1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Big Ten co-champion Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 27–10 vs. Colorado
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 6
1976 record	9–2–1 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Woody Hayes (26th year)
MVP	Bob Brudzinski
Captain	Bill Lukens
Captain	Tom Skladany
Captain	Ed Thompson
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium (Capacity: 83,112)

1976 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#3 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#6 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Indiana	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Northwestern	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 9–2–1 record, including the 1977 Orange Bowl in Miami, where they won, 27–10, against the Colorado

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	1:30 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 4	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 49–21	86,509
September 18	3:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Penn State*	No. 2	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)	ABC	W 12–7	62,503
September 25	1:30 p.m.	Missouri*	No. 2	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 21–22	87,936
October 2	1:30 p.m.	No. 4 UCLA*	No. 8	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	T 10–10	87,969
October 9	2:30 p.m.	at Iowa	No. 10	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 34–14	59,170
October 16	2:30 p.m.	at Wisconsin	No. 9	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 30–20	79,579
October 23	1:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 9	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		W 24–3	87,898
October 30	2:30 p.m.	at Indiana	No. 8	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN		W 47–7	39,663
November 6	1:30 p.m.	Illinois	No. 8	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)		W 42–10	87,564
November 13	2:00 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 8	Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN		W 9–3	53,190
November 20	12:30 p.m.	No. 4 Michigan	No. 8	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)	ABC	L 0–22	88,250
January 1, 1977	7:30 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Colorado*	No. 11	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	NBC	W 27–10	65,537
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth chart

Defense

FS
Joe Allegro
Duncan Griffin

WLB	SLB
Ed Thompson	Tom Cousineau
⋅	Dave Adkins

SS
Ray Griffin
⋅

CB
Mike Guess
Lenny Mills

DE	DT	NT	DT	DE
Bob Brudzinski	Nick Buonamici	Aaron Brown	Eddie Beamon	Kelton Dansler
⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅	⋅

CB
Tom Roche
Bruce Ruhl

Offense

SE
Herman Jones
Bob Hyatt

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Chris Ward	Jim Savoca	Mark Lang	Bill Lukens	Lou Pietrini
⋅	Ron Ayers	⋅	⋅	Doug Mackie

TE
Greg Storer
Joe Robinson

WB
Jim Harrell
⋅

QB
Rod Gerald
Jim Pacenta

FB
Pete Johnson
Paul Campbell

Special Teams
PK Tom Skladany
P Tom Skladany

RB
Jeff Logan
Ron Springs

^[1]

Coaching staff

Woody Hayes - Head Coach (26th year)
George Chaump - Offense (9th year)
George Hill (American football coach) - Defensive Coordinator (6th year)
Alex Gibbs - Offensive Coordinator/ Offensive Line (2nd year)
Mickey Jackson - (3rd year)
John Mummey - Quarterbacks (8th year)
Ralph Staub - (7th year)
Dick Walker - Defensive Backs (8th year)

Game notes

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	0	0	3	7	10
Ohio St	0	7	0	3	10

Date: October 2
Location: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH

Scoring summary

2	OSU	Johnson 4-yard run (Skladany kick)	OSU 7-0

3	UCLA	Corral 47-yard field goal	OSU 7-3

4	UCLA	Dankworth 1-yard run (Corral kick)	UCLA 10-7

4	OSU	Skladany 25-yard field goal	Tied 10-10

^[2]

Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio State	21	3	10	0	34
Iowa	0	0	0	14	14

Date: October 9
Location: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA
Game attendance: 59,170

Scoring summary

1	OSU	Gerald 17-yard run (Skladany kick)	OSU 7-0

1	OSU	Johnson 1-yard run (Skladany kick)	OSU 14-0

1	OSU	Johnson 1-yard run (Skladany kick)	OSU 21-0

2	OSU	Skaladany 26-yard field goal	OSU 24-0

3	OSU	Skladany 46-yard field goal	OSU 27-0

3	OSU	Johnson 3-yard run (Skladany kick)	OSU 34-0

4	IOWA	Sheeler 5-yard run (Quartaro kick)	OSU 34-7

4	IOWA	Caldwell 3-yard run (Quartaro kick)	OSU 34-14

^[3]

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Ohio St	3	6	0	0	9
Minnesota	0	3	0	0	3

Date: November 13
Location: Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota

Scoring summary

1	OHST	Skladany 39-yard field goal	Ohio St 3-0

2	MINN	Rogind 49-yard field goal	Tie 3-3

2	OHST	Pacenta 4-yard run (kick blocked)	Ohio St 9-3

Ohio State clinches at least a share of Big Ten title for record fifth straight year.^[4]

Orange Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado	10	0	0	0	10
• Ohio State	7	10	3	7	27

Date: January 1
Location: Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
Game attendance: 65,537

Scoring summary

1	CU	Zetterberg 26-yard field goal	CU 3-0

1	CU	Morehead 11-yard pass from Knapple (Zetterberg kick)	CU 10-0

1	OSU	Logan 36-yard run (Skladany kick)	CU 10-7

2	OSU	Skaldany 28-yard field goal	Tied 10-10

2	OSU	Johnson 3-yard run (Skladany kick)	OSU 17-10

3	OSU	Skladany 20-yard field goal	OSU 20-10

4	OSU	Rod Gerald 4-yard run (Skladany kick)	OSU 27-10

^[5]

1977 NFL draftees

Player	Round	Pick	Position	NFL Club
Bob Brudzinski	1	23	Linebacker	Los Angeles Rams
Tom Skladany	2	46	Punter	Cleveland Browns
Pete Johnson	2	49	Running Back	Cincinnati Bengals
Ed Thompson	8	210	Linebacker	New York Jets
Nick Buonamici	9	238	Defensive Tackle	Chicago Bears

References

↑ 1977 Ohio State Football Media Guide
↑ Palm Beach Post. 1976 Oct 3.
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1976 Oct 10.
↑ Palm Beach Post. 1976 Nov 14.
↑ My Favorite Bowl Games. Retrieved 04-May-2012.

Win/Loss statistics

Ohio State Historical Scores

Draft data

Ohio State Drafted Players

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

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