American college football season
The 1967 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1967 Big Ten Conference football season . The Buckeyes compiled a 6–3 record.
As of 2023, the 1967 team represents the last season in which the Buckeyes were not ranked in any week in the AP Poll .[1]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 30 1:30 p.m. Arizona * L 7–1477,468
October 7 4:30 p.m. at Oregon * W 30–025,000 [2]
October 14 1:30 p.m. No. 2 Purdue L 6–4184,069
October 21 at Northwestern W 6–242,812
October 28 1:30 p.m. Illinois L 13–1783,928
November 4 1:30 p.m. at Michigan State W 21–776,235
November 11 1:30 p.m. Wisconsin W 17–1565,470
November 18 1:30 p.m. Iowa W 21–1072,567
November 25 1:30 p.m. at Michigan ABC W 24–1464,144 [3]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Personnel
1967 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
81
Billy Ray Anders
Sr
HB
12
David Brungard
So
QB
28
Jerry Ehrsam
Jr
OT
70
David Foley
Jr
OT
71
Dick Himes
Sr
HB
41
Rudy Hubbard
Sr
QB
24
Bill Long
Jr
FB
35
Jim Otis
So
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
30
Thomas Portsmouth
Sr
DE
88
David Whitfield
So
LB
56
Dirk Worden
Jr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
90
Gary Cairns
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2022-Dec-25
Depth chart
Defense
LB
MLB
LB
James Nein
Dirk Worden
Mark Stier
⋅
Bob Trapuzzano
Mike Radtke
⋅
⋅
⋅
DE
DT
NT
DT
DE
Nick Roman
Bill Urbanik
Vic Stottlemyer
Paul Schmidlin
Dick Whitfield
⋅
Brad Nielsen
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
CB
Sam Elliott
Mike Polaski
⋅
Offense
WB
Dave Brungard
Ray Gillian
⋅
QB
Bill Long
Jerry Ehrsam
⋅
[4]
Game summaries
Arizona
1
2 3 4 Total
• Arizona
0
7 7 0
14
Ohio State
7
0 0 0
7
[5]
Oregon
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State
13
3 7 7
30
Oregon
0
0 0 0
0
[6]
Purdue
1
2 3 4 Total
• Purdue
14
21 6 0
41
Ohio State
0
0 0 6
6
[7]
Northwestern
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State
0
0 6 0
6
Northwestern
0
0 0 2
2
[8]
Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
• Illinois
0
10 0 7
17
Ohio State
0
0 6 7
13
[9]
Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State
14
0 0 7
21
Mich. State
0
7 0 0
7
[10]
Wisconsin
1
2 3 4 Total
Wisconsin
6
0 9 0
15
• Ohio State
3
7 0 7
17
Date: November 11Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 65,470Game weather: Rain, wind S 20-25, 49 °F (9 °C)
Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Iowa
0
10 0 0
10
• Ohio State
6
6 6 3
21
Date: November 18Location: Ohio Stadium Game attendance: 72,567Game weather: Cloudy, wind SW 25-35 mph, 42 °F (6 °C)
At Michigan
Rudy Hubbard , who had only carried the ball 45 times in his three-year career prior to the game, rushed for 104 yards on 15 carries and scored the first two touchdowns of the game.[11]
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Ohio St
Passing
Bill Long
5/6, 45 Yds
Rushing
Jim Otis
26 Rush, 114 Yds
Receiving
David Brungard
1 Rec, 25 Yds
Michigan
Passing
Dennis Brown
17/24, 179 Yds, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Ron Johnson
20 Rush, 102 Yds
Receiving
Jim Berline
8 Rec, 89 Yds, TD
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
OSU
UM
1
9:55
10
79
5:05
Ohio St
Rudy Hubbard 22-yard touchdown run, Gary Cairns kick good
7
0
1
4:54
7
64
Ohio St
Rudy Hubbard 12-yard touchdown run, Gary Cairns kick good
14
0
2
8:20
7
53
Ohio St
Bill Long 1-yard touchdown run, Gary Cairns kick good
21
0
2
0:49
8
80
Michigan
Jim Berline 6-yard touchdown reception from Dennis Brown , Frank Titas kick good
21
7
4
7:27
6
47
Michigan
John Gabler 13-yard touchdown reception from Dennis Brown, Frank Titas kick good
21
14
4
1:59
11
54
Ohio St
37-yard field goal by Gary Cairns
24
14
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
24
14
References
^ "AP Season Appearance Streaks" . College Poll Archive . Retrieved November 16, 2023 .
^ Uhrhammer, Jerry (October 8, 1967). "Buckeyes ambush Ducks" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ Si Burick (November 26, 1967). "Bucks' Hubbard Saves Best Till Last, Shreds Michigan" . Dayton Daily News . pp. 1D, 3D – via Newspapers.com .
^ 1968 Ohio State football media guide
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^ Chay, Ed (March 5, 2012). "OSU-Michigan 1967: Rudy Hubbard shines with 2 TD runs as Buckeyes top Wolverines, 24-14" . Cleveland.com . Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 25, 2022 .
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