1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl, L 10–23 vs. UCLA
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
1975 record	11–1 (8–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (25th year)
MVP	Cornelius Greene
Captain	Brian Baschnagel
Captain	Tim Fox
Captain	Archie Griffin
Captain	Ken Kuhn
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 83,112)
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Ohio State $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#8 Michigan	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	2
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio St 0 7 7 7 21 Michigan St 0 0 0 0 0 Date: Saturday, September 13 Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan Game attendance: 80,383

Scoring summary 2 1:00 Ohio St Johnson 6-yard run (Klaban kick) Ohio St 7-0 3 Ohio St Willis 64-yard pass from Greene (Klaban kick) Ohio St 14-0 4 Ohio St Johnson 9-yard run (Klaban kick) Ohio St 21-0

Scoring summary
2	1:00	Ohio St	Johnson 6-yard run (Klaban kick)	Ohio St 7-0
3		Ohio St	Willis 64-yard pass from Greene (Klaban kick)	Ohio St 14-0
4		Ohio St	Johnson 9-yard run (Klaban kick)	Ohio St 21-0

1 2 3 4 Total Penn St 3 3 3 0 9 • Ohio St 10 0 0 7 17 Date: September 20 Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 88,093

Scoring summary 1 OHST Johnson 1 yard run (Klaban kick) Ohio St 7–0 1 PSU Bahr 55 yard field goal Ohio St 7–3 1 OHST Klaban 45 yard field goal Ohio St 10–3 2 PSU Bahr 31 yard field goal Ohio St 10–6 3 PSU Bahr 25 yard field goal Ohio St 10–9 4 5:05 OHST Johnson 11 yard run (Klaban kick) Ohio St 17–9

Scoring summary
1		OHST	Johnson 1 yard run (Klaban kick)	Ohio St 7–0
1		PSU	Bahr 55 yard field goal	Ohio St 7–3
1		OHST	Klaban 45 yard field goal	Ohio St 10–3
2		PSU	Bahr 31 yard field goal	Ohio St 10–6
3		PSU	Bahr 25 yard field goal	Ohio St 10–9
4	5:05	OHST	Johnson 11 yard run (Klaban kick)	Ohio St 17–9

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio State 7 21 10 3 41 UCLA 7 0 7 6 20 Date: October 5 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA Game attendance: 55,482

Scoring summary 1 UCLA Sarpy 13-yard pass from Sciarra (White kick) UCLA 7-0 1 OSU Greene 2-yard run (Klaban kick) Tied 7-7 2 OSU Johnson 3-yard run (Klaban kick) OSU 14-7 2 OSU Johnson 2-yard run (Klaban kick) OSU 21-7 2 OSU Greene 17-yard run (Klaban kick) OSU 28-7 3 OSU A. Griffin 17-yard run (Klaban kick) OSU 35-7 3 OSU Klaban 34-yard field goal OSU 38-7 3 UCLA Ayers 2-yard run (White kick) OSU 38-14 4 UCLA Ayers 1-yard run (kick failed) OSU 38-20 4 OSU Klaban 42-yard field goal OSU 41-20

Scoring summary
1		UCLA	Sarpy 13-yard pass from Sciarra (White kick)	UCLA 7-0
1		OSU	Greene 2-yard run (Klaban kick)	Tied 7-7
2		OSU	Johnson 3-yard run (Klaban kick)	OSU 14-7
2		OSU	Johnson 2-yard run (Klaban kick)	OSU 21-7
2		OSU	Greene 17-yard run (Klaban kick)	OSU 28-7
3		OSU	A. Griffin 17-yard run (Klaban kick)	OSU 35-7
3		OSU	Klaban 34-yard field goal	OSU 38-7
3		UCLA	Ayers 2-yard run (White kick)	OSU 38-14
4		UCLA	Ayers 1-yard run (kick failed)	OSU 38-20
4		OSU	Klaban 42-yard field goal	OSU 41-20

1 2 3 4 Total • Ohio State 14 7 7 7 35 Purdue 3 3 0 0 6 Date: October 25 Location: Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN

Scoring summary 1 OSU Pete Johnson 60-yard run (Tom Klaban kick) OSU 7-0 1 PUR Steve Schmidt 22-yard field goal OSU 7-3 1 OSU Pete Johnson 3-yard run (Tom Klaban kick) OSU 14-3 2 PUR Steve Schmidt 27-yard field goal OSU 14-6 2 OSU Brian Baschnagel 22-yard pass from Cornelius Greene (Tom Klaban kick) OSU 21-6 3 OSU Lenny Willis 41-yard pass from Cornelius Green (Tom Klaban kick) OSU 28-6 4 OSU Cornelius Greene 28-yard run (Tom Klaban kick) OSU 35-6

Scoring summary
1		OSU	Pete Johnson 60-yard run (Tom Klaban kick)	OSU 7-0
1		PUR	Steve Schmidt 22-yard field goal	OSU 7-3
1		OSU	Pete Johnson 3-yard run (Tom Klaban kick)	OSU 14-3
2		PUR	Steve Schmidt 27-yard field goal	OSU 14-6
2		OSU	Brian Baschnagel 22-yard pass from Cornelius Greene (Tom Klaban kick)	OSU 21-6
3		OSU	Lenny Willis 41-yard pass from Cornelius Green (Tom Klaban kick)	OSU 28-6
4		OSU	Cornelius Greene 28-yard run (Tom Klaban kick)	OSU 35-6

The 1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 11–1 record, including the 1976 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost, 23–10, to the UCLA Bruins.

In 1975, Archie Griffin became college football's only two-time Heisman trophy winner. Griffin won four Big Ten Conference titles with the Ohio State Buckeyes and became the only player ever to start in four Rose Bowls.

Archie Griffin broke Cornell's Ed Marinaro NCAA career rushing record with a 23-yard run up the middle in the fourth quarter.

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