1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl, L 17–42 vs. USC
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 9
1972 record	9–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (22nd year)
MVP	George Hasenohrl
Captain	Richard Galbos
Captain	George Hasenohrl
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 81,667)

1972 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
#9 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Purdue	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	2	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Illinois	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Iowa	2	–	6	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1972 college football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–2 record, including the 1973 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they lost 42–17 to the USC Trojans.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16	1:30 p.m.	Iowa	No. 3	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 21–0	77,098
September 30	1:30 p.m.	North Carolina*	No. 5	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 29–14	86,180
October 7	4:00 p.m.	at California*	No. 3	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA		W 35–18	45,000
October 14	1:30 p.m.	Illinois	No. 4	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)		W 26–7	86,298
October 21	1:30 p.m.	Indiana	No. 4	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 44–7	86,365
October 28	2:30 p.m.	at Wisconsin	No. 4	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 28–20	78,713
November 4	1:30 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 5	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 27–19	86,439
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 5	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ABC	L 12–19	76,264
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at Northwestern	No. 9	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 27–14	34,475
November 25	1:00 p.m.	No. 3 Michigan	No. 9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)	ABC	W 14–11	87,040
January 1, 1973	4:45 p.m.	vs. No. 1 USC*	No. 3	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	NBC	L 17–42	106,869
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth chart

Defense

FS
Rick Seifert
Rich Parsons

WLB	MLB	SLB
Rick Middleton	Arnie Jones	Randy Gradishar
⋅	Vic Koegel	⋅

SS
Lou Mathis
Doug Plank

CB
Neal Colzie
Tim Fox

DE	DT	DT	DE
Van DeCree	Pete Cusick	George Hasenhorl	Jim Cope
Mike Scannell	Shad Williams	⋅	Tom Marendt

CB
Jeff Davis
John Hughes

Offense

SE
Mike Bartoszek
Morris Bradshaw

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Merv Teague	Jim Kregel	Steve Myers	Charles Bonica	John Hicks
Doug France	⋅	Steve Luke	Larry Wiggins	⋅

TE
Fred Pagac
Ted Powell

WB
Brian Baschnagel
Rich Galbos

QB
Greg Hare
Steve Morrison

FB
Champ Henson
Randy Keith

Special Teams
PK Blair Conway
P Gary Lago
PR Neal Colzie

RB
Archie Griffin
Elmer Lippert

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Coaching staff

Woody Hayes - Head Coach (22nd year)
George Chaump - Offense (5th year)
George Hill (American football coach) - Defensive Coordinator (2nd year)
Rudy Hubbard - Running Backs (5th year)
Charles Clausen - Defense (2nd year)
Edward Ferkany - Offensive Line (1st year)
Rudy Hubbard - Running Backs (5th year)
John Mummey - Quarterbacks (4th year)
Ralph Staub - (3rd year)
Dick Walker - Defensive Backs (4th year)
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Game notes

Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	0	0	0	0	0
• Ohio St	0	7	7	7	21

Date: September 16
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game start: 1:31p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2:21
Game attendance: 77,098
Game weather: Clear, 74°F

Scoring summary

Q2	4:06	Ohio St	Keith 1 yard run (Conway kick)	Ohio St 7-0

Q3	0:26	Ohio St	Henson 4 yard run (Conway kick)	Ohio St 14-0

Q4	10:04	Ohio St	Henson 1 yard run (Conway kick)	Ohio St 21-0

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North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina	7	0	0	7	14
• Ohio State	3	6	14	6	29

Date: September 30
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game start: 1:30p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2:20
Game attendance: 86,180
Game weather: Cloudy, 49°F

Scoring summary

Q1	9:37	UNC	Brown recovered blocked punt in end zone (Alexander kick)	UNC 7-0

Q1	0:06	OSU	Conway 22-yard field goal	UNC 7-3

Q2	11:50	OSU	Hare 17-yard run (kick failed)	OSU 9-7

Q3	8:41	OSU	Keith 11-yard run (Conway kick)	OSU 16-7

Q3	2:00	OSU	Henson 1-yard run (Conway kick)	OSU 23-7

Q4	4:13	OSU	Griffin 9-yard run (kick failed)	OSU 29-7

Q4	0:00	UNC	Bethea 37-yard pass from Vidnovic (Alexander kick)	OSU 29-14

^[5] ^[6] Statistics

Rushing: Archie Griffin 239 yards ^[7]

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	3	0	19	13	35
California	0	9	3	6	18

Date: October 7
Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA
Game start: 1:31p.m. PST
Elapsed time: 2:44
Game attendance: 45,000
Game weather: Cloudy, warm

Scoring summary

Q1	9:16	OSU	Conway 39-yard field goal	OSU 3-0

Q2	9:50	CAL	Safety, Toews blocked punt out of end zone	OSU 3-2

Q2	7:15	CAL	Sweeney 19-yard pass from Shaughnessy (Wersching kick)	CAL 9-3

Q3	14:08	OSU	Henson 25-yard run (kick failed)	Tied 9-9

Q3	6:47	CAL	Wersching 20-yard field goal	CAL 12-9

Q3	4:03	OSU	Henson 1-yard run (kick blocked)	OSU 15-12

Q3	1:02	OSU	Henson 1-yard run (Conway kick)	OSU 22-12

Q4	8:09	OSU	Datvos 22-yard run (kick failed)	OSU 28-12

Q4	2:35	OSU	Bartoszcek 5-yard pass from Purdy (Conway kick)	OSU 35-12

Q4	0:00	CAL	Shaughnessy 7-yard pass from Ferragamo (run failed)	OSU 35-18

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Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	0	7	0	0	7
• Ohio St	13	6	0	7	26

Date: October 14
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Game start: 1:33p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2:29
Game attendance: 86,298
Game weather: Cloudy, 59°F

Scoring summary

Q1	OHST	Henson 5-yard run (Conway kick)	Ohio St 7-0

Q1	OHST	Henson 1-yard run (kick failed)	Ohio St 13-0

Q2	ILL	Lewis 60-yard pass from Perrin (Wells kick)	Ohio St 13-7

Q2	OHST	Henson 1-yard run (kick failed)	Ohio St 19-7

Q4	OHST	Pagac 10-yard pass from Purdy (Kleban kick)	Ohio St 26-7

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Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	0	7	0	0	7
• Ohio St	14	3	14	13	44

Date: October 21
Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Game start: 1:32p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2:18
Game attendance: 86,365
Game weather: Cloudy, 51°F

Scoring summary

Q1	5:57	OHST	Hare 7-yard run (kick failed)	Ohio St 6-0

Q1	4:40	OHST	Henson 1-yard run (Bradshaw pass from Hare)	Ohio St 14-0

Q2	9:51	IND	Flanagan 33-yard pass from Harris (Gartner kick)	Ohio St 14-7

Q2	3:35	OHST	Conway 32-yard field goal	Ohio St 17-7

Q3	12:45	OHST	Henson 23-yard run (Conway kick)	Ohio St 24-7

Q3	7:30	OHST	Hare 6-yard run (Conway kick)	Ohio St 31-7

Q4	13:55	OHST	Keith 1-yard run (run failed)	Ohio St 37-7

Q4	7:16	OHST	Morrison 1-yard run (Conway kick)	Ohio St 44-7

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Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	14	14	0	0	28
Wisconsin	0	7	7	6	20

Date: October 28
Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
Game start: 1:31p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 2:36
Game attendance: 78,713
Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 12mph wind, 47°F

Scoring summary

Q1	12:15	OHST	Galbos 37 yard pass from Hare (Conway kick)	Ohio St 7–0

Q1	5:36	OHST	Henson 1 yard run (Conway kick)	Ohio St 14–0

Q2	9:27	OHST	Henson 1 yard run (Conway kick)	Ohio St 21–0

Q2	4:22	WIS	Novak 12 yard pass from Steiner (Barrios kick)	Ohio St 21–7

Q2	0:47	OHST	Hare 8 yard run (Conway kick)	Ohio St 28–7

Q3	9:48	WIS	Novak 15 yard pass from Steiner (Barrios kick)	Ohio St 28–14

Q4	1:52	WIS	Steiner 1 yard run (pass failed)	Ohio St 28–20

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Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	13	0	0	6	19
• Ohio State	7	14	0	6	27

Date: November 4
Location: Ohio Stadium
Game start: 1:31p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2:17
Game attendance: 86,439
Game weather: Cloudy, 49°F

Scoring summary

Q1	9:42	OSU	Henson 2 yard run (Conway kick)	OSU 7–0

Q1	8:22	MINN	Beaudoin 7 yard run (Goldberg kick)	TIED 7–7

Q1	1:02	MINN	King 1 yard run (pass failed)	MINN 7–13

Q2	13:05	OSU	Henson 16 yard run (Conway kick)	OSU 14–13

Q2	1:25	OSU	Griffin 11 yard run (Conway kick)	OSU 21–13

Q4	13:58	OSU	Hare 23 yard pass to Powell (kick failed)	OSU 27–13

Q4	3:08	MINN	Morgan 6 yard pass to King (pass failed)	OSU 27–19

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Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	3	9	0	0	12
• Michigan State	6	6	7	0	19

Date: November 11
Location: Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI
Game start: 1:00p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2:45
Game attendance: 76,264
Game weather: Cloudy, WNW wind 10 mph, 41°F

Scoring summary

Q1	11:24	MSU	Krijt 24 yard field goal	MSU 3–0

Q1	6:03	MSU	Krijt 40 field goal	MSU 6–0

Q1	3:27	OSU	Conway 44 yard field goal	MSU 6–3

Q2	14:02	OSU	Hare 20 yard pass to Powell (Conway kick)	OSU 6–10

Q2	11:52	OSU	Safety, blocked kick	OSU 6–12

Q2	1:03	MSU	Krijt 22 yard field goal	OSU 9–12

Q2	0:04	MSU	Krijt 31 yard field goal	TIED 12–12

Q3	7:20	MSU	Niesen 6 yard run (Krijt kick)	MSU 19–12

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Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	7	0	13	7	27
Northwestern	0	7	7	0	14

Date: November 18
Location: Dyche Stadium, Evanston, IL
Game start: 1:00p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 2:29
Game attendance: 34,475
Game weather: Cloudy, cold

Scoring summary

Q1	5:03	OHST	Henson 1 yard run (Conway kick)	OHST 0–7

Q2	6:50	NW	Anderson 16 yard pass from Somers (Skarin kick)	TIED 7–7

Q3	11:17	OHST	Henson 1 yard run (Conway kick)	OHST 7–14

Q3	3:03	OHST	Henson 3 yard run (kick failed)	OHST 7–20

Q3	0:02	NW	Craig 10 yard pass from Anderson (Skarin kick)	OHST 14–20

Q4	0:21	OHST	Henson 3 yard run (Conway kick)	OHST 14–27

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Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan	0	3	8	0	11
• Ohio State	0	7	7	0	14

Date: November 25
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
Game start: 1:31p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2:30
Game attendance: 87,040
Game weather: Rain, 39°F
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

2	14:13	MICH	Lantry 35-yard field goal	MICH 0-3

2	4:30	OSU	Henson 1-yard run (Conway kick)	OSU 7-3

3	12:32	OSU	Griffin 30-yard run (Conway kick)	OSU 14-3

3	4:48	MICH	Shuttlesworth 1-yard run (Franklin pass to Haslerig)	OSU 14-11

Ohio State made two goal line stands, one in each half, to hold on to the 14-11 victory. The first came just before halftime as Dennis Franklin fumbled on fourth down at the two. In the fourth quarter, Randy Gradishar stopped Franklin on a sneak from the one. The Buckeyes' fans tore down the goal posts with 13 seconds remaining. ^[22] ^[23]

Rose Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	7	3	7	17
• USC	7	0	21	14	42

Date: January 1, 1973
Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
Game start: 2:00p.m. PST
Game attendance: 106,869
TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis

Scoring summary

Q1	1:30	USC	Rae 10 yard pass to Swann (Rae kick)	USC 7–0

Q2	13:37	OSU	Keith 1 yard run (Conway kick)	TIED 7–7

Q3	12:18	USC	Cunningham 2 yard run (Rae kick)	USC 14–7

Q3	8:11	OSU	Conway 21 yard field goal	USC 14–10

Q3	5:51	USC	Davis 20 yard run (Rae kick)	USC 21–10

Q3	1:25	USC	Cunningham 1 yard run (Rae kick)	USC 28–10

Q4	9:10	USC	Cunningham 1 yard run (Rae kick)	USC 35–10

Q4	5:13	USC	Cunningham 1 yard run (Rae kick)	USC 42–10

Q4	0:34	OSU	Bledsoe 5 yard run (Conway kick)	USC 42–17

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Draft picks

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Rick Seifert	8	194	Defensive Back	New York Jets
George Hasenohrl	8	198	Defensive Tackle	New York Giants
John Bledsoe	8	203	Running Back	Detroit Lions
Rich Galbos	9	218	Running Back	Washington Redskins
Earl Belgrave	17	435	Tackle	Detroit Lions

References

1 2 1973 Ohio State Media Guide
↑ Palm Beach Post. 1972 September 17.
↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1972/1972-01-Iowa.pdf
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6030466.0
↑ "Freshman sparkles." Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Sept 30.
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6030472.0
↑ 2012 Ohio State football record book.
↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=mq6pegT_rlEC&dat=19721008&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6030476.0
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 15.
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6030464.0
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 22.
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6030465.0
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 29.
↑ Ocala Star-Banner. 1972 Oct 29.
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6030482.0
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6030470.0
↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1972/1972-08-MichiganState.pdf
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6030479.0
↑ Palm Beach Post. 1972 Nov 19.
↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1972/1972-09-Northwestern.pdf
↑ "Everything Just Rosy for Ohio State." Palm Beach Post. 1972 Nov 26.
↑ http://web1.ncaa.org/footballStatsArchive/FootballStats.pdf?id=6030469.0
↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/osu/graphics/pdf/m-footbl/1972/1972-11-SouthernCalifornia.pdf

Win/Loss statistics

Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

Ohio State Drafted Players

Big Ten Conference football champions

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Big Ten	Illinois, Michigan, & Purdue (1918) Illinois (1919) Ohio State (1920) Iowa (1921) Chicago, Iowa, & Michigan (1922) Illinois & Michigan (1923) Chicago (1924) Michigan (1925) Michigan & Northwestern (1926) Illinois & Minnesota (1927) Illinois (1928) Purdue (1929) Michigan & Northwestern (1930) Purdue, Michigan & Northwestern (1931) Michigan & Purdue (1932) Michigan & Minnesota (1933) Minnesota (1934) Minnesota & Ohio State (1935) Northwestern (1936) Minnesota (1937) Minnesota (1938) Ohio State (1939)

Big Nine	Minnesota (1940) Minnesota (1941) Ohio State (1942) Michigan & Purdue (1943) Ohio State (1944) Indiana (1945) Illinois (1946) Michigan (1947) Michigan (1948)

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National championships in bold

Ohio State Buckeyes football

Venues	Recreation Park (1890–1897) Ohio Field (1898–1921) Ohio Stadium (1922–present) Woody Hayes Athletic Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illinois (Illibuck) Michigan (The Ten Year War) Penn State

Culture & lore	History Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" Neutron Man Marching band Snow Bowl (1950) 1969 Michigan game 1973 Michigan game The Kick "Holy Buckeye" 2006 "Game of the Century" Block O "Hang On Sloopy" The Ten Year War WBNS-TV WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches All-Century Team Yearly statistical leaders NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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