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American college football season
The 1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season . The Buckeyes won all nine games in the regular season and were ranked second in both major polls . Ohio State won the Big Ten title and a berth in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on New Year's Day against the Stanford Indians , ranked No. 12 and champions of the Pac-8 . The Buckeyes were upset, 27–17, and finished with a 9–1 record.
This was the last year Ohio State played a nine-game regular-season schedule (the Big Ten first allowed a 10th regular season game in 1965). Many major colleges added an eleventh game in 1970, although no Big Ten school did so until the following season.
The Buckeyes were recognized as co-national champions , along with Texas , by the National Football Foundation at the end of the regular season. The teams were jointly awarded the MacArthur Bowl .[1]
This was the fifth and last national title that head coach Woody Hayes won for the Buckeyes; they did not win another national championship until 2002 .
Both Ohio State and Texas would go on to lose their bowl games; the 11–0–1 Nebraska Cornhuskers won the AP national championship when they finished No. 1 in final post-bowl AP Poll .
Schedule [ edit ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 26 1:30 p.m. Texas A&M * No. 1
Columbus, OH
W 85,657 October 3 1:30 p.m. Duke * No. 1
Columbus, OH
W 86,123 [2] October 10 1:30 p.m. at Michigan State No. 1
East Lansing, MI
W 75,511 October 17 1:30 p.m. Minnesota No. 1
Columbus, OH
W 86,667 October 24 2:30 p.m. at Illinois No. 1
Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy )
W 46,208 October 31 1:30 p.m. No. 20 Northwestern No. 2
Columbus, OH
W 86,673 November 7 2:00 p.m. at Wisconsin No. 3
Madison, WI
W 72,578 November 14 1:00 p.m. at Purdue No. 3
West Lafayette, IN
ABC W 68,157 November 21 1:00 p.m. No. 4 Michigan No. 5
Columbus, OH (rivalry )
ABC W 87,331 January 1, 1971 5:00 p.m. vs. No. 12 Stanford * No. 2
Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl )
NBC L 103,839
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
All times are in Eastern time
Personnel [ edit ]
1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K 1 Fred Schram
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C ) Team captain
(S ) Suspended
(I ) Ineligible
Source: [3]
Depth chart [ edit ]
[4]
Game summaries [ edit ]
Texas A&M [ edit ]
Texas A&M Aggies (2–0) at Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0)
Period
1 2 3 4 Total
Texas A&M
0
7 0 6 13
Ohio State 21 7 21 7 56
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : September 26
Game time : 1:30 p.m.
Game weather : Cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
Game attendance : 85,657
Box Score
Game information
First quarter
OSU – Rex Kern 6-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 11:45. Ohio State 7–0. Drive:
OSU – John Brockington 2-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 7:27. Ohio State 14–0. Drive:
OSU – Leo Hayden 3-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 3:13. Ohio State 21–0. Drive:
Second quarter
A&M – Homer May 29-yard pass from Lex James (Pat McDermott kick), Ohio State 21–7. Drive:
OSU – John Brockington 1-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 0:16. Ohio State 28–7. Drive:
Third quarter
OSU – Jan White 5-yard pass from Ron Maciejowski (Frank Schram kick), 6:10. Ohio State 35–7. Drive:
OSU – Larry Zelina 11-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 5:23. Ohio State 42–7. Drive:
OSU – James Coburn 7-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 2:47. Ohio State 49–7. Drive:
Fourth quarter
OSU – Ron Maciejowski 1-yard run (Frank Schram kick), 13:15. Ohio State 56–7. Drive:
A&M – Homer May 22-yard pass from Lex James (kick failed), 5:17. Ohio State 56–13. Drive:
Top passers
A&M – Lex James – 18/30, 271 yards, 2 TD, INT
OSU – Rex Kern – 4/6, 71 yards
Top rushers
A&M – Steve Burks – 7 rushes, 28 yards
OSU – Leo Hayden – 14 rushes, 89 yards, TD
Top receivers
A&M – Hugh McElroy – 4 receptions, 71 yards
OSU – Leo Hayden – 3 receptions, 37 yards
Top-ranked Ohio State rolled up 513 yards of offense and scored touchdowns off five Texas A&M turnovers in a 56–13 rout. Fullback John Brockington scored twice and six other players accounted for touchdowns. The Buckeyes' defense forced three fumbles and an interception which led to four scores in an eight-minute span in the third quarter even though head coach Woody Hayes pulled the starters a little after halftime.[5]
1 2 3 4 Total
Duke
3 0 0 7 10
• Ohio St
0
6 21 7 34
Date: October 3
Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, OH
Game start: 1:30 p.m.
Elapsed time: 2:27
Game attendance: 86,123
Game weather: Sunny; 63 °F (17 °C); wind 18 to 30 mph (29 to 48 km/h) W–NW
Scoring summary Q1 2:04 DUKE Pugh 38-yard field goal DUKE 3–0 Q2 :13 OHST Luttner 45-yard blocked punt return (kick blocked) OHST 6–3 Q3 10:52 OHST Zelina 11-yard pass from Kern (Schram kick) OHST 13–3 Q3 4:24 OHST Kern 3-yard run (Schram kick) OHST 20–3 Q3 1:27 OHST Brockington 3-yard run (Schram kick) OHST 27–3 Q4 5:51 OHST Galbos 3-yard run (Schram kick) OHST 34–3 Q4 1:23 DUKE Jones 2-yard run (Pugh kick) OHST 34–10
[6]
[7]
Michigan State [ edit ]
1 2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
9 0 7 13 29
Michigan St
0
0 0 0
0
Date: October 10
Location: Spartan Stadium , East Lansing, MI
Game start: 1:30 p.m.
Elapsed time: 2:33
Game attendance: 75,511
Game weather: Partly sunny; 50 °F (10 °C); wind 15 mph (24 km/h) SSW
Referee: Howard Wirtz
Scoring summary Q1 8:17 OHST Brockington 2-yard run (kick failed) OHST 6–0 Q1 1:36 OHST Schram 33-yard field goal OHST 9–0 Q3 5:15 OHST Maciejowski 2-yard run (Schram kick) OHST 16–0 Q4 7:46 OHST Maciejowski 1-yard run (Schram kick) OHST 23–0 Q4 4:39 OHST Brockington 25-yard run (kick failed) OHST 29–0
[8]
[9]
Minnesota [ edit ]
1 2 3 4 Total
Minnesota
0
0 0 8 8
• Ohio St
21 7 0 0
28
Date: October 17
Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, OH
Game start: 1:30 p.m.
Elapsed time: 2:30
Game attendance: 86,667
Game weather: Sunny; 52 °F (11 °C); wind 12 mph (19 km/h) W
Scoring summary Q1 11:14 OHST Kern 7-yard run (Schram kick) OHST 7–0 Q1 5:00 OHST Brockington 1-yard run (Schram kick) OHST 14–0 Q1 1:57 OHST Brockington 62-yard run (Schram kick) OHST 21–0 Q2 8:40 OHST Kern 10-yard run (Schram kick) OHST 28–0 Q4 6:09 MINN Hamm 12-yard pass from Curry (Cook pass from Curry) OHST 28–8
[10]
Illinois [ edit ]
1 2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
7 7 13 21 48
Illinois
7 13 3 6 29
Date: October 24
Location: Memorial Stadium , Champaign, IL
Game start: 1:30 p.m.
Elapsed time: 2:39
Game attendance: 46,208
Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); wind 4 to 10 mph (6.4 to 16.1 km/h) SE
Referee: Dwight Wilkey
Scoring summary Q1 10:12 OHST Brockington 2-yard run (Schram kick) OHST 7–0 Q1 4:17 ILL Lewis 18-yard run (Wells kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 12:10 ILL Dieken 11-yard pass from Wells (Wells kick) ILL 14–7 Q2 11:53 OHST Kern 76-yard run (Schram kick) Tie 14–14 Q2 2:34 ILL Robinson 1-yard run (kick failed) ILL 20–14 Q3 11:48 OHST White 43-yard pass from Kern (Schram kick) OHST 21–20 Q3 6:27 ILL Wells 30-yard field goal ILL 23–21 Q3 3:59 OHST Brockington 5-yard run (kick failed) OHST 27–23 Q4 14:56 OHST Brockington 11-yard run (Schram kick) OHST 34–23 Q4 9:30 OHST Hayden 31-yard run (Schram kick) OHST 41–23 Q4 4:19 OHST Coburn 1-yard run (Schram kick) OHST 48–23 Q4 :37 ILL Dieken 4-yard pass from Wells (pass failed) OHST 48–29
[11]
Northwestern [ edit ]
1 2 3 4 Total
Northwestern
7 3 0 0
10
• Ohio St
0
3 14 7 24
Date: October 31
Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, OH
Game start: 1:30 p.m.
Elapsed time: 2:31
Game attendance: 86,673
Game weather: Sunny; 60 °F (16 °C); wind 10 mph (16 km/h) SW
Scoring summary Q1 2:58 NW Adamle 1-yard run (Planisek kick) NW 7–0 Q2 12:13 OHST Schram 32-yard field goal NW 7–3 Q2 1:22 NW Planisek 29-yard field goal NW 10–3 Q3 11:27 OHST Kern 6-yard run (Schram kick) Tie 10–10 Q3 4:01 OHST Brockington 8-yard run (Schram kick) OHST 17–10 Q4 4:14 OHST Kern 3-yard run (Schram kick) OHST 24–10
[12]
[13]
Wisconsin [ edit ]
1 2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
3 7 14 0
24
Wisconsin
0
7 0 0
7
Date: November 7
Location: Camp Randall Stadium , Madison, WI
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Elapsed time: 2:33
Game attendance: 72,758
Game weather: Sunny; 45 °F (7 °C); wind 5 to 10 mph (8.0 to 16.1 km/h) W
Referee: Dwight Wilkey
Scoring summary Q1 3:00 OHST Schram 23-yard field goal OHST 3–0 Q2 14:27 OHST Brockington 11-yard run (Schram kick) OHST 10–0 Q2 1:17 WIS Mialik 15-yard pass from Graff (Jaeger kick) OHST 10–7 Q3 8:31 OHST Brockington 4-yard run (Schram kick) OHST 17–7 Q3 5:58 OHST Brockington 1-yard run (Schram kick) OHST 24–7
[14]
[15]
Ohio State Buckeyes (7–0) at Purdue Boilermakers
at Ross–Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, Indiana
Date : November 14, 1970
Game time : 1:00 p.m.
Game weather : Overcast, 37 °F (3 °C)
Game attendance : 68,157
Box Score
Game information
First quarter
OSU – John Brockington 26-yard run (Fred Schram kick), 2:13. Ohio St 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards.
PUR – Stan Brown 96-yard kickoff return (Jeff Jones kick), 2:01. Tie 7–7.
Fourth quarter
OSU – Fred Schram 30-yard field goal, 2:04. Ohio St 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards.
Top passers
OSU – Ron Maciejowski – 1/3, 52 yards
PUR – Gary Danielson – 2/12, 17 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
OSU – Bruce Jankowski – 1 reception, 52 yards
PUR – Stan Brown – 1 reception, 9 yards
Woody Hayes received a congratulatory phone call from President Richard Nixon after the game and then asked to speak to Fred Schram, who made the game-winning field goal. John Brockington carried the ball for 136 yards and Leo Hayden added 64 yards on 16 carries.[16]
Michigan [ edit ]
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes (8–0)
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Game information
First quarter
OSU – Fred Schram 28-yard field goal, 12:18. Ohio St 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards.
Second quarter
MICH – Dana Coin 31-yard field goal, 14:57. Tie 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards.
OSU – Bruce Jankowski 26-yard pass from Rex Kern (Fred Schram kick), 1:18. Ohio St 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
OSU – Fred Schram 27-yard field goal, 10:49. Ohio St 13–9. Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards.
OSU – Leo Hayden 4-yard run (Fred Schram kick), 8:14. Ohio St 20–9. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Ohio State clinched a Big Ten title, a Rose Bowl berth and some measure of revenge for the 1969 upset.
Stanford [ edit ]
1 2 3 4 Total
Ohio State
7 7 3 0
17
• Stanford
10 0 3 14 27
Scoring summary Q1 10:20 STAN Brown 4 yard run (Horowitz kick) STAN 7–0 Q1 6:50 STAN Horowitz 37 yard field goal STAN 10–0 Q1 3:45 OSU Brockington 1 yard run (Schram kick) STAN 10–7 Q2 14:24 OSU Brockington 1 yard run (Schram kick) OSU 10–14 Q3 12:29 STAN Horowitz 48 yard field goal OSU 13–14 Q3 8:33 OSU Schram 32 yard field goal OSU 13–17 Q4 10:03 STAN Brown 1 yard run (Horowitz kick) STAN 20–14 Q4 8:18 STAN Plunkett 10 yard pass to Vataha (Horowitz kick) STAN 27–14
New Year's Day [ edit ]
In the Cotton Bowl in Dallas , top-ranked and defending national champion Texas was upset 24–11 by #6 Notre Dame , ending the Longhorns' 30-game winning streak.
Heavily favored Ohio State could claim their second outright national title in three years that afternoon with a Rose Bowl victory over Stanford in Pasadena. Stanford (8–3) was led by quarterback Jim Plunkett , the 1970 Heisman Trophy winner. The Indians had climbed to a 6–0 conference record and 8–1 overall, but lost their final two regular season games, to Sugar Bowl -bound Air Force and arch-rival California . Stanford lost earlier in the season at home to Purdue , a team OSU defeated on the road.
The Buckeyes led Stanford by four points after three quarters, but were outscored 14–0 in the fourth quarter and lost 27–17. Later that night, #3 Nebraska won the Orange Bowl 17–12 over #5 LSU in Miami to claim the top spot in the AP writers poll.
References [ edit ]
^ "MacArthur Winners" . The News–Messenger . Fremont, Ohio. December 9, 1970. Retrieved November 1, 2022 . Ohio State football Coach Woody Hayes and Texas coach Darrell Royal accept the MacArthur Bowl which was awarded jointly to their teams as the best of 1970 at the award dinner of the National Football Foundation
^ "Buckeyes awaken to rip Duke, 34–10" . Chicago Tribune . October 4, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rose Bowl rosters" . Toledo Blade . (Ohio). Associated Press. January 1, 1971. p. 34.
^ 1971 Ohio State Media Guide"
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1970 September 26.
^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2015-Mar-09.
^ Palm Beach Post. 1970 October 4.
^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2015-Mar-09.
^ "Ohio State Drubs Spartans." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Oct 11.
^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2015-Mar-09.
^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2015-Mar-15.
^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2015-Mar-15.
^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1970 Nov 1.
^ Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2015-Mar-16.
^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1970 Nov 8.
^ "Notre Dame, Ohio State Survive 10-7 Heartstoppers." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Nov 15.
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