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	#3
AP	#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: 82,567)

1973 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Ohio State +	7	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
#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 NCAA Division I 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 15	1:30 PM	Minnesota	#3	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 56–7	86,005
September 29	1:30 PM	TCU*	#3	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 37–3	87,439
October 6	1:30 PM	Washington State*	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 27–3	87,425
October 13	2:00 PM	at Wisconsin	#1	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 24–0	77,413
October 20	1:30 PM	at Indiana	#1	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		W 37–7	53,183
October 27	1:30 PM	Northwestern	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 60–0	87,453
November 3	2:00 PM	at Illinois	#1	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)		W 30–0	60,707
November 10	1:30 PM	Michigan State	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 35–0	87,600
November 17	1:30 PM	Iowa	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 55–13	87,447
November 24	12:30 PM	at #4 Michigan	#1	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	ABC	T 10–10	105,223
January 1	5:00 PM	vs. #7 USC*	#4	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	NBC	W 42–21	105,267
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

1973 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster
Quarterbacks 7 Cornelius Greene 9 Kenneth Thompson 14 Gary McCutcheon 15 James Pacenta 17 Steven Morrison 18 Greg Hare 19 David Purdy Running backs 2 Larry Molls 4 Randal Keith 13 Morris Bradshaw 22 Richard Gales 27 Tim Holycross 33 Pete Johnson 34 Dan Bembry 35 David Mazeroski 38 Champ Henson 41 Woodrow Roach 44 John Hughes 45 Archie Griffin 47 Elmer Lippert 48 Brian Baschnagel Wide receivers 8 Bill Ezzo 9 Robert Murphy 82 Dave Hazel 87 Michael Bartoszek Tight ends 80 Fred Pagac 85 John Smurda 89 Ted Powell		Offensive linemen 50 Michael Datish 51 Gary Lillvis 52 Steve Myers 55 Dwight King 56 Stephen Koegel 57 Mark Straka 58 Charles Baxter 59 Ronald Ayers 60 Thomas Swank 61 John Husband 63 James Kregel 64 William Lukens 65 Barney Renard 66 Larry Graf 68 Louis Petrini 69 Richard Mack 70 Robert Willard 72 Kurt Schumacher 73 Scott Dannelley 74 John Hicks 76 Dan Scott 77 Doug France Defensive linemen 14 Robert Kelly 49 Larry Kain 67 Dan Cutillo 71 Pete Cusick 75 Nick Buonamici 78 Robert Coan 79 Craig Nemitz 81 Thomas Marendt 83 Louis Williott 84 Robert Brudzinski 88 Van DeCree 90 Patrick Curto 91 James Cope 92 Marvin Battle 93 Edward Trepanier 95 Richard Applegate 99 Lawrence O'Rourke		Linebackers 32 Rick Middleton 35 Rocco Rich 36 Bruce Elia 37 Brian Bowers 39 Harold Thornton 42 Arnold Jones 53 Randy Gradishar 54 Kenneth Kuhn 62 Vic Koegel 97 Ted Smith 98 James Cramer Defensive backs 6 Monty Thompson 11 Max Midlam 12 Tim Fox 15 Jeff Davis 20 Neal Colzie 21 Carl Kern 23 Craig Cassady 24 Richard Parsons 25 Robert Gentry 28 Doug Plank 29 Jerome Davis 30 Lou Mathis 43 Bruce Ruhl 46 Steve Luke Special teams 1 Tom Skladany 3 Blair Conway

Depth chart

Defense FS Tim Fox Lou Mathis WLB MLB SLB Rick Middleton Randy Gradishar Vic Koegel ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS Rich Parsons Bruce Ruhl CB Neal Colzie Jerome Davis DE DT DT DE Jim Cope Pete Cusick Arnie Jones Van DeCree ⋅ ⋅ Dan Cutillo ⋅ CB Steve Luke Doug Plank Offense SE Dave Hazel Mike Bartoszek LT LG C RG RT Kurt Schumacher Jim Kregel Steve Myers Dick Mack John Hicks ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Fred Pagac John Smurda 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 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

1 2 3 4 Total Minnesota 0 7 0 0 7 • Ohio St 14 21 7 14 56 Date: September 15 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 86,005 Game weather: 74°F; wind 7

Scoring summary Q1 10:24 OHST Henson 2 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 7–0 Q1 8:44 OHST Greene 4 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 12:59 MINN King 1 yard run (Goldberg kick) OHST 14–7 Q2 12:45 OHST A. Griffin 93 yard kickoff return (Conway kick) OHST 21–7 Q2 :51 OHST Henson 2 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 28–7 Q2 :00 OHST Baschnagel 5 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 35–7 Q3 5:36 OHST Colzie 78 yard punt return (Conway kick) OHST 42–7 Q4 10:39 OHST Henson 1 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 49–7 Q4 1:51 OHST Ezzo 55 yard pass from Hare (Conway kick) OHST 56–7

• Archie Griffin 15 Rush, 129 Yds

TCU

1 2 3 4 Total TCU 0 3 0 0 3 • Ohio St 14 17 0 6 37 Date: September 29 Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:30 p.m. Game attendance: 87,439 Game weather: Rain; 78°F; wind gusts

Scoring summary Q1 12:17 OHST A. Griffin 68 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 7–0 Q1 4:42 OHST Henson 1 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 14–0 Q2 9:18 TCU Simmons 23 yard field goal OHST 14–3 Q2 9:02 OHST Greene 72 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 21–3 Q2 2:33 OHST Greene 8 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 28–3 Q2 :00 OHST Conway 37 yard field goal OHST 31–3 Q4 6:25 OHST Pagac 13 yard pass from Hare (kick failed) OHST 37–3

• Archie Griffin 14 Rush, 119 Yds
• Cornelius Greene 15 Rush, 113 Yds

Washington State

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 Game attendance: 87,425 Game weather: Sunny; 65°F; wind 12 SSE

Scoring summary Q2 7:14 OHST Elia 17yard run (kick failed) OHST 6–0 Q2 3:20 OHST A. Griffin 6 yard pass from Greene (Pagac pass from Greene) OHST 14–0 Q2 :22 WSU Danelo 41 yard field goal OHST 14–3 Q3 9:21 OHST A. Griffin 26 yard run (kick blocked) OHST 20–3 Q3 5:13 OHST Elia 9 yard run (Conway kick) OHST 27–3

• Archie Griffin 15 Rush, 128 Yds

Wisconsin

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

Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 7 17 7 6 37 Indiana 0 0 0 7 7 Date: October 20 Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana Game attendance: 53,183

Scoring summary 1 OHST Greene 6-yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 7–0 2 OHST Conway 37-yard field goal Ohio St 10–0 2 OHST Greene 11-yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 17–0 2 OHST Elia 3-yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 24–0 3 OHST Colzie 55-yard interception return (Conway kick) Ohio St 31–0 4 IND Smock 51-yard pass from Harris (Stavroff kick) Ohio St 31–7 4 OHST Elia 1-yard run (kick failed) Ohio St 37–7

Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 0 0 0 0 0 • Ohio St 0 27 26 7 60 Date: October 27 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 87,453

Scoring summary 2 OHST Greene 2 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 7–0 2 OHST Griffin 18 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 14–0 2 OHST Fox 12 yard blocked punt return (kick failed) Ohio St 20–0 2 OHST Baschnagel 4 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 27–0 3 OHST Colzie 19 yard interception return (Conway kick) Ohio St 34–0 3 OHST Greene 55 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 41–0 3 OHST Griffin 2 yard run (kick failed) Ohio St 47–0 3 OHST Lippert 5 yard run (kick failed) Ohio St 53–0 4 OHST Bradshaw 8 yard pass from Hare (Conway kick) Ohio St 60–0

Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 3 0 7 20 30 Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 3 Location: Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois Game attendance: 60,707

Scoring summary 1 OHST Conway 25-yard field goal Ohio St 3-0 3 OHST Griffin 1-yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 10-0 4 OHST Greene 7-yard run (kick failed) Ohio St 16-0 4 OHST Greene 1-yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 23-0 4 OHST Johnson 2-yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 30-0

Michigan State

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

1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 0 0 0 13 13 • Ohio St 14 13 21 7 55 Date: November 17 Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Game attendance: 87,447

Scoring summary 1 OHST Elia 1 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 7–0 1 OHST Elia 1 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 14–0 2 OHST Greene 1 yard run (kick failed) Ohio St 20–0 2 OHST Hazel 41 yard pass from Greene (Conway kick) Ohio St 27–0 3 OHST Elia 3 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 34–0 3 OHST Griffin 8 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 41–0 3 OHST Elia 3 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 48–0 4 IOWA Schultz 78 yard pass from Caldwell (Kokolus kick) Ohio St 48–7 4 IOWA Wellington 2 yard run (Kokolus kick) Ohio St 48–14 4 OHST Lippert 12 yard run (Klaban kick) Ohio St 55–14

Statistics

• Rushing: Archie Griffin 246 yards

Michigan

#1 Ohio State at Michigan

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

Rose Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 7 7 13 15 42 USC 3 11 7 0 21 Date: January 1 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Game attendance: 105,267

Scoring summary 1 USC Limahelu 47 yard field goal USC 3–0 1 OHST Johnson 1 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 7–3 2 USC Limahelu 42 yard field goal Ohio St 7–6 2 USC McKay 10 yard pass from Davis (McKay pass from Haden) USC 14–7 2 OHST Johnson 1 yard run (Conway kick) Tie 14–14 3 USC Davis 1 yard run (Limahelu kick) USC 21–14 3 OHST Johnson 4 yard run (kick failed) USC 21–20 3 OHST Greene 1 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 27–21 4 OHST Elia 2 yard run (Greene run) Ohio St 35–21 4 OHST Griffin 47 yard run (Conway kick) Ohio St 42–21

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