1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

The 1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University in the 1974 Big Ten Conference 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.

1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 17–18 vs. USC
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 4
Record	10–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (24th season)
MVP	Archie Griffin
Captain	Neal Colzie Pete Cusick Archie Griffin Arnold Jones Steve Myers
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 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

1974 was the first season in which Ohio State played an 11-game regular season schedule. The NCAA allowed teams to schedule 11 regular season games beginning in 1970, but the Buckeyes played only nine regular season games in 1970, their last nine-game regular season. Ohio State played 10 regular season games in 1971, '72 and '73.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14	2:30 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN		W 34–19	45,511
September 21	1:30 p.m.	Oregon State*	No. 2	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 51–10	86,383
September 28	1:30 p.m.	SMU*	No. 1	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 28–9	87,487
October 5	4:30 p.m.	vs. Washington State*	No. 1	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 42–7	50,000
October 12	1:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 1	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 52–7	87,717
October 19	1:30 p.m.	Indiana	No. 1	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		W 49–9	87,671
October 26	2:30 p.m.	at Northwestern	No. 1	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 55–7	42,337
November 2	1:30 p.m.	Illinois	No. 1	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)		W 49–7	87,813
November 9	12:30 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 1	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ABC	L 13–16	78,533
November 16	2:30 p.m.	at Iowa	No. 4	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 35–10	48,700
November 23	1:00 p.m.	No. 2 Michigan	No. 3	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)	ABC	W 12–10	88,243
January 1, 1975	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 5 USC*	No. 3	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	NBC	L 17–18	106,721
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Minnesota

See also: 1974 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio St	7	14	7	6	34
Minnesota	3	0	0	16	19

at Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: September 14, 1974
• Game weather: Sunny • 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind 18 miles per hour (29 km/h; 16 kn)
• Game attendance: 45,511
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter OSU – Archie Griffin 10-yard run (Tom Skladany kick), 9:31. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards. MINN – Steve Goldberg 52-yard field goal, 1:56. Ohio St 7–3. Drive: Second quarter OSU – Pete Johnson 4-yard run (Tom Skladany kick), 12:59. Ohio St 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards. OSU – Champ Henson 36-yard run (Tom Skladany kick), 9:25. Ohio St 21–3. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards. Third quarter OSU – Cornelius Greene 1-yard run (Tom Skladany kick), 11:26. Ohio St 28–3. Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards. Fourth quarter 3 MINN – Rick Upchurch 36-yard run (pass good), 9:29. Ohio St 28–11. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards. MINN – Tony Dungy 6-yard run (pass good), 5:14. Ohio St 28–19. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards. OSU – Cornelius Greene 57-yard run (kick failed), 1:17. Ohio St 34–19. Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards. Top passers OSU – Cornelius Greene – 9/12, 136 yards MINN – Tony Dungy – 5/19, 71 yards, INT Top rushers OSU – Archie Griffin – 26 rushes, 133 yards, TD MINN – Rick Upchurch – 13 rushes, 107 yards, TD Top receivers OSU – Dave Hazel – 3 receptions, 63 yards MINN – Rick Upchurch – 3 receptions, 50 yards

Archie Griffin sets school career rushing record

Oregon State

SMU

Washington State

Wisconsin

Indiana

Northwestern

Illinois

Michigan State

Ohio State fans still insist that Brian Baschnagel scored from one yard out on the final play at Michigan State on November 9. The game officials ruled otherwise, and the Buckeyes suffered a 16-13 loss that cost them the no.1 ranking. Ohio State entered the game at 8-0 and the Spartans were 4-3-1. The frantic, final play occurred after Champ Henson was stopped within inches of the goal line with 13 seconds remaining. Ohio State was out of timeouts, and Michigan State's players were slow getting off the pile. The Buckeyes scrambled and snapped the ball, but it went through QB Cornelius Greene's legs. Baschnagel picked it up and ran into the end zone. Head linesman Ed Scheck signaled touchdown, but field judge Robert Dagenhardt ruled that time had run out before the play began. Fans of each school climbed atop the goalposts, uncertain which team had won. 46 minutes later, with about 40,000 of the 78,533 fans still in the stadium, the public address announcer told the half-empty stadium that Big Ten commissioner Wayne Duke had decided the officials were correct in ruling that time has expired. Referee Gene Calhoun also said the Buckeyes would have been penalized if time had not run out because they didn't come to a one-second set before the snap of the ball.

Iowa

Michigan

Rose Bowl

Personnel

Coaching staff

• Woody Hayes – head coach (24th year)
• George Chaump – offensive coordinator (7th year)
• George Hill – defensive coordinator (4th year)
• Joe Bugel – offensive guards (1st year)
• Charles Clausen – defensive line (4th year)
• Mickey Jackson – (1st year)
• John Mummey – quarterbacks (6th year)
• Ralph Staub – tackles, tight ends (5th year)
• Dick Walker – defensive backs (6th year)
• Blair Conway – place kicker, punter (1st year)
• Jeff Kaplan - director of counseling, 'brain coach' (2nd year)

Roster

1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE Mike Bartoszek WR 48 Brian Baschnagel Jr OL Scott Dannelley TE Doug France QB Cornelius Greene Jr RB Archie Griffin (C) Jr RB Ray Griffin WR Dave Hazel FB Champ Henson WR Tim Holycross TE Bob Hyatt FB Pete Johnson TE Larry Kain TE Bob Lillie RB Jeff Logan OL Dick Mack RB Dave Mazeroski QB Steve Morrison OL Steve Myers QB Jim Pacenta OL Lou Pietrini QB Pete Prather QB Dave Purdy RB Woody Roach RB Bob Robertson QB Tony Ross OL Kurt Schumacher OL Ted Smith RB Louis Willott RB Lenny Willis	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Brian Bowers DL Bob Brudzinski DL Nick Buonamici DB 20 Neal Colzie (C) DL Jim Cope DL Pete Cusick DL Van DeCree LB Bruce Elia DB Tim Fox LB Arnie Jones LB Ken Kuhn DB 46 Steve Luke Sr DB Rich Parsons DB Doug Plank DB Bruce Ruhl	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K, P Tom Skladany	Head coach Woody Hayes Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster

Depth chart

Defense FS 12 Tim Fox 11 Max Midlam ⋅ WLB MLB SLB 36 Bruce Elia 42 Arnie Jones 54 Ken Kuhn ⋅ 37 Brian Bowers 9 Ed Thompson ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS 24 Rich Parsons 28 Doug Plank ⋅ CB 20 Neal Colzie 29 Jerome Davis 23 Craig Cassady DE DT DT DE 91 Jim Cope 71 Pete Cusick 75 Nick Buonamici 88 Van DeCree 90 Pat Curto 55 Aaron Brown 67 Eddie Beamon 84 Bob Brudzinski ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB 46 Steve Luke 43 Bruce Ruhl ⋅ Offense SE 82 Dave Hazel 8 Bill Ezzo 89 Lenny Willis LT LG C RG RT 72 Kurt Schumacher 60 Ted Smith 52 Steve Myers 69 Dick Mack 73 Scott Dannelley 68 Lou Pietrini 64 Bill Lukens 56 Ron Ayers ⋅ 78 Garth Cox ⋅ ⋅ 53 Doug Porter ⋅ ⋅ TE 80 Doug France 87 Mike Bartoszek ⋅ WB 48 Brian Baschnagel 27 Tim Holycross 35 Bob Hyatt QB 7 Cornelius Greene 17 Steve Morrison 19 Dave Purdy FB 38 Champ Henson 33 Pete Johnson ⋅ Special teams PK 6 Tom Klaban PK 5 Tom McBrayer P 1 Tom Skladany P 3 Mike Keeton KR 89 Lenny Willis PR 20 Neal Colzie RB 45 Archie Griffin 44 Ray Griffin 41 Woody Roach

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Awards and honors

• Archie Griffin, Heisman Trophy^[2]

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

1. 1975 Ohio State Football Media Guide
2. . Archived from the original on April 11, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2007.

External links

• Game program: Ohio State vs. Washington State at Seattle – October 5, 1974