American college football season
The 1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the 1976 Big Ten Conference 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 |
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September 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Michigan State | No. 4 | | | W 49–21 | 86,509 |
September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 7 Penn State* | No. 2 | | ABC | W 12–7 | 62,503 |
September 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Missouri* | No. 2 | | | L 21–22 | 87,936 |
October 2 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 4 UCLA* | No. 8 | | ABC | T 10–10 | 87,969 |
October 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at Iowa | No. 10 | | | W 34–14 | 59,170 |
October 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at Wisconsin | No. 9 | | | W 30–20 | 79,579 |
October 23 | 1:30 p.m. | Purdue | No. 9 | | | W 24–3 | 87,898 |
October 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at Indiana | No. 8 | | | W 47–7 | 39,663 |
November 6 | 1:30 p.m. | Illinois | No. 8 | | | W 42–10 | 87,564 |
November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at Minnesota | No. 8 | | | W 9–3 | 53,190 |
November 20 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 4 Michigan | No. 8 | | ABC | L 0–22 | 88,250 |
January 1, 1977 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 12 Colorado* | No. 11 | | NBC | W 27–10 | 65,537 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Depth chart
Defense
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FS
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Joe Allegro
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Duncan Griffin
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CB
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Mike Guess
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Lenny Mills
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Offense
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SE
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Herman Jones
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Bob Hyatt
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LT
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LG
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C
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RG
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RT
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Chris Ward
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Jim Savoca
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Mark Lang
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Bill Lukens
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Lou Pietrini
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Garth Cox
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Ron Ayers
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Doug Mackie
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TE
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Greg Storer
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Joe Robinson
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Coaching staff
Game summaries
UCLA
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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UCLA |
0 |
0 | 3 | 7 |
10 |
Ohio St |
0 |
7 | 0 | 3 |
10 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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Iowa
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Ohio State |
21 |
3 | 10 | 0 |
34 |
Iowa |
0 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
14 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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Minnesota
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Ohio St |
3 |
6 | 0 | 0 |
9 |
Minnesota |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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Ohio State clinches at least a share of Big Ten title for record fifth straight year.[4]
Orange Bowl
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colorado |
10 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
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• Ohio State |
7 |
10 | 3 | 7 |
27 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 |
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References
- Win/Loss statistics
- Draft data
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