1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten Co-Champions
Rose Bowl, L 18–17 vs. USC
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#3
AP	#4
1974 record	10–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes
MVP	Archie Griffin
Captain	Neal Colzie Pete Cusick Archie Griffin Arnold Jones Steve Myers
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 83,080)

1974 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#3 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#12 Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Iowa	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 10–2 record, including the 1975 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost, 18–17, to the USC Trojans.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14	2:30 PM	at Minnesota	#4	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN		W 34–19	45,511
September 21	1:30 PM	Oregon State*	#2	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 51–10	86,383
September 28	1:30 PM	SMU*	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 28–9	87,487
October 5	4:30 PM	vs. Washington State*	#1	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA		W 42–7	50,000
October 12	1:30 PM	Wisconsin	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 52–7	87,717
October 19	1:30 PM	Indiana	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 49–9	87,071
October 26	2:30 PM	at Northwestern	#1	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 55–7	42,337
November 2	1:30 PM	Illinois	#1	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)		W 49–7	87,813
November 9	12:30 PM	at Michigan State	#1	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ABC	L 13–16	78,533
November 16	2:30 PM	at Iowa	#4	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 35–10	48,700
November 23	1:00 PM	#3 Michigan	#4	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)	ABC	W 12–10	88,243
January 1	5:00 PM	vs. #5 USC*	#3	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	NBC	L 17–18	106,721
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth chart

Defense FS Tim Fox Max Midlam ⋅ WLB MLB SLB Bruce Elia Arnie Jones Ken Kuhn ⋅ Brian Bowers Ed Thompson ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS Rich Parsons Doug Plank ⋅ CB Neal Colzie Jerome Davis Craig Cassady DE DT DT DE Jim Cope Pete Cusick Nick Buonamici Van DeCree Pat Curto Aaron Brown Eddie Beamon Bob Brudzinski ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB Steve Luke Bruce Ruhl ⋅ Offense SE Dave Hazel Bill Ezzo Lenny Willis LT LG C RG RT Kurt Schumacher Ted Smith Steve Myers Dick Mack Scott Dannelley Lou Pietrini Bill Lukens Ron Ayers ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ Doug Porter ⋅ ⋅ TE Doug France Mike Bartoszek ⋅ WB Brian Baschnagel Tim Holycross Bob Hyatt QB Cornelius Greene Steve Morrison Dave Purdy FB Champ Henson Pete Johnson ⋅ Special Teams PK Tom Klaban PK Tom McBrayer P Tom Skladany P Mike Keeton KR Lenny Willis PR Neal Colzie RB Archie Griffin Ray Griffin Woody Roach

Coaching staff

• Woody Hayes - Head Coach (24th year)
• George Chaump - Offense (7th year)
• George Hill - Defensive Coordinator (4th year)
• Joe Bugel - Offensive Line (1st year)
• Charles Clausen - Defense (4th year)
• Mickey Jackson - (1st year)
• John Mummey - Quarterbacks (6th year)
• Ralph Staub - (5th year)
• Dick Walker - Defensive Backs (6th year)

Season summary

Minnesota

Ohio State at Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 7 14 7 6 34 Minnesota 3 0 0 16 19 Date: Saturday, September 14 Location: Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota Game attendance: 45,511

Scoring summary 1 Ohio St Griffin 10-yard run (Skladany kick) Ohio St 7-0 1 Minnesota Goldberg 52-yard field goal Ohio St 7-3 2 Ohio St Johnson 4-yard run (Skladany kick) Ohio St 14-3 2 Ohio St Henson 36-yard run (Skladany kick) Ohio St 21-3 3 Ohio St Greene 1-yard run (Skladany kick) Ohio St 28-3 4 Minnesota Upchurch 36-yard run (Sims pass from Dungy) Ohio St 28-11 4 Minnesota Dungy 6-yard run (Jones pass from Dungy) Ohio St 28-19 4 Ohio St Greene 57-yard run (kick failed) Ohio St 34-19

Awards and honors

• Archie Griffin, Heisman Trophy

1975 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Kurt Schumacher	1	12	Guard	New Orleans Saints
Doug France	1	20	Tackle	Los Angeles Rams
Neal Colzie	1	24	Defensive Back	Oakland Raiders
Peter Cusick	3	66	Nose Tackle	New England Patriots
Steve Luke	4	88	Defensive Back	Green Bay Packers
Champ Henson	4	89	Running Back	Minnesota Vikings
Bruce Elia	4	100	Linebacker	Miami Dolphins
Jim Cope	5	119	Linebacker	Cleveland Browns
Dave Hazel	11	261	Wide Receiver	Baltimore Colts
Steve Myers	11	275	Guard	Detroit Lions
Doug Plank	12	291	Defensive Back	Chicago Bears
Larry O'Rourke	14	354	Defensive Tackle	Philadelphia Eagles
Mike Bartoszek	17	430	Tight End	New York Jets

References

Win/Loss statistics

• Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

• Ohio State Drafted Players