The 1971 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best publ ...
in the
1971 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 6–4 record.
The Buckeyes entered the season knowing it could not go to a bowl game, due to the Big Ten's "no repeat" rule, prohibiting conference schools from appearing in the
Rose Bowl in consecutive seasons, plus the rule banning schools from playing in any bowl other than the Rose Bowl. The no-repeat rule was rescinded December 9 and went into effect for 1972; the prohibition on playing in bowls other than the Rose was not repealed until 1975.
This was the first season
Ohio Stadium had
artificial turf. The playing surface was scheduled to be installed in time for the
1970 season, but had been delayed. The
AstroTurf field remained in place through the
1989 season.
Schedule
Personnel
Game summaries
Iowa
Don Lamka, who spent the last two seasons as a reserve defensive back, made his debut at quarterback with 211 total yards and four touchdowns.
Colorado
California
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan State
Northwestern
Michigan
1972 NFL draftees
References
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The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public ...
Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons
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The Ohio State Buckeyes football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing Ohio State University in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. Ohio State has played their home games at Ohio Stadium i ...