The 1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the
Ohio State University
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in the
1975 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled an 11–1 record, including the
1976 Rose Bowl in
Pasadena, California
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I ...
, where they lost, 23–10, to the
UCLA Bruins
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.
In 1975,
Archie Griffin became college football's only two-time
Heisman trophy winner. Griffin won four
Big Ten Conference
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titles with the
Ohio State Buckeyes
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and became the only player ever to start in four
Rose Bowls.
Schedule
Personnel
Depth chart
[1976 Ohio State Football Media Guide]
Coaching staff
*
Woody Hayes
Wayne Woodrow Hayes (February 14, 1913 – March 12, 1987) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Denison University (1946–1948), Miami University in Oxford, Ohio (1949–1950), and Ohio State University (1951 ...
- Head Coach (25th year)
*
George Chaump
George Chaump (April 28, 1936 – May 19, 2019) was an American football player and coach. He served as head coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1982–1985), Marshall University (1986–1989), and the United States Naval Academy (1990†...
- Offense (8th year)
*
George Hill - Defensive Coordinator (5th year)
* Charles Clausen - Defense (5th year)
*
Alex Gibbs
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- Offensive Coordinator/ Offensive Line (1st year)
* Mickey Jackson - (2nd year)
* John Mummey - Quarterbacks (7th year)
*
Ralph Staub
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Three of his short subjects in the ''Screen Snapshots'' series have been nominated for the Academy Award an ...
- (6th year)
*
Dick Walker - Defensive Backs (7th year)
* Jeff Kaplan - 'brain coach' & counselor (3rd year)
Game summaries
Michigan State
Penn State
UCLA
Purdue
Archie Griffin broke Cornell's
Ed Marinaro
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NCAA career rushing record with a 23-yard run up the middle in the fourth quarter.
Minnesota
Michigan
Awards and honors
* Archie Griffin, Heisman Trophy
1976 NFL draftees
References
{{Big Ten Conference football champions
Ohio State
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Ohio State Buckeyes football seasons
Big Ten Conference football champion seasons
Ohio State Buckeyes football
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