1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Buckeyes logo.svg
Big Ten Co-Champions
Rose Bowl, L 42–17 vs. USC
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #3
AP #9
1972 record 9–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Woody Hayes
MVP George Hasenohrl
Captain Richard Galbos
Captain George Hasenohrl
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 81,667)
Seasons
« 1971 1973 »
1972 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0     10 – 1 – 0
#9 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
Purdue 6 – 2 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Michigan State 5 – 2 – 1     5 – 5 – 1
Minnesota 4 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Indiana 3 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Illinois 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Iowa 2 – 6 – 1     3 – 7 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 6 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 8 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1972 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–2 record, including the 1973 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost 42–17 to the USC Trojans.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 16 1:30 PM Iowa #3 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 21–0   77,098
September 30 1:30 PM North Carolina* #5 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 29–14   86,180
October 7 4:00 PM at California* #3 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 35–18   45,000
October 14 1:30 PM Illinois #4 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) W 26–7   86,298
October 21 1:30 PM Indiana #4 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 44–7   86,365
October 28 2:30 PM at Wisconsin #4 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 28–20   78,713
November 4 1:30 PM Minnesota #5 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH W 27–19   86,439
November 11 1:00 PM at Michigan State #5 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ABC L 12–19   76,264
November 18 2:00 PM at Northwestern #9 Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL W 27–14   34,475
November 25 1:00 PM #3 Michigan #9 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game) ABC W 14–11   87,040
January 1 4:45 PM vs. #1 USC* #3 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) NBC L 17–42   106,869
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth chart

Defense
FS
Rick Seifert
Rich Parsons


WLB MLB SLB
Rick Middleton Arnie Jones Randy Gradishar
⋅ Vic Koegel ⋅
SS
Lou Mathis
Doug Plank
CB
Neal Colzie
Tim Fox


DE DT DT DE
Van DeCree Pete Cusick George Hasenhorl Jim Cope
Mike Scannell Shad Williams ⋅ Tom Marendt
CB
Jeff Davis
John Hughes
Offense
SE
Mike Bartoszek
Morris Bradshaw
LT LG C RG RT
Merv Teague Jim Kregel Steve Myers Charles Bonica John Hicks
Doug France ⋅ Steve Luke Larry Wiggins ⋅
TE
Fred Pagac
Ted Powell
WB
Brian Baschnagel
Rich Galbos
QB
Greg Hare
Steve Morrison
FB
Champ Henson
Randy Keith
Special Teams
PK Blair Conway
P Gary Lago


PR Neal Colzie


RB
Archie Griffin
Elmer Lippert


[1]

Coaching staff

  • Woody Hayes - Head Coach (22nd year)
  • George Chaump - Offense (5th year)
  • George Hill (American football coach) - Defensive Coordinator (2nd year)
  • Rudy Hubbard - Running Backs (5th year)
  • Charles Clausen - Defense (2nd year)
  • Edward Ferkany - Offensive Line (1st year)
  • Rudy Hubbard - Running Backs (5th year)
  • John Mummey - Quarterbacks (4th year)
  • Ralph Staub - (3rd year)
  • Dick Walker - Defensive Backs (4th year)
  • [1]

Game notes

Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
Iowa 0 0 0 0 0
• Ohio St 0 7 7 7 21

[2]

North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
North Carolina 7 0 0 7 14
• Ohio State 3 6 14 6 29

[3]

Statistics

California

1 2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St 3 0 19 13 35
California 0 9 3 6 18

Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Illinois 0 7 0 0 7
• Ohio St 13 6 0 7 26

[5]

Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Indiana 0 7 0 0 7
• Ohio St 14 3 14 13 44

[6]

Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St 14 14 0 0 28
Wisconsin 0 7 7 6 20

[7][8]

Minnesota

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Michigan State

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Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St 7 0 13 7 27
Northwestern 0 7 7 0 14

[9]

Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Michigan 0 3 8 0 11
• Ohio State 0 7 7 0 14
  • Date: November 25
  • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
  • Game attendance: 87,040
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Television network: ABC

Ohio State made two goal line stands, one in each half, to hold on to the 14-11 victory. The first came just before halftime as Dennis Franklin fumbled on fourth down at the two. In the fourth quarter, Randy Gradishar stopped Franklin on a sneak from the one. The Buckeyes' fans tore down the goal posts with 13 seconds remaining.[10]

Rose Bowl

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Draft picks

Player Round Pick Position NFL Club
Rick Seifert 8 194 Defensive Back New York Jets
George Hasenohrl 8 198 Defensive Tackle New York Giants
John Bledsoe 8 203 Running Back Detroit Lions
Rich Galbos 9 218 Running Back Washington Redskins
Earl Belgrave 17 435 Tackle Detroit Lions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1973 Ohio State Media Guide
  2. ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1972 September 17.
  3. ↑ "Freshman sparkles." Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Sept 30.
  4. ↑ 2012 Ohio State football record book.
  5. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 15.
  6. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 22.
  7. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 29.
  8. ↑ Ocala Star-Banner. 1972 Oct 29.
  9. ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1972 Nov 19.
  10. ↑ "Everything Just Rosy for Ohio State." Palm Beach Post. 1972 Nov 26.
Win/Loss statistics
Draft data
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