1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Minnesota

;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

Depth chart

Awards and honors

• Archie Griffin, Heisman Trophy

1975 NFL draftees

References

References

1. (September 15, 1974). "Buckeyes score early, hold off Gopher rally". The Blade.
2. (September 22, 1974). "Buckeyes romp to win". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph.
3. (September 29, 1974). "Mustang meat tough for Bucks". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
4. (October 6, 1974). "Ohio State routs WSU". The Bellingham Herald.
5. (October 13, 1974). "Buckeyes burst Badger bubble 52–7". The Journal Times.
6. (October 20, 1974). "Buckeyes rip Indiana". Chronicle Tribune.
7. (October 27, 1974). "Griffin ties mark in win". The Pantagraph.
8. (November 3, 1974). "Archie flies by Illini". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
9. (November 10, 1974). "Miracle...MSU 16, OSU 13". Detroit Free Press.
10. (November 17, 1974). "Iowa is 'tough'". The Des Moines Register.
11. (November 24, 1974). "Klaban's four field goals beat Michigan". The Times Recorder.
12. Mal Florence. (January 2, 1975). "Trojans gamble and make 8 the hard way, 18–17: Haden passes to McKay, Diggs to top Buckeyes in Rose Bowl". Los Angeles Times.
13. (January 2, 1975). "Trojans' rally decks Buckeyes 18–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
14. 1975 Ohio State Football Media Guide
15. "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy".