1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Schedule

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Game summaries

Texas A&M

First quarter

• OSU – Rex Kern 6-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 11:45. ''Ohio State 7–0. '''Drive:'''''
• OSU – John Brockington 2-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 7:27. ''Ohio State 14–0. '''Drive:'''''
• OSU – Leo Hayden 3-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 3:13. ''Ohio State 21–0. '''Drive:''''' Second quarter
• A&M – Homer May 29-yard pass from Lex James (Pat McDermott kick), ''Ohio State 21–7. '''Drive:'''''
• OSU – John Brockington 1-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 0:16. ''Ohio State 28–7. '''Drive:''''' Third quarter
• OSU – Jan White 5-yard pass from Ron Maciejowski (Frank Schram kick), 6:10. ''Ohio State 35–7. '''Drive:'''''
• OSU – Larry Zelina 11-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 5:23. ''Ohio State 42–7. '''Drive:'''''
• OSU – James Coburn 7-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 2:47. ''Ohio State 49–7. '''Drive:''''' Fourth quarter
• OSU – Ron Maciejowski 1-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 13:15. ''Ohio State 56–7. '''Drive:'''''
• A&M – Homer May 22-yard pass from Lex James (kick failed), 5:17. ''Ohio State 56–13. '''Drive:''''' ;Top passers
• A&M – Lex James – 18/30, 271 yards, 2 TD, INT
• OSU – Rex Kern – 4/6, 71 yards ;Top rushers
• A&M – Steve Burks – 7 rushes, 28 yards
• OSU – Leo Hayden – 14 rushes, 89 yards, TD ;Top receivers
• A&M – Hugh McElroy – 4 receptions, 71 yards
• OSU – Leo Hayden – 3 receptions, 37 yards

Top-ranked Ohio State rolled up 513 yards of offense and scored touchdowns off five Texas A&M turnovers in a 56–13 rout. Fullback John Brockington scored twice and six other players accounted for touchdowns. The Buckeyes' defense forced three fumbles and an interception which led to four scores in an eight-minute span in the third quarter even though head coach Woody Hayes pulled the starters a little after halftime.

This was the first of nine consecutive losses for the Aggies, who were riding high into Columbus following a shocking 20-18 victory at LSU seven days earlier.

Duke

Michigan State

Minnesota

Illinois

Northwestern

Wisconsin

Purdue

First quarter

• OSU – John Brockington 26-yard run (Fred Schram kick), 2:13. ''Ohio St 7–0. '''Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards.'''''
• PUR – Stan Brown 96-yard kickoff return (Jeff Jones kick), 2:01. Tie 7–7. Fourth quarter
• OSU – Fred Schram 30-yard field goal, 2:04. ''Ohio St 10–7. '''Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards.''''' ;Top passers
• OSU – Ron Maciejowski – 1/3, 52 yards
• PUR – Gary Danielson – 2/12, 17 yards, 2 INT ;Top rushers
• OSU – John Brockington – 24 rushes, 136 yards, TD
• PUR – Otis Armstrong – 20 rushes, 94 yards ;Top receivers
• OSU – Bruce Jankowski – 1 reception, 52 yards
• PUR – Stan Brown – 1 reception, 9 yards

Woody Hayes received a congratulatory phone call from President Richard Nixon after the game and then asked to speak to Fred Schram, who made the game-winning field goal. John Brockington carried the ball for 136 yards and Leo Hayden added 64 yards on 16 carries.

Michigan

First quarter

• OSU – Fred Schram 28-yard field goal, 12:18. ''Ohio St 3–0. '''Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards.''''' Second quarter
• MICH – Dana Coin 31-yard field goal, 14:57. ''Tie 3–3. '''Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards.'''''
• OSU – Bruce Jankowski 26-yard pass from Rex Kern (Fred Schram kick), 1:18. ''Ohio St 10–3. '''Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards.''''' Third quarter
• MICH – Paul Staroba 13-yard pass from Don Moorhead (kick blocked), 8:30. ''Ohio St 10–9. '''Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards.''''' Fourth quarter
• OSU – Fred Schram 27-yard field goal, 10:49. ''Ohio St 13–9. '''Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards.'''''
• OSU – Leo Hayden 4-yard run (Fred Schram kick), 8:14. ''Ohio St 20–9. '''Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards.''''' ;Top passers
• MICH – Don Moorhead – 12/26, 118 yards, TD, INT
• OSU – Rex Kern – 8/10, 87 yards, TD, INT ;Top rushers
• MICH – Billy Taylor – 15 rushes, 31 yards
• OSU – Leo Hayden – 28 rushes, 117 yards, TD ;Top receivers
• MICH – Paul Staroba – 6 receptions, 56 yards, TD
• OSU – Bruce Jankowski – 2 receptions, 37 yards, TD

Ohio State clinched a Big Ten title, a Rose Bowl berth and some measure of revenge for the 1969 upset.

Stanford

New Year's Day

In the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, top-ranked and defending national champion Texas was upset 24–11 by #6 Notre Dame, ending the Longhorns' 30-game winning streak.

Heavily favored Ohio State could claim their second outright national title in three years that afternoon with a Rose Bowl victory over Stanford in Pasadena. Stanford (8–3) was led by quarterback Jim Plunkett, the 1970 Heisman Trophy winner. The Indians had climbed to a 6–0 conference record and 8–1 overall, but lost their final two regular season games, to Sugar Bowl-bound Air Force and arch-rival California. Stanford lost earlier in the season at home to Purdue, a team OSU defeated on the road.

The Buckeyes led Stanford by four points after three quarters, but were outscored 14–0 in the fourth quarter and lost 27–17. Later that night, #3 Nebraska won the Orange Bowl 17–12 over #5 LSU in Miami to claim the top spot in the AP writers poll.

Personnel

Roster

• Earle Bruce
• George Chaump
• Rudy Hubbard (RB)
• Dave McClain
• Lou McCullough (DC)
• John Mummey (QB)
• Ralph Staub
• Dick Walker (DB)

Depth chart

1971 NFL draftees

References

References

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2. (September 27, 1970). "Buckeyes demolish Texas A&M, 56–13". The Victoria Advocate.
3. (October 4, 1970). "Buckeyes awaken to rip Duke, 34–10". Chicago Tribune.
4. (October 11, 1970). "Buckeyes win Big Ten opener over Spartans". The Salisbury Post.
5. (October 18, 1970). "Record 86,667 see OSU win, 28–8". Detroit Free Press.
6. (October 25, 1970). "Irate Illini scare Bucks but bow". Austin American-Statesman.
7. (November 1, 1970). "Behind at half, Buckeyes rally over Northwestern". The Orlando Sentinel.
8. (November 8, 1970). "Badgers put up fight, but lose, 24–7". The Post-Crescent.
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11. (November 22, 1970). "Stanford finds it's faster, easier by air, 27–17". The Los Angeles Times.
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