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American college football season
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 [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 15 1:30 p.m. Minnesota No. 3 W 56–786,005 September 29 1:30 p.m. TCU * No. 3 W 37–387,439 October 6 1:30 p.m. Washington State * No. 1 W 27–387,425 October 13 2:00 p.m. at Wisconsin No. 1 W 24–077,413 October 20 1:30 p.m. at Indiana No. 1 W 37–753,183 October 27 1:30 p.m. Northwestern No. 1 W 60–087,453 November 3 2:00 p.m. at Illinois No. 1 W 30–060,707 November 10 1:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 1 W 35–087,600 November 17 1:30 p.m. Iowa No. 1 W 55–1387,447 November 24 12:30 p.m. at No. 4 Michigan No. 1 ABC T 10–10105,223 January 1, 1974 5:00 p.m. vs. No. 7 USC * No. 4 NBC W 42–21105,267 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Personnel [ edit ]
1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
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 Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Game summaries [ edit ] Minnesota [ edit ]
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
[1]
TCU Horned Frogs (1–0) at #3 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0)
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : September 29Game 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
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
Washington State [ edit ]
Washington State Cougars (1–2) at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–0)
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : October 6Game weather : Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 87425Box Score
Game information
First quarter
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
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 [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
OSU – Bruce Elia 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 0:18. Ohio State 7–0. Drive: Second quarter
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 Top receivers OSU – Fred Pagac – 1 reception, 22 yards
WIS – Art Sanger – 2 receptions, 35 yards
At Indiana [ edit ]
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
[3]
Northwestern [ edit ]
Northwestern Wildcats (2–4) at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (5–0)
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : October 27Game time : 1:35 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 87,453Box Score
Game information
First quarter
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
[4]
At Illinois [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
OSU – Blair Conway 25-yard field goal, 7:18. Ohio State 3–0. Second quarter
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 Top receivers OSU – Fred Pagac – 1 reception, 12 yards
ILL – Garvin Roberson – 2 receptions, 15 yards
[5]
Michigan State [ edit ]
Michigan State Spartans (3–5) at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (7–0)
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : November 10Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : 36 °F (2 °C)Game attendance : 87,600Box Score
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 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
[6]
Iowa Hawkeyes (0–9) at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (8–0)
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : November 17Game time : 12:30 p.m. CSTGame weather : Clear, 42 °F (6 °C)Game attendance : 87,447Box Score
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 run 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
[7]
At Michigan [ edit ]
#1 Ohio State Buckeyes (9–0) at #4 Michigan Wolverines (10–0)
at Michigan Stadium , Ann Arbor, Michigan
Date : November 24Game time : 12:05 p.m. ESTGame weather : Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)Game attendance : 105,223TV : ABCBox Score
Game information
First quarter
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
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 Top rushers Top receivers
Cornelius Greene played with injured thumb (did not attempt a pass)
[8]
Rose Bowl (vs. USC) [ edit ]
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 Top rushers Top receivers
MVP - Cornelius Greene 174 yards total offense, rush TD
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References [ edit ]
^ "Ohio State Powers to 56-7 Romp Over Gophers." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Sept 16.
^ "Sub Fullback leads Buckeyes to Victory." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 7. Retrieved 2015-Nov-05.
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 21.
^ "Ohio State Hits Quickly." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 28.
^ Palm Beach Post. 1973 Nov 4.
^ "Colzie, Griffin Lead Ohio State to Victory." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Nov 11.
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 18.
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 25.
^ Palm Beach Post. 1974 Jan 2.
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