick failed), 14:15. Ohio State 16–0. Drive: 16 yards.
OSU – Cornelius Greene 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 10:36. Ohio State 23–0. Drive: 31 yards.
OSU – Pete Johnson 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 5:42. Ohio State 30–0. Drive: 31 yards.

Top passers

OSU – Dave Purdy – 2/4, 18 yards
ILL – Jeff Hollenbach – 3/11, 27 yards, INT

Top rushers

OSU – Archie Griffin – 29 rushes, 108 yards
ILL – Lonnie Perrin – 7 rushes, 34 yards

Top receivers

OSU – Fred Pagac – 1 reception, 12 yards
ILL – Garvin Roberson – 2 receptions, 15 yards

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Michigan State

Michigan State Spartans (3–5) at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (7–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan State	0	0	0	0	0
Ohio State	7	14	7	7	35

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: November 10
Game time: 1:30 p.m.
Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C)
Game attendance: 87,600

Game information

First quarter

OSU – Bruce Elia 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 3:24. Ohio St 7–0.

Second quarter

OSU – Bruce Elia 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 9:26. Ohio St 14–0.
OSU – Neal Colzie 43-yard punt return (Blair Conway kick), 2:08. Ohio St 21–0.

Third quarter

OSU – Bruce Elia 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 8:57. Ohio St 28–0.

Fourth quarter

OSU – Pete Johnson 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 13:53. Ohio St 35–0.

Top passers

MSU – Tyrone Willingham – 1/2, 6 yards
OSU – Cornelius Greene – 3/6, 31 yards, INT

Top rushers

MSU – Mike Holt – 13 rushes, 52 yards
OSU – Archie Griffin – 21 rushes, 131 yards

Top receivers

MSU – Mike Cobb – 1 reception, 6 yards
OSU – Elmer Lippert – 1 reception, 20 yards

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Iowa

Iowa Hawkeyes (0–9) at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (8–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	0	0	0	13	13
Ohio State	14	13	21	7	55

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: November 17
Game time: 12:30 p.m. CST
Game weather: Clear, 42 °F (6 °C)
Game attendance: 87,447

Game information

First quarter

OSU – Bruce Elia 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 10:21. Ohio State 7–0.
OSU – Bruce Elia 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 4:30. Ohio State 14–0.

Second quarter

OSU – Cornelius Greene 1-yard run (kick failed), 2:27. Ohio State 20–0.
OSU – Dave Hazel 41-yard pass from Cornelius Greene (Blair Conway kick), 0:07. Ohio State 27–0.

Third quarter

OSU – Bruce Elia 3-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 7:38. Ohio State 34–0.
OSU – Archie Griffin 8-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 2:49. Ohio State 41–0.
OSU – Bruce Elia 3-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 0:34. Ohio State 48–0.

Fourth quarter

IOWA – Bill Schultz 78-yard pass from Butch Caldwell (Harry Kokolus kick), 14:48. Ohio State 48–7.
IOWA – Rod Wellington 2-yard run (pass failed), 8:22. Ohio State 48–13.
OSU – Elmer Lippert 12 yard run (Tom Klaban kick), 6:44. Ohio State 55–13.

Top passers

IOWA – Butch Caldwell – 6/17, 129 yards, TD
OSU – Cornelius Greene – 1/3, 41 yards

Top rushers

IOWA – Rod Wellington – 24 rushes, 117 yards
OSU – Archie Griffin – 30 rushes, 246 yards, TD

Top receiver

IOWA – Bill Schultz – 1 reception, 78 yards, TD
OSU – Dave Hazel – 1 reception, 41 yards, TD

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At Michigan

#1 Ohio State Buckeyes (9–0) at #4 Michigan Wolverines (10–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	10	0	0	10
Michigan	0	0	0	10	10

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Date: November 24
Game time: 12:05 p.m. EST
Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
Game attendance: 105,223
TV: ABC

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

OSU – Blair Conway 31-yard field goal, 11:04. Ohio State 3–0.
OSU – Pete Johnson 5-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 0:53. Ohio State 10–0.

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

MICH – Mike Lantry 30-yard field goal, 14:23. Ohio State 10–3.
MICH – Dennis Franklin 10-yard run (Mike Lantry kick), 9:32. Tie 10–10.

Top passers

OSU – Greg Hare – 0/4, INT
MICH – Dennis Franklin – 7/11, 99 yards, INT

Top rushers

OSU – Archie Griffin – 30 rushes, 163 yards
MICH – Ed Shuttlesworth – 27 rushes, 116 yards

Top receivers

OSU – None
MICH – Clint Haslerig – 5 receptions, 64 yards

Cornelius Greene played with injured thumb (did not attempt a pass) ^[20]

Rose Bowl (vs. USC)

Rose Bowl: #4 Ohio State Buckeyes (9–0–1) vs. #7 USC Trojans (9–1–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	3	11	7	0	21
Ohio State	7	7	13	15	42

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Date: January 1, 1974
Game time: 2:00 p.m. PST
Game attendance: 105,267
TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis

Game information

First quarter

USC – Chip Limahelu 47-yard field goal, 12:27. USC 3–0.
OSU – Pete Johnson 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick). Ohio State 7–3. Drive: 18 plays, 80 yards.

Second quarter

USC – Chip Limahelu 42-yard field goal. Ohio State 7–6
USC – J.K. McKay 10-yard pass from Anthony Davis (pass good), 5:16. USC 14–7.
OSU – Pete Johnson 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 0:49. Tie 14–14. Drive: 12 plays.

Third quarter

USC – Anthony Davis 1-yard run (Chip Limahelu kick), 6:30. USC 21–14. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards.
OSU – Pete Johnson 4-yard run (kick failed), 4:53. USC 21–20. Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards.
OSU – Cornelius Greene 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 2:12. Ohio State 27–21.

Fourth quarter

OSU – Bruce Elia 2-yard run (run good), 10:38. Ohio State 35–21.
OSU – Archie Griffin 47-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 4:35. Ohio State 42–21.

Top passers

USC – Pat Haden – 21/39, 229 yards
OSU – Cornelius Greene – 6/8, 129 yards, INT

Top rushers

USC – Anthony Davis – 16 rushes, 74 yards, TD
OSU – Archie Griffin – 22 rushes, 149 yards, TD

Top receivers

USC – J.K. McKay – 6 receptions, 83 yards, TD
OSU – Fred Pagac – 4 receptions, 89 yards

MVP - Cornelius Greene 174 yards total offense, rush TD ^[21]

Roster

1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OL	`59`	Ronald Ayers
WR	`87`	Mike Bartoszek
WB	`48`	Brian Baschnagel
OL	`58`	Charles Baxter
RB	`34`	Dan Bembry
WB	`13`	Morris Bradshaw
OL	`73`	Scott Dannelley
OL	`50`	Michael Datish
FB, LB	`36`	Bruce Elia	Jr
WR	`8`	Bill Ezzo
OL	`77`	Doug France
RB	`22`	Richard Gales
OL	`66`	Larry Graf
QB	`7`	Cornelius Greene	So
RB	`45`	Archie Griffin	So
QB	`18`	Greg Hare (C)	Sr
WR	`82`	Dave Hazel
FB	`38`	Champ Henson
OT	`74`	John Hicks	Sr
RB	`27`	Tim Holycross
RB	`44`	John Hughes
OL	`61`	John Husband
FB	`33`	Pete Johnson	So
FB	`4`	Randal Keith
OL	`55`	Dwight King
OL	`56`	Stephen Koegel
G	`63`	Jim Kregel
OL	`51`	Gary Lillvis
RB	`47`	Elmer Lippert
OL	`64`	William Lukens
G	`69`	Dick Mack
RB	`35`	David Mazeroski
QB	`14`	Gary McCutcheon
RB	`2`	Larry Molls
WR	`9`	Robert Murphy
C	`52`	Steve Myers
QB	`16`	Jim Pacenta
TE	`80`	Fred Pagac
OL	`68`	Louis Petrini
TE	`89`	Ted Powell
QB	`19`	Dave Purdy
OL	`65`	Barney Renard
RB	`41`	Woody Roach
OT	`72`	Kurt Schumacher
OL	`76`	Dan Scott
TE	`85`	John Smurda
OL	`57`	Mark Straka
OL	`60`	Thomas Swank
QB	`9`	Kenneth Thompson
OL	`70`	Robert Willard

Defense

Pos.	#	Name
DL	`95`	Richard Applegate
DL	`92`	Marvin Battle
LB	`37`	Brian Bowers
DL	`84`	Robert Brudzinski
DL	`75`	Nick Buonamici
DB	`23`	Craig Cassady
DL	`78`	Robert Coan
CB	`20`	Neal Colzie
DE	`91`	Jim Cope
LB	`98`	James Cramer
DL	`90`	Patrick Curto
DT	`71`	Pete Cusick
DT	`67`	Dan Cutillo
DB	`16`	Jeff Davis
DB	`29`	Jerome Davis
DE	`88`	Van DeCree
S	`12`	Tim Fox
DB	`25`	Robert Gentry
LB	`53`	Randy Gradishar
LB	`42`	Arnie Jones
DL	`49`	Larry Kain
DL	`14`	Robert Kelly
DB	`21`	Carl Kern
LB	`62`	Vic Koegel
LB	`54`	Ken Kuhn
DB	`46`	Steve Luke
DL	`81`	Thomas Marendt
DB	`30`	Lou Mathis
LB	`32`	Rick Middleton (C)
DB	`11`	Max Midlam
DL	`79`	Craig Nemitz
DL	`99`	Lawrence O'Rourke
DB	`24`	Rich Parsons
DB	`28`	Doug Plank
LB	`35`	Rocco Rich
DB	`43`	Bruce Ruhl
LB	`97`	Ted Smith
LB	`39`	Harold Thornton
DB	`6`	Monty Thompson
DL	`93`	Edward Trepanier
DL	`83`	Louis Willott

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`3`	Blair Conway
P	`5`	Mike Keeton
K		Tom Klaban
P	`1`	Tom Skladany	Fr

Head coach

Woody Hayes

Coordinators/assistant coaches

George Chaump (Off)
Charles Clausen (DT)
Ed Ferkany (OG/P)
George Hill (DC/LB)
Rudy Hubbard (RB)
John Mummey (ST)
Esco Sarkkinen (DE)
Ralph Staub (OT/TE/K)
Dick Walker (DB)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-Dec-05

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

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↑ "Buckeyes roll to 37–3 victory over Horned Frogs". The Times Recorder. September 30, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Soph Greene keys Buckeyes' 27–3 romp". The Blade. October 7, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Griffin, No. 1 Buckeyes stomp Badgers". The Des Moines Register. October 14, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Indiana plays 'great' game but loses 37–7". Chicago Tribune. October 21, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "OSU offense runs wild, defense immovable". The Lima News. October 28, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Buckeyes pin Illini". Quad-City Times. November 4, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Ohio State shuts out MSU". The Decatur Daily Review. November 11, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Blistering Bucks rout Iowa, 55–13". Lansing State Journal. November 18, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Curt Sylvester (November 25, 1973). "M Ties – Who Goes To Bowl? QB Franklin Hurt After Rally Catches OSU, 10–10". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E, 7E. Retrieved June 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Ohio State rips USC in Rose Bowl". The Muskegon Chronicle. January 2, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 21.
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[1] "Buckeyes, Griffin dazzle Minnesota". The South Bend Tribune. September 16, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Buckeyes roll to 37–3 victory over Horned Frogs". The Times Recorder. September 30, 1973. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Soph Greene keys Buckeyes' 27–3 romp". The Blade. October 7, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Griffin, No. 1 Buckeyes stomp Badgers". The Des Moines Register. October 14, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Indiana plays 'great' game but loses 37–7". Chicago Tribune. October 21, 1973. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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[11] "Ohio State rips USC in Rose Bowl". The Muskegon Chronicle. January 2, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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