American college football season
The 1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team was an American football team that represented the Ohio State University in the 1972 Big Ten Conference 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 Source September 16 1:30 p.m. Iowa No. 3 W 21–077,098
September 30 1:30 p.m. North Carolina * No. 5 W 29–1486,180 [1]
October 7 4:00 p.m. at California * No. 3 W 35–1845,000
October 14 1:30 p.m. Illinois No. 4 W 26–786,298
October 21 1:30 p.m. Indiana No. 4 W 44–786,365
October 28 2:30 p.m. at Wisconsin No. 4 W 28–2078,713
November 4 1:30 p.m. Minnesota No. 5 W 27–1986,439
November 11 1:00 p.m. at Michigan State No. 5 ABC L 12–1976,264
November 18 2:00 p.m. at Northwestern No. 9 W 27–1434,475
November 25 1:00 p.m. No. 3 Michigan No. 9 ABC W 14–1187,040 [2]
January 1, 1973 4:45 p.m. vs. No. 1 USC * No. 3 NBC L 17–42106,869
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Depth chart
Defense
FS
Rick Seifert
Rich Parsons
DE
DT
DT
DE
Van DeCree
Pete Cusick
George Hasenhorl
Jim Cope
Mike Scannell
Shad Williams
⋅
Tom Marendt
CB
Jeff Davis
John Hughes
Offense
QB
Greg Hare
Steve Morrison
[3]
Coaching staff
Woody Hayes – Head Coach (22nd year)
George Chaump – Offense (5th year)
George Hill – Defensive Coordinator (2nd year)
Rudy Hubbard – Running Backs (5th year)
Charles Clausen – Defense Line (2nd year)
Edward Ferkany – Offensive Line / Punter (1st year)
Rudy Hubbard – Running Backs (5th year)
John Mummey – Quarterbacks (4th year)
Ralph Staub – Tackles / Tight ends / Kickers (3rd year)
Dick Walker – Defensive Backs (4th year)
[3]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final AP 3 (4) 3 (5) 4 (2) 5 (1) 3 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 5 (1) 5 (1) 9 9 4 3 9 Coaches 4 (2) 4 (4) 5 (2) 6 (1) 4 (1) 4 5 3 4 4 9 8 4 3 Not released
Game summaries
Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Iowa
0
0 0 0
0
• Ohio St
0
7 7 7
21
Date: September 16Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio Game start: 1:31p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:21Game attendance: 77,098Game weather: Clear, 74 °F (23 °C)
[4]
[5]
North Carolina
North Carolina Tar Heels at Ohio State Buckeyes
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : September 30, 1972Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C)Game attendance : 86,180Box Score
Game information
First quarter
UNC – Gene Brown recovered blocked punt in end zone (Ellis Alexander kick), 9:37. North Carolina 7–0.
OSU – Blair Conway 22-yard field goal, 0:06. North Carolina 7–3. Drive: 73 yards.
Second quarter
OSU – Greg Hare 17-yard run (kick failed), 11:50. Ohio St 9–7. Drive: 47 yards.
Third quarter
OSU – Randal Keith 11-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 8:41. Ohio St 16–7. Drive: 87 yards.
OSU – Champ Henson 9-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 2:00. Ohio St 23–7. Drive: 84 yards.
Fourth quarter
OSU – Archie Griffin 9-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 4:13. Ohio St 30–7. Drive: 31 yards.
UNC – Earle Bethea 37-yard pass from Nick Vidnovic (Ellis Alexander), 0:00. Ohio St 30–14. Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:05.
Top passers
UNC – Nick Vidnovic – 4/14, 65 yards, TD, 2 INT
OSU – Greg Hare – 5/12, 96 yards, INT
Top rushers
UNC – Ike Oglesby – 14 rushes, 67 yards
OSU – Archie Griffin – 27 rushes, 239 yards, TD
Top receivers
UNC – Earle Bethea – 1 reception, 37 yards, TD
OSU – Richard Galbos – 3 receptions, 72 yards
Ohio State was the only team to beat the Tar Heels in 1972.[6]
Archie Griffin set the school single game rushing record in just his second game.
California
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
3
0 19 13
35
California
0
9 3 6
18
[7]
Illinois
1
2 3 4 Total
Illinois
0
7 0 0
7
• Ohio St
13
6 0 7
26
Date: October 14Location: Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio Game start: 1:33p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:29Game attendance: 86,298Game weather: Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
[8]
[9]
Indiana
1
2 3 4 Total
Indiana
0
7 0 0
7
• Ohio St
14
3 14 13
44
Date: October 21Location: Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio Game start: 1:32p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:18Game attendance: 86,365Game weather: Cloudy, 51 °F (11 °C)
[10]
[11]
Wisconsin
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
14
14 0 0
28
Wisconsin
0
7 7 6
20
[12]
[13]
[14]
Minnesota
1
2 3 4 Total
Minnesota
13
0 0 6
19
• Ohio State
7
14 0 6
27
Date: November 4Location: Ohio Stadium Game start: 1:31p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:17Game attendance: 86,439Game weather: Cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C)
[15]
Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio State
3
9 0 0
12
• Michigan State
6
6 7 0
19
[16]
Northwestern
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State
7
0 13 7
27
Northwestern
0
7 7 0
14
[17]
Michigan
Game information
Second quarter
MICH – Mike Lantry 35-yard field goal, 14:13. Michigan 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:36.
OSU – Champ Henson 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 4:30. Ohio St 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:44.
Third quarter
OSU – Archie Griffin 30-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 12:32. Ohio St 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:18.
MICH – Ed Shuttlesworth 1-yard run (pass good), 4:48. Ohio St 14–11. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 7:35.
Top passers
MICH – Dennis Franklin – 13/23, 160 yards
OSU – Greg Hare – 1/3, 17 yards, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
MICH – Paul Seal – 4 receptions, 60 yards
OSU – Archie Griffin – 1 reception, 17 yards
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.
[18]
Vs. No. 1 USC (Rose Bowl)
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Buckeyes
0
7 3 7
17
• No. 1 Trojans
7
0 21 14
42
References
^ "Frosh find leads Beckeyes by N.C." The Cincinnati Enquirer . October 1, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Curt Sylvester (November 26, 1972). "Bye, Roses! M Loses, 14-11: Goal-Line Stands Send OSU To Bowl" . Detroit Free Press . p. 1E, 7E – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b 1973 Ohio State Media Guide
^ Palm Beach Post. 1972 September 17.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016 .{{cite web }}
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^ "Freshman sparkles." Eugene Register-Guard . 1972 Sept 30.
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^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 15.
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^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 22.
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^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 29.
^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1972 Oct 29.
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^ Palm Beach Post. 1972 Nov 19.
^ "Everything Just Rosy for Ohio State." Palm Beach Post. 1972 Nov 26.
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