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1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
American college football season
The 1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented Ohio State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Buckeyes won all nine games in the regular season and were ranked second in both major polls. Ohio State won the Big Ten title and a berth in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on New Year's Day against the Stanford Indians, ranked No. 12 and champions of the Pac-8. The Buckeyes were upset, 27–17, and finished with a 9–1 record.
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 2 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| Record | 9–1 (7–0 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive scheme | Heavy run |
| Base defense | 5–2 |
| MVP | Jim Stillwagon |
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| Home stadium | Ohio Stadium |
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| No. 5 Ohio State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Michigan | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the last year Ohio State played a nine-game regular-season schedule (the Big Ten first allowed a 10th regular season game in 1965). Many major colleges added an eleventh game in 1970, although no Big Ten school did so until the following season.
The Buckeyes were recognized as co-national champions, along with Texas, by the National Football Foundation at the end of the regular season. The teams were jointly awarded the MacArthur Bowl.[1]
This was the fifth and last national title that head coach Woody Hayes won for the Buckeyes; they did not win another national championship until 2002.
Both Ohio State and Texas would go on to lose their bowl games; the 11–0–1 Nebraska Cornhuskers won the AP national championship when they finished No. 1 in final post-bowl AP Poll.
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| September 26 | 1:30 p.m. | Texas A&M* | No. 1 | W 56–13 | 85,657 | |||
| October 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Duke* | No. 1 |
| W 34–10 | 86,123 | [2] | |
| October 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at Michigan State | No. 1 | W 29–0 | 75,511 | |||
| October 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Minnesota | No. 1 |
| W 28–8 | 86,667 | ||
| October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 1 | W 48–29 | 46,208 | |||
| October 31 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 20 Northwestern | No. 2 |
| W 24–10 | 86,673 | ||
| November 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wisconsin | No. 3 | W 24–7 | 72,578 | |||
| November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Purdue | No. 3 | ABC | W 10–7 | 68,157 | ||
| November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 4 Michigan | No. 5 |
| ABC | W 20–9 | 87,331 | |
| January 1, 1971 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. No. 12 Stanford* | No. 2 | NBC | L 17–27 | 103,839 | ||
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Texas A&M
See also: 1970 Texas A&M Aggies football team
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| Texas A&M | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Ohio State | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 56 |
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Texas A&M Aggies (2–0) at Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0)
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: September 26
- Game time: 1:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
- Game attendance: 85,657
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Top-ranked Ohio State rolled up 513 yards of offense and scored touchdowns off five Texas A&M turnovers in a 56–13 rout. Fullback John Brockington scored twice and six other players accounted for touchdowns. The Buckeyes' defense forced three fumbles and an interception which led to four scores in an eight-minute span in the third quarter even though head coach Woody Hayes pulled the starters a little after halftime.[5]
Duke
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Michigan State
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Minnesota
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Illinois
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Northwestern
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Wisconsin
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Purdue
See also: 1970 Purdue Boilermakers football team
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Ohio State Buckeyes (7–0) at Purdue Boilermakers
at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Date: November 14, 1970
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Overcast, 37 °F (3 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,157
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Woody Hayes received a congratulatory phone call from President Richard Nixon after the game and then asked to speak to Fred Schram, who made the game-winning field goal. John Brockington carried the ball for 136 yards and Leo Hayden added 64 yards on 16 carries.[16]
Michigan
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Michigan Wolverines at Ohio State Buckeyes (8–0)
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: November 21, 1970
- Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C)
- Game attendance: 87,331
- Referee: Ross Dean (Big Ten)
- TV announcers (ABC): Bill Flemming and Forest Evashevski
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Ohio State clinched a Big Ten title, a Rose Bowl berth and some measure of revenge for the 1969 upset.
Stanford
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In the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, top-ranked and defending national champion Texas was upset 24–11 by #6 Notre Dame, ending the Longhorns' 30-game winning streak.
Heavily favored Ohio State could claim their second outright national title in three years that afternoon with a Rose Bowl victory over Stanford in Pasadena. Stanford (8–3) was led by quarterback Jim Plunkett, the 1970 Heisman Trophy winner. The Indians had climbed to a 6–0 conference record and 8–1 overall, but lost their final two regular season games, to Sugar Bowl-bound Air Force and arch-rival California. Stanford lost earlier in the season at home to Purdue, a team OSU defeated on the road.
The Buckeyes led Stanford by four points after three quarters, but were outscored 14–0 in the fourth quarter and lost 27–17. Later that night, #3 Nebraska won the Orange Bowl 17–12 over #5 LSU in Miami to claim the top spot in the AP writers poll.
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL club |
| John Brockington | 1 | 9 | Running Back | Green Bay Packers |
| Jack Tatum | 1 | 19 | Defensive Back | Oakland Raiders |
| William Anderson | 1 | 23 | Defensive Back | San Francisco 49ers |
| Leo Hayden | 1 | 24 | Running Back | Minnesota Vikings |
| Jan White | 2 | 29 | Tight End | Buffalo Bills |
| Jim Stillwagon | 5 | 124 | Linebacker | Green Bay Packers |
| Doug Adams | 7 | 165 | Linebacker | Denver Broncos |
| Mike Sensibaugh | 8 | 191 | Defensive Back | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Larry Zelina | 8 | 196 | Running Back | Cleveland Browns |
| Bruce Jankowski | 10 | 250 | Wide Receiver | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rex Kern | 10 | 260 | Defensive Back | Baltimore Colts |
| Ron Maciejowski | 15 | 376 | Quarterback | Chicago Bears |
| Mark Debevc | 16 | 405 | Linebacker | Cincinnati Bengals |
- "MacArthur Winners". The News–Messenger. Fremont, Ohio. December 9, 1970. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
Ohio State football Coach Woody Hayes and Texas coach Darrell Royal accept the MacArthur Bowl which was awarded jointly to their teams as the best of 1970 at the award dinner of the National Football Foundation
- "Buckeyes awaken to rip Duke, 34–10". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rose Bowl rosters". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. January 1, 1971. p. 34.
- 1971 Ohio State Media Guide"
- Eugene Register-Guard. 1970 September 26.
- Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-09.
- Palm Beach Post. 1970 October 4.
- Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-09.
- "Ohio State Drubs Spartans." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Oct 11.
- Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-09.
- Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-15.
- Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-15.
- Ocala Star-Banner. 1970 Nov 1.
- Ohio State Official Athletic Site - Football - Archives Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2015-Mar-16.
- Ocala Star-Banner. 1970 Nov 8.
- "Notre Dame, Ohio State Survive 10-7 Heartstoppers." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Nov 15.