American college football season
1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football Conference Big Ten Conference Coaches No. 3 AP No. 9 1972 record 9–2 (7–1 Big Ten) Head coach Woody Hayes (22nd season)MVP George Hasenohrl Captains
Richard Galbos
George Hasenohrl Home stadium Ohio Stadium Seasons
1972 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
No. 6 Michigan +
7
–
1
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
No. 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 AP Poll
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 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 October 7 4:00 p.m. at California * No. 3 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 35–1845,000 October 14 1:30 p.m. Illinois No. 4 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy ) 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 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 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 Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ABC L 12–1976,264 November 18 2:00 p.m. at Northwestern No. 9 Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL W 27–1434,475 November 25 1:00 p.m. No. 3 Michigan No. 9 ABC W 14–1187,040 January 1, 1973 4:45 p.m. vs. No. 1 USC * No. 3 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl )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
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
⋅
WB
Brian Baschnagel
Rich Galbos
QB
Greg Hare
Steve Morrison
Special Teams
PK
P
PR Neal Colzie
RB
Archie Griffin
Elmer Lippert
[1]
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)[1] 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 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
[2] [3]
North Carolina [ ]
North Carolina Tar Heels at Ohio State Buckeyes
1
2
3 4 Total
North Carolina 7
0
0 7 14
Ohio St 3
6
14 6 29
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.[4]
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
Date: October 7Location: California Memorial Stadium , Berkeley, California Game start: 1:31p.m. PST Elapsed time: 2:44Game attendance: 45,000Game 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
[5]
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 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
[6] [7]
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 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
[8] [9]
Wisconsin [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio St
14
14 0 0
28
Wisconsin
0
7 7 6
20
Date: October 28Location: Camp Randall Stadium , Madison, Wisconsin Game start: 1:31p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2:36Game attendance: 78,713Game 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
[10] [11] [12]
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 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
[13]
Michigan State [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio State
3
9 0 0
12
• Michigan State
6
6 7 0
19
Date: November 11Location: Spartan Stadium , East Lansing, Michigan Game start: 1:00p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2:45Game attendance: 76,264Game 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
[14]
Northwestern [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Ohio State
7
0 13 7
27
Northwestern
0
7 7 0
14
Date: November 18Location: Dyche Stadium , Evanston, Illinois Game start: 1:00p.m. CST Elapsed time: 2:29Game attendance: 34,475Game 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
[15]
Michigan [ ]
Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes
1
2
3 4 Total
Michigan 0
3
8 0 11
Ohio St 0
7
7 0 14
at Ohio Stadium , Columbus, Ohio
Date : November 25, 1972Game time : 1:30 p.m.Game weather : Rain, 39 °F (4 °C)Game attendance : 87,040TV : ABC Box Score
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 MICH – Chuck Heater – 14 rushes, 65 yards
OSU – Archie Griffin – 17 rushes, 75 yards, TD 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.
[16]
Rose Bowl [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Ohio State
0
7 3 7
17
• USC
7
0 21 14
42
Date: January 1, 1973Location: Rose Bowl , Pasadena, California Game start: 2:00p.m. PST Game attendance: 106,869TV 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
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 [ ]
^ a b 1973 Ohio State Media Guide
^ Palm Beach Post. 1972 September 17.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-11-28 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ "Freshman sparkles." Eugene Register-Guard . 1972 Sept 30.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-11-28 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 15.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-11-28 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 22.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-11-28 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 29.
^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1972 Oct 29.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-11-28 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-11-28 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-11-28. Retrieved 2016-11-28 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ Palm Beach Post. 1972 Nov 19.
^ "Everything Just Rosy for Ohio State." Palm Beach Post. 1972 Nov 26.
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