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1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
National Champion (NCF, PS, R(FACT), SR)

Rose Bowl, W 42–21 vs. USC

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 2
Record10–0–1 (7–0–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPArchie Griffin
Captains
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(Capacity: 82,567)

Seasons

← 1972

1974 →

1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ohio State + 7 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Michigan + 7 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
Minnesota 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Illinois 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Purdue 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Indiana 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Iowa 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 10–0–1 record, including the 1974 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they won, 42–21, against the USC Trojans. The Ohio State Buckeyes were named national champion by the National Championship Foundation, Poling System, David Rothman (statistician) and the Sagarin Ratings, but this championship is not claimed by Ohio State.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 151:30 p.m.MinnesotaNo. 3W 56–786,005
September 291:30 p.m.TCU*No. 3
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 37–387,439
October 61:30 p.m.Washington State*No. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 27–387,425
October 132:00 p.m.at WisconsinNo. 1W 24–077,413
October 201:30 p.m.at IndianaNo. 1W 37–753,183
October 271:30 p.m.NorthwesterndaggerNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 60–087,453
November 32:00 p.m.at IllinoisNo. 1W 30–060,707
November 101:30 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 35–087,600
November 171:30 p.m.IowaNo. 1
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 55–1387,447
November 2412:30 p.m.at No. 4 MichiganNo. 1ABCT 10–10105,223
January 1, 19745:00 p.m.vs. No. 7 USC*No. 4NBCW 42–21105,267
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 59 Ronald Ayers
WR 87 Mike Bartoszek
WB 48 Brian Baschnagel
OL 58 Charles Baxter
RB 34 Dan Bembry
WB 13 Morris Bradshaw
OL 73 Scott Dannelley
OL 50 Michael Datish
FB, LB 36 Bruce Elia Jr
WR 8 Bill Ezzo
OL 77 Doug France
RB 22 Richard Gales
OL 66 Larry Graf
QB 7 Cornelius Greene So
RB 45 Archie Griffin So
QB 18 Greg Hare (C) Sr
WR 82 Dave Hazel
FB 38 Champ Henson
OT 74 John Hicks Sr
RB 27 Tim Holycross
RB 44 John Hughes
OL 61 John Husband
FB 33 Pete Johnson So
FB 4 Randal Keith
OL 55 Dwight King
OL 56 Stephen Koegel
G 63 Jim Kregel
OL 51 Gary Lillvis
RB 47 Elmer Lippert
OL 64 William Lukens
G 69 Dick Mack
RB 35 David Mazeroski
QB 14 Gary McCutcheon
RB 2 Larry Molls
WR 9 Robert Murphy
C 52 Steve Myers
QB 16 Jim Pacenta
TE 80 Fred Pagac
OL 68 Louis Petrini
TE 89 Ted Powell
QB 19 Dave Purdy
OL 65 Barney Renard
RB 41 Woody Roach
OT 72 Kurt Schumacher
OL 76 Dan Scott
TE 85 John Smurda
OL 57 Mark Straka
OL 60 Thomas Swank
QB 9 Kenneth Thompson
OL 70 Robert Willard
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 95 Richard Applegate
DL 92 Marvin Battle
LB 37 Brian Bowers
DL 84 Robert Brudzinski
DL 75 Nick Buonamici
DB 23 Craig Cassady
DL 78 Robert Coan
CB 20 Neal Colzie
DE 91 Jim Cope
LB 98 James Cramer
DL 90 Patrick Curto
DT 71 Pete Cusick
DT 67 Dan Cutillo
DB 16 Jeff Davis
DB 29 Jerome Davis
DE 88 Van DeCree
S 12 Tim Fox
DB 25 Robert Gentry
LB 53 Randy Gradishar
LB 42 Arnie Jones
DL 49 Larry Kain
DL 14 Robert Kelly
DB 21 Carl Kern
LB 62 Vic Koegel
LB 54 Ken Kuhn
DB 46 Steve Luke
DL 81 Thomas Marendt
DB 30 Lou Mathis
LB 32 Rick Middleton (C)
DB 11 Max Midlam
DL 79 Craig Nemitz
DL 99 Lawrence O'Rourke
DB 24 Rich Parsons
DB 28 Doug Plank
LB 35 Rocco Rich
DB 43 Bruce Ruhl
LB 97 Ted Smith
LB 39 Harold Thornton
DB 6 Monty Thompson
DL 93 Edward Trepanier
DL 83 Louis Willott
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 Blair Conway
P 5 Mike Keeton
K Tom Klaban
P 1 Tom Skladany Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-Dec-05

Game information

First quarter

  • OSU – Champ Henson 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 10:24. Ohio State 7–0. Drive:
  • OSU – Cornelius Greene 4-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 8:44. Ohio State 14–0. Drive:

Second quarter

  • MINN – John King 1-yard run (Steve Goldberg kick), 12:59. Ohio State 14–7. Drive:
  • OSU – Archie Griffin 93-yard kickoff return (Blair Conway kick), 12:45. Ohio State 21–7.
  • OSU – Champ Henson 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 0:51. Ohio State 28–7. Drive:
  • OSU – Brian Baschnagel 5-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 0:00. Ohio State 35–7. Drive:

Third quarter

  • OSU – Neal Colzie 78-yard punt return (Blair Conway kick), 5:36. Ohio State 42–7.

Fourth quarter

  • OSU – Champ Henson 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 10:39. Ohio State 49–7. Drive:
  • OSU – Billy Ezzo 55-yard pass from Greg Hare (Blair Conway kick), 1:51. Ohio State 56–7. Drive:
Top passers
  • MINN – John Lawing – 5/9, 31 yards, INT
  • OSU – Greg Hare – 2/2, 64 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • MINN – John King – 17 rushes, 51 yards, TD
  • OSU – Archie Griffin – 15 rushes, 129 yards
Top receivers
  • MINN – Keith Fahnhorst – 3 receptions, 23 yards
  • OSU – Billy Ezzo – 1 reception, 55 yards, TD

[1]

TCU Horned Frogs (1–0) at #3 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0)

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Rain, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 87,439
Game information

First quarter

  • OSU – Archie Griffin 68-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 12:17. Ohio State 7–0. Drive:
  • OSU – Champ Henson 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 4:42. Ohio State 14–0. Drive: 69 yards.

Second quarter

  • TCU – Berl Simmons 23-yard field goal, 9:18. Ohio State 14–3. Drive:
  • OSU – Cornelius Greene 72-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 9:02. Ohio State 21–3. Drive:
  • OSU – Cornelius Greene 8-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 2:33. Ohio State 28–3. Drive:
  • OSU – Blair Conway 37-yard field goal, 0:00. Ohio State 31–3. Drive:

Third quarter

  • No scoring

Fourth quarter

  • OSU – Fred Pagac 13-yard pass from Greg Hare (kick failed), 6:25. Ohio State 37–3. Drive:
Top passers
  • TCU – Kent Marshall – 7/17, 54 yards
  • OSU – Cornelius Greene – 3/6, 34 yards, INT
Top rushers
  • TCU – Mike Luttrell – 14 rushes, 44 yards
  • OSU – Archie Griffin – 14 rushes, 119 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • TCU — John Ott – 2 receptions, 20 yards
  • OSU – Ted Powell – 1 reception, 22 yards

Washington State Cougars (1–2) at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–0)

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 6
  • Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 87425
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring

Second quarter

  • OSU – Bruce Elia 17-yard run (kick failed), 7:14. Ohio State 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards.
  • OSU – Archie Griffin 6-yard pass from Cornelius Greene (pass good), 3:20. Ohio State 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards.
  • WSU – Joe Danelo 41-yard field goal, 0:22. Ohio State 14–3. Drive: 40 yards.

Third quarter

  • OSU – Archie Griffin 26-yard run (kick blocked), 9:21. Ohio State 20–3. Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards.
  • OSU – Bruce Elia 9-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 5:13. Ohio State 27–3. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring
Top passers
  • WSU – Wally Bennett – 7/11, 50 yards, INT
  • OSU – Cornelius Greene – 3/6, 62 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
  • WSU – Andrew Jones – 17 rushes, 64 yards
  • OSU – Archie Griffin – 15 rushes, 128 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • WSU – Fritz Brayton – 6 receptions, 45 yards
  • OSU – Dave Hazel – 1 reception, 49 yards

[2]

Game information

First quarter

  • OSU – Bruce Elia 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 0:18. Ohio State 7–0. Drive:

Second quarter

  • No scoring

Third quarter

  • OSU – Cornelius Greene 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 11:29. Ohio State 14–0. Drive:

Fourth quarter

  • OSU – Blair Conway 36-yard field goal, 11:12. Ohio State 17–0. Drive:
  • OSU – Bruce Elia 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 5:09. Ohio State 24–0. Drive:
Top passers
  • OSU – Cornelius Greene – 1/6, 22 yard, INT
  • WIS – Gregg Bohlig – 9/18, 98 yards, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • OSU – Fred Pagac – 1 reception, 22 yards
  • WIS – Art Sanger – 2 receptions, 35 yards
Game information

First quarter

  • OSU – Cornelius Greene 6-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 7:29. Ohio State 7–0. Drive:

Second quarter

  • OSU – Blair Conway 37-yard field goal, 13:05. Ohio State 10–0. Drive:
  • OSU – Cornelius Greene 11-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 4:26. Ohio State 17–0. Drive:
  • OSU – Bruce Elia 3-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 0:36. Ohio State 24–0. Drive:

Third quarter

  • OSU – Neal Colzie 55-yard interception return (Blair Conway kick), 14:14. Ohio State 31–0.

Fourth quarter

  • IND – Trent Smock 51-yard pass from Mike Flanagan (Frank Stavroff kick), 7:50. Ohio State 31–7. Drive:
  • OSU – Bruce Elia 1-yard run (kick failed), 3:18. Ohio State 37–7. Drive:
Top passers
  • OSU – Greg Hare – 1/2, 39 yards
  • IND – Mike Glazier – 9/18, 84 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
  • OSU – Archie Griffin – 25 rushes, 130 yards
  • IND – Courtney Snyder – 16 rushes, 81 yards
Top receivers
  • OSU – John Smurda – 2 receptions, 42 yards
  • IND – Trent Smock – 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD

[3]

Northwestern Wildcats (2–4) at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (5–0)

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 1:35 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 87,453
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring

Second quarter

  • OSU – Cornelius Greene 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 9:10. Ohio State 7–0. Drive:
  • OSU – Archie Griffin 18-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 6:40. Ohio State 14–0. Drive:
  • OSU – Tim Fox 20-yard blocked punt return (kick failed), 5:21. Ohio State 20–0.
  • OSU – Brian Baschnagel 4-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 1:27. Ohio State 27–0. Drive:

Third quarter

  • OSU – Neal Colzie 19-yard interception return (Blair Conway kick), 14:49. Ohio State 34–0.
  • OSU – Cornelius Greene 55-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 11:36. Ohio State 41–0. Drive:
  • OSU – Archie Griffin 2-yard run (kick failed), 7:39. Ohio State 47–0. Drive:
  • OSU – Elmer Lippert 5-yard run (kick failed), 3:09. Ohio State 53–0. Drive:

Fourth quarter

  • OSU – Morris Bradshaw 8-yard pass from Greg Hare (Blair Conway kick), 11:13. Ohio State 60–0. Drive:
Top passers
  • NW – Mitch Anderson – 3/9, 37 yards, 2 INT
  • OSU – Greg Hare – 4/6, 71 yards, TD
Top rushers
  • NW – Jim Trimble – 8 rushes, 36 yards
  • OSU – Archie Griffin – 17 rushes, 105 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
  • NW – Steve Harris – 2 receptions, 29 yards
  • OSU – Tim Holycross – 2 receptions, 60 yards

[4]

Game information

First quarter

  • OSU – Blair Conway 25-yard field goal, 7:18. Ohio State 3–0.

Second quarter

  • No scoring

Third quarter

  • OSU – Archie Griffin 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 5:14. Ohio State 10–0. Drive: 41 yards.

Fourth quarter

  • OSU – Cornelius Greene 7-yard run (kick failed), 14:15. Ohio State 16–0. Drive: 16 yards.
  • OSU – Cornelius Greene 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 10:36. Ohio State 23–0. Drive: 31 yards.
  • OSU – Pete Johnson 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 5:42. Ohio State 30–0. Drive: 31 yards.
Top passers
  • OSU – Dave Purdy – 2/4, 18 yards
  • ILL – Jeff Hollenbach – 3/11, 27 yards, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • OSU – Fred Pagac – 1 reception, 12 yards
  • ILL – Garvin Roberson – 2 receptions, 15 yards

[5]

Michigan State Spartans (3–5) at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (7–0)

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 87,600
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • OSU – Bruce Elia 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 3:24. Ohio St 7–0.

Second quarter

  • OSU – Bruce Elia 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 9:26. Ohio St 14–0.
  • OSU – Neal Colzie 43-yard punt return (Blair Conway kick), 2:08. Ohio St 21–0.

Third quarter

  • OSU – Bruce Elia 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 8:57. Ohio St 28–0.

Fourth quarter

  • OSU – Pete Johnson 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 13:53. Ohio St 35–0.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • MSU – Mike Holt – 13 rushes, 52 yards
  • OSU – Archie Griffin – 21 rushes, 131 yards
Top receivers
  • MSU – Mike Cobb – 1 reception, 6 yards
  • OSU – Elmer Lippert – 1 reception, 20 yards

[6]

Iowa Hawkeyes (0–9) at #1 Ohio State Buckeyes (8–0)

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear, 42 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 87,447
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • OSU – Bruce Elia 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 10:21. Ohio State 7–0.
  • OSU – Bruce Elia 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 4:30. Ohio State 14–0.

Second quarter

  • OSU – Cornelius Greene 1-yard run (kick failed), 2:27. Ohio State 20–0.
  • OSU – Dave Hazel 41-yard run pass from Cornelius Greene (Blair Conway kick), 0:07. Ohio State 27–0.

Third quarter

  • OSU – Bruce Elia 3-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 7:38. Ohio State 34–0.
  • OSU – Archie Griffin 8-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 2:49. Ohio State 41–0.
  • OSU – Bruce Elia 3-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 0:34. Ohio State 48–0.

Fourth quarter

  • IOWA – Bill Schultz 78-yard pass from Butch Caldwell (Harry Kokolus kick), 14:48. Ohio State 48–7.
  • IOWA – Rod Wellington 2-yard run (pass failed), 8:22. Ohio State 48–13.
  • OSU – Elmer Lippert 12 yard run (Tom Klaban kick), 6:44. Ohio State 55–13.
Top passers
  • IOWA – Butch Caldwell – 6/17, 129 yards, TD
  • OSU – Cornelius Greene – 1/3, 41 yards
Top rushers
  • IOWA – Rod Wellington – 24 rushes, 117 yards
  • OSU – Archie Griffin – 30 rushes, 246 yards, TD
Top receiver
  • IOWA – Bill Schultz – 1 reception, 78 yards, TD
  • OSU – Dave Hazel – 1 reception, 41 yards, TD

[7]

#1 Ohio State Buckeyes (9–0) at #4 Michigan Wolverines (10–0)

at Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 12:05 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 105,223
  • TV: ABC
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring

Second quarter

  • OSU – Blair Conway 31-yard field goal, 11:04. Ohio State 3–0.
  • OSU – Pete Johnson 5-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 0:53. Ohio State 10–0.

Third quarter

  • No scoring

Fourth quarter

  • MICH – Mike Lantry 30-yard field goal, 14:23. Ohio State 10–3.
  • MICH – Dennis Franklin 10-yard run (Mike Lantry kick), 9:32. Tie 10–10.
Top passers
  • OSU – Greg Hare – 0/4, INT
  • MICH – Dennis Franklin – 7/11, 99 yards, INT
Top rushers
Top receivers

Cornelius Greene played with injured thumb (did not attempt a pass) [8]

Rose Bowl (vs. USC)

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Game information

First quarter

  • USC – Chip Limahelu 47-yard field goal, 12:27. USC 3–0.
  • OSU – Pete Johnson 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick). Ohio State 7–3. Drive: 18 plays, 80 yards.

Second quarter

  • USC – Chip Limahelu 42-yard field goal. Ohio State 7–6
  • USC – J.K. McKay 10-yard pass from Anthony Davis (pass good), 5:16. USC 14–7.
  • OSU – Pete Johnson 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 0:49. Tie 14–14. Drive: 12 plays.

Third quarter

  • USC – Anthony Davis 1-yard run (Chip Limahelu kick), 6:30. USC 21–14. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards.
  • OSU – Pete Johnson 4-yard run (kick failed), 4:53. USC 21–20. Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards.
  • OSU – Cornelius Greene 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 2:12. Ohio State 27–21.

Fourth quarter

  • OSU – Bruce Elia 2-yard run (run good), 10:38. Ohio State 35–21.
  • OSU – Archie Griffin 47-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 4:35. Ohio State 42–21.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

MVP - Cornelius Greene 174 yards total offense, rush TD [9]

Player Round Pick Position NFL club
John Hicks 1 3 Guard New York Giants
Rick Middleton 1 13 Linebacker New Orleans Saints
Randy Gradishar 1 14 Linebacker Denver Broncos
Morris Bradshaw 4 93 Wide Receiver Oakland Raiders
Gregg Hare 8 203 Quarterback Buffalo Bills
Dan Scott 9 224 Guard Cleveland Browns
Jim Kregel 10 243 Guard Pittsburgh Steelers
Vic Koegel 12 304 Linebacker Atlanta Falcons
  1. ^ "Ohio State Powers to 56-7 Romp Over Gophers." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Sept 16.
  2. ^ "Sub Fullback leads Buckeyes to Victory." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 7. Retrieved 2015-Nov-05.
  3. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 21.
  4. ^ "Ohio State Hits Quickly." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Oct 28.
  5. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1973 Nov 4.
  6. ^ "Colzie, Griffin Lead Ohio State to Victory." Palm Beach Post. 1973 Nov 11.
  7. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 18.
  8. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 25.
  9. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1974 Jan 2.