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1 Schedule  





2 Personnel  





3 Game summaries  



3.1  Iowa  





3.2  Colorado  





3.3  California  





3.4  Illinois  





3.5  Indiana  





3.6  Wisconsin  





3.7  Minnesota  





3.8  Michigan State  





3.9  Northwestern  





3.10  Michigan  







4 1972 NFL draftees  





5 References  














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1971 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPTom DeLeone
Captains
  • Tom DeLeone
  • Harry Howard
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 81,475)
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.6Michigan $ 8 0 0 11 1 0
    Northwestern 6 3 0 7 4 0
    Ohio State 5 3 0 6 4 0
    Michigan State 5 3 0 6 5 0
    Illinois 5 3 0 5 6 0
    Wisconsin 3 5 0 4 6 1
    Minnesota 3 5 0 4 7 0
    Purdue 3 5 0 3 7 0
    Indiana 2 6 0 3 8 0
    Iowa 1 8 0 1 10 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1971 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University 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 The no-repeat rule was rescinded December 9 and went into effect for 1972; the prohibition on playing in bowls other than the Rose was not repealed until 1975.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

    [edit]
    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
    September 111:30 p.m.IowaNo. 11
  • Columbus, OH
  • W 52–2175,596
    September 251:30 p.m.No. 10Colorado*No. 6
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
  • L 14–2085,586
    October 21:30 p.m.California*No. 14
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
  • W 35–386,280
    October 92:30 p.m.atIllinoisNo. 15
  • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy)
  • W 24–1053,555
    October 161:30 p.m.atIndianaNo. 13
  • Bloomington, IN
  • W 27–750,812
    October 231:30 p.m.WisconsinNo. 12
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
  • ABCW 31–686,559
    October 302:30 p.m.atMinnesotaNo. 10
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • W 14–1236,281
    November 61:30 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 9
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
  • L 10–1786,616
    November 131:30 p.m.NorthwesternNo. 16
    • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
  • L 10–1486,062
    November 201:30 p.m.at No. 3Michigan
  • Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)
  • L 7–10104,016
    • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  • Personnel

    [edit]
    1971 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    SE 23 Tom Battista Jr
    G 68 Charles Baxter So
    OT 78 Charles Beecroft Jr
    OT 77 Earl Belgrave Jr
    FB 34 John Bledsoe Jr
    G 58 Charles Bonica Jr
    QB 15 Bill Boyle So
    HB 25 Morris Bradshaw So
    HB 24 Tom Campagna Sr
    G 64 Bill Conley Sr
    OT 45 John Cummings Jr
    HB 16 Jeff Davis So
    C 52 Tom DeLeone (C) Sr
    TE 98 John Doll Jr
    FB 37 Pat Eggers So
    HB 46 Michael Gaffney So
    HB 33 Richard Galbos Jr
    HB 22 Richard Gales So
    G 66 Larry Graf Jr
    QB 18 Greg Hare So
    SE 85 Jimmie Lee Harris Sr
    SE 82 David Hazel So
    OT 75 John Hicks Jr
    G 57 Tom Houser Sr
    G 61 John Husband So
    SE 84 Scott Jones So
    FB 38 Randal Keith So
    G 63 Jim Kregel So
    QB 19 Don Lamka Sr
    HB 47 Elmer Lippert So
    OT 74 David Long Sr
    C 54 James Meckstroth So
    TE 32 Richard Middleton So
    QB 12 Ross Moore Jr
    OT 72 Greg Mountz Sr
    C 56 Tom Nixon Jr
    TE 80 Fred Pagac So
    G 50 Tony Pistick Jr
    OT 76 Dan Scott So
    OT 73 Richard Simon Sr
    TE 96 John Smurda So
    TE 89 Mark Straka So
    TE 90 Mervin Teague Jr
    G 60 Milan Vecanski Sr
    SE 91 Dick Wakefield Sr
    DB 49 Bill Wendorff So
    G 65 Tim Wersel Jr
    OT 71 Bob Willard So
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DT 99 Tom Baxa Jr
    DE 93 Jeff Brown Jr
    CB 29 Louis Cameron So
    DE 86 Richard Cappell Sr
    CB 11 Randall Cowman Jr
    DB 8 Dan Cunnigham Sr
    DT 69 Dan Cutillo So
    LB 51 Ken Dixon Jr
    LB 39 Richard Ferko Jr
    MG 55 Kevin Fletcher Jr
    LB 53 Randy Gradishar So
    DT 70 George Hasenhorl Jr
    CB 28 Harry Howard (C) Sr
    DB 44 John Hughes Jr
    DB 14 Robert Kelly So
    DB 21 Carl Kern So
    CB 20 Marvin Kinsey Jr
    LB 62 Victor Koegel So
    S 17 Martin Lucki Jr
    DE 87 Ken Luttner Sr
    DE 81 Tom Marendt So
    MG 36 Glen Mason Sr
    CB 30 Louis Mathis So
    DE 95 Randall Patton So
    LB 59 Fred Pisanelli Jr
    MG 35 Rocco Rich So
    LB 27 John Rossetti So
    DT 71 Robert Sapanaro Sr
    DE 83 Mike Scannell Jr
    DT 97 Joe Sciulli Sr
    S 41 Richard Seifert Jr
    DB 26 Warren Sharpp So
    DB 5 Daniel Sivinski Jr
    DE 94 Terry Strong Jr
    DT 67 Tom Szabo So
    DB 6 Monty Thompson So
    S 3 Randy Whately So
    LB 88 Stan White Sr
    DT 78 Shad Williams Jr
    DB 7 Roger Zeune Jr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    PK 2 Paul Johnston Sr
    P 92 Gary Lago Jr
    PK 4 Elliott Rice Jr
    PK 1 Fred Schram Sr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: 2016-Oct-18

    Game summaries

    [edit]

    Iowa

    [edit]
    1 234Total
    Iowa 0 777 21
    Ohio St 17 71414 52
    • Date: September 11
    • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
    • Game start: 1:32p.m. EST
    • Elapsed time: 2:36
    • Game attendance: 75,596
    • Game weather: Rain, 67 °F (19 °C)

    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. [1] [2]

    Colorado

    [edit]

    Colorado Buffaloes at Ohio State Buckeyes

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Colorado 6 7 0720
    Ohio St 0 0 01414

    atOhio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

    Game information

    California

    [edit]
    1 234Total
    California 0 300 3
    • Ohio St 14 0021 35
    • Date: October 2
    • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
    • Game start: 1:32p.m. EST
    • Elapsed time: 2:28
    • Game attendance: 86,280
    • Game weather: Clear, 85 °F (29 °C)

    [3] [4]

    Illinois

    [edit]
    1 234Total
    • Ohio St 14 0100 24
    Illinois 0 307 10
    • Date: October 9
    • Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
    • Game start: 1:32p.m. CST
    • Elapsed time: 2:32
    • Game attendance: 53,555
    • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, NE wind 10 mph (16 km/h), 53 °F (12 °C)

    [5] [6]

    Indiana

    [edit]
    1 234Total
    • Ohio State 7 3314 27
    Indiana 0 070 7
    • Date: October 16
    • Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN
    • Game start: 1:30p.m. EST
    • Elapsed time: 3:35
    • Game attendance: 50,812
    • Game weather: Overcast, 74 °F (23 °C)

    [7] [8]

    Wisconsin

    [edit]
    1 234Total
    Wisconsin 0 006 6
    • Ohio St 0 17014 31
    • Date: October 23
    • Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
    • Game start: 2:00p.m. EST
    • Elapsed time: 2:40
    • Game attendance: 86,559
    • Game weather: Rainy, 62 °F (17 °C)

    [9]

    Minnesota

    [edit]
    1 234Total
    • Ohio St 0 077 14
    Minnesota 0 606 12

    [10] [11]

    Michigan State

    [edit]
    1 234Total
    • Michigan State 0 1007 17
    Ohio State 0 1000 10
    • Date: November 6
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game start: 1:29p.m. EST
    • Elapsed time: 2:20
    • Game attendance: 86,616
    • Game weather: Rain/Snow, 35 °F (2 °C)

    [12]

    Northwestern

    [edit]
    1 234Total
    • Northwestern 7 007 14
    Ohio State 7 300 10
    • Date: November 13
    • Location: Ohio Stadium
    • Game start: 1:32p.m. EST
    • Elapsed time: 2:18
    • Game attendance: 86,062
    • Game weather: Clear, 60 °F (16 °C)

    [13]

    Michigan

    [edit]
    1 234Total
    Ohio State 0 070 7
    • Michigan 0 307 10

    [14]

    [edit]
    Player Round Pick Position NFL club
    Tom DeLeone 5 106 Center Cincinnati Bengals
    Harry Howard 9 225 Defensive Back Los Angeles Rams
    Jimmy Harris 12 312 Wide Receiver Dallas Cowboys
    Tom Campana 13 316 Defensive Back St. Louis Cardinals
    Dick Wakefield 16 409 Wide Receiver Cleveland Browns
    Stan White 17 438 Linebacker Baltimore Colts

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Buckeyes Romp Past Iowa." Ocala Star-Banner. 1971 Sept 12.
  • ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • ^ "Bucks Batter Bears." Palm Beach Post. 1971 Oct 3.
  • ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1971 Oct 10.
  • ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1971 Oct 16.
  • ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • ^ "Buckeyes Win." Palm Beach Post. 1971 Oct 24.
  • ^ "Ohio State Rallies." Palm Beach Post. 1971 Oct 31.
  • ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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