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1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Buckeyes logo.svg
Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 42–21 vs. USC
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 2
1973 record 10–0–1 (7–0–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Woody Hayes (23rd year)
MVP Archie Griffin
Captain Greg Hare
Captain Rick Middleton
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 82,567)
Seasons
« 1972 1974 »
1973 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Ohio State + 7 – 0 – 1     10 – 0 – 1
#6 Michigan + 7 – 0 – 1     10 – 0 – 1
Minnesota 6 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Illinois 4 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Purdue 4 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 4 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Indiana 0 – 8 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
Iowa 0 – 8 – 0     0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Minnesota 0 7 0 0 7
• Ohio St 14 21 7 14 56
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 86,005
  • Game weather: 74°F; wind 7
1 2 3 4 Total
TCU 0 3 0 0 3
• Ohio St 14 17 0 6 37
  • Date: September 29
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game start: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 87,439
  • Game weather: Rain; 78°F; wind gusts
1 2 3 4 Total
Washington St 0 3 0 0 3
• Ohio St 0 14 13 0 27
  • Date: October 6
  • Location: Ohio Stadium
  • Game attendance: 87,425
  • Game weather: Sunny; 65°F; wind 12 SSE
1 2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St 0 7 7 10 24
Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0
  • Date: October 13
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
  • Game start: 1:30p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:20
  • Game attendance: 77,413
  • Game weather: Sunny, wind 15-24 mph, 70°F

The 1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I 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.





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